The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-11-14
A CRISIS In I JJRKE Y
THE SULTAN is SETTING OVER AZ
POLITICAL. VOLCANO. u 5.s8s

THE SULTAN is SETTING OVER A
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Turks May Soon he Fncc to Fncc
# With an Open and widespread
Revolt Against the Rule or the
snltnn-Disaffection In the Army
nnd Navy. ~
II Constintinople, Nov, 9. The former
Turkish minister Of foreign affairs.
Said Pasha, promised to give the ans
bassadors of the powers a definite re-
ply within two days as to what steps
the porte intends to take for the res
toration OF order in Armenia and to
provide for protection Of Christians in
that part Of the Turkish empire.
This was the point especially al
luded to by the ambassadors on Tues
day last when they called separately
and represented that the present state
Of affairs in Armenia could not be al
lowed to continue, and that il a def
mite measure was not shortly taken
to bring about the restoration Of
order, the powers would be compelled,
acting in concert, to take their own
steps in the matter. No combined ac-
ton of such grave Importance upon
the part of the powers has been taken
for years past and the fact that the
porte was reminded of the intervention
Of the powers in Syria at the time
of the massacre Of 1860 is considered
as direct warning to the sultan that
will tvtn 10 np
in Armenia unless the Turkish gov,
eminent acts promptly.
AS each day passes, however, the
situation becomes more and more
alarming and adds to the difficulty Of
the task before the porte and posi-
bly, before the European powers. From
Syria especially the most disquieting
lumors are coming and that they are
based on facts is shown by the mo-
bilization of twenty batthlions of
Redifs, out of the sixty available, aIt
the steps being taken to dispatch them
as promptly as possible to that portion
of Asiatic Turkey. This lends color
to the report that the Armenians are
receiving support from unexpected
sources and that the Turkish govern
ment may soon be face to face with
an open and widespread revolt against
the
According to the Turks.
Washington, Nov. 9.-The Turkish
legation announces the following tele-
gram from the Sublime Porte under
yesterdays date:
s'All news concerning plots, threaten
ing letters and supposed dissatis-
faction in the ranks Of the army and
navy is Intentionally propagatcd by
we'll known newspaper correspond
ents, affiliated with the Armenian com,
mittee, to alarm public opinion. As
j for the often repeated assertion of the
intended determination Of the Ar.
menians, it is too absurd to be con
tradicted. The efforts OF the imperial
government tend on the contrary to
quell the revolt of the Armenians and
to resist their criminal and bloody
agitation.
'"The Armenian agitation at Diar
bekir was on the point Of subsiding
when the Armenians began again
their attacks upon the Mussulman's
by throwing bombs at them, and by
firing at the Muezzins at the very time
when the latter were calling the faith.
full to prayers. During the affrIy fifty
Mussulman's and ninety Arlnenians
We're killed and wounded. Armenian
rioters attacked the patrols at Sivril
killing few Mussulman's and setting
fire to the bazaar Two hundred Al
menian revolutionists, having at theil
head Kevrok, chief Of the parish o.
erus (MarasM attacked the village o.
Tchoukour Hissar and killed twelv'
Mussulmans Some of the agitator'
were arrested. including part of tn
Armenian brigands who captured
Hadji Hassan Oglou Husni. All new
published as to the occurrence O
trouble at Adana, Tarsus and Mer
sine, is absolutely without founda
ton"
Constantinople, Nov. iO.-There is n
change for the better in the politica
situation here unless it rests upon tn
fact that the Ottoman bank has ad
vanced the Turkish government tn
sum Of $1,5OO,OOO, which will enabl
the new minister Of finance, Sabl
Pasha to provide for the most pressin
needs Of the government. The latte1
y 1T would seem, consist iii fitting out til
army reserves just called out in til
porte's attempt to make some show G
. trying to restore order in Armenia