The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-12
Manages to Keep All Europe in
Turmoil
HORRIBLE TALES ARE TOLD
Ia Spite Of All Efforts Taken to Sup
press Them
European Intervention In Turkish Affairs Will
Soon Become an Absolute Necessity.
Relief Work Resumed


CONSTANTINOPLE. NOV. u.-The
most horrible accounts are constantly ar.
irving here, in spite of the efforts taken tc
suppress them, of massacres and depre.
dations in the eastern provinces, in which
the Kurdish tribes are said to have per
petrated atrocities more horrible than
any heretofore credited to them. 1t is
stated upon apparently good authority
that Erzeroum and Sivi, the scenes OF
10 much bloodshed in the past, have been
devastated by the Kurds, who have wiped
village after village out OF existence, and
that the sword and FIRE ara sweeping over
this country. The rioting and bloodshed
at Erzeroum are said to have been much
more serious than any reports previously
made public have pictured it, and it ia
asserted that oven the presence OF Shakir
Pasha with his troops failed to stop the
massacres. The unresisting Armenian
men. women and children were bludgeon.
Cd to death by hundreds on the streets.
trader who arrived here recently from
Trebziond says that he met between Erze.
roum and Baihurt 800 women, who fell
on their knees by tho roadside imploring
protection, saying their husbands were
murdered and that they we're starving
and homeless. The rising of the Druses is
extending on all eides, and several viii
lagos of the district OF Hauran have been
destroyed by tire.
Sir Philip Currie. British am passador
to Turkey, is expected back to his post
by the end uf the week. He was called to
London IN order to consult with govern
ment officials regarding the situation
haro ond tho Hnn
British charge d'affaires, has been in
charge Of the en bassy during b is absence.
An official note was issued hy the porta
today expressing the sultan's thanks for
the energetic measuEes taken by the i'm
perial authorities In View of the disturb.
ances and revolts wlioh have broken out
in certain provinces OF Asia Minor. which
are more serious in nature than were
those before suppressed. The note adds:
order has been restored in all the dis
tricts that have recently been the scene of
riots and conflicts, and precautions hava
been takon to insure the maintenance of
quiet.
As result of the exchange of numer-
Gus telegrams between representatives. of
the powers and respective governments,
lasting nearly all day Saturday and this
morning, an importans meeting of am
situation thoroughly discussed. Finally
1t was decided to seno fresh represepta
tives to the Turkish minister for foreign
affairs. Tewfik Pasha, renewing in much
stronger language the demands addressed
by the am bassadors to Tewck Pasha g pred.
eee sor, said Pasba. on Novem ber 5th, in J.
sistinR upon being informed without de.
lay what m easures the porte cor te M plates
taking in order to restore order in Ar
m"nla. and reminding the Turkish gov
eminent it already had been notified of
the intention Of the powers. acting in
e.Oncprf. In fQko THAR i, tho
matter should II develop the action of
the porte is inadequate to deal with the
state OF anarch; prevailing in Anatolia.
1t is known the sultan still refuses to
believe the overs are in accord as to the
action to be taken in case of the porte's
ia lure to restore order in the Turkish
EN- piie. The opinion is freely expressed
thar ::othing short of naval demonstra.
tion will awaken the Turks to a reiliza.
ton Of the actual condition OF affairs.
Further discr iers ara reported from d IT,
ferent sections. Mobilizing the army re.
serves Is progressing SO slowly they
might as we'll have been left at home, al d
the ger eraI impression prevails stronger
than ever today that European interven-
tlon in the admlnistration OF affairs in
the Tukish empire will very soon become
absolutely necessary to avert further and
insen sible of what is going on, or utterly
incanable OF eppieciating the extent to
which anarchy has spread in the last few
weeks. No serious outbreak is appre-
hendej here. as the British fleet is within
easy steaming distance or the Darua-
nelles, but in spite of the desperate efforts
OF the Turkish authorities 10 suppress
the trne stats. matters are daily growing |
worse and worse in the provinces.
1t is stated Bahri Pasha, who was dis |
missed from the governorship owing to |
i'll treatment of Armenians, on rapresen- |
tations of the British am mbassador. Sir |
Philip Currie. and who on Saturday was |
decorated by the sultan with the grand |
Gordon of Osmanieh order, "as a reward
for good service is to be appointed to |
command the Turkish troops going to
The number of victims of the BaiburI
is reported to be 1901. 1t is
estimated the total number of Armen-
ians, men, women and children, killed
during the most recent massacres ex-
ceecs 10, 900, and IL is being constantly
added to.
Consul Hampson announces ho has
found trusty persons to distribute funds
collectedd Tor the relief of the suffering
Armenians Of Sassoun district, ami there
tore relief work there, interrupted by he
forced retirement of Armenian mission.
aries. whose lives were in danger, is to
be resumed. 1t is estimated that during
Inc past week or ten days 300 Armenians
have been exiled without trial from Tur.
key, and the police are still making
arrests.