The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-11-30
SULTAN HOLDING OFF.
Has Not Yet Sanctioned Addi-
tiOnal Foreign Guardships.
TIE KURDs STILL UNSURPASSED.

They Are Yet Engaged in the Work of MUIR
der and Plunder-TurlSey's Poor Fiuan-
cial Condition VIII Probably Result in
an Issue of Paper Money.
CoNsTANTNoPLE, Nov. 30.-A dispatch
from kharput again reports that it has
been established that the American mis-
sion buildings there, which were recently
destroyed by rioters previous to the mas
sacre of about 800 Christians were set on
Dire by the Kurds in the presence of the
Turkish troops, who made absolutely no
effort to prevent them from so doing. 1t
Is added that the Mussulmans also took
part in the incendiarism, although the
American missionaries and the unburned
houses were protected by a detachment of
about 100 soldiers
Only slight confidence is felt in the Sc
curity of the American missionaries who
remain at Kharput, and the non-arrival
here of letters from them giving details Of
the recent disturbances at Kharput leads
to the belief that, in spite of the promises
made by the porte to Mr.. Terrell they
have been intercepted by the Turkish au-
thorities. Mr.. Terrell will make further
ment on this subject, and everything pos
sible is being done to communicate with
the American missionaries.
Further advices from the provinces es-
tablished the fact that the local Turkish
officials are continuing their efforts to
force the Armenians, under various
threats, to sign addresses of gratitude to
the sultan and to declare that the out
breaks were the work of "a few misguided
persons" The Turkish newspapers pub
lish dispatches from the different PROV
inces containing similar statements, but
the members of the diplomatic cops attach
no Importance to any such assurances
The local authorities here vainly asked
the Armenian newspapers Of this city to
publish similar statements, under threat
of suppressing the publication of the pa
pers if they did not do so. The publishers
replied that the statements were false, and
that under no circumstances would they
publish them. The newspapers have not
yet been suppressed.
The diplomats here appear less confident
of carrying their point at the admission of
a second guard ship of e ach of the powers
into the Dardanelles The sultan seems
to consider that the fact that such small
concession is demanded proves that the
powers are not in agreement on the sub
ject, and that he is, therefore, safe in re-
fusing the flrmans Should the sultan's
opposition prevail Christians and foreign
ers will be placed in position of great
danger. Said Pasha again visited all the
ambassadors in an endeavor on behalf of
the sultan to dissuade them from insist
ing upon the admission of the second
guard ship.
A dispatch from Jalfa, Persia SAYS that
many Armenian villages between the Per
sian borders and the city of Van have been
destroyed by the Hamadieh cavalry. They
probably number forty-six, although the
refugees gives the names of many more
1t is impossible to obtain any reasonable
estimate of the number of those killed, but
all reports say that it is very large. The
refugees are mostly going to the city of
Van, where it is feared massacre viii
soon take place. Cannon have been
trained on the Armenian houses, and the
trees in the streets have been cut down, so
as to give the cannon free range.
All reports agree that the Hamidieh cav
airy are raiding the entire province of Van
with horrible atrocities. Many women
have been carried off to the mountains.
The city of Van is the only place left un-
off quantities of sheep and cattle from the
destroyed villages. The entire population
of the village of Jurtalon, numbering 200
has been killed. The Hamidieh cavalry
also attacked the Persian village of Ko-
tomr, but were repulsed by the garrison of
the fort.
The Turkish regulars waited outside
ready to join in the plumber The cavalry
then destroyed another small Persian vii
lage Armed bands of Armenian patriots
are crossing from Persia to the province
of Van. A band of these from Salinas
fought the Hamidieh cavalry for two days
near Zerai Many were killed on both
sides, when the cavalry withdrew and
plundered and destroyed Serai. Many
HISTORIANS in the Basbkolla district are
reported killed.
Palace friends report that the sultan is
drinking heavily during the past few days,
which does not tend to improve his men
tai condition. He shows signs of yielding
to the demand for additional dispatch
boats.
An acute financial crisis has arisen in
Turkey owing to the paralysis of trade in
dustry and husbandry, and to the out
lawry caused by the mobilization of troops,
and the sources of income are so com.
pletely exhausted that an issue of paper
currency is under consideration.
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