Washington County News | 1898-09-24 | Page 2 | The Sultan Yields

THE SULTAN YIELDS. Demfcmls of the ISritlsh Admiral Complied With. Caudia, Island of Crete, Sept. 10. The sultan has ordered Djevad Pasha, the military commander in Crete, to accede to the demands of the llritish admiral, Gerard Henry Xoel, for disarmament, dis-armament, thus complying with the whole ultimatum of the admiral. A British military detachment has occupied occu-pied the entrance to the fort, and it is reported that the Ottoman troops will be withdrawn and a British force will occupy the town. Among the prisoners already handed over to Admiral Noel are two who are credited with being ringleaders in the attack on the British camp.