Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-08

cry on the part of the natives, who. it is
when their fanaticism is aroused or off,
cial control is relaxed.
In order to prepare the vessels for any
service they may be called on to perform
without delay, the collier Hannibal at
Lisbon has been dispatched to the Turkish
port with a full supply of coal for the
squadron and other GOLFERS will be sent
there should the visit he prolonged as Is
not unlikely, unless the sultan despairs
of European assistance and agrees to meet
the demands of the United States without
further evasion or delay.
Barker's Squadron at Gibraltar.
Another event which has an important
bearing on the general situation was the
arrival at Gibraltar today of the big bat
tie ship squadron. comma nded by Rear Ad-
miral Barker. This squadron is the most
powerful In the United States navy, and
consists of the Kearsarge Alabama Iowa
Maine. Missouri and Illinois. These vessels
are now on their way home from a visit to
the eastern Mediterranean as far as Pi-
raeus. the port of Athens, and evidently
left those waters with idea that they
might be required to return so soon
1t is now intimated that their departure
from the eastern Mediterranean WAS due
to a misunderstanding between the State
and Navy Departments. 1t is said that the
former department desired them to STAY in
the east with view to their use in Turkey
and that the latter department not know
Ing that there presence was desired there
any longer failed to countermand the orig
inal orders which required their return To
the United States by the 10th of September.
Ag efR tod In
for the battle ship squadron to return to
the United States have been SUSPENDED
pending the developments in Turkey. The
vessels will therefore take on n sunnly or
coal at Gibraltar which will Involve a stay
of two or three days at that port. The iron
elads VIII then proceed TO Lisbon Portugal
In order to afford the sailors shore leave
and recreation before they resume their
voyage to the home port.
Admiral Barker will remain at Iishon
until he receives orders from the denart
hleht 10 the contrary the purpose beng TO
second the efforts of the State Department
in Turkey and. II need be. the big shjps
Will be turned back into the Eastern Med
fterranean to reinforce Admiral Jewell
squadron. Ii matters are satisfactorily
adjusted In Constantinople within the next
month the battleship squadron will cross
the Atlantic to Menemsha Blight where the
quarterly target practice will be held
Secretary Hays Frank Statement.
Secretary Hay today straightforwardly
and frankly told Chekib Bey the Turkish
charge here, that the patience of the Unit
ed States government was well-nigh ex-
hausted. The charge is expected to COM
municatn this information TO his home
government speedily. Chekib Bey had no
instructions from the porte when he called
at the State Department today. He had
seen the newspaper reports of the inten
ton OF the State Department to second
Minister Leishman's efforts diplomatically
at Constantinople by the presence of a
fleet OF American warships in Turkish wa
ters, but he doubted the reports.
Secretary Hay soon satisfied him on that
point and the charge returned to his lega-
tion to frame a dispatch for the informa-
tion of the Turkish foreign office. He did
not care to make any statement himself as