Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-15
Fresh Reports of Violence Received
at Constantinople.
TURKEY AGAIN SNUBS ENGLAND
Dismissed Prison Officials Restored
to Office.
GREAT BRITAIN'S DEMAND

CONSTANTINOPLE, November 15-The
report of q serious outbreak at Sivas is
confirmed. The rioting was attended by
great bloodshed, but order has been par
TALLY restored and the Turkish officials are
protecting the foreigners.
The reports of a conflict between the AL
hanan regiment and the Tripoli regiment
at Yldiz Kisosk have not been confirmed,
although 1t is well known that there has
been bad blood between the guards at the
palace ever since the Tripoli regiment fur
nished the sentries instead of the Alban-
iars, as a result of notes being left with
different palace officials saying that their
lives were in danger. and that there was 4
plot to assassirate the sultan.
No change in The situation is anticipated
for some days to come.
The sultan, apparently, has not tired Of
snubbing Great Britain. Quite recently he
decorated Banri Pasha, vino had been re-
moved from governorship at the instance
of the British ambassador. Sir Philip Cur
RE, for ill-treating Armenians, and it was
said that he was to be appointed to the
command of the Turkish troops operating
against Zeitour, where the ArmenianS have
seized the barracks and strategic positions
after capturing a battalion of Turkish
troops.
1t Is now announced that three prison Of
ficials of Moosh, who were dismissed some
time ago upon the demand OF the British
ambassador owing to their maltreatment
of prisoners, have been Teinstated.
The British charge d'affaires, the Hon.
Michael Herbert. has demanded of the porte
that the three prison officials be again dis
missed.
Fifteen Thousand Killed.
LONDON, Nov. IA dispatch to the
Standard from Constantinople says: While
the sultan is unable to form a respectable
cabinet public opinion everywhere openly
clamors for the proclamation of a constitu-
ton.
A dispatch to the Daily News says that a
careful estimate makes the total number of
persons killed outright in the massacres
$1,000, and it is probable that 5000 will die
of starvation during the coming semester.
1t cannot be realized in Europe how awful
is the situation.
a member of the diplomat tic CORPS" the
correspondent of the Standard continues,
remarked to me today that wherever for
eign ambassadors had established consuls
the allegation that the Armenians had COM
menced the disorders had been dsprov IN.
Much can be done to stoo the massacres,
and it is believed that the sultan now recog-
niZes that he must do something"
The Chronicle says: I'VE are inclined to
believe in the imminence of the Intervention
of the six powers in Arennian-Turkish af-
fairs. The nearly simultaneous movement
tries can have no other meaning. Probably
Smyrna and Salonica will be occupied first"
Advices From the Porte.
The Turkish legation has received from
the sublime porte the following telegram
under Wednesdays date:
His imperial majesty. the sultan, In his
high sentiments of generosity, issued orders
to the effect that all those of his Mussul-
\
any damages duriAC the recent riots in GER
tain provinces of the empire, should be
nourished and sheltered at the expense of
the state. The wallis of the provinces have
been informed of the above.
1.-The authorities of Mamouret-El-AZiz
state that a conflict took place at Kersk
between Mussulmans and ArmenianS in
consequence of the latter firing two shots
from revolvers. The Mussulmans and two
Armenians We're slightly wounded. Bag
dioglon kircor, instigator of the conflict,
was arrested and order was preserved. At
Malatia also order prevails.
"The army of rioters of Arabguir set fire
to mosque and to the bazaar. The fire
assumed large proportions, and many of
the houses of MusSulrhans and Christians
We're burned. The Mussulman part of the
city was also attacked. and many Mussul-
mans were killed. The authorities are
searching for the agitators and incen-
diaries'
Conference With Secretary Olney.
Rev. Judson Smith, secretary of the Amer
lean board of foreign missions, and Mr.. Hen
ry Hyde Of Boston had a conference with
Secretary Olney today concerning the situa-
tlon of American missionaries in Turkish
territory. They placed the Secretary in
possession of all the information they had
bearing upon the matter. and, it Is under
stood, were assured that it is the purpose of
the administration to afford all possible pro-
lection to the missionaries, consistent with
the general policy of this government in
such matters.