The record-union., 1895-11-18
THE SITUATION DAILY BECOMING
WORSE
Amerioan Missionaries Ask for an
Escort to Take Them and Their
Families to a Place of Safety-Esti-
mated That Twenty Thousand Per-
sons Have Been Massacred since
the Sultan Accepted the scheme
of Reform.


coming worse The Government is OBJ
tanning a record of the houses in when
Armenians live. This action causes
alarm. because in several towns where
massacres have occurred the houses OF
Armenians had been previously
marked. Several of the leading Ar
menian merchants have sought and re-
ceived shelter in the houses OF Ell-
ropeans.
The American missionaries at Bltlls
have telegraphed to the American
Minister asking him to procure from the
Porte an escort to take them and their
families to Van.
It is estimated that 10000 persons
have been maSsacred since the accept
ance by the Sultan of the scheme OF re
form.
The Daily News, in an article on
America and the Turk" will say ina
the new world is asserting itself TO re-
dress the balance of the old world Jhe
lethargy of the European Powers Is TO
explain but it is well that the TURK
should know that there is great ma
ton beyond the Atlantic that Will not
allow the blood of its sons to be shed
with impunity.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 1.-THE
Russian newspapers declare that the
situation in Turkey is rapidly drifting
to an acute phase that will lneVltaply
eliminate in the disruption and abou-
ton of the Ottoman power in Europe.
The NOVO Vremyea says: I'VE are Slau
to observe that Englishmen are becom-
ing accustomed to the not distant pros
pect of Russia occupying Constanu-
NOBLE for that must be the ultimate
issue of the Eastern question.
LONDON. Nov. 1.-THE Standard
will tomorrow publish dispatch from
Constantinople, saying that official dis
patches received during the past two
days seem to point to orders haVlnS
been given TO cease the massacreS. The
Sultan fears joint European action. and
regards the concurrent concentration
of the fleets of the Powers in the Le-
want as a warning.
The dispatch adds that the Grand
Vfzier. HALL Rifaat Pasha, has assured
the Hon NJ. Herbert, the British
Charge d'Affaires, that the report that
the Government is making list OF the
houses occupied by Armenians is un-
true.
The campaign against the young
Turkish party continues. Thirty-slX
members of the party have been
drowned off the island of Kalk-
The Embassies regard the new Min
istry with the gravest distrust.
The Turkish newspapers Sunday
published an energetic appeal to the
people to abstain from all provoking
acts stating that the Sultan had
granted reforms to the Antolian Prov
inces which he will aferward extend tC
the other provinces.
The Consulates at MoOsh report riot
there, but add that owing to the gallant
behavior of the Governor, who repeat
Id nv hl
better class of Moslems, few Armenians
were killed.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE Times will
Tomorrow publish a dispatch from
Constantinople saying ii is officially
announced in that city that an Ar
nenian. disguised as an Arab, has been
arrested at Orfah, seventy-elght miles
southwest of Diarbekir. He was bear
ing a letter to the Armenian Bishop OF
C,rfah from the Armenian Bishop OF
Aleppo. An extract which is given
from the letter reads:
Send powder to the Zeitoun insurg-
ents to enable them to resist authOri-
ties. Send saltpetre to make powder
The Baion of Zeitoun viii form al
army The Armenians of Marash are
ready and eager for the fray"
The dispatch adds that the Turkish
constitutional party declare that they
do not have the same aims as Midhat
Pasha's young Turkey party. The
former only want rational Govern
ment security and justice. They dc
not object to the Sultan, except on the
ground of his odious methods of Gov
ernment.
LONDON. Nov 1.-THE Constants
nople correspondent of the Chronicle
teIegraphs that he does not hear of any
imprcvement in the Sultan's menta
condition.
The Telegraph will tomorrow pub
lish a Constantinople dispatch saying
that the Armenian Reform Commits
sion held it's first meeting on Saturday
The Porte promises the execution of re
forms when the disturbances are sup
pressed.
Fresh troubles are reported in the
AIeppo Aitabi, Marouna and Amasis
Districts. The Turks accuse the Ar
menians of starting the disturbances
Uneasy rumors are afoat, and the feal
Prevails that the Native Progress party
may act energeucalIy with lmportah
and dangerous results.
KALAMAZOO (dich.), Nov. 17.-Tw'
thousand people attended mass meet
ing at the Congregational Church to
night, where George Barsoon, GRADUATE
of Roberts College, Constantinople
gave graphic account Of the murde
OF Armenians in Turkey. The followin;
resolutions were adopted and ordere'
sent to the Secretary of State at Wash
ington:
WI ereas, We are informed Of mex
cusable outrages perpetrated by Turk
upon Armenians which offend tn
whole civilized world,
Resolved That we enter into solemn
protest against a continuance of tn
outrages.
Resolved, That a call on all Chris
tians TO make forceful their voice, tha
men may worship God unmolested.
Resolved, That it is the duty of thi
Government TO unite all Christian per
sons in measure to prevent furthe
pillage and murder among Armenians
and secure to them the largest meaSur
of civil and religious liberty
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Turk
ish Legation here received under to
days date the following telegram from
the Sublime Porte:
The safety of missionaries is com
pletely assured. Our previous tele
grams have already shown that the re
newed accusations about suppose,
massacre are groundless. The reporte
unpleasantness between the Grani
ViZier and Mr.. Terrell, the American
Minister. resulting from a suppose.
telegram from the latter, which as
matter of fact has never been sent to hi
highness, is also groundless.''
GRAND RAPIDS (Mich), Nov. IT,