The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-11-28
POWERS SAY THAT FOUR MORE
MIST BE ALLOWED TO PASS
TIE DARDANELLES.
|SULTAA HAS NOT YET ACQU|ESEED
And There is Likely to be Trouble-The
Cuban Fort Pelayo Has Fallen Into
the Hands of Insurgents Under
Gomez.

Constantinople, Nov. %, copyrighted,
1926, By the Associated Press.) via Sofia,
bulgaria., Nov 23.-The sultan has not
yet authorized the passing of the Oar
danelles by the extra guardships asked
for BY the representatives here of Great
Britain, Italy, Austria and Russia. This
Is causing more uneasiness here. Unless
Abdul Hamid submits there is likely to
be trouble, as the powers insist that the
extra gun boats are absolutely necessarily
for the protection of the foreign popula-
ton here.
"a representative of the Associated
Press had an interview on the political
situation with Twefk Pasha, the minister
for foreign affairs. in which he assured
the correspondent that everything pos
sibie was been done for the protection of
American and other missionaries in Asia
Minor, and that those who were DESTROYS
of leaving the interior could do so under
escort.
In view of the disturbed state of the
country the minister for foreign affairs
suggested that perhaps this would be
the best course to adopt for the present
and that the work of the missionaries
could be resumed later when matters
were brighter. Continuing, Twefik
vailed in the villages of Erzroum and
Adana, and that the inha bitants of Pay
as, from which place disturbances have
been ANNOUNCED, have been modified. AS
to the cause of the disturbances he eX-
pressed the opinion that there was no
possibility of doubling that they were
caused by the revolutionary committees
&c "A he Il e..
time past been sending agents to Asia
Minor warning the inhabitants against
the authority of the sultan and doing
everything against the local authorities,
which was unsurpassed by the latter
and were classed as maSSacres and eXag
ferated in the grOssest manner possible.
As to the prospect of European inter-
Fenti0n in Turkey, Tewfik Pasha could
only say he saw no probability of such a
step being necessary, as the powers were
assured that the sultan was in earnest
in doing everything possible to restore
order in Asia Minor and they were not
likely to do anything which in any way
would hamper his efforts in this direc-
ton.
& In conclusion he assured his visitor that
all the news of horrors coming from
Armenia and elsewhere should be taken
with a considerable deal of salt, as they
Armenians or else so strongly colored by
them as to be no longer recognized even
by their concoctors.
~ Another prolonged meeting of the rep
.Fesentatives of the powers has been held
and 1t can be stated upon good authority
that the situation is still causing the most
grave anxiety to the diplomats.
H The impression prevails at the embas>
sies, however, that the porte will ac-
N nlo of ha fn,
extra guard ships.
# The Hairenik, q local newspaper, has
been suspended by the authorities on ac-
count of the refusal of the editor to pub
lish an article by the Turkish officials
condemning The 1ntrigues of the Arme
Mans"
~ TURKISH LEGATION NEWS.
~ Washington, Nov. 23.-The Turkish le
cation received from the sublime porte
the following telegram under today's
date:
cat the request of the Armenian
church at Niksar (Sivas) the authorities
arrested 16 suspicious Armenians.
Thanks to the measures taken by the
authorities of Hafk the marauders about
town were arrested and the citizens re-
opened their shops.
"The inquiry concerning the disorders
d
in consequence of the murder of the
Mussulmans by Armenians. Perfect
tranquility exists now at Aintal. Dur
ing the affair at the villages of Kouielkna
and Koypounar (Sivas) two Mussulmans
and one Armenian were killed end three
Mussulmans and one Armenian wounded.
Thanks to the assurance given by the
authorities the Armenians who have as
sembled at Tchoukmersem returned to
their villages and order was restored. In
the Armenian church of Karahissar-C urki
80 revolutionary pamphlets were found.
SITUATION GROWING WORSE.
London, Nov. 23-The sudden flight of
energy which convused the sultan into
doing something toward suppressing an
archy in Asia Minor, result of the Mar
quis of Salisbury's Mansion house speech,
seems to have spent its force and Abdul
Hamid is said to have relapsed into his
usual lethargic state. Reports of fresh
massacres have reached here from many
parts of the disturbed empire, and, in
brief, the Eastern question does not APP
pear to be as near solution as 1t was DUR
ing the early part of the week. There
has been little change in the problem be-
fore the powers, however. Their mutual
suspicious are acting as drags upon them
ana delay decided actlOH on Inelr puIl,
though the belief still prevails that moth
ing short of drastic measures will bring
the sultan to terms for any length of time.
This step, however, will not be adopted
until all hope of the loyal enforcement of
the reforms which Abdul Hamid solemnly
promised to adopt have vanished.
A grim story is published here today,
taken from a private letter from Constan-
tinople, according to which diver, while
recently engaged in assisting in the work
of driving piles for new pier at the
Golden Horn was surprised to lind him.
self surrounded by the bodies of a num-
Der of men apparently standing, upright
around him. Upon investigation the diver
discovered that they were the corpses OF
students, many of whom were known TO
him personally, who were recently ar
rested by the Turkish police and after
wards taken out in boats and drowned IN
the Bosphorus for taking part in the re-
Gent disturbances at Stamboul All the
bodies had leaden weights attached to
Them. which kept them erect. The diver
Bald there was from 40 to 80 bodies ID
fhat spot alone.
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