Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-12-02
SULTAN GETS SULKY.
Even the Prime Minister is Unable
to Bring the "Sick NAL" to
His Senses.

Constantinopie, Nov. q, via Sofia,
Bulgaria, Nov. 2S.-In spite of the assur-
ances which the Turkish minister for
foreign affairs, Tewfk Pasha, gave the
ambassadors of Great Britain. Russia.
Austria and Italy yesterday that the
frmans allowing the passage through
the Dardanelles of four extra guard
ships for the use of their embassies
would be Immediately issued by the
Porte, the necessary documents have not
been forthcoming. Consequently a seri-
Gus condition of affairs which was looked
upon as having been definitely cleared up
is now again perpleXing the ambassadors
and threatening to cause the adoption of
strong measures upon the part of the
powers. Frequent conferences between
the ambassadors have taken place dur
ing the past twenty-four hours and there
have been many conflicts between the
Turkish minister and the Sultan at the
palace regarding the same matter The
ambassadors have also been III COM
munication with the palace as well as
with their respective governments.
The answer OF the powers to the re-
quest of the Porte that they refrain
from pressing the demands for the extra
guardships was that they could see no
their ambassadors for more effective
means of protecting the foreign residents
of Constantinople in an emergency, and
in the presence of their unanimous reply
it is considered in foreign official circles
that the Sultan has no alternative but
to yield, especially in view of the proba-
blllty that the powers will have the eX
ira gunboat conveyed through the Oar
danelles by battleships, if the Sultan per-
sists in his dilatory tactics.
Indeed it seems highly probable that the
ambassadors have already determined
not to wait beyond a certain time for
the firmans. and therefore it may soon
be announced that the gunboats are com
ing. A portion of the British fleet
which has been at anchor in Salonica bay
for some time is understood to have left
these waters for SMYRNA and should now
be quite near the entrance to the Oar
danelles That the Porte apprehends
trouble is evident from the fact that all
the forts about the straits are now fully
manned and supplied with ammunition
and have been placed in the highest state
of efficiency compatible with the circum-
stances.
Searchlights are kept in good order
and are worked nightly over the waters
For even a month past the work of
strengthening the Notifications in this
vicinity and particularly about the Oar
danelles has been in progress and it is
understood that the system of submarine
mines and torpedoes has been practically
completed so far as the resources of the
government will allow it.
In this connection it is recalled that
the st. Petersburg Geographical society
last year succeeded by strategy i'll OBJ
tanning fairly satisfactory data respect
ing the depth of water and currents
in and about the Bosphorus and Darda-
nelles with the object, it is understood,
of enabling a Russian feet to force the
passage of the Dardanelles should such
a step turn out to be necessary. The
society, it appears, obtained permission
from the Turkish government for sci
entific expedition to visit the Sea of Mar
mora on a Turkish vessel in order, os-
tensibly. to ascertain it the earthquake
of July last had made any changes III
the bottom of the sea. This apparently
innocent work was afterwards cOntin-
ued. still by the permission of the Porte,
in the Turkish portion Of the Aegean
sea. and OH their way through the Oar
danelles the Russian scientists were
caught sounding those waters. The
Turkish officers protested, the work was
stopped and the Russians returned home
disappointed.
The British admiralty is said to have
obtained complete soundings from Eng
lish merchant steamers which have re-
peatedly passed the Dardanelles, and it
is suspected in some quarters that Brit
ish naval reserve officers may have been
engaged on board these vessels in OBJ
tanning all the information necessary for
the admiralty department
London. Nov ga dispatch to the
Daily News from BeyrOut, dated NOvem-
Der II, confirms the reports of the grave
state of affairs existing in Syria and Pal
estine and the repeated danger in which
the American mission has been placed
by the riotous demonstrations of the
Mussulman The dispatch adds that the
whole of Syria and Palestine are flooded
with Turkish soldiers and states that in
the country between Jaffa and Jerusalem
there are 10000 troops, all raised within
the last twenty days.
ing here bear the significant green flag
of the prophet instead of the Turkish
flag. Jerusalem is crowded with SOL
diers and troops are being stationed in
the tower of David, Pilates palace and
in the wilderness, outside of the Damas-
Gus gate. The ostensible purpose of the
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