The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-07
DIARDEKER's MASSACRE.
The FIurds Under the sheikh who
Led the bloody Work at snssoun

Constantinople. Nov. 6.-The ambassa-
doris OF the great powers in their repre-
sentations to the porte yesterday urging
the adopting OF adequate measures to
bring about the restoration Of order in
various parts of Turkey, where there is
constantly recurring disturbances TO the
detriment OF Christians of all nations,
falling which, the powers would decide
In concert what steps should be taken,
made reference to the circumstances Of
the Intervention Of the powers I'm Syria
at the time of the massacres there in 1860
The consular reports received at Con-
stantinople In connection with the Diar-
bekir disturbances describe the Kurds as
having been commanded by the Sheikh
Of Zeilan, who was implicated In the mas
sacres at Sassoun. The kurds, under
command Of the sheikh, II is alleged
entered the town and at once began an
indiscriminate massacre of the Christian
Inhabitants, pillaging and burning the
Christian quarters. The Catholic and
Armenian bishops at Diarbekir made a
hasty escape, these reports say, and the
French consul was in imminent danger
Kiamil Pasha, the grand vizier, has
been dismissed
The run en- the Ottoman Bank for gold
has decreased. The ministers assembled
at the palace this evening to discuss the
financial situation.
London. Nov 6-The cabinet held an
other meeting to-day Lord Salisbury
presiding, when the discussion of the
matters under consideration yesterday
was resumed.
A dispatch from Athens TO the Central
News says that Cretan advices say that
a revolutionary committee was recently
formed in Crete with military command
ant, and that a body Of armed Cretans
repulsed a force OF Turkish troops, sent
to capture the members of the committee
The Standard tomorrow will print the
following dispatch from Constantinople
under date Of Nov. 5: THE ambassadors
met again yesterday. it Is rumored that
we are on the eve of decisive European
"a great Moslem demonstration had
been arranged for Nov. /, but the sultan,
fearing the consequences, sent notice
to the Turkish newspapers OF his inten-
ton to proclaim a constitution. This be-
coming known, the affair was counter
manded. Another order was issued which
cancelled the previous order. The arrests
began to be made. The police last even
ing raided the Turkish quarter OF Sedik
Pcha, and were resisted. Many lives
were lost in the conflict.
"A fresh batch Of revolutionary plac-
ards were posted to-day, some of them at
the porte.
the sultans table urging him TO abdicate
within ten days, and declaring that un-
less he needed the warning he would be
murdered.
the embassies from all directions. The
victims include Maronites and Greeks
The opinion grows even in diplomatic cir
cles, that the sultan has ordered the ex-
termination of the Armenians. The ex-
citement Is spreading to Syria, Bagdad
and Mossoul."
A Constantinople dispatch. which the
Chronicle viii print tomorrow, says: 1t
is reported that a battalion Of regular
troops has surrendered to the Armenians
at Chikour Nissan. near Zeitoun.
The same dispatch says that an English
resident of Constantinople has learned
from his business agent that the number
Of victims of the massacres in Antolia
must be estimated at 10000.
The Standard tomorrow will print the
following dispatch from Vienna: THE
porte, in replying to the demand Of the
foreign ambassadors for the restoration
of order throughout the Turkish empire,
announced that the reserves in the Ire
blzond district had already Joined the col
ors and that others were joining else
where Moreover the members Of the redif
(or landwehr) of fithe first class had been
summoned and were marching to join
their regiments The ambassadors consid-
er these measures inadequate and are us
ing the greatest pressure TO induce the
sultan and the porte TO employ the whole
military strength of, the empire to res
tore and preserve order in Anatolia."