The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-11-30
GRATEST FEARS YET
The Situation in Turkey Not
Improved.
TOO MUCH FAITH
An Oakland Young Lady Had More
Faith Than Judgment and
Death is the Result.
The Wicked Kurds Still Numbering
Twenty More villages Burned
Wrecked at Empire.


| CONSTANTINoPLE, Nov. %. The
general situation in this country con-
tinues to inspire the gravest fears.
| kilograms received here from Marash.
late yesterday, apparently considera-
bly, delayed by Turkish officials, sag
| that American and other missionaries
are again in the greatest danger.
Advices from Sivas assert that as
soon as reinforcements of Turkish
troops arrive Turkish officials will
notify the Arfnenians that they must
surrender all arms and ammunition.
The Armenians object, as this would
place them at the mercy of the Turks.
To this the Turks reply that no harm
will be done to them as long as they
do not resist the authorities, and if
they refuse to give up their arms, they
will be forced to do so. 1t is asserted
that Turkish officials added that if they
are not satisfied that arms and ammu-
milton are surrendered, the. troops will
be ordered to attack the Armenians.
Officials of the diplomatic corps point
to the fact that as the Mussulmans of
Sivas are not to be disarmed, the pro-
jected measures against the Armen-
ians create danger which may have
the gravest consequences.
The concentration of Turkish troops
at Marash continues as rapidly as pos
sible. The Turkish commander at
Marash continues negotiations with
the Armenians at Zeitoun, holding out
all sorts of promises for their surren-
der. But the Armenians have been
so frequently deceived that they appre-
hend wholesale massacre if they lay
down their arms. Representatives of
the powers have notified the porte that
they will not answer for the conse-
quences if the Zeitoun Armenians are
massacred. The Armenians in this
city say surprise for the Turks is
being prepared at Zeitoun, and battle
which will show that Armenians are
entitled to freedom, or at least self
government, will be fought there. AS
however, the Afmenians are deficient
in artillery, it cannot beexpected that
they will offer an effective resistance
to a regularly organized expedition.
Reports of riots at Sessoun, a sea-
port of Asia. Mi,}or. on the Black sea,
have also reached here. The few Ar /
menians there are certain to fare badly |
if trouble has occurred.
Probably the most serious feature of
the situation at present is one result
ing from the demand of representa-
tives of Great Britain. Russia, Italy
aud Austria, made to the sultan for fir
mans allowing the passage through the
Dardanelles to this city of second
boat or small gunboat to be
to each of their respective
By the treaty of Berlin
warships of foreign nations are not al
lowed to pass the Dardanelles without
the permission of the sultan, and it has
been customary to allow one
small dispatch boat as guardship for
each Of the embassies. The recent
rioting and the precautions taken to
defend the British and other embas-
sizes, have shown the naval forces in
the Bosphorus hardly sufficient to cope
" ith a serious outbreak in or about
the city. It is intimated at the palace
that the sultan may decline to grant
the demand of the powers, and in that
event they may take steps to send ad-
ditioDal warships here without the
of the sultan.