Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-18
THETURKISH REVOLT
Spreading Of the Movement Against
the Sultan.
CAUSE OF ARMENIAN ONSLAUGHFS
Minister Terrell Looking Out for
Americans Safety.
APPEALS TO WASHINGTON

CONSTANTINOPLE, November II. via
Tarno, November 1S.-The young Turks
movement is actively proceeding in spite
of the desperate efforts made by the Turk
ish officials to suppress it, and 1t Is said
that much of the onslaught upon Arme-
mans is due to the fact that the porte de-
sres to distract attention from the Moham-
medan agitation against the sultan.
The palace spies and police are kept busy,
night and day, in Constantinople. but this
does not prevent the revolutionary move
ment from spreading.
The police have just made secret seiz-
ure in the Turkish part of the city, large
quantity of placarGs demanding a constitu-
tton, which were intended for distribution
In the main thoroughfares.
The two battalons of troops and the de-
tachment of artillery at the Yildiz Kiosk
are kept closely within the grounds of the
palace The life of the sultan is known to
be in danger and the lives of nearly all the
ministers have been threatened.
Hassan Pasha, the minister of marine,
is known to distrust the navy to the extent
that he has guard of troops, and, 1t is
claimed, dares not go on board of a war
vessel.
Anti-Christian placards have been torn
down by the police at Scutari, Albania,
where dangerous agitation is in progress.
The Turkish officials do not seem to be
doing more than making a show OF frown-
ing upon it.
The Armenian leaders of Constantinople
are compelled to keep in hiding for fear of
arrest. The Turkish police continue
throwing Armenians into prison. and secret
executions said to be of frequent oc-
cGrrence.
Further Mnssncres Reported.
Further massacres are reported from
Svas, and there is a report that 1000 Ar
menians have been massacred at Gurum.
Although the reports of this latter massa-
ere are not confirmed the Turkish officials
here admit that the kurds have made
two separate attacks upon the Armenians
of that locality and that there was con-
siderable loss of life, due, according to the
Turks, to the rioting of the Armenians,
which could not otherwise have been sup
pressed.
The porte. 1t is said, has ordered special
inquiry into the massacre of Christians
at Alexandretta, northern Syria, where, as
exclusively announced by the Associated
Press, early on Saturday, three hundred
Turkish troops are said to have looked
on while the killing took place, abstain
ing from rendering any assistance in sup
pressing the disorder.
The police have torn down revolutionary
placards referring to the British premiers
utterances at the Mansion House banquet
in London on November 8.
The making Of arrests continues, and 1t
Is reported that a number of members of
the young Turks party have been secretly
executed.
The Sultan Nearly Crazy.
The sultan Is said to be alarmed to the
verge of insanity at the assembling Of the
foreign fleets at Salonica bay, and it is
known that he has sent urgent messages to
the wallis Of the disturbed districts order
ing them to suppress the disorders. In
addition. number of special commission
ers have been hurriedly dispatched from
this city to various parts of Asia Minor
armed with power to quell the revolution
ary outbreaks.
Sir Philip Currie. the British ambassador,
cannot reach Constantinople before We'd
nesday.
The British fleet, it is reported here, is
being still further reinforced
Another conference of the representatives
of the powers took place yesterday at the
official residence of the Austrian ambassa-
dor.
1t is understood that Sir Philip Currie
will make a brief call at the Austrian for
egn office while on his way here.
Important news Is expected daily from
Zeitoun, where desperate battle between
the entrenched Armenians and the Turkish
troops sent to disperse them is expected
The work of sending out the army con-
tinues slowly, the main difficulty being to
find proper equipment, ammunition and
supplies for the men when they are as
sembed. About 14O battalions Of reservsts
have been called to the colors.