Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-15

of 8 popular movement among the Armeni-
 ans, having for it's ultimate.objeet their de-
 livery from the Turkish yoke. The authoH.
 ties here as usual are taking every precaution
 to conceal the state of things, while at the
 same time orders have been sent to the gov
 ernor of the province to act with severity in
 order to stamp out the movement. In obe.
 dience to these orders some four or five hum
 dred prominent Armenians have already been
 arrested and incarcerated in the pestiferous
 jaiIs of Erzeroum. There can be no doubt
 that Russia supports the movement in order
 to further her own::objects of aggrandizement in upper Asia. The appearance of number
 of guerilla bands in the neighborhood of her frontier would furnish Russia with a sufi- cient pretext to occupy her neighbor's terri
 tory with the ostensible object of restoring order there. Prominent Armenians ascribe the movement to the abandonment of their cause by the European powers They say England especially led them to hope that something would be done to ameliorate their condition, but finding that her policy tends more and more to keep aloof from Armenian affairs and that article 61 of the Berlin treaty re- mains dead letter, they are in despair and compelled to look to Russia for assist ance. By the 61st article of the treaty of Berlin, the Porte undertook to carry out without delay the reforms demanded by To- cal requirements in the districts inhabited by Armenians and to guarantee their security against the Circassians and Kurds. Absolute ly nothing has been done to give effect to the stipulations The powers found 1t 8 matter delicate and difficult enough to coax or frightsn the Sultan into compliance with the injunctions of the treaty regarding his Euro pean neighbers, and solution having been discovered for the Greek and Montenegrin questions that of Armenia was left for more convenient season. Advice was given in abundance and diplomatic pressure was applied, but nothing save promises and grandiose schemes on paper has been the re- suit.
 VIENNA, Jan 1.-The latest advices from Armenia are fully confirmatory of the exist ence of @ widespread conspiracy against the Tarkish rule in that country. Those ac. quainted with the real state of affairs in Ar menia have expected such movement fer several months. From the best information that can be gathered it is believed that the object of the Armenian revolutionary party is to re establish the old Armenian empire from the shores of the Black Sea to beyond the Caspian. It was intended that the rising should begin in November in Turkish Arme- nia, assistance being expected from the Rus Eian ArmeAian5. It is stated that Persian Armenia is already undermined and fully pre- pared for active operations as soon as the proper time arrives. The Russian Armenians it is affirmed are fully resolved to join the movement in order to save their race from classification and their ancient church and na- tional customs from persecution and ultimate destruction. The idea of the leaders of the movement is that if they are successful the Armenian empire should be revived and a prince of old Armenian imperial family called to the throne. The Armenian patriarch of Van is reported to be connected with the in- surgent movement