Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-02
POWERS IN ACCORD
Will Insist on Extra Ships at Con-
stantinople.
ENGLAND WAS a LITTLE PREVIOUS
An Explanation Of the Dfyad
Affair.
FIRING ON LOCH RANNOCH

Copyrighted. 1895, by the Associated Press.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, December 1, via
Sofia, Bulgaria, December 2.-The powers
again appear to be unanimously resolved
to insist upon their demand for the extra
guard ships. In consequence the ambassa-
doIs have arranged for meeting tomor-
row (Monday) to discuss the situation and
consider what action is necessary, in view
of the sultan's continued objection to
granting the firmans.
A Turkish official who is usually well
posted on the inner workings of diplomacy
here, discussing the withdrawal of the
Dryad, ntimated that the matter was a
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 calculated
to give that power a prestige, which was
not part Of the agreement of the powers.
In other words, if action is to be taken it
should be combined action upon the part
of the powers, and rot the isolated action
of Great Britain. Thus it is intimated that
if the passage of the Dardaneles is to be
forced it should be done by warshipS of all
the powers interested. This, it should be
added, was the original understanding
rived at, but Great Britain, it appears. was
not disposed to delay matters beyond a
certain point.
A gentleman attached to one of the en-
basses, whose insight of political affairs is
very keen, when questioned as to the fore
going view, admitted that It might be
the correct one, but, he added. significant
ly, it looked as if Great Britain had at
tanned the object she had in view when
the Dryad was sent to the Dardaneles,
Eamely, to show the sultan and the pow
ers as well that while being desrous of
acting in accord with the other powers,
her maiesty's government was prepared to
act alone, if the necessity should arise,
tIat tIa s>ir -narf tod
action they must act promptly, or Great
Britain will take the initiative.
Firing OH the Loeb RnnnOch.
The so-called firing upon the British ship
Loeb Rannoch, in the Dardanelles, is said
by the Turkish officials to be a matter of
little Importance. and easily explained.
They say that the Locil Rannoch arrived
after sundown. and that, instead of an
choring. she attempted to proceed and was
Sigualed from the shore, by a gunShot to
bring up. AS she did not do so, second
shot was fred and the Loeb Rannoch let
go her anchor. The shell. which is SAID to
have whizzed over the head of the captain
of the Loeb Rannoch, is pronounced to
have been nothing more than the wad from
the signal gun ashore.
Rumored Escape of an EN-Sultan.
A great deal of excitement was caused
here today by the report that ex-Sultan
Mohammed Murad, VINO was deposed on the
ground of idiocy, on August 81, 1876 Che
was only proclaimed sultan on the deposit
ton of his uncle, Abdul Aziz, on May 30,
1870, had escaped from the Iildiz Kiosk.
Where he is kept a close prisoner.
The report, it appears, grew out of the
flight of Murad Bey, the imperial commits
sIoner of the council OF the public debt, who
was suspected of having relations with the
young Turk party.
1t is said that grave charges, similar to
those brought against Muram Bey, are
pending against other high officials
In fact, it is difficult to name an official
of prominence who is not suspected Of TAX
ing bribes, if not of something worse.
No Report From Admiral SclfrfdEe.
Admiral Selfridge has not yet notified the
Navy Department of the reported refusal
of the porte to permit one of the United
States cruisers to enter the Bosphorus.