The Anaconda standard., 1895-11-21
The Winter Season Will Play Sad
Havoc With Armenians.
AN APPEAL FOR CLOTHING
They Are Without Shelter or Food
The Sultan Wants to Restore
Order In Asia Minor-Some
Sympathy for Him.

ures which will be recommended to the
porte for the restoration of order In
Asia Minor, and 1t is understood that
some form of common action for the
protection of foreigners is pending.
According to the Turkish accounts. the
Armenians provoked the disturbance at
Marsovan, and II Is. also said that the
American missionaries there were not
in any way molested. Reports received
here from the interior of Asia Minor
announce fresh conversions of Arme-
nian women and children to Islamism.
The concentration of the Turkish troops
at Marash for the advance upon Eel
toun, which is still held by the Armeni-
ans in strong force, continues as ac-
lively as possible under the circum-
stances. The commanding general de-
clares that unless the Armenians of
Zeitoun and its vicinity are subjugated
within a fortnight the campaign is
likely to be both protracted and diff
cult, as heavy SHOWS and bad roads.
which are to be expected soon. will
hinder the operations of the troops.
Advices from Alepho say that all the
American citizens of Aintab, Orfah apd
Mardin are safe under the protection
Oh the luTklSn dulnOIllltS VI the padCcS
mentioned. The Turks, II now appears.
are really taking steps to protect life
and property.
Armenian refugees, who have arrived
here from the different provinces. from
which they fed at the time of the re-
cent massacre, have petitioned the
patriarch to assist those of their county
religionists who were unable to get
away, as famine Is threatening the
country, and say that the most terri
BILE suffering may be anticipated when
the cold weather sets in. Thousands
of Armenian families are without shell
ter. The Armenians ask the patriarch
to appeal to the different countries OF
Europe for money, food and clothing,
as 1t seems next to impossible for the
Turkish government to do anything
effective in the way of assisting the
distressed people. There has been some
sharp exchange of messages recently
between the Armenian patriarch, the
Turkish ministers, and the foreign ann
bassadors. The patriarch was desirous
of calling in person upon the minister
of the interior and other government
officers for the purpose of placing GER
tain complaints before them and to
tender his services in the work of re
lief and reform. But it appears the
Turkish officials positively refused to
receive him in audience until he shall
have published an encyclical condemn
ing the alleged intrigues and demands
of the Armenians. AS it has been dem
onstrated that the Turks, in a great
majority of cases, were to blame for
the massacres. and as the sultan has
agreed to the powers scheme of reform
for Armenia, the patriarch was unable
to issue such an encyclical. for 1t would
practically admit that the demands of
the Armenians were not justified. Con-
sequently the patriarch made an ap-
peal to the ambassadors and placed
before them the strongest evidence he
could procure regarding the massacres
which have recently occurred. and
begged them to use their good influence
to put an end to this condition of af-
fairs. He was assured that everything
possible under the circumstances would
be and was being done. but the patri-
arch was informed that evidence had
been furnished which established be-
yond any reasonable doubt the fact
that the agents OF the Armenians of
the revolutionary had been at work in
citing the Armenians against Turkish
rule. and the Armenians themselves
were to blame for a number of the out
breaks which had occurred, although
this did not justify the bloody revenge
afterwards taken by the Turks.
A dispatch from Tifis. Russian
Transcaucasia. saws the Armenian
Catholics received a reply to the COM
munication recently sent the Russian
ambassador here. NJ. De Nelidoff, as
follows: "Armenians of Constantine
pie are now reassured. They are
threatened with no danger. In the
provinces. however. there are regretta-
BILE conflicts. which. in most cases,
were caused by the Armenians insti-
gated by their revolutionary commit
tees. The result Is a terrible revenge
upon the part OF the Turks in the
shape Of horrible massacres OF Chris
tians.
THE sultan has sanctioned the
scheme for reforms submitted by the
three great powers and preparations
are now proceeding to carry II out To
this end IL Is necessary that the leaders
Of the people should persuade the lat
ter to desist from revolutionary at
tempts, abandon idle hope OF foreign
put a stop TO all disturb
ances and cooperate in the reestabIish-
ment of universal peace in improving
the situation and in the Introduction
OF a new order Of things"
AS intimated in these dispatches the
last few days. the attitude OF the porte,
or Of the sultan. has undergone a de-
cided change since the other fleets be-
gan 10 Join the British feet in a naval
in Salonica bay. There
is no doubt the pressure brought to
bear upon the sultan has been strong
enough to make him take personal
charge OF the work OF reform in Ar
and II Is hoped that there win |