The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-11-14
DISORDERS CONTINUE.
Another Rumored Massacre Of
Christian Teachers in Turkey.
THE POWERS EXCHANGING VIEWS

with view to Arriving at a Collective
Decision rs to the Best Way of Dealing
with the Armenian ouestion-A De-
fense of Minister Terrell.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 14.-Every day
brings news of fresh massacres. 1t is quite
clear if the powers waste additional time
in negotiations, the need for these ne
gotiations will be passed. The latest re
port that has reached here is that all Of the
Christian and Armenian teachers between
Erzeroum and Trebizond have been mas
sacred.
Reports continue to arrive Of troubles at
Malitich, Arabkir, Kharput and Mush. 1t
Is reported that innocent persons are being
slain with the sword and their buildings
destroyed by fire in all these towns.
If the rumor should be confirmed that
French and American missionaries have
been injured in any of the outrages it is
believed that these powers will no longer
confine themselves to protests. The Amer
lean feet, it is asserted here, is only too
anxious to commence active operations.
Recent details received from Erzeroum
indicate that the massacre there was worse
than at first reported. The outrages were
evidently organized and planned days be-
forehand, and the pillagc was on colos-
sal scale. The Armenians who escaped
were literally left naked.
Lord Salisbury's speech last Saturday at
the lord mayors dinner has thrown the
sultan and the members of the court into
a state of panic. Abdul Hamid entertains
the greatest fears of a declaration by the
powers extending their jurisdiction over q
portion of the Turkish empire, or the call
ing of a general European conference. 1t
is generally agreed, however, that the end
is not far distant.
The effect of the moratorium on COM
mercial affairs has been anything but ben
efcial. 1t was essentially an imperial or.
dinance suggested to the sultan by inter
ested parties as a measure calculated to
calm public excitement, and so insure his
majesty's safety The sultan had never be-
! fore heard of moratorium, but the Turk
| ish fancy quickly takes in any idea con-
cerning the non-payment of debts and the
sultan was prompt to realize it's soothing
| effect The authors of the idea obtained
| their wish, and the intermediary pocketed
! q handsome reward.
! Official reports blaming Armenians for
the disorders of Diarbekr are groundless,
and although the action Of the Armenians
elsewhere has not always been judicious,
the only region in which it can be truly
said that the Armenians have risen against
the authorities is the Zeitoun and Marash
country.
The sultan is conscious of the weakness
of the present cabinet, and he is trying to
coax some of the members of his former
cabinets to return, but they have so far
rejected his overtures and refused to set
their feet within the doors of the palace.
The Turkish minister of foreign affairs,
Tewfk Pasha, replied yesterday to the
notes of the diplomatic representatives of
Great Britain, Russia and France, assur-
ing them, as he had previously assured
the ambassadors of Germany, Austria and
Italy, that the Turkish governments state.
ments as to what measures it intends to
take for the suppression of the disorders in
Asia will be presented to the ambassadors
"without delay"
The foreign ambassadors possess ample
evidence that the palace clique at Constan-
tinople issued orders 30 the effect that the
troops and police should only fire upon
Armenians, no matter who the aggressors
were. Observers of political events at Con
stantinople have noted that all the inn
perial princes are now living at Yildiz
Kiosk.
A European eye witness present at the
Erzeroum massacre confirms the state
ment made regarding the prearranged ma
| ture of the outPages He asserts that a
buglo was sounded before the soldiers
commenced their murderous work through
out the city. At first the Turkish troops
refrained from injuring women and chill
dren, but these bounds were soon passed,
and on the Both of last month the disor-
ders lasted fully six hours Two hundred
and four horribly mutilated corpses have
been collected in the Armenian quarter,
and the plundering went on at a whole
sale rate On Nov. 521 bodies were buried
in the Armenian cemetery