New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-30
FORTY-SIX VILLAGES RAZED.
WFUL ATROCITIES AT VAN.
THE SULTAN RENOUNcEs RESPONSIBLE
ITy OF A NAVAL DEMONSTRATION
-,,z, ram ,ss,rs SAID TO BE LESS coNFIpENT-NN
AMERICAN SCHOOL IN MARAsH bOHN"
ARMENIANs IN POSSESSION OF zhii''
ORDERED TO GIVE UP THEIR
LEADERSHIP SULTAN h'f
IDENTIFY RESPONDENT.

ORDERED TO GIVE UP ThEi'
1EApERs-THE SULTAN Evi-
IDENTIFY RESPONDENT.
London, Nov 29.-"The Times" Will .o.''' s.,,her
publish dispatch from Julia. dateu ...,.o,,
90 sav,,q that the Armenian villages oe'"''
r,,; ord Van probably to the nufhoei
,,,.six have been destroyed by the ha'''
cavalry. All the reports say that the Hin NM
persons killed was very large. the I'll,
mostly going TO the city OF van
nrobablv be a massacre in van soon'
orc trained on the houses Of the Armenian,
and the trees along the streets ia
to give free range to their hre' H.. ara
Reports say that the Hamidieh ca Van
raiding the entire province Of Van ana comm.
.,.- ,ou.,t,,o atrocIties Many women have peeh
carried off to the mountains Van Is 'he o.
n,ace that has been untouched by the hui u'
The whole population OF the Vliiaee "
numbering 200, have been killed
The Hamidieh cavalry attacked kotofir
Persian village but were repulsed by the b"
rison in the fort. Turkish regulars "ai'eu
side the village to join in the prospective p'u~
der After being repulsed the Hamidleh cd'""'
DESTROYED a small Persian village
Armed bands of Armenians are enterine az
from Persia. One band fought the h"
cavalry for two days near Serial. MANY DIV
,,or,od 70 have been killed. The cavalry WIN
drew and Numbered and destroyed Serial. Many
Nestroians in the Basbkola district are repo''eu
to have been killed. ,
Munich, Nov 29.-The correspondent OF D''
Neuesten Nachrchten" at Constanunopie 'eiO
graphs report OF an Interview hau ps mn
with HALL Rifaat Pacha, the Turkish !" "'N
v,,,ar IN which that official declares that If the
united fleets Of the Powers shall make ue'''0"
strat,on at Constantinope the Porte Will INFORM
the Powers that the Turkish Government
nounces all responsibility for the consequence
esnec,alIv as regards the matter OF protectoh u
foreigners.
Uosb,n4ton Nov. 29-The state Department
has adv,ces by cable from Minister Terrell that
the Missionaries School Of Science In Marash
WAS burned on November 10. but that the mis-
sionaries are safe He also teegraphs that the
Aintab College is protected. Both these are
American institutions.
1ondon Nov 29-The Constantinope CORE
snondent Of THE Chronicle telegraphs that ne
learns from a palace friend that the sultan has
been drinking heavily for days
"The Times" will tomorrow publish dis-
patch from Constantinople, dated November Co.
saving that the Ministers sent new report u
the nalace relative to the guardship matter
after Wednesdays council The first oraeon'ah
=, the british Embassy was at the palace all
night. The Sultan sent Said Pacha on cohhdeh-
tial mission to the British Ambassador ions
after midnight The Ambassador OF the SIX
poyers s,pnatorv OF the Berlin treaty held
long conference to-day.
Nevertheless. matters have not advanced. 1t
seems that the tone of the diplomatists concern
ing the guardianship point is nppreciably less
In Constantinople regard the concession de-
manded a. disproportionally small. The turkish
conviction is that its smaness proves that the
Powers collectively are not in earnest
Said Pacha followed his nocturnal visit 10 the
British Ambassador b. visits to all the other
ambassadors. who, on behalf OF the sultan ne
tried to dissuade from persisting in their de-
mands.
A disratch to The Times" bearing date of to-
day. says that Sir Philip Currie, the British
Ambassador, had a private audience with the
Sultan to-day
The Ottoman Bank has reduced its interest
rate on credit balances from to per cent.
The correspondent OF the United Press at Con-
stantinople telegraphs. under the date OF Novem-
Der 28 that the Turkish AoOps en- route 10 EEL
toun have arrived at Marash. where they nave
halted pending the result OF negotiations with
the Armenian5. who are in possession OF Zeltoun.
the surrender OF their arms well as the leaders
Of the recent revolt at Zeitoun. to the Turkish
troops Trustworthy advces say that the rising
Of the Armenians at Zeitoun followed an attempt
on the part Of the troops Of the Turkish garrison
to pillage the city.
The Armenian survivors OF the massacres at
Arabkir Moosh and Harpoot. these advices say
have been offered the choice Of embracing Islam
ism or being put to the sword.
LORD SALISBURY PANIED THE SULTAN.
Vienna. Nov "a dispatch to Der Politi-
scher CORRESPONDENT" from Constantinople says
that the Sultan and his Ministers painfully
surprised at Lord Salisbury. the British Prime
Minister reading the Sultans message to him a
the meeting OF the National Conservative Union
on November 49, The message was strictly con-
fdential The Sultan's request that Lord Sails
bury deliver another speech presumably meant
that he should make a speech that would
neutralize the effect Of the speech he delivered
at the banquet given by the Lord Mayor on
November g. without making any reference to
the fact that the Sultan had asked him to do SO.
Constantinople. Nov. 29.-Despte the Portes
repeated promises to the American Minister,
Mr. Terrell the missionaries at Marash were
not afforded protection until eight hours after
the second terrible massacre at that place, dur
ing which the American Theological Seminary
was pundered and burned. The missionaries re
ported on November 70, lHdt tHe4 were soie' Due
since then nothing has been heard Of them
The non-arrival OF letters giving details OF the
disorders at Kharput and Marsovan Novem-
Der 10 and 49, creates the belief that the mission
aries mail has been stopped.
II is announced from Erzeroum that the Gov
eminent has instituted commission to compel
the restitution Of their property to the Armeni-
ans who were robbed during the disorders there.
Some prominent Armenians members Of the
commission.
The Government has agreed to the appointment.
OF a committe TO receive donations for the re-
lief of needy Armenian.
AMERICANS VIRTUALLY PRISONERS.
he Arnar N Harunnf RlfIis and MaraSh