The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-25
WED Is LIKELY TO
ADVOCATE THRONE
King Returns to Palace, How
ever, and Temporary
Quiet Reigns.
RELIGIOUS WAR FEARED
rrstwhile Ruler Said to Have
Lost All Authority
and Prestige.
RELIGIOUS WAR FEARED
Special Gable Dsspdfcses 10 The sux.

Special Gable Dispatches TO THE Sun.
Romr. May ga wireless report from
tse italian envoy at Duraszo TO the For
ON ONCE says that on Saturday the Mus
tulrian insurgents defeated the Albanian
gsndarmerie and took the Dutch officers
ard numerous gendarmes prisoners. There
vas a panic In Durazzo and Prince
william Of Wied. the new ruler. and his
family took refuge on an Italian warship.
After the Mpret had boarded the war
ship the insurgents sent delegates to the
Italian Minister and his Austrian, French
and British colleagues. demanding per-
mission to present a petition to the King
asking for their pardon. They declared
THAT II their request was not granted they
would shoot the prisoners and sack Du-
fasro.
From later dispatches Il seems that the
rghting ceased at $3.50. The commits
,on.rs went TO the warship with the mes
sage from the insurgents and the King
returned TO the palace at 80 and sent
. letter to the insurgents In which he
SAID there was no necessity OF using fur
Their force against them II they would SUBJ
nit He also requested them to release
TIE prisoners. The Queen returned to the
Palace at Q =. NJ. but the children were
kft aboard the warship until to-day.
The ighting lasted from early morning
Until . 80 p. ". There was much cannon
firing, but little damage was done to the
city. which was quiet Saturday night.
Mussulman hostility TO the Christians
Is Increasing and widespread religious
var Is feared. Fighting is proceeding In
the interior between the insurgents and
the Albanian troops and all telegraph
Communication. including the submarine
cable at Avlons, has been cut off. The
Npret has lost all his authority and pres
tse
LONDON, May o5.-The political corre-
sPondent OF the Daily Telegraph sends
despatch from Durazzo saying that
Major Sleys. tho former Dutch COM
nsnder OF the gendarmerie. who was
appointed to succeed Essad Pasha as head
Of tho army. sent an order at A. NJ. Sat-
urday ordering the Malissori tribesmen
20 march against the rebels at Shiak.
The Malissores fatty refused TO proceed
thence to Tiarna to fight the insurgents
and returned to Durazzo. Major Sleys
then ordered fifty volunteers to march
against the insurgents. They started out
enthusiastically. but were surrounded and
captured within forty-five minutes
The correspondent adds that the foreign
sailors we're taken from the city Sunday
evening with the exception OF a few who
are protecting tho legations.
Kings Reign Virtually Ended.
IN. King got chilling reception on
1is return TO the palace on Saturday
night. Bitter remarks were made openly
on his hurried departure. The Albanians
afirm that the same sentiments will be
felt throughout the country and that the
reign OF the Mpret has virtually ter
minated
The correspondent declares tho IN
surgents are docile and are more 10 be
p.ted than feared. He says there would
ave been no fighting IL conciliatory
measures had been taken instead OF irri-
Eating the Moslems by sending the Catholic
Msl!ssores to oppose them and banlshing
Essad Pssha.
A Berlin despatch to the Daily Mua
says Dr. Berghausen. ex-physician to the
Mpret OF Albania has just arrived at
Cologne from Durazzo.
The physician. who received telesraphic
notice OF his dismissal white ON the way
10 Germany. says the revolutionary con-
d,tions In Albania are due chiefly to the
arrogance Of Prince williams Prussian
military encourage. He says also that
Essad Pashs, who was accused OF hav-
ing instigsted the uprising. was only de-
ported after ne had received a guarantee
Of safe conduct. tho Mpret offering his
secretary, Capt, Armstrong, as a hostage.