Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-10-10
Orders TO WARSHIPS
Foreign Ministers at Con-
stantinople Act.

Vessels of the Powers Now There
Will Take Their Positions Along
the Quay at Once-Rigorous in
quiry Into Recent Disturbances De-
manded-No Further Outbreaks.
Constantnople Oct. SIT is stated
ON what is seemingly good authority that
the representatives of the powers have
ordered the warships here of the nations
they represent to take their positions
along the quay tonight. The representa-
tives of the foreign powers who held a
conference yesterday and decided to send
a collective note to the porte, to-day for
warded the note. 1t demands that
rigorous inquiry be held into the recent
disturbances, the release of innocent
persons who have been imprisoned, and
a cessation of arrests.
Demands OF the Powers.
Constantnople Oct. Z, via Sofia, Bull
garia, Oct. S.-The representatives of tho
six powers have sent a collective note to
the Turkish government calling atten-
tion to the inadequate measures taken
by the police authorities to maintain
public tranquility in Constantinople and
it's suburbs and demanding the prompt
institution of a rigorous inquiry into
the recent rioting, bloodshed and whole
sale imprisonment of Armenians here.
They demand the release of all prisoners
who are innocent of wrongdoing and
the cessation of arrests Said Pasha,
who is now minister for foreign affairs,
has called at the different embassies
4 tod % .
of the powers communication from the
Turkish government, repeating the as
surance that plan for reform in
Armenia has been accepted by the porte.
1t is not believed however, that this will
satisfy the powers.
Another Outbreak Avoided.
There have been no further excesses,
although feeling of great disquiet still
prevails and fresh demonstrations on
the part of the Armenians are feared.
The Armenians who are still inside the
patriarchate church here, in which they
sought refuge after the rioting of last
week, fired some shots at noon to-day
and it was feared that another outbreak
was imminent The police watching the
building promptly notified the military
authorities, and strong force of troops
was senU 10 the spot. Inc SOlulerS I'M
mediately blockaded all the adjacent
streets. This caused panic among
the inhabitants of that quarter, and
they fled from their homes in all direc-
tions. The Turks then entered the
quays, and expelled from them all Ar
menians they could find. Later, it is
claimed, the bodies of four Armenians
were found.
Placards To Excite the Populace.
One feature of the police work is at
tracing considerable attention. 1t is re-
called that the gendsrmes, while making
arrests, repeatedly told the persons taken
into custody to "call upon England to
deliver you" Those who know the
ways of Turkish officials say that this
shows that the police were instructed to
impress upon the minds of the Armeni-
ans that Great Britain was unable or
unwilling to assist them in this emer-
gency. Many quarters of Stamboul
have been placarded with notices melting
the populace against the 'infidels."
The police, it Is true, tear down these
placards, but they are either unable or
unwilling to do so before they have been
widely read and have had the effect an
ticipated upon the Mohammedan popula-
ton. 1t is not claimed that the govern
ment is responsible for this agitation,
but the work is going on, and the gov
ernment, apparently, is unable to put a
str IN