Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-13

Copyrighted, 1895, by Associated Press.
Constantinople, November 12.-Each
day shows the situation OF affairs here
to be growing more threatening. The
reply of the Porte to the communication
sent to it after the meeting Of the am
bassadors yesterday has been awaited
with interest, as in the note the repre-
sentatiyes of the powers used much
stronger language than heretofore, and
positively insisted upon being immedi-
ately informed as to wha. steps the
Turkish government intended to take
for the restoration Of order in the dis
turbed provinces of Asia Minor.
The Porte to-day, replying to the
identical notes of the ambassadors Of
Germany, Austria and Italy, simply said
that information regarding the scheme
for reform in Armenia would be for
warded TO the representatives of the
powers without delay"
In other words, these three ambassa-
doris ct least. have obtained no satisfac-
ton at all. 1t is not yet known if the
notes Of the ambassadors of Great Brit
ain, Russia and France have been re-
piled to, but it is presumed that they
were also assured that their requests
for information regarding the proposed
reforms would be complied with with
cut delay"
Surprise is expressed even by the
diplomats of the city who expect al
most anything from the Porte at the
action Of the Sultan in sancUoning the
official note issued yesterday expressing
Abdul Hamid's thanks for the "ener-
geuc measures taken by the imperial
authorities in "suppressing' the dis
tuTbances of Asia Minor, asserting that
/ "Order has now been restored in all the
districts recently the scene Of riots and
conflicts, and adding that precautions
have been taken to insure the mainten-
ance Of order"
THIS REALLY LOOKS
! like mOcking the ambassadors, and as
| second in importance only TO the snub
administered by the Sultan TO Great
Britain in decorating Bahri Pasha and
giving him command Of The troops go
ing to ZeitOun after he had been re-
moved from a governorship, at the in
stance Of the British iM.3 scdCf, Sir
Philip Currie, for his ill-reatment Of
| Armenians.
As to the order being restored in the
disturbed districts II need only be said
! that the mobilization of about 10000
roops to be sent to these districts is
progressing as actively as the Turkish
| government can push such an under
taking, hampered, as It is by lack Of
funds and the incOmpetency Of It's Off
| cials.
Then again advices received to-day
| announce fresh disturbances at Marash,
| Bitlis and Sivis, with their attendant
massacres. 1t is also announced that
a battalion of Turkish troops which was
in garrison at ZeitOun, and which re-
Gently distinguished itself by surround
ing and shooting down a number of
Armenian insurgents. was later besieg-
ed in its barracks by the Armenians,
to whom the soldiers eventually capt.
ulated. with arms and ammunition, bag
and baggage. Tt is added that the Ar
menians now occupy the quarters at
ZeitOun previously occupied by the
Turkish sOldiery. The Armenians. it is
further stated. have also garrisOned all
the important positions in and about
Zeitoun. and are gathering ammunition
and provisions. throwing up other fort
ihcations. and in every way preparing
to hold the place. Zeitoun is on the
route from Arabgheer to AleppO, and is
an important iron mining centre.
Considerable anxiety is felt in Ar
menian circles here on account Of the
absence of news from the districts
where the American missionaries are
stationed and United States Ambassa-
dor Terrell has telegTaphed TO Com
missioner Darnham, at HarDut' asking
him If the American mission is safe.
ACCORDING TO ADVICES
to-day from Hadjin several villages IN
that vicintty have been attaked by riot
ers. who massacred the inhabitants and
numbered their property. 1t is feared
that the disturbances will spread to
Hadjin.
II was stated this afternoon in Euro
mean official circles here that as result
of tbe additional exchange Of views be-
+wcan the powers through their rep
resent9+ives here and at the different
cani+als il is believed that joint course
Of action involving a display Of naval
and Dogsibly military force has already
been decided upon, with the view Of
restoring order in Armenia, recent
events having demonstrated that the
Sultan has no intention Of really carry
ino ont the scheme for reform agreed
mon some time ago after so much de-
law and ANNOYANCE. Nothing definite,
however. appears to be known regard
iro, tho course Of action decided upon;
bnt If is believed that the Sultan will
mot he allowed to trifie with the ambas-
sailors many days longer. and news Of
On important nature is expected at any
moment.
The financial situation continues un-
satisfactory in spite Of the efforts Of
the Imperial Bank to bolster up the
fnqncas of the empire. Bourse busi-
Dess * almost entirely suspended, and
T. is believed that this condition will
continue until the European powers
5em7nstra-e TO the Sultan in the only
manner that he is capable Of under
standing that the cruelty and incompe-
tancv Of Turkish officials can no longer
he Derm.tted to endanger the peace Of
Europe.
A PROMINENT MEMBER
of tba diDlomatic corps was quoted to-
dev as saving that the end Of all this
v,ra+cbed business is fast approaching"
And this is the view taken Of the sit
nation by Europeans generally. It is
understood that the powers have at last
decided that further identical notes"