The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-24
The Porte Becomes Alarmed at the Discovery,
and Takes Steps to Redress the Wrongs,
Hoping Thereby to Ayertan Invasion.
English Politics Discussed by Gladstone
Before an Enthusiastic Audience.
Another Disorderly Scene at the Trial Of
Father McFadden-Activity of Russian
Socialists-Iate News from Stanley.
ALARMED AT RUSSIA.
The Porte Will Redress the Wrongs OF the
Armenians to Stay q Russian Invasion.

The Porte Will Redress the Wrongs OF the
Armenians to Stay n Russian Invasion.
LONDON, Oct. 2S.-Turkish officials in
Constantinople have been thrown into .
fever of excitement by the discovery that
three months in Armenia gathering evil
dence of the cruelty and outrage prscticed
by the Turks and Kurds upon the helpless
Armenian Christians The Russians have
done their work so quietly that not hint
of their object reached the ears Of the
Turkish tyrants, and now that the evil
dence is in such shape as can be used to
present to the notice of all Christendom
the authorities in C0nstantinOple get their
first glimpse of the object of the willy Rus.
sian. The news of the discovery was at
once conveyed to the Sultan, whose first
move was to send for the judges investigat-
ing the charges against Moussa Bey, the
Governor of Armenia, and cOuntermand his
former instructions to them to acqult the
accused at ali hazards.
The necessity for taking immediate ac-
ton to redress the wrong of the Armenian
Christians is now. for the first time, recog-
nized in the Turkish capital. 1t is seen
that Russia now has a case to justify in the
eyes of Europeans an invasion of Armenia
to shield the Christian inhabitants from
the revolving cruelties heretofore repeated
ly charged, but never proven against their
Turkish masters. 1t is seen that the blow
is ready to fall, and if anything is to be
done to avert it it must be done at once
The first result of the discovery promises
TO be the conviction and severe sentence of
Moussa Bey, notwithstanding the evident
purposes all along to set him free to repeat
his acts of oppression and cruelty. There
is every evidence that the Porte has become
thoroughly awake to the perils of the situ-
alton, and that the long-s0ught reforms in
che administration of Armenia will be put
in force with feverish haste and ostenta-
tious publicity to the ear of Christian
Europe Whether or not these measures
at the eleventh hour, will avail to turn
away the impending blow for which Rus
sia has. seemingly, raised her arm, re-
mains to be seen.
The Pesther Lloyd says that in q recent in
terview with Professor Vamberg the Sultan
of Turkey declared positively that the
Porte would not join the triple alliance.
Turkey, he said, desired to maintain
neutral attitude and to be on the most
the powers. He regarded the COM
ing yisit of Emperor William to
Constantinople as an important and fort
innate event. The Sultan said he was
strongly opposed to autonomy for Armenia,
because two thirds of the inhabitants were
M0hammedens, whom ii would be unjust to
ignore for the sake of fhe Christian inhab-
itants. Professor Vanberg describes the
Sultan as an extremely conscientious and
painStaking ruler.