The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-12-14
Sultan in a State Of Constant
Apprehension of His Life.
A MAN QUICKLY ARRESTED
Turk Bearing a Petition Forces Himself
through Soldiers to the sui
tan's Carriage.

Constantinople. Dec. (via Sofia, Bull
garia, Dec. S).-The situation here on
the question OF extra guardships of the
powers remains unchanged and con-
tinues to offer tribute to the powers
of delay and evasion of Oriental diplo-
macy as practiced by the Turkish gov
eminent. Statements are constantly
reiterated of the continued accord of the
powers on the subject and their unyield-
ing determination to insist upon COM
pliance with their demands. Less is
heard of the rumors, which were of fire.
quent occurrence in the early period
after the demand had been presented,
that the sultan had at length decided
to grant the necessary firman to permit
the passage of the Dardanelles, or even
that he had actually issued them.
Neither is there such explicit announce
ment any more of the period which is
to elapse before.a movement of the war
ships of the powers is to commence to
enforce the demands made upon the sui
tan.
The reception today by the sultan of
M. Neildorff the Russian ambassador,
in private audience awakens the unan-
imous speculation as to the true rela-
ton of Russia to the situation and the
extent of her agreement with the views
of the powers.
The flight of Said Pasha and his ref
uge into the British embassy are sub
jects of most sensational interest and
| the almost frantics efforts made by the
sultan to induce him to leave and re-
turn to the Yildiz palace indicate his
fear that he has lost the most powerful
intermediary that he could hope for
between himself and the powers in evad-
ing the uncomfortable demands they
make upon him, or the most dangerous
adversary he could fear, having been In
counsel with the powers. That the sui
tan lives in a state of constant appre-
hension of his life was indicated by his
demeanor during the course of the cere-
mony of the solamik on Friday, which
involved the departure of the sultan
from the walls of the palace and his APP
pearance in public for sort of review
of the troops, attended by many high
officials, followed by prayers at the
mosque.
On Friday as the sultan was quitting
the mosque a man attired as Turk,
bearing a petition, forced himself
through the soldiers to the sultan's car
rage. The sultan was seen to become
much agitated and deathly pale, but the
man was promptly arrested and hus-
tied off to prison without having ac-
complished any harm to the sultan's
person.
Explicit instructions were again re-
ceived today by all the ambassadors to
insist upon the admission of guard
ships, but as has been stated, without
any change in the situation.
Authentic details have been received
of the Sivas massacre. They show the
slaughter began on November II and
continued for a week following. 1t is
known 1900 Armenians and 10 Turks
, were killed before there was a cessa-
ton of the bloody work. The manner
Of the outbreak is described as follows:
Suddenly, at noon, as II by precon-
certed signal, the Turkish soldiers and
police. the Circassians and even the la
borers and Moslem women and child
4 rem rushed into the market under COM
mand of officers. All were armed, the
l laborers with clubs or anything that
= came to hand. They looted the Armen-
- ian shops and pursued with fury the
= fleeing Armenians. Many merchants
. and clerks were killed and their bodies
!; stripped. The stricken Armenians
slowly gathered the mangled remains
G of their kinsmen and buried them in
II q trench in the cemetery.
f 1.-THE Armenian villages in the vicin-
n ity were also looted and the people left
to beg and die. The winter will bring
d terrible suffering to all living victims Of
outrages.
g "a high official in a position to know
!. declares the massacres were the delib
E crate act of the sultan's vengeance fol
J. having been compelled to grant the re
l. forms in Armenia demanded by thu
( powers.
:; "a few Of the Turkish shops were at
~ tackled to afford a pretext on which t
d accuse the Armenians of having starte'
r. the disorder"