The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-17


Great Excitement Throughout
Europe.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 10, via
Sofia. Bulgaria, Nov. 16.-(Copyrlghteda
1885, by the Associated Press 1.-The
news from the different provinces of
Asia Minor continues grave, confirming
beyond a doubt the impression which
has prevailed here a long time, that
the movements have now assumed
proportions which have placed it be-
yond the control of the Turkish au-
thorities, even if the latter were dis
posed to punish the Mussulmans tor
massacreing Armenians. In fact, 1t is
considered very doubtful whether the
Turkish troops would fire on the Mus
sulmans if ordered to do so. 1t is now
known that there are about 500 victims
of the Kharput massacre and that
eight of twelve buildings belonging to
American missionaries were sacked
and burned in spite of the assurances
of the porte to the United States am
bassador, Terrill, that the lives and
property of the Americans would be
protected and although it was an
nounced that Turkish gen 'armes had
been detailed to guard the mission.
The American missionaries escaped
and are in a place of safety.
Terrill has notified the porte that the
United States will hold it responsible
for the lives Of the missionaries.
The inhabitants around Kharput are
in a state of great distress from hunger
and if cold weather was to set in sud-
denly there would be more suffering
and considerable loss of life. From
Vilayet of Sivas, where the Khurds
have been besieging 1000 Armenians,
it is reported that all Armenians have
been massacred. In the district of
Mardin, where there is a large Chris
tian population of Chaldeans and Syr-
ians, number of villages have been
burned to the ground. The people are
destitute and suffering from sickness
due to exposure and hunger. This out
break is regarded as indicating a sys-
rematic campaign. directed from Yildiz
Kiosk, against all the Christians, and
not against the Armenian Christians
in particular, as generally has been be
lieved to be the case This puts quite
a more serious complication upon the
whole matter and is a feature which
will Immediately attract the attention
of the powers, even if it has not al
ready done so. At Sivas and elsewhere
Turks have claimed that the Aomen-
ians were the aggressors. and that the
former simply defended themselves
when attacked: The weakness of this
plea can be judged from the fact that
during the recent massacre at Sivas
800 Armenians We're killed and only ten
Turks met death. 1t is therefore safe
O M ScY,c1
and simple and not an ordinary dis
turbance which resulted in such great
loss of life among the Armenians.
The report that four Jesuit priests
under French protection had been
murdered at Malaties turns out to be
untrue. There was a disturbance, but
the priests escaped. Not a day passes
without revolutionary posters being
placarded on the walls or distributed
on the streets here. The real state of
affairs cannot be ascertained by the
representatives of the embassies, much
less by the representatives of the
press, but it is currently stated that
400 softas Turkish theological stu
dents recently have been arrested.
Work of Rescue.
ment is said to be their refusal to re-
turn to their homes without receiving
the money due them from the gov
eminent for their expenses in undergo
ing their course of study, but another
and more likely version of the affair
is that the students have been proven
10 be implicated in posting the revolu-
tionary placards continually found in
and about the public thoroughfares of
this city.
The porte is also sail to be very
anxious about the attitude of the mil
tary cadets. The latter are said to DC
strongly imbued with the revolutionary
spirit. which prevails in the army and
navy, and it is reported that the gov
eminent has decided to transfer the
Panaldie military school to the bar
racks at Scutarie
No definite action is known to have
been taken by the ambassadors of the
powers, but it is reported that they
will join in note 10 the porte, in
forming the government of the sultan
that in spite of the circumstances and
recommendations of the powers, mat
tiers have now reached a stage in Asia
Minor where it is evident that the
sultan's authority is not sufficient to
quell the repeated disturbances which
are breaking out. but it has become
necessary for the powers, in the in
terests of Christianity and humanity
TO put an end to these disorders by
occupying Jointly various portions of
the Turkish empire until order is fully
restored and a better system of gov
eminent is inaugurated.
In order to carry out the policy Of
the powers, the most powerful fleet
ever gathered together is being assem-
bled at Salonica bay. 1t will consist
of about thirty British warships, in
Guiding dozen battleships of the first
class; a dozen or SO French ships, in
Guiding half a dozen battleshfps:
twelve Russian warships, of which
four will be battleships; eight Italian
warships. Of which number four AT
least will be first class battleships and
several Austrian and German war
ships. The British fleet includes the
flower of the British navy and is con-
stantly being reinforced.