The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-21
ORDERED TO TURKISH WATERS.
The Cruiser Minneapolis to Start as
Soon ms She Is COaled.


WASHINGTON Nov. 20 = The United
States steamship Minneapolis has been or
dered to join the European squadron inn
mediately. She is in American waters now
and 1t will take several days to fit her out.
The orders to Captain Wadleigh are TO
report TO Admiral Selfridge on reaching
Gibraltar. but unless the Admiral issues
other orders by that time the ship will
make Smyrna her destination. This point
is believed to be as near a war ship can
get TO the American mission stations be-
lieved by the missionary boards in this
country 10 be endangered by the general
uprising Of the AIussulmans in Asia Minor.
While the State Department felt that due
precautions had been taken in the ordering
of two vessels-the San Francisco and the
AIarblehead-to this coast. still a point was
yielded to make the safety OF the mission
aries additionally secure, and after advls-
ing with Minister Terrell, the orders TO the
Minneapolis were forwarded. She Is now
at Norfolk in perfect condition, but needs
to take on additional stores and coal to be-
gin her five-thousand-milev voyage from Nor
folk TO Smyrna. She will carry 1000 tons
of COAL of which five hundred will be taken
on at Norfolk and the remainder from
lighters in Hampton Roads. If all goes
inst. As she will not be driven TO make
a record run, but will proceed at her most
economical rate Of speed. namely fifteen
about two weeks. With this accession Ad-
miral Selfridge will have a fleet Of three
of the best cruisers in the navy at his
with the formidable armaments gathered
in Salonica bay by the great European
powers. will suffice to meet his obJect-the
protection Of the American citizens In 1ur-
key.
Aavicex from the Sublime Porte.
WASHINGTON, Nov 20-The Turkish le-
CATION has received from the Sublime Porte
the following telegram under to-day's date:
"A band of agitators, formed by the Ar
menian parson of the village OF Touzeatch
this parson has been condemned to hard
labor for life, but pardoned recently, at
tackled and plundered the Mussulman VII
iage of Adkipouz; The same person, pa,rson was was
other villages. The Armenian agitator,
HamaZaspa, wounded another Armenian
called Kevork I'm one Of the streets OF Bitlis
for the reason that the latter tried TO con-
vince his brother-in-law not to attack the
mosques and not TO commit other depreda-
tions. The rioters of Gumuch Hadjik, hay-
ing murdered Arif Effendi, member OF the
Council of Administration, and having
wounded one soldier, an ARRAY occurred.
The authorities took the necessary meas
ures for the preservation of order.
.'The authorities of Mardin seized a sub
yersive letter written by a Protestant pro-
fessor of the city named Khocheabroham.
In that letter the professor was trying to
convince both Kurds and Christians that
a so-called Armenian principality was going
TO be established.
Sances of the local authorities given to the
principal Armenians and ecclesiastics Of
Marash, the rioters continue to keep closed
their shops. They also killed one MussuI-
man, fired from their houses on the troops,
and the gendarmes, and on peaceful fnhabi-
tants They also set fire at different parts
OF the city. The authorities, however, sue
ceeding in mastering the fire and restoring
order"