The Forrest City times., 1895-11-22
FRESH MASSACRES.

Z Ioes On-The Weak and Cowardiy Sui
W tan Totally Unable to Control or Check
III the sanguinary Storm He Has Raised
W Significant Talk.
# LONDON, Nov. 19.-The representa-
|&;ve in Constantinople of the United
Press telegraphs under Sundays date
&bat dispatches from Sivas, dated No
ember IS, have been received there
hating that the massacres in the Mar
.ovan and Amasia districts were re-
newed that day. The correspondent
also states that a number of persons
were killed at Sivas on the 10th.
United States Minister Terrell re-
ceived dispatch from Aleppo on the
S6th. saving that a massacre had oc-
curred at Aintab sixty miles north
Northeast of Aleppo. The governor of
Aleppo was Immediately instructed by
<wire to strenuously enforce the meas
nres taken for the protection of the
American residents in his jurisdiction.
81 Mr.. Terrell has obtained from the
s porte an order for guard of troops to
protect the American missionaries
who, with their families, are about to
proceed to Van, from Bitlis.
n The porte is endeavoring to raise
81 el, 600, 600 for the purpose of assisting
u The mobilization of troops, and offers
|* To prolong the concession of tobacco
#rerie in exchange for a loan of that
sum.
ri During the last two weeks tre-
III mendous pressure has been exercised
- by the porte upon the Armenian patri-
N arch, to get him to send circular
note to all the Armenans in Asia
Il Minor, exhorting them to keep quiet
and lend themselves to no promoters
II of disturbances.
Il The object of the porte in taking
this step is clearly to indu.e the belief
N that the troubles are IN very great
measure due to the aggressions of the
NJ Armenians themselves and that the
troops are merely suppressing riots
II when engaged in their work Of
u Slaughter
Yielding to this pressure the patri.
arch finally drew up note which he
sent to the minister of police, Mazim
Pasha, for his approval.
In the meantime kilograms were
constantly arriving telling of the
fresh'ma ssacres, and the patriarch sent
his secretary TO Maxim Pasha demand
ing the return of his note The secre-
tary was at the time instructed to say
to the minister of police in the name
4 of the patriarch: 1T would be an in
suit to my people to send such note
to them when they are dying by thou
sands upon the roadsides."
To this the minister replied: "You
are quite right" adding, 1.-The Kama
dach cavalry are turning against
II him"
Against whom?" asked the secre-
tary.
Against the one who ordered all
this" was the suggestive answer of
the minister.
This is given merely as an instance
of the manner in which even the high
officials refer to the sultan. Nobody
in Constantinople, says the CORES pond
ent, doubts that either the sultan or
the palace clique, under his assent,
ordered the massacres or that the reg
ular troops are plundering and killing
in accordance with the orders of their
a
/ so far in this direction, the sultan
. finds now that he has no power to con-
troll the storm which he himself has
raised
lnnumerable report are current in
/ regard to the mental and physical con-
dition of the sultan, one of which as
serts that he has become afflicted with
insomnia, and for period of forty
| eight hours has not been able to
sleep. According to this rumor, he
sits with his head dropping, never
needing anyone who may speak to
him, and careless of anything that
may go on about him. 1t is said in
fact that he no longer listens to the
reports that are brought to him. The
spies in and about the palace have
been doubled in numbers, but the peo-
pie no longer hesitate to talk about
the sultan in the streets. cafes and
other public places, believing that his
fall is imminent.
II there should be another change in
the grand viziership, it is believed that
Mahamoud Pasha, who is now minis
ter of commerce, is likely to succeed
hall Trifat Pasha in that place.
Mahamoud has also been minister of
hnance, and has occupied the office of
Vlce-governor of Crete. Since he has
heid his present post at the head of
the department of commerce he has
ordered all the employs of that blu.
reau, threefourths of VIII ON are Chris.
tans, to work on Sundays.
United States Minister Terrell is
bearing up wonderfully well under
the unceasing strain of excitement and
activity engendered by his interest in
the from hi % Of r,nnrinnnc cia