The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-10

Armenian churches continues. All
efforts of the authorities and the Ar
menian patriarch have failed to per-
suade the Armenians who have sought
refuge within their walls to return to
the houses, as they put no faith in the
assurances OF protectio given them.
The Turks, however, will only allow
Armenian ecclestiastics to enter the
churches and when they leave the
buildings they are carefully searched.
In accordance with the demands OF the
representatives of the powers the police
authorities have cam menced releasing
the Armenians who were imprisoned as
a result OF the recent rioting.
Two of these unfortunates, who vera
allowed to leave the Iaptieh prison,
were found to be in a pitiable condition,
both suffering from seven or eight ter
rible wounds. They have made o state
ment, which has been communicated to
the representatives of the powers that
the prisoners had not received food or
medical treatment for three days pre-
vious to their release. They also claim
that the prison is horribly overcrowded
and in a shocking state Ut filthiness.
The streets OF Constantinople and It's
suburbs are still psroled by the police
ana troops and it is understood that the
torpedoes that have been sent to the
Dardanelles have been placed in the
straits. Ammunition has also been sent
to the forts and from other military
movements which are going on it would
seem that the Turks are preparing to
defend the Dardanelles should Great
Britain attempt a naval demonstration
in these waters.
There does not seem to be any mste-
rial change in the diplom tic situation.
The Turkish ministers have held
another conference and additional COM
munications have been exchanged with
the representatives of the powers, but
these formalities no longer attract much
attention and few people believe that
any decided change in the condition of
the Armenians ia likely to occur unless
the porte Is forcibly compelled to enter
upon the work of bri aging about reforms
in Armenia.
There no logger seems to be any
doubt that the Armenisug anticipated a
serious disturbance when the attempt
was made Monday q week ago to pre-
sent petition to the sultan through
the grand vizier, and they claim that
those OF their race who fell in the
streets of Constantinople ON that occa-
sion were martyrs who gave their lives
for Armenia in the hope of forcing the
powers to put extra pressure upon the
porte in the effort being made 70 bring
about reforms In the administration of
Armenia
Turkey Disposed to bubble.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct. 9.-The repre-
sentatives Of the six powers are to-day
still waiting for definite reply to the
identical communications recently
handed to the Turkish government on
behalf OF their RESPECTIVE governments,
ana in which they specify the reforms
for Armenia which, in their opinion,
should be accepted by the government
OF Turkey and promulgated in an i'm
perial decree.
Suggestions, semi official notes and
visits Of government officials to the
envoYs OF the powers followed the re-.
ceipt OF this identical communicat ton;
but the distinct, categorica al reply of the
Turkish government seems to be de-
layed, by first one bubble and then
another, until the ps,ience of the Eu-
ropean governments is becoming ex-
hausted, and definite action upon their
pars may shortly be expected In view
OF the continued increasing gravity Of
the situation, the British Mediterranean
squadron remains at Lemnos (Stalmini),
within short steaming distance Of the
entrance of tho Dardanelles.
The obstinacy OF the porte under the
circumstances is not generally UNDER
stocd. No reply has been made to the
request OF Sir Philip Currie, the British
am bassador, made shortly after the
massacre, that he be allowed to visit the
prisons In which the Armenians charged
with rioting are confined TO take their
deposition for transmission to the
various European governments inter.
ested.
Serious Conflicts in Trebizonde.
TREBIZoNDE, Armenia, O,t 8. -Serious
conhiots between Turks and Armen.
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