New-York tribune., 1895-10-18
SIGNS ARMENIAN REFORMS.
THE SULTAN APPROVES THE SCHEME OF
THE EMBASSIES.
.RMENIANs RELEASED FROM THE PRISONS
WOMEN WOULD APPEAL TO THE GRAND
vIzIER-RIoTs CONTINUE IN
THE PROVINCES

Constantinople Oct 17.-An imperial trade has
oeen issued approving the scheme for Armenian
reforms drawn by the British French and Rus
sian embassies in conjunction with the Porte
The newspapers here publish the following
manifesto:
His Majesty the Sultan. whose constant desire
has always been 10 carry out reforms adapted TO
being Of his subjects decided that reforms shall
be introduced N all the provinces of the Empire
reforms will meet the wants OF the population, and
the limits Of existing laws and regulations based
on the Hatto Humayoun. Of Gu.banch. They will
comprise the increase and reorganization of the
sendarmerie and police and amelioration of the ad
illustrative and judicial branches of the service.
London Oct IA dispatch from CONSTANT
nople dated yesterday, says that the commits
sion appointed by the Porte to inquire into the
guilt or innocence Of the Armenians, who have
been arrested since September 13. has caused the
release Of forty-seven of the prisoners, who are
declared to be innocent Of any completely in the
rioting
The dispatch adds that the police believe that
severS OF the leaders Of the rioters, including
some members Of the Armenian Revolutionary
Committee are concealed in the churches in the
city. Two hundred Armenian women visited the
Minister Of Police on Monday last for the purpose
OF obtaining news Of missing relatives. They
were sent away with assurances that all the
prisoners would be Immediately released 4
number Of women arranged to so to the Porte
to-day TO submit their grievances TO the Grand
Vizier. AS yet they have not carried their IN
tentiOn into effect. The Porte applied TO the Ar
menian Patriarch. Matthew lZmiran. to pre-
vent the women from visiting the Grand Nizier.
The Patriarch. who is still i'll, replied that the
Government better able than himself to
prevent the visit inasmuch as he no longer had
influence with the Armenian pcpulece.
The request made by Sir Philip Currie, the
British Ambassador for permission 10 Visit the
prisons has been granted. and Secretary Lister
and two other delegates of the Powers nave in
spected the prisons.
Ii is now said that the number Of persons who
were killed during the recent riotng at Trebizond
was 400. The disorders there were piomyUy
quelled. Kami Pacha. the new Grand N1zler.
has issued peremptory order making the Gov
Of Trebizond answerahle for all loss Oh llie
that may occur.
Further news of the riot at Akhissar in the
viayet of Adm. shows that the attack on the Ar
menians entirely unprOvOked. The bodles
Of twenty of the Armenians. who were killed by
Mussulmans, were thrown into wells, from wnicn
they were subsequently removed and Inferred IN
the presence of the Armenian Bishop OF lsmid.
Reports from the various districts Of Anatolia
show that the Armenans have been disarmed.
while weapons have been given TO the Moslems.
THE Morning Post will tomorrow publish
dispatch from Constantinople saying that Izzet
Enendi the MOslem lawyer. who was recently
imprisoned on the charge Of being the author OF
the placards that were posted about the city IN
favor Of the Armenans. died in prison on Mon
day last
Constantnople Oct. IA few Of the shops in
this city kept by Arrnenians were reopened yes
ferday. all of them having been closed by order
of the Armenian Committee, and for this act OF
disobedence their owners were fined tl5 eacn,
eycept in the cases Of three merchants. who were
Obliged to pay 400 Turkish pounds each. For
those acts of eXtortion several members Of the
committee have been arrested.