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Show Scientific Men Are Rebuffed by Sultan i No lurprlao waa manlfeatcd at the Information received from Conatantt-nople Conatantt-nople that tho Hilltan of Turkey had again rcfuaed a "llrniln" or perml-aion perml-aion to an American named Hank to excavato "Tol Ibrahim," a mountain about nlno houra' rldo northeaat of tho ruin of llabyloa. where a tradition tradi-tion of the country baa It that the tomb of Abraham is altuatcd. Thore are two of theao o-callcd "Tomb of Abraham" In till region, th ono Mr. Hunks di-slred to exca-vuto exca-vuto and the other aoulhweat of Hnbylon, where tradition aaya tho Tower of Hnlicl was situated. Inter est I at 1 in Ii i"l to both place owing to tho rulna of building of an ancient people and to tho traditlonn Invested In thorn by the Arabs and Turks, but nrcheologlHia do not bcllevo Hint cither la the all" of tho tomb of Abraham, Abra-ham, locating the last resting place in- the patriarch of the Children of Israel In tho Cnvo of Machpcliih. near Hebron, In Palestine, whero Abrubain burled hi wlfo Sarah. Two year ago Mr. Hank, who la a giailuutu from Harvard, made efforts ef-forts to secure permission from tho Hiillnn of Turkey to excavate tho Ur or City of Chaldne on tho woatern bank of tho MeaoiKitamla. It la aald that John I). Rockefeller contributed fl2.fino to tho fund which 1 - Mr. Hank rnlaed lo defray tho ox-penaea ox-penaea of the expedition he waa organizing. or-ganizing. Ho returned to Constantinople Constanti-nople and aa tho repreacntatlvo of several American nnlverltlea, Including. Includ-ing. It la aald, Harvard, he applied to the Porto for permission to excavate. Itefusnl was madn by the Bultan owing, It la aald, to the religious aao-oiatlona aao-oiatlona of the ao-called tomb of Abraham, many of the Moliammodane believing Hint the luoiintalii. which la tho place mentioned aa Cut hoi In Hecond Kings In the Illblo, la really tho alte of the burying place of Abraham. Abra-ham. In addition to the nueatloa of offending the religion beliefs of tho natives of I be country. It Is paid that while Mr. Hunks was consul nt th City of lliigilail he Incurred the die. pleasure of the Horte. It was declared at thn university that It Is problematical whether Hanks will ever secure permission to oxenvato In nny part of tho OttomBn Kmplro, although tho Sullnn hna al-way al-way a been cordial tow ard exploring expeditions, especially tboae from America, and at pruauut a pnrty of (ierman scientists nro at work not . fur from where Hanks desired to ex- cavnto. |