The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-11

Denied by MIR. Barton.
BOSTON, Jan. 10.-Secretary James l..
Barton, of the American Board of Commits
sioners of Foreign Missions was this after
noon shown the cable from London con-
tanning the statement of Senior Ximines
relative to the Armenian massacres and
his charges against American missionaries.
He said: The statement Of Senior KIM
ines is, upon the face of it, an utterance
of the Turkish government, and is given
out to stay the rising tide of public opin-
ion against the misrule of the Ottoman
empire; 1t is well understood that the
Turkish government is using every means
in its power to cover UP its tracks. The
American Board of commissioners for For
Asia Minor and eastern Turkey, and not
Methodist missions, as reported by Senior
x Kim state that all of their schools are
every kind. Students who have shown any
tendency to revolution have been summarf-
revolutiopists have ever been in any of
their schools, while on the other hand
the best citizens and most loyal supporters
of the government are among the grad
yates of these institutions.
1T is not true either that the educa-
The pressure is constantly for more schools
to fit young men for places of influence and
dant in all sections of the country. It is
true that many agitators have tried to
turn attention from themselves by fixing
schools. but in every case. after investiga-
ton, the school has fully exonerated itself
and proven that it was in no way response
did not this correspondent and famous trav-
eler ximines get his wits together and
time ago, when the American and English
press were full of stories of massacres?'
for eight years, and he says that in sew
eral instances Governors of the various
districts have been to him and praised the
work of the American schools. The above
interview was read to Rev. DIR. Green. who
has resided thirty-five years in Constanti-
nople. Without, hesitation he corroborated
the facts contained in DR.. Barton's state
ment.
Ministers Threaten to Resign.
PARIS, Jan. 1o.-In the Chamber of Dep
uties, to-day. after NJ. Henri Bris-
son. the newly-elected President of
the Chamber, had made his speech
opening the session, NJ. Millerand,
anti-Socialist. moved that the cham
Der order the release of NJ. Gereault
Richard. newly-elected member. who is
now undergoing Imprisonment for attack
ing President Casimir-Perie in lie
Premier Dupuy admitted the
right of the hamb to order the release.
but he begged the Deputies not to use this
protested against this proposition. NJ.
Dupuy said the government would resign
II the release of NJ: Richard was voted.
NJ. Millerand contended that the Socialists
did not want the sentence quashed, but
they desired it SUSPENDED in order to enable
the Deputy to fulfill his mandate. The
motion OF NJ. Millerand was rejected by a
vote of 500 to 21S. NJ. Dupuy opposed the
motion of NJ. Habert to grant amnesty to
political prisoners. and 1t was rejected. A
vote of confidence in the government was
then adopted and the Chamber adjourned.
Cold Wave in Europe.
LONDON, Jan. 10.-Thes weather in Eng
land is intensely cold. There is skating in
Regents Park and on all the ponds about
London. The Rev. Thomas Podmore, vicar
of Askton-Le Willous, was found dead in
the snow.
On the continent. rivers and lakes are
frozen and many deaths are reported in
consequence of the snowstorms which seem
boro, on the Spanish-French frontier, a
blizzard prevailed Monday last. Since that
continued. In all parts of France intense
cold prevails. At Ayignon it was 50 cold
Rivera resorts are also suffering from the
cold, and trains to and from the Rivera
have been delayed.
A snow storm has swept over Vienna,
leaving the city almost inolated. Railway
and vehicle traffic are reduced to a mini
mum. Over $500 men are at work cleaning
the streets. The supplies of vegetables
meat and milk have almost failed. There
are seven feet of snow In the suburbs.
EIkins's Nomination Assured.
WHEELING, w. Va. Jan. 10.-Hon. c.
B. Hart. editor OF the Wheeling Intelli-
gencer, telegraphs his paper tonight tina;
at Charleston the nomination of S. B. Ell
k.ns for United States Senator by the Re
publican caucus tomorrow night is as
sured. All but four Republicans have signed
the caucus call, and they may sign. A
all events all will go into the caucus. Mr.
Hart says: The small minority will sub
NIT gracefully to the large majority and
the Legislature. will do what the party has
expected it to do. The opposition to Eikins
has been only a ripple on the ocean,"
British Cabinet D~fsscnsions.
LONDON, Jan. O.-The reported dissen-
sions in the British cabinet attracted the
greatest interest to-day. owing to the ses-
sion of the cabinet council which met al
noon with all the ministers present. 1t was
said that the first difficulty existing was
that regarding Ireland. Sir William Har