The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-16
A JOINT NAVAL SHOW
Many Guns to Be Pointed at
the Turkish Sultan.
HE WILL BE NOTIFIED TO-DAY.
The Mohammedans Go On Killing and
Numbering, Just as If There Were
30 God but Allah.


gagged u examining every resort 81 the AZ
nnenians in the capital. for the purpose OF
srresiing and shipping all Of the DneTn-
ployed Armenians 70 Asia Minor Ths
measure is regarded ar a cruel one, even
admitting that they reach thsiE des,ina-
ton.
The Daily News also publishes a. ex-
tract from a private letter from Erzng-
han. TO the effect that Arneuia1 priests
have already buried over 80 bodies o. per-
sons supposed to have been killed IN the
second massacre. Thousands are wandering
homeless and starving.
The Vienna correspondent Of the Daily
News says a Constantinopie dispatch
eeived there reports that tire ambassadors
viii on Saturday give notice 20 the sultan
OF their intention 20 arrange for a join.
naval demonstration.
A Times dispatch from Erzeroum SAYS:
a letter nearly four columns IN length
dated November IL. confirms the accounts
previously published concerning the mas
sacre there. The writer says II is inpos-
alble yet 10 ascertain the number Of the
killed. Some persons assert that II VIII
reach 200. Perhaps 100 Is not far from
the total. The writer continues: "We
have not dared 20 go 20 the quarters Of
the city where the Turks are numerous.
] have not the opportunity Of investigating
more than a tenth OF the cases, though
have yet % hear OF a single dead Turk
in this struggle This ! think disproves
the charges OF aggression brought up
against the Armenans The hare facts
are that Il was purely n massacre of the
innocent inhabitants hy the enragez
Turks. and but for the presence OF foreign
consuis things would have heen worse.
With the coming OF winter the misery I'm
store for the remaining Armenians VIII
be terrible" The correspondent quoted
who is staying at the American mission.
gsys he heard testimony In various quar-
tiers that the government ordered the mas
facre. which was to 90 executed according
70 previous orders. AS 4 proof Of the sud
denneSs, lie says. an American missionary
named Chambers bad just gone to the
postofiice ia order 10 telegraph 10 Bitis
that everything was quiet. Before he got
back % the mission the firing had begun
IN deadly earnest. and bullets were whiz-
zing close By him. All the looting II was
claimed. was done by the regular soldiers
al the command Of officers. Many women
hung about the soldiers for the purpose Of
carrying or the plumber.
Constantinopie New l5.-~It is announced
that three prison officials Of Moosh. dis
missed some time ago upon demand Of the
British ambassador. owing 10 maltreatment
OF prisoners. have heen rcinstated. The
British charge d'affaires. Michael Herbert
has demanded Of the porte that the three
prison officials be again dismissed.
Tho rioting az Sivas was attended by
great bloodshed. but order has been par
TALLY restored and Turkish officials are
protecting foreigners there.
No change IA the situation is anticipat-
ed for some DAYS. Reports OF conflicts be-
tween the Albanian regiment and the Trl-
poiisn regiment At Yldiz Kiosk have not
been confirmed. although IL Is we'll known
that there has been bad blood between
the guards at the palace ever since the
TripoIi regiment furnished sentries in
stead OF the Aibsuians. As q result notes
have been left with different palace Off
cials. saying that their lives were in dan
ger, and that there was plot to assassin
ate the sultan.
Official dispatches published here today
say that Armenians in every case have
been the aggressors. and attacked tile
Mussulmans, who were obliged 10 defend
themselves against the ferocity Of the Ar
menians AT Arhavakr. on October rs
and II. the official reports add tho Armen-
fans set fire 20 mosque. school and ha-
zaar with bombs. and mastered a number
OF Mohamm~tans. The authorities. Il Il
claimed, afterward discovered forty bombs
which the Armenians intended 10 explode
IN the local barracks and government Of
ices. on November 2, according TO the Of
fetal announcements, the Armenians Of
Birmingham attacked the government Of
fee, barracks and other buildings which
Over 5000 revoiutionIsts are said 10 he
assembled AZ Tchoukmerzen aud Adana.
prepared TO fight the Turkish troops
The report that the sultan intends 10
recall Shakir Pasha. the high commits
sioner for Armenian reforms. from En-
xeroum and eventually appoint him grand
vizer. Is not yet confirmed by his actual
recaf. but II Is persistently stated that
The pasha will shortly be appointed grand
vigler.
Official dispatches received here contain
additional accounts Of Armenian iawloss-
ness. II - reported that the Avmeuians
have attacked the villages ~ For8kh
pitchli and Brehausis. near Zcitoun. Hring
ffty-seven houses IN all They ALSO burn
ed the village ~ Kurbel. and enc Noham-
medsu was burned alive Eighteen Mus
sumans 81 both SEXES were killcd and
fifteen wounded by the rioters az Tchou-
kourhlssar. The town 81 Tchoukourhlssar
was totally destroyed hSg tho rioters Sew
eraI Mussulman villages have been sacked
sn the Axrlon snd Tchokmerzemenk dis
fricts.
Tho sultan has sent fresh peremntorv
snEtrurtions 20 the wallis ~ Tho different
districts whore The disorders have CO.
CURED. AZ well as - thc military com
rnanders telling them that they must
promptly restore order by the iust ana
equitable treatment - hoth Christians ana
Nohammedans.