St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-29
FOREIGN GUNBOATS AT THE
MOUTH OF THE DARDAN-
ELLES.
WAITING FOR THE WORD.
FORMAL PERMISSION TO ENTER
HAS NOT YET BEEN
GRANTED
RUSSIAN MILITARY ACTIVITY,
Evidently Preparing to Throw an
Enormous Army Into Turkey
Green Flag in Syria.

CONSTANTINOPL Nov. 2S.-In
spite of the assurances which the
Turkish minister for foreign affairs,
Tewfik Pasha, gave the ambassadors
of Great Britain, Russia, Austria and
Italy YESTERDAY, that the firmans al
lowing the passage through the Dar-
danelles 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 serious
condition Of affairs is again perpleX-
ing the ambassadors and threaten
ing to cause the adoption of strong
measures on 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 be-
tween the Turkish minister and the
sultan at the palace regarding the
same matter. 1t seems highly prob
able that the ambassadors have de-
termined not to wait beyond GER
tain time for the firmans, and there
fore it may soon be announced that
the gunboats are coming. A por-
ton of the British fleet which has
been at anchor in Salonica bay for
some time is understood to have left
those waters for Smyrna, and should
now be quite near the entrance Oh the
Dardanel1es. That the porte antici-
pates 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 with the circumstances.
Search lights are kept in good order
and are worked nightly over the
waters. For over a month past the
work Of strengthening the fortifica-
tions in this vicinity and particularly
about the Dardanelles has been in
progress, and it is Understood that
the system Of submarine mines and
torpedoes has been practically COM
pleted so far as the resources of the
government will allow it.
GUNBOATS IN SIGHT.
1t was reported this afternoon that
the extra gunboats Of the powers, de-
tailed for duty in the Bosphorus, have
commenced to arrive at the entrance
to the Dardanelles and are now
awaiting permission to pass the
straits.
Reports are current here regarding
fnr trouble ha-
ing made by Russia at her Black sea
points and along the frontier OF Asiatlc
Turkey. The different divisions of the
Black sea fleet, regular and volunteer,
are said to have been brought up to
the highest point of efficiency and to
be ready for immediate operations.
The Black sea dockyards and coallng
depots have undoubtedly been very
busy, according to the reports of ship
captains who have passed Constanti-
nople, and the greatest activity was
noticed by them in military circles.
The Russian officials here claim there
is nothing alarming in all this; that 1t
occurs every year at this time, and that
it means nothing more than the work
of shifting troops and preparing them
for their winter quarters. But the
steamship men coming from the BLACK
sea assert that in all their experience
they have never seen so much activity
displayed at this or any other time
of the year in Russian naval and mil
itary circles.
Costaki Anthoponlos Effendi has been
appointed Turkish ambassador to Great
Britain in succession to the late tus-
tenn Pasha- Turkish Pasha has been
appointed Turkish ambassador to Ger
many in succession to Tewfik Pasha,
recalled in order to be appointed min
lister of foreign affairs.
1t is stated here that in the recent
outbreak by Turks at Marash, when
the American college and mission
buildings were attacked, two of the
students were killed, instead of one
as before reported.