Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-20
SCARED
The Sultan is Greatly
Alarmed
HE IS TAKING THE MATTED VITO
MS OWN HANDS.
OUTRhGES CON TINUE
TURKS PICK A QUARREL WITH
ARMENIANs AND THEN SHOOT
THEN DOWN.
Reported Searching of the Houses of
American Missionaries, and Tx
plodipg u Shell In one.

ConstantInople. Nov. IS via Sofia.
Nov 10 Copyrighted 1895 by the As
ISOLATED Press.)-ln response to tele-
grams sent to Khlrput by United
states Minister Torch inquiring into
the burning and p!llhglng Of the
American missions there on Saturday,
the porte has furnished some informa-
facts have been ascertained from other
sources, As MIR, Terrell viii communl-
cate direct "a the state department,
the facts In the case can be gathered
there as he fnds them.
The disturbances had been threaten
cd for some time. One version OF the
affair Is that the Turks, actlng under
instructions from the Yildiz authorl-
ties. planned to massacre the Armen-
ians OF Khurput. The Kurds, who
we're not armed with rifles, were pro.
yided with weapons similar to those
dNcd by the IurNHh sululury and aui-
muniu0n was plenufuily Distributed
among them.
Al a signal agreed upon a quarrel
was picked with some AvMeuians and
'AA' 'NhN II hHhl AAlil llNAfAHI NLf
commenced. The Armenllns, how
ever, had been anticipating this for
some time pust ana htluuu lne.usuil es
Hs wei uS possible and mad bu"rlcu4vu
their dwellings, and made so determine
ed "a iosi9tancc that the first attach Of
the Kurds was rcpugcd, As uh.
nounced In these dispatches. at the tine
Whcn II nrAt became OppAtcnt that n
disturbance was Imminent the Amen.
can missionaries at khRrput appealpd
for protection TO Mr.. Terrell Tnc lac.
ter called on the porte and sent sew
-ral notes On the su 5Juct 90 The MINIS.
Ter ON foreign AFFAIRS, Insisting on pro.
lection FOR the American missionaries,
and notifying the sultan anl n4s .Au'
iBtcrs they would be held responsible
:or tho miss,onarlcs' safety. on THIS
representation the Turks gave ord1is
Tor the protection Of the mssIOnatlth
Whon thu Armunlans repuleed the
nrst alta Is Of the Nurds the latter
were so inturiatcd at the check they
had received that they proceeded &c
the American mission and qulclly
overcoming nny opposition OF the zen.
dhrmcs II there were any prCscne IA
point which has not yet been dennitpiy
aHcertnincd) they ran8aCted the houses
Including elght OF the American mis-.
sion buildings and exploded shell In
the house of one OF tho misslonarles
ANN HllNrlpNhilHNs however escaped I'M.
Injured and placed themselves under
the protection OF the Turkish governor,
who has them safe under his care. Dur.
ing the plllngiug II has been ascertain.
cd beyond doubt the Surds were SUP.
ported by the Turkish tr0ups IN NUN.
Der Of lnstnn rs and IN other cnscs the
soldiers remained passive spectators
OF tho riotmg.
The number Of deaths Is not known
but II Is said to be enormous. Con-
borNatiVc estimates are that from 500
TO 1000 were killed. during the rioting.
The United states steamship. San
Francisco. ilaRahip OF the European
squadron, In expected at Alexandrctta
North syria, daily to join the other
American vessels
Tile sultan continues to exist In n
state of the greatest alarm. which ~
telling terribly upon his already weak.
ened nerves Rumors OF the discovery
OF plots against Abdul Hands life are
now 80 frequent that they no longer
attract much attention and some OF Ills
ministers have 10 be kept constantly
guarded by soldiers In order to give
them courage enough to transact their
duties. Today the sultan was engaged
sitting close to the telegraph ingtru-
ment In the Yildl7 Kiosk personnn,
debating Instructions 70 the difreren.
provincial governors TO do their nj
most TO restore order IN their district
This Indicates that the sultan has at
last mad his eyes opened to tho chnr.
aoter OF his advisors and has finally re-
solved to take the relng OF government
Into his own hands.