Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-12-06
ARMENIA'S Woes
Turkish Conditions Still Much
Unsettled.
THE MISSIONARIES SAVED.
Minister Terrell Successful-Ih
Turkish Governments View OF
the Case-The Governor of
Hadjin Called.

From what can be learned in Constanti-
nople it would seem that the situation In
Anatolia appears to be much more tranquii
than for some time past, and there Is no
doubt that efforts are being made to main
tain order in the districts where disturbances
are threatened and to suppress disorders
where outbreaks have occurred. All dangers
is not passed, however, even in Anatolia.
The Governor Of Hadjin, who had threat
ened to burn the convent and set fire to the
barley fields in the vicinity, has, owing TO
the strong representations made to the Porte
on the subject by Mr.. Terrell, been recalled
and his conduct will be inquired into.
The members of the American colony, as
we'll as other foreign residents in CONSTANT
nople, join in praising the energetic and
effective action of Mr.. Terrell under very
trying circumstances. There seems to be 40
reason for doubling that his representations
to the Porte have been the means OF saving
American, lives and preserving American
property.
The main question now being discussed be-
tween the Porte and the representatives. OF
the powers is that of adding four extra
guardshps to the little foreign fleet in the
Bosphorus, Great Britain, Italy, Russia and
Austria demanding lrmans for the rassage
through the Dardanelles Of an extra gun
boat to be attached to their respective en-
bassies. Although the demands were made
over q week ago on the ground that the for
eign population of Constantinople needed
this additional protection, the Sultan still
holds out in his refusal to grant the required
permission.
From the highest authority we are enabled
to give the view of the case taken by the
Turkish Government. 1t is as follows:
While admitting that the powers possess
the treaty right to have two guar dshipS each
in the Bosphorus, the Porte considers that
the proposed increase of the number OF for
eign war vessels there, under the present
condition of things in the Turkish empire,
might excite the Mussulmans and produce
! an effect far from the one desired by the
powers.
In addition the Porte points out that, in
view of the measures taken to preserve order
an increase in the number Of guardships at
tached to the embassies is not required.
1t can be said upon authority that this is
the substance of note which the Porte has
sent to the representatives of the powers IL
reply to an urgent request for an answer tc
their request for the flrmans referred to.
Soon as the note shall have been received
and considered at the British, Russian, ltal
ian and Austrian embassies a conference o
the representatives of those powers will b'
calle d and a joint reply may be sent to tn
Porte.
The substance of the Porte's note will als'
be telegraphed to the different Ottoman EN-
bassies and ministries abroad, with instruc
tions to inform the governments they are ac
credited to of the stand assumed by the Sui
tan in this matter.
In addition, the Turkish representatives,
London. st. Petersburg, Rome AMI Vlenn
will be instructed to earnestly request tn
four powers not to insist upontneir demand
in connection with the proposed extra guard
ships