The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-07
HIS PRoCLIvITIES ARE RUSSIAN.
Yet Said Pasha is said to be Most Upright
and Loyal

London, Dec. 6-The Daily News
Constantinople correspondent says:
"Said Pasha's proclivities are Russian
and surprise is expressed that he did
not take refuge at the Russian embas-
sy, instead of at the British embassy.
1t is said that the sultan questioned
him as to the origin of certain sedi-
tious placards, and, on his processing
ignorance, the sultan Teproached him
with being at the head of the revolu-
tionary movement. He has the reputa-
ton of being a most upright and sin
Three protestant pastors TanZarien
''Thre protestant pastors Tanzarien
at Iitchnac. Krikor at Kos and Atlas
ian and wife at Hosenik, died rather
than accept Moslem.
1.-THE Circassians from Sivas, under
Mirali Bey, arriving at the Angora from
tier, produced orders from the viii of
Sivas- to devastate all the Armenian
villages. The Angoran officials there
upon excluded them.
'At Gemerek, near Caesae, Turks and
Christians united and barrieaded the
streets and repulsed four attacks of
the Circassians. The rising at Caesa-
rae was arranged for November last.
The Daily News also has a letter
from Marsovan which says, "As far
as can be learned, the Turkish troops
did not share in the massacre, but ra-
Their tardily checked it and placed a
Gordon around the city on the follow
ing day to exclude the hundreds of viii
layers bent on sharing in the plumber.
A special dispatch from Constantine
pie alleges that her majesty's ships I'M
ogene and Cockatrice have landed blue
jackets at Pera to protect the English
embassy.
A dispatch to the Chronicle from Vi
emma says: at is stated that ex-Sul-
tan Murad has not fed from Constan-
tinople but has been secretly killed by
the sultan's encourage, on account of
his liberal tendencies"
The Graphic's Odessa correspondent
says that Admiral Kopytoff, comman-
der-in-chief of the Black sea fleet, has
been summoned to St. Petersburg 1t
is supposed that the summons is in con-
nection with the Armenian question.
Rome, Dec ga, dispatch from Con-
stantinople reports that the British,
Russian, French and Italian consuls al
Erzeroum have signed a memorandum
declaring that the massacre there was
not provoked by the Armenians. This
has been presented to the porte No
news has been received from the inte-
rior of Armenia since November 26
owing to the fall.of snow and the con-
sequently impossible condition of the
country.
COnstantinople, Dec. Ga letter re
ceived here from Marsovan dated No
vember 10, states that previous to the
massacre there a report was current
that Turks We're authorized to kill the
Christians for hours. The Arunenians
however, Were assured that they had
nothing to fear. but nevertheless they
were butchered the next day by the
Turks who, while al prayer, were alarm
ed by a report that the Armenians
were attacking the mosque. and rushed
out of their homes with arms in their
hands and began numbering the Chris
tians and looting their residences. The
Caimakan patrolled the town and did
their best to stop the bloodshed. The
exast number OF persons killed is not
known but there is no doubt that many
people were massacred.
Arifi Pasha. a member of the Turkish
without portfolio, is dead.