The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-22
zEITOUM TO BE BoMBARDED.
THE FOREIGN DIPLOMATS NOTI-
FLED OF THE FACT.

Correspondent Rt Marash EN-
presses the Opinion That the Ar
menians VIII BE Able to Hold the
Place All Winter-VOstagat Re-
ported Surrounded by kurds and
Thirty Armcnlans Already Massa-
cred.
Constantinople. Dec. 2l.-The porte has
informed all Of the foreign diplomats at
the Turkish capital that the Armenians
who are in possession Of Zeitoun, having
shown themselves to be obstinate regard
ing their surrender, the bombardment Of
zeitOun win be begun at once. A corre-
spondent writing from Marash expresses
the opinion, however, that the immediate
capture of Zeitoun by the Turkish forces
is not possible and that the Armenians
viii be able TO hold the place throughout
the winter
The correspondent also says there was
tremendous panic in Adana OF Dec. 7
similar to that which recently occurred
in Constantinople During the panic all
of the shops We're closed.
A telegram received in Constantinople
from Tarsus on Dec. Is says many FAM
lilies have fed from there to Mersina,
where the United States warship Marble
head is lying.
a letter from Nostagat. Asia Minor, dat
ed Dec 10, says that place is surrounded
by kurds and the houses OF the inhabl-
tants have been baITicaded. 1t Is reported
thal thirty Armenians have been massa-
cred there.
\ communication received at the Turkish
foreign office says that the Armenians
VINO are holding Zeitoun have pillaged and
hooded dozens of Mussulman villages near
Zeitoun, and have killed 266 Mussulmans
including 16 women. The foreign office Is
also issuing other stories of similar char
acter II is stated that these statements
90 g. titeltuSu 20 prepare the pubic MIND
for the annihilation OF the Armenians who
are in possession OF Zeitoun.
An American VINO was for a long time
a resident OF Constantinople writes from
Harpoot that the furniture and other
property stolen from the American mis-
stonaries at that place is in the houses
of the highest government officials there.
lie also says that it is a regular practice
Of the nabObs of the Turkish villages to
keep a herd of Armenian women attach
ed to their domestic establishment, and
when Moslem travellers or soldiers come
assign woman to each guest for the night
as a part OF their duty In the matter Of
hospitality.
The Turks admit that the Armenians in
the district OF Sivas are clothed only with
a potato sack each and that many Of
them have died from starvation. The sui
IAN Is reported 10 nave SAID that ne Will
feed these unfortunates II they win be-
come Mohammedans.
The German ambassador here, acting
under instructions received from his gov
ernment, has again urged the porte to pre-
vent massacre of the Armenians at Zei-
toun. Sir Philip Currie, the British am
bassador, supported the German ambassa-
dor in his attempt to save the lives Of tho
revolted Armenians, but 1t is feared that
the Zeitoun district has already been
largely laid I'm waste.
Washington, Dec. M-The representa-
tions made by Minister Terrell respecting
the condition of American interests IN
Turkey, have resulted in the dispatch OF
general Instructions TO Rear Admiral Sell
fridge at Smyrna, Syria. directing Vim TO
furnish protection and comfort to such
missionaries as might apply for that pur-
pose. There was nothing in the instruc-
tions concerning a general gathering Of
the American missionaries at Alexan-
dretta, or some other port where the Uni
ted States has a warship.
The cruiser Minneapolis sailed to-day
from Gibraltar for Smyrna, according to
cable message received at the navy de-
partment from her commander. 1t is esti-
mated that the cruiser will make the voy-
age in five days. The arrival of the Min
neapolis at Smyrna will give the United
States a representation of three vessels
in Turkish waters.