The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-11-29
THE DILATORY TURKS.
The Sultan Makes No Haste to
Fulfill His Pledges.
THE PORTE ANTICIPATES TROUBLE
And Has Made wnriIke Preparations at
the Dardanelies s. Mcantime'rhere Comes
News of Further Massncres aud Confirm
stions OF Others Previously Reported.

News OF Further Massncres aud Confirm
etions OF Others Previously Reported.
CoNsTANTlNoPIE, Nov 29.-In spite Of
the assurances which the Turkish min
lister for foreign affairs, Towflk Pashn
gave the ambassadors OF Great Britain,
Russia, Austria and Italy on Wednesday
TINT the flrman allowing the passage
through the DardGnelles Of four extra
guard ships for the use Of their embassies
would DO Immediately issued by the porte
the necessary documents have not been
forthcoming Consequently serious con
dition of affairs, which was looked upon
as having been definitely cleared up is
now again pcrplcxing the ambassadors
and threatening to cause the adoption Of
strong measures upon the part OF the
powers.
The answer of the powers to the request
Of the porto TINT they refrain from press
ing their demand for the extra guard ships
was that they could sec no reason not 10
support the demands of their ambassadors
for moro effective means of protecting the
foreign residents OF Constantinople in an
emergency, and In the presence OF this
unanimous reply 1t Is considered In foreign
official circles that the sultan has no alter
native but to yield, especially in view Of
the extra Sunboats conveyed through the
Dardnnclles by battleships of the sultan.
Indeed, 1t seems highly probable that
the ambassadors have already determined
not to wait beyond certain time for the
frmans. That the porte anticipates tron.
bio is evident from the fact that all tho
forts about the straits arc now fully man
ned and supplied with ammunition, ami
have been placed in the highest state of Of
fciency compatible with the circum
stances Search lights are kept In good
order, and are worked nightly over the
waters, For over month past the work
Of strengthening the Qualifications In this
vicinity, and particularly about tho Oar.
daneiles, has been in progress, and 1t is
understood that the system of submarine
mines and torpedoes has been practically
completed so far IA the resources of the
government will allow IL.
1t is reported that the extra gunboats of
the powers have commenced to arrive Mt
the entrance to the Dardancllcs, and are
now awaiting permission to pass the
straits
The anxiety caused by the absence Of di.
rect news from Syria increases 1t Is re
ported however, that iarge numbers of
Turkish troops have been drafted there
and "a religious war seems imminent Tho
soldiers are said to be bearing the green
flag of Mohammcdism instend of the rcEri-
lar Turkish flag; denoting, it is declared
that although the authorities assert this
mastering of fighting men Is for tho pur.
| pose OF putting down the Instruction OF
the Druses Wholesale onslaught upon
the Christians of Syria may be anticipated
| Jerusalem Is said to be crowded with Turk
ish troops, and Palestine Is reported to be
wit fIn II,
| This is considered to be one of the most
dangerous features of the present sltun.
| tion.
Another dispatch states the whole OF
| Syria and Palestine are flooded with Turk
| ish soldiers, AMI TINT In the country be.
| tween Juifa and Jerusalem there are 60 COS
| troops, all raised within the last twenty
| days
The embassies here have learned that
Ia the massacre at Marash on Nov. IS n
thousand persons were killed. The Chris.
tian quarters of tho town wore burned
from three points. A letter received here
describing previous massacres says that
before it commenced the town crier ordered
the Christian shops to be opaned lsndor n
| penalty for refusal. 1t was tnen that the
I piliage and murder began. The writer of
this letter. who had been great philo-
| 1Qfk huu5 lnht tuerG WAS no sign OF either
rising or of resistance OH the part of the
| Christians
The embassies hear from their consuls
| that all possibility Of rendering assistance
to the SasSounites who were the victims
| of the outrages at that point has been
ended and that the Kurds are wping
them out OF existence and have destroyed
! all tho buildings which have been erected
by the expenditure of the English relief
fund A similar story comes from the
Van country, where the disturbances CON
| TIME as badly as ever.
Tho proposed naval demonstration BY
i the powers against Turkey is now regarded
as futile Hs q restraining influence The
| latest news received from the interior Of
| Turkey has depressing Influence on the
diplomatic circle. Reports have been re.
ceiycd that renewed attempts TO massacre
the surviving Armenfnns at Erzeroum
have resulted In eight being killed. Some
of the priests, in sheer despair, are adyls.
ing their nocks to save their lives by en-.
braelng Islam. .