Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-11-23
FRESH MASSACRES.
Confirmation OF the Bloody Record from
Armenia--The Human Slaughter Stili
Goeh Oa-The Weak and Cowardly Sui
tan Totally Unable to Control or Check
the sanguinsry Storm lie Has Raised
Significant Talk.

Goeh Oa-The Weak and Cowardly Sui
tan Totally Unable to Control or Check |
tho Sanguinary Storm lie Has Raised |
Significant Talk.
LONDON, Nov. 10.-The representa-
tive in Constantinople of the United |
Press tclegraphs under Sundays date
that dispatches from Sivas, dated No
vember Is, have been received there
stating that the massacres in the Mar
sovan and Amasia districts were re-
newed that day. The correspondent
also states that number OF persons
were killed at Sivas on the 10th.
United States Minister Terrell re-
ceived dispatch from Aleppo on the
1G.A, saying that massacre had oc-
Cured at Aintab, sixty miles north
northeast of Aleppo. The governor OF
Aleppo was Immediately instructed by
wireto strenuously enforce the meas
rses taken for the protection of the
American residents in his jurisdiction.
Mn Terrell has obtained from the
port q. order for guard OF troops to
protest the. American missionaries
who, with their families, are about to
proceed to Van, from Bitlis.
The porte is endeavoring to raise
1000, 900 for the purpose of assisting
the mobilization of troops, and offers
to prolong the concession of tobacco
regie in exchange for loan of that
sum.
During the last two weeks tre-
mendous pressure has been exercised
by the porte upon the Armenian patri-
arch, to get him to send circular
note to all the Armenians in Asia
Minor, exhorting them to keep quiet
and lend themselves to no promoters
of disturbances.
The object of the porte in taking
this step is clearly to induce the belief
that the troubles are IN very great
measure due to the aggressions of the
Armenians themselves and that the
troops are merely suppressing riots
when engaged in their work of
slaughter.
Yielding to this pressure the patri-
arch finally drew up "a note which he
sent to the minister of police, Mazim
Pasha, for his approval
In the meantime kilograms were
constantly arriving telling of the
fresh.massacres and the patriarch sent
his secretary to Mazm Pasha demand
ing the return of his note. The secre-
tary was at the time instructed to say
to the minister of police in the name
OF the patriarch: 1T would be an in
suit to my people to send such note
to them when they are dying by thou
sands upon the roadsides."
TO this the minister replied: "You
are quite right" adding, "the Kama
dach cavalry are turning against
him."
Against whom?" asked the secre-
tary.
Against the one who ordered all
this" was the suggestive answer OF
the minister.
This is given merely as an instance
of the manner in which even the high
officials refer to the sultan. Nobody
in Constantinople, says the correspond
ent doubts that either the sultan or
the palace clique, under his assent
ordered the massacres or that the reg
ular troops are plundering and killing
in accordance with the orders of theil
superior officers. Things having gone
so far in this direction, the sultar
finds now that he has no power to con
troll the storm which he himself has
raised.
Innumerable report are current in
regard to the mental and physical con
dition of the sultan, one OF which as
serts that he has become afflicted with
insomnia, and for period of forty
eight hours has not been able tc
sleep. According to this rumor, HI
sits with his head dropping, neve
needing anyone who may speak to
him, and careless of anything that
may go on about him. 1t is said il
fact that he no longer listens to the
repor is that are brought to him. Th
spies in and about the palace have
been doubled in numbers, but the peo
, pie no longer hesitate to talk abou
the sultan i'll the streets, cafes anC
other public places, believing that hi
fall is imminent
If there should be another change i
the grand viziership, it is believed tha
Mahamoud Pasha who is now mini:
ter of commerce, is likely to succee
Hall Trifat Pasha in that place.
Mahamoud has also been minister c
finance, and has occupied the Office {
vice-governor of Crete. Since he ht
held his present post at the bead {
|, the department of commerce he hi
ordered all the employs of that b'
:. reau, three-fourths of VIII ON are Chrl
/. tians, to work on Sundays.
United States Minister Terrell
y bearing up wonderfully well undt
the unceasing strain OF excitement an
. activity engendered by his interest
= the troubles of Americans in Asi
. Minor, where they outnumbered, b
- three to one, any others of foreign II;
= tionality, $50 of them being mission
y aries. Mr.. Terrell is constantly visi
' ing the sublime porte and sometim
sees the sultan himself in his insis
ence upon the governments affordir
: absolute protection to American mi
. sionaries and other American citizel
- in Asia Minor.
The missionaries are perfectly sati
v | n Al Al Il 1. l..
- is ceaseless in his efforts to protect &
interests of America and American
- That there may be no question abo
this they desire the United Press
~ say that any newspaper or 9th
statement to the contrary is malicior
ly false.