The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-17
Flocking to the Rendezvous at
the Bay of Salonica.
ENGLAND HAS THIRTY WARSHlPS
The Flower of Her Navy. Including
Twelve First Glass Battleships.
Franco Has Dozen ShinS. Rr,ssta
Twelve, Italy Eight. Germany and
Austria Number The Most
Powerful Fleet Ever As-embie,i-Ie
Looks Like Dismemberment OF the
Ottoman Empire.

Cons.anGnople. Nov. 16.-No definite ac-
ton IS known 10 have been taken ay the
ambassadors of the pCBeTs, but il IS re-
ported that they viii join in a note 10 the
porte. informing the government Of the sui
tan tha., IN spite Of the rem0nstr frances
and Recommendations Of the powers, mat
ieFs nave now reached a stage in ASIA
Minor where il is evident that the sui
t2ns authority Is not Sufficient 10 quei
the repeated disturbances which are break
ins out, and il has become necessary for
the powers, In the Interests Of Christianity
and humanity, 10 pul an end 10 these dis
orders BY occupying jointly various portions
OF the Turkish empire until order IS full
~ restored and a better system Of govern
ment IS inaugurated.
In order 10 carry out the policy OF the
powers, the most powerful fleet ever gath
cred together is being ssemhlsd at Sa-
lon.ca bay. Ii Will consist OF about thirty
British warshipS. including a dozen bat
tleships Of the first class, dozen or so of
French ships, including half a dozen bat
tleships: twelve Russian warships, Of
which four VIII be bauleships. eight Italian
warshps. Of which number four at least
VIII be nrst-cl3ss battleshlps and several
Austrian and German warships. The Brit
ish fleet includes the flower Of the Brit
ish navy. and IS constantly being rein
forced
News from different provinces of Asia
Minor continues grave, confirming beyond
doubt the impression, which has prevailed
here for a long time. that the movement
has now assumed proportions which have
placed it beyond control OF the Turkish
authorities, even If the latter were really
desirouS OF furnishing Mussulmans for mas
sacr.ng the Armen-ans. Ia fact, Il is con-
sidered very doubtful whether Turkish
troops would fire on MGssulmans II ordered
TO do 50.
It is now known there were about 500
victims OF the kharput massacres. Eight
out of the twelve houses belonging 10
American missionaries were sacked and
burned, in spite of the assurances Of the
porte to United States Ambassador Ter
reH that the lives and property OF Ameri-
cans would be projected, and although It
was announced that Turkish gendarmes
had been detailed TO guard the mission.
The American missionaries escaped. and
are in place Of safety. Terrell has nou
fed the porte that the United States viii
hold it responsible for the lives OF the
missionaries. The inhabitants around
khlrput are in a state OF great distress
from hunger, and If cold weather were to
set in suddenly there would be more suf-
ferlng, and considerable less Of life.
From Gueran, In the viHayet Of Siras,
where Kurds have been bes!eE.Rg 4O00 AT
menians. it is reported that all the Arme-
mans have been massacred. In tnC district
of Mardin. where there IS a large Chris
tian population of Chaldeans and Syrians.
a number of villages have been burned 20
the ground. The people are destitute ana
suffering from sickness due TO exposure
and hunger.
This outbreak is regarded here as indicat-
ing a systematic campaign directed from
the Yildiz kiosk against all Christians, and
not against Armenian Christians in par
ticular, as has generally been believed 70
be the case This pats a more serious
complexion upon the whole matter and IS
a feature which viii Immediately attract
the attention Of the powers, even II It has
not already done So
At S!vas and elsewhere the Turks have
claimed that the Armeulans were the ag-
gressors, and that the former simply de-
Tended themselves when attacked Inc
weakness OF this plea can be judged from
the fact that during the recent massacre
NJ Sivas 500 Armenians were killed and
only ten Turks met death IL IS there
fore 10 be presumed that Il was mas
sacre pure and simple and not an ordi-
nary disturbance, which resulted In such
great loss OF life among the Armenians
The report that four Jesuit priests under
French protection had been murdered at
Matatiez turns ont y he untrue. Ihere
was disturbance. but the priests escaped.
Not a day passes without revolutionary
masters being placdrded on the walls or
distributed on the streets here Ihe real
state of affairs cannot be ascertained ~
the representatives Of the embassies mHcn
less bv representatives Of the press, pit
q ls currently stated that go Sofas (Furk-
fsh Theological students) have recently
been arrested The cause Of the students
frnprisonmeut Is said 20 be their refusal
to return 20 thcir homes without receiving
The money due them from the govern
1nent for their expenses IN undergoing @ArlE
course OF study bat another ana more
UKalv version of tae affair ia tHat me
students have been proven 20 Dc iultIlAl
od ia posting the feFoiN ,'h4iS P'11l P'1.-,.,io -
continually found 3n and about the puoAc
,horoughfares OF this city 1he porte IS
Also sad 10 be very anxious about me al
,t,-,fa If the military cadets. ine iAl.e'
,ra sad to be strongly !I5ded with the
revolutionary spirit which prevails ~ she
army and navy. and y Is reported va.
the governments has decided 10 iIa'-a4e'
-ha Paraldle military schools ~ A"s @ai
racks a. Scutari ,.... .t.
-.,-s-- are rr1v.nx slowly but suFeiy' i"e
ts-t-ttz F,ur5pean fleets are Closing lp
toward the Dafcsuslscs, a!thoat-A -i.S p-N
..rs are evidently disposed - give t4ie 4'-
Tan every poss De chance = res St~tr '' -@L
a. b.s aar. .n.ous BGt s. appears as thoHEa
,r,ttsra rad d-ifted 500 far. and tnat me
sultan Is unable I'd suppress ine a-lI .i7I
a. enc Turkish empire. TIE ofheas version
~ tra dis-urharccz n Asa - TOR. ~hl-n
H. r..-ar,-d hy The Turkish embassies 20
the various capitals. .n ~flieh i-e A-7s5'i-
,aa7s azure as lambs Ge.-g deFo4Fea ~
Armenian wolves, are receiver az"
r.ssoI.
-l....-.,..s a Village abeUt seventy in..es
f~--, t'a--ta -taut.uop.e. shows it ~ lf "r-t