The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-14
The SITUATION IN TURKEY
Another Complication Seems
Likely to Arise.
Ahe hifat Ministry Ia TottsrinR and
another Cabinet Change Likely TO
OCCUR at Any Time-Four French
Priests killod-European Intervention
Apparently Inevitable and Onlv "a
Question of Days.
Copyrighted 1895 by t. A. p.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 13.-The
Turkish minister for foreign affairs.
Tewhk Pashs, replied to-day to the
notes OF the diplomatic representative,
OF Great Britain, Russia and France.
assuring them, as he had previously
assured the ambassadors OF Germany.
Austria and Italy. that the Turkish
governments statement SO to what
measures 1t intends to take for the sup.
preston of the disorders in Asia Minor
will be presented to the ambassadors
without delay"
Another complication seems likely to
srlse, which may give the Sultan fur
.ner excuse for tnacsion. The HALL
httat ministry Is said to be to.terinp
ano another cabinet change is likely to
occur OF any time. The rumors con-
corning the possible deposition of Abdul
Hamid are still current; but the state
ment that the imperial yacht Ia living
off the palace, with steam up, intimat.
Ing that the sultan Is preparing to seek
SAFETY In flight, is weak fabrication.
The imperial yacht is sadly out of re-
pair and Is laid up for the winter.
meanwhile fresh disturbances are re-
ported from Mnlatiah where a number
OF persons have been killed, including
four priests Of the Society OF Jesus, who
were under French protection. The
French ambassador, M. Cambon, has
been appealed TO, and ia preparing very
strong presentation on the subject for
the porte. a squadron OF e. We French
warsh'ps has sailed from the Piraeus
for Turkish waters and 1t Is stated that
an Italian fleet will rendezvous with
the British feet within few days.
There has been most serious trouble
st Cssarea, not far from Jerusalem.
but no details of the rioting there have
yet reached this city. A great panic
prevails at Moosh owing to the Kurd-
ism movement. All those who can do
so are heeinG from tho city and neigh.
borhood. Many people are reported to
have been murdered while fleeing.
The Kurds are said to be in arms
throughous tho district. Troops, it 10
said by the suthorities, ara being hur-
ried to the spot. The most alarming
state of affairs still prevails at Zsitoun,
where the Armenians recently captured
battalion OF Turkish sroopa with their
arms, ammunitions and supplies and
afterwards occupied the barracks and
oil the strategic positions in and about
that city.
The governu emit Is trying very hard
to prevail upon the Armenians there to
lay down their arms, promising that
they shall not be in any way molested
II they return to their homes and sur.
render the Turkish soldiers they hold
prisoners, with their arms. etc. But the
Armenians have go frequently been the
victims OF similar promises It is not
considered likely that they will give up
their prisoners or the positions thew
hold. In this case some desperate
lighting may shortly take place. as a
large force OF Turkish regulars and
reserves Is moving rapidly u pom ,isoun.
1t Ia now believed that tho powers
will not take defnlte action against the
porte until all the naval squad rons have
assembled in Turkish waters, which
will be about the time The British am
bassador to Turkey, Sir Philip Currle,
returns here after committing with his
government IA To the future action OF
Great britain. In the meanwhile, the
state OF suspense is d. cdedly wearYinq,
and the am bass' dors themselves will be
greatly relieved wnen ths hour for
action upon tho pars OF Europa arrives.
Nobody doubts that this ,imri II coming;
IL now seems to no only question of
days.