The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-03
IN THE OTTOMAN empire
Powers Will Insist Upon the Presence
Of Extra Guard Boats.
THE LOCH RANNOCH AFFAIR
Turkish Version Of the Firing Upon a
British Ship-Thc Flight Of Mural Boy.
Information Regarding Armeni-
IN Troubles suppressed.

the general IMPRESSION tHe pOWerS SeeIil
to be unanimous in the resolve to insist
upon their demand for extra guardships
at the entrance to the Dardaneiles. In
discussing the temporary withdrawal o,
the British gunboat Dryad, Turkish
official intimated that the matter was
very simple one, the substance Of which
was that the powers objected to any
one power taking the lead in any action
in Turkey, as such step would be call
culated to give that power an outward
advance In prestige, which was not part
OF the agreement of the powers. In
other words, if action is to be taken, 1t
should be combined action upon the
part of the powers. and not the isolated
action of Great Britain. Thus, 1t is in
t!mated that if the passage of the Dar-
danellss Is to be enforced, 1t should be
done by the warships Of all the powers
interested. This was according to the
original understanding.
The alleged recent firing upon the
British ship Loeb Rannoch, in the Dar-
danelles, is said by The Turkish Of
iicials to be O. matter of little import
ance and easily explained. They say
that the Loeb Rannoch arrived after
sundown, and instead Of anchoring, at
tempted to proceed, and was signalled
from the shore by a gunshot to bring
up. AS she did not do SO, a second shot
was fired. and the Loeb Rannoch let
so her anchor. The shell which is said
to have whizzed over the head Of the
captain s pronounced TO have been
nothing more than the wad from the
hi he vi -fr1,
eXpla nation of the matter, and is be-
lieved to be about correct.
Concerning the Ex.Snltan.
A great deal OF excitement was
caused here today by the report that
ex-Sultan Mohammed Murad, who was
deposed on the ground of idiocy on
Aug. 81, 1876, only three months after
he succeeded his depused uncle, Abdul
Aziz, had escaped from the Yildiz
Kiosk, where he was kept close pris-
oner. The ex-Sultan, although cap
tive for nineteen years. is said to enjoy
good health and to have been intriguing
with the Young Turks party. AS re-
suit, his quarters are examined daily,
sentinels are stationed at all the doors
of his apartments, all his letters are
read before being handed to him or
posted, and at night the keys of his
rooms are taken to the Sultan for safe
keeping. He still wears a uniform,
however, is addressed as "Your Majes-
ty," and has q good table, g. small libra
ry, and a small hall converted into q
mosque. as part of his apartments
The report, 1t appears, grew out of
S&rI,t of
commissioner Of the council Of the pub
lie debt, who was also suspected of haV-
ing relations with the Young Turks
party. Murad has been watched by the
police for some time. He was suddenly
summoned to the palace to give an ex-
PLANTATION of his conduct, political and
administrative. He went there in con-
siderable alarm, and gave the Sultan
what appeared to be a satisfactory en-
PLANTATION of the charges brought
against him, but, the matter being
pressed further, his friends warned him
that his life, as well az his liberty, was
in danger. He therefore ned on board
a Russian ship, and IS now we'll on his
way to Russia.
Information Suppressed.
From the provinces not much news Is
forthcoming today. The Turkish off,
cials are apparently doing everything
possible to suppress any information
except that which Is favorable to the
government. The utmost secrecy Is OBJ
served regarding the movements of the
Turkish troops operating from Marash
or Zeitun, and as the latter place is now
reported to be garrisoned by quite an
army of Armenians, the complete silence
as to what is going on in that district
causes much interest and anxiety.
If Armenian reports are to be believed,
the Turks will have to iay siege to Eel
tun before they will have any chance
Of capturing the town, which is said to
be well supplied with provisions and
ammunition. On the other hand, the
Turks claim to believe that the Arme-
mans will surrender at the appearance
Of the Sultan's troops.
Tho Sultan is Nervous.
London, Dec. 2.-The Standards
Vienna correspondent telegraphs that
he learns from a trustworthy source In
Constantinople that the Sultan is in
daily fear of sharing the fate Of Ismail
Pasha. His courtiers declare that the
Powers have decided to depose him, us
ing for this purpose, the forces aboard
by the second guardships, which they
demand shall be permitted to enter the
Bosphorus.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Standard says that II 1t Is necessary
the warship Hagen will be sent to
Constantinople, the schoolship Moltke
being ordered to continue her training
cruise