Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-11-06
TURKEYS END is NEAR.
Plots Against the Sultan Increase
and the Army Reserve will
be Called,

Constantinople, Nov. 1.-Advices from
Marsovan, Asia Minor, show that the
trouble, which was ~apprehended by the
United States ambassador, Mr.. Terrell,
in a dispatch to the state department at
Washington in August last, has cul-
minated in an attempt to burn the Ameri-
can college there. 1t is added that the
would-be incendiaries have not been APP
pretended.
The agitation against the Americans at
MarsOvan began about a year ago, when
a number of native pupils Of the Ameri-
can college were expelled because their
fathers were suspected of being impli-
catd IN the Armenian movement. This
caused suspicion to fall upon the profess
sors Of the college, five in number, and
two of whom are Americans. Mr.. Ter
rell notified the authorities at Washing
ton that a naturahZed American citizen
had been aSSaSSinated at MarSOvan,
close to the church door as he was go
ing to attend a religious service. Cara
BED, the murdered man. was one of the
students who had previously been sent
away from the college at the request of
the Turkish authorities on the ground
that he was connected with the Arme-
MAN revolutionists. He was the chief
man of the Protestant community at
Marsovan and chairman of the council
of thirty who are held responsible for
the peace of the city. Garabed, how
ever, is said to have been murdered by
the revOlutiOnistS because he had given
the government information regarding
their plans. At the same time Mr.. Ter
rell notified the state department. at
Washington that the revolutionists had
marked the professors at MarSovan for
slaughter long before the SaSsoun afro
cites were committed. President Tracy
and Prof. Riggs of the Marsovan college
were specially disliked by the revolu-
tl0nlSts and their lives were threatened
TOR their having consented to the expul-
sion OF the Armenian students suspected
of being in sympathy with the revolu-
tlOnary movement. Eventually a Turk
ISL guard was furnished to the college at
the request of Mr.. Terrell and all danger
seemed to pass away, especially in view
of the fact that the United States au-
thorlties had previously compelled the
turkish government to pay an indemnity
as a result of the destruction of one of
the school buildings at Marsovan.
Narna, Bulgaria, Nov. According to
adVlceS received here from Constantine
pie, a most serious condition of affairs
exists there. There seems to De no
doubt that the report of the discovery of
a plot against the palace on Monday
evening last is correct and three Mussul-
mans are said to have been arrested at
CCdulDOuI III connection WIN II. In aU0l-
ton, several houses have been searched
n a quantity of arms has been seized.
Considerable alarm is reported to ex-
ist at the Yildiz Kiosk in consequence of
the fact that the Albanian guards refuse
to do duty there any longer. 1t is sup
posed that the guards were suborned by
the Mussulman committee, and there
seems to be little doubt that eight of the
soldiers were executed and twenty-four
others were sent to different prisons.
In Anatolia tn feeling of discomfort
against the rule of the Sultan is be-
coming so marked that important events
are expected to take place shortly. The
fusion Of the MuSsulman and Armenian
committees is believed to be imminent,
and it is said upon good authority that
a joint revolutionary manifesto will
shortly be issued.
The Turkish government is aware of
the serious aspect which affairs are
taking. and it is evident that desper-
ate efforts are being made in Constan-
tinople to raise money with which to pro-
vide for the calling out of the army
! reserves.