The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-11-21
MINISTER TERRELL HAS SECUR-
ED TROOPS TO ESCORT THE
AMERICANS TO VAN.
The SULTAN VERY MUCH AaIATED
by the Presence of Warships in Turkish
Waters-Minister Terrell Refuses
Leave of Absence Till Quiet
is Restored


denying in the most positive terms that
four Jesuits have been killed or that
the protestant missionaries have been
maltreated at Malatias, confirming in the
first instance the announcement sent last
week to the Associated Press exclusively
on this subject.
No details have yet been received here
of the massacre of about 800 Armenians
at Kharput or of the sacking and burn
ing of eight out of II buildings belonging
to the American missionaries there (which
outrages were exclusively announced by
the Associated Press) during Saturday
forenoon
The United States minister, Mr.. A. w.
Terrell, has telegraphed for particulars
of the outbreak, asking especially whether
the American mission buildings were di-
rectly set on fire and destroyed, or if they
simply caught fire and were destroyed as
result of n general confagration. The
American and other missionaries at Bit
lis have been compelled to return to Van
under an escort of Turkish troops, which
was accorded them upon the strong rep
RESERVATIONS of Mr.. Terrell to the porte.
In anticipation of the recent massacres,
Mr.. Terrell had previously demanded
and obtained categorical orders for the
protection of the American missionaries
and nothing which can provide for their
safety has been left undone by the United
States officials
Mr.. Terrell, although granted leave of
absence, refuses to leave his post, being
determined to remain there until all the
Americans are in safety and the author
ity of the sultan is once more established
throughout Asia Minor.
AT the request of the United States con
sulate, the vail of Aleppo has detained
certain Turkish officials of high rank to
protect the Americans of that place and
he has held them responsible for the lives
of those placed under their charge.
Further massacres are reported from
Sivas and there is a report that 400 Ar
menians have been massacred at GuerOn.
Although the reports of this latter mas
sacre are not confirmed, the Turkish of
ticials here admit that the Kurds have
made two separate attacks upon the Ar
menians of that locality and that there
was considerable loss of life, due, accord
ing to the Turks, to the rioting of the
Armenians, which could not otherwise
have been suppressed.
The porte, it is said, has ordered spe-
cial inquiry into the massacre of Chris
tians at AleXandretta, Northern Syria,
where, as exclusively announced by the
Associated Press, early on Saturday 300
Turkish troops are said to have looked
on while the killing took place, abstain
ing from rendering any assistance in sup.
pressing the disorder. The police have
torn down revolutionary placards refer
ring to the British premier's utterances
at the Mansion house banquet in London
on November 8.
The sultan is said to be alarmed to the
verge of insanity at the assembling OF
the foreign fleets at Salonica bay and il
is known that he has sent urgent mes
sages to the wallis of the disturbed dis.
tricts, ordering them to suppress the dis
orders. In auultion, q number of special
commissioners have been hurriedly dis
patched from this city to various parts
of Asia Minor, armed with power to quel
the revolutionary outbreaks.
Sir Phillip Currie, the British ambas
sador, can not reach ConstantinOple be
fore Wednesday. The British fleet, Il
is reported here, is being further rein
forced.
1t is understood that Sir Phillip Curri,
will make n brief call Mt the Austrian
foreign Office while on his way here.
Anti-Christian placards have been tori
down by the police at Scutari Alabina
where dangerous agitation is in prog
ress. The Armenian leaders of Constan
tinople are compelled to keep in hiding
for fear of arrest.
The young Turks movement is actively
proceeding, in spite of the desperate eff
forts made by the Turkish officials t.
suppress it and it is said that much OF
the onslaught upon Armenians is due tt
the fact that the porte desires to detract
attention from the Mohammedan agita
tion against the sultan. The police have
just made a fresh seizure in the Turkish
part of the city of large quantity OF
placards demanding constitution, which
was intended for distribution in the main
thoroughfares. The two main battal
ions of troops and detachment of ar
tillery at Yildiz, Kiosk, are keeping close
ly within the guards of the palace. The
life of the sultan is known to be in dan.
ger and the lives of nearly all the min.
listers have been threatened.
TURKISH LEGATION NEWS.
Washington, Nov. 1S.-Tbe Turkish le
CATION has received from the sublim,
porte the following telegram under date
of yesterday:
THE Armenian insurgents at Zeitoun
Fernd and Kemban, numbering more
than 800, attacked the district of Endry
burned the palace of the governor, as vel
as the house belonging to the Mugsul.