New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-21
TOSAIL FOR TURKISH WATERS
THE CRUISER MINNEAPOLIs WILL PRO
CEED WITHOUT DELAY.
ANOTHER STEP TAKEN BY THE ADM1N1sTRA-
TON FOR THE PROTECTION or AMERICAS
LIVES AND INTERESTS IN THE DIS
TURBED DISTRICTS OF ASIA
MINOR
[BY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRiB"NE.I

IBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE ~RiB"NE.I
WASHINGTON. Nov 2O-As result of conferences
satween Secretaries Olney and Herbert it has
been decided to increase the American fleet in
Turkish waters. The Minneapolis was to-day de-
tacbed from the home squadron and ordered to
coal and proceed 20 Europe with dispatch. If
Turkish affairs become more serious. or in the
event Of war in that quarter. additional vessels
viii be sent over. The probabilities seem to be
ina, Al least one more vessel will be assigned to
,ha dutv making Admiral Selfridge's feet consist
~ four cruisers The authorities speak cautiously
of the matter and say that they will be gulded
by circumstances. 1t Is learned to-day that TURK
,sh affairs formed the chief subJect OF discussion
?, Yesterdays Cabinet meeting. 1t is piopaoie
that IL was then decided that an additional YES
,4l should be ordered 10 Asia Minor 1t was not
until this morning. however. that the MIME
n,oIis was selected and Admiral Bunce informed
,baf the cruiser was to be prepared ior Foreign
service Only a few days ago secretary heIpeI'
said that no more ships would be assigned 10 Au-
Inlral Selfridges feet. The orders 10 'he "''''''
apoNs were therefore surprise
Secretaries Olney and Herbert were IN CONFER
enc. COO, a.ter o'clock this morning. MT Oh
Wv Il ia said received ali important dispdt'h
fron, N1rister Terrell about that hour Ihe sec
reterv RI the Navy was asked to select las'
taio and direct her 10 report TO AdmlraI oeiiiuee
without delay. The Minneapolis Is the spee'''
~ American cruisers and she was WohptS
named for the mission. She mas a dispIaceHleH'
@ Az tons and is a protected cruiser ri'i
main battery comprises one eight-lnch anu '"0
eix-inch guns and eight rapid-hre rifles III the
secondary battery are twelve sX-pouhoeis' iou'
one-pounders and four Gatlings she mas "Ne
fornedo ,uhes Her complement OF olhce's anu
men 10 about four hundred and eighty. She ~
rated az a twenty-three knot snip ohe o"s"' ~
be re,dv to sail in four days she Is 10" q"
Uar,ntor Roads On her passage over she WI"
proDabIv travel at the rate OF seVe"'e"
eighteen knots. She will stop at Glprd'a, Io-
coal and at that place Captain Wadlelgh viii -
mort ~ Admiral selfridge and then san uie0' .0'
s,ovrna When she reaches the latter p'1ar por', u"
str,c,,ons ,yiiI he i'm waiting for her comlia""e''
MORE PROJECTIONS FOR AMERlcAN'
Z ,he Turkish situation has become sraVe' ~
tn, ,,,,o tho Minneapolis will join the nasSn'p
San Francisco and go with that snip 10 '''e
whore the services OF the two Vesse's "'e -,
g,r,i,, reouired II il said at the Nav! D'p
,o.r, mt the intention Of the authorizes .sts In
he IN nostion 10 protect American ihteiga ,I,oy g.
Turkey more thoroughly. NO pai lnnt circilm-
,bn,eSS. ~, ,o ne demanded by present S on 'he
stances hut the situation may @ nam sbins in the
presence of three, and possibly ~ n. nav become
, ,he sutan's Empire may rotec
necessary. The programme II u
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