Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-08-27 | Page 1 | Sultan's Delay

V SULTANS DELAY V Abdul Hamids Procrastination Disturbs turbs Relations i With Franc Paris Ub 2C Sultan Abdul Hamldn pcrsistance In procrastinating methods continue to disturb the Turkish relations rela-tions with France His Irade giving satisfaction in the quays question was taken as Indicating that he would ar cept the entire French claims but SI Constaris tclegraphe1 yesterday that the Sultan was still holding out against the claims payment of the payent throe Frenchmen dating back many rand r-and amounting to fieveral million francs for which M Cpnaiajis demanded de-manded n settlement and declares he will leave Constantinople < today unless unes the matter Is settled I This ton however will only he n manifestation of dissatisfaction1 Pot a rupture of relations as the Coun cillor of the French embassy will takeover take-over the affairs of the embassy and continue the Investigations Mr Con shins ostensibly will leave on n vacation vaca-tion No word has been received from ton him yet regarding todays developments I develop-ments