The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-17
POLICY OF THE SIX POWERS.
No BASIS FOR JOINT ACTION YET
AGREED UPON.


cIudes the Deposition Of the sui
tan and His Replacement by
Ruler Pledged 20 Reform.
London, Nov. 16.-No root or branch Of
the policy Of the powers toward Turkey
has yet been decided upon. Official opin-
ion here concurs with all reliable ad-
vices from the European capitals. tha,
an agreement between the powers as to
how they shall actively intervene i'm the
event of the sultan evadlng his promises
TO effect reforms in the administration
in Armenia, or his proving defiant TO the
demands of the powers, still remains to
be obtained, Even a revolution in Con,
stantinople with a general Moslem ris-
ing would hnd the concert incomplete.
In the meantime the main function Of
the fleets assembling off the coast of the
Levant viii be to watch each other, while
the governments continue to try TO ar
range the limits Of their common action,
if such should he forced upon them.
Sir Philip Currie the British ambas-
sador to Turkey. who has been in Eng
land for several days on leave Of alb
sence, passed several hours at the for
eign office to-day. prior to starting on his
return to Constanunople on Monday.
sources definite information as to the pro-
posals initiated by Austria a fortnight
ago. These proposals are stilI under dis
cussion. It is understood that the most
likely solution of the question will be the
administration Of Armenia by an inter-
national committee with the occupation
of the country by Russian forces under
a European mandate. The reinforcement
of the Austrian troops in Bosnia points
10 projected advance on Macedonia In
the event of "A rising there
II is an absolute certainty that, should
a naval force be required before Con-
stantinople, the British squadron will not
be allowed TO appear there alone.
From information gathered this even
ing it is understood that Austria's pro-
posals for the settlement OF the Turkish
question is the deposition of the sultan
and the appointment Of successor pledg-
Cd to reform, the granting of some meas
ure Of local autonomy to Armenia and
the formation OF an International COM
mittee TO supervise the changes. This
scheme. Ike every other plan dealing
with the future Of Turkey, bristles with
difficulties and implies protracted nego-
tiatons, during which a connagration
may be started In the Ottoman empires
The Spectator uses an air Of authority
today IN asserting that Prime Minister
Salisbury has distinct policy of inter-
fence ready for the contigences. the time
to develop which is fast approaching. IL
says that a joint ultimatum will be pre-
sented to the sultan, transferring the in
ternal government to persons who are
trused by the powers. If the sultan re-
fuses 10 grant the demands made upon
him the combined squadrons of the pow
ers Will advance upon Constantnople,
and the beginning of the end will have
arrived. The Spectator adds 1T is
feared that the powers may be too late.
Far from the danger 10 Christians being
exaggerated, every account of the troub-
les reaching the ambassadors at Con-
stantinople is worse than those reaching
the public. The sultan is reported to be
terrified; he shows no signs of abandon
ing his position Of defiance, and even said
should he do so he could not be trusted.
The moment he IL satisfied that the pow
ers do not intend 20 have any trfhing
with their demands he may retreat to
Broussa, the ancient capital of his house
where the shells Of the squadrOns cannot
reach him." The article concludes with
the statement that IL seems probable
that Russia and Great Britain will come
to some entente relative both to the far
east and the near east. but the course
of acion is not yet clear The Spectator
may have obtained its knowledge from
inside sources, hut only it's last remark
can be held to be certain.
London, Nov. 16-The representative Of
the United Press at Constantinople re-
ports under date Of Nov. IS. that at
o'clock on the evening Of Nov. Is, M. A.
Jewett, the United States consul at 81
vas, sent a telegram to United States Min
lister Terrell informing him that in the
disturbances which had taken place at 81
vas so Armenians and ten Turks had been
killed, and that according to official re-
ports a large body of Kurds was then ap-
preaching the town Mr. Jewett gave no
details Of the disorders, but the discrep-
ancy in the figures shows that the Turk
ish allegations that the Armenians were
the aggressors, are absolutely untrue and
that the Armenians were deliberately mas
sacred.
Minister Terrell has also received a
dispatch from Harpoot in the pashalik
Of Diarbekir, and sixty miles west north
west of the city of that name. The dis
patch is dated Nov. lS, and says that the
lives of the occupants of fourteen build
1ngs burned at that place were saved and
the occupants of eight other burned
houses perished in the flames. The re-
naming houses We're stripped OF every
article of value. The country in that Vi
cinity, the dispatch says, is desolate, and
thousands of persons are homeless and
destitute, in fact, starving The burned
buildings, including missionary buildings,
of which twelve were situated within
the compound or enclosure are occu-
pied by twelve Armenian families and 800
theological students. ladies' seminary
is also within the enclosure.
A dispatch from Madrid, in the pasha-
lk of Diarbekr, dated Nov 10, says the
inhabitants Of the villages burned in that
vicinity are in the direst need of food
and clothing and many are dying from
starvation and exposure.
1t is stated in dispatches from perfect
" reliable authority that in the Syrian
district OF Gurunden 400 men, women
and children have been killed and many
others are suffering from wounds and
lack Of medicines, food and clothing
Boston, Nov. 16.-The following cable
message has been received by the
American board from Rev. II. o. Dwight
of Constantinople by way of Philippe
polls Five hundred killed in Harpoot.
eight of twelve mission buildings burned;
missionaries lives spared; houses strip
ped. The Turks will regard this as a
test of the intention Of the United States
TO defend the missions No missionaries
anywhere killed, but villages everywhere
desolated; people naked and starving.
Instant help. Dwight"
The buildings destroyed are estimated
to be worth $4,000 TO S100 600. Harpoot is
a city in Armenia. 200 miles southeast Of
Erzeroum about twenty miles east of the
Euphrates It's chief Importance lies in
its position Ii is the center of a large
number of villages, covering an extended
plain and constituting the only section
Of Armenia where the Armenians can
fairly claim TO constitute a majority Of
the population. AS such it has been for
many years the most important and sue
cessful station OF the American Board of
Christian Foreign Missions in eastern
Turkey. The city itself has a large Tur-
kish population. but the plain is almost
entirely Armenian. 1T Is the seat of
Euphrates college.