The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-20
SEMINARS BED With BLOOD.
THE KURDs BENT on EXTERNI-
MATING THE ARMENIANs.

sop the Bloody Work Which He
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Reported on
the Point of Taking the Initiative
in steps to Restore order in Asia
Yinor-Further Details Of the
Massacre at Kharput.
London, Nov. 19.-The latest adviees re-
ceved from the representatives, of the
United Press in Constantinople, say that
the sultan continues to be greatly alarmed
over the state of affairs in Asia Minor,
which has unquestionably reached point
beyond his control He spent the entire
uight of Nov. 16 by the side of a telegraph
instrument in the Yaldiz palace. person
ally debating TO the operator dispatches
conveying instructions to the various
provincial governors in Asia Minor, COM
nnandng them to spare no effort to re-
store order, and his anxiety to escape
from the tolls in which he has involved
himself has, within the last few days,
been displayed in many other ways. The
lack of troops with which to suppress
Kurdish outbreaks and so restrain the
bloodthirstiness of the Kurds, as to guar
antee order in future is being greatly felt,
and the porte may yet be compelled to
admit its total inability to restore af-
fairs in Asia Minor to the condition de-
manded by the powers.
Further details of the recent massacre
81 KharpUt have been received in Con-
stantinOple, showing that the IIurds first
made an attack upon one part of the town
anu We're repulsed by the Armenians.
lnturiated at this, they proceeded in a
BODY TO the American mission quarter
where they ransacked houses and set fire
10 them, the burned buildings including
eight belonging to the mission itself.
The Kurds We're supported in their at
tack by the Turkish troops, who should
have preserved order. Instead of doing
so, or even attempting to do 50, the troops
were in the thick of the pillage and
boodshed. 1t is safe TO say upon the
strength Of the advices received, that
almost not quite as many Armenlans
were killed by Turks as by kurds.
The authorities succeeded in protecting
places of safety but were pOwerless even
II they had the desire to protect the other
Christians.
The Kurdish raiders, report says, were
Joined by the Turkish soldiers who as
sisted them throughout the massacre
They were more aggressive in many
cases than the Kurds themselves. Be
sides joining in the sacking of the
houses, they did the greater part of the
nring upon American buildings, being
armed with superior weapons. A shell
was thrown into the house occupied by
DIR. n. II, Barnum of Leicester of Massa-
chusetts, with his family where it eX-
ploded but fortunately none of the house
hold was hurt. The raiders and their mill
itary allies showed especial malice to-
wards foreigners.
No accurate estimate Of the number of
Christians killed is possible, but it is
Of them were slaughtered throughout the
Nllayet The value of the missionary
property destroyed was probably 100000
The American missions are being amply
protected now, and United States Minis
ter Terrell has obtained from the porte
an order for the stationing of a guard
around every house occupied by Ameri-
cans, as well as a guard for the interior of
each building. A Canadian missionary
named Martin was terribly beaten and
afterward imprisoned at Fekkea, near
PadJin, where he was detained sixteen
hours before released.
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 letter from the Sultan Of Turkey to
Lord Salisbury, begging him to make a
speech that would offset the one he de-
livered on the occasion of the banquet
given by the new lord mayor of London
Lord Salisbury referred to the impro-
priety of reading the letter at the con-
ference, but he took advantage of the oc-
casion simply to grant, so far he could
he request made by the sultan. At the
outset OF his speech, the prime minister
sWer TO very distinguished distant cor
respondent, # l may so term him, who
mas requested me to make a statement in
some public speech. My correspondent is
no less a parsonage than the Sultan of
AulhEJ AiOuQ CltGlEB IeEl Tnat there
r. profound improperly in thrusting any
diplomatic details on your attention and
nope you Will believe that nothing would
nave induced me to produce on this oc-
casion the august message I shall read.
except the distinct commands of the per-
son from whom it proceeded
Lord Salisbury then referred to the
speech he had delivered at the Guild
tail on the occasion of the banquet given
ny the new, lord mayor of London, on
nov >, and added; His majesty has
been pleased to send me a message to
say that he has been very panied to read
the report Of that speech and the ex-
reforms in Turkey would not be execu-
ted. His majesty desires it to be known
decided upon by him. He is desirous of
executing them at the earliest possible
moment, and has so repeatedly instructed
hlS MINISTER'S. His majesty continues
The only reason why Lord SALISBURY
should thus throw doubts on my good
llHtentlons must be the intrigues of GER
tain persons here or false statements
made to cause such an opinion
After tmmaterial observations, his
MAJESTY says: ! repeat that ] will exc
cute the reforms. I win take the paper
containing them, place it before me and
see that every article is put in force This
Is my earnest intention, and / give nv
word of honor [ wish Lord Salisbury to
Know, and / beg ana desire his lordship.
having confidence in these declara fions
10 make another speech by virtue of The
friendly feeling and disposition he has
for me and my country I shall await
tt A-'ttiA VI AtliS t4-G51dSG WIN the great
est anxiety "
When the prime minister had finished
reading the letter he was greeted with
loud applause. When quiet had been re-
stored he again appealed to his hearers
TO acQuit himself of improperly for such
an unprecedented act as reading such
a message at public meeting but de-
clared he could not abstain from reading
II without showing discourtesy to the dis
tnguished potentate who had written i'll
He then said "As you know we ara
part of the concert of Europe. which has
resolved, so far as it acts, TO act with
unanimity. Some persons seem
TO imagine that we dispose
of the decisions of the European
powers. That is crediting us with more
influence than we possess. Whatever is
done must be done with unanimity | do
not admit that responsibility for any de-
clslon that the powers make rests en-
trely, Ur mainly on this country we
and all the powers are in a position com
mon to those who are obligated 10 act
together, namely, that if others do MOI
agree with them, they cannot have their
own way, but / in no wise mean 10 in
innate by these words that not the slight
ahg lou Of 1fe-a.