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Show MARINES MUTINY. Disgruntled Turks Make Final and Futile Fu-tile Resistance. Constnntlnople. Tho marines In the Knsslm barracks, whlcli arb situated behind tho American embassy,, mutinied mu-tinied Saturday night. They refused to embark for distribution to tho vn-' rious ports. Tho mnrlncs belong to tho old dls-nffectcd dls-nffectcd gnrrlson, nnd although they had nominally surrendered, wcro n nn ugly mood. They wero easily por-suaded por-suaded by agitators to mnko nn armed protest ngnlnst exllo from tho capital. General Schofket, commanding, lost no time In bringing tho mutineers to terms. After they had surrendered, ho said: "It was tho last fllckor of resistance. resist-ance. After wo hnd disposed several battalions of troops and soma batteries bat-teries within easy rango of tho barracks, bar-racks, wo Inquired which It was to ba obcdlcnco to order or tho fnto of their comrades ln tho Taxi in nrsenal. Tho whlto flag waB then hoisted on tho barracks. "I do not blnmo tho men for tho mutiny," added General Schofket, "It was tho work of a fow ringlcadors. We aro now sorting them out for court-martial." |