The Red Cloud chief., 1895-11-29
MORE TURKISH TROUBLES.
Twenty villages burned and Inhabitaut'
M~assacreb.

S~Iassacrsd.
CoysrANTISoPLE, Nov. .3.-Twenty
villages have been burned in the
northwestern portion Of the district of
Aleppo and the inhabitants have been
m%assacred, and it Is reported that the
Kurds are gathering OH the borders Of
the Euphrates, preparing to march
into Syria tor the purpose o: massa-
creing the Christians.
kilograms from Marash late yester-
day, apparently considerably delayed
by the Tuskish officials, report that
the American and other missionaries
there are again in the greatest danger.
In view of the repeated assurances
which United States Minister Terrell
has received from the porte on his in
sisting that they he safely guarded,
this has caused much anxiety.
Advices from Sivas assert that as
soon as the achievements of the
Turkish troops arrive there. the Turk
ish officials will notify the Armenians
that they must surrender all the arms
and ammunition In their possession.
The Armenians object to this, as 10
will place them entirely at the mercy
Of the Turks. To this the Turks roply
that no harm will be done to them SO
long as they do not resist the author
tiles and that IL they refuse to give up
their arms, they will be forced TO do
so. 1t Is asserted that the Turkish Of
flcials added that if they were not
satisfied that all the arms and ammi.
milton had oeen surrendered. the
troops would be ordered to attack the
Armenians.
Members OF the diplomatic corps
hold that the projected measures
against the Armenians create a new
danger which may have the most
grave consequences.
The concentration of Turkish troops
mt Marash continues as rapidly as pos.
sible. While this massing of soldiers
continues the Turkish commander at
Marash continues his negotiations
with the Armcnians of Zeitoun, hold
ing out all sorts of promises for their
surrender. But the Armenians have
been so frequently deceived that they
%npprehend nothing less than IA whole.
-sale massacre IL they lay down their
arms. The representatives of the
powers take the same view of the case
and have notified the Porte that they
will not answer for the consequences
II the Zeitoun Armenians are massa-
cred. Armenians here intimate that
there may be n battle ut Zeitoun. but.
as the Armenians are deficient in ar
tillery, il cannot be reasonably en-
pected that they can offer effective re-
sistancc to n regularly organized ex-
petition.
Probably the most serious feature Of
the situation ut present il the one re-
gttltinn from fhn AnfNnnl tyhfnh Thu
representatives of Great Britain. Rus
STA, Italy and Austria made to the sui
tan for firearms allowing the passage
through the Dardanells to this city of
n second dispatch boat or small gun
boat, to be attached to each Of their
respective embassies. BY the treaty of
Berlin the war ships of foreign Ia
lions are not allowed to pass the OAR
danelles without the permission of the
sultan, and it has hitherto been custo-
mary to allow only one small dispatch
boat a. a kind of guard ship for
each of the embassies. The recent
rioting in this city, however, and the
precautions which have been taken to
defend the British and other embas-
sies have shown that the naval force
in the B~osphorus is hardly sufficient to
cope with a serious outbreak in or
about this city. IL was at first be-
iieved that there would be no difficulty
in persuadinp the sultan to grant.the
necessary permission for the passage
Of the D~ardanelles of the four small
warships, but 1t is now minated at
the palace that he ma decline 10
grant this demand of the powers.
Then the powers may take steps to
send additional warships here without
the permission of the sultan.
Corn Doesn't Fay for Marketing.
MASON CITY, Iowa, Nov. .3.-Seven
teen crews have been laid off on the
Iowa and Dakota disvision of the Mil
wauliee, occasioned by farmers hold
ing their grain for n rise in prices
They say the prevailing price Of corr
does not pay for their work in huskinl
and marketing. 1t is now being quite
generally used for fuel in lieu of coal
rrairic Fire Near Hcnnessey. ok.
H~ENNEssEY, Ok, Nov. 23.-A prairi,
fire started a few miles south of Hen
nessey last evening, but after q hare
fight by over 100 farmers. it was con
quered, though not until 1t had de
stroycd over loo acres of ungathere'
corn. Two narrow escapes OF life ar,
reported. One man lost his barn an,
two horses.