The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-08
CONCLUDES NOT TO
SULTAN ACTS UPON TIE YANKEE
GUARDSHIP PROPOSAL.

This 10 the SemiOmcial Report, Which
Not Proof of Finality, Since Ii is Nc
Yet Certain That Uncle Sam Either Hs
Asked Permission or Cares Whether II
Gets it why Turkey Objects-Riet
of Search - Crstan A1airs-venezueIs
Observation-Disclosures CONNER
cial Crisis-Foreign News.
Copyrighted 1876 by the As.oc'a:@l Press
Constantinople, Oct. 7.-(Via- Sofia
Bulgaria)-It was semi-officially an
nounced that the Turkish government
after weighing matters over and con
sulting with certain advisers, has com
to the decision not to admit the Unitet
States cruiser Bancroft through TIL
Dardanelles, and therefore she will no
be able to act as the guardship of tn
United States legation in these waters
The Porte, it is added, has also de
c:ded not to admit the guardships o
Greece and Holland, which countrie.
also proposed to have shipsstationedi II
| tire Bosphorus as a guardship and Il
| furnish men to guard their legation.
| in case of emergencies. 1t should be
added, however, that the United States
government is not known to have pre-,
scented through its minister, Mr.. Ter.
rell, a formal demand for the passage
Of the Bancroft or any other United
States warship through the straits OF
the Dardanelles, and it is recalled that
Greece, in 1888, was allowed to have a
guardship In the Bosphorus.
THE SUUTAN'S REASONS.
The exact ground upon which the
Turkish government takes its stand
in this case is not stated but it is known
in official circles here that Russia has
objected 10 the presence in the Bos-
phorus of the United States, Grecian or
Dutch guardships. The objections to
the presence of the extra guardships
here are said, according to the general
report, to be based on the British
agreement, which excludes from naval
representation in the Bosphorus any
powers that were not parties to that
agreement and that, therefore, the
United States cannot be allowed TO
send a warship to the straits of the
Dardanelles. 1t is believed that Mr..
Terrell, about a month ago, sent an
urgent request to Washington for a
United States war vessel 1t is fur
Their intimated that the United States
government will insist by force if nee
essary, upon the presence of the Ban
croft in the BoSphorus, taking the
ground that such step would not
be an unfriendly act to Turkey, in
view of all the circumst ances in the
case, and that the protection of lives
and property Of American citizens made
1t necessary.
THE RIGHT OF SEARCH.
The Turkish government has also
sent circular to the different embas-
sizes, demanding the right to search for.
eign vessels passing ConStaEtinople fol
Armenians
1t is believed that the powers will not
accede to this request, as up to the
present, Armenians who have sought
refuge on board of the British or French
vessels have been protected by the
guardships here until the vessels on
which they had sought refuge had
sailed for their destinations.
AFFAIRS IN CRETE.
Advices received 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
that they will renew hostil-
tiles unless the Turkish garrisons are
from Crete. This has caused
a renewal of the excitement and the
has once more assumed most
threatening aspect. 1t is believed that
the Turkish government will insist upon
maintaining it's garrisons in Crete and
that Turkey in this matter will have
the support Of the powers, who recently
brought about what was looked upon
as being settlement of the Cretan diff
fcultes 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
demonstration in Crete will probably
bring about further trouble and post
pone again definite settlement of the
eastern question.
CASE OF THE BANCROFT.
Washington, Oct THE action of
the Turkish government in giving il to
be understood that no guardshfps of
the powers parties to the treaties OF
Paris shall be admitted TO passa ge
through the Dardanelles is looked upon |
here as a shrewd piece Of diplomacy.
The fact Is that thus far the United
states has not made any formal re-
luest TO have a guardship at onstanti- |
1ople, and this announcement in ad-
vance OF the preference of a request |
'endels it improbable that one will be |
preferred. The purposes of the govern,
nent in sending the little Bancroft 20 |
Turkey has been carefully concealed |
both by the state and navy depart |
nents. and even now It Is not posi- |
he 10 secure an official admission that |
( was intended to send her TO onstaa- /
inople. Beyond doubt, however. II was
he purpose to have her near Constan-
inopie and that, If events assumed a |
serious phase Minister Terrell might
eek the irnan necessary TO insure the
'assage through the straits This pur-
'cse was at last made clear yesterday.
when the little boat sailed from Glib
altar for SMYRNA. only about $50 miles
hstant from Constantinople, an easy
lays sail. and this Is probably the rea-
on for the semi-official announcement
4 the position OF the Turkish govern
nent.
VENEZUELAN AFFAIRS.
London, Oct. 7.-Regarding the var.-
us reports in Great Britain and the |
Inited States with reference 20 the
'enezuelan question. the Associated
Press learn that there have been no
egouations between London and
Y Washington since the blue book OF July
Tas issued The story cabled from |
Washington 10 the effect that Great
sritain has made further concessions.
mounting almost TO complete surren-
, EEn0 r could get reliei