New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-21
HIS CHURCH BURNED.

the Armenians to remain calm. The Patriarch
concludes by demanding that vigorous meas
ures be taken to restore order in Asia Minor
and that the Armenians be compensated for
their losses.
Four battalions Of troops have embarked at
Jaffa for Crete.
The representative Of the United States Press
learns that A. w. Terrell. the American Min
lister here, Is about to start for Smyrna. The
object of his visit to that place Is not stated but
he is undoubtedly going there in connection
with the protection OF American missionaries
and other citizens Of the United States.
London, Dec 20.-The representative Of the
United Press in Constantlnope telegraphs, I'M
der date OF December 10. that advices have been
received from Arabkir to the effect that the
Rev Sir Agnanian. widely known among the
Baptists in the United States has been muir
dered, and his church burned.
The correspondent also says that Moussa Bey.
the notorious Kurdish brigand Of Bills has
been captured at Bagdad Five years ago
Moussa Bey wounded the Rev. Mr.. Knapp
American missionary, for which offence he was
tried In Constantinople and. despite overwhelm-
ing evidence of his guilt. was acquitted by
corrupt tribunal. The United States Minister
and the American missionaries in Turkey re-
scented this verdict so strenuously. that, In
Difference to their feelings of Indignation, the
Porte exiled Moussa TO Medina, from which
place he made his escape short time ago.
The dispatch concerning Monsignor Izmirlan IN
dicates that the rea lions between the Armenian or
thodox Greek Patriarch and the Porte have come to
a crisis which has been avoided up TO the present
time by the Catholic Armenian Patriarch Monsgnor
Azarian Ills colleague. rather his countryman.
Izmirlian, who represents the immense majority OF
the Armenians has been refused all offica. audience
by the new Turkish Ministry. which requested him
TO send to his bishops md to cause to be read IN
churches a pastoral letter proclaming that the Ar
menian grievances dd not upon any solid
ground but were merely the complaints of badly in
ten,oned people. lie declared three weeks ago that
he would never do such thing. but continue. oil
the contrary, to pead before the European Powers
the cause of his fold.
Monsignor IZmirlian appears TO persist In that
line OF conduct and this IL an important affair In
asmuch as he ~ the spiritual and civilian chief of
the Armenian nation. He wieds and omnipotent
influence over that nation. which called him the
pa rebate and compelled the two elective
ellis 10 place hm at the post of danger. His rigid
earnestness In regard to principles. his exemplary
austerity his boundess charity and his great elo-
guence have conquered for him extraordinary
prestige among the Armenans The three Ar
menian papers In Stamboul. the "Haireak," or the
small Country: the "Arevelk." or the Orient"
and the ''Djeride Harkie. or journal of the Lee
want" recently ordered by the Porte to pub
lish AS enanating from themselves. articles blam-
ing the attitude OF the Patriarch. and representing
Armenians. These papers refused to do IT, and sus-
pended their publication. That happened three
weeks ago and II II not known whether those papers
have again been published, but the cable dispatch