The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-29

CoNsTANTlNoPLE, Nov. 81, via SOFIA.
bulgaria, Nov. 2S.-In spite of the as
surances which the Turkieh minis,er for
foreign affairs, Tewak Pasha, gave the
ambassadors OF Great Beitain, Russia.
Austria and italy yesterday, that the
firmaus allowing the passage through
the Dardanelles offour extra guardshlps
for the use of their embassies, would be-
Immediately Issued by the porte, the
necessary documents having not been
forthcoming.
Consequently, = serious condition of
affairs, which wss looked upon as hay-
ing been definitely cleared up, is now
again perpleXing the ambassadors and
threatening to cause the adoption of
strong measures upon tho part of the
covers: Frequent conferences between
the ambassadors have taken place on
the eutjecs during the past twenty.fonr
hours, and there have been many con-
SITUATIONS between the Turkish min
listers and the sultan at the palace re-
garding the same matter. The am
oassadors have also been in communi-
cation with the palace, ns we'll as with
their respective governments.
1t is considered in foreign official
circles that the sultan has no alterna-
tive but 10 yield, especially in view of
the probability that the powers will
nave Inc extra %gunboats conveyed
through the Dardenelles by the battle
ships II the sultan persists in dllatory
tactics. 1t SCENE mighty probable that
the ambassadors have already de-
sermined to wait beyond q certain time
for the Firmaus, and therefore il may
soon be announced hat the gunbosts
are coming. A portion OF the British
heet which has been ut anchor in SAIL
onica Bay for sometime Is understood
to have left those waters for SMYRNA
and should be quite near the entrance
TO Dardenelles.
That the porte anticipated trouble is
evident from the tact that all the forts
above the straits are now fully manned
and supplied with ammunition, and have
been placed in tho highest state of efa-
cienoy compatible with tho circum-
stances Searchlights are kept in good
order and are worked nightly oyer tha
waters. For over q month past the work
OF strengthening the Qualifications in
this vicinity, and particularly about the
Dardanelles, has been in progress, and
1t is understood that the system of sub
marines and torpedoes has been praosi.
cally completed so far as the resources
or the government will allow.
AS to the system OF marines.and orpe-
does about the DArdeoell.s they do not
cause much apprehension among the.
foreign officers here. They believe thas
q few torpedo cstohe RS could cut the
shore connect ting wires in short order,
and hat a little unite marining would
do the rest.
Trustworthy information which
reached here from Marssh to-day con-
hrms the worst reports concerning the
massacre which is said to have occurred
there recently. Three buildings belong
ing to the American mission there, the
Theological Seminary. academy and
boarding house, were burned by the
rioters,who killed two students belong.
ing to the seminary. II is understood
that all the missionaries there, five in
number, are safe.
The anxiety caused by the absence of
direct news from Syria increases. 1t Ia
reported, no viewer, that large numbers
OF Turkish troops have been drafted
there and q religious war seems immi.
nent. The soldiers are said to be besr-
Ing the green flag OF Mohammtdanism
instead OF the regular Turkish flag, de-
noting, 1t Is claimed, that a Wholesale
onslaught upon the Christians of Syria
may be anticipated. Jerusalem Is said
to be crowded with Turkish ROOFS and
Palestine Is reported to be over. run
with soldiers OF the sultan. IL ia re-
ported this afternoon that the extra
gunboats OF the powers. detailed for
duty IL the Bosphorus, have com menoed
to arrive at the entrance to the Darde-
nelleB and a'e now awaiting permis~
sion TO pass the straits.