Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-11-07
TURKEYS END Is NEAR.
Plots Against the Sultan Increase
and the Army Reserve will
be Called.

Constantinople, Nov. 1.-Advices from
Marsovan, Asia Minor, show that the
trouble, which was apprehended by the
United States ambassador, Mr.. Terrell,
in a dispatch to the state department at
Washington in August last, has cul-
minated in an attempt to burn the Ameri
can college there. 1t is added that the
would-be incendiaries have not been APP
pretended.
The agitation against the Americans at
Marsovan began about year ago, when
a number of native pupils of the Ameri-
can college were expelled because their
fathers were suspected OF being impli-
catd in the Armenian movement. This
caused suspicion to fall upon the profess
sors of the college, five in number, and
two of whom are Americans. Mr.. Ter
rell notified the authorities at Washing
ton that a naturalized American. citizen
had been assassinated at Marsovan,
close to the church door as he was go
ing to attend religious service. Cara
bed. the murdered man, was one of the
students who had previously been sent
away from the college at the request of
the Turkish authorities on the ground
that he was connected with the Arme-
MAN revolutionists. He was the chief
man of the Protestant community at
MarsOyan and chairman of the council
of thirty who are held responsible for
the peace of the city. Garabed, how
ever, is said to have been murdered by
the revolutionists because he had given
the government information regarding
their plans. At the same time Mr. Ter
rell notified the state department at
Washington that the revolutionists had
marked the professors at Marsovan for
slaughter long before the Sassoun afro
cites We're committed. President Tracy
and Prof. Riggs of the Marsovan college
were specially disliked by the revolu-
tlonists and their lives were threatened
for their having consented to the expul-
sion OF the Armenian students suspected
OF being in sympathy with the revolu-
tionary movement. Eventually Turk
ish guard was furnished to the college at
the request of Mr.. Terrell and all danger
seemed to pass away, especially in view
OF the fact that the United States au-
thor,tles had previously compelled the
as result of the destruction of one Of
| the school buildings at Marsoyan.
Varna, Bulgaria, Nov. 1.-According to
advlces received here from Constantine
| pie, most serious condition of affairs
| exists there. There seems to be no
doubt that the report of the discovery of
! plot against the palace on Monday
evening last is correct and three Mussul-
mans are said to have been arrested at
| Stamboul in connection with it. In addi-
tlOn, several houses have been searched
| and a quantity of arms has been seized.
Considerable alarm is reported to ex-
| list at the Yildiz Kiosk in consequence of
| the fact that the Albanian guards refuse
| to do duty there any longer. 1t is sup
! posed that the guards were suborned by
| the Mussulman committee, and there
seems to be little doubt that eight of the
| soldiers were executed and twenty-four
| others were sent to different prisons
! In Anatolia tn feeling of discomfort
against the rule of the Sultan is be-
coming so marked that important events
| are expected to take place shortly. The
| fusion of the Mussulman and Armenian
| committees is believed to be imminent,
and it is said upon good authority that
joint revolutionary manifesto will
shortly be issued.
The Turkish government is aware of
the serious aspect which affairs are
taking. and it is evident that desper-
ate efforts are being made in Constan-
tinople to raise money with which to pro-
vide for the calling out of the army
reserves.