The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-10-16
Objects TO Warship Passing the
DatdanelIes.
TURKEY STILL UNDER ARMS
Beruhreans Swser counecticut in Slate Eles-
lions sy Biz Majority Florida Town
Wrecked BY West India Hurricane Sa-
tells Farewell General Sanchez Killed

CoNSTANTINoPLE via Sofia, Oct,
lit was semi-officially announced
mere today that the Turkish govern
ment, after Weighing the matter and
consulting several advisers. came to
the decision not 10 admit the United
States warship Bancroft through the
Dardanelles, and therefore she viii not
be able 10 act as guardship to the
United States legation in these waters,
The Porte. il is said. also decided not To
admit the guardships OF Greece ana
Holland. Ii should be added that the
United States government is not known
20 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 il is known in official cir
cleS here that Russia objected 10 the
presence in the Bosphorus of the Unit
ed States. GreCian or Dutch guardShipS
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are said. according TO general report
TO be based on the Berlin agreement,
which excludes from naval represen-
ta5ion in the BoSphoruS any powers
not a party TO thar agreement Il is
believed Mr.. Terrell about q month
ago sent an urgent request TO Washing
ton for 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 a step would nCj be
an unfriendly act 10 Turkey in view
OF all the circumstances. and thar the
protection of lives and property of
American citizens made il necessary.
The Turkish government has sent
circular 10 the different embassies de-
handing the right 10 search foreign
vessels passing Constantinopls for
Armenians II is believed the powers
will not accede 10 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 Tor
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 z threatening attitude
1t is believed the Turkish government
will insist upon maintaining its 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 the reformers demanded by the
insurgents and giving them : sort OF
local eIf-government, which was look
ed upon as satisfactory 10 the insur-
gent leaders. This fresh demonstra-
ton in Crete will. in all probability
bring about further trouble and post
pone again q definite settlement Of the
eastern question.