The San Francisco call., 1895-11-15
Eighty Thousand Troops Ordered
to Proceed to Armenia
at Once.
NO CHECKING THE ANARCHY.
Meanwhile Warships of the Protect.
ing Powers Are Speeding to
the Levant.

The representative of the United Press in
this city learns that,on November II NJ. A.
Jewett, United States Consul at Sivas,
telegraphed to United States Minister
Terrell, informing him that massacres of
Christians by Moslems had begun at that
place. AS soon as he received the dis
patch Mr.. Terrell fastened to the Foreign
Office, where he personally saw Tewfik
Pasha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and de-
manded that adequate protection be
afforded to the United States consulate at
Sivas, at the same time warning him in
the name of the United States that Turkey
would be held responsible if even the hair
upon the head of an American should be
touched.
On November 13 Consul Jewett advised
Mr.. Terrell that there had been terrible
massacre of Christians at Sivas, but that
foreigners had been afforded full protec-
tion by the authorities and order had been
partially restored.
While the massacre at Marash was in
progress the foreign missionaries were
guarded by troops in pursuance of orders
received from the Porte. The Porte has
written nores to the protesting powers in
reply to the notes of the latter demanding
to know what steps are being taken to
restore order in the disturbed districts of
Armenia, stating that $4,000 reserves have
been ordered to proceed to Armenia at
once.
Official dispatches received here to-day
show no diminution in the reign of anarchy
in certain parts of the empire. A tele-
gram from the authorities at Arabirkir,
Pashalic of Sivas, Asiatic Turkey, states
that 1900 Armenians rose against the
! Turks and committed many excuses on
! October 26 and q.
| The Armenians set fire to mosque, the
school and the bazaar, using bombs con-
| tanning some inhammable material to
make their work more certain. The flames
! spread with startling rapidity, and several
stores and houses occupied by Mussulmans
and Christians were destroyed. The in
| surgents also attacked the Mussulman
| quarter of Ouloupinar and killed many of
the residents. The Mussulman popula-
ton of Arabirkir has telegraped to the
Porte imploring protection. The author
tiles there succeeded, however, in restor-
ing order. Forty bombs were discovered
with which the Armenians designed to de-
stroy the barracks and Government offices.
Five thousand Armenian revolters have
assembled at Tchoukmerzen, Adana, and
are preparing for aggressive action.
The official dispatches, charge the Ar
menians with various acts of murder and
pillage at Birmingham, Sivas and Mand-
iilik.
ROME, ITALY, Nov. 14.-The Govern
ment has decided to increase the Italian
fleet that has been ordered to proceed to
the Leyant to act in conjunction with the
British squadron in any contingency that
may arise. As stated exclusively in The
United Press yesterday, the turret ram
barbette ships Re Umberto and Andrea
Doria and the cruisers Stronboli and
Etruria were ordered to proceed TO the
Levant with all possible dispatch, and to-
! day orders were issued for the torpedo
cruiser Parthenope and the dispatch-boat
| Galilee to proceed with the squadron.
ATHENS, GREECE, Nov. 14.-It is reA
ported here that Greece has requested the
powers which are acting conformity in the
Turkish matter to allow her to join in
any naval manifestation that may be made
against Turkey. The request is made on
the ground that the large number Of
Greeks residing in Turkey should be pro-
| tected by their own Government. If the
powers assent to the request the Greek
Minister of Marine will order the steel
barbette ship Spezia, 4480 tons, one of the
| largest ships in the Greek navy, to Join
the allied squadron.
| WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 14-The
Turkish legation has received from the
Sublime Porte the following telegram un-
der yesterdays date:
ellis Imperial Majesty, the Sultan, in
his high sentiments of generosity has is
sued orders to the effect that all of his
Mussulman and Christian subjects who
sustained any damage during the recent
riots in certain provinces of the empire
should be nourished and sheltered at the
expense of the state. The walls of the
provinces have been informed of the
above.
"The authorities of Mamouret-A Aziz tele-
graph that a conflict took place at Kesruk
between Mussnlmans and Armen-
ians, in consequence of the latter firing
few shots from revolvers. Two Mussul-
mans and two Armenians were slightly
wounded. Bagdjioglon Kircor, instigator
of the conflict, was arrested and order was
restored. At Malatia also order prevails.
1.-THE Armenian rioters of Arabirkir set
fire to mosque. to medressee and to the
bazaar. The fire assumed large proper
tions and many houses of Mussulmans and
Christians were burned. The Mussulman
part of the city was also attacked and
many Mussulmans were killed. The