New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-20
AFFAIRS BEYOND HIS CONTROL
RELIEF THAT THE SULTAN is DOING HIS
BEST. But Is POwERI.Ess.

RELIEF THAT THE SULTAN is DOING HIS
BEST. But Is POwERI.E ss.
AIRY PROPERTY VALUED AT 100000 DE-
sTROYED IN HARPOoT AMERICANS
AMPLY PRoTECTED-ANoTHER AP-
PEAL TO THE VATICAN
POWERS IN NEARER
ACCORD
London. Nov 1o-"The Daily News" Will to-
morrow publish dispatch from Constantinople
saving that the Embassies believe that the Sui
can Is doing his utmost to confirm his dispatches
"a the Governors and the commanders OF the
Troops but the fanaticsm has got beyond his
.optrol The massacres continue. and threaten
che extinction Of ali the Christians in Asia
Minor.
The Constantinople correspondent OF The
Standard" telegraphs that the Kurds at Aintao
are In open revolt against the Government SIM
Gar news has been received about the tribes to
he eastward of Damascus
TIE correspondent adds that the Austrian COL
nv in Constantnople has organized system OF
ss.snse. A number Of Croats have been armed
md concerted plan TO be followed in case OF an
osbre TX will be arranged.
Further details Of the recent massacre at Har-
no., have been received in Constantinope, snow
M that the Kurds first made an attack upon one
~. Of the town and were repulsed by the Ar
u.nians Infatuated at this they proceeded IN
kiy to the American mission quarter, where they
rs,sacked houses and set fire to them. the burned
b,gdings including eight belonging to the mis-
sin Itself The Kurdish raiders. the report says
x,e TONED by the Turkish soldiers, who assisted
,h,nn throughout the massacre. Indeed they were
more aggressive than the Kurds themselves. be
sides Joining in the sacking of the houses lhey
did the greater part OIL the firing upon American
Buildings A shell was thrown into the house &C.
cupied by DR.. " II. Barnum and his fanliy' Oh
leicester Mass. where it exploded, but ior'uh-
s,ey none Of the household Of that missionary
we're hurt The raiders and their military allies
showed special malice toward foreigners NO &C
curate estimate Of the number OF Christians hiheu
IS possible. but 1t is known that hundreds II not
thousands OF them were slaughtered throusnou.
The vilayet The value Of the missionary property
DESTROYED was probably SlOC,OOO
The American missions are being protected
now. and Minister Terrell has obtained from the
Porte an order for the statonng or guaIu
around every house occupied oy h ts,iSins
well as a guard for the interior OF each puiloihs'
A Canadian missionary named Martin was Ter
r,blv beaten ard afterwards imprisoned al
Fekkeh. near Padjn where ne was oe'ai'ieu
sixteen hours before he was released.
Boston Nov ia telegram received oy the
American Board this afternoon oy way Az, oi
Ph!lippopolis. confirms the United fr9Ss uis
match stating that the mission loss AT Harpoot
L 800 900: that the raiders were prOtected u!
soldiers. who fired on the mission houses anu
Joined in the plumber; that speciai malice was as
shown the missionaries; that shell ourst IN
Missionary Barnums house, and that the mis-
ssonar,es are now protected. The dispatch con-
tains the additional information that trouDles
are reported as beginning in Marsovan ana van
and Aintab . ..,o.A,.
The American Board Is in constant telegraphic
with the state Department. IN
Washington and with the missionaries IN lu.keS'
N order 10 secure the effectual protection OF the
Missionaries in Harpoot. Eastern Turkey whose
homes and supplies have been destroyed ana
who In the midst OF teTroii%1s ,brn,,ob
Rome Nov 1e-The Sultan Of Turkey, throush
Monsignor Azarian Catholic Armenian patriarch
a. Constant,nople has made another appear 10
the Pope for the Intervention OF the a'0"i' '''
an effort for the pacification OF Armenia
~ yp1xc aRO1-T A CLOSER ENTENTE
Wanna Nov. 19-The report that Russia mas
rejected the proposal Of Count GoluchoWski '"e
Austrian Foreign Minister, for an absolute en-
,snta cordiale Of the European Powers IN re-
,ard N Turkey is semi-officially denied. Russia
is IN accord with the other Powers concerning
Turkey and has resolved TO send second war
shin ~ constantinople Russia admits that 'he
d,s,s, lob of the European Mediterranean squad
-o,s ~ Turkish waters was justified. but pre-
.ers TO have free hand, only supuia'he 'na'
IN certain critical cases The dipiomatists OF 'ne
Powers at Constantinople shall not ACT withou.
having obtained previously the coi9e"' % ~
respective Cabinets. - 1900.
Constantinople. Nov LIT has peen ascer,
tanned that the officials at Moosh olspla!eu
great energy in quelling the Tecent ou'o % ~
o.
Yu,essarIs prevented much bloodshed Inc
Eld,ers behaved we'll A trustworthy dispatch
shows that six persons were Kiiieo anu ioi -
Wounded . .,ax
sriretta where the United States cruiser san
Fsncisco is daily expected to arrive, r9 az,
va.hip has been ordered 10 prooeeu ~
rsu.
AS EVIDENCE AGAINST ARMENlANS
Washington Nov. 19.-The Turkish Legation
hsrs received from the Sublime Porte the foi-
loving telegram under to-days date;
A. a proof that the riots which took place s,o, IN
sriain POINTS OF Anatols we're 9ue 80 send you
q. ,ransis,ion OF a letter found in the house on a
SnSaa Ddsahh OF se Of the renewed disorders IN
that city firing he did. on the peoPiv -" The
i sass'' ru ais a. s sCoWs "'D 4 ns
The pursuit Of big projects requires aI%sys t I,
ciyilzsd 1rS Tvt Perseverance is needed stu
TIE las hours Of our struggle and the nrst ones %
Our liberty near Friends hin IN sreat sacrces
are needed TIE silence OF your city spoiis onr DusI
ness Consequently YOU also mus. rTlse Gst
70 pu, in evidence the ferocty OF thelr na.ua e.
ana there only one way to attain a, INN they
cannot stand any insult TO their religious cFted' e
70 now. serious result has been a''a When cur
courageous comrades will attack our enenes me-. "a
ther places OF worship we VIII cer,ahiy 49, cause
Any delay in the execution Of this plan may cause
US harm II Is necessary 10 90 on oucn as 7
SONS not so dangerous as they may }Rects re-
repeat again that the pursuit Oh DE- P'0'
CURES slways big sacrifices
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