The herald., 1895-11-30
the sultan. This is considered to BIZ one
Of the most dangerous features of the
present situation.


A Day OF Prayer
BOSTON, Nov. 29.-The prudent l
com ittse OF the American board sends
out the following call: 'Tne American
board of commissioners OF the foreign Il
missions unite with the women's board
OF missions in asking the Christians OF
America to observe Friday, Decem Der
9Th, Cor such other day in the same we ok
as may be more convenient in particular
churches,) as day of special prayer for
Turkey, for it's suffering people anu for
the missionaries and the i'm periled mis-
sion work within the empire. This will
doubtless reach you before Wednesday,
and it may suit your convenience to
mako this the subject for earnest prayer
on that evening. Let the united cry OF
Christendom go up to heaven that de-
liveraEce may come quickly.
Abdul Hamid appears to have com
pletely lost his head. the public service
is entirely disorganizeu. the cabinet min
listers are being sent for from the paia1 e
at all hours OF the day and night and
may be said to be in almost constant at
tendance at the Yildiz kiosk. Every
body IS anxious and worried, the am bas-
| sailors heing as tired as everybody else
at the long months of almost fruitless
efforts to induce the sultan to really
govern his empre with some degree Of
common sense.
The little news received here from
Asiatic Turkey only tends to mako the
situation look blacker. The hurrying of
| troops to Syria and Palestine continues
and there Is no doubt that the rebellous
Druse5 will have to submit to a heavy
reckoning with the Turks for the uprs-
ing. The flames of a holy war; which lays
| sm moldering among the mussulmans are
hnsv, "a. e.. Il
any time burst forth into contagration
which will compel all Europe to take a
hand in saving the lives and property of
| many Thousands of Christians. A stray
shot. a sharp blow may explode the pow
| der magazine with which the weak
minded Abdul Hamid has been toying
| SO long.
4 The unyielding attitude Of the sultan
on the question of extra guardships is
com NJ en- ted upon by the mem Iers of the
diplomatic corps here, especially AS the
powers are asking only. the rights TO
which they are entitled to under the
treaties with Turkey. They hold that an
absolutely Indispensable, as the danger
to foreigners has not by any meaus
passed. as the Turkish government
would try to make the powers believe.
1t is believed that steps have been
taken to give protection to foreigners,
of fresh massacres of Christians cause the
utmost uneasiness. not only among the
foreigners here but among the Mussul-
| mans, who are naturally excited bv such
| events and whose fanaticism is being
aroused by reports stealthily circulated,
probably at the instance OF the palace
advisers of the sultan, that the powers
are desirous OF making naval demon
STATION in these waters and so insulting
the sultan by ignoring his authority and
assuming to look with contempt upon
his efforts to maintain order. 1t will be
thus seen that the Mussulmans NAV be
aroused to make a demonstration when
the extra warships enter the Bosphorus.
In order to avoid this extra guardshipt
will, II circumstances permit, come in
| singly and at intervals.
Tho ambassadors, however, believe thai
trouble in this city can only be avert c
| by an etrxa show of force here and thai
sary to insure the safety OF the foreign
| residents of COnstantinople.
| The ambassadors hold that further sub
mission to the caprices of the palace
! would be Il serious mistake upon the part
of the powers, and as this dispatch is
sent they are anxiously awaiting final
instructions from their government to
| proceed to reinforce the foreign warships
here without the sultan's consent, when
would mean that foreign fleets would be
| called upon to escort the extra gunboats
| through the Straits OF the Dardanelles,
even if bombardment OF the forts
should be necessary. Tolerance, it ap-
pears, has ceased to be a virtue in the
| present case. and even those who have
/ been In favor Of the most pacific treat
ment in deqling with the sultan now ap-
| pear to have arrived at the conclusion
shat nothing but show of armed force
| will bring Al Abdul Hamid to his senses.
| ITnitad n of Tarroll hoo
| ceived details confirming the reported
| massacre of Christians and the destruc-
| tiOn of American missionary property at
Marash on November 18th. 1t is now be-
! yond doubt that the school of science
| attached to the American mission, and
| other buildings, were pillaged and set on
! .re and that two other buildings belong
! ing to the Americans were ransacked.
| Mr.. Terreli's advices also confirm the
| statement that no protection was afford ed
| the Americans or their property, in spite
| of the promises of the porte, until eight
| hours after the rioting.
| The American missions aries, telegraph
| ing under date OF Tuesday last, Novem-
Der 26th, from Marash, say they are all
| under safe protection of the Turkish
| authorities. An estimate is being mad e
| of the damages done. The Turkish offic-
ials say they are doing everything posi-
BILE to recover the property looted from
| The porte today issued an officia &C.
cunt of the outbreaks at Marash and else
| where.
IAN Armenian Of Marash recently sci
| fire to his own house, situated In the
Mussulman quarter, in order to provoke a
| tumult and revolution.
"Tbe Armenians of Reban, in spite oil
the advice gwen them, attacked the sol
diers. who ere Obliged to fire in return.
The rioters fled to Fcines and ZeiIoun
after burning their houses.
ION the 18th the Armenians of Erzer-
oum. seeing some soldiers running tC
arrest number OF smugg lers, wanted tc
close their shops. panic ensued, dur
ing which five Amenans were killed and
six were Wounded
Try the Kelley
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