The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-24
MEHcILEssLY TORTURED.
Vengeance Wreeked On Young Turk
ish Parry.

/ ' engeance Wre6ked On q OuuG i urh-
ish Party.
| LONDON, oct. 23.-The Standard will
| publish tomorrow a dispatch from Con-
/ stantinople saying that the most sinister
! stories are abroad regarding the ven
/ geance wreaked on the young Turkish
party. Various versions are given as TO
what happened to Izzet after his arrest.
! but it is certain that he was severely
tortured in the Yildiz prison before he
| was removed to the Beshik lash prison,
! where he was mercilessly beaten on the
stomach with clubs in tho presence of
many witnesses. lie was then sent back
to the Yildiz prison, where be Is sup
! posed TO have died. lt is stated that his
| wife is insane from grief.
1t is also stated, although it is impossi-
bic 10 obtain quite satisfactory proof OF
| the assertion, that about fifty OF the lead
ing mombers Of the party were arrested
on Saturday ana conveyed 10 The School
OF Medicine. where they were summarily
tried and executed, nCmlnally being
guilty Of ex cesses during the recent riots.
These strong measures have e.tectual!y
dampened the ardcr of the party. which
lacks organization. The Sultan's recent
vigor has taken the spirit out OF his op-
ponents.
LONDON, Oct. 23.-The Daily Chroni-
cio lO-HOEIo" VIII puDllsn uispaUcn
from COnstantiuOple similar TO that ap-
pearlng III the Standard. II will say that
the arrests and IzZet's torture have caused
a profound sensation. The agitation Is
spreading and the outlook is serious
CONSTANTINOPLE Oct. Z3.-Kiamil
Pasha. the Grand Nizier, has written a
letter To Shakir Pasha, the Turkish Com
rnissary in Armenia, inclosng a COPY of
the reforms IN the admin nistration OF al
fairs applicable to the Nillayets of Erzs-
rOum, BitlI9, Van, SivaS, MamOuret-
Sul-AziZ and Diarbskir, calling the Com
mlssary's serious attention thereto, and
directing him TO watch scrupulously the
execution Of the reforms sad report the
results. Similar letters have been sent
10 .he Walls Of the same provinces.
The diplomatic representatives. of the
three protesting powers against the ad-
ninislration of affairs in Ammonia
Great Britain, France and Russia-haye
decided TO address the Porte note re-
serving to themselves the right to protest
against the nomination of any inefficient
officials in Armenia.
Disorders are reported from kersesouD.
An attack was made by Turks upon the
Armenians in the village OF Seulus, in
the district of NudanIa, and a fight en-
sued in which the loss on both sides was
twensy-four killed and wounded
SPAIN PREPARING FOR TROUBLE.
Transatlantic Steamships FIyin. Hor
flag TO BE Fully armed.
LONDON, Oct. 23.-Tns Central News
has dispatch from Madrid saying that
the Government had decided upon tho
arming OF several of the Transatlantic
Company s steamships and the con version
of the old cruisers Numancia and Vic
toria into modern warships The steamer
Reina Maria Cristina, Leon MIL, Al
fonso XIII, Alfonso XII., Montevideo
and Pdeso Trustegei will be armed with
fourteen ceDtimeter guns by the begin
ming Of December and will be sent to
Cuba.
This action on the part of the Govern
ment is regarded as preparatory meas
ure against the recognition of the in
surgents as belligerents by any Ameri-
can Government spain would regard
such recognition as a violation of inter
national law. and would immediately
place the nation upon war footing and
authorize Spanish vessels to capture
upon the seas merchant men belonging
to the nation SO recognizing the insur-
gents.