The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-22

to-day: "All news about plots against
his imperial majesty, the Sultan, are
absolutely and entirely false.
Il transmit you below the text OF
three telegrams that have been sent
to the wallis and to the military com
manders of those provinces where
troubles lately took place, and l beg
of YOU TO give them the widest pub
licity.
FIRST telegram addressed to the
governors general OF the villages OF
Trebizond, Erzeroum, Bitlis, Van,
Diarbekir. Mamonretoul-Aziz, SlVas,
Adaya and Alepo. dated November 10:
. THE commanders of brigades, in de-
failing fying columns for the fepres-
sion Of disorders, will send out pro-
clamation to the people in order to ad-
wise those who are in arms against
the legal authorities of their country
to give up their seditious plans and 70
abstain from all acts directly against
his imperial majesty. the Sultan. The
commanders will have to deal lmme-
diately, and by force of arms, with all
persons who disobey this injunction.
They will also try to prevent, lii plac-
ing troops at different points, all
movements on the part OF the rioters
attacking boroughs and villages Ii
murder or insurrectionary acts were
to take place suddenly within the
sphere of evolution of flying column.
said commanders will have to pursue
immediately and without giving any
preliminary warning TO the authors OF
these crimes.
Our august sovereign's determine
ton is that order shall be restored
Immediately in all parts that the lite,-
the honor and prosperity OF every one
shall be safeguarded and that all acts
contrary to justice shall be prevented.
You will watch day and night to Sc
cure the realization of said imperial
determination by putting stop 10 dls-
orders"
Second telegram addressed to the
wallis of Van, Bitlis Erzeroum Alepo,
Diarbel<ir Trebizond, Siyas, and Mann
ouretoul- Aziz, dated November IL.
Although repeated instructions
were given to you with the view OF
adjusting in your yillayet all
necessary means for prevent
ing all possible troubles and
all shedding of blood, and of for
bidding as well that one class OF the
population attack the other, or that
acts contrary to justice should occur
such cases continue, however, to take
place. One of the most important du-
ties of the wallis being, according to
the formal orders of His Imperial Ma
iesty, the Sultan. and to secure public
peace in the provinces. | hasten to
warn you, that if after the receipt of
the present telegram there should oc-
cur acts like fires, seditious movements
perturbations of public order or she'd
ding of blood, such an omission of du-
ties could not by any means be forgiy-
en- and would carry with it grave
and absolute responsibility. Such res
possibility falling also on the Montes-
sarifs and Eaimacams. YOU must also
put yourself in accord with the com
manders for the adoption Of the nee
essary dispositions. You will princi-
paIly look with the greatest care after
the protection Of the consulates and
foreign subjects in order TO place them
out of any danger and TO avoid any
motive for complaint on their part. All
guilty parties should be arrested and
punished according TO law. You will
telegraph every twenty-fouT hours TO
the Department of War. to the Grand
Vizirat and to the Imperial Palace the
situation of the villayet.
Third telegram, addressed TO the
Marshal of the Fourth Imperial Corps
and TO the military commanders of
Alepo. Bitlis. Adanx. Trebizond. Sivas,
Mamonretoul-Aziz and other parts of
Asiatic turkey, dated November II,
orders the imperial military authori-
ties to put themselves in accord with
the wallis and Moutessarifs in order to
secure public peace and see that the
officers and soldiers Of the imperial
army act according to the military reg
ulations, abstaining carefully from all
acts tending to cause complaint"