The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-11-14
| DISORDERS CONTINUE.
Another Rumored Massacre Of
Christian Teachers in Turkev.
THE POWERS EXCHANGING VIEWS

with view to Arriving at Collective
Decision n TO the Best Way Of Dealing
with the Armenian Question-A De-
Tense OF Minister Terrell.
CoNsTANTrNoPLE, Nov. 14.--Every day
brings news Of fresh massacres. Ii Ia quite
clear II the powers waste additional time
In negotiations, the need for these me-
rotiations will be passed. The latest re-
port that has reached here is that all of the
Christia. and Armenian teachers between
Erzeroum and Trebizond have been mas
sacred.
Reports continue to arrive Of troubles at
Mafitich, Arabkir, Kharput and Mush. 1t
Ia reported that innocent persons are being
slain with the sword T. 1 their buildings
destroyed by fire In all these towns
IL the rumor should be confirmed that
French and American missionaries have
been injured in any Of the outrages it Is
believed that these powers will no longer
confine themselves to protests. The Amer
lean fleet, 1t lie assorted here, Is only too
anxious to commence active operations.
Recent details received from Erzeroum
Indicate that the massacre there was worse
than ct first reported. The outrages were
evidently organized and planned days be-
sal scale. Tho Armenians who escaped
were literally left naked.
Lord Salisbury's speech last Saturday at
the lord mayors dinner has thrown the
sultan and the members of tho court into
state Of panic. Abdul Hamid entertains
tho NJ aatest fears of a declaration by the
powers extending their jurisdiction over
portion Of tho Turkish empire, or the call
ing of a general European conference. Ii
Is generally agreed, however, that the end
Is not far distant
The effect Of the moratorium on com
mercial affairs has been anything but hem
cflcial. 1t was essentially an imperial or.
dinance suggested to the sultan by inter
ested parties as a measure calculated to
calm public excitement, and 50 insure his
majesty's safety. The sultan had never be-
fore heard of q moratorium, but the Turk
fish fancy quickly takes In any idea con-
corning the non-payment OF debts and tho
sultan was prompt to realize Its soothing
effect. The authors of the idea obtained
their wish, ind the intermediary pocketed
handsome reward.
Official reports blaming Armenians for
the disorders Of Dlarbekr ars groundless,
and although the action of the Armenians
elsewhere has not always bean judicious,
said that the Armsnians have risen against
the authorities is the Zeitoun and Marash
country.
The sultan is conscious of the weakness
OF the present cabinet, and he Is trying to
coax some of tho members of his former
cabinets to return, but they have SO far
rejected his overtures and refused to set
their feet within the doors OF the palace.
The Turkish minister Of foreign affairs,
Tewfk Pasha, replied yesterday to the
notes OF the diplomatic representatives of
Great Britain, Russia and France, assur-
ing them, as he had previously assured
the ambassadors of Germany, Austria and
Italy, that the Turkish governments state
ments as to what measures 1t intends to
take for tho suppression Of tho disorders in
Asia will be presented to the ambassadors
without delay"
The foreign ambassadors possess ample
evidence that the palace clique at Constan-
tinople issued orders To the effect that the
troops and police should only fire upon
Armenians, no matter who the agrressors
were. Observers of political events at Con-
stantinoplo have noted that all the inn
perial princes ara now living at Yildiz
Kiosk.
A European eye witness present at the
Erzeroum massacre confirms the state
ment made regarding the prearranged ma
ture Of the outrages. He asserts that a
bugle was sounded before the soldiers
commenced their murderous work through
out the city. At first the Turkish troops
refrained from iniuring women and chill
dren, but these bounds were soon passed,
and on the a0th of last month the disor-
ders lasted fully six hours. Two hundred
and four horribly mutilated corpses have
been collected in tho Armenian quarter
and the plundering went on at u whole
sale rate On Nov. 0 sci bodies were buried
in the Armenian cemetery.