The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-27
COUNTING UP THE LOSSES.
10000 People Killed and f5O,O0O, 900
Worth of Property Destroyed.

Worth OF Property Destroyed.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 26.-Now that
matters seem TO be queting down again
here and in the Asiatic provinces people
are beginning 10 form estimates OF the
amount OF damage done and the number
OF lives lost during the recent Disturbances.
Well informed Armenians estimate the
losses through the events which have just
taken place in Anatolia alone at $0.00o.0o0
and the number OF victims at forty thou
sand. OF course these are Armenian esti-
mates, but there seems good reasons for
believing that the property destroyed. the
number of lives sacrificed and the terrible
outrages committed are far beyond any
thing hitherto estimated or described. But
this is not ALL People competent to pro-
nounce an opinion on the subject say that
with the coming of winter there will be
very many more deaths from exposure and
famine and that even the prompt collection
of relief funds, food and clothing cannot
avert loss of life and great suffering.
Famine is threatened in a number OF dis
tricts and there seems to be no way Of
preventing IT,
The powers, instead Of ordering their
fleets away from Turkish waters the
Sultan earnestly requested. seem to be
for an indefinite period. A portion Of the
British Mediterranean fleet. IL is reported
here, will soon leave Salonica bay for
Smyrna, where the powers are mastering
their fighting ships. The warships Of
Great Britain, expected to rendezvous
at Smyrna this week. will consist Of nine
battle ships, four cruisers and four smaller
boats. The rest OF the Salonica bay fleet,
will. IL is said, remain OF that port for
the present, ready for any emergency
France has already at Smyrna one battle
ship, two cruisers and two smaller ships
Italy's flag floats from two battle ships.
two cruisers and four small craft In the
waters OF Smyrna. Russia has two cruisers
on the way TO Smyrna I'm addition TO q
powerful fleet cruising in the western
pGTiGn % be OF al smyrna by two
cruisers and Germany has one small gum
boat there; but. IL Is rumored that two
tbere sr,nan Austria arh off Smyrna has one battle
ship, two cruisers and two small gum
boats. OF course this Is not naval demon
the foreign fleets at the point agreed on
progress 1rosr has been made in the matter Of
resentations res S1as of Great Britain. Italy ana
Austria for permission for the passage
through the straits OF the Dardaneiles And
boat, TO act as an additional guard ship
for their respective embassies. The en-
bassadors will hold formal meeting In
order 70 decide what steps TO take to put
an end to the so-called "shufiiing" OF the
porte. The impression prevails that IL the
firmans are not very soon granted the
extra gunboats will pass the Dandaneilee
without the porte's permission, even ff
they have To- be conveyed through by bait
lie ships stripped for action. Indeed, no.
body here can see how the powers can
retreat from the position they have as
sumed without serious loss OF prestige,
and especially as their demands are based
on treaty rights which admitted by
the sultan and his advisors. In some
quarters IL Is said that the Sultan's OBJ
section TO granting the hrmans IL really
caused by his belief that he can do 20
with inlpunify In view OF the objection
raised by Russia to Austria's proposal on
the subject. and that this constituted =
difference OF opinion among the powerr.
A member OF the diplomatic corps TO whom
that IL the sultan actually thought there
was any material difference Of opinion.
among the powers he would do well 10 set
rid of that belief as soon as possible.
News from the interior OF Asiatic Turkey
- more dlsficult TO obtain than for q lonx
time past. although IL IL rumored that
Turkish operations against Zeitoun are
still progressing with the prospect Of o.
peaceful ending Of the disorder there x1o'