The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11
Said Pasha Supposed tn Have Been
Given Permission TO Leave Tur-
key Before He Quft His Asylum
PLOT TO DEP0SE THE SULTAN
BRITISH CoNsULs TO he SENT TO
POSTS WITHOUT ExEQuATURs.
Latest from the Scenes Of Devasta>
tion In Armenia--The Massacres nt
Bitlis and Other Places.

copyrighted. 1895, by the Associated Press)
CONSTANTTNOPLE, via Sofia. Bulgaria.
Dec. 10.-The long drawn out controversy
between the ambassadors of the powers
and the Sultan over the question OF the
admission Of additional guerd ships for the
protection Of the embassies was settled at
$40 o'clock this evening by the issuance
of an trade granting the necessary firmans
TO permit the guard ships TO pass the Dar-
danelles. The demand was first made on
the Sultan on Nov. 10 and scarcely a day
has passed since then without it's being
renewed in e more or less peremptory man.
ner. The ingenuity displayed by the Turk
ish government In evading direct answer
to the demand or. when forced to answer.
the effective pleadngs put forth for delay
had almost brought the mind Of Europe
to the conviction that the demand would
never be complied with Meantime days and
weeks passed by without any action and
the condition OF things in constantinopls
that brought out the demand has almost
passed The final triumph OF the powers
in forcing compliance with their demands
seems barren one and the long-sought
permission to double the regular guard
ships for the embassies. now that II is OBJ
tained. seems hardly worth taking advan-
tage of.
The flight OF Kutchuk. said Pasha. 70
the British embassy. which was followed By
the landing Of British blueiackets from the
British guard ship Cockatrice and the Brit
ish ambassadors yacht Imogene which
caused much complication and delayed con-
siderably the settlement OF the dispute be-
tween the powers and the Sultan as TO
the admittance OF extra guard ships into
the Bosphorus. has about worked itself out
and matters are now resuming their usual
aspect. AS stated last night. Said Pasha
has left his asylum. Previous 70 leaving
The British embassy the ex-crand yizier
requested the Sultan TO permit him to leave
the country with his family.
Further advices are continually being re-
ceived here OF the unabated disorders In the
interior. and especially OF the burning or
Armenian villages. This form OF outrage
is particularly prevalent In the vilayet OF
Van. where the distress existing is terri
bic. The accounts OF impartial observers
agree in denial Of the stories SO Indus
triously put out from oficial sources that
the disturbances leading up 20 the massa-
cres sss provoked In the first place by the
Armenians. 1t is alleged. on the contrary.
that there has been carefully conceived
plan to exterminate the Armenians. which
is thus being put into execution. One curl
Gus and significant fact which is pointed
out is that the massacres and continuous
pillage nearly all occur In the six yilayets
to which the scheme of reforms. forced upon
the Sultan by the powers. refer. The Amer
lean missionaries at Bits, Notwithstanding
the perilous experiences through which they
have passed, have decided TO remain at
their posts.
CHANCE FOR A ROW.
The Porte has not yet granted the exc
quaturs TO the new British vice consuls
at Van and Sivas. the invariabIe policy OF
delay having been followed In this as well
as in all diplomatic dealings OF the Turks
But Sir Philip Currie. the British embassa>
dor, has determined that the newly-appoint-
ed vice consuis shall start for their posts on
next Wednesday. with or without their
exequaturs.
Fresh p,acards signed by the Ottoman
committee Of progress and union Of reform
were posted throughout the capital to-
day. especially in the Kassim Pasha quarter.
These placards contain manifesto de-
nouncing the present regime of spoliafiou
and oppression, and calling upon ALL with
out distinction Of religion, to unite In de-
manding justice, liberty and reform ~
the demands are refused. the manifesto
appeals TO OSndln I'D ItIlttc tn 3itVAtt&I
manner the stains upon the nations name.
The following account has just been re-
cSived Of the massacre at Bitlis on Oct. -:
mosques and several others. dressed as Ar
menians, fired pistols in the court yard OF
the mosque OF Outoudjami. near tho mar
the massacre. The Turks then raised the
cry. The Giaours are attacking the
mosque" They then combined in an at
tack on the market. The Armenian traders
were massacred. their shops looted. and the
mob pilaged the Armenian quarters. kill
ing women and children The rioters were
aided by the Kurdish tribes OF Modgan and
Khouti The disturbances in the villages
around exceeded I'm ferocity those In the
town itself. Five villages were completely
A report received here from Van states
that forty villages in that vicinity have
been devastated and plundered and that The
sons. has been dispersed TO the hills.
Everywhere, IL Is added, there Is massacre.
plllage and famine and fire at work IN ex-
terminating the Armenians IL IL also
stated that fifty villages around Sivas were
devastated by the Turks, bashibazouks. SOL
disrs and gendarmes, While tne popuisuon
country The village OF Andreas. II IL
further stated. was attacked on Oct . 4
number Of the Inhabitants were siain 1,. ana
a number OF old men. women and children
who sought refuge In the church are SAID
TO have been burned alive Only lew es-
capped 10 the mountains. The ougie OF TIE
Sounded for the attack 10 begin and the
soldiers took part In the massacre which
followed.
Rumors which apparently have founda-
ton in fact are current here % whole
sale conspiracy which may have for its
object the deposing Of the Sultan IL ts
known that a number OF prominent Ar
menlans here and several military officers
of high rank .n the Turkish army and navy
are and have been closely watched for
months past, but in spite OF this surveil-
lance they have succeeded In escaping from
the country. That the conspiracy was or
a most important nature may be judged
from the fact that among the fugitiyes 10
the Sultan's aid-de-camp. Hassan Djemi
the disaffected Of the Imperial Guards into
the palace and seized the sultan. The -
port was circulated to-day that the bogor