Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-16

about the joint occupation Of various por-
tions Of the Turkish empire.
dispatch to the Standard from Berlin
says that the Tageblatt's Constantinople
correspondent has succeeded in obtaining
an interview with the Armenian patriarch.
The patriarch said that he believed that
neither England nor Russia had any Sc
rious Intentions Of doing anything for the
Armenians, who, he admitted. had some
times provoked the massacres. He said
committee had been at work doing it's best
to incense both sides, for the purpose of
stirring up trouble.
dispatch to the Times from Erzeroum
says that letter nearly four columns In
length. dated November 3, fully confirms
the accounts previously published concern
ing the massacre there The writer says
that It Is impossible yet to ascertain the
that It will reach fully 2OO0. Continuing,
the writer says:
we have not dared to go to the quarters
of the city where the Turks are too nurner-
Gus. I have yet to hear Of a single dead
Turk In this struggle"
Turkish Aceou.tS Of Trouble.
The Turkish legation has received the fol-
lowing communication from the sublime
porte urder Thursdays date:
THE Armenian revolutionists of Sivas, af-
ter taking out of their shops all the mer-
fired from the windows of their houses and
wounded severely one soldier. A pistol shot
broke the window Of the room occupied by
the governor general They also attacked
the village of Mardjilik, killed many Mus
sulmans and committed many offenses
against law end order. The authorities Of
Arabguir discovered forty Of the bombs
which the Armenian agitators had buried
as the barracks the palace of the governor,
the military storehouse and the like. The
f1re that broke out in the city originated
from bombs prepared for that purpose. The
tackled by 1,@2O rioters, perfectly armed
and equipped. telegraphed to the imperial
government for protection.
The provincial authorities neglected alb
solutely nothing to preserve peace.
THE Armenian rioters of Erzindjan fired
upon the Mussulmans and attacked the
palace of the governor, the military station
and other buildings. They were repulsed
however. by the military
The Armenian revolutionists Of Arabguir
having attacked the Mussulman quarter of
kpe1inar. bloody conflict occurred. An
other conflict took place near the Saroy
Van) between Armenian brigands and gen.
darmes. The brigands fed to the village of
Bogazkean, but they were dispersed Many
gendarmes were killed and wounded
The agftators Kircer and Kevork of the
village OF Kemer (Sivas), who fired shots,
and In whose houses ammunition and cart
ridges were discovered. have been arrested.
are at Choukmerzen, and 1t is reported they
are preparing for active aggression"
San Francisco Leaves MnrseilIes.
A cable message was received at the Navy
Department this morning from Admiral Sell
fridge, commanding the European station,
saying that he sailed with the flagship San
Francisco this morning from Marseilles for
Alexandretta. Syria, where she will look out
for American interests 1t is about 1900
miles between the two ports, and the San
francisco Is expected to make the distance
In about five days. inasmuch as her COM
mander has been instructed to proceed with
out delay. Her consort, the Marblehead, Is
at Mersine, on the Syrian coast, and 1t Is
probable that early communication will be
established between the two warships.
Secretary OIney's Advices.
Secretary Olney has received a cablegram
from United States Minister Terrell confirm
Ing the Associated Press reports from Con-
stantinople concerning the massacre of 500
persons by the Musselmans at Harpoot and
the destruction of large amount of Ameri-
can mission property.
The scene of this massacre Is far inland
and beyond the reach of a man-of-war which
would be obliged to pass the Dardanelles and
enter the Black sea to approach even the
neighbOrtng coast.
There Is reason to believe that Mr. Terrell
in addition to strongly insisting to the porte
upon the protection of the Americans there,
has urged them to come to the coast. where
they can be more readily assisted by the
American men-of-war.
AS the reports indicate that the mission
aries themselves have escaped the massacre
unharmed, 1t Is probable that the amends
required Of the Turkish government by the
United States will be confined to demand
for payment on account Of the property de-
stroyed.
1t was at this very point-Harpoot-that
the State Department sought to establish
a consulate, in which purpose 1t has been
defeated so far by the refusal of the Turkish
government to issue an exequatur to Mr.
Hunter, sent out there from the department
as the first consul.
Whereabouts of the Marblehead.
1t was from an apprehension Of trouble on
the Syrian coast that the U. s. s. Marble
head was stationed there recently, and the
wisdom of the move Is now apparent. She
has been cruising along the coast, but, un-
fortunately, just when the massacre is re-
ported to have occurred at Alexandretta, she
was further down the coast at place called
Mercine, about days sail distant. Alex
andretta Is peopled by about $500 persons,
principally Greek Christians, and lies on a
gulf of the same name on the extreme north
ern end Of the Syrian coast.