Evening star., 1895-11-09
The Sultan Honors One of His Dis
missed Officials.
IT Is CONSIDERED A SNUB 10 ENGLAND
Over a Hundred Mysterious Ar
rests.
THE NEW TURKISH CABINET

CpNS1 aNliNof1.E, november !-IHe
Official Gazette announces that Bahri
Pasha, who was dismissed from his official
position in pursuance to the representa-
tions of Sir Philip Currie. the British am
bassador, owing to his ill-treatment of Ar
menians has been decorated with the
Grand Gordon of the Osmanieh Order, ''as
a reward for his good services
This step upon the part of the sultan is
considered most significant. 1t Is not only
an open and distinct mark Of approval of
the ill-treatment of Armenians, but it is a
deliberate snub to Great Britain. rartic-
ularly as. in addition to the decoration be-
slowed upon Bahri Pasha the Official Ga
zette publishes long list of the names Of
Turkish officials in Armenia who have
been decorated by the sultan for their
good services" In fact. IL almost seems
as If the sultan is openly defying the pow
ers
Over hundred Armenians were arrested
yesterday at Stamboul, and all the in
quires made as to the cause of their i'm
pr;sonment have failed to obtain satis-
factory answer 1t is presumed. however
that they charged with having taken
part in some conspiracy against the sultan.
1t transpired today that the dismiss al OF
Kiamil Pasha from the post of grand viz
Ter was due to the sultan objecting to his
policy of Cancellation toward Armenia.
Kiamil Pasha left the cabinet council
the meeting. and the presidency was then
assumed by Hall Rifat- Upon arriving at
his home, Kiami1 Pasha was taken i'll. but
on the following day CThursday) he was
ordered to Immediately take up the vaIi-
ship of Aleppe, and a special steamer was
prepared to convey him to his post the
same day. The KiamI. however, refused
to go on board the steamer, declaring that
he Eas too sick to travel.
The commander of the steamer then
went to the ex-srand vizier's residence and
ening to remove him by force if he did not
do K1amil thereupon sent messengers
to the representatives of the powers, and
otherwise protested so strongly that the
afraid to carry out his threat and Kiamil
kept to his bed and dii not start for
AleppO.
The New Cabinet.
The new Turkish CABINET is being most
adversely criticised on all sides here. 1t is
regarded retrograde body of ministers
and likely to lead to the most grave con-
sequences
Members of the diplomatic corps this
morning. who were questioned regarding
the political situation, expressed the belief
that affairs had now reached a point when
nothing remained but to call a conference
Of the powers to decide upon what was to
tsh empire
The British Fleet.
1t is understood that the British fleet has
been reinforced by a number of battleships
and that 1t is intended to bring it up in
point of strength to the lighting power of
any combination of fleets which can be
formed in he Mediterranean.
The British fleet, 1. Is also reported will
shortly be reinforced by several Italian
warships, Italy being ready, according to
report, to act with England should an
emergency arise.
The news from the provinces today Is
decidedly bad Advices from Sivas tell of
the massacre and pillage of Armenian vii
lagos in that province and the need of mill
tary reinforcements is being strongly felt.
Shakir Pasha has gone to Khnouss In Or
der to arrest the Kurd movement there.
. The news from Syria is alarming. A ris-
Ing of the Druses is reported from DaInas-
Gus. and all the Redifs Of the Armenia
corps stationed a. Damascus and Birmingham
are being modified.
News of like Importance from other points
and everything tends to CONFIRM the state
ments that anarchy prevails throughout
Asiatc Turkey.
The United States Interfcred.
1t Is understood that the Vail of Aleppo,
who is to be succeeded by the ex-grand
viZier, kiamil Pasha, was dismissed in con-
sequence of the representations of the Uni
ted States minister to Turkey, Mr.. Alex
ander W. Terrell. because the vail refused
to permit the United States consular agent
at Alepro 10 visit naturalized American
citizen. GuendJiam, of Armenian ORIGIN
who had been imprisoned for life. Mr..
Terrell obtained permission from two grand
viziers for the consular agent to visit Gu
endjiam, but the vail persisted in his re-
fusal to permit the prisoner to be seen. The
eventual result was that Mr.. Terrell made
the strongest representations to the porte
and succeeded in obtaining the dismissal of
the vail, and Guendjiam is now on his way
to CoUstantiEople to be tried before Mr..
Terrell.
Eicyrlist Lenz's Murderers.
Eleven kurds, charged with the murder
Of Frank c. LEM of Pittsburg, Pa, who
started to ride around the world on a BIZ
cycle and disappeared in Armenia, have
been arrested and taken to Erzeroum, in
order to be tried there in the presence of
the British consul, in the absence of an
American CONSUL their arrest being to a
certain degree due to the search which Mr.
VIM. a. Silchs1eben made for the missing
rider, who represented New York publi-
cation
THE FEELING IN LONDON,
SensatiOn Caused by Mr.. CurzOn's Re-
marks.