The Portland daily press., 1895-11-22

ulOn at washington ana Dy Them Made
Public-They Are Very Emphatic-It Is
to Be Hoped They Have Proved
Efficacious.
Washington, November 2l.-The
Turkish legation, today, received from
the Porte, q telegram stating that all the
news about the plot against his Imperial
Majesty, absolutely and entirely false. 1t
further said: ''I transmit you the text
of three kilograms sent to Wis and the
military commanders of those provinces
where the troubles lately took place, and
beg of you to give them the widest
publicity
(The first telegram is addressed to the
governors general of Vilaoyts Of Trebi-
zond, Ezeraom, Bitliz, Van Diarbekir,
Manonretoul Azize, Sivas, Adana and
Aeppo, and is dated November 15.)
''The commanders of brigades in de-
taching flying column for the re-
preston of disorders, will send out
proclamation advising those in arms
against the legal authorities to give up
seditious plans and abstain from all acts
directed against the wishes of his I'm
perical Majesty. Commanders will have
to deal by force Of arms with all persons
who disobey this injunction. They will
try to prevent all movements on the part
of the rioters in attacking borroughs and
villages If murders or insurrectionary
acts take place suddenly, within the
sphere of the evolution of the flying
Wi n
pursue without preliminary warning, the
author OF those crimes.
Our Sovereigns determination is that
order shall be restored Immediately in all
disturbed parts, and that the life honor
and property of every one be safely
guarded, and all acts contrary to justice
and equity be prevented. You will watch
day and night to secure realization Of
the said imperial determination, by
putting without delay stop to dis
corders"
(The second telegram is addressed to
the Wallis of Van Bitliz, Erzeroum,
Aleppo Diarbeikr, Trebizonde Siavsa,
and Manonretoul-Azize and is dated
November ~.
although repeated instructions have
been given you, with the view of adopt
ing in your vilayat if necessary. masrres
fer preventing all possible troubles and
all shedding Of blood, and forbidding as
WE'LL that one class Of population is to
attack the other or commit acts contrary
TO justice occur, such cases continue TO
tako place. - One of the most important
attributions of being, according to formal
orders of His Imperial Majesty to main
tain, the public peace in the province, l
hasten to warn you that if after the re-
ceipt of this telegram there should occur
acts like fire, seditious movements,
pertubations of public order, or shedding
IL ,ieoiA r.f l1rfxy
| by any meeans be forgiven, and will
carry with it a grave and absolute re-
| sponsibillty.
Such responsibility falling also on
| Moutessarefs and Caimaaoms, you must
also put yourself in accord with the COM
mandcrs or the adoption of the necessary
dispositions. You will principally look
with greatest care after the protection of
consulate and foreign subjects to place
them out of any danger and avoid any
motive for conflict on thoir part. All
guilty parties should be arrested and
punished according to law. You will
telegraph in plain words in every twenty
four hours to the department. of war to
the grand Vizierate and to the Imperial
palace the situation of your vilayet.
(The third telegram was addressed to
the marshal of the fourth corps and
military commanders of Aleppo Bitliz
| Adana Trebizonde Manonretoul-Azize
other parts of Asiatic Turkey date d
November 17th.
''The explicit will of our august
sovereign being that the tranquility of
] the country should be maintained, more
| than over in a most efficient manner and
in order to prevent absolutely, any such
acts as fires, revolutionary movements,
shedding of blood or attacks on the part
of one class of the population upon an
other or against consulates and foreign
subjects, necessary instructions have al
ready been transmitted to the junction
aries of the civil administration. In con-
formity with the Imperial Trade, Imperial
military authorities shall put themselves
in accord with the Wallis and Moutessarifs
to secure the public peace and see that
the officers and soldiers of the imperial
army act according to military regula-
tions, abstaining carefully from all acts
tending to cause complaints Any dis
obedience or neglect or any proceeding
contrary to discipline, will entail the
| prayest responsibility. "