The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-08
TURKEY BARS Us OUT
The Sultan Refuses to Admit
the Warship Bancroft.
OTHER NATIONS ALSO REFUSED.

Holland aud Greece Likewise Denied the
Pr,viI.ge--It Is Not Thought That sscre-
tary OIney VIII submit to the Exclusion |
Crete In Turmoii-Peopie Want Turk
ish Troops swithdrawn-suitsn Wishes ia |
Search Visiting Foreign ships.
Constantinople, Oct. Sit was semi |
officially announced here Wednesday |
that the Turkish government. after
Weighing the matter over and consult
ing with certain advisers, has come TO
the decision not TO admit the United
States cruiser Bancroft through the
Dardaneles, and therefore she will not
be able 10 act as the guardship or the
United States legation in these waters
The porte. il is added has also de-
cided not to admit the guardships OF
Greece and Holland, which countries
also proposed to have a ship stationed
I'm the Bosporus as guardship and to
furnish men to guard their legations
in case OF emergencies II should be
added. however. that the United States
government is not known TO have pre-
sented 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 DardaneIes. and it is recalled that
Greece. in 1888. was allowed to have
a guardship in the Bosporus.
objection from Russia.
The exact ground upon which the
Turkish government takes its stand In
this case is not stated, but II Is known
in official circles here that Russia has
4 m
porus of United States, Grecian or
Dutch guardships.
The objections TO the presence of the
extra guardships here are said. ac-
cording to general report. to be based
on the Berlin agreement. which ex-
cludes from naval representation in
the Bosporus any powers that were
not party 10 that agreement. and
that. therefore, the United States can
not be allowed TO send a warship &c
the straits OF the Dardanelles
1t is believed that Mr.. Terrell, about
a month ago. sent an urgent request
| 20 Washington for a United states war
vessel
II Is further lntimated that the Unit
| ed states government will insist. by
| force if necessary. upon the presence
i
| ing the ground that such step would
| not he an unfriendly act TO Turkey, ir
| view OF all the circumstances in the
| case. and that the protection OF lives
| and property Of American citizens
made it necessary.
Turk Would search Foreign Vessels.
The Turkish government has tslsN
| sent a circular 10 the different embas
sizes demanding the right to search FOR
| eign vessels passing Constantinople TO
| Armenians.
II is believed that the powers Will no
| accede 10 this request, as, up to th'
present Armenans who have sough
refuge on board Of British or Frenci
vessels have been protected by tn
guardships here until the vessels oi
which they had sought refuge sailed
for their destination.
| Advices received here from the Isl
and OF Crete state that the crisis ther
is bv no means ended The entire pop
ulation Of the interior of the island !
still under arms and their leaders nav
announced that they will renew hostil
tiles unless the Turkish garrisons ar
withdrawn from Crete.
Renewal of the Excitement.
| This has caused reneWai ol tue eA
citement, and the situation has one
, more assumed most threatening as
. pect II is belived that the Turks
, government will insist upon maintain
ing its garrisons i'm Crete and that Iui
, key in this matter will have the SUI
, port of the powers, VINO fecenti
#. brought about what was looked upo
as being a settlement of the Cretan al
| ficulties by compelling the porte
Z grant nearly all the reforms demande
by the insurgents and giving them
sort OF local self government. whlc
was looked upon as being satistactoi
, TO the insurgent leaders RMS tres
= demonstration in Crete will. in all prot
g ability. bring about further troub
q and nostpone again a definite SETTLE
4 ment Of the eastern question.