The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-21

CoSsrASTSorLE, Nov. 10, VIA SOFIA,
BULGARIA., Nov. 9O,-The SIX represent
a.ives Of the powers held conference
ye,terday to discuss certain supple.
mentary measures which will DO recon.
msndod to the porto for tho restoration
Of order In Asia Minor, and 1t is under.
stood that some form OF common action
for the protection Of foreigners is i'm
pending,
According to Turkish accounts, tho
ArmenlAns provoked tho disturbances
at Marzovau, aud it is also said that
the American missionaries there were
not in any way molosted.
Reports received here from the in
terror Of Asia Minor announce treslt
conversions Of Armenian women and
children 10 lslamicm.
The concentrating OF Turkish troopsa
Marash for the advance upon Hsitoun,
whicn is still held bT tho ArmGniuns in
strong force, continues as actively as
pus.ible under the circumstances, The
commanding general declares that un.
less the AEmenians a. Zsitoun aud its
vicinity ara subjugated within fort.
night the campaiIn ia likely to DO both
protracled and difficult, as heavy SHOWS
and bad roads. which are to be expect.
cd soon, will hinder the operations Of
the tro0ps.
Advices from Aleppo saw that all tho
American citiEsus at AIntHb Orfah nud
Marlin are under the protection OF the
missionaries The Turks. IL now ap.
pears. arc disposed to protect life nnh
property. Armenian Tetugsa'. who arc
arriving here from the different prov
inces from which they. fled a. the time
Of tbs recent massacre, have petitionsd
the patriarch to assist those OF their co.
religionisS, who we're unable to get
away as famine is threatening their
county and that the most terrible SUI
isnnEs may DO anticipated whom tha
cold weather sets in, thousands OF Ar.
nsniRn families being without shelter.
lhe ArmeniAnS ask the patriarch to
appeal 10 the different countries ot En.
rups for money, food and clothing, az
il seems next to impossible for tho
Turkish government to do anything Of.
fective In the way Of assisting the dis.
re.sed people.
SHARP MESSAGES EXCHANGED.
There has been sharp exchange Of
messages recsntly between the ArmO.
MAN patriarch, tho Turkish ministers
and the foreign ambassadors. Tho
patriarch was desirous OF calling in
person upon tho minister OF tho in-
terror and other government officers for
the purpose Of pleading certain COM
plants before them and to tender his
services In the work oil roliei and re'
form. But, II appears, the Turkish
officials positively refused an oncyclical
condemuing tho alleged intriRuea aud
demands OF the Armeniaus. Az it has
been demonstrated that tho Turks In
the gfoat majority OF cases Wero to
blame for the maSIacreI, and az tho
sultan has agreed to tho powers
Schemo Of reforms for Armenia, tho
patriarch was unable to issue such an
CncyclicAl, for 1t would practically adj
init that tho demands Of the Armo.
mans wore not justified, aud. 1t Is be.
lioyed, have considerably hindered the
work Of reform.
Consequently tho patriarch made an
appeal 10 tho ambassadors, and placed
before them the strongest evidence no
could procure regarding tho maIacros
which hayO recently occurred, au d
begged them ~ use their influence TO
put an end 10 this condition OF a,lairl,
lIo was assured that everything poIsi'
bic under tho circumstances wonld be
and was being done; but, tho patriarch
was informed, eyidanco had boon fur.
niihed which Established beyond any
reasonable doubt tho fact that tho
agents Of tho Armenian revolutionary
cammitteo had been actively at work
melting Armonians against Turkish
rule, and that tho ArmonianB were
themselves to blame for d number OF
the, outbreaks which had occurred, nj
though this did not juStiiy tho bloody
revenge afterwards taken by the Turks
FEWER ARRESTS. =
The police arc not making go many
arrests to-day, and number Of Arnc.
mans have been roloaiOl from tho dii'
iofonl prisons whore thoy hayo beon
confined for some lino past,
The reason given for thoir unoxpont'
oil reloAsa Ia that tho police have no.
bosn able TO flnd evidence a1ainit thun
which would Justify thOlr further incar.
cOration. Tho roloasAd prisoners mako
tho most startling Statements ~ to thoir
treatment Whilo IN custody and toll lior:
fibls ialog Of tho filthy aud v1rCrowdud
condition oil tho Turkish prisons.
Thoy nay they weFo barely giycn
enough food 10 Keep body aud soul to.
goth6r, and that lhoy wOro beaten aud
OlhsrWiSO tortured daily, In order to
compel thum To belray what thoy know
Of tho organization Of tho Armenian
revolutionary committee. But, they
add Ail iI,nsn alnFla To innk0 tlIUnl kfNi'