Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-09-17

dispatch from Constantinopie received
at Berlin denies that Sigri has been oc-
cupied by British force, and it Is else
where explained that the Mitylene
scare has arisen from the fact that
party of British naval officers on Satur-
day picniclSed on deserted islet off
Cape Sigri, and that they re-embarked
on the same evening on their vessel and
sailed away Sunday, opinion Is almost
universally to the effect that the situa-
ton at the Dardanelles will be met by
English force.
News to the effect that the island had
been occupied was yesterday received
from Mitylene and elsewhere by the
various embassies at Constantinople and
in this and other capitals. The French,
Russian, Italian and Turkish govern
ments and the sultan personally re-
ceived information of the alleged land
ing of British force.
The new Turkish minister Of the in
terror telegraphed to the British ambas-
sador at Constantinople, Sir William
White, asking the latter to explain the
reports as to the landing Of q British
force on Turkish territory.
Sir William, in reply, said that he was
entirely ignorant Of the whole affair,
but, he added, it was probable that the
crews of some British war-ships might
have landed on the Island of Mitylene
in the course of the regular boat drills
and landing exercises.
The British ambassador assured the
Turkish minister that no Notifications
had be constructed on the island by
British troops.
THE SENSATION OF A DAY.
This view of the case was confirmed
by dispatches received here during the
night, which stated that the force which
had landed from the British war ships
had re-embarked, and that the men-of-
war had left the island of Mitylene for
| Mennonite.
Sir William White made the same ex-
| plantations to the other embassies.
The affair certainly caused great ex-
element In diplomatic circles for short
time, and it is still asserted that these
same "mannuvres" had at least the pur-
pose of showing the sultan and his adj
visers how easily England could change
her boat drills and landing exercises off
the Island of Mitylene into dangerous
reality.
WHAT ENGLAND's FLEET COULD DO.
The British fleet is now equal in line
of-battle ships to the feet of any other
two European powers, and would, in
the opinion of naval officers, speedily
clear the Dardanelles and the Black Sea
of Russian craft, and also give good
account to the French if they should in
terfere.
A dispatch from Portsmouth said that
the naval authorities there had moi
heard officially of any seizure Of a
Turkish post or island; but an official
who was interviewed said he would not
be surprised at any time to hear of some
critical action-not that he had heard
from his superiors on the subject, blu,
that the whole situation as publicly
known was highly threatening.
"MIsDoUBTFuL" POLICY.
| The Times takes skeptical view oil
the Sigri rumors, and declares "mis.
doubtful" policy which made all
arrangements upon basis which would
have to be abandoned in a crisis. "In 4
great struggle" says the Times, 'i
would be our policy to close the Suea
Canal and make our route to India BY
the Cape of Good Hope"
FOREIGN SECURITIES UNSETTLED.
In spite of the explanation furnished
in regard to the Mitylene alarm foreign
securities were unsettled on the Stool
Exchange to-day. The Turkish securi
ties closed / per cent better excep
Turkish Defence, which were down /
Hungarian and Italian securities gained
t. Renewed buoyancy marked the deal
ings. The buying of railroad securitieI
was brisk from the opening TO the close
and there was good street business.
Advices from the continental financia
centres show that the bourses were un
settled. AT Paris, Italian, Russian anC
Hungarian securities lost per cent. A
} Berlin the average drop in foreign Sc
curities was per cent.
No operators are known to be inter
ested in the Nitylene scare. The suspi
cion that it was bourse canard Is no
: entertained in bourse circles. The repor
naturally originated from the move
ments of the British Levant Squadron
RUSSIA TO REINFORCE TWO STATIONS
The Summaries Odessa correspondent
! says that during the coming five week
) 10000 troops will be conveyed by tn
Russian volunteer feet from Batoum h
Sebastopol and Odessa.
ATTRACTION IN THE sULTAN's MIND.
, vienna, Sept. 15.-The Political %,
i rtspondonce, of this city, as an explana
: ton of the reported occupation of NIFTY
lene by the British fleet, says that q re
: action has occurred in the sultan
g mind, and he has recognized that he ha
! been "the victim of shameless intri
/. que"
! The same paper adds that the su1tar
no longer suspecting that plot agains
his life is in existence, has requested a
audience of the British minister, 81
!, William White, and Of others, in orde
G to learn the truth in regard to recer
/ occurrences in which the Turks
4 empire is interested.
a IL is also asserted that the appoint
I ment Of Djomalled Din, whose promo
ton to Chiekul-Islam was only ar
1 nounced on September 9th, when tn
5 sultan dismissed his Grand Vizie
\ Kiamil Pacha, and six members Of b
4 cabinet, one of the chief Russophil
+ intriguers to the governorship of Gret
!. is regarded as being tantamount /
v banisbment and disgrace for that officia
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