Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-08
THE SULTAN says No.
The DardanelleS Closed to United
States Cruisers.


The Bancroft Shut Out - Turkey
Bases Her Refusal on the Berlin
Agreement, But It is Intinated
the United States Will Not Rec
ognize This as a Bar to the Pro-
lection of the Lives and Property
Of Americans.
copyrighted. 1895 Associated Press)
Constantinople, October IL, has
been semi-oficially announced here chat
the Turkish government has come to the
decision not to admit the United Staes
cruiser Bancroft through the Dar5a.
nelles, and, therefore, she wiz not be
able act as the gusrdship Of the United
States legation in these waters. The
porte, it is added. has also decided not
to admit the guardships Of Greece ana
Holland, which countries also proposed
TO have a ship stationed in the B0s-
phorus as a guardsh!p, and to furnish
men TO guard their legations in case Of
emergencies.
1t should be added, however, that the
United States government is no. known
tc have presented through its minister
Mr.. Terrell, a formal demand Cor the pa=-
sage of the Bancroft or any other United
States warship through the straits 3'
The Dardene.les, and it is recalled thai
Greece, in 1883, was allowed to have .
guardship in the BosDhorus.
The exact ground upon which the
Turkish government takes It's stand in
this case is not stated, bu5 it is known D.
official circles here that Russia has o5-
jected to the presence in the Bosphorus
of the United States. Grecian or Dutch
guardships. The objections to the pres
ence of the extra guardships here are
said, according to general report, 10 be
based upon the Berlin agreement, which
excludes from naval representation
in the Bosphorus any powers that were
not party to that agreement, and that,
therefore. the United States cannot be
allowed TO send a warship to the D2rCl-
nelles. Il is believed that Mr.. Terr.E
about month ago sent an nurgentrcquea
to Washington for a United STATES VIZ
ve7sel 1t is further intimated that the
United States government VIII 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, but that
the protection OF the lives and property
of American citizens made it necessary.
The Turkish government has also
sent a circular TO the different embas-
sizes. demanding the right 10 search for
eign vessels passing ConstantinOple for
Armenians. II is believed that The pow
ers will not accede to this request, as, uD
to the present Armenians who have
sought refuge on board OF British or
French vessels have been protected by
the guardshiDs here until the vessels on
which they had sought refuge sailed for
their destination.
Advices from the island of Crete state
that the crisis there is by no means
ended. The entire population Of the in
terror of that island is still under arms,
and their leaders have announced that
thev will renew hostilit.es unless the
Turkish garrsOns are withdrawn from
Crete. This has caused a renewal OF
the excitement and the situation has
once more assumed a threatening as
meet. Il is believed that The Turkish
government will insist upon maintain
ing its garrisons in Crete and that Tur-
KEY in this matter will have the support
of the powers who recently brought
about what was looked upon as being
settlement OF the Cretan difficulties by
compelling the Porte to grant nearly all
the reforms demanded by the insur-
gents and giving them sort OF local
self-government which was looked upon
as being satisfactory to the insJrge nl
leaders. This fresh demonstration In
Crete will. in all probability. bring
about further trouble and POSTPONE again
q definite settlement of the Eastern ques-
ton.
washington. D. c., October7.-Tho
action OF the Turkish government IN CIV
ing Il to be understood that no guard
ships of the powers parties TO the treaty
Of Paris shall be admitted to passage
through the Dardanellss is looked upon
mere as a shrewd piece Of diplomacy
The fact is that thus far the United
States has not made any formal request
20 have a guardship at CCns'anuncple'
and this announc ment IN advance of tle
preference of a request renders It I'M
nrobable that one will be preferred.
The purpose Of trls government IN send
ing The little Bancroft 10 Turkey has
heen carefully concealed bO.h by ,na
Stata and navy departments, and even
now IL is not possible 10 secure an oil-
cial admission tha, IL was in ended ~
send her 10 ConstantinOple. Beyond
doubt however. IL was the purpose ~
have her near COnstan,inopie and mat,
If events assum a serious phase. Mir-
lister Terrell might seek The frm1n nee
egsarv 10 ensure her safe passage through
The straits. This purpOs was at lase
made clear Yesterday when tle little
boat sailed from Gibraltar for Smyrni1,
only about $50 miles distan from Con-
stantinople, an easy days s7il, and this
is probably the reason for the semi-om-
cial announc ment Of the position Of the
Turkish government.
GEN. TROCHU DEAD.
Tours. France. October General
Trochu. who defended Paris until D.. sur
rendered to the German army in J1nu-
ary. 1871. IS dead