The Portland daily press., 1895-12-13

telegram from Constantinople. d.tod
December 6, and signed by numher ot
Armenians in that city, has reached Lon.
don. Armenia is in her last gasp. The
work of determination continues. The
massacred people number 100000. Half q
million survivors have taken refuge in
the forests and mountains where thew are
feeding upon herbs and roots. Hunper
and cold have begun to ravage greatly.
In the name of humanity and Christiani-
ty save us. 81.
SAID PASHA'S RETURN.
A dispatch from Constantinople. dated
December IL, says that Said Pasba's re-
turn to his residence was contrary tn the
public expectance. He drove there in the
carriage of Sir Philip Currie, the British
ambassador accompanied by the drags-
men of the British embassy. On the same
evening the police, who had been
stationed around the embassy were with
drawn.
Said Pasha, in his letter to Sir philip
Currie, dwelt upon his forty three years
of public service including five vizierates
and said that now his health was ex
hausted he was unable to bear the bur-
dens of the pest that the Sultan wished
him to assume. His Majesty afterwards
offered him special appointment in the
palace to direct important affairs of state.
Unhappily his health did not allow him
to DO this. His purpose in going to the
embassy was to escape their embarrass-
menus and thereafter to leave the country
with his family.
Said intended to pass one night at the
embassy, in which belief he wrote ,mme-
diately to the grand vizier, expressing the
hone that his request would be favorably
regarded. On the same evening, how
ever, the Sultan sent his foreign minister
and the president of the council to Sir
Phillip Currie and informed Said that
His Majesty continued to hold his former
grand vizier in high favor and had entire
confidence in his fidelity. On the follow
ing day the Sultan gave similar assur-
ances to the other embassies, expressing
desire that Said should not leave the
country.
While grateful to His Majesty, Said
was compelled to consider the intolerable
intrigues of the police and consequently
felt bound to reitsrate his request to
leave Turkey. Despite this, the Sultan
on thirteen occasions sent his chamber
lains and his secretaries to reassure Said
of His Majesty's good will, and ask that
he abandon his intention. The Sultan,
moreover, gave written assurances for
which reasons he remained five DAYS at
the embassy, depsite his intention to re-
main only one night. But on the one
hand his request had not met with a
favorable reply. While on the other hand
he felt obliged to attest his appreciation
OF the sentiments and assurances of his
sovereign.
The letter concluded with an expression
of gratitude to Sir Philip Currie and his
wife. Throughout the communications
with the palace Said Pasha had full
liberty of action.
say that the French dispatch boat, the
Eancon, is due to arrive there on the 18th
and that the dispatch boats of the other
Powers will arrive singly. later.
Another dispatch to the Times from the
same source says that Said Pasha' S return
to his home was due to the pressure
brought to bear by Larsin Effendi, the
Suitan's first secretary aud Tewfik
Pasha The correspondent adds that 1T
would be vain to predict SEQUEL to gthe
episode.
A Constantinople dispatch to the Daily
Telegraph says that it is generally felt
that Said has stultified himself by leaving
the embassy.
The Chronicles correspondent says that
some regard SAID as playing a very deep
game. ana that these perhaps are better
informed than those who believe that he
has acted foolishly.
Frightened Badly.
Constantinople, December 12.-There
was panic today among the inhabitants
Of Galata and Pera, suburbs of this city
on the north side of the Golden Horn, the
Inhabitants of which are mostly European
Christians Many shops are closed owing
TO false report that disorders have
broken out in the city. The report had its
origin in a street. brawl between two
Armenians. When the truth became
known confidence was restored and the
shops reopened. The British torpedo
boat Driad, mounting six guns, includ
ing four six pound rapid firing guns and
the Italian despatch boat Archimede,
mounting six guns passed through the
Dardeneiles together today. The Driad
takes the place of the Cockatrice, British
guardsihp, which sailed yesterday to join
the fleet at Salonica.