The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-01
WHAT DOES THE SULTAN mEaN7
Either He Is a Fool, or Some of the
Powers Are Encouraging Him.
lie Refuses TO Let Gunrdboats An
proaeh Constantinopie. and the
Powers, After All Their Threats.
Do Nothing-sresdy Progress OF the
Butchery OF Christians.


nounced the humiliaung backdown of the
Britlsh ambassador 10 Turkey. SIR Phgip
IufFle, IN his tnsistence, based on treaty
rights, that Great Britain. and incidental
ly Russia, Italy and Austria be allowed
edch an extra SuaTdship in the Bosporus,
was not well received BY the Tory Hngoes
and IL is certain TO he made much of nv
their opponents Although the Driad has
been ordered back TO Salonica IL is under
stood IN oTfcial circles that this is cniy a
temporary move. taken in order 10 avoid
GIVING any provOcatiCn which might lead
10 rioting in Coastantinople. and The sui
tan's obstlnacy in this matter is an the
more annoying, as IL IS clear that the pow
ers are being daIiied with and placed in an
undisnifed position By Abdul HamId. who
is evidently skeptical as to the longevity
of the European concert.
. The suggestion is published here today
that the sultan has few brokers operat-
ing on the different foreign hourses and
that ne has been personally manipulating
the recent rapid changes OF the political
situation in the East from a speculative
point Of view If this be true, Abdul Ham
ID must have made huge profits within the
past few weeks merely on the movements
of funds which attended the various
phases OF the extra guaFdship question.
which has been the great attraction in
politics throughout the week
A Constantinople dispatch 10 the
Times SAYS that the diplomats there
appear less confident of carrying their
point to the adm isS!on Of a second guard
ship Of each of the powers in the narda-
nelleS. The sultan seems TO consider. the
correspondent continues, that the fact that
such small concession IS demanded proves
that the powers are not IN agreement on
the subject and that he Is, therefore. safe
in refusing the frmans. Should the sui
tan's opinion prevail. Christians and for
eigners viii be placed in a position OF great
danger. SAID Pasha mas gain visited all
the ambassadors in an endeavor on be-
half OF the sultan TO dssuade them from
insisting upon the admission of the second
guardship.
The Times also publishes a dispatch,
dated julia. Persia, which says: MANY
Armenian villages between the Persian bor-
der and tae city of Van have been de-
stroyed by the Hamidieb cavalry. The
probable numbea is forty-six, although the
refugees give the names of many more.
1T is impossible to OBTAIN any reasonable
estimate of the number killed. but reports
say that II is very large. The city OF Van
is the only place left untouched hy the.
kurds. and it is feared a massacre viii
soon take place there. Armed bands Of
Armenian patriots are crossing from Persia
to the province OF Van. A band of these
met 4 body OF Turkish cavalry. Many
were killed on both sides, when the cavalry
Withdrew and plundered and destroyed
Serai."
The Daily News correspondent says: IAN
the powers remain united and have refused
the porte's request for a withdrawal Of
their demands for the passage OF additional
guardships. The synod Of the Greek church
has declined TO issue decree Of content
ment with the Turkish administration.
The Speakers correspondent thinks that
AN an
different towns within week. and that this
Is probably an underestimate, while the
work Of destruction still goes on. 'An
the massacres are the deliberate work of
the palace government" this correspondent
affrms, "and the simple object Is TO ex-
terminate the Christians"
The Chronicles Constantlnople corre-
spondent says: palace friends report that
the sultan has been drinking heavily dur
ing the past few days. which does not tend
10 improve his mental condition"
The Vienna correspondent OF the Daily
Telegraph says an acute financial crisis
has arisen in Turkey. owing 10 the paraly-
SIS of trade. industry and husbandry. and
10 the outlawry caused BY the mobilization
Of troops, and the sources Of Income are so
completely exhausted that the levy OF an
OCCUPANCY tax is under discussion.
Constanttnople. Nov 3e.-After all the
warIike talk or yeterday the British am
bassador Sr Philip Currie. has backed
down. The British gunhoat Drlad has
been ordered back 70 Salonica. The gen
eral opinion is that the powers have been
placed in a ridiculous position. following
repeated threats Of a foreign passage OF
the Dardanelles If the sultan persisted IN
refusing to allow extra g7lnhoats 20 enter
the B1sDhorus. This looks very mucn as
IL Abiu Hamid and his advisors were
well informed when they persisted N hold
resenfatives ~ Great Britain. Russia, TIA
II and Austria for additional guard ships.
believing they We're justified IN so doing
On The ground that the powers are not IN
accord a. officially stated. and that dis
sant.nr povers were behind Abdul Ham.d
!n the stand he has taken.
9-stau. Nov 30-Au Arm Man resi-
dent ia Kha-put. Turkey, in a letter 20 this
ctiv describes the prenontlonS - trouble
rrev.ous 10 the recent massacre a that
nf4~e He szvs: a hcstler coming from
market passed man with g sword. VINO
made a motion AZ y 20 draw K, remark
Ing 70 another Turk. DO Ecu suppose We
shall be able - use IL toca} re mel
dent being reported. the Arme1laas shut
,,-, ,nsir shnpz. The assurance Of the all
thorIe.es and CHIEF qoja - the city vas
gwen that no harm Should De done some
-,aLz courage and opened their shops. and
their example was followed by nearly all
Tier the massacre vas begun. <e|s or
fhe a-reutance BY the sultan Of the pro-
u,sed scheme q reform came hy letter
f~.r, Consul Iewett. of Sivas. al tne time
fhqt -n.s affair begun. four days after he
had sent ne news nv telegraph. The Turk
fsr officials withheld tho message and telf-
s-r.~.heT te Cons' s'antin0ple tIa- such tel-
erra-1 mad been sent and asked II t1er
sr-uid deliver it. The answer came back,
Deliver
-7As following csbies-am has hecn
rrr-, me secretary of the American
t.,ar7 r,f missions NJ Const8rt.7oTie- The
rr,s-tr.r.-se= Al Eha~0ut. BtLs and Ma
rs.r 7-a protected ~ soldiers aaIt ths
s+-eers are unsafe for any rHrlst.ane- Con-
et5an~e Il weak III Is r1@alf 10 sea8
money for thH personal needs ~ the ais-
ssorarses."
~ev- York. Nov 2o.-Tne Duke = West
sre,-s-r-. according 20 letter jos received
81. enc Armenian Relief Avs2~.atlCr- says
..,-, zc-tta-pert Of the Armenian question
.e- 30 deemed satisfactory Enlra does
49, forever rIa~a beyezd fHe Tear0 % tHetr
g-.r-e=so~s .ae remnant - t1e pars9o its1
r'l,~fsffars 3n Turkey. This can H"st ae
49, ~ effective control Tne cIfe has
.,--s-+as3 % the Russian French. Austrian,
f.a~rnar and italian embassies in Lon
4o~ harr4ax them 20 ask tae-- respective
,--,,.arnr77enrs % cooperate T1Jh EuglEad-
Ta,ear~on CRY No. Nov. 51.-Rev. j. l.
vohrsca. ire baptist minister NJ ms e@ty
80 80 bitterly ARA --ued United states
1fsrszfa~ Terrell furnishes fn- Associft fte1
Ts-ass wien 3 brief note IN waicn - cor
re.ts the statement published 70 tie eEIrSE