The San Francisco call., 1895-11-18
A Hint That Russian Forces
Are Soon to Occupy
Constantinople.
PLANNING MORE MAssACREs
The Situation in the Ottoman Empire
Daily Growing More
Serious.

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, Nov. H.
Russian newspapers declare that the sit
uation in Turkey is rapidly drifting to an
acute phase that will inevitably culminate
in the disruption and abolition of the OF
toman power in Europe.
The Novoe Vremya says: "We are glad
to observe that Englishmen are becoming
accustomed to the not distant prospect of
Russia occupying Constantinople, for that
must be the ultimate issue of the Eastern
question:
LONDON, ENG, Nov. 1.-THE Daily
News will tomorrow publish a dispatch
from Constantinople. dated November 16,
saying that the most serious anxiety pre-
walls and the situation is becoming worse.
The Government is obtaining a record of
the houses IN which Armenians live. This
action causes alarm, because in several
towns where massacres have occurred the
houses of Armenians had been previously
marked. Several of the leading Armenian
merchants have sought and received shell
ter in the houses of Europeans.
The American missionaries at Bitlis
have telegraphed to the American Minis
ter, asking him to procure from the Porte
to Van.
It is estimated that 10000 persons have
been massacred since the acceptance by
the Sultan of the scheme of reform.
The Daily News, in an article on "Amer-
lea and the Turk" will say that the New
World is asserting itself to redress the
balance of the Old World. The lethargy
of the European powers is hard to ex-
plain, but it is well that the Turk should
know that there is great Nation beyond
the Atlantic that will not allow the blood
of its sons to be shed with impunity.
The Standard will tomorrow publish a
dispatch from Constantinople saying that
official dispatches received during the past
two days seem to point to orders having
been given to cease the massacres. The
Sultan fears joint European action, and
regards the concurrent concentration of
the fleets of the powers in the Levant as
warning. The dispatch adds that the
Grand Vizier, HALL Rifaat Pasha, has
assured the lion. NJ. Herbert, the British
Charge d'Affaires, that the report that the
Government is making a list of the houses
occupied by Armenians is untrue.
The campaign against the Young Turkey
party continues. Thirty-six members of
the party have been drowned off the island
of Kalki.
The embassies regard the new Ministry
with the gravest distrust. The Turkish
newspapers Sunday published an ener-
getic appeal to the people to abstain from
all provoking acts, stating that the Sultan
bad granted reforms TO certain of the
Anatolian provinces which he will after
ward extend to the other provinces.
The consulates at Moosh report riot
there, but add that owing to the gallant
exposed his own life, aided by the better
class of Moslems, few Armenians were
killed.
The Times will tomorrow publish dis
patch from Constantinople saying it is
officially announced in that city that an
Armenian, disguised as an Arab, has been
arrested at Orfah, seventy eight miles
southwest of Diarbekir. He was bearing a
letter to the Armenian Bishop of Orfah
from the Armenian Bishop of Aleppo. An
extract, which is given from the letter,
reads:
."Send powder to the Zeitoun insurgents
to enable them to resist authority. Send
saltpeter to make powder. The Baion of
Zeitoun will form an army. The Arme-
mans of Marash are ready and eager for
the fray"
The dispatch adds that the Turkish con-
stitutional party declares that it does not
have the same aims as Midhat Pasha's
Young Turkish party. The former wants
only rational Government, security and
justice. 1t does not object to the Sultan,
except on the ground OF his odious meth
ods of government.
The Constantinople correspondent of the
Chronicle telegraphs that he does not hear
of any Improvement in the Suitan's men,
tai condition.
The Telegraph will tomorrow publish a
Constantinople dispatch saying that the
Armenian reform commission held its
first meeting on Saturday. The Porte
promises the execution of reforms when
the disturbances are suppressed.
Fresh troubles are reported in the
Aitab. Marouna and Amasia dis
tricts The Turks accuse the Armenians
of starting the disturbances.
CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY, Nov. H.
The London newspapers OF November IL,
the report OF the speech made
by Lord Salisbury on the occasion of the
banquet given by the Lord Mayor of Lon
don, and tire papers of November II, con-
tanning comments on the speech, have
been forbidden entry into Turkey by orders
of the Porte.
BERLIN. GERMANY. Nov. 1.-THE Ham
burger correspondent claims to have semi
oTfi cial in formation tha paw con SDiracV
against the life of the Sultan of Turkey
has been discovered in the Yildis palace.
ROME, ITALY, Nov. 1.-THE Pope yes
terday gave an audience to Mgr. Alt
mayer, the apostolic delegate to Asia
Minor. His Holiness and the delegate dis
cussed the situation in Turkey.
PARlS, FRANCE, Nov. 1.-THE Arme-
mans OF this city have addressed an appeal
20 President Faure, in which they say they
Ee convinced that France will not refuse