Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-05

Turkish sources. state that the Turkish dele
getes sent by the commander Of the Turkish
forces at Marash to treat with the insurgents
10" the surrender Of Zetoun were halted out
side Zeitoun at an Armenian outpost The
message Of which they were bearers was
then conveyed to the Armenian commander
but the delegates were not allowed to pass
the outposts and were not permitted to enter
| zeitoun The delegates. however, were in
formed that the 400 captured Turkish soldiers,
who we're said 10 have fraternized with the
Atmenians. had been released, with the ex-
| ception Of nine soldiers. who are alleged by
the Turks 10 have been murdered" II Is
believed that they were killed during the
fighting which preceded the surrender Of the
| Turkish battalion.
II is understood that the concentration Of
troops at Marash is about completed and the
advance on Zeltoun, which is only fifteen
miles froiT Marash, may be expected at any
| time
The general opinion expressed here is that
the Armenians of Zeitoun will be shown no
mercy In spite OF the promises of moderation
| In dealing with the insurgents made by the
Turkish government after representations on
the subject had been made by the repre-
sentatives Of the powers.
PANIC AT CAESAREA.
The fanatical outbreak at Caesarea on
| November 30 was due to false report that
some Armenlans had attacked a number Of
Mussulmans At least, that is one version
| OF the affair. In any case, II is known that
| a large number were wounded. The great
| est feeling of panic prevails at Caesarea, all
| Of the Armenian stores are closed and the
| most valuable goods removed and hidden.
The Armenians as rule are barricaded In
their houses and people here are In hourly
dread of hearing of further and much more
| extensive outbreak in spite Of the pre-
| cautions the government says the Turkish
officials have taken.
Letters were received here from Aleppo
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reports of outbreaks or threatened outbreaks
in or about that city cause panics among the
Christians. who are so in dread Of being
massacred that at the first note Of alarm
they hastily close up their stores and seek
refuge in the courts Of their houses, where
they have made all the preparations possible
TO defend themselves.
An Austrian named Petrovitch, chief Of
the official tobacco regie office. is reported to
have been murdered near Kharput. No de-
tails have yet reached here.
Turkish officials at Erzeroum, Ersngjan,
Baiburt and Btlis continue to force the
Armenians under penalty of Imprisonment
and torture to sign addresses of gratitude to
the Turkish government for the protection
extended to them by the local officials and
| others during the recent disorders" In ad-
dition to the threats of Imprisonment. etc,
| the Armenans are given to understand that
| unless they sign these petitions there will
| be a repetition of the attacks made upon
Several Armenian notabilities of Erzeroum
| have been forced under threats by Turkish
| authorities to telegraph to the Patriarchiate
| here demanding the recall of the Armenian
| bishop on account Of the latter's telegraphic
messages to the marquis of Salisbury de-
| failing the deporable condition of Armenia
and appealing for the assistance of Great
Britain in behalf of his co-relgonists.
POLICE MAKING ARRESTS.
The police have resumed making arrests
of Armenians and are again transporting
| the main patches to their own country on
| the plea that they are engaged in conspiring
against the Turkish government, that their
presence here is menace to peace and
that they are liable to cause another serious
| outbreak in this city or its neghborhood At
| the rate the police are now working they
should be able to thin down the Armenian
population Of Constantnople very consid-
erably before the new year. 1t is estimated
| that over 1000 Armenians have within a
| comparatively short time been expelled un-
der one excuse or another from this neighbor-
hood. But in spite Of this official activity
the Armenans seem 20 be able to get their
revolutionary pacards printed, or else the
charge Of the Turkish officials that printers
circulate them is well established, for hardly
day passes without some discovery of this
, description and 1t is upon that the police
as rule base their action in arresting and
deporting Armenians by wholesale.
futile effort was lately made by the
orlclals or COnstantinople to induce the Ar
menians to demand the dismissal of the Ar.
menian patriarch here, who has made such a
determined stand on behalf Of his compatriots
and who Is understood to have seconded to
the utmost Of his ability, at the earnest re-
quest OF the representatives of the powers the
genuine efforts Of the Porte to restore order
In Armenia and prevent further bloodshed In
fact. it is believed that the patriarch went SO
| far as to make an effort to induce the Ar
| menians OF Zeitoun to surrender to the Turk
ish authorities after he had been solemnly
assured that the Porte would guarantee the
insurgents should not be punished If they
gave up their arms within stated time.
AN APPEAL TO THE WORLD.
The Armenian patriarch has now sent an
appeal to the Armenians throughout the world
and to tell all Christian nations asking them
to send help to relieve the misery resulting
from the recent massacres and pillaging In
Armenia.
In this connection there Is no doubt that
great distress already exists, but, as previ-
ously intimated in these dispatches, the misery
existing is as nothing to the terrible suffer-
ings which will fall to the lot of the homeless
thousands when the bitter blasts of winter
sweep over the mountains and plains upon
which the devastated villages stood Famine
and death from exposure must necessarily
be chronicled from many districts before long,
unless prompt relief Is furnished to the un-
happy Christians bowed down beneath 80
much marsh treatment. These facts have, 1t
is understood, been communicated to the
powers by their representatives here and
steps have already been taken to raise relief
funds But. in the opinion of those who are
well posted on the situation, there 10 no time
to be lost in pushing the work of relief. or the
contributions Of the charitable will arrive
at their destination too late to be of any as
sistance to the unfortunates for whom they
are intended.
LONDON Dec. 4-The Daily Tele-
graph has dispatch from Con-
stantinople, which will be published to-
morrow and which reports the powers have
presented an ultmatum to the porte threat
enlng to force the passage of the Darda-
nelles unless frmans are issued within sew
enty-two hours permitting the passage Of the
second guardship.
A Consantinople dispatch to the Daily
Telegraph concerning the ultimatum says
on this subject that unless firman Is soon
issued. the powers will send an ultmatum.
This correspondent also says that the Sivas
massacre lasted six days, and that thousands
OF Armenians were killed. Panic reigns
among the Christians of Jerusalem and
Beyrout,
The Times tomorrow will publish dispatch
from Constantinople which says: THE mill