The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-23

CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 22.-
Copyrighted, 1895, by Associated
Press.)-The general situation in this
country continues to inspire the grav-
est fears.
kilograms received here from Ma
rash late yesterday, apparently. con-
siderably delayed by Turkish officials,
say American and other missionaries
are again in the greatest danger.
Advices from Sivas assert that as
soon as the reinforcements Of the
Turkish troops arrive, the Turkish Of
ficials will notify the Armenians that
they must surrender all arms and am
N Cition.
Armenians Object
The Arnenians object, as this would
place them at the mercy of the Turks.
To this the Turks reply that no harm
Will be done them as long as they do
net resist the authorities, and If they
refuse TO give up their arms they will
be forced TO do SO, it is asserted; the
Turkish officials added, that if they
are not satisfied that all arms and
ammunition have been surrendered,
the troops will be ordered to attack
the Armenians.
The members of the diplomatic
corps point TO the fact that, as the
Nussulmen of Sivas are not to be
disarmeG, the projected measures
against the ArmenianS create a new
danger which may have the gravest
consequences. The concentration of
the Turkish troops at Marash con-
tinues as rapidly as possible. The
Turkish commander at Marash con-
Jinues negotiations with the Armen-
ians Of Zeitoun, holding out all sorts
Of promises for their surrender. But
the Armenians have been so frequent
ly deceived thai they apprehend
wholesale massacre if they lay down
their arms. The representatives Of the
powers have notified the Porte they
will not answer for the consequences,
ST the Zeitoun Armenians are mas
sacred.
A Surprise Party.
Armenians in this city intimate
that a surprise for the Turks is being
prepared at Zeitoun and that a battle
which will show that the Armenians
are entitled to freedom, or at least
self-government, will be fought there.
As. however the Armenians are de-
ficient in artillery, it cannot be
reasonably expected they can offer eff
fective resistance to a regularly or
ganized expedition.
a seaport of Asia Minor on the Black
sea, have also reached here. The few
Armenians there are certain to fare
badly if an uprising has occurred.
Probably the most serious feature of
the situation at present is one result
ing from the demand Of the represen-
tives of Great Britain, Russia, Italy
and Austria made TO the sultan for
firmans allowing the passage through
the Dardanelles to this city Of a
second dispatch boat, or a small gun
boat TO be attached to each of their
respective embassies. By the treaty
Berlin warships of foreign nations are
not allowed to pass the Dardanelles
without permission of the sultan, and
It has hitherto been customary to al
low one small dispatch boat as a
guard ship for each of the embassies.
The recent rioting and precautions
taken to defend the British and other
embassies have shown that the naval
forces in the Bosphorous are hardly
sufficient TO cope with q serious out
break in or about the .ity. IT is init
mated at the palace that the sultan
may decline to grant the demand Of
the powers and in that event they may
take steps to send additional Warships
here without the permission of the
sultan.