Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-04
TURKS VERSUS JAPS.
A Ridiculous misunderstanding
Takes Place in the
DardaneIIeS.
NAVAL OFFICERS SNUBBED.
They are Refused Permission 10 En-
ter the Famous Straits.
KOCR'S QUARREL WITH DOCTORS.
A French Husband Seriously Wounded IN a
Sensational Duel.
NAVAL OFFICERS SNUBBED.
KOCR'S QUARREL WITH DOCTORS.
A SUICIDE AT FAMOUS MONTE CARLO

CoNSTANTINoPLE, jan. San inter-
national incident, causing some merrlnent,
occurred in these waters during the past day
or so. a japanese ironclad irigate having
on board the survivors of the Ertogroul,
the Turkish ironclsd, which foundered in
the China Sea September is, during u
tvphoon, arrived off the fsrts and batteries
guarding the entrance of the Dardanells
When the Japanese war vessels name and
mission were communicated to the Turkish
oIficers at the entrance of the Straits these
official claimed that they had no authority
10 allow the ironclads to pass through the
DardanelIes. The Turks. also, suggested
that the survivors of the Ertogruol disaster
be taken in by Turkish officials, thereby in
timating that while obliged for the favor
done for Turkey in bringing the unfortunate
Turkish sailors back to their native land,
the sooner the Japanese war vessel returned
10 japan the better pleased would the Turk
ish officers be.
The Japanese Take Their Revenge.
This treatment so enraged the commander
of the japanese rigate that he ordered his
anchor hove up, and soon after he headed
his vessel seaward again. firmly resolved to
take the rescued Turks back to the place
from which he had brought them.
While the japanese officers had been par
leying with the Turks, the latter, 1t seems
had been vigorously working the wires COM
muncating between the forts at the entrance
Of the Dardanelles ana the authorities at
Constantinople Then there was a serious
row between the palace authorities and the
military authorities, another between the
palace authorities and the naval authorities,
and another still between all the three
groups of authorities combined.
Then the air again becam. clear about Con-
stantinople and the Dardanelles, and steam
was hurriedlY got up upon the fastest vessel
available at ConStantlnople-the imperial
Yacht. That vessel, after crowding on all
the steam she could with safety carry, man
aged to overtake the japanese irigates of
the port of SMYRNA, where she was expecting
to coal.
The Turks Profusely Apologize.
The Turkish imperial yacht ran along
side the Japanese ironcIad, and the Turks
began series of profuse apologies, recitlng
the explanation that the international regu-
lations forbade any foreign ironclad from
entering the straights, and suggesting all
sorts of WAYS in which the matter could be
settled The japanese commander finally
accepted the apologies rendered him, trans
ferred the survivors of the Ertogroul to the
imperial yacht and everybody felt more
comfortable.
The Ertogroul was wooden frigate oi
2,344 tons burden; she was built in 1868 and
carried Il guns of small calibre. Admiral
Osman Pasha. who perished with the Erto-
groul, was Vice-Admiral of the Turkish
feet, and son-in-law of Hassan Pasha,
Turkish Minister of Marine. Also on board
the ill-fated vessel were number of Turk
iSh naval students
Compliment From Emperor william.
News has been received here to the effect
that the Emperor of Germany is sending q
special envoy to the Sultan of Turkey in
order to present the latter with several rich
gifts in token of the Emperor's appreciation
of the assistance rendered by the Turkish
authorities to the German iron clad Fried
rich Karl. This vessel, it will be remem.
bered, was reported ashore December %,
having run on a reef off the Isle of Mitylen,
in the -Egean Sea, near the coast of Asia
Minor. Thanks to the assistance rendered
by the Turkish authorities, the Friedrich
Karl was ioated without having sustained
much damage. The Friedrich Karl was
launched in 1867, carries 16 heavy guns, has
nine inches OF armor, displacement oi
6,77O tons and 8, ,5O0-horse power engines.