Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-11-14

Constintinople. Nov. 0.-The former
Turkish minister Of foreign affairs.
Said Pasha, promised to give the am
bassadors Of the powers a definite re-
ply within two days as to what steps
the porte intends to take for the res
toratlon Of order in Armenia and to
provide for protection of Christians in
that part Of the Turkish empire.
This was the point especially al
luded 10 by the ambassadors on Tues
day last when they called separately
and represented that the present state
OF affairs in Armenia could not be al
lowed to continue, and that il a def
mite Measure was not shortly taken
TO bring about the restoration of
order, the powers would be compelled,
acting in concert, to take their own
steps In the matter. No combined ac-
ton Of such grave Importance upon
the part of the powers has been taken
for years past and the fact that the
porte was reminded of the intervention
of the powers In Syria at the time
of the massacre OF 1850 is considered
rs a direct warning to the sultan that
Europe will intervene to restore order
In Armenia unless the Turkish gov
eminent acts promptly.
As each day passes, however, the
situation becomes o n more
alarming and adds to the difficulty of
the task before the porte and posi-
bly, before the European powers. From
Syria especially the most disquieting
rumors are coming and that they are
based on facts is shown by the mo-
Utilization of twenty battalions Of
Redifs, out of the sixty available, and
the steps being taken TO dispatch them
as promptly as possible TO that portion
of Asiatic Turkey. This lends color
TO the report that the Armenlans are
receiving support from unexpected
sources and that the Turkish govern
ment may oon be face to ACE with
an open and widespread revolt against
the
According TO the Turks.
Washington, Nov. 9.-tfhe Turkish
legation the following tele-
gram from the Sublime Porte under
yesterdays date:
"All news concerning plots, threaten
ing letters and a supposed dissatis-
faction in the ranks Of the army and
navy is Intentionally propagated by
well known newspaper correspond
ents. affiliated with the Armenian com.
mittee, to alarm public opinion. AS
for the often repeated assertion Of the
Hntended determination Of the AR.
menians, 1t Is too absurd to be con-
itradicted. The efforts of the imperial
government tend on the contrary TO
0uell the revolt of the Armenians and
to resist their criminal and bloody
agitation.
"The Armenian agitation at Diar-
bekir was on the point OF subsidinS
when the Armenians began again
their attacks upon the Mussulman's
by throwing bombs at them, and by
firing nj the MueZZins az the very time
when the latter were calling the faith
full to prayers. During the ARRAY fifty
Mussulman's and ninety Armenians
Were killed and wounded. Armenian
rioters attacked the patrols at Sivrik
killing a few Mussulman's and setting
fire 70 the bazaar. Two hundred Ar
menian reyolutionists, having at their
head Keyrok, chief of the parish Of
erus Marashl attacked the village Of
Tchoukour Hissar and killed twelve
Mussulmans. Some of the agitators
were arrested. including part of the
Armenian brigands who captured
IIadji Hassan 0glou Husni. All news
published as TO the occurrence OF
trouble at Adana. Tarsus and Mer-
sine, is absolutely without founda-
ton
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