The Portland daily press., 1895-10-08
4o6 ARE MISSING.
More Armenians Have Been Killed
Than First Thought.
SIR PHILLIP CURRIE'S EMPHATIC
DEMAND.
He Talks Very Plainly With Porte-The
Late Outbreak Foreseen--A European
Storm May Fall Upon the Turks.

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| Late Outbreak Foreseen-A European
| Storm May Fall Upon the Turks.
Constantinople, October 7.-The Ar
menian patriarch has written to the rep
resentatives of the powers urging them
to use their authority to restore order.
He declares that men disguised as Softas,
Mohammedan theolegicalfstudents began
the attack on the Armenians He gives
the names of 406 Armenians who have
been reported at the patrlarchate as mis-
sing.
| When Sir Philip Currie visited Kismll
Pasha on Saturday he insisted in yigo-
rous terms on the abolute necessity OF
the porte accepting the scheme of reforms
submitted iby Great Britain, France and
Russia on May..11, and upon the immedl-
ate publication throughout the empire
of decree proclaiming the fact that the
government had accepted the scheme.
He informed the grand vizier that the
British prime minister had not the
slightest intention of abating his demands
of principle, whatever notifications he
might admit in the reform scheme as
presented.
| The events of the week, Sir Philip said,
had shown the..intolerable consequence OF
delay that could no longer be permitted.
| At the same time that the ambassador
| was visiting the grand vizier the drago-
man of the. British. embassy, acting under
! Sir Philips orders, visited the patriarch
ate to express sympathy with theaArmeni-
ans and to explain the action that had
been taken by the powers
| Sir Philips insisting upon the prompt
| acceptance of the sheme throws much
| doubt upon the correctness of the reports
| that have reached here from London to
| thed effect that the Salisbury government
would recede from it's position of demand
| ing protection for the Armenians, and a
radical reform in the administrative
methods in Armenia. 1t is generally be-
lieved here now that, Notwithstanding
| the alleged fact that Russia and Fr; nee
| have expressed themselves as satisnou
with the sultan 8 proposed reforms, Great
Britain will demand and enforce the full
| fillment to the letter OF the reforms sub
mitted by her,
! Though the city is quiet, cases of vio-
lence growing out of the troubles here
are occurring in many, places
ALONG THE SHORES OF THE BOS-
PHORUS,
| in which Armenians are always the vic.
TINS The murders in the Pera gas works
excited deep interest among the foreign
residents.
| This massacre illustrates the feeling of
fanaticisln that is prevailing, and fears
are entertained that it will spread to
the provinces, in which event very
serious results may follow. In the city
spark may at any moment Ignite into
flame the smouldering embers of reli-
gious hatred. This is particularly the
case here. The walls of the church of
Kara Gumrick, where a number of Arme-
last night, evidently with the intention
| OF affording passage to Mohammedans
| If the sanctity of the church should be
violated.
Viewing the situation dispassionately, it
| is impossible to foresee where the trouble
will end. Large crowds gather about the
gates of the British embassy, but no fears
are entertained that any attack will be
made IN the women and children who
| have fl d there for safety.
| Should the Turks violate the embassy
they would without doubt call down
upon themselves storm that wo-ld
render their existence in Europe more
precarious than it is at present if 1t did
not
DRIVE THEM ACROSS THE BOS-
PHORUS
into Asia Minor. Opposite the embassy
a patrol marches backward and forward.
AS has before been stated, the present
outbreak was by no means unexpected.
The Hintchak, an Armenian anarchist
society, some. time ago declared its in
tention of creating riot. All the shops
and bazars owned by Armenians are
deserted, and two-thirds of the trade OF
| the city is stagnant
At night the silence in the suburbans
| is onlylbroken by the tramp of the patrols,
and the occasional shrieking of women
when the police search houses and carry