The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24
GENERAL SITUATION THE SAME,
Fleets of the Powers Will Not
Demonstrate" for Some Time.
The Porte TO BE Given Full Opportu-
nifty TO Keep Its solemn Promise
How students Are Kept Out OF
Mischief-The Desperation of the
ArmenianS.
Copyrighted by the Associated Press

eop4 FiShte0 oy tAe Associated Press.
London, Nov. 23-The sudden fit OF en-
ergy which convulsed the sultan of Tur-
Key into doing something toward sup
pressing anarchy in Asa Minor. a result
OF the Marquis Of SaEsbury's Mansion
house speech. seems 10 have spent its
force and Abdul Hamd 5 said 10 have re-
Iapsed into his usual Ietharg.c state. Re
ports OF fresh massacres have reached
mere from many points Of the disturbed
empire, and, 2n brief. the Eastern ques-
ton does not appear TO be as near a SOU
uoh as II was during the early part OF the
Week. There s little change in the nature
OF the problem before the powers how
ever Their mutual suspicious are acting
as drags upon them. and DELAY decided
acton upon their part though the belief
stii prevails that nothing short of drastic
measures will bring the sultan TO terms
for any ,ength of time. THIS step. how
ever. VIII not be adopted until all hone
OF a loyal enforcement Of the reforms
which Abdul Hamid solemnly promised 70
adopt have vanished.
A grim story is published today taken
from a private letter from Constant.nopie.
according TO which a diver. while recently
engaged in assisting in the work of driv-
ing piles for new PVT at the Golden
Horn, on reaching the sea bottom was
surprised TO flnd himself surrounded by
the bodies or number of men. apparently
II.
Vestgati0n the diver discovered that they
were the corpSes Of students many Of
whom were known 10 him personally who
were recently arrested by the Turkish po-
lice and afterward taken out IN boats and
drowned IN the Bosporus for taking part
in the recent disturbances at Stanboul.
All the bodies had leaden weights attached
10 their feet. which kept them erect The
diver said there were from forty TO fifty
bodies in that spot alone
Chicago. Nov. 23.-The Armenians of the
city and vicinity. according TO one of their
number. are hopeless and desperate"
and are actively promoting a movement
which is said TO be spreading over the coun-
try 10 enlist men to go 70 Turkey TO pre-
vent the determination of their relatives
and friends. This gentleman. who is be-
heved 10 be reliable and well informed.
said nearly 1000 men have already en-
listed in Massachusetts and other New
England states. Twenty have signed the
roll in Chicago, and it is believed that at
least % viii edo so. a meeting is 10 be
held in this city tomorrow night 10 make
an appeal TO England 10 stop the mas
sacres. and IL It is Intellectual enlistinS
viii commence in earnest. The gentleman
said that the Armenians Will not submit
10 seeing their fathers mothers and re.a-
tives exterrn.nated. They were preparing
10 buy arms to so to Turkey to fight. AS
10 how they would get there, he asked how
the Cubsns got TO Cuba.
Vienna Nov. 23.-Informauon received
from consuls in various parts Of Turkey
confirms the impression that the Armenian
revolutionary committees are endeavoring
TO provoke further massacres. in order 10
bring about the armed Intervention of the
powers. The sultan receives many threat
en.ng letters. His majesty has congratulate
ed Baron Won der Gotz. who organized
the mobilization Of the Turkish troops by
which the mob was dispersed. The object
now desired by the sultan IS 10 float a large
loan abroad. as there is a serious want Of
money The rough and naughty manner
Of Sir Phillip Currie has not made fav-
orable impression here. He was not, a.
reported, a bearer of any letter from Queen
Victoria to the sultan. The German em-
peror has expressed, through Count Won
Szoegictny- March. Austrian ambassador
al Berlin. his firm belief that peace VIII be
maintained.