The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-10-08
Turkish Government Decides Not
to Admit the Bancroft to the
BOsphorus.
Russia Said to Heve Objections
to the Presence of Our Ships
-. There.
Also Stated That This Govern
ment May Insist Upon Its
Demands.

SoNSlAN LII, otI. o. Id boLt,
Bulgaria, Oct. Sit has Teen semi
officially announced here that the Turk
ish government, after weighing the
matter over and consulting with certain
advisers, has Gene to the decision not to
admit the United States cruiser Ban
croft through the Dardanellcs, and
therefore she will not be able to act as
the g%uardship of the United States le-
cation in these waters. The porte, it is
added, has also decided 10 to admit
the guardshipS Of Greece and Holland,
which countries also proposed to have
a ship stationed in the Bosphorus as a
guardship, and to furnish MEN to guard
their legations in case of emergency.
1t should be added, however, that the
United States government is not known
to have presented through its minister,
Mr.. Terrell, q formal demand for the
passage of the Bancroft or any other
United States warship through the
straits of the Dardanelles, and it is re-
called that Greece in 1888 was allowed
to have q guardship in the Bosphorus.
The exact ground upon which the
Turkish government takes its stand in
this case is not stated, but it is known
III official circles here that Russia has
objections to the presence in the Bos-
phorus of United States, Grecian or
Dutch guardships.
The objections to the presence of the
extra g%uardships here are said, accord
ing to general report, to be based on
the Berlin agreement, which excludes
from naval representation in the Bos-
phorus any powers that were not party
to that agreement, and that, therefore,
the United States cannot be allowed to
send a warship to the straits of the OAR
danelles. 1t is believed that Mr.. Ter
rell, about a month ago, sent an urgent
request to Washington for a United
States war vessel. 1t is further init
mated that the United States govern
ment will insist, by force, if necessary,
upon the presence of the Bancroft in
the Bosphorus. taking the ground that
such a step would not be an unfriendly
act to Turkey, in view of all the cir
cumstances in the case, and that the
protection of lives and property of
American citizens made it necessary.
The Turkish government has also
sent a circular to the different en-.
bassies, demanding the right to search
foreign vessels passing Constantinople
Nor Armenians.
+ 1t is believed that the powers will
not acede to this request, as, up to the
present, Armenians who have sought
| refuge on board Of British or French
vessels have been protected by the
guardships here until the vessels on
| which they had sought refuge sailed for
| their destination.
Cretan Crisis Not Ended.
Advices received here from the island
| of Crete state that the crisis there is by
| no means ended. The entire popula.
| ton of the interior of that island is
| still under arms, and their leaders have
| announced that they will renew hostil-
tiles unless the Turkish garrisons are
withdrawn from Crete. This has caused
| q renewal Of the excitement, and the
situation has once more assumed a most
| threatening aspect. 1t is believed that
| the Turkish government will insist
upon maintaining its garrisons in
| Crete, and Turkey in this matter will
have the support of the powers, who
recently brought about what is looked
upon as being a settlement of the Cretan
difficulties by compelling the porte to
grant nearly all Of the reforms demand.
ed by the insurgents and giving them a
sort of local self government, which
was looked upon as being satisfactory to
the insurgent leaders. This fresh dem
onstration in Crete will, in all probabil.
ity, bring about further trouble and
postpone again a definite settlement OF
the Eastern question.
Dubuque'a New Catholic College,.
DUBUQUE, Ia, Oct. S.-Ground ha!
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