The record-union., 1895-10-07
The British ambassador inter.
cedeS for the ArmenianS.
ASKS THE PRIME MINISTER TO STOP
MAKING ARRESTS
The Political Situation in Portugal
Becoming Crftical-The Growing
Power of the Liberals and Their
Discomfort Against the Government
Threaten to Bring About Revo-
luton.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct. 6.-Said Pasha.
formerly Grand Vizier or Prime Minis
ter, who was removed to make room Tor
Kiamil Pasha, has been appointed Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs, the position occu-
pied by him before he was made Grand
Vizier, Turkham Pasha retiring from the
post.
Sir Philip Currie, the British En- bas-
sador, has visited kiamil Pasha, ana
urged the necessity of resssuring the
Armenians by stopping Tie arrests OF
persons suspected OF completely IN the
recent rioting. It is said that klamll
Pasha will advise the Sultan to grant
amnesty to all the Armenians arrested
since September 30th.
Six foreign diplomats met on Friday
and resolved on sending collective note
to the Porte. They ordered their re-
spective guard ships TO take their winter
mOorings in the harbor. in order TO be III
readiness to protect foreigners.
En- bassador Currie has asked the
Porte for permission 10 instruct Secretary
Sister to visit the prisons where the Ar
meniaus are in custody.
Eight persons were reg gistered as having
been killed on Monday and Tuesday last
None OF the bodies of those killed in The
kasmin quarter have been recovered. 1t
is known that the bodies OF many of those
who lost their lives during the riots were
thrown into the sea. So tar as known,
only Major Serwet Bey and two subal-
terms were killed on the Turkish side
during the rioting on September 30th. a
few gendarmes were wounded. The
Mussulman laborers in the Pera Gas
Works killed twenty-one OF their Arme-
nian comrades on the night OF October Sd.
The refugees in the church remained
there yesterday, and their number is in
creasing. \ hundred women and chill
dren tooh refuge to-day in the garden of
the British Embassy, which goes to
prove that although quletness prevails in
the city. the Armenians are apprehensive
that further attacks Will be made upon
them.
The Armenian Patriarch has written
to the representatives OF the Powers urg-
ing them 10 use their authority to restore
order. He declares that men disguised
as Softns, Mohammedan theological
students, began the attack on the Arme
mans. He gave the names of 400 Arme-
mans who have been reported at the pa
triarchate as missing.
When Sir Philip Currie visited kiamil
Pasha on Saturday he insisted in vigor-
GUS terms on the absolute necessity of
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forms submitted by Great Britain. France
and Russia on May 1lth, and upon the
immediate publication throughout the
empire OF q decree proclainiDg the fact
that the Government had accepted the
scheme. He informed the Grand Vizier
that the British Prime Minister had not
the slightest intention OF abaliu4 q Is de-
mands of principle, whatever inodifica-
tions he might admit in the reform
scheme as presented. The events OF the
week, Sir Philip said, had shown the in
tolerable consequence of delay that
could no longer be permitted. At the
same time that the Em bassador was WIS.,
iting the Grand Vizier, the dragoman of
the British Embassy, acting under Sir
Philips orders, visited the patriarchate
to express sympathy with the Armeni
ans, and to explain the action that had
been taken by the Powers.
Sir Philips lnsistence upon the prompt
acceptance of the scheme throws much
doubt upon the correctness of the reports
that have reached here from London to
the effect that the Salisbury Government
would reoede from its position of de-
mauding protection for the Armenians
and radical reform in the administra-
ton methods in Armenia.
Though the city is quiet. cases of vio-
lence growing out Of the troubles here
are occurring in many places along the
shores OF the Bosphorus, in which Ar
menians are always the victims
The murders in the Pera gas work.
have excited deep Indignation among the
foreign residents. This massacre ilIuss
trates the feeling OF fanaticism that is
prevailing, ana fears are entertained that
it will spread to the provinces, In which
event serious results may follow. In the
city spark may any moment ignite into
flames the smoldering embers of re-
ligious hatred. This is particularly the
case here. The walls of the church of
Kara Gumruck, where a mum Der of Ar
menians are seeking refuge, were
preached last night, evidently with the
intention OF sffording q passage to Mo-
hammedans il the sanctity of the church
should be violated.
Viewing the situation dispassonately
it is impossible to foresee where the
trouble will end. Large crowds gather
about the gates Of the British En- bassy,
but no fears are entertained that any at
tack will be made upon the women and
children who have fled there for safety.
Should the Turks violate the EN- mbassy
they would without doubt call down
upon themselves storm that would
render their existence In Europe more
precarious than it is at present, ii il did
not drive them across the Bosphorus into
Asia Minor. Opposite the Embassy q
patrol marches back wards and forwards.
AS has before been stated, the pres ent
outbreak was by no means unex pectod.
The Hintchak, an Armenian anarchist
society, some time ago declared its in
tention of creating q revolution.
CUBAN REVOLUTION.
Excitement Increasing Over the AR