The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-27
ton, French warship has been dis
patched to Beyrout. Syria.
Latest Developments Inspire
the GraVest Fears.
Our Missionaries in Danger.

Our missionaries III OdUSeI.
CoSsrASr1Sop1s, Nov. 22-(Copy.
righted by the Associated Press. =
The general situation in this country
continues to inspire the gravest
fears.
Te!egrams have been received
from Marash. dated yesterday. ap-
parently delayed by the Turkish
officials, saying that American and
other missionaries there are in the
greatest danger In view of the
repeated assurances which the
United States Minister, Mr.. Alexan-
der w. Terrell, has received from the
Porte on his insisting that they be
safely guarded, this has caused much
anxiety.
-Advices from Sivas assert that as
soon as the Turkish troops arrive
there the Turkish officials will notify
the Armenians that they must sur
render all the arms and ammunition
in their possession The Armenians
object to this, as it places them at
the mercy of the Turks. TO
this the Turks reply that no
harm will be done them so long as
they don't resist the authorizes, and
that if they refuse to give up their
arms they will be forced to do so.
1t is asserted that the Turkish officials
added that if they are not satisfied
that all the arms and ammunition
have been surrendered, the troops
will be ordered to attack the Arme.
mans
Members of the diplomatic corps
point to the fact that as the Mussul-
mans of Sivas are not to be dis
armed, the projected measures
against the Armenians create new
danger, which may have the most
grave consequences The concen-
tration of the Turkish troops at
Marash continues as rapidly as pos
si,le While this massing of SOL
diers continues, the Turkish COM
mauder at Marash continues his
negotiations with the Armenians Of
Zeitoun, holding out all sorts of
promises for their surrender
The Armenians have been SO fire.
quently deceived that they appre-
hend nothing less than whole
sale massacre if they lay down their
arms. The representatives of the
powers take the same view Of the
case, and have notified the Porte that
they will not answer for the conse'
quences if the Zeitoun Armeuians
are massacred.
The Armenians Of this city who
can be prevailed upon to talk on the
subject intimate that surprise for
the Turks is being prepared at
Zeitoun, and that battle which will
make history and show that the
Armenians are entitled to freedom,
or at least self government, will be
fought
The Armenians are deficient in
artillery, so it cannot reasonably be
expected that they can offer al ehec-
tive resistance to regularly "rgan-
ized expedition.
Rumors of fresh trouble at Sam
soon, seaport in Asia Minor, on the
Black Sea, have also reached here
The population at Samsoon is almost
entirely composed Of Turks, and the
few Armenians there are certain to
fare baby if an uprising has oc-
cured
Possibly the most serious feature
of the situation is the order resulting
from the demand which the represen-
tatives of Great Britain, Russia,
Italy and Austria made to the Sultan
for ftmans allowing he passage
through the Darndanelies to this city
of second dispstch boat or small
gunboat, to be attached to each of
their respective embassies It was
at first believed that there would be
no difficulty in persuading the Sultan
to grant the necessary permission
for the passage Of the small war
ships, but it is now intimated at the
palace that he may decline TO grant
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