Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-13

the arms and cattle Of the In
habitants Of that neighborhood. The
Armenians are also said TO have assassinsted
the secretary Of the collector OF customs Of
that part Of the country. The vail Of Adana,
a town situated some distance from Zaitoun
and nearer the coast. telcgrlphs that 200
Armenisns. disguised a. Circls1hans. havs
attacked and plundsIed the Muosulm1n vii
lagos OF Zsltoun. Bell and Mari, killing a
number of the Inhabitants
II Is believed in some Armenian quarters
hero that the estimate Of 10000 Armeniius
killed during the recent msssacres. an clbled
10 the Associated press last night, may turn
out to be considerably greater, under the real
total. and the sum may come nearer lJ,OOD.
Reports from Armenian sources place the
number cf killed at D!arbekir at over 2,OOo,
but this needs confirmation, In spite OF the
fact that It is admitted Their has been ter
rible bloo1shed and that a large part OF the
toWn was burned.
ARMENIANS STARTED THE TROUBLE.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE Turkish le-
cation at Washington received from the sub
lime porte the following telegram, und r yes
terday's date: THE Armenian rioters OF
Zaitoun attack d the village of TthOukOur-
hlssar. killing thirty-fve Mus9ulmans, carry
ing away with them the arms, cattle and b
longings Of the Mus9ulman villagers OF Dung
hel. and murdered the secretary Of the col
lector of Zaitoun. The wife and four chil-
dren Of this functionary are missing. Accord
ing to fresh adviCes FROM Di1rbekir, the
Armeniana are alone responsible for the re-
cent disorders, which originated solely by
the rebels firing on the mosques at the hour
of prayer, and by their attacking the Mussui-
mans. The fire which broke out at Diar-
bekir was started by Armenian incendisrieS,
for 80 per cent of the shops destroyed, as
also every article Of merchandise burned,
belonged to the MusauilnnnS
The vail of Adlna advises us that about ZOo
Armsniana. disguised as Circlssians, attacked
the Musaulman villages of Heitoun, Bell ana
Narl. committing all sorts OF dcpredatious.
LONDON. Nov. IA dispatch to The
Tines from Constantinople says that meas
III les adopted at Saturdays cabinet council
are quite inadequate to suppress disorders
No healthy action, according to the Times
correspondent. is possible in the body polite
Of the state until 1t is cleaned of parasitic
vermin.
A dispatch to the Standard from Constar-
tirople says the diplomats there regard the
massacres at Erzeroum and Bittlis as being
specially fragrant, as occurring since the
first appearance there of Shakir Pasha. the
high commissioner appointed to carry mo
effect Armenian reforms. Shakir Pasha, who
was appointed to this post during the latter
part Ct July, has done nothing to punish
criminal and offenders, and while at Bittlis
the police fred upon every Christian passing
in sight of the windows of the French con-
sulate.
A dispatch to the Telegraph from Vienna
says news has been received from CONSTANT
noplc to the effect that many arrests of sus-
pected young Turks have taken place and
that other measures have been taken to
ensure the safety cf the sultan. 1t is ais
reported that a change in the ministry is
imminent. 1t is probable the candidate OF
the palace party, Mehwood Jalladin Pasha.
will be the new grand yizier.