The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-07
FANATlCISM'S FIERY FURY.
DANGER OF AN OUTBREAK AT CON-
STANTINOPLE AT ANY MOMENT.

said Pasha Now Minister of Foreign
Affairs, and He viii Urge the sui
tan to Grant Amnesty 10 the Armc-
niHn PrisOners-TurlSs in the Pern
Gas Works Massacre Their Arme-
nian CO-Laborers-Over 400 Arme-
mans Reported MissinE-EngIand
Determined to Enforce Her De-
mand for Reforms.
Constantinople. Oct 6-Said Pasha, for
merly the grand vizier OF prime minister.
who was removed to make room for IIia-
mil Pasha, has been appointed minister
of foreign affairs, the position occupied
by him before he was made grand vizier,
Turkam Pasha retiring from the post.
Sir Philip Currie. the British ambassa-
dor, has visited kiamil Pasha and urged
upon him the necessity of reassurring the
Armenians by stopping the arrest of per-
sons suspected Of completely In the recent
riotlng IL is said that kiamil Pasha will
advise the sultan to grant amnesty to all
the Armenians arrested since Sept. 30. Six
foreign diplomats met on Friday and re-
solved on sending a collective note to the
porte. They ordered their respective
guard ships to take their winter mOorings
IN the harbor in order TO be in readiness
to protect foreigners
Ambassador Currie has asked the porte
FOR permission to instruct his secretary
to visit the prisons where the Armenians
are in custody.
Eight persons were registered as having
been killed on Monday and Tuesday last.
None OF the bodies of those killed I'm the
Kasirn quarter has been recovered. II is
known that the bodies of many Of those
who lost their lives during the rioting
were thrown into the sea.
SO far as known only Mai serwet Bey
and two subalterns were killed on the
Turkish side during the rioting on Sept.
30. "A few gendarmes We're wounded. The
Musselman laborers In the Pera gas
works, killed twenty-One of their Arme-
nian comrades on the night of oct. g.
The refugees in the churches remained
there yesterday and their number was in
creasing. A hundred women and children
took refuge to-day in the garden of the
British embassy, which goes to prove that
although quietness prevails In the city
the Armenians are apprehensive that fur
ther attacks will be made upon them.
The Armenian patriarch has written to
the representatives of the powers urging
them to use their authority to restore or
der. He declares that men disguised as
Softas Mohammedan theological students
beean the attack on the Armenians. He
gives the names Of 400 Armenians who have
been reported at the patriarchate as miss
ing.
When Sir Philip Currie visited Kalmn
Pasha on Saturday he insisted vigorously
on the absolute necessity of the porte ac-
eepung the scheme or reforms submitted
by Great Britain, France and Russia on
May II, and upon the immediate publica-
tion throughout the empire of a decree
proelaiming the fact that the government
has accepted the scheme. He informed the
grand yizier that the British prime min
lister had not the slightest intention of
abating his demands Of principle, what
ever notifications he might admit in the
reform scheme as presented. The events
of the week, Sir Philip said, had shown
the intolerable consequence of delay
that could no longer be permitted.
At the same time that the ambassador
was visiting the grand vizier, the dragO-
man Of the British embassy, acting under
Sir Philips orders, visited the patriar-
chate to express sympathy with the Ar
menians and TO explain the action that
had been taken by the powers.
Sir Philips insistance upon the prompt
acceptance of the scheme throws much
doubt upon the correctness of the reports
that have reached here from London to
the effect that the Salisbury government
would recede from its position of demand
ing protection for the Armenians and a
radical reform in the administration
methods in Armenia. IL is generally be-
lieved here now that hwithstanding
the alleged fact that Russia and France
have expressed themselves as satisfied
with the sultan's proposed reforms, Great
Britain will demand and enforce the full
filment to the letter, of the reforms sub
mitted by her.
Though the city is quiet. cases Of vio-
lence growing out of the troubles here
are occurring in many places along the
shores Of the Bosphorus in which Ar
menians are always the victims.
excited deep Indignation among the for
eign residents. This massacre illustrates
the feeling of fanaticism that Is prevail
ing and fears are entertained that it will
spread to the provinces, in which event
serious results may follow. In the city a
spark may at any moment ignite into
flame the smouldering embers of relig
ious hatred.
This is particularly the case here. The
walls of the church Of Kara Gumruck,
where a number of Armenians are seek
ing refuge, were preached last night, evil
IDENTIFY with the intention of affording a
passage to Mohammedans II the sanctity
of the church should be violated.
Viewing the situation dispassionately IL
is impossible to fOresee where the trouble
will end. Large crowds gather about the
gates Of the British embassy, but no fears
are entertained that any attack will be
made upon the women and children who
have fed there for safety. Should the
Turks violate the embassy they would
without doubt call down upon themselves
a storm that would render their exis-
tence in Europe more precarious than IL
is at present If it did not drive them
across the Bosphorus into Asia Minor.
Opposite the embassy patrol marches
backward and forward.
AS has been stated in these dispatches,
the present outbreak was by no means
unexpected The Hintschak an Armenian
anarchist society, some time ago, declared
its intention of creating a riot
All the shops and bazaars owned by
Armenians are deserted and two-thirds
of the trade Of the city is stagnant AT
night the silence in the suburbs is only
broken by the tramp of the patrols and
the occasional shrieking of women, where
the police search houses and carry or