The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-15
THE POWERS ARE Preparing
For Decided Intervention in
Turkeys Affairs
MORE HORRIBLE DETAILS
OF Murder and Outrage, Of Riot and
Pillage
A List Of the Mission Workers at khartoum
Whose Lives Are In Danger-rhs
Syrian Uprising
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Associated Press Special Wira
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 14.-Thers
is little change in the situation today.
The Italian fleet is understood to be on
the way to Salonica bay to join the Brit
ish fleet. About twenty warships are al
ready there. The French feet is soon
expected there, and representatives OF
the powers. as result of com m unications
exchanged with their governments, havo
had another informal meeting at the
French en- bassy. When the three squad
rons have united, and Sir Philip Currie.
British am bassadnr, returns, some decid.
ed step on the part Of the powers may be
anticipated.
1t is rumored here today that Shakir
Pasha, imperial high commissioner for
Armenian reforms, is about to be re-
called, IN order that he may be appointed
grand vizier in succession to Hall Rioat
Pasha. If the rumor is correct this
would seem to be another open defiance
of the powers, for Shakir Pasha is re-
garded as the chief butcher of the porte.
Since his appearance at Erzeroum as
high comm issioner the massacres there
have been more bloody and frequent than
ever before, and he has done nothing to
puish the offenders. In fact, he has been
charged with calmly looking on while
the Turkish soldiery fred upon every
helpless Chrl,tian they caught sight of.
Every day brings further details of
massacres at ErzerOum, and each report
makes the story OF the crimes there more
ghastly. Men, women and children werS
shot. bayoneted, burned and outraged
for days, the killing and mutilatiOn last.
ing Tor weeks, though intervals of rest
Id nvlA fou
are said to have been sent by the porte,
and they were carried out IN the most
cruel manner imaginable. The number
killed will probably never be known; it
Is estimated from 500 to 1000, according
to Turkish or Armenian versions of
affairs. Certainly many hundreds we're
killed, ana 1t is even said some victim
were skinned alive, while others were
soaked with petroleum and set fire to.
| The Turks OF Erzsroum, ~ usual, claim
| the .Armenians were the aggressors, but
independent reports acquit the Armsn
tempting to defend themaelvess at Erze-
roua and At Qisrbekir,. although at Zeit-
oun they captufed Turkish battalion,
| and at Marasha the Armenivns are ad.
mitted to have taken the initiative in
attacking the Turks. TIE latter are not
always to blame for outbreaks, but there
] seems to be no excuse for the fiendish
| massacres which follow. When once the
TUX begins killing he never knows
when to stop.
Further troubles are also reported at
Kaarput, MalitiGh and Arabkir, ana at
Marash blooushed and outrages are said
to have been even moro terrible and pro-
longed than at Erzeroum.
There is no improvement in the finan-
cial aspect of affairs. There are ugly
rdmors tnat certain palace officials have
made large sums recently by buying and
selling Turkish securities at the right
moment upon information received from
high sources. There are rumors in Rus
sian circles here Of great activity being
displayed in connection with the Black
sea feet of Russia, and for some time
important movements of troops are
known to have been taking place o, the
frontier Of Russia nearest the disturbed
districts of Asiatic Turkey.