The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-10-17
Objects to American Ships Pass
ing the DardaneIes.
TURKEY STILL UNDER ARMS.
Republicans Sweep Connecticut in State Eiec-
tiOns by Big Majority = Florida Town
Wrecked by West India Hurricane-Sa-
tolIrs Farewell General Sanchez Killed.

| CONSTANTINOPLE via Sofia, Oct.
Tt was semi-officially announced
here today that the Turkish govern
ment, after weighing the matter and
consulting several advisers, came to
| the decision not to admit the United
States warship Bancroft through the
| Dardanelles, and therefore she will not
be able to act as guardship to the
United States legation in these waters.
The Porte, it is said, also decided not to
admit the guardships of Greece and
Holland. 1t should be added that the
United States government is not known
to have presented, through Minister
Terrell, a formal demand for the pas
sage of the Bancroft or any other Unit
ed States warShip through the Straits
of Dardanelles. The exact ground up
on which the Turkish government
takes its stand in this case is not
stated but it is known in official cir
cles here that Russia objected to the
presence. in the Bosphorus of the Unit
ed States, Grecian or Dutch guardships
The objections to extra guardships here
are said, according to general report
to be based on the Berlin agreement,
tation in the Bosphorus any powers
not a party to that agreement 1t is
believed Mr.. Terrell about a month
ago sent an urgent request to Washing
ton for a United States war vessel. 1t
is further intimated that the United
States government will insist, by force
if necessary, upon the presence of the
Bancroft in the Bosphorus, taking the
ground that such step would not be
an unfriendly act to Turkey in view
of all the circumstances, and that the
protection of lives and property of
American citizens made it necessary.
The Turkish government has sent
circular to the different embassies de-.
handing the right to search foreign
vessels passing Constantinople for
Armenians. 1t is believed the powers
will not accede to this request, as up
to the present Armenians, who sought
refuge on board British or French
vessels have been protected by the
guardships here until the vessels on
which they sought refuge sailed for
their destination.
Advices from the Island of Crete
state that the entire population of the
interior is still under arms and the
leaders have announced that they will
renew hostilities unless the Turkish
garrisons are withdrawn from Crete.
This has caused a renewal of the ex-
element and the situation has once
more assumed a threatening attitude
It is believed the Turkish government
will insist upon maintaining it's gar
risOn at Crete and will have the sup
port of the powers, who recently ar
ranged what was looked upon as a
settlement of the Cretan difficulty by
compelling the porte to grant nearly
all 1.-The reforms demanded by the
insurgents and giving them a sort of
local self-government, which was look
ed upon as satisfactory to the insur-
gent leaders. This fresh demonstra-
ton in Crete will, in all probability,
bring about further trouble and post
pone again a definite settlement Of the
eastern question.