The sun., 1900-11-20
RSlIIP SENT TO TURKEY.
n,TIitsUiP EfNU'kr ORDyRJD 10
IOifH ~ sUIRNt
u,' prfor,- the Demand ~ I've tnhsa Sts'es
frt Indemnity for the ou'fise' In Armenia
The k~ntu'h' Wa Unu1i fm Manila
~ order to tstr the riscs ~ the Oeson

N,sutrDToy, Nov ~ orders ~ sig.
nlnplr' character M connection wi'h 'Ir irtlt.
los- nitamt,t. of tho lu'"I .t0'"a 20 secure
Isyw'rt Of tho fE,ouD don ird of lurkoy
fpr t.a a., .frlnu,u = m" ,mrfloiu property
in the Armenian ''o' !"7 we're iS'I"d by the
Snvy Department ip.I.g. ''uH AN ~W
sent 20 Npllc1. 10 hc oliy.rod 10 taIi q. VI.
ca stpr og the ba,tlos'li Kentucky IN his
arrival there. directing that ~ Kentucky
touch at smyrna. Turkey Beyond tits ihot
no information concerning cart th st"rs
instructions IS obtliuablo Si"yrra was not
on the Original itinerary Of the Kentucky
since the controversy with the Turkish Govern
meut over tho Armenian claim became acute.
American wRrslips. proceeding to and from
tho Philippines. have b. specific directions
carefully avoided Turkish ports The inn
portant bearin.; on the indemnity question
of the orders 10 the most Powerful vessel u
the American Navy 10 stop al -my rni at thD
time Cannot therefore be overlooked.
one cAI Lnati,n oi tie orders ID hat The
Navy Dei aItnent decided ihut II would re
good thing To have the Kentucky s'ol at fu-
ropedn ports where the stars aud sin - Lad
not been seen 'Or a long time. III suJItTt or
lucky Il to stop az >aple,, which was not On
her original itinerary. His at'nIt q, an
explanation serves only, to Increase sutl lidon
as TO the purpose of the KertuCh ~ rari,i-
larry as the Government was only too will
ins some time ago 20 er'Lit the circulation
! OF an erroneous lmIrcs.loh That American
rayuent OF tho American indeml ity under
reat Of bomburdrs the town or taking los
session Of the SGst,m ., h9use. te Snirhh, S,,ht
iugton Government inter ded to iriel len lin
into raging tie ;ol"oo. intne resell Instance.
Will stop al SmyrUa. The SJ% ref orter knows
poSitiysly .hGt a." order. e9ye hcen ~ i.,nfd ,0-
Manila, where she will tll;n the place OF tho
OREGON on the Asitic -tat!on. Her COM
mander's instructions were TO- proceed WITH
| despatch 70 the Phil!npines. La,t week she
sto ped ~ Algicr, for coal ard left thor" sat
urdlr for Ma. les. From Naples she will pro-
ceed 70 Smvrna II was lcorned That her
the Turkish port The Kentucky and her sister
ship, the KcarslrRe, ar" tic only Neeeis oi we
trrrets. and with tho Alabama are the mot
powerful vessels Of the American Navy now In
active service With an Oriental MOSQUE a. a
! target. an excellent opportunity .f te't ting in
lractirnl way tho effectiveness of the concen-
tri,et fira Of the big guns In the Kentucky q
supnrpose1 frrr"ts will be afforded, but nc o.
the outcome of the visit OF tie big armorclad TO
Synrna.
sr' that no would nav the indemnity. on
thrae separate occasions lie said Jerso onallv
70 07"1r Strous the American Miniltcr ~
Constortino.lc t,nt Ia,men. would dd, be ISTih- wf
told that Mr. stral- had nodc q stat"ncn,
o. that effect to sultan said thgt the American
Minister had obtained IN cro1eous o0inIon
of his expression of willingness 20 rny II y we're
detcr,ninod that the Turl.ish Government wna
re-ponsiblo for the destruction of American
rropertv in Armenia. lie contended that
Turkeys responsibility had never been proved.
Later, however. the Sultan ler,onaliy &c
knowlo1god w. How'd g Gr',Nou Charge dAf-
f1ra- NJ ConstN0tinoule. in Mr. strauss ab~eroe,
that hIs Government was liable 10Y the out,
rage, to Americans in Armenia and promised
to ray the Indemnity. hut dal,ued to set a
date whom payment would be made. SinGe
lqg noariy over saturday pt tho sublime Porte
and pre- IsinG the claim. always receiving the
most cordial asSur7noe1 that the Snltnns prom
isc would h. fulNlled Bevond directing Mr..
Crlscorl n continue this pre- sure the Gov
crnnent has taken no action o: diplomatic
nature