The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-06
ANIMOSITY Is AROUSED.
Panic Prevailing at the Seaport
of rIecCae
REAL CAUSE OF THE LATE ATTACK
ON THE CONSULS.
ENJOYS of Great Britain, Russia and
France Awaiting Instructions
From Their Governments Regard
ing the Refusal of Turks to
Agree to the Reforms in Arme-
nfa-TroubIe Near at Hand.

Constantinople, June 5.-Advices
| from Jeddah, Arabia, the seaport of
Mecca and scene of the recent murder
Gus assault on the consular officers of
Great Britain, Russia and France. an
nounce that a panic prevails there. 1t
is feared the Bedouins will attack the
town The latter are held responsible
for the attack upon the consuls, which
resulted in the death of the British
Vlce-conSul, and a number were arres-
ted In consequence. This has caused an
angry feeling among the BedouinS
who demand the release of those ap-
pretended, and threaten to use force if
the demand is not complied with. The
situation is so serious that the Euro
peanS of Jeddah are hastily seeking
refuge on board merchant vessels in
the harbor, taking all they possibly can
of their belongings 1t is also Stated
the arrival of the British Mediterran-
can squadron, numbering seventeen
warships of various classes, is anx-
iously expected at Jeddah, even by the
Turkish authorities, as the garrison is
very weak.
Animosity Aroused.
Animosity has also been aroused by
the quarantine measures which the
Turkish government has been COM
PEELED to take at Mecca, at the instance
of. the powers, in order to prevent the
Introduction of cholera into northern
ports by the return of infected pill
grlms from Mecca. In fact, it is be-
Heved that the sanitary measures
were the real cause of the attack upon
the consuls. The measures referred to
We're quite recently taken under severe
pressure of the powers and at the in
stance of the Turkish international
councils of health, for the purpose of
cleansing the holy places frequented
annually by so many thousands of pill
grims. These sanitary improvements
began in April last at Jeddah and at
other towns of the pilgrim district of
abba, and they include the building
of hospitals, the frequent disinfection
of the places resOrted to by pilgrims,
the selection by the health officers of
the camping places, furnishing whole
some supplies of water and provisions
and general sanitary supervision over
the pilgrims. To this new order of
things the latter have strongly objec-
ted, looking upon it as an unwar-
ranted interference on the part of Eu-
ropeans in their religious customs, and
1t is feared that the sO-called holy men
are exciting the pilgrims against the
Europeans. believing that their old
time privileges and profits will be
swept away if the march of sanitation
is not stopped.
Reforms in Armenia.
The ENJOYS of Great Britain, Russia
and France in this city are awaiting
instructions from their governments in
regard to the situation of affairs at
Jeddah as well as regarding the re-
fusal of the Turkish government as
cabled to the Associated
Press yesterday afternoon, to agree to !
the reforms in Armenia which have
been proposed by the powers In this
connection the situation of affairs is
unchanged. The porte's reply, how
ever, is regarded as a momentary sue
cess for the military party On the |
other hand. the policy of Turkey in |
this matter is criticised by the Otto |
man statesmen, who regard the porte's |
action as disastrous to Turkey.