Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-11-11
DISMEMBERMENT PROBABLE
The Powers Are Becoming Weary Of
the Defiant InsOlence of
Turkey.
ANAVAL DEMONSTRATION THREATENED
Turkish Outrages Upon the Armenians
More Awful than Previously Re-
ported-Ten Thousand Men,
Women and Children Slain.

London, Nov. II. - A Constantinople
dispatch says:
In the best informed circles here the
situation is regarded as decidedly criti-
cal, and important developments are ex-
pected within short time. The Turkish
troops are being concentrated at Mash
for an advance on Zeitoun, as soon as the
military preparations are completed.
Further private reports received here
| from Diabekir estimate the number of
Armenian victims of the recent massa-
cres at 5000. 1t is believed the number
is in excess of the actual total of those
killed, but there seems to be no doubt
that the victims are numbered by the
thousands.
ut would be as difficult" says the Times
correspondent, "to conceive the condi-
tion of mind which brought the sultan to
appoint such deplorable cabinet or to
describe the CONSERVATION it has pro-
duced everywhere"
DIsMEMBERMnNT OF TURKEY PROPOSED.
A dispatch to the Chronicle from Rome
says the Soorrier Del Mattino of Naples
has advices to the effect that the Marquis
of Salisbury has confidently proposed to
the powers the dismemberment of
Turkey.
A Berlin dispatch to the Chronicle says
the Vossische Zeitung has news from
Bucharest that French massacres have
occurred in the Village of Erzeroum,
and that many villages have been burned
and piiiaged and enormous numbers
killed.
A dispatch to the Times from Rome,
referring to the gravity of the Turkish
affairs, says that Italy is in perfect &C.
cord with England, and that the Italian
feet is ready to cooperate with the En-
glish fleet wherever the interest of Euro
pean peace may need it.
PREPARED TO COPE WITH ANY EMERGENCY.
Paris.-The Figaro announces that
three French war ships have left Cannes
for Turkish waters, prepared to cope with
any emergency.
PROMOTED FOR CRUELTY.
Constatinople.-It is stated that Bahri
Pasha, who was dismissed from the gov
ernorship owing to his ill-treatment of
the Armenians, on the representations of
the British ambassador, Sir Phillip Cur
rie, and who on Saturday was decorated
by the sultan with the grand Gordon of
the Osmanien order, "as reward for
good SERVICE" is to be appointed to the
command of the Turkish troops going to
Zeitoun.
LATER REPORTS 1NoREAsE NUMBER OF SLAIN.
II is estimated that the total number Of
A Snv1 nvn nd
killed during all the recent massacres ex-
ceeds 10000.
As result of the exchange of numer-
ous kilograms between the representa-
tives of the powers and the respective
governments, an important meeting of
ambassadors was held and the situation
was thoroughly discussed to-day.
THE POWERS INSIST.
Finally it was decided to send fresh
representations to the Turkish minister
of foreign affairs, Tewfik Pasha, insisting
upon being informed without further de-
lay what measures the porte plates
taking to restore order in Armenia, and
reminding the Turkish government that
it already has been notified of the powers,
acting in concert, to take their own steps
in the matter should it develop that the
action of the porte is inadequate to deal
with the state of anarchy prevailing in
Anitolia.
NAVAL DEMONSTRATION PROBABLE.
The opinion is freely expressed that
nothing but naval demonstration will
bring Turkey to realization of the ao-
tual condition Of affairs.
AN ENGLISH MISSION ATTACKED.
Constantinople.-An English mission,
near ] Jerusalem, has been attacked by riot