The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-03
THE POWERS INSIST
TUFY BAVE NOT WELDED
THEIR DEMAND FOR EXTRA
GUARDSREPS
THE AMBASSADORS MET MONDAY

The situati0p Di,cas>cd dud "a plan of
Action Oecid Up ln.-Firing . pom
The BRUSH Ship Lcch Rannoch.-
Turks Say that il wa~ *"s6ipe More
Than II Signal f.un--' cp"r sd r.>c pc
Of the SnItan wh0 was sitppscd 10
Idiocg-- he &eig, al u ,tuua
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. i, via So
ia, Bulgaria, Dee 2.-The Sultan has
not yet heard the last of the extra
euardship question. As intimated in
these dispatches on Friday last the
Withdrawal Of the British gunboat
Dryad from the entrance to the Darda-
nelles, where she was awaiting the
necessary firman allowing her passage
through the straits, was only tempo
rary measure, taken on account of the
fact that the palace people had in
famed the fanaticism of the Mussul-
man population here. and that serious
riOting was planned to commence so
soon as the WarShips entered the l}os-
lhoius. While being desirous Of not
dong anything which would in any
Way teId to induce disturbances or
hinder the work Of restoring order, the
powers again appear to be unanimous
" resolved to insist upon their demand
for the extra guardships. In conse
quence the ambassadors have ar
ranged for meeting tomorrow Mon
dayJ to discuss the situation and CON
slider what action is necessary in view
Of the Sultan's cOntiuue, objection to
granting the tirmans.
In the meanwhile the palace party is
triumphant and the impression is be-
ing conveyed TO the gneral public that
the Sultan has won great victory
over the powers.
A gentleman attached to one OF the
embassies, whose insight of political
affairs is very keen, remarked siSnifi-
cantly, it looked as if Great Britain
had attained the object she had in
view when the Dryad was sent to the
Dardanelles, namely, to show the Sui
tan. and the powers as well, that while
being desirous of acting in accord with
the other powers, her Majesty's gov
ernment was prepared to act alone, if
the necessity should arise, and tsat if
the powers desire concerted action
ain will take the initiative.
The so-called firing upon the British
ship Loeb Rannoch in the Dardaneiles
is said by the Turkish officials to be a
matter of little Importance and easily
explained. They say that the i-Och
Rannoch arrived after sun-doWn. and
that instead of anchoring she attempt
ed to proceed and was signalled from
the shore by a gunboat to bring-up. As
she did not do so, a second shot was
fired and the Loeb Rannoch let go her
anchor The ''shell' which is said TO
have whizzed over the head of the cap
tain of the Loch Rannoch is pro-
nounced to have been nothing more
than the wad from the signal gun
ashore
This is the Turkish explanation Of
the matter, and is believed to be about
correct, for nothing more appears to
be known here of the affair.
A great deal of excitement was caus-
ed here to-day by the report that eX-
Sultan Mohammed Murad who was de-
posed on the ground of idiocy, on Au-
gust 81, 1876. (He was only proclaim
ed Sultan on the deposition of his un-
Gle, Abdul Aziz, on May 80, 1876,) had
escaped from the Yildiz Kiosk, where
he is kept a close prisoner. The eX-
Sultan, although a captive for nine
teen years is said to enjoy good health
and to have been intriguing with the
Young Turk party. AS a result, his
quarters are examined daily, sentinels
are at all the doors of his apartments,
all his letters are read before being
handed him or posted and, at night, the
keys of his rooms are taken to the Sui
tan for safe keeping.
From the provinces there is not
much news forthcoming. The Turk
ish officials are apparently doing every
thing possible to suppress any facts
except those which are favorable to the
government. The utmost secrecy is
observed regarding the movements of
the Turkish troops operating from Ma
rash, ON Zeitoun and as the latter place
is now reported to be garrisoned by
quite an army of hrmenians, the com
plete silence as to what is going ON in
that district causes much interest for
the safety of the Armenians. The Turk |
ish commander has been doing every
thing possible to induce the insur-
gents to surrender If Armenian rep
resentatives are to be believed, the !
Turks will have to lay siege to Zeitoun
bClOit liitN VIII nave any Cldlict OF !
capturing the town. which is to be well !
supplied with provisions and ammuni- !
ton.
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pot mis- ,ian Iier telegraph that stsrva-
tioa is iFamiccu;
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