The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-11

LONDON, Nov, ll.-A despatch to the
Times from COnstanGinople says that as
proof that tho Armenian massaCres are
ordered from tho Yildiz Kiosk not nee.
essarily With the sultan's knowledge,
but by influential men Of the palace
party, anxious to diScredit the admins
tration Of Kamil PaSha, recently grand
vizIer, the instance Of Diarbeklr is
worth citing. NJ. Cambon, the French
ambassador, after learning Of the two
days rioting at Dlarbekir, threatened
to hold Alexaudrst.a with the French
squadron until tho reSlgnatIou Of the
governor had been brought about Two
hours after this threat reached the
Yildlz Kosh DIarbekir was tranquil.
The Times correspondent says that
this ls an eloquent fact explaining the
situation and that many smaller in
stancea point the same way. The dip
loma.ic corps consider tho lives ot
Christians endangered throughout all
the Asiatlc provinces, but 1t Is not be-
lievsd that they are in any especial dan.
ger at Constantinople. because the
members of the palace clique are not
likely to initiate any Rnti-Christian
movements, aud the members OF the
Mahommedan constitutional party ad.
vocate the adoption Of policy giving
Christians q ahare in the movement.
The natural tendency In consequences is
the coalition Of the Mahommedan con.
stitutional party with the Armenians.
and In fact, there are slgns indicating
that such q coalition would be likely to
occur under circumatRncss In any de-
gree favorable.
1t is believed at ConstantIuople tha.
the new ministry will not live over to-
morrow.
A dispatch to the Standard from Con.
Stantinople Gays that rumors are already
in existence 10 the effect that change
NAV be expected in tho Office Of grand
yizier and that Hall Rifat Pasha may
soon be expected to step down and out
The run on the Ottaman Bank ta now
virtually ended. Irspertect stability Is
no longer Questioned.
Adyices received BY the Chronicle
from Constantinople are to tho effect
that a consul has just arrived there, and
that he describes the whole country
from Erzeroum and Trebizond as being
completely devastated. Every Armen.
ian town aud village is In ruins. Heaps
OF unburled bodies are found every
where.
A Turkish official states that the
trouble originated at Erzeroum with an
attack on tho government house caused
by the torture OF prisoners. Petroleum
was freely used for the purpose OF set
ting fire TO the houses ot Armenians.
According TO the Chronicle advices
the patriarch intends to sead a pastoral
letter TO tho churches, to be read to-
morrow, announcing the sultan'S prom
issd reforms aud counseling patience on
the part OF his Armenian followers.
Tho Times this morning, in an edi.
torial, says:
Turkey in his andress at the lord
mayors banquet, Saturday, was worthy
OF tho best traditions Of British states.
mAnship, but he somewhat fails to ap'
preciate tho rapid movement Of Affairs
In tho far east"
Tho Vienna correspondent Of the
Telegraph says that news from Con-
stantnople indicates that even the for.
eigners are in danger, and that the GEN.
trail Europeans powers have decided to
employ energetic measures TO defend
the lives and the property Of their SUBJ
jects.
Tho Telegraph cditorially applauds
Lord sallsbury's speech OF last satur'
day. It is argued that this speech may
involve tho deposition Of the sultan.