The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-12-09
RUSSIA MAKESA DEMAND
She Joins the Powers in Insist
ing on Extra Guard Ships.
REPORTS ANENT KUToHUK SAID.


One Dispatch Declares That He WIN Re-
turn to the Yildis Palace, While An
other Story States That He Has Decided
TO Leave Turkey.
CoNsTANT1NoPLE, Dec. 9.--The situation
here on the question of extra guard ships
Of the powers remains unchanged, and
continues to offer a tribute to the powers
of the evasion of oriental diplomacy as
practiced by the Turkish government.
Statements are constantly reiterated of the
continued accord Of the powers on the sub
Ject, and their unyielding determination
to insist upon n compliance with their de-
mands. Less is heard, however, of the
rumors which were of frequent occurrence
in the early period, after the demand had
been presented, that the sultan had at
length decided to gra t the necessary fir
man to permit the passage of the Darda-
nelles, or even that he had actually issued
them.
Neither Is there such explicit announce
ment Of the period which is to elapse be-
fore a movement of the warships of the
powers is to commence to enforce the de
mands made upon the sultan. Since the
return Of her majesty's ship Dryad to Sa-
lonica bay no word has been heard of any
actual order or movement to advance upon
the Dardanelles. Opinion continues di-
vided as to whether the delay in taking
any action to enforce the demands is due
to a fear of causing q fanatical outbreak
against the Christians by the Mussulmans
subjects of the sultan or to dread of a
clash ensuing between the powers them.
selves.
1t is currently reported that M, Nelidoff,
the Russian ambassador, yesterday gave
the sultan the czar's message, insisting
upon the entry of the guard ships
That the sultan lives in n state of con
stant apprehension of his life was indi-
Gated by his demeanor during the course
of the ceremony of the Solamik, on Friday,
which involves the departure Of the sultan
from the walls of the palace and his APP
pearance in public for a sort of review Of
the troops, attended by many high officials,
followed by prayers at the mosque.
On Friday, as the sultan was quitting
the mosque, a man attired as Turk and
bearing petition forced himself through
the soldiers to the sultan's carriage. The
sultan was seen to become much agitated
and deathly pale, but the man was
promptly arrested and hustled off to prison
without having accomplished any harm to
the sultan's person.
1t is probable that, as a result of the ne
gotiations, Said Pasha will voluntarily
quit the British embassy. Lord Salisbury
has telegraphed his approval of Sir Philip
Currie's conduct. Meantime the gates of
the embassy are closed, and the force
which was landed from the ambassadors S
yacht Imogene patrols the ground
Authentic details have now been received
Of the Si9as massacres. They show that
the slaughter began on Nov. 12 and con-
tinued for week following. 1t is known
that 200 Armenians and ten Turks were
killed before there was cessation of the
bloody work,
A high official in position to know de-
clares that the massacres were the delib-
crate act of the sultan vengeance for hav-
ing been compelled to grant the reforms
in Armenia demanded by the powers A
few of the Turkish shops were attacked to
afford pretext on which to accuse the
Armenians of having started the disorder
The expulsion and removal of the Ar
mRnians from Constantinople and from
the vilayets continues by wholesale. All the
Armenian monasteries in the vicinity of
Erzingjan have been pillaged The mas
sacre there occurred after the Armenians
had been disarmed and Zokki Pasha had
faithfully promised to protect them
! At the village of Pesuan near Erzingjan,
! the Kurds and Turks attacked a crowd of
! Armenians who had taken refuge in an
Armenian church and killed forty of them.
! Altogether 400 were killed and 800
wounded in the Erzingjan district.