The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-12-02
THE BRITISH BACKDONN
In the Demand for Extra Guard
Ships at Gonstantinople.
ToPREvENTrURTHER ATROCITIES.
It Was Feared the Action Might Provoke
the Turks Co Deeds Of violcnce-The Sui
tan Believes the Powers We're Not in
Favor ss the Demand.

NJ was reared Nne Action might Hrotoko
the Turks 60 Deeds Of violcnco--The Sui
tan Believes the Powers Were Not in
Favor e the Demand.
CoEsTAxrINoPLE, Dec. at has not yet
been conclusively developed here what is
to be tho effect on the disordered state of
the empire Of tho relinquishment, tenn
porariiy ut least, Of the purpose OF tho
powers TO introduce additional guard ships
into the Dardanelles for the protection of
foreigners in the domains of the sultan.
The ordering back to Salonica bay OF
the British gunboat pryad, which had
been ordered up to the Dardaneiles at the
request OF the British ambassador, Sir
) Philip Currie in anticipation of tho prom
iscd granting of the firmans by the sultan
for warships TO pass through, is officially
explained on the ground that the proposed
action would do more harm than good by
inflaming the fanaticism Of the Turks
against foreigners on account of the sup
posed affront to the sultan ~ what would,
In effect, have amounted to a naval DEM
onstration against Constantinople.
The effect of the abandonment Of Its
purpose by Great Britain on the situation
In Turkey is awaited with anxiety and
great interest. The question OF guard
ships seems at a standstill for the present,
though the threat of Sir Philip Currie to
renew his purpose unless foreigners should
be exempt from outrage is still open.
Undoubtedly ono effect of tho ordering
back of the Dryad to Salonica Is that the
belief of the often alleged concert Of the
powers in their attitude towards Turkey Is
waning. Tho sultan Is known to have
been sceptical as to this concert for some
time past, and, 1t Is said, has based his
long continued opposition to Great Brit
ain's demands upon belief that no such
concert existed, or that it could not endure
for any length of time. This belief can
not but have been in part confirmed by
Great Brltain's withdrawal of her demand
after 1t had been SO strenuously pressed to
the very verge Of a crisis.
Whether Great Britain is influenced by
the alleged danger to foreigners from fa-
Matte Turks which would ensue upon the
proposed demonstration, or whether she
has learned to doubt the approval of her
action which might be accorded by the
other powers, is therefore question
which is discussed on both sides.
United States Minister A. w. Terrell
has received from Aintab, on the southern
slopes Of Mount Taurus, "a dispatch which
states that tho American missionaries
there are safe, and We're unframed in the
recent massacre, and have not required
the services of special guards.
Reports of fanatical outbreak in Cesa-
rea have created anxiety as to the safety of
tho American mission there, and Minister
Terrell has wired an inquiry, to which an
answer is still awaited. The non arrival
OF private letters from Kharpot and Sivas
also has disquieting effect.
Official dispatches describe a small con-
fllct in Zilca, in the vilayet of Sivaa, in
which four Mussulmans and five Armen-
ians were killed, and another at Enderhin,
where Armenian rebels attacked the town,
burned tho government buildings and pill
laged the Mussulman village in the yicin-
ity of Pias. Troops have been sent to re-
press the outbreak.
A letter from Aden, Arabia, dated Nov.
90 gives details OF the Arabian revolt
against tho SULTAN in Yemen, the coffee
growing district of southwestern Arabia.
The Importance of tho outbreak lies in its
proximity to Mecca. The loss to the sui
tan of the Mussuiman holy city would
probably mean his deposition. Hence the
strenuous official denials which have been
made of tho existence of the rebellion.
So far the revolt has been confined to
the district around Khhiner, two days
journey from Saana,t the capital of Yemen.
The rebels number 5000 Arabs, armed
with Martini and Snyder rifles and led by
Sayyid a pretender to the imaunship of
the whole Yemen country, who wields a
great influence, and surreptitiously col
lects tribute or taxes from all Arab tribes
under Turkish rule.
Six thousand Turkish troops recently
arrived at Sauna from Constantinople,
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In the Khamar district. Tho rebels had
already captured, after severe fighting and
great bioodshed, two Turkish forts at
Khamer and Balbuda. In the latter 800
Turks were killed. The garrison fled to
Masmer and begged the twenty five sheiks
there to help to recapture Balbuda. The
sheilss refused and were taken to Sauna
and imprisoned.
The telegraph Is constantly cut, and
Sayyid, the pretender, burns the letters
and presents which the sultan sends.