Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-27

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Marash on November 10, showing that
the massacres were of the most terrible
nature. The missionaries declare that
many hundreds of people were killed
and that all the school buildings were
burned to the ground by the rioters.
Constantinople, November %, via Bull
garia, November 26.-Now that matters
seem to be quieting down again here
and in the Asiat:c province. people are
beginning to form estimates OF the
amount Of damage done and the num-
Der of lives lost during the recent dis
turbances. Well informed Armenians
estimate the losses through the events
which have just taken place in Anatoila
alone at $4,000, and the number OF VIC
tins at 10000. OF course these are AT
menian estimates, but there seems good
reasons for believing that the properly
DESTROYED the number Of lives sacrl-
feed and the terrible ouTages commit
ted are far beyond anything nltherlo
estimated or described.
But this is not all. People compe-
tent TO pronounce an opinion upon the
subject. say that with the coming OF WIN
Ter there will be very many more deaths
from exposure and famine and tnaI even
the prompt collection of relief tunGs
food and clothing cannot avert much
loss Of life and great suffering. ram
inc is threatened in a numebr OF dis
tricts. and there seems to be no way OF
preventing 1t.
The powers, instead Of ordering their
fleets away from Turkish waters, as
the Sultan earnestly requests, seem TO
be determined upon keeping them IN
this vicinity for an indefinite per-od.
norton of the British Mediterranean
fleet. il is reported here, will soon leave
Salon!ca Bay for Smyrna, where the
powers are mastering their lighting
ships. The fleet of Great Britain, eX-
Dected to rendezvous at Smyrna this
week, will consist Of nine battle-sh.ps'
four cruisers and four small boats. Inc
rest of the Salonica fleet Will, 1t Is SAID
remain off that port for the present
ready for any emergency. France has
already at Smyrna one battle-sh-p, two
cruisers and two smaller ships.
Italy's flags floats from two battle
ships. two cruisers and four small
craft IN the waters Of Smyrna.
Russia has two cruisers on the way To
SMYRNA. in addition to a powerful fleet
cruising in the western portion OF the
Black Sea.
The United States Will be represented
at Smyrna by two cruisers, and Ger
many has one small gunbOat there; but
it IS rumored that two German battle
ships are on their way there.
Austria. off Smyrna, has one battle
ship. two cruisers and two gunboaJs.
Of course this is not naval dem
onstration"; it is simply the concentra-
ton of the foreign fleets at point
agreed upon, apparently between the
powers.
No progress has been made in the
matter of the application to the Pore
of the representations of Great Britain,
Russia. Italy and Austria for permission
for the passage through the straits OF
the Dardanelles and into the Bosphorus
of an extra gunboat, TO act as an addl-
t;onal guard ship for the respective en-
bassies.
The ambassadors Will hold a formal
meeting to-day in order to decide what
steps to take to put an end to the So
called Shutting" of the Porte.
The impression prevails that II the
firmans are not very soon granted the
extra gunboats viii pass the Dardanelles
without the Portes permission, even if
they have to be conveyed through by
battleships stripped for action.
Indeed nobody here can see how the
powers can retreat from the position
they have assumed without serious loss
of prestige, especially as their demands
are based on treaty rights which are
admitted by the Sultan and his adv.s-
ers. In some quarters it is said, that
the Sultan's objection in granting the
firmans is really caused by his belief
that he can do so with impunity in view
of the objection raised by Russia to
Austria's proposal on the subject, and
that this constituted a difference Of opin-
ion among the powers.
A member Of the diplomatic corps
to whom this view of the affair was
submitted, said that if the Sultan act
ually thought there was any material
difference of opinion among the powers
he should do well to get rid of that be-
lief as soon as possible
News from the interior of Asiatic Tur-
key is more difficult to obtain than for
a long time past. although it is rumOred
that Turkish operations against Zeitoun
have commenced.
Another report says that negotiations
for the surrender of Ze.toun are still
progressing, with a prospect of a peace
ful ending of the disorder there. The
main trouble seems to be that the Ar
menians are afraid to trust the prom
ises of the Turks that their lives Will
be spared if they surrender.
The officials at TOkat have taken
measures for the discovery and restor-
alton to the owners of all the articles
stolen recently in the different vii
lagos. and with the exception of few
unimportant incidents, complete quiet
prevails throughout Marash and yicin-
ity.
AUTHORITIES ORDERED IT.
London. November 27.-The Times
this morning publishes an article writ
ten at Erzeroum, dated November 8.
The correspondent says:
"The massacre here certainly Occurr-
ed by the order of the authorizes, and
this order must have emanated origin
ally from the Central authorities at