The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-11-14

instance Of Diarbckir ID worth citing.
M. Cambon, the French annba ssadcr,
after learning OF the two days rioting
at Diarbekir. threatened to hold Alex
andrietta with the French squadron
until the rcsignat ion OF the governor.
had been brought about. Two hours
after this threat reno he'd the ylldlz
kiosk, Diarbekir was TRANQUIL. The
Times correspondent says that this rs
an eloquent fact explaining the situa-5s
ton, and that many smaller Instances
point the same way.
The diplomatic corps consider the
lives of Christians endangered
throughout all the Asiatic provinces,
but it is not believed that they are In
any especial danger at Constantinople,.
because the members Of the palace
clique are not likely to initiate any
anti-C Christian movements, and the
members Of the Mahommedap consti-s
tutional party advocate the adoption
Of a policy giving Christians q share
in the government The natural tend
ency in consequence is the condition Of
the Mathematician constitutional party
with the Armenians, and in fact, there
are signs indicating that such a coali-s
ton would be likely to occur under.
circumstances in any degree favorable.
1t is believed at Constantinople that
the new ministry will not live over to-
morrow.
Note to Turkey. 38s sss
Constantinople, Nov 13.--As a result
of the exchange of numerous kilograms.
between the representatives Of the
powers and their respective. govern
ments, lasting nearly all day Saturday
an important meeting of the ambas-.
sailors was held here to-day and the
situation was thoroughly discussed.
Finally it was decided to send fresh.
representations to the Turkish min
lister Of foreign affairs, TeWtik Pasha,
renewing in much stronger language
the demands addressed by the ambas-
sailors to TeW1ik Pasha's predecessor,
Said Pasha, on Nov. 5, and insisting
upon being informed without further
delay as to what measures the porte
contemplates taking in order to restore
order in Armenia and reminding the
Turkish government that 1T has al
ready been notified Of the intention Of
the powers acting in concert to take
! their own steps in the matter, should
| it develop the action Of the porte is in
adequate to deal With the state Of
anarchy prevailing in Anatolia.
1t is known that the sultan still re-
| fuses to believe that the powers are in
| accord as to the action to be taken in
case Of the porte's failure to restore
order in the Turkish empire. No
amount Of persuasion seems strong
enough to bring Abdul Hamid 10 rea-
son, and the opinion is freely ex-
pressed that nothing short Of
/ A Naval Demonstration
will awaken the Turks to q realization
OF the actual condition Of affairs. Tile
| speech which tile marquis of Salisbury
made in London will, it Is believed,
have marked effect upon the porte.
especially If the British premier refers
strongly and pointedly to the present
crisis. Mild language, however, 1t is
said here. will only make the sultan
4 hold out all the longer.
The news received here from the
provinces continues to be OF the gravest
nature: further disorders are reported
from different sections, the mobilizing
Of the army reserves is progressing SO
slowly that they might Just as well
have been left at home, and the gen.
eral impression prevails stronger than
ever to-day that European interview
i ton in the administration OF the
affairs Of the Turkish empire will SoO1
i become absolutely necessary in order
to avert further and much more serious
bloodshed. The porte seems insensible
to what is going on or utterly incapa
Eble of approaching the extent to which
anarchy has spread during the las
= few weeks. No serious outbreak is ap
pretended here, as the British fleet i,
Z within easy steaming distance Of til,
Dardanelles;; but in spite Of the DIES
perate efforts being made by til,
Turkish authorities to suppress til,
facts in the case, matters are daily
almost hourly. growing worse an,
worse In the provinces The most hor
rible accounts are constantly arriyin,
here In spite Of the efforts taken t
suppress them, of
1 Massncres and Deprcdations
in the. eastern provinces, in which til
Kurdish tribes are said to have perpe
trated atrocities more terrible than an
, before credited to them It is state
;; upon apparently good authority tina
!, whole districts of Erzeroun, and Sivas
the scenes of so much bloodsheG in til
!, past. have been devastated by til
, K'lrds, who have wiped village afte
: village out of existence, and tina
i sword and fire are sweeping over til
!, country.
Z The rioting and blcodshel at Ere
i roun is said to have been much MOI
: serious than any reports preyiousl
:. made public have pictured it, and it /
: asserted that even the presence {
!, Shal1ir Pasha, who has troops, faile
. to stop the massacre. The unresis
: ing Armenian men. women and chi
: dren We're bludgeoned to death by hui
= = drcds on the streets. A traveller WI
:. : arrived here recently from Trebizon
says that lie mot between Erzerorl]
and Baiburt 300 women. who fell q
their knees by the roadside, implori,1
5 protection, saying that their husband
4 were murdered and that they we
starving and homeless. The rising
: the Druses is extending on all Side
- and several Syi1lapesS9o f tho dic+,;o+E ,