San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-07
TURKISH NEWS.
New Ministry Formed - Armenian
Reforms Question Will Be
Settled First.

Settled First.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. THE
new Turkish ministry has been
formed with Hall Refiat as grand
vizier; Said Pashs, president Of the
council of state; Tewfik Pasha,
minister for foreign affairs; Hassan
Pasha, minister of marine; Ria
Pasha, minister of war; Menduh
Pasha, minister of the interior;
Sabri Pasha, minister of finance.
Ria Pasha was minister OF, war
in the last cabinet. Hassan Pasha
was minister of marine in the late
ministry. Hall Refiat Pasha is the
ex-minister of the interior, and
Tewfik Pasha has just come here
from Berlin, where he was Turkish
am bassador to Germany. Said
Pasha was minister for foreign af-
fairs in the late cabinet and was
previously grand vizier.
Turkish ministers for foreign
affairs Said Pasha, promised to give
the ambassadors Of the powers a
definite reply within two days, as
to what steps the Porte intends to
take for the restoration Of order in
Armenia, and provide for protec-
ton of Christians in that part OF
the Turkish empire. This point
was especially alluded to by the
am AMBASSADORS on Tuesday last, when
they called separately and repre-
sented that the present state of
affairs in Armenia could not be
allowed to continue, and that IL ad-
equate measures were not shortly
taken to bring about a restoration
of order, the powers would be COM
PEELED, acting in concert, to take
their own steps in the matter. No
such combined action OF such
grave importance upon the part Of
the powers had been taken for
years past, and the fact that the
Porte was reminded Of the inter
vention of the powers in Syria at
the time OF the massacre Of 1860, is
considered as direct warning to
the sultan that Europe will inter-
vene to restore order in Armenia,
unless the Turkish government
acts promptly.
AS each day passes the situation
becomes more and more alarming
and adds to the difficulty Of the
task before the Porte and possibly
before the European powers. From
Syria especially, the most disquiet-
ing rumors are coming, and that
they are based on facts, is shown
by the mobilization Of twenty bat
talions of Rodifs out of the sixty
available and steps are being taken
to dispatch them promptly as pos
sible to that portion OF Asiatic
Turkey.
This lends color to the report
that Armenians are receiving sup
port from'unexpected sources and
that the Turkish government may
soon be face to face with open and
widespread revolt against the rule
of the sultan.
Reports from Armenian and
Turkish suspects are constantly
coming here and elsewhere, but
owing to the censorship, few facts
in this connection are obtainable.
Possibly the most grave turn in
recent events is the fact, estab-
lished beyond doubt. that dissat-
isfaction against the rule of the
sultan has extended to the Turkish
army and navy, and that the pal
ace officials are we'll aware of this
fact, and are in a state of great
alarm. Nobody here would be as
tonished to hear at any moment Of
an outbreak in the palace itself.
People who are we'll versed in
Turkish affairs assert that this is
among the immediate probabili.
ties, and that only a prompt show
OF force upon the part OF European
fleets can avert it.
Trustworthy reports received
from Erzeroum state it has been
established beyond dispute that
Turkish troops took part in the
recent massacre and pillage of
Armenians there, and clear evi.
dence OF this fact will be placed be-
fore the representatives of the
powers