Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-07

Mary Brewer, an American missionary at
Sivas, is reported. During the worst Of the
lime Of the massacre at Sivas, she. in spite
Of the great peril to which she was exposed
went to the American consulate, accompanied
by a canvass, traversng the scene OF car
mage, in order to save an Armenian woman
who had been Of service to the missionaries
Miss Brewer conducted her in safety to the
consulate.
Advices received here from Marash show
that the Armenians are still holding Zeitoun
against the Turkish troops. and 1t is also
said that these insurgents are Russian
Armenians, and that there is no doubt but
herce fighting must take place before the
place is captured.
letter received here from Marsoyan
dated November 10, states that previous to
the massacre there report was current that
the Turks were authorized to kill the Chris
tans for four hours. The Arm mans, how
ever, were assured they had nothing to fear,
but nevertheless they were buchered the
next day by the Turks who. while at prayer,
were alarmed by report that the Armeni-
ans were attacking the mosque. and rushed
out Of theit homes with arms in their hands
and began numbering the Christians and loot
ing their residences. The caimakan patrollei
the town and did their best to stop the blood
shed. The exact number of persons killed
is not known, but there is no doubt that
many people were massacred.
ROME, Dec. GA dispatch from Con-
stantinope reports that the British Russian
French and Italian consuls at Erzeroum
have signed a memorandum declaring the
massacre there was not provoked by the Ar
menians. This has been presented to the
porte. No news has been received from the
interior Of Armenia since November 26, owing
to the fall of snow and consequent impas-
sable condition of the country.
LONDON, Dec. 6.-The Graphic's Odessa
correspondent says Admiral Kopytoff, COM
mander- in-chief Of the Black Sea feet, has
been summoned to St Petersburg. 1t is sup
posed that the summons is in connection
with the Armenian question.
FEARED SAID PASHA'S POPULARITY.
The Constantinople correspondent of the
Times says: I'm declining the appointment
Of grand vizler Said Pasha asked the sultan s
| permission, on tho ground of bad health, to
rstire and live quietly abroad This ranked
| In the sultan's mind and induced plroxysm
of anger, and Said PaSha, who is neither a
novice nor coward, is persuaded that the
sultan would have killed him had he entered
| the Yildiz palace. The secret OF the whole
| business is that Said Pasha is so popular and
so highly esteemed that it is feared he might
| join the malcontent party. He has always
| been regarded as the most anti-Englsh of all
| the official pashas. Munir, the new ambas:a-
| dor to Paris, was formerly the head political
| spy.
has returned to his youthful habit of dram
drinking
The Standard has dispatch from Con-
stantnope which says that after Said's first
refusal of the Office Of grand vizier he was
imprisoned for week at the Yildiz palace.
| The Daily News Constantnople dispatch
| says; Said Pasha's proclivities are Russian,
| and surprise is expressed that he did not
| take refuge at the Russian embassy instead
| Of at the British embassy. 1t is said that
| the utan questioned him as to the origin Of
| certain s5dtious placards, and, on his pro-
Tossing ignorance, the sultan reproached him
with being at the head Of the revolutionary
| movement. He has the reputation of being
a most upright and single-minded minister.
'Three Protestant pastors, Tanzaran, at
Itchnac; Krikor. at Kos, and Atlasionan and
wife, at Hosenik, died rather than accept
Moslsmism.
ORDERS TO DEVASTATE VILLAGES
The Circassions from Slvas under Mi
! rail- Bey, arriving at the Angoran frontier.
produced orders from hte vail of Svas to
devastate all the Armenian villages. The
Angoran officials thereupon excluded them.
At Gemerek near Caesarea. Turks and
Christians united and barricaded the streets
and repulsed four attacks Of the Circassians
The rising at Caesarea was arranged for
November Is. but was forbidden by the gov
ernment until Saturday last