The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-11


ornment had finally presented to tho
ENJOYS Of the six powers q rOplY to their
collective note on tho subject Of tho ra'
cent disturbances here, This roply,
however, Is not Satisfactory to the
ambassadors. The porte, in its answer,
enumerated the measursI taken to pre-
serve order and declared that the
MusaulmRu' wsro not thO aggre'sors in
the recent Tioiing, but that, on the CON-
trAry, tho Armsnians killed inoasnsivs
Mussulmaus. The Turkish government
added that so soon aS tho Armenian
refugees leave the churches in which
they have sought refuge the normal
aspect Of the city will DO restored. 1t
denies ordering that no food be sup.
piled to the refugees in the churches
aud urgaa the ambassadors to assist in
the work OF restoring order, claiming
that the Armenian agiIators are in'
triguing to cause fresh disturbances.
The note concludes with the assertion
that the government is about to open an
inquiry into the recent rioting with tho
view Of discovering tho guilty parties.
In view Of the unsatisiactory nature
Of the Porte's reply, the six ambassa,,
dors met to-day to consider what shall
be done further. II is expected that
the dragomSus OF the different embas.
sies will assist the Turkish officials in
clearing tho vicinity OF the Armenian
churches Of tho rioters intesting them
and installing tho refugees in their
homes.
The sultan coutinusI to be greatly
disturbed by tho presence OF the British
floet OF the Island OF Lemnos aud has
sent again to the ambassador OF GroAt
Britain, Sir Philip CuErte, to ask Tor the
withdrawal Of the BritiGh warshipS
the enhance OF the DaEdAnelles. Sir
Philip, 1t iS understood, persists in re.
iusing to recommend tho withdrawal Of
the squadron,
Adviees received hero from Trebizond,
Armenia, confirm tho report that a
massacre oi Armenians has occurred
there. 1t is added that q general panic
prevails ia that city. Tho number oi
killed is not known.
Nothing definite has been heard from
slvas, Van or Bitris, whore disturbances
between tho Turks aud ArmenianS are
reported 10 have takon place.
A oonsignmentot 6.OOJ mansur rifles
ordered BY tho Turkish government
arrived hore several days ago, but they
stll remain on the lightera to which
thoy were transferred, as tho bill OF tho
mauuiaclurors has not been paid and
tho agents OF tho latter decline to give
up tho rides until tho money is forth.
coming.
lEzet Elanli, the celebrated Turkish
lawyer, has been arrested on the charge
OF being tho author OF the placGrds
which wore posted in the public thor,
oughiareI OF slAmboul eIpousing the
Armenian cause.
The Turkish minister for foreign
affairs, Said raIha, has positively as.
Suroi the foreign embassies that tue
Armenian refugees in tho churches will
DO permitted to return to their homoa
without molestation.
No further disturbances have been
reported from Trebizoud
Tho Armenian reiugenI who took
refuge In iha churches At tho tlIno OF
tho riot and who have potSistRntly ro'
fused to leave those odiiicus ever since,
having provisions brought TO ihom by
their friends, havo beon persuaded to
return to their homes. llioy evacuated
the churches to-day in tho presence Of
tho dracomnni OF tho embassies Of the
different foreign powers who we're pres.
ent on bohRli Oi their embassies TO cn-
suro tho safety Of tho refugees mud TO
report on their return 10 their homes
to tho ambassadors
Tho Mos!cm element is in n state Of
oIeryeicencr, which is causing tho
greatest anxiety ht tho palace. The
principal fear at tho palace arises from
tho revolutionary epirlt displayed by
tho Mosloms. This fear will almost.
certainly bring about Armenian reforms,
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