The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
SEEKS BRITISH PROTECTION
Said Pasha and His Son Flee to
the British Embassy.
n Sultan Being Displeased with Him
"ansed Him to Retire to tho vildiz
Chaies' Which Said Pasha Declined
to Do Fearing For His Liberty And
HIS Life-The Situation Still Serious.

si'u6sion mere to-day l.
the step taken by Said Pasha, presiden
OF the council of state and formerl
grand v.zier. in seeking safety
accompanied by his son, Alad. aoed
about IL years, in the British embassv
An investigation OF the affair shows
tnat the sultan yesterday len a specie]
messenger to Said Psshs inviting him
TO occupy the chalet, within the grounds
OF the Vlldix Park, which had been for.
merly occupied by G. Midhat Pasba AZ
one bime governor general OF syria
later governor of Smyrnia, and who waS
trlea on suspicion of having been con,
nectea with the murder of the ate suI-
tan. Abdul Az. Jul
fully aware of the signiRc INC O OF
THIS invitation, Said Pashs declined-
Inis is said to have. made Abdul Hsmid
saEe steps to arrest the former grand
Vlzer, who Is suspected by the palace
people OF Intriguing for the deposition
vi tne present sultan in favor of ex-
Suitan Murad, o a prisoner in the
vlloiZ KltsE, and who was declared by
the counc of ministers in s to ba
suffering from idiocy.
Abdul Hamid, 1t seems, believed tha.
said Pasha was trying to influence the
councii OF state to declare him 1.-THE
sultan) suffering from weakness of
mind. This 30 enraged Abdul Hamid
mat ne determined to get Said Pasba
OUT OF the way. l. may not have been
Inc plan TO actually murder the latter
out nobody doubts that IL he had been
enticed into the Yildiz chalet, he would
az least have remained there a close
prisoner Tor a long time to come, and
some morning the news of .'suiciden
"o9ld possibly have been circulated.
Hopooy here doubts that Said Pasba
nsa Rooo reason to seek the protection
vi sne british ambassador, and the sit
uatlon ls recognized on all sides as he
Ing extremity critical. When the sultan
was informed Of the course taken NV
SAID Pasha he was greatly incensed and
maue several attempts to induce the
former vizier to return.
but all the efforts to persuade Said
fasha to leave the embassy came tn
nothing, Said Pasha firmly refusing to
trust htmsel: outside of his asvlum,
Later In the day Tewfk Pasha visited
pr Pnlllip Currie and begged the am.
Dsssador to do his utmost to induce Said
rasna 10 return to his home, making |
use OF the argument that the flight Of |
lne president OF the council of state
was certain to have q very bad effect
lpon the population of Constantinople |
might cause serious trouble.
u all these arguments vera throun
way upon Sir Phillip, who, after ~listen-
.nG TO all his caller had to say on the
%uoJecs, politely told him that he could
lot interfere in the matter. He an
'wered that Said Pash asked for an asv.
um' ana that his request had been
'ranted. There the matter ended an
ar as the British ambassador was con-
.erned. ~
This evening the situation in the
Interior is still disquieting. United
'lales Minister Terrell has not re.
elvea a telegram of reply from the
.u Nh m~lssionaries at Cessrea, to
nom ne wired Immediately after hear.
ng OF the outbreak of disorder there
mis- has served to increase the anxiety
BIT by the United States minister and
mong the American missionaries hero.
mr. Ierrell has addressed two notes tn
ae porte, one of them demanding the
dsmlssai. arrest and punishment of the
NICER commanding the Turkish troons
Z Marash for failing to furnish a guard G
u the protection of the American mia s
on buildings there and also demand
the punishment of the soldiers who
lnea tne rioters in pillagipg the Amer
an property st Marash. The second \
PIE declares that the conduct of the q
of Aintsb and Marsovsn, the n
u'esSarlr OF Amsssia and the colonel v
command OF the Turkish troops at +
stsUvsn are worthy OF praise. adding Z
st they acted humanely and heroicallv a
lring the riots. =
AN act OF heroism upon the part of y
1873 Mary e. Brewer, a missionary "a :,
corded. During the worst of the mas. Z,
at Sivas, she, in spite of the great a.
70 which she wss exposed, went to n
. Americsn consulate accompanied by a
'aVass' traversing the scene OF carnage a,
oruer TO save an Armenian woman vi
nad been OF service to the mission n
ies' MISS Brewer conducted her in o,
'ety to the consulate. Advices here Fl
I'm Marash show that the Armeniaps AZ
2 stu holding Zaitoun against the
lrKlsn troops and 1t Ia also said that
sse insurgents are Russian Armenisns
q tnas there are no doubt but fierce OF
htinR must take place before the st
zee is captured. Sc
Q recent Massacre at ConstsntInopIe. Ia
ZONE, Dec. GA dispatch received co
% from Constantinople report that on
BRUSH, French and Italian c~onsuls be
siRneo . memorandum declaring th
inc massacre there was not proved ar
Dsen started by the Armenisns. U
menofenoum has been presented Ii
he porte. No news has been recejveJ so
ing the fall of snow. and the consee as
'ntly impossible condition in tha.
ntry.
charged With criminal Libel. bo
ETRoIr, Mich. Dec. 6 Police Com. ec'
sioner Harry Z, Chinman auora ore M