The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-11
TURKEY UP TO OLD TRICKS.
THE REPLY or THE PORTE To
THE POWERS EvAsIVE.

IL Is More In the Nature of "A Review
OF the RiOfing Than n Series OF
PrOmises-It Alleges That the Ar
menians Were the AggressOrs-An
Inquiry to Ferret Out the Guilty
Persons PrOmised-The Armenian
Refugees Leave the Churches.
Constantinople, oct. 1O-The porte's re-
ply to the joint note OF the six powers
relative to the recent rioting here has
been made public The government enum-
crates the steps that were taken to main-
tain order and declares that Musseimans
were not the aggressors in the riotine.
1t further says that Armenians killed in
offensive Mohammedans. and that in cer-
tain cases the Mohammedans had to de@
fend themselves against their attacks.
The reply denies the reports that the
government forbade the sending of sup
plies to the Armenians who had sought
refuge in the churches, and declares thas
the refugees will soon leave the churches
and return to their homes, and the city
will resume its normal aspect.
IL announces that tne government "a
about to open an inquiry for the purpose
OF discovering the guilty persons. and
recommends the diplomats to use their
good offices with view to the restoration
OF order. especially as the agitators cause
fears that more trouble may occur.
on the receipt OF the reply the represens
tatives Of the six powers met at the resiA
dence Of M. Cambon. the French ambassa4
dor, to consider the attitude OF the porte.
as exemplihed in it's note. 1t is the general
belief that the note will not satisfy tho
diplomats.
The meeting also discussed the best wan
10 clear the churches Of the refugees who
refused TO leave them unless they Were
LorIhaily assured that they would not be
molested II was thought .4iat probably
the best means to effect this object would
be to have the dragomans Of the several
embassys assist in clearing the churchea
and conduct the refugees to their homes
The police say that 100 Musselmans have
been arrested for taking part in the riot4
Ing;
The presence Of the British fleet at I,em-
nos, at the entrance to the DardanelIes.
continues TO cause anxiety to the sultan
anu ne has made second appeal 70 Sir
Philip Currie the British ambassador to
secure the withdrawal Of the British war
ships, Thus far, his appeal. like the frst
one, mas been without avail. This lead3
70 the belief among tho foreign residenfs
that Great Britain intends to persist In
her demands, even though the other
powers should declare themselves as sat-
isfied with the concessions the porte haa
announced itself as being willing TO make
This evening the plans OF the ambassa-
procuring the evacuation OF the churchea
by the refugees was put into effect and
the churches were vacated in their pres-
ence, the government having poeitfveiv
undertaken that the refugees should not
De molested. Thus one OF the Indictments
70 further trouble has been removed.
The Ottoman liberal committee whose
organ - published in London, recently
posted in this city a manifesto deciarine,
that the grievances OF the Armenians are
genuine, and that they. like the Mussuf-
mans, are being Oppressed The roanf-
festo placed the responsibility for recent
events on the sultan's advisers Izzet Ef-
Iendi noted lawyer and member Of the
Constantinople bar. and several others
We're arrested on suspicion Of being tho
author or the manifesto Izzet Effendf IL
president Of the committee. 1t Is stated
that ne admitted that he was the author
Of the document He Is now closely cons
fined in the Yildi prison.
Berlin, Oct 10--A constantinopie dis
patch to the Tageblatt says that the suI-
tan mas gwen orders that no resstanca
shall be offered to the British suuadron-
II It essays to pass the Dardanelles.