Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-31

this IL the first voyage we have made
during the last three years"
When the sun rose the captain still
was searching for land, and the trip
which should have lasted three hours
had extended to fifteen before the point
on the coast of Asia Minor was reaoh-
ed.
on the birthday of the emperor Of
Russia Il Is customary for all the Turk
18Th warships lying at or near Constan-
tuople to fire u salute OF thirty-thfee
guns but on the occasion Of the cars
birthday. May IS, this mark of honor
was omitted. The omission attracted
much attention. and gave rise to the
report that the relations between Rus
STA and Turkey were critical. The Rus
sian ambassador I'm Constantinople de-
manded an explanation from the Porte,
which professed TO be ignorant of theA
cause of the omission and ordered an
inquiry, as the result of which 1t APP
peared that not single warship had
sufficient powder on board To fire a sa-
lutte of one gun, much less thirtythree
SHIPS HELD UP FOR PAY.
Many other stories are related in Con-
stantlnonle showing the lamentable
condition TO which Hassan Pasha's adj
minlstration reduced the Turkish navy.
From time to time 1t is announced that
one Of the ships OF the Turkish navy
has been dispatched to Genoa TO Klel
or to some other shipbuilding port TO be
modenized, but they rarely come back
TO Constantinople again The Porte
pays a small installmcnt In advance,
and work is begun on the ship in ques-
ton, More money however, is not
forthcoming from Turkey,and the ship
building firm ceases work until the next
installment arrives, with the result that
the ship lies for years without being
touched. There Is a Turkish warship
In dock AT Genoa which has been there
for six years, and one at Flel which
has been there for Eve years
A few weeks ago the Turkish navy
was increased by the addition of two
brand hrst-class and up-to-date
torpedo boats in circumstances that are
worthy OF record. 1,he torpedo boats
had been ordered from the firm of An
saldo, az Genoa. and Signor Ansaldo,
who is an old hand at dealings with
the Turks made the following arrange
ment In fegard to payments One-third
Of the price had to be paid in advance.
one-thrd before the departure of the
torpedo boats from Genoa, and one
third when they passed through the
Dardanelles on their way to Constants
nople.
The first two installments We're maid
without excessive delay, and Signor
Ansaldo himself Went on board TO take
the boats to Constantinople on arrl-
Val at the Dardaneles he anchored and
telegraphed TO the Turkish capital for
the third installment. Receiving no
reply he sent n second, third. fourth,
fifth and sixth telegram, all In vain.
Finally he hoisted a huge Italian flag
ON each of the torpedo boats and sailed
up the Bosphorus, dropping anchor I'M
der the windows Of the sutan's palace.
The sudden appearance OF two Italian
torpedo boats in commanding posi-
ton opposite Yildiz Klosh created quite
a panic In the palace, and the sultan
demanded explanations, which were i'm
mediately forthcoming from Signor An
saldo, The third installment was paid
with remarkable CELEBRITY. The wIly
Italian had understood how TO obtain
his due.