The morning times., 1895-12-30
l[ITOUh NOT GiPTURfD
Town Is Still Filled With Armen.
ian Refugees.
ABDUL WRITES EDITORIALS
War News and kilograms Alleged to
Be From the Scenes of Massacres
Are Carefully Prepared at the
Pahce-Guards for the Protection
OF Christia fss- Not Trust worthy.

London. Dec. e9.IThc correspondent o
the United Press at Constantinopie send
the following under yesterdays date:
The continuous publication and circulation
OF official faisehoods, together with tn
Darricade against the truth of every avenu,
of of-,publicity, has become, one of The mos
dangerous elements of the political situa
ton at Constantinople. Censorship OF tn,
Turkish press exists. Latteriy its sol,
object has been. to suppress facts. and to
compel publication of editorials" relativ,
to the Arinenians which are prep. - at III,
palace, and ofr.telegrains'' ~ i under
physical compulsion by wretch, lneniat
| prisoners in the dungeons of Asiatic Turkey
In reality, the Turkish newspapers are thus
1 edited at the palace.
| The result OF this use of the press is that
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and evenmoder.
| ately educated gentlemen at Constantlnopie
| find their chief reason for discomfort with
the sultan in his failure TO order the de-
| struction OF the Christians generally.
TURKS ERRONEOUS IDEAS.
They suppose that the Armenians OF
Asiatic Turkey have murdered and piilased
great numbers OF Mosems; that THE reserves
have been called into the field To punish
and reduce to ortier the AuneniaIls: that
the European powers have interyened 10
prevent the restoration OF order and that
the foreign gunboats have cpme Ia the
Bosphorus in order tn encourage Christians
in insurrection.
The deduction made from this mass OF
error is that the Christi IS are preparing
TO massacre Mosicfus and tl.at, therefore,
the Moserns must first massacre the Christ
fans. Unquestionabiy the object of this
official dissemination of falSelIoods through
cuuningly DEVISED comfnunicabons 10 tie
press, has been to inflame the ignorant
and cause the intense excitement which has
Resulted. -s-'-
r IL is now learned that the report that
the Turkish troops had captured the town
of ZcitOun from tIIe iusurgcnt Armenians
had its origin in Statement made by Gen.
MusIara Remiz, who is at Zeitoun.
This report was supported by teie-
gram received in Constanti nople from
Aleppo. which not only stated thar Zcitoun
had fallen, but gave details OF the flight
of many refugees before the Turks regaiued
possession of the town.
ZEiToUN HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN.
Many of the refugees were said to have
fled To Kills. In sou;heasteriy dircu-
ton from Zeitoun. where 1t was expected
that an attack would be made upon them
by the Turks.
Semi-offiGal reports now show that
the city Itself has not been taken 10y the
Turks. The place, which is filled with
refugees. is invested by the troops. Gen.
" ustafa Iseniz demanded The surrender OF
the city, and eighteen OF the Armenian
uotablcs went outside the Qualifications
TO treat for surrender. r
Fifteen of these ervoys were detained by
the Turkish generssii who sent the other
three hack wiuIitiie terms Including the
giving up ar theY arms by The Arinenians
The Arncnians frbdA the mountains. who
captured the ci; Y! We're willing to accept |
tie terms but tieirefugees, who feared that |
If the Turks got!ia.tde the Qualifications |
there would be another massacre. insisted |
ihat there be no capituiation
GUARDS NOT TRUSTWORTHY
Gen. Remiz asked Tor orders from con=
stantinople, and yesterday the sultan |
issued an iradea ortiering that a battle
be avoided if there, was any chance OF |
procuring the surrender Of Zeitoun by |
other means. -
The missionaries at Marsovan have teie- |
graphed to the Hon, A. W. Terrell, the. |
American minister, declaring that the>t
guards furnished by the authorities for |
their protection are moi trust worthy, and |
hat in consequence; their lives and prop
erty are in danger.
5ir. Terrell iciegrapEed to Mr. Milo
a. Jewett. the American consul at Sivas,
him to go 10 Marsoran, if
possible. Yesterday Mr.. Jewett replied
hat it was impossible for h;m 10 leave
Sivas AS an outbreak was threatened az
hat place.
TERRELL WINS HIS POINT.
Mr., Terrell then visited the porte, where
lis representations resulted i'll an order be-
ng sent TO the military comm Rder at Mars
wan to substitute regular soldiers for the
guards who had been detailed 10 protto;
he Americans.
The missionaries at Marsovan are Rev
md Mrs. John F. Smith, DR.. and Mrs
George F. Hcrrick. DR.. and Mrs. Charles
:. Tracy. Rev. and Mrs. Edward Riggs.
rev. and Mrs George E. White Miss Francis
:. Gage and Miss Martha A. King.
At Siyas are located Rev. Albert W.
Rev. Henry 7. Perry and wife and
Hiss Mary E. Brewer
The Daily News viii tomorrow publish
lis patch from Constantinople aging that
he house of the Protestant pastor a ChIun
lush, near Diarbekif, was set on fire by
lurds and thatth pastor was badly burned |
II seeking to make his escape.
When nc reached the outside of his burn
ng home, he was seized by the Kurds, who
old him that he must make his choice
,etween" accepting Islanism and being
.illed. He chose death. II
At Sivas pastor named Kuenidjian met
similar fate after refusing to abandon his
afth. Eleven Protestant pastors in the
-harput district. who were connected with
he American board of foreign missions,
ave up their lives rather than to abandon
'hrist.
Cry of the Oppressed.
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