The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-05
GUAKDsHIP QUESTION STILL OPEN
Brave Talk of Ultimatums is Still INDUCED
In, Though.


Constantinopfe, Dec. 4.-The question
of admitting extra guardships is still
unsettled and this would still make
1t an open question whether Great Brit
ain has or has not given the sultan
until Saturday in which to issue fire.
arms. The rumor is not yet confirmed.
The concentration of troops at Ma
rash is about completed and an adj
vance upon Zeitoun may be expected
at any time. The general opinion ex-
pressed Their is that the ArmenianS of
Zeitoun will be shown no mercy.
The Armenian patriarch has issued
an appeal to the Armenians throughout
the world and TO all Christian nations
asking them to send help to relieve
the misery resulting from the recent
massacres, and pillaging in Armenia.
London, Dec. 4.-The Daily Telegraph
has dispatch from Vienna,
which will be published tomorrow and
which reports that the powers have
presented an ultimatum to the porte
threatening to force the passage of the
Dardanelles unless firmans are issued
within seventy-two hours, permitting
the passage of the second guardship.
No other special mention Of the fact
Of an ultimatum having been Jointly
presented to the porte by the powers.
has been received and the report is
probably untrue,
A Constantinople dispatch TO the
Daily Telegraph says on this subject,
that unless firman is soon issued the
powers will send an ultimatum.
This correspondent also says that the
Sivas massacre lasted six days and that
thousands of Armenians We're Killed.
Panic reigns amongst the Christians Of
Jerusalem and Beyaout.
The Times tomorrow will publish a
dispatch from .Constantinople which
says: The military police adopted
here has proved efficacSous. since no
disturbances have occurred for eight
weeks. Even the arrests Of Armen
Sans. though represented as acts Of bar
barity, are in principle highly judicious
because they rid the city Of a some
what dangerous element. In some cases
the choice Of subjects is infeliciIous.
but on the whole the measure is dis
rinctly beneficial. The city is resum-
ing its tranquil aspect
Thus the sultan has a strong argu-
ment for opposing the entrance Of the
guardshipS and, certainly. the moral in
fiuence OF the combined European fleets
waiting at the gates OF the empire is
Immediately greater than the mere
doubling Of the guardships."
The Daily News this morning pre-
sents a long account OF the Khsrpoot
disorders. which says: There was a
slight attack on Sunday. Nov. 10. on
Monday the Kurds and Turks attack
ed HuSenik and slaughtered many 81
the Christians. Soldiers from Kharpcot
went out 10 meet them and parlsysd
with the Turks before the attack began.
Il was plain that everything was plan
ned. FOR the soldiers. in pretended de-
Tense OF the Armenians. only fired over
the heads Of the Kuris- The Chris
Tisns We're shot down everywhere. The
American missionaries have written 70
their friends in Constsntinople that Dr..
Barnum applied 10 the military com
mander for protection. Some soldiers
were sent. but they left directly. ex-
cept TWO, who demanded oack-saeesh
for remaining
We ali entered the school building
says the message from the American