San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-29

CoNsTANTINOPLE, Nov. 29.-In
spite Of the assurances which the
Turkish minister for Foreign af-
fairs gave the ambassadors of the
powers yesterday that the firman
allowing the passage through
the Dardenelles of four extra guard
ships would issue Immediately by
the porte the necessary documents
have not been forthcoming. FIRE.
quent conferences on the subject
have taken place during the past
twenty-four hours and it seems
highly probable that the ambassa-
doris have determined not to wait
beyond certain time for the fir
mems and the gunboats may
soon be seen coming under
convoy Of battleships. A por-
ton of the British fleet should
now be quite near the entrance to
the Dsrdenelles. That the porte
anticipates trouble is evident from
the fact that all the forts about the
straits are fully manned, supplied
with ammunition, placed in the
highest state of efficiency, and
search lights kept in good order,
are worked nightly over the waters.
For over month past the work Of
strengthening the Notifications
about the Dardenelles has been in
progress, and submarine mines
and torpedos have been completed
as far as the resources of the gov
eminent will allow it. In this
connection it is recalled that the
st. Petersburg Geographical society
last year succeeded by strategy In
obtaining satisfactory data re-
specting the depth of water and
currents in and about Bosporous
and the Dardenelles, and the Brit
ish admiralty are said to have COM
plete soundings from English
merchant steamers which have re-
peatedly passed the Dardenelles.
The mines and torpedoes about
the Dardanelles do not cause much
apprehension among the foreign
officers here. They believe that a
few torpedo catchers could cut the
short connecting wires in short or.
der and that a little countermin-
ing would do the rest.
Trustworthy information from
Marach today confirms the worst
reports concerning the massacre
which is said to have occurred
there recently.
Three buildings belonging to the
American mission there, the Theo-
logical seminary academy and a
boarding house were burned by
the rioters who looted the Theo-
logical seminary previous to set
ting fire to it. The Musselmens
killed two students, belonging to
the seminary. 1t is understood
all the American missionaries five
in number are safe but Minister
Terrell has not yet been able to
learn any news from Marach.
Most startling reports are current
regarding the preparations for the
trouble being made by Russia in
her Black Sea ports and along the
frontier of Asiatic-Turkey.
The different divisions Of the
Black Sea fleet regular and vol
unteer are said to have, been
brought up to the highest point
of efficiency and to be ready for
immediate operations. The porte
today made another report to the
ambassadors of the situation, say
ing that the work of restoring or
der in the disturbed districts is
progressing satisfactorily and that
the reforms insisted upon by the
powers are being effected as
promptly as possible under the
circumstances.
The anxiety caused by the alb
sence of direct news from Syria in
creases. 1t is reported, however,
that large numbers of Turkish
troops have been drafted there and
a religious war seems imminent.
The soldiers are said to be
bearing the green flag Of
Mohammedism instead of the
regular Turkish flag, denoting
that, although the authorities as
sert that this mastering of fight
ing men is for tho purpose OF put
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