New-York tribune., 1895-10-07
is 1T A BRITISH ULTIMATUM!
AMBASSADOR URGES IMMEDIATE ADoP-
TION OF ARMENIAN REFORMS.
THE, PORTE LIKELY TO EXTEND AMNESTY TO THE
PRISONERS HUNDRED CHRlsIiANS
SAID TO BE MIssING-MUssULMAN
LABORERs KILL TwENTY-oNE
OF THEIR ARMENIAN
COMPANIONS
COMPANIONS.

COMPANIONS.
Consts,,inonle oct 6-Sad Pacha, formerly
Grand Vlzer who was removed to make room Tor
Kiamil Pacha has been appointed Minister OF fo'-
egn Affairs the position occupied by MIN perore
he was made Grand Vizer, Turkham Pacha re''rAhs
from ths post.
Sir Philip Currie visited Kiamll Pacba on satur-
day and insisted in vigorous terms on the absolute
necessity OF the Porte accepting the scheme or re-
forms submitted by Great Britain. France and Rus
sia on May H. and upon the immediate puDloauoh
throughout the Empire OF decree proc.airnihg 'ne
fact that the Government had accepted the sch-nle
lie Informed the Grand V.zer that the British
Prime Minister had not the slightest intention ol
abatlng his demands Of principle. whatever mod'hc"
tions he might admit in the reform scheme as pre-
seniel The events OF the week Sir Phiiip SAID han
shown the lnto;erable consequence or delay thd'
cou.l be ~ longer permitted.
At the same time the Ambassador was visiting
the Grand V.zicr. the dragoman OF the hritisn
Embassy. acting under Sir Philips orders visited
the Pairarchate TO express sympathy with the AT
renians and TO explain the action that had Deeh
taken by the Powers
Sir Philip insisted upon the prompt accep''"''
oc the scheme throws much doubt upon '.e 90
rectness Of the reports that have reachen he'e
from London 10 the effect that the Salisbury 'oV-
eminent would recede from it's position Of demand
Ing protection for the Armenans and radical re-
form i'm the administrative methods In Armenia
1t is generally believed here now that hot"i'"'
standing the alleged fact that Russia ana rran'e
have expressed themselves as satisfied win 'n'
sultan's proposed reforms. Great Britain VIII ue-
mand and enforce the fu1imeht u '"e ''''' "
the reforms submitted by her.
Tn. British Ambassador also urged upon MANN
Paoha tae necessity OF reassurne the Armeh.a"s
by stopping the arrests OF persons suspected VI
c,nplictv i'm the recent r.oting II s expected 'at
Kiamil Pacha viii advise the Sultan to grant an'-
%
Der 80.
Six foreign d.flomatls;s met on Friday ana re-
solved UPON sending a collective note to the Porte
They ordered their respective Suard s"ipS ~ 'i"'
their winter moorngs IN the harbor In order 10 oe IN
readiness to protect foregnerD
Ambassador Curre has asked the Porte TOT perihis
sion to instruct Secretary Sister to vis 'he pr'So'
where the ArmenilIs are IN CUSTODY
F,0h, uersous ver, registered as having oeen
killed OF Monday and Tuesday last. None Oh 'he
bodies OF those killed in the kasn quarter mas oeeI
recovered II is known that the bodies OF many ol
those who lost their lives during the r'otihs "e'e
thrown into the sea SO far as known Only MAJOR
Scrvet Rev and two subalterns were killed on the
Turkish SIDE during the rioting on Septemner % "a
iairsrs in The Pera gasworks killed twenty-one or
their Armenian comrades on the hlsht o' oc'o
The refugees in the churches remained there yes
terday ana their number was increasing \ nun, Iba
garden OF the British Embassy when goes 70 Prov
mar although qui- mess prevails In the city the
Aruenians are apprehensive that further attacks
Will be made upon them. . -. o.
The Armenian Patriarch has written to the rep
resantatives Of the Powers urging them 10 use
their authority to restore ord liz declares thli
mon disguised as SOrtas. Mohammeian theologlCal
stude,.ts began the attack on the Armenlans ne
gives the name Of 400 Armenia Nno nave Deeh r.
ported at the PGtrarchate as mlsa'hS. H.,
The murders in the Pera gas~orks nave eXclteu
de.u indigna ton among the foreign residents ms
massacre illustrates the feeling OF fanaclsn 'id,
s nrevafling. and fears entertained that WIZ
snread To the provinces. I'm which event very serious
results may follow in the city a spark may az
cnibers OF religious hatred This ~ IartlcuIlSary IS
tne ca - here. The walls OF the church OF hti'
(;umruck where a number Of Armenians are seek seer
in refuge were brceched las, night eVldshty WIN
the intention of affording a passage 10 ,i Aoia,i
meaans II the sanctity OF the church shou'u oe
Viewing the situation d!spasslonately. II is I'M
nossIba TO forCsee whore the trouDle Will et'I
Large crowds gather about the gates ot the bIltsn
EMBASSY but 70 fears entertainer ina any
attack will be made upon the women ana chaug ,
who have fed there for safety. should tne urks
violate the Embassy they would without iouot can
down uDon themselves a storm that would render
their existence IN Europe more precariouS thah II
IS at present. if IL id not drive theni across te
Bosphorus into Asia Minor. Opposite the Embassy
a patroi marches backward and FORWARD.
As has before been stated I'm these dispatches. the
present outbreak by no means uneXpected.
The Hjntchak an Armenian anarchist society,
some time ago declared Is intention OF creating a
riot. ,, -
are deserted and two-thirls OF the trade of the
city Is siagnant Al night the silence In the sub
urb, IS only broken by the tramp or the patrols
and the occasional shr.elS.ng Of women where the
police search houses and carry of their inmates.