The record-union., 1895-11-20

Came Too Late - Pred1ctloH Inht
the Fire of Frenzied Excitement
Produced by Christian and Moham-
medan Agitators Can Only be
Ouenched in a Sea of Blood.
BERLIN, Nov. 19.-A dispatch re-
ceived here from Sofia, says: The
Sultan of Turkey, Abdul Hamil, has
been poisoned. The report mas not
been confirmed.
MORE BLOODSHED TO FOLLOW.
LONDON, Nov 19.-The Constanti-
nCple correspondent of the Times tele-
graphs that a remarkable amount of
sensational news is current, and that 1t
is impossible to sift the grain from the
chaff The disorder and bloodshed in
the provinces are not ended. Many per
sons who are accepted as authorities
maintain that the measures for the res
tCration of order, like the reforms,
came too late The fire of frenzied eX-
citement produced by Christian and
Mohammedan agitatOrs can only be
quenched in a sea of blood.
Shakir Pasha, the Imperial Commits
sioner to supervise the Armenian re-
forms. telegraphs from Erzeroum that
Husseim Pasha, the Kurdish chief
tain, who is also an officer in the HAM
idieh cavalry, will be tried by court
martial for marauding the Armenian
villages near BitliS.
a new code OF instructions to the Pro-
Iincial Governors which was issued to-
loc ifa.lf ted n -
baSsies.
MASSACRES CONTINUE.
LONDON. Nov. 19-The latest ad-
vices received from Constantinople say
that the Sultan continues to be greatly
alarmed over the state Of affairs in
Asia Minor, which has unquestionabiv
reached point beyond his control He
spent the entire night of November 10Th
10y the side of telegraph instrument IN
the Yildiz palace, personally debating
TO the operator dispatches conveying
instructions to the various provincial
Governors in Asia Minor, commanding
them to spare no effort to restore order
and his anxiety to escape from the tolls
which he has involved himself has with
III. the last few days been displayed in
many other ways.
The lack of troops with which to sup
press outbreaks and SO restrain the
DloOd-thirstiness of the Kurds is being
greatly felt and the Porte may yet be
compelled to admit its total inability TO
restore affairs in Asia Minor to the con-
ditiOn demanded by the Powers.
Further details of the recent massa
ere at Kharput have been received in
CCnstantinople, showing that the
Kurds first made an attack upon one
part of the town and were repulsed by
the Armenians. Infuriated at this, they
proceeded in a body to the American
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houses and set fire to them, the burned
buildings including eight belonging to
the mission itself. The Kurds We're sup
ported in their attack by the Turkish
troops, who should nave preserved or
der Instead of doing so, or even at
tempting to do. the troops We're in the
hick of the pillage and bloodshed. IN
deed, it is safe to say upon the strength
o. the advices received that almost. if
not quite. as many Armenians We're
killed by Turks as by Kurds.
The authorities succeeded in protect
ing the missionaries, who took refuge
in places of safety, but We're power
less even if they had the desire to pro-
tect the other Christians
The correspondent sends under date
of November Is. additional details of
the massacre which took place at
Kharput on November 10th. The
Kurdish raiders, the report says. We're
Joined by the Turkish soldiers, who as
sisted them throughout the massacre
Indeed, they were more aggressive in
many cases than the Kurds them
selves. Besides joining in the sacking
of the houses they did the greater part
of the firing upon American4 build
ings. being armed with superior wea-
rons. 4 she'll was thrown into the
house occupied by DR.. \. II. Barnum
Of Leicester Mass. with his family,
where it exploded, but fortunately none
of the household of that missionary
was hurt The raiders and their mill
tsry allies showed especial malice to-
ward foreigners.
No accurate number of the Christians
killed is possible. but it is known that
hundreds if not thousands, were
slaughtered. The value of the mission
airy property destroyed was probably
100000. The American missions are
being amply protected now. and United
States Minister Terrill has obtained
from the Porte an order for the station
ing of guard around every house oc-
cupied by Americans, as well as guard
for the interior of each building.
a Canadian missionary named Mar
tin was terribly beaten and afterWard
imprisoned at Fekkeh, where he was de
tained sixteen hours before ne was re-
leased
CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov ia
british warship has been ordered %
AleXandretta. where the United ateS
cruiser San Francisco is daily expected
10 arrive A French Warship has been
ordered to proceed to Bayreut.
ROME. Nov 10 The American
cruiser San Francisco arrived at Naples
yesterday from Marseilles. and sailed
tonight for Bayreut.
THE SULTAN'S APPEAL.
LONDON. Nov. 19.-An incident that
IS unparalleled in the annals of English
diplomacy occurred this evening at the
conference Of the Colonial agents in
London This was the reading of a let
ter from the Sultan of Turkey to Lord
Salisbury. begging him to make 4
speech that would offset the one he de-
liVered on the occasion of the banquet
by the new Lord Mayor of London.
Lord Salisbury referred 10 the impro-
priety Of reading the letter to the con-
ference, but took advantage of the occa-
sion simply TO grant, so far as he could,
the request of the Sultan. At the out
set of his speech he said: ALLOW me IL
say a word in answer to a very distin-
guished distant correspondent. if ] may
so term him, who has requested me- to
make a statement in some public speech
My correspondent is no less a person
than the Sultan of Turkey. Loud
cheers) / feel that there is profound
iInpropriety in thrusting any diplo-
matte details on your attention. and
hope you viii believe that nothing
would have induced me to produce or
this occasion the august message
shall read except the distinct commands
of the person from whom it proceeded y
Lord Salisbury then referred 10 the
speech he delivered at Guildhall on the