The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-20
TROUBLE IN ARMENIA.
Little Reliance Placed n Word Firm
 Constnntinppie.


 without date from ConstantInoplc via Boston. imputing to Minister Terrell an absence of solicltude for American citizens. especially as all his corre- spondence with the state department indicates mafke activity on his part In behalf of Americans who have brought complaints to him. Mir. Ter rell in many instances has been exceed ingly frank In his ipsistance that Amer ican passports be respected by Turkish officials. On September 29, 1893. Minis ter Terrell wrote Secretary Gresham as follows:
 "The unsatisfactory condition of the treaty relation between the United States and Turkey on the subject of naturalization Is daily becoming more embarrassing. The recent correspon- dence between the Turkish misister and yourself on the subject of Turkish policy In refusing to naturalized Armenians the right to return here had it's origin in their belief that they returned only for sedltious work. am applied to al most daily to relieve returning Arme- nians from annoyance ard arrest.
 Thus far, while the Turks will not concede to those naturalized after 1869, the status of American citizenship, I have succeeded in securing in each case the relief needed. But in the nature of things this good fortune in evading trouble cannot last long. I said to the grand vizier only last week that when my country naturalized a man it fol- lowed him with its flag so long as he was honest, and that while regretted the disagreement as to the status of Armenians, naturalized since the law of 1869 1t could only be regulated as to the future by treaty, and as Turkey was the power most interested I awaited her propositions for I had no instruc- tions, and hence no propositions to make
 The very case brought into question m the Boston complaint was referred to In the official correspondence MT. Ter rell sent full account to the state de- partment of the arrest of Paul G.. Redighian in October last year. He said that Redighian. a raturalized cit izen of the United States, was arrested and deprived of his passport and was released on bail, no offense being al- leged. His release WAS ssfAued on de- rriand of the consul gen -ral ofEhe United States.
 MT. Terrill did not learn of the case until the day before he wrote, but on october 21 he reported to the state department that Redighian had been permitted to go into the interior as he desired. MT. Terrill added:, "He will Of his volition return here in thirty days cen route for the United States On October 27 Secretary Gresham sent Minister Terrill cablegram recogniz- ing the right of Turkey to exclude aliens and stating that absence of a treaty made it impossible to insist that the naturalization of Arnenians in the United States should be respected by the Turkish government On the fol- lowing day Minister Terrill replied that he had demanded the release and sur render of Redighian under the author ity of instruction of Mr. Bayard to his predecessor This report continues:
 "The contention with the porte has been its claim of right to treat as Turkish subjects those Turks who have been naturalized in the United States since 1869 without consent of the Otto- man government. Under the authority of instructions to this legation above referred to I could not do otherwise, than regard Redighian as the equal of any native born American citizen. I could not do otherwise, under the fourth porte of 1880 than claim for myself and article of the treaty with the Ottoman the consul here the exclusive right to. imprison him if he had committed an offence
 The, published volume of diplomatic correspondence of last year contains numerous other instances of MT. Ter rilfs energetic interference in behalf of American naturalized citizens and ap- pears: to refute in eye1y particular Redighian's story to the Boston mis- sionaries.
 London, Dec. 19.-The Armenian so- ciety made this statement:
 "The archbishop of Marash has been removed from the jail in Aleppo and it is feared has been hanged Enquirers at the British consulate are informed that the officials are not aware of the archbishop's whereabouts. The bishop of Hadjin and the archbishop of Ze- tiouan, who have long been victims of insult and outrage have been con- demned to death, as was also Father Davorak of Morash. Sister Elizabeth and twentythree other Armenians of Zetiouan, whose terms have expired, are still detained in prison. The gov ernment's declaration that the fires in the above places were caused by Ar menians has excited the Moslems, al- though all know that the buildings destroyed had been occupied by Ar menians. The church in Beylin has been closed and the priest and fifteen members are in prison in The convents at Hadjin, zetiouan and Fournoz have been closed and the bishop of Adana has been ex- He'd to Jerusalem"
 Dixon and Grin 10 Fight.
 Philadelphia, Dec. 19-George Dixon and young Griffo were matched to-day