The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-11-14
P0RTE'S REPLY IS THE SAME OLD
CHESTNUT AND VERY UN-
SATISFACTORY.
H NAVAL DISPLAY IS NOT UNLIKELY
1t is Rumored That the Ambassadors
Have Agreed Upon Joint Military
Action to Bring the Refractory
Porte to Time.

Constantinople, Nov. 12.-(Copyright-
ed 1895, by the Associated Press.)-
Each day shows the situation of affairs
here to be growing threatening. The re-
ply Of the porte to the communications
scnt to it after the meeting of the en-
baSsadors has been awaited with inter-
est rs in the note the representatives of
the lowers used much stronger language
than heretofore and positively insisted
upou being Immediately informed as to
what steps the Turkish government in
tended to take for the restoration of order
IN The disturbed provinces of Asia Minor.
The porte today, replying to the identi-
cal notes of the ambassadors of Ger
many, Austria and Italy, simply said that
Information regarding the scheme for re-
form in Armenia would be forwarded to
the representatives of the powers with
out delay"
IL other words, these three ambas-
sadOrs, at least, have obtained no salts
faction at all. 1t is not yet known if the
notes of the ambassadors of Great
Britain, Russia and France have been re-
piled to; but it is presumed that they
were also assured that their requests for
information regarding the proposed re-
forms would be complied with without
delay"
Surprise is expressed even by the dip
4 lomats of this city, who expected almost
1auything from the porte, at the action of
'lthe sultan in sanctioning the official note
8issued yesterday and cabled exclusively
ito the Associated Press, expressing
sAbiui Hamid's thanks for the energetic
A Measures taken by the imperial authori-
tics ia suppressing the disturbances in
Aeu Minor" asserting that ''order has
nov been restored in all the districts re-
l'centlg the scene of riots and conflicts" }"
and adding that precautions have been
taken. to insure the maintenance of
slorder.'
IN This really looks like mocking the am
(. .bassadors and is second in Importance
t0nly to the snub administered by the sui
tau to Great Britain in decorating Bahri
Pasha and giving him the command of
tho lroops going to Zitoun after he had
Neen removed from governors position
,lt the instance of British ambassador,
Sir Phillip Currie, for his ill treatment
, of Arlnehians.
s&s TO order being restored in the dis
Stufbed districts, it need only be said that
{, the mobilization of about 100000 troops
to be sent to these districts is progressing
Ms actively as the Turkish government
5 fail push such an undertaking, hampered
aa II is by lack of funds and the incom-
neteney of its officials. Then again ad-
h Vi{es received here today announce fresh
disfurbances at Marash, Bitlis and Sivas,
n with their attendant massacres.
( 1T Is also announced that battalion of
x 'l'irEish troops, which was in garrison at
s Xit0t,n and which recently distinguished
gi}sei by surrounding and shooting down
a number of Armenian insurgents, was
latel' beseiged in barracks by the Armen-
iafl&to whom the soldiers eventually
canitiilaaed with arms and ammunition,
b6t hnd baggage. 1t is added that the
4 |Armenians now occupy the quarters at
'EitOnn previously occupied by the Turks
The Armenians, it is further stated,
\ haye also garrisoned all the important
)boHlfipns in and about Zitoun and are
v 8afilering ammunition and provisions.