Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-08


displayed no qualities fitting him to be a
good foreign minister. He has won the sui
tans confidence by the timely detection Of
palace plots, and he Is likely to be a docile
palace instrument. II looks, therefore, as If
the sultan were thinking more Of his own
situation"
The Constantinople correspondent Of the
STANDARD sends an interview with Said Pasha.
IN which he said he could not claim the
turkish administration was snow white, but
1t was certainly not as black as 1t was
painted The ministers, he said, were work.
ing hard to carry out the scheme of reform
and counted upon England's generosity not
to Increase the difficulties by encouraging the
revolutionary Armenians, who. instead of be-
ing grateful for the concessions that had
been made, were in open revolt throughout
Asia.
A dispatch to the Standard from Vienna
says: 1T is believed the changes in the
Turkish ministry are intended to appease Mo
hammedan disaffection, and are not a demon
stration against England although Klamil
Pasha. the outgoing grand vizier, was the
most pro-Eng!Ish of the pasnas."
COMMENCED BY ARMENIANs
The Daily News Constantinople corre-
spondent, whose sympathies lean toward the
Armenian side, admits that the Moslem at
tacks have aroused such a spirit of oppos!-
ton and despair among the Armenans that
instead of allowing themselves to be killed
quietly, as at Trebizonde and Akhssar the
Armenians themselves commenced the attack
at Zetoun, Erzaroum and elsewhere, besides
making ill-advised and mischievous demon
stratons IN Constantinople. 1T will take
years. the correspondent continues "to re-
yive the confidence and trade and commerce
lost through the present condition of anar-
chy due TO the deplorable weakness and in
action OF the government"
AS an instance Of tkas the correspondent
cites that Hon. A. w. Nerrill United States
minister has been trying for two months to
obtain permission for United States Consul
Poche at Aleppo to see an American citi-
zen of Armenian origin, who has been sent
to prison for life. 1t is pointed out that Min
lister Terr has secured orders from the two
grand vizers to the local authorities at
Aleppo to grant this permission, which have
either been rescinded before the consul had
an opportunity to act upon them, or have been
disobeyed by the local government, the de-
sired result being evaded, rather than re-
fused
This Is more remarkable" the Hajly News
correspondent observes, because Mr.. Terril
has considerable personal influence at the
porte. Yet, now, after demanding the dis
missal of the vail at Aleppo or that the porte
itself should assume the responsibility of re-
fusal, he has only succeeded in getting an
order for the prisoner to be brought here"
ONE HOPEFUL SIGN
AS noted elsewhere in the dispatches to
the Associated press, Kiamil Pasha the re-
tlring grand vizler, has been appointed vail
OF Aleppo to succeed the official who has
held that place during Mr. Terril's efforts
to secure an interview with the prisoner
Tho only hopeful sign in the outlook, accord
ing to the opinion of the Daily News corre-
spondent is the report that the troops at
Erzeroum, under Shakir Pasha high COM
missioner to enforce the Armenian reforms
have attacked a Moslem mob which had
formed with a purpose of doing mischief to
the Armenians. "If his is confirmed" the
correspondent thinks, at will show that Tur-
key really desires that the massacres shall
cease"
cipher letter received from Erzingiau.
headquarters of the notorious Zekld Pasha
commander of the troops at the time of the
Sassoun massacre, states 1000 Armenians
have been killed during the late disturb
ances.
A vlenns dispatch r. ~ Daily News from
its correspondent there says he hears that
unless there is an amelioraton in the condi-
tion of affairs Russia will occupy Armenia
simultaneously with the holding Of the Euro
pean conference
NO DESIGNS ON THE. ARMBNIANs.
WASHINGTON, Nov. THE Turkish le-
CATION announces the following telegram from
the sublime porte, under Yesterdays date
"All news concerning plots, threatening let
ters and a supposed dissatisfaction in the
ranks of the army and navy are entirely
propagated by well known newspaper cor
respondents, affiliated with the Armenian COM
mlttee to alarm public opinion. As for the
oft-repeated assertion of the intended exter-
mination OF the Armenlans, it Is too absurd
TO be contradicted. The efforts of the i'm
parial government tend, on the contrary. to
quell the revolt of the Armenlans and to re-
press their criminal and bloody agitation.
THE Armenian agitation at Diarbeklr was
on the point of subsiding when the Armeni-
hat
the Mussulmans by throwing bombs
at them and by firing at the
Muezzins at the very time when the latter
were calling the faithful to prayers. During
the affray fifty Mussulmans and ninety Ar
menians were killed and wounded
"Armenians rioters attacked the patrols at
Slvrk, killing a few Mussulmans and setting
fire to the bazar.
1.-TWO hundred Armenian revoluionsts, hav-
ing at their head Kevrok, chief of the parish
Of Ferps (Marash) attacked the village of
Tehoukour Hlsear, and killed twelve Mussul-
mans. Some of the agitators were arrested
including part of the Armenian brigands who
captured Hadji Hassan Oglouhusn All news
published as TO the occurrence of trouble at
Adana, Tarsus and Mersine is absolutely
without foundation"
PARIS, Nov. AT a meeting here today
OF delegates representing Armenian colonies
in various parts of Europe, it was resolved
to address an appeal to the six powers
which signed the Berlin treaty, urging i'm
mediate Intervention to stop 1.-The method
ical eXtermination of the Armenans which is
being carried out by the Ottoman govern