Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-25
CRISIS HAS PASSED.
No Longer Any Talk of Armed In
terVention i'm Turkish
Affairs.

Constantinople, Nov. 20-A dispatch
Caucasa, says that the Armenian Catho-
lies have received a reply to the commu-
nication which they recently sent to the
Russian ambassador here. M. De Nell
dof. 1t is as follows:
The Armenans of Constantinople are now
treasured. They are threatened with no
danger. In the provinces, however, there
are regrettable conflicts, which in most
cases were caused by the Armenians, who
were instigated by their revolutionary com
mittees The result is terrible revenge upon
the part of the Turks in the shape Of hor-
rble massacres Of Christians.
The Sultan has sanctioned the scheme for
reforms submitted by the three great pow
ers and preparations are now proceeding
sary that the leaders of the people should
persuade the latter to desist from revolu-
tionary attempts, to abandon the idle hope
all disturbances and to cooperate in the
re-estabishment Of universal peace on i'm
proving the situation, and in the introduce
ton Of the new order Of things
AS intimated in these dispatches dur
ing the last few days, the attitude of the
Porte or Of the Sultan has undergone de-
cided change since the other fleets began
to join the British feet in the naval dem
OnStratiOn in SalOnica bay. There is no
doubt that the pressure brought to bear
upon the Sultan has been strong enough
to make him take personal charge of the
work of reform in Armenia and it is now
hoped that there will be no further blood
shed, except in the case of putting down
the instructions which have broken out
against Turkish rule in different parts of
Asia Minor. 1t is hoped, however, that
the Armenian clergy will be able to in
duce their co-religionists to lay down
their arms, especially as the sentiment
of the whole of Europe is now in favor
of the Sultan, whose evident desire to
meet the views of the powers is thor
oughly appreciated and has undoubtedly
tided over a most difficult crisis in the
East. There is no longer any talk of the
armed Intervention of the powers in the
Turkish empire and if any display of
force is necessary upon the part OF Eu-
rope it. might be in the direction of sup
porting the authority of the Sultan, as
Great Britain. Russia and France are
extremely DESTROYS that order should
promptly be restored throughout Asia
Minor.
Berlin, Nov 2O.-Nothing further has
been received here from Sofia, Bulgaria,
in any way tending to confirm the dis
patch from that city yesterday Which an
nounced that a report had reached there
from Constantinople saying that the Sui
tan of Turkey had been poisoned. 1t
is believed there is no foundation for
the report
Boston, Mass, Nov. 20.-In letter
received in this city from a member of
the relief commission, who is under Brit
ish protection in Small Sassoun, Eastern
Turkey, the writer says:
1 returned on the 9th inst. from my sec.
ond tour among the villages and found
not a little to encourage. Absentees are
coming back from outside since hearing
that we are trying to set them up In their
childhood homes once more, some or them
to look for the first time since those ill
fated days of last year upon the charred
ruins of their once happy abiding places;
then then more than half of item are rapidly
approaching completion, costing hundreds
and hundreds Of pounds. We have distrib-
uted, or are soon to do so, more thap $25O6
worth Of wool, cotton and cloth for clothing
and bedding which has been received. Eng
lish friends have already sent us $4,000.
while not $1,000 has yet come from Amer
lea. we need at least $4,000 to do the
work properly.
London, Nov. 2O.-A dispatch from
Constantinople to the Globe this after
noon confirms the report of the ill-treat-
ment to which the Canadian missionary,
Rev. Mr. Martin, has been subjected
by the Turks and adds that he was beat
en- and afterwards imprisoned for six
teen hours near Hadjin in the province
of Adana.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 2O.-The
United States steamship Minneapolis has
been ordered to join the European squad
ron Immediately, doubtless on account of
the Turkish situation. She is in Ameri-
can waters now and it will take several
days to sail out.