The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-12

10 wondered at II even the most SAN
Ipinn doubt that there is any possible.
tty oil the restoration OF order In Ar,
menia without the intervention OF the
powers, II shakir Pasha, the high com,
missioner appointed by the Turkish
government to carry out the scheme Of
reform agreed upon for Armenia, Is
unable, supported by Turkish troops, to
stop the wholesale massacre OF Arme'
mans nthe streets Of an important city
like ErEeronm, 1t Ia difficult to SEQ how
the wild Kurdish tribes in tho outlying
dlstrlcts can be prevented from conIinu'
ing the work OF eXteTminatlng the Ar
msuians, which has been going on for
some time past, apparently with the ap.
proval Of the sultan.
THE suLTAS's ISpIFFERlScE,
Tho porte seems insensiblo TO what Ia
going on or utterly incapable Of appro,
claIing the extent to which anarchy has
spread during the last lew wooks. No
serious outbreak Is apprehandsd hero,
as tho British fleet il within oaly steam.
ing distance OF the DardRRellesi but ia
spite OF the desperate efforts being
made by the Turkish authorities to sup
press tho rsal iNcts in the case, matters
are daily, almost hourly, growing worse
and worse In tho provinces,
Some echoss OF tho uttsrances Of tho
marquis OF Salisbury at tho lord mAyor'a
banquet on Saturday last have reached
here, tho main feature quoted being hia
statement Us to tho concerted action Of
the powers toward Turkey But tho
premier's remarks were not considered
asforcible as his utterRuees on the samo
subject when parliament assembled
after tho general elections In Great
Britain, and 1t il feared that this may
encourage the sultan TO tutther opposi.
ton TO tho recommendations Of tue
powers regarding Ammonia
Then, again, 1t is believed that, even
II they Wero actualed by tho bGit OF in.
tonlions, tho Turkish authorities have
let matters run until thoy are now
powerlsis 10 stop the constantly grow
ing movement among the Kurds, who
are continuing on an increased scale,
the work OF massacre, tire and rapiue.
That they are either acting under direct
Instructions from the YildiE Kiosk or
else with the secret approval OF the sui.
tan, nobody here seems to doubt, and
this conviction becomes stronger every
day.
It is true that Semblanco oil activity
is displayed by the porte. It announced
to-day that 1t had decided to call out
many rOseryists aud that steps were
being taken TO send 10000 troops
against the Kurds. But, 10 view OF the
financial situation here, 1t is considered
more thau doubtful whether tho porte
would bo able TO carry out its plans,
even II thoro were genuine desire 10
suppress tho uprising. which hGd now
become almost general throughout Ar.
menia.
ANOTHER DEMAND ny THE POWERS,
Asa result Of tho exchange OF nu.
merouS kilograms between tho repre-
sentativss Of the powers aad their 70.
spoctiyo governments, lasting nearly all
day Saturday and this morning, an i'm.
portant meeting Of the ambassadors
was hold here to-day ana tho situation
was thoroughly discussed. Finally 1t
was ueCluou 10 tCnu lIosH IbpIehuuAu'
tion 10 the Turkish minister for foreign
aiiairs, Iewhk Pasha, renewing in much
stronger language the demands adj.
dressed by tho ambassadors to TeWhk
Pasha's predecessor, said PashR, on
November ., and insisting upon beng
informed without further delay as to
what measures tho porte contemplRtes
taking in order TO restore order In Ar
menia, and reminding tho Turkish gov.
ernmonL that 1t has already been no.
tilied Oi tho intention Of the powers.
acting In coucert, to take their owh
siep, in tho matter should II develop
that tho action Of the porto 10 inadO.
qua,o to doal with tho state OF anarchy
prevailing in Anntolia,
1t is known that the sultan still re-
iusoa to believe that the powOrA arc in
accord rs to tho action to be taken In
the ease Of tho porto's failure to restore
ordor in the Turkish empire. No
amount OF porsuaSion seems strong
enough ia bring Abdul lIamid TO reason
and the opinion Is freely expressed that
nothing short OF naval demonstration
will awaken the Turks to realization
Of the actual condition Of affairs.