Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-11-28
MISSIONARIES SAFE.
UNCLE SANS REPRESENTATIVE
DOES GOOD WORK.
NOW ASSURED
Situation Still Grave and Critical, but
no Great Danger Feared-The
Porte Says Tranquility VIII Be
Soon Observation-Disclosures OF Guard
ShiDS

Constantinople, Nov. 26.-The Unit
ed States minister, Alexander w. Ter
relI, has received a dispatch from Ami
tab, announcing the safe arrival there
of the American missionaries belonging
to the Central Turkey mission, DR.. and
Mrs. Americas Fuller, the Rev
Charles H. Sanders, Mrs. A. NJ. Trow-
bridge, Miss Ellen NJ. Price and Miss
Elizabeth M. Trowbridge and the Eng
ish governess, Miss Mcdonald. The
missionaries add that full protection
was afforded them by the Turkish au-
tEorities when it was demanded from
the porte by Mr.. Terrell. The latter
is now satisfied that the 172 mission
aries in Anatolia are safe. The situa-
ticn is still grave and more compli-
Gated
Washington, Nov. 26.-The latest
dispatches to the state department
from United States Minister Terrell
state that he is now officially assured
of the protection of the three ladies at
Hadjin; that the provinces have been
quiet for the last three days, and chat
the outlook is better; kilograms from
Alntab and Marsoyan report that mis-
sionaries are safe and protected and
that he is able to report that all our
f72 missionaries in Turkey are now
protected. The porte, he says, gives
assurances that tranquility will soon
be restored
Constantinople, Nov. 20, via Sofia,
Bulgaria, )-From what COLI We learned
here, it would seem that the situation
III Anatolia appears to be much more
tranquil than for some time past and
there is no doubt that efforts are being
AIDE to maintain order. All danger
is now passed, however, even in Ana
tolia.
The governor Of Eadjim, who has
threatened to burn the convent there
and set fire to the barley fields, has,
owing to the strong representations
made to the porte on the subject by
Mr.. Terrell, been recalled and his con-
duct will be inquired into.
The members Of the American col :
ony here as we'll as other foreign res
! ldents of this city and vicinity, Join
in praising the energetic and effective
| action of Mr.. Terrell under very try
ing circumstances. There seems to be
no reason for doubling that his rep
reservations to the porte have been the
means of saving American lives and
preserving American property
The main question now being dis
cussed between the porte and the rep
resentatives of the powers is that of
adding four extra guardships to the
little foreign fleet in the Bosphorous,
Great Britain, Italy, Russia and Aus
tria demanding fiomans for the pass
age through the Dardanelles of an ex-
ira gunboat to be attached to their
respective embassies. From the high
est authority the associated press is
enabled to give the view of the case
taken by the Turkish government as
follows: While admitting that the
powers possess the right to have two
guardships each in the Bosphorous,
the porte thinks that the proposed in
vessels there, under the present condi-
ton Of things in the Turkish empire,
might excite the mussulmans and pro-
duce an effect far from the one de-
sired by the powers. In addition the
porte points out that in view of the
measures taken to preserve order here,
an increase in the number of guard
Oh, 70 4I1 ct
required.