The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-18
PROTESTS FROM AMERICA.
CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES
DENOUNCE THE TURKS.


Puts All ChristendOm tn shame"
4 Church Congregation Addresses
> Mr.. TIL Of the state Department %
the Subject of the Harpoot Mission.
The Gathering of the Warships
said to Have frightened the sultan
Into Ordering the Massacres
stopped.
Troy, n. Y, Nov IA largely attend
ed mass meeting was held here to-day to
protest against the massacres of Chris
tians in Armenia. The proceedings of the
Turks We're strongly condemned. and the
following message was cahled TO the Mar
qus of Salisbury. the British prime min
lister: "Massacres OF Armenians shame
Christendom. Citizens Of Troy, n. Y, in
mass meeting, protest vehemenuy and ap-
peal to the powers of Europe for immedi-
ate action to stop bloodshed."
The United States government also was
requested to interfere. Among those who
spoke at the meeting were Herrant NJ.
Kiretchjian, general secretary Of the Ar
menian Relief Association Of New York;
Varton Dilloyian, one Of the Armenians
who escaped from the sassoun massacre,
and the Rev. T. Z. Sawin, Hector Hall
and l.. NJ. S. Haynes of Troy. More than
$500 was collected for the relief fund.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 1.-THE fol-
lowing telegram was sent to Hon. Edwin
F. Uhl, assistant secretary Of state at
Washington, by the Congregational
church Of this city this afternoon:
The First CONGREGATIONAL church OF
Grand Rapids, at full meeting this
morning, by unanimous vote, In view OF
its personal and financial interest In the
mission of American board at Earpoot,
Turkey, plundered and burned by a Tur-
kish mob. has instructed its committee
to urgently request that every possible
effort be made by the state department
and especially to secure protection to the
lives OF our missionaries and the proper
~ Of the American board. Very respect
fully, Daniel f. Bradley
Pastor. for the Committee.
Late this evening Rev. Mr.. Bradley re-
ceived the following reply from Mr. Uhl:
"Our latest advices report Harpoot mis-
eionaries safe and American minister Is
taking all precautions for their future
safety. Nothing is being omitted by the
department in the direction of appro-
pirate and energetic action"
Kalamazoo, Mich, Nov. 1.-two thou
sand people attended public mass meet
ing at the Congregational church to-
night. George Barsoon, a graduate of
Roberts college, Constantinople, gave a
graphic account of the murder Of the Ar
menians in Constantinople and laid the
and Germany. After several speeches the
following resolutions were adopted and
ordered sent to the Secretary of State at
Whereas We are informed Of the mex
cusable outrages perpetrated by the Turks
upon Armenians, which offend the whole
Resolved. That we enter our solemn
protest against the continuance of these
Resolved. That we call on all Christians
to make forceful their voice that men
may worship God unmolested.
Resolved, That the duty of this govern
ment Is to unite all Christian persons In
measures to prevent further pillage ana
murder among the Armenians. and Sc
cure to them the largest measure of civil
and religious liberty.
Lcndon. Nov. 17.-The Standard will to-
morrow publish a dispatch from Con-
stantinopie saying that official dispatches
received during the past two days seem
to point to orders having been given to
cease the massacres. The sultan fears
joint European action and regards the
concurrent concentration of the fleets of
The dispatch adds that the grand vlzier
Halil Rifat Pasha, has assured the hon
M Herbert, the British charge d'aifaires,
that the report that the government IS
making a list of houses occupied by Ar
meuians is untrue.
The campaign against the Young Tur-
/ key party continuesI Thirty-siX mem-
bers OF the party have been drowned Off
the Island Of KallSi.
The embassies regard the new minis
try with the gravest distrust. The TURK
ism newspapers Sunday published an en-
ergetic appeal to the people to abstain
from all provoking acts, stating that the
sultan had granted reforms to certain
of the AnatOlian provinces which he viii
afterward extend to the other provinces
The consulates at Moosh, report riot
there but add that owing to the gallant
behavior Of the governor, who repeatedly
exposed his own life. aided by the better
class Of Moslems, few Armenians were
killed.
The Times will tomorrow publish a
dispatch from Constantinople saying 1t is
officially announced in that city that an
Armenian disguised as an Arab had beesi
arrested at Orfah, seventy-eight miles
southwest of Diarbeklr He was bearing
a letter to the Armenian bishop of Or
fab from the Armenian bishop of Alep-
po. An extract, which is given from the
letter, reads: Send powder to the Suiu-
ton insurgents to enable them 70 resist
authority Send saltpetre to make pow
der"
The Baioun of Seiuton will form an
army The Armenians of Marsh are
ready and eager for the fray
The dispatch adds that the Turkish
cons titutiOnal party declare that they do
not have the same aims Of Midhat Pasha's
Young Turkey party The former only
want rational government security ana
justice They do not object to the sultan,
except on the ground of his odious meth
DDS Of government.
city have addressed an appear 10 ffe6-
ident Faure in which they say they are
convinced that France Will not refuse to
protect their countrymen in the cruel or
deal through which they are now pass
ing.
The Constantinople correspondent of
the Chroncle-Telegraph says that he does
not hear Of any Improvement I'm the sui
tans mental condition.
The Telegraph win tomorrow publish
a Constantinople dispatch saying that the
Armenian reform committee held its first
meeting on Saturday. The porte prom
ises the execution Of reforms when the
disturbances are suppressed.
Fresh troubles are reported in AleppO
Aitab, Marouna and Amasia districts. The
Turks accuse the Armenians of starting
the disturbances. Uneasy rumors are
ahoat and the fear prevails that the ma
tive progress party may act energetical-
~ with important and dangerous results.
Washington, Nov 17.-The Turkish le-
cation here has received under to-day's
date the following telegram from the
sublime porte: The safety of mission
aries is completely assured. Our pre-
vious telegrams have already shown that
the renewed accusations about a sup
posed massacre are groundless. The re-
ported unpleasantness between the grand
vizier and Mr.. Terrell, the American
minister, arising from a supposed note
Of the latter which, as a matter of fact,
has never been sent to his highness, is
also grOundless