Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26
PORTE WILL BESHOWN
Sultan Still Refuses to Yield to Demand
Of Powers,
NAVAL DEMONSTRATION TO PROCEED
Ambassadors Conclude that Further Show
of Force is Necessary.
FLEET LEAVES PlRAtUS At NOON
Torpedo Boats Remain Behind to Keep
4 0nan
-EET LEAVES PIRAtUS At NOON
Torpedo Boats Remain Behind to Keep
Communication Open.
MUsSUlMANS SHOWING NO EXCITEMENT
German Foreign once EmphaticRlly
Denies that Germany is 60
Blame for the Attitude
of the sultan.

PARIS, Nov. 8-The international fleet
assembled at Piraeus for the purpose OF
making naval demonstration against
Turkey in support of the demands of the
powers for the financial control of Mace
donia, sailed at noon today under sealed
orders. British and French torpedo boats
were left behind to keep up communica-
ton with the fleet
1t was learned at the Foreign office to-
day that Austria and Russia, in behalf of
the powers, have addressed strong note
to Bulgaria, Servia and Greece warning
them that the powers in the naval dem
onstration against Turkey shoSld not be
made a pretext for revolutionary move
ments on the part of these countries
against Turkey.
1t is now definitely determined that the
objective of the demonstration will be the
Island of Mtylene, where the customs
will be seized, but the international feet
will not act within twenty-four hours and
probably not within fortyeight hours
In the meantime the porte and the am
bassadors continue their discussions with
some prospect that Turkey will yield before
the fleet acts
Turks Unable to Resist.
Information reaching official quarters
leads to confidence that the Turkish re-
sistance to the powers will not go to the
extent of military or naval measures OF
defense. An official who passed the
Dardanerles during the last few days said
today that Turkeys few available war
ships at the Golden Horn were worthless
hulks. Moreover. the official view is that
the sultan will not permit the firing of a
shot which might precipitate war. Turk
ish land operations, said the official, are
equally unlikely.
The island of Mytilene has garrison OF
several hundred troops, but the French
. officials say these were withdrawn to a
remote part of the island when the Frenih
landing occurred in 1901 owing to the
sultan's desire to avoid the possibility of
an armed conflict. The present seizure
of the Mytilene customs is expected 70
be executed with similar absence OF
armed resistance.
The Temps this afternoon printed dis
patch from Constantinople saying that the
palace was deeply agitated by the firmness
of the powers, leading to indications that
the negative response of the porte would
be reconsdered.
Ambassadors Call for Fleet.
| CONSTANTGNOPLE, via Sofia, Bulgaria
Nov. 25.-The ambassadors of the powers
at a conference, just held, decided to pro
| Ceed with the naval ueInOuSlIdtiOu os til'
best reply TO the porte's note.
There is absolutely no sign among the
Mussulmans of Constantinople that they
are in the least way disturbed concerning
the question of the financial condition o.
Macedonia. The vast majority are no
aware that such a question exists. Th'
aspect Of the city is perfectly normal anC
there appears to be no chance of an anti
Christian movement unless the word Il
given from high quarters.
1t is persistently reported, but not ye
confirmed, that the grand vizer, Feri,
Pasha has been dismissed and replaces
by Abidn Pasha, governor general of tn
archipelago. AS the acceptance of the de
mands of the powers requires scapegoat
there is a disposition In some quarters T.
credit the report as being the percusor o
the abandonment by the porte OF il
present attitude.
; Following the precedent which he Sc
when the Russian fleet made demonstra
r ton off the coast of Iniada in 19O3 tn
' sultan has charged Vice Admiral Hush
, Pasha, who left Constantirople Novembe
2 q on a special steamer for the Dardanelle'
2 among other duties, to welcome the inter
D national fleet with presents of fruit, can
! dies and cigarettes.
s BERLIN, Nov. 25.-The Foreign offic
+ emphaticaly denies that Turkeys attitud
Y is due to German influences. So far fror
: this being true it is said that the sulta
Is actually angry at Germany because III
Foreign Office has repeatedly advised hii
e 10 accept the powers demands.
Austria watches Others.
VIENNA, Nov. 25.-Austria will continu
10 take part in the international actio
against Turkey so long as the powers az
: unanimously. But II any power desires I
withdraw and does withdraw Austria wi
also withdraw.
~ Austria is not moving troops toward III
southern frontier despite reports to n
contrary. The statement that It conten
plaes a movement on Salonica is cat
gorically denied.
There is practically no doubt that II
note of Russia and Austria to the Balks
: states warning them not to interpret II