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Allied Powers viii Make Demonstra-
finn Aoainst Turkey

Allied Powers viii Make Demonstra-
tion Against Turkey.
Vienna, Nov. 25.-Baron Won Calico,
the Austrian-T Hungarian ambassador
at Constantinople, has telegraphed Ad-
miral Ritter Won Jedine for a portion
of the international feet to sail i'm
mediately, proceeding either to Myth
lene ian island OF the Grecian archi-
pelago belonging to Turkey in Asia)
or for Besika bay (near the entrance
of the Dardanelles).
viii Sail To-Day.
Athens, Nov. 25 - 1t is understood
that the international feet will sail to-
day.
Witt Carry Out Threat.
London, Nov 25.-The persistent re-
fusal of the Turkish government to ac-
cept European control of the revenues
of the vilayets of Macedonia, notwith-
standing the nltimatum presented by
the allied powers, is about to lead to
the putting into operation of the
the view of compelling the acquies-
cence of Turkey in the European con-
troll of the administration of the pro-
posed reforms in Macedonia.
The obduracy of the sultan appar-
emily is based on the belief that he
had the passive support of the emper-
or Of Germany and upon the jealousies
supposed to exist among the powers
interested.
Thought Sultan Would Yield.
In diplomatic quarters it had been
supposed to the \, ny last the sultan
would yield, and even now it is expect
ed that he will do SO before the inter
national fleet takes active measures.
1t is understood that the sultan ap-
pealed vainly to Emperor William
Emperor Nicholas ard Emperor
Francis Joseph against the projected
demonstration. The combined fleet of
the powers now assembled at Piraeus
consists of six large and four small
vessels, commanded by Admiral Ritter
Won Jedina of the Austrian navy.
Great
Britain Is Represented
by the armore1 cruiser Lancaster and
the scout ship Sentinel, Austria by the
armored cruiser st. George and the
torpedo cruisex Szigetvar, Italy by the
armored cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi
and the torpedo boat destroyer Ostro
and France by cruiser and gun
boat.
Germany's abstention from partici-
patton in the proposed demonstration
makes the situation Increasingly in
teresting.
The powers are said to hive agreed,
as the first part of their procedure, on
the seizure of the harbors and custom
houses of the island Of Mytllene, the
island of Limos, in the northern
part of the Aegean sea, and the island
of Tenedos, on the west coast of Asia
Minor.
Massacres Are Threatened.
Paris, Nov. 25.-Turkey's note in re
ply to the ultimatum of the powers
contains warning that the action OF
the powers in resorting to a naval
demonstration may precipitate an in
ternal uprising of Mussulmans against
the Christian population of Turkey
This is considered to be threat, as it
is known that no demonstration of
Mussulmans against Christians can
occur unless it has the silent acqui-
essence of the Turkish government
The answer of the porte as whole
is entirely unsatisfactory, since it
does not respond to the demand for
the extension of the authorities Of the
financial agents of the powers for two
years and is eyasive upon the question
of the general control by the powers
of the financial affairs of Macedonia.