Evening journal., 1895-11-14
TEACHERS MASShCRED
All the Christian Educators In
Two Provinces Killed.
wARsHIPs FOR TURKISH WATERS.

Tho Marbiehead and snn Francisco TO Pro-
tect American citizens Italian War YES
sells Are Ready TO Cooperate with the
British Fioet.
CoSsrAsTINoPLE, Nov. 14.-lt Is stated
upon good authority that all Of the Chris
lian and Armenian teachers between Er-
Foroum and Trebizond have been massa-
trod
Replying 20 the inquiry Of the United
States emhassador, Mr.. Alexander W.
Tcrrel as TO the safety Of the American
missionaries, Commissioner Darnham has
tolographed from Harput saying that
they are alive. but In extreme danger.
Mr.. Terrell has informed Tewfik Pasha
that tho government win be held respon-
sible for the safety Of the Americans The
Turkish minister for foreign affairs has
assured Mr.. Terrell that everything posi-
bic will be done for their protection. As
Mr.. Terrell has great influence with the
palace authorities it may be presumed that
Towflk Pasha will keep his word
The news received from the provinces
is generally bad. At Malatia, about 100
miles from Marnsh, there has been some
bloodshed, several Christians having been
killed, including four Jesuit priests, who
were undor French protection. The kurds
In the Dorsim district have instigated
trouble in Cmsaroa, but no details of the
disturbances are as yet obtainable. The
kurds have also created panic in Mush.
The Turkish government has promised
the Armenians who are in possession Of
the barracks at Zeitoun that they will not
ltl al Itu uII 20.
TO thoir homos I'm safety upon the oondi-
tion that they surrender the Turkish arms,
ammunition and prisoners in their hands
Official reports blaming Armenians for
the disorders Of Diarbekir are groundless,
md, although the action OF the Arme-
mans elsewhere has not always been iu-
dicious, the only region in which it can
ho truly said that the Armenians have
risen against tho authorities is the Zei-
toun and Marash country.
Sultan Conscious Of His Weakness.
The sultan is conscious Of the weakness
Of tho present cabinet. and ho is trying to
coax some Of the members OF his former
cabinets TO return, but they have so far
rejected his ovortures and refused to set
tholr feet within the doors Of the palace.
Tho cabinet has just dispatched a COM
mission OF five members TO the provinces
60 examine into the situation.
Some Of the members of the palace par
ty, it Is reported here acting as bears,
sold large blocks of Turkish securities re-
Gently, with very profitable results
10 is quite clear that II the powers waste
additional timo in negotiations tho need
for these negotiations will be passed II
the rumor should be confirmed that the
fronoh and American missionaries have
been injured in any Of the outrnges. it is
believed that these powers will no longer
coniine themselves to protests. Tho Amer
Jean fleet, it Is thought, is only too anx-
ious TO commence active operations.
Recent details received from Erzoroum
indicate that the massacre there was worse
than at first reported The outrages were
evidently organized and planned days be-
forohand, and the pillage was on a colos-
sal scale. The Armenians who escaped
were literally loft naked
A European eyewitness at the Erzo-
roum massacre confirms tho statement
made regarding the prearranged nature
OF the outrages He asserts that a bugle
was sounded before the soldiers commence
ed their murderous work throughout the
city. AT first the Turkish troops refrainod
from iniurlng the women and children
but these bounds were soon passed, and
on the 3Oth of last month the disorders
lasted fully six hours. -Four hsndred rofu-
gees were sheltered at tho governors
house, and fully 800 Armenians concealed
themselves IN the homes of the Europeans
Two hundred and four horribly mutilntod
corpses have been collected in the Arme-
nian quarter.