The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-06
TURKS MUST BEWARE
ANOTHER WARNING FROM THE EN-
BAssADORs OF THE POWERS.
liz Armenians BE Not Afforded Ade-
Countries Will Act I'm Concert.

LONDON, Nov. ga dispatch received at
Rome to-day, from Constantinople, says
that, owing to the recurring disturbances
In various parts of the Turkish empire,
the ambassadors of the powers went to the
Porte separately to-day and urged that i'm
mediate and adequate measures for
the restoration of order be taken,
declaring that, otherwise, the pow
ers, acting in concert, would take their
own steps in the matter. 1t is added that
the ambassadors also requested the Turkish
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Said Pasha,
to state what the Porte intends to do TO
terminate the present state of anarchy.
A dispatch from Berlin says: Tewfk
Pasha. the Turkish ambassador to Ger
many, left this city for Constantinople to-
day. There is absolutely no truth in the
sensational story circulated bv a news
leaves Berlin at the request of the Sultan
and may become Grand Vizier in succession
TO kiamil Pasha who. as frequently an
nounced. has given notice of his desire TO
retire from office, now hat the work of re-
form In Armenia has been ihaugurated by
the adoption of the scheme for that pur-
pose drawn up by the representatives of
the powers.
An official dispatch has been received at
ConStantinople, from Marash, saving that a
conflict has occurred there owing to the
Armenians firing on the Mussulmans and
killing one of them and wounding another.
The fighting resulted in a lieutenant of the
gendarmeS and five Mussulmans being
wounded and fourteen Armenians heinz
killed or wounded. The authorities have re,
stored order.
A special dispatch to the Chronicle from
Constantinopie says that the Americans at
they are all living together. This is un-
edrStood 10 mean that the wife and chill
dren of Rev. Mr.. Cole. who has been dis
tributing relief at Sassoun, took refuge
WIN The fAmlIV Mt the Paw cAnrua Crch
ing Knapp during the massacre. Mudir.
at the time of the Moosh troubles,
threatened TO wipe out of existence the
rest of the Sassoun Armenians unless the
distribution of supplies to the sufferers
was stopped. On account of protests from
england and America, however, Kiamil
Pasha, the Grand Vizier, wired Instructions
to Mudtr ordering him not to interfere
with the Americans engaged in the distri-
button of relief.
The Constantinople correspondent of the
Times telegraphs that Turkish reports ac-
cusing the Armenians of attacking the
mosques are ridiculous, and are made in
order TO envenom to the utmost Mahom-
medan animosity towards the Armenians.
One embassy has news that the Kurds
ruthlessly Slaughtered the Armenians,
women and children, and burned and pill
LACED the shops. The massacre" says
continued through Saturday and Sunday,
with Unsuitable and sanguinary ~ferocity.
These bloody scenes are the direct conse-
quence of the Sultan's evasiveness, and are
likely to provoke European intervention.
when it will be found that all the powers
board of control of Armenian reforms
| greatly disgusts Kiamil Pasha, who is
more than ever anxious to retire. The
president of the board is a palace creature,
against whom the Christian members will
be powerless."
A Vienna dispatch to the Times virtually
confirms the report from Rome as to visits
made separately to the Sultan by the embas-
sadors of the different powers by announc-
ing that Austria-H Hungary, Germany and
Italy have now identified themselves with
the other powers in demanding the right
to be placed In communication with the
Armenian board of control and TO be made
acquainted with the Porte's intentions.
The Paris correspondent of the Times
says: "The young Turkish party here has
issued a manifesto appealing for assistance
to enlightened Europeans in their peaceful
efforts to gain a constitution for Turkey