The Anaconda standard., 1895-11-22
THEY MUST QUIT IT
The Sultan Issues Strict Orders to His
Subordinate Officials.
NO MORE SLAUGHTER GOES
All the News About Plots Against
His Imperial Majesty Are En-
tirely and Absolutely False
He's Still Alive.

Washington. Nov. 21.-That the sui
tan. Abdul Hamid H.. Is making efforts
to quell the disturbance In the various
provinces of Turkey and intends to
hold his subordinate officials strictly
to account for future disorders seems to
be confirmed by the following cable re-
ceived by the Turkish legation here to-
day:
"All news about plots against his I'M
perial majesty. the sultan. are abso-
lutely and entirely false. Transmit to
you below the text of three telegrams
that have been sent to the wallis and to
the military commanders of those prov
inces where the troubles lately took
place. and beg OF you to give them
the widest publicity" The first tele-
gram Is addressed to the governors
general of the vilayets of Trebizond,
Erzeroum. Bitlis, Van. Diarbekir. Ma
mourctoul-Azlz. Sivas. Abanya and
Alepho, dated Nov. Is: The command
ers of brigades. In detaching flying col
umns for the repression of disorders.
will send out a proclamation to the
people, in order to advise those who
are in arms against the legal authori-
ties of their country to give up their
various plans and to abstain from all
acts directed against the high wishes
of his imperial majesty, the sultan.
The commanders will have to deal i'm
mediately and by force of arms with
all persons who disobey these injunc-
tions. The commanders-in-chief of the
Fourth imperial corps will help with
his troops the commanders of brigades
under his orders with the view OF Sc
curing the success of their task. The
department of war has been instructed
to transmit telegraphic orders as above
to the muchie and to the commanders
of said imperial corps. Our august
sovereign's determination Is that order
shall be restored Immediately in all
disturbed parts, that life. honor and
the property of every one shall be safe
guarded, and that all acts contrary to
Justice and equity shall be prevented.
You will watch day and night to secure
the realization OF said imperial deter
mination by putting a stop TO disor-
ders, without delay"
The second telegram is addressed to
the waist of Van. Bitiis. Erzeroum. Ale
pho. Diarbekir. Trebizond. Sivas and
Mamouretoul-Aziz. dated Nov. II: You
will look with the greatest of care after
the protection OF the consulates and
foreign subjects, IN order TO place them
out OF any danger. and to avoid any
motive for complaint on their part. All
guilty parties should be arrested and
punished accordingly. You will tele-
graph in plain words every "a hours
the department of war, to the grand
vizier, and to the imperial palace. the
situation of the vilayet."
The third telegram Is addressed to
the marshal of the Fourth imperial
corps and to the military commanders
of Alepho, Batls, Adana. Trebizond.
Sivas, Mamouretoul4Aziz. and other
parts OF Aslatic Turkey, dated Nov.
IT: "The explicit will of our august
sovereign being that the tranquility of
the country should be maintained more
than ever. and In a most efficient man
ner, and in order to prevent absolutely
any such acts as fires, revolutionary
movements. shedding OF blood. or at
tacks of the part of one class of the
population on the other. or against the
consulates and foreign subjects. the
necessary instructions have already
been transmitted to the functionaries
of the civil administration. In con-
formsty with an imperial trade. the i'm
perial military authorities shall put
themselves in acord with the wallis and
INOulcdfIS IN OIutI 10 SECURE pubic
peace and to see that the officers and
soldiers of the imperial agents act ac-
cording to the military regulations. abb
staining carefully from all acts tending
60 cause complaints. Any disobedience
OF the above. any neglect or any pro-
ceeding contrary to discipline Will en-
tan grave responsibility"
Constantinople. Nov 21.-Matters po-
A. 40 hrfo to A.
yesterday. Once more Bahri Pasha Is
the disturbing element. This notorious
official made himself so conspicuous by
his cruelty to Armenians and the NAL
administration of his district when
governor OF Van that the British am
bassador Insisted upon his removal.
After considerable correspondence.
plain evidence OF the pasha's unfitness
for his position having been furnished
the sultan. the latter removed Pasha.
Bahri. however. brought the strongest
influence to bear upon Abdul Hamid.
protests his innocence. claiming his re-
moval was brought about by the in
trigues of Armenians. and eventually
was not only forgiven but decorated
with the order OF Osmanieh and COM
plimented upon his efforts 20 suppress
the Ql<OTQEI. oOOh oAACA ~ HA1
mored that Bahri Pasha was to be ap-
pointed to command a large force of
Turkish troops being concentrated at
Marash for a movement upon Ze.toun.
which Is held by Armenians. who cap
tured the Turkish garrison consisting
OF about 400 men. This -eport raised
such a storm OF INDIGNATION In c'Tlo-
matte circles here that the p'an was
abandoned.
Now. however. Bahri Pasna las been
appointed military comm Ter OF the
Aleppo district The tad .mrressicn
this has produced can hlrlly be cxag.
gerated. for Diplomats feel II will be
almost Impossible 10 prevent h'ia Tur-
suing the same tactics AZ AlepI'o that
he did at Van.
Representatives of the powers feld