The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18
Sultan Agrees to Make ReparntiOn for
the Insult to Herr Brazzafeli at
Mersina, Asia Minor.
ANOTHER REVERSE in INDIA
BRITISH TROOPS SUFFER SEVERELY
IN A FIGHT WITH REBELS.
Austria's Foreign Relations Discussed
by the EmperOr-Rumor that Prin-
cess KafuIani VIII Wed.

LONDON, Nov. 17.-There will be no bonn
bardment of Mersina, Asia Minor, by
Austrian war ships, the Porte having ac-
ceded to the demands of Emperor Francis
Joseph's representative at Constantinople.
Austria gave Turkey until tomorrow noon
to make reparation for outrages on Aus
trian subjects, and the Sultan put off COM
pliance with the ultimatum as long as he
thought safe. Austria demanded that the
Turkish government order a salute of the
Austrian flag. that the Vail of Adana, in
which district Mersina is situated, be dis
missed from his post, and that the Mutos-
sariff, or local governor. Of Mersina be re-
moved. 1t was announced on Tuesday that
the Porte had agreed to the demands of
Austria, but, as cabled last night, this
turned out to be premature, and the Sultan,
buoyed up by the easy victory of the Turk
ish troops over those of Greece during the
recent war, did not yield until the last mo-
ment.
BrazzafelI, who was the agent at Mersina,
the port of Adana, of the Austrian Lloyd
Steamship Company, was expelled from
Mersina because he was suspected, rightly
or wrongly, by the Turkish authorities of
having intrigued against the government of
the Sultan. He appealed to the Austrian
government The latter made representa-
tions on the subject to the Porte, and
eventually Brazzafelli was allowed to re-
turn to Mersina. But when the Austrian
merchant attempted to land the local minor
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 compelled
to appeal to the Austrian consul for protec-
ton. The latter promptly interfered in be-
half of his compatriot and was himself re-
peatedly insulted This action on the part
of the authorities and others of Mersina was
soon brought to the attention of the Aus
trian government and caused the latter to
insist on redress. In reply to the strong
note of the Austrian government demanding
an explanation of the outrages it developed
that Brazzafelli had incurred the suspicious
of the Turkish authorities by befriending
fugitive Armenians and by giving the most
deserving cheap passages from Mersna
board the Austrian Lloyd Steamship Com
pany'S steamers.
AS there seemed to be no disposition on
the part of the Porte to make reparation for
the insult the Austrian government this
morning dispatched the cruiser Franz
Joseph, the coast defense ship Wien and
other vessels of the Austrian squadron in
Cretan waters to Mersina with Instructions
that unless other orders were received by
noon tomorrow the war ships We're to land
roads and have recourse to other i'm
portant political reprisals.' The Austrian
dispatch boat Constantinople, with the rep
resentatives of the Austrian embassy on
board, was to accompany the Austrian
squadron to MerSina.
When the Sultan realized he had a greater
power than Greece to deal with and learned
of the instructions to the officers of the
Austrian fleet he backed down and complied
with the terms of the ultimatum. A special
dispatch from Constantinople received this
evening says the Vail of Adana and the
Mutossarif of Mersina have been deposed,
the victim of the outrage, Herr Brazzafeli
will be indemnified, and the Sultan has con
sented to pay the claims of the Oriental
Railroad, which is operated by an Austrian
company, paying the $1,250,O0O being the ball
ance due the company for the conveyance
of Turkish troops during the recent war
with Greece.
A dispatch to the Times from Constan-
tinople confirms the report that the Sultan
has declared his willingness to give Austria
Hungary full satisfaction for the Mersina
incident and the claim Of the Oriental Rail-
way Company.