Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-18

SicuHd, november lI.-lHe luTklsH
government, not having yielded to the
demands Of the government of Austria
for redress on account of the indignities
offered to an Austrian merchant of
Messina, Herr Brazzafelli, the Austrian
ambassador at Constant1nop.e, Baron de
Calico, will leave the Turkish capital
= and an Austrian warship will lombard
the port of Mersina asia Minor) to.
morrow, if the demands of Austria are
not complied with by noon on Thurs
day.
Austria demands that the Turkish
government order salute of the Aus
trian flag, that the Vail of Adana, in
which district Mersina is situated, be
dismissed from his post and that the
Mutoesariff or local governor of Mer-
sina, be removed. 1t was announced
on Tuesday that the Porte had agreed
to the demands of Austria, but this
turned out to be premature and the
Sultan, buoyed UP by the recent victory
of the Turkish troops over those of
Greece during the recent war, will not,
it is believed, yield until the last mo-
ment.
BraZZafelli, who was the agent at
Mersina, the port of Adana, of the Aus
tria-Lloyd Steamship Company, was ex-
PEELED from Mcrsina last month, because
he was suspected by the Turkish au-
thorities Of having intrigued against
J the government of the Sultan. He ap-
pealed to the Austrian government, Tie
latter made representations on the sub
ject to the Porte and eventually Braz-
zafelli was allowed to return to Mer-
slna But when the Austrian merchant
attempted to land the local officials,
with the knowledge of the Vail of
Adana and the Mutossariff of Mersina
it is claimed, allowed Brazzafelli to be
SO grossly maltreated that he was com
PEELED to appeal to the Austrian con-
Sni for protection. The latter interfered
in behalf of his compa;riot and was
. himself repeatedly insulted. This action
: upon the part of the authorities AMI
others of Mersina was soon brought
to the attention of the Austrian gov
e"nment and caused the latter to insis,
Upon redress, namely, the dismissal Of
the two Turkish officials who were
81 own to be the most responsible for
the indignities heaped upon the Aus
strian consul and the merchant Brazza-
fell, and a salute to the Austrian flag
w Turkish fort or warshir
In reply to the strong note of the
Austrian government demanding an cx-
PLANTATION of the outrages, It developed
that Brazzafelli had incurred the Sis
picions of the Turkish authorities by
befriending fugitive Armen,ans and by
giving the most deserving cheap pas
sages from M, rs.na on boar the YES
sells of the Austrian-Lloyd Steamship
Company.
The newspapers of Vienna to-day dis
:,lss the incident at length and express
he hope that the Turkish government,
recognizing its mistake, will give Aus
ria the satisfaction she insists upon.
Austria, in addition to the demands
mentioned, will insist upon the Porte
furnishing her with definite assurances
respecting other matters notably the
complaints made by the officials of the
Austrian company operating the Orien-
tol dc MI
been brought to the attention of the
Turkish government.
In this connection, it is announced
here this morning that in addition to
dispatching the cruiser Franz Joseph
and the coast defense ship Wien and
other vessels of the Austrian squadron
in Cretan waters to Mersina with in
structions to obtain satisfaction for the
conduct complained of upon the part of
the Turkish officials, the Austrian ships
will at noon tomorrow, unless the
Porte has granted the demands of Aus
tria by that time, stop all traffic on
the Oriental railroads, and, it is semi
officially announced, have recourse to
other important political reprisals" The
Austrian dispatch boat at Constantine
pie, with the representatives of the Aus
TRAN embassy on board, will accompany
the Austrian squadron at Mersina.
A dispatch from Vienna says that
telegram has been received there from
Baron de Calico, the Austrian ambas-
sador at Constantinople, saying that the
Sultan has declared his willingness to
give Austria full satisfaction for the
! disputes in connection with the Orien-
kfal railroad, growing out of the trans
ctation of Turkish troops ITlring the
mt war between Turkey and Greece.
THE POLICY OF AUSTRIA
Based on the Alliance With Germany
and Italy
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