No. 1092.
Mr. King
to Mr. Bayard.
Legation of
the United States,
Constantinople, September 11, 1888.
(Received October 1.)
No. 109.]
Sir: In regard to the eviction from his house of
the consular cavass, at Jerusalem, about which your instructions No. 84, of
17th March last, No. 85, of 20th March last, and No. 104, of 31st May last,
had been received, I sent a dispatch to Mr. Pringle, the consul general, of
which I inclose a copy. I likewise inclose a copy of Mr. Pringle’s reply,
which I have just received.
The Turkish authorities in making this ejection doubtless acted in an
unwarranted manner, for which some redress could have been obtained, but Mr.
Straus, as he informed me, gathered from Mr. Gillman, consul at Jerusalem,
that it was, perhaps, better to drop the matter, and this is probably the
reason why Mr. Straus did nothing further at the Porte about it.
Considering the lapse of time and the present uncertainty about any
satisfactory redress, I shall follow the suggestion of Mr. Pringle and take
no further action unless otherwise instructed by you.
I have, etc.,
Pendleton King,
Chargé d’Affaires ad interim.
[Inclosure 1 in No. 109.]
Mr. King to Mr.
Pringle.
United
States Legation,
Constantinople, August 11,
1888.
No. 79.]
Sir: I gathered from Mr. Straus, before his
departure, that Mr. Gillman, consul in Jerusalem, desired nothing
further done in reference to the eviction of his cavass from his
house.
I should like to know whether this is the case; if not, what is the
present status of the affair?
I have, etc.,
Pendleton King,
Chargé d’Affaires ad
interim.
[Inclosure 2 in No. 109.]
Mr. Pringle to Mr.
King.
Consulate-General of the United States of
America,
Constantinople, September 10,
1888.
No. 147.]
Sir: I beg leave to inclose a copy of Mr.
Gillman’s No. 64, of August 24, 1888. It is my opinion that no further
action should be taken with reference to the matter referred to therein,
owing to the lapse of the time since the cavass was ejected from
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his house. The delay in
taking action was caused doubtless by a verbal conversation had between
Mr. Straus and Mr. Gillman, in which I understand Mr. Straus was under
the impression Mr. Gillman wished no further action taken.
I am, etc.,
D. Lynch Pringle,
Consul-General.
[Inclosure 3 in No. 109.]
Mr. Gillman to Mr.
Pringle.
Consulate of the United States,
Jerusalem, August 24,
1888.
No. 64.]
Sir: Referring to your No. 51, of the 13th
instant, I have the honor to state that Mr. Straus, requesting me to
write him unofficially respecting further facts in the case of the
consular cavass, I duly complied, under date of May 31 last, informing
him that the wife of the cavass was greatly injured in her health by
being put out of the house under the circumstances (she was enceinte at the time), and had since suffered
from the shock; and that I considered the local Ottoman authorities had
exceeded their powers in carrying out the decree without the
intervention of the consulate, or its official notification of the
decision of the Turkish court and the execution of the decree.
As our legation has now the entire facts of the case in its possession, I
leave to Mr. King’s judgment to decide what action should be taken in
the matter.
I am, etc.,
