The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-13

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Reports from Armenian sources place
the number OF killed at Diarbekir ut
over 1000. but this needs confirmation,
10 spite OF the fact II is admitted that
there has been terrible bloodshed ami
that large part Of the town was
burned.
A CRITICAL SITUATION.
Each day shows the situation Of Nffnira
here to DO growing more threatening.
The reply Of the porte to the commune
cations sent to II alter the meeting Of
the ambassadors yesterday has been
awaited with interest, as in the note the
representative, OF tho powers used
much stronger language than horeto-
fore, and positively insisted upon being
Immediately informed as TO what steps
the Turkish government intended to
lake Tor the restoration Of order in the
disturbed provinces Of Asia Minor.
The porto to-day, replying TO tho
identical notes Of the ambassadors OF
5ermany, Austria and Italy, simply
,aid that Information regarding the
tchsme for reform in Armenia would
DO forwarded to the representatives OF
ths powers without delay"
In other words, these ihrcO ambalsa.
dors, al least have obtained no salts.
faction at all. II is not yet known ii
tho notes OF tho ambassadors OF Great
Britain, Russia and France have bsen
replied TO, but II is presumed that they
were also assured that their reluesls
for information regarding the proposed
reforms would be complied with with
out dslny."
Surprise 10 EXPRESSED even by the
diplomats OF this city who oxpec. nj.
most anything from tho porte at tho
action Of the sultan Ia Sanctiouing the
official motto issuod yesterday expressing
Abdul Ilamid's thanks for the "ener.
gelic measures taken by the imperial
authorities" In 'AnpproSsing" the dis.
turbnnceI In Asia Minor, asserting that
''ordsr has now been restored in all the
districts recently tho scenO oi riots and
conflicts" and adding that precautions
havO bean taken 10 insure tho mainten.
ance OF order"
NoCEiSd THR AMBASSADORS.
This roally looks like mocking the
ambalIadorS, and Rl second In import.
anco only 10 tho snub administered by
hesultan 10 Groat Britain In decorating
Bihri Pasha and giving him command
Of tho troops going to Hsitouu after hO
had been removed from goYOrn0rShip,
at the instance OF tho British nmbaaBa-
dor, Sir Philip Currie, Tor his iIl.!Toat.
tncnt Of ArmGniang.
10 aeIae hai0n RnntnYnl In tln uin.
inrbod dislrlcts IL mood ouly be said that
the mobilization Of about 10000 troops
to be sent TO th0so districts Is progfe5s'
Ing ~ actively rs the Turkisll govern.
mont can push such an undertaking;
bampcrGd, as II il, By lack Of funds aud
tho incompOtency Of ito oIllcialg.
Then again adyices received to-day
announce fresh distnrbanco' at Mnrasll,
Elis and siyis, with thBir attOnlnnt
malsacroS. II 10 also announced that
battalion OF Turkish troops which was
III garrison ut Xuilonn, aud which ro'
rthily distinguished iisoli by surround.
ln. and shooting down q number oi
Armenian insurgents, was lalOr bcalegcd
in iis barracks by tho Armoniani, to
whom tho soldiers eventually Cnpitu.
hl1l, with arms nnd ammunition, bag
brl baggage. II Ia added that tho
Arnonlans now occupy tho quarters at
Hri,oun previously occupied by tho
lWki1h soldicry. Tho AFmonlnhs, u y
further alalod, have also gatrlB9hoi all
ipo Important positions In nnd about
Koitoun, and ara gathering hmmhni ton
md provisions, throwing up other i0fli'
init,ons. nnd In every WY preparing
lD hold Tim plaza. Hillonn Ia on the
t1nlo from Afabghoer 10 hlcppo, ahd
lihn impnrtant lron.rnIhing cCnlcL
Conaidefahln anxiety IL tDlt IN AtIno'
Binn ClfclS' hHrG On account oI tho AD'
aoncO Of nOwl iror. Tia diatrlc!s whore
tho American mlHiionaflo, arc station
al. aud UniioI slotol Anbnmalot Tor
ioll has tclogtaphol to COMMISSIONS
Dunham, nl llatpnl, asking hin II lho
Ampfican mission ID shIo.
GUMAH NAY M DrrosED
II wuS stated this afternoon IN Euro
pcnn official clfolc' hofo that m ro'
suit Of tho additional exchange Of yiows
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