The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-11-21

since. tomorrow Mornings Post win
publish an article evidently inspired
by the foreign office. The article is
understood to indicate that the prime
minister has decided that the utmost
effort must be made to maintain the
integrity Of the Turkish empire. and
therefore efforts must, in the first
place, be directed to restoring order
in the disturbed district, Continuing,
The article says:
''FOr the moment I'LL thought Of 90
ercing the sultan should be laid aside.
He has already given evidence Of Q
desire to introduce reforms. 1t can
not he doubted that lie will defer to
the wishes of the powers as soon rs
permit him to do so. it
is difficult to apportion the blame just
ly between the Turks and the Chris
tians. The ambassadors of the for
eign powers in general and Sir Philip
Currie in particular, have acquired
position enabling them to give i'm
portant support to the Turkish gov
eminent Mt this critical time. Sir
Philip Currie's Instructions are such
as to justify him in delaying the exc
cution of reforms until the authority
by which they are to be carried out
has recovered from temporary weak
ness. At the present moment any
naval demonstration in Turkish
waters, or undue pressure on the
Turkish government, can only help
precipitate a crisis from which Turk
ey's friends can hope to gain nothing,
and her enemies everything"
Is the Sultan Insnncs
Hon. Francis Seymour Stevenson,
M. p, president of the Anglo-Arment-
an association, in an interview, says:
'"The sultan has lately developed
symptoms Of a monomania hardly lis
tinguishable from Insanity, and it Is
not unlikely that he will meet with
the same fate that overlook his broth
er, Murad, the former sultan, and
thus simplify the task of Europe"
Constantinople, Nov. 2O-Anti- Chris
tan placards have been torn down by
the police at Scutari, Albania, where
dangerous agitation is in progress.
The Turkish officials do not seem to
be doing more than making show Of
frowning upon it. The Armenian
leaders of Constantinople are COM
PEELED to keep in hiding for fear Of ar
; rest The Turkish police continue
! throwing Armenians into prison, and
secret executions are said to be Of
frequent occurrence. ri *
Hassan Pasha, the minister Of ma
rine, is known to distrust the navy to
the extent that he has, a guard of
troops, and, it is claimed, dares not
go aboard war vessel. ...... H.. - z.
+ Starving to Death.
! London. Nov. 2O.-It is understood
in we'll informed circles here to-day
that the assembling of the British and
foreign fleets in Salonica bay is hav.
ing a good effect. upon the Turkish
government and that the sultan has
finally determined to make earnest ef
forts to put q stop to the bloodshed in
Asia minor. It is understood that the
p, marquis Of Salisbury has received the
assurance that the sultan has dis
patched commissioners to Asia. Minor
practicable the reforms insisted upon
by the powers and that beyond the
assembling Of the foreign fleets of
Salonica the powers will take no fur
Their steps at present, being DESTROYS
of giving the Turkish government ev
cry opportunity possible Of restoring
order in the disturbed districts, with
out having recourse to measures
which might add to the state Of an
archy prevailing. The following tele
gram from Constantinople was re
ceived this morning by the Anglo
Armenian associations:
'The Armenians are being massa
cred everywhere in Asia Minor. Owe
100000 are dying Of starvation ant
exposure. The Sassoun work Of re
lief is closed. For Gods sake urg,
the government to stop the most aw
full events Of modern times. Tn,
porte. is powerless, as all the tele
graphs arc rnder the control Of tn,
palace officials, who have melted tn,
massacre throughout Anatolis.''
A dispatch received here from ROM
to-day says that advices which hav,
reached there from Constantinople an
nounce that the agitation against tn
Christians of Northern Syria is ex
tending and that massacres have oc
CURED near Aleppo. @'"
Alden, Nov. 2O.-The imam of Sana
the capital city of Yemen, Arabia, a
the head of $4,000 Arabs, armed witt
Martini-Henry rifles, has defeated tn
Turks in three fights. The latter ar
! now confined to Sana, which is
walled city about five and half mile
in circumference.
Swans Evil Work.
| Worcester, Mass, Nov. 20. = Joh]
Swan, alias John Mitchell, Of Colun