The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-05
TURKEY AND THE GUARDsHIPs.
The Diplomats StiII waiting for In
structiOns.

CORstantnople, Dec. 4-The Armenians
residing in Constantinople have prepared
petition to the powers, which they pur-
pose presenting to the various govern
ments through the Austrian ambassador.
Diplomats have exhausted all means OF
action IN the matter Of the issuance of
nrmans by the porte permitting the pres
ence in the BOsphOrus of second guard
ships, under the instructions they had re-
ceived from their respective governments.
They have how asked their cabinets for
fresh orders the arrival of which they are
awaiting.
The Turkish governor Of Kaslaera
(kalsarichl, Asia Minor. whore a massa-
ere Of Christians occurred Nov. 30 has
press their demands. but without sue
cess.
According to the latest advices from
Caesarea, Asia Minor, sixty Armeuians
are known TO have been killed in the
massacre there of Nov 80
NJ. PetroVitch, an Austrian subject who
legie, has been murdered while travel
ing In the Kharpoot district The officials
in Erzeroum, Barburt. Erizinhlap and Bit
lis continue to force the Armenians, under
threats of renewed attacks to sign ad-
dresses thanking the porte for protection
during the recent disorders and praising
the sultans paternal rule Several nota-
bles IN the ErzerOum district have been
in like manner compelled to telegraph
to the patriarch demanding the resgna-
tion of the bishop owing to the latters
y
dicating the deplorable situation
London, Dec A dispatch to the
Standard from Constantinople, says the
question Of the admission of additional
guardships into the Bosphorus Is In sus-
pense, and all diplomatic action in the
matter Is at complete standstill for the
moment. Some of the ambassadors are
SUI awaiting fresh instructions from
their governments. All OF the diplomats
are OF the belief that the exercise OF
strong pressure, stronger by far than that
hitherto hpan bTnfIpht n hear
upon the porte, VIII be necessary to in
duce the sultan to yield, and II is under
stood that such action will be taken inn
mediately upon receipt Of replies by the
ambassadors or the powers, which are
insisting upon the issuance of firmans,
TO the representations they have made
TO their respective governments. The sui
tan has made "A personal appeal to the
Austrian, German and French govern
ments for an agreement that Russia,
Austria, Germany and France shall not
press their demands without success.
The Daily Telegraph tomorrow viii have
the following from Constantinople: "If
the reply Of Turkey in regard to the ad-
mission or the guardships into the BOs-
phorus Is not shortly received the powers
VIII fix date after which they win bring
vessels 10 Constantinople."
dispatch from Paris TO a news agency
here says that similar advices have been
received there from Constantinople and
that the date fixed is Dec. Z.
Berlin. Dec. 4-The Cologne Gazette, as
the result or inquiries in official circles,
reaffirms that the cabinets and diplomats
alike are unanimous In insisting on the
admission of additional guardships into
the Bosphorus It adds that nothing Is
known OF the rumored British ultimatum
Rome. Dec. 4--Ihe OsSerVatore Romano
says that the pope. Immediately on learn
ing OF the robberies and massacres of
Armenians sent $1,000 lire to Mgr. Azar-
ian, the Catholic Armenian patriarch at
Constantinople, for the relief of the sur
ViVing victims.