The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-11-18
SULTAN YIELDS
Threat of Austria to BOmbard
Mersina Brings a Tardy
Acquiescence.
Thursday Noon Was the Time
For the Expiration of the
UltimatIm.
Several Matters Besides the Mer-
sina Incident Remain
Unsettled.

LONDON, Nov. 1S-A special dispatch
from Vienna says that a telegram has
been received there from Baron Calico,
the Austrian ambassador at CONSTANT
nople, saying that the sultan has de-
clared his willingness to give Austria
full satisfaction for the Mersina Incl
dents and in regard ITO the disputes in
connection with the Oriental railroad
growing out of the transportation OF
Turkish troops during the recent war
between Tu1Ney and Greece.
Austria demanded that the Turkish
government order salute to the Aus
TRAN flag; that the vail of Adana, in
which Mersina is situated, be dismissed
from his post, and that the mutosseriff,
or local governor of Mersina, be re-
moved. It was announced on Tuesday
that the porte had agreed to the de-
mands of Austria, but this turned out
to be premature, and the sultan, buoyed
up by the easy victory of the Turkish
troops over those of Greece during the
recent war will not, it is believed, yield
until the last moment.
How the Trouble Came About.
Brazzafelli, who was the agent at
Mersina, the port of Adana, of the
Austria Lloyd Steamship company, was
expelled from Mersina last month be.
cause he was suspected, rightly or
wrongly, by the Turkish authorities
of having intrigued against the govern
ment of the sultan. He appealed to the
Austrian government, the latter made
representations on the subject to the
porte, and eventually Brazzafeli was
allowed to return to Mersina. But when
the Austrian merchant attempted to
land, the local official, with the knowl-
edge of the vail of Adana and the
mutosseriff of Mersina, it IS claimed,
allowed Brazzifelli to be grossly mall
treated, and that he was compelled to
appeal to the Austrian consul
for protection. The latter promptly
interfered in behalf of his COM
patriot and was himself repeatedly
insulted. This action upon the part of
the authorities and others of Mersina
was soon bSought to the attention OF
the Austrian government and caused
the latter toinsist upon redress, namely,
the dismissal of the two Turkish of
ficials who were shown to be the most
responsible for the indignities heaped
upon the Austrian consul and the mer-
chant, Brazzafelli, and salute to
the Austrian flag by Turkish for t
or warship. In reply to the strong
note of the Austrian government de-
manding an explanation of the out
RACES, it developed that BraZzafelli had
incurred the suspicious of the Turkish
authorities by befriending fugitive Ar
menians and by giving the most deserv-
ing cheap passages from Mersina on
board the vessels of the Austrian Lloyd
steamship company.
The newspapers of Vienna discuss
the incident at length and express athe
hope that the Turkish government,
recognizing its mistake, will give
Austria the satisfaction she insists
upon.
There Are Other Matters TO Settle.
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-
tai railroads, which have frequently
been brought to the attention of the
Turkish government. In this connec-
tion, it is announced here that in addi-
ton to dispatching the cruiser FAM
Joseph and the coas5 defense ship Wien
and other vessels Of tho Austrian squad
ron in Cretan waters. 10 Morslna with
Instructions to obtain saCias aetlon fer
the condact complained OF upon the
part OF the TunkIsn officials, the AUS
GRAN sslip5 VIII ct 1loe1s unless the
porte has granted 9ife demands % Aus.
tria by that time, sop rralfic on The
Oriental railroads, and It IS semi
officially anpoUnced, ha&o recourse 10
other important polltice-l ~ pfisals,
The Austrian dlspatea BOAT at Con-
stantiRolde, with the representatives of
the Austrian embassy on board, will
accompany the Austrian squadron at
Mersina.
Race Eorses Injured.
LONDON, Nov. Is. In a rpiiroad colli-