Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-12-13
HE WAS DEATALy PALE
Sultan in a Stste Of Constant
Apprehension Of His Life.
A MAN QUICKLY ARRESTED
Turk Bearing q Petition Forces himself
Through Soldiers to the Sui.
tan's Carriage.

garta, Dec. O.-The situation here on
the question of extra guardships Of the
powers remains unchanged and con-
tinues to offer a tribute to the powers
of delay and evasion Of Oriental diplo-
macy as practiced by the Turkish gov
eminent. Statements are constantly
reiterated of the continued accord OF the
powers on the subject and their unyield-
ing determination to insist upon a COM
pliance with their demands. Less Is
heard of the rumors, which were of fire.
Quent occurrence In the early period
after the demand had been presented,
that the sultan had at length decided
to grant the necessary firman to permit
the passage Of the Dardanelles, or even
that he had actually issued them.
Neither Is there such explicit announce
ment any more Of the period which Is
to elapse before movement Of the war
ships of the powers is to commence to
enforce the demands made upon the sui
tan.
The reception today by the sultan OF
M. Neildorff, the Russian ambassador,
in private audience awakens the unan-
imous speculation as to the true rela-
ton Of Russia to the situation and the
extent Of her agreement with the views
of the powers.
The flight of Said Pasha and his ref
uge into the British embassy are sub
jects of most sensational interest and
| the almost frantics efforts made by the
| sultan to induce him to leave and re-
| turn to the Yildiz palace Indicate his
| fear that he has lost the most powerful
| Intermediary that he could hope for
| between himself and the powers In evad-
| ing the uncomfortable demands they
| make upon him, or the most dangerous
adversary he could fear. having been In
| counsel with the powers. That the sui
tan lives in a state of constant appre-
hension of his life was indicated by his
demeanor during the course of the cere-
mony Of the solamik on Friday. which
| involved the departure of the sultan
| from the walls Of the palace and his ap-
pearance in public for a sort of review
| of the troops, attended by many high
officials, followed by prayers at the
mosque.
On Friday as the sultan was quitting
the mosque a man attired as a Turk
bearing a petition, forced himself
through the soldiers to the sultan's car
| riage The sultan was seen to become
much agitated and deathly pale, but the
man was promptly arrested and hus
tied off to prison without having &C
complished any harm to the sultan's
person.
Explicit instructions were again re
ceived today by all the ambassadors tt
insist upon the admission OF guard
ships, but as has been stated, withou
any change in the situation.
Authentic details have been received
OF the Sivas massacre. They show tn
| slaughter began on November IL ant
continued for week following. 1t
known 1900 Armenians and 10 Turk
were killed before there vas cessa
ton of the bloody work. The manne
of the outbreak is described as follows
Suddenly, at noon, as II by precon
certed signal, the Turkish soldiers an
police, the Circassians and even the la
borers and Moslem women and child
rem rushed into the market under com
mand of officers. All were armed, tn
laborers with clubs or anything tina
came to hand. They looted the Armer
!. ian shops and pursued with fury tn
fleeing Armenians. Many merchant
and clerks were killed and their bodie
stripped. The stricken Armenian
slowly gathered the mangled remain
Of their kinsmen and buried them
a trench in the cemetery.
y 1.-THE Armenian villages in the vicil
ity were also looted and the people lie
to beg and die. The winter will brir
terrible suffering to all living victims
outrages.
a "a high official in position to kno
declares the massacres were the deli
crate act of the sultan's vengeance f
having been compelled to grant the r
forms in Armenia demanded by Il
= powers.
"a few of the Turkish shops were a
tackled to afford a pretext on which
accuse the Armenians of having start
the disorder"