Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-14
Abdul Hands Scheme for Dsliminating
Frontier Turned Down by Great Britain,
INSIST UPON COMPLETE SATISFACTION
Porte Expected to Yield All Points Before
Ultimatum Expires.
APOLOGY is MADE TO GERMANY
satisfaction Promised for Seisure of
ship Odysseus, hut Request IL
Made for Reduction of
Damages Claimed.

CoNsTANTINoPI.E, May lS.-Tabah has
been evacuated by the Turkish troops by
order Of the sultan. The porte's reply on
Friday to the British note agreed to ths
evacuation Of Tabah and to the appoint
ment of a commission for the doliminatiun
of the boundary, but It was couched In
such terms as to make II not acceptable
to Sir Nicholas OConor, the British am
bassadoT and he has insisted on complete
satisfaction being given before the expira-
tion OF the limit set by the British note
1t is expected that this will be accorded,
Apology TO Germany.
The porte today replied to Germany's
protest against the boarding and detention
of the German sailing ship odysseus by
Turkish officials recently while the vessel
was discharging cargo at Chibuklu. The
reply expresses regret at the occurrence
and promises to punish tho offieials respon-
sible for It, but It proposes a reduction of
the indemnity Of $500 which Germany de-
manded. The German protest described the
seizure of the odysseus rs an act OF piracy
London View of situation.
LONDON, May H-According to special
dispatches from Constantinople printed in
this mornings newspapers the Porte's re-
ply to the British note promised to restore
the status quo ante on the Sinai peninsula
and the delimination of the frontier by
Turkish and Egyptian oficials now on the
spot Sir Nicholas OConnor, the British
ambassador TO Turkey insists on the de-
Elimination of an Anglo-Turkish commits
sion. This is the demand the sultan is try
ing 10 evade, as II would acknowledge Great
Britains protectorate over Egypt and the
severance of Egypt from the Ottoman en-
pire, while the sultan wishes to maintain
before the world that Egypt is still a por-
tion OF his empire, The Morning Posts
Constantinople correspondent says that
Tewfk Pasha- the Turkish foreign minister,
furnished Ambassador O'Connor with ex-
PLANTATION which he considered quite satis-
factory, thus ending the crisis,
The Chronicles Alexandria correspondent
gives an official dispatch which Ghabi All
met Moukhtar Pasha, the Turkish commits
sioner at Cairo received from Constanti-
nople. 1t says: As the occupation OF
Tabah was intended only TO preserve the
status quo OF the Sinai peninsula by pre-
venting the erection OF military fortihca-
tions. and as necessary guarantees have
now been received, the Porte has issued
orders for its troops to withdraw from
Tsbah to their original place. They viii
be conveyed by the British cruiser Diana.
Negotiations are now proceeding to secure
final settlement OF the Sinai question"
Funeral of Bey of Tunis.
TUNIs, May lS-The funeral OF Sidi Mo
hammed Ell Hadji. hey Of Tunis, took place
this afternoon before an enormous gather
ing of natives and Europeans and the
French military and civil authorities There
was magnificent display OF Mohammedan
rites. chanting dirges and many Of the
Arabs touching the garments OF the dead
hey with the expectation OF obtaining par
don for condemned relatives.