Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-22
TROUBLE IN TURKEY.
The General Situation Sill Ulsatls-
factory.
RUMoRs OF BLoODsnED IN ASIA.
The Sultan Unwilling TO Permit the
Passage Of Gun Boats Through
the Dardanollts

CoNsTANTtNopLE, Nov. 22.-ICopy.
rigbted, 1896, by Associated Pfoss. --
Tue general situation In this country
continues to inspire the gravest ienrs.
kilograms received here from Ma
rash late yesterday, apparently c'nsid-
erAbly delayed by Turkish officials,
say American and other missionaries
are again Ia the greatest danger.
Advices from Sivas assert that
% soon as the reinforGements Of the
Turkish troops arrive, the Turkish OIL.
cials will notify the Armenlans that
they must surrender all arms hnd nm-
munltlon.
The Atmenlans object, az this would
place them AZ The mercy OF tho Turks.
10 this tho Turks reply that no harm
Will be done them rs long a. they do
not resist the authorities, ana " they
refuto to give up their arms they viii
be forced 10 do 20, IL IL asturiet; tie
rurKish officials added, that ~ they are
not satisfied that all arms and Rmmu.
milton have been surrendered, tho
troops viii De ordered to attack tho Ar.
meniana.
Tho members Of the diplomatic
corps point 20 the fact that, 90 tue
Mussulmeu Of SiyAs are MT 10 DO
dieaEmtd, the projected MEASURES
against the ArneuiAss create new
danger which may have ths gravest
consequences. The concentration Of
the Turkish troops at MARSH con-
llnues ~ rapidly M possible. The
Turkish commander at MARSH con.
tinuee negotiations with the Atmen-
ianH VI ZsitOun, hOlding out all sorts
o. promises iOr their surrender. But
the AfmeuianA have bee1 80 iftqloul-
~ deceived that they nppfuncud
Wholesale massacre ~ they lay down
their arms. Tho representatives Of the
powers have notified tho Porte they
will not answer for the conttquonceP
~ the Zsityun Armenians are mas
SACRED.
ATmunians in this city Intimate
that a surprise for Turks IL beiug pre-.
pared at ZiitUuu, anu tuAt a bait IL
which will show that The Armenlans
are entitled 10 freedom, OF ut least self.
government, will DO fought there. A.,
b. viewer, the Afmeniaus are deficient
In artillery, II cHnuot be reasonably
expected they eau oiior effective 10.
sislance TO u regularly organized OK.
petition.
Rumors Of irosh trouble at SAmsouu,
a seaport Of Asia Minor on the Black
sea, have also reached here. The few
Afmrnihns there are certain TO fee
badly II AN uprising has occurred.
Probably tho mott serious feature Of
tho situation Il present Ia one resulting
from this demand OF the representative
OF Great Britain, Russia, Italy aud
Austria made TO the sultan for fifmanG
allowing tho pn4ssgo through ihs Oar.
uAnblles 20 this city OF n second dis
patch boat, or e small gun boat 10 be
attached 10 each OF their respective
embassies. By the treaty Berlin var
ships OF foreign nations are not allowed
10 pass the Ditdhnolles without pei
mis-iun OF the Hultau, aId II has hllh-
srtJ been customary 10 allow one small
dispatch boat Ms u guard ship Tor each
OF tue embassies. The recent fiOubg
aud precautions taken u defend tue
British anu other embassies have
shown that the naval fsgCes In the
BDBphofOua are haTdly sum Client 10
cope with serious outbreak IA or about
the city. IL IL intimatei at the palace
that tho sultan may decline TO grant
the demand OF the powers ana In that
event they may take steps to send
additional watships here without the
permisaion OF tue sulIan.
FURTHER MAssACREs.
PARIS, Nov. ga dispatch TO the
Main, nom COnrtantinOple, published
todTy says twenty villages have been
burned IA tbs northwestern portion OF
the district Of AlSppo ana the inhab.
ita uts massacrsd.
Kurds are gathering on the bordsrs
Of the EuphTses, preparing to march
into Syria for the purp0Ie OF masaa.
CHING the Christians.
SYMPATHY FOR ARMENIANs.
BosTos, Nov. 22.-RepFesen tativo
citizens Of Boston met At Fanueil hall
TO-DAY 70 discuss the Armenian stu.
a.ion anu urge that AID be given tue
sufferers Of thu. country, deprived of
their homes and other property by the
atTOcious kurdr And TURKS.
Robert Treat Payne, president OF the
American Peace society, presided,
Among the speakers weTo Rev. Cyrus
hsmlin, ID. d.; Right Rev. W. M,
Lawrence, bishop Of MassAo huselt,;
Rev. II, Il, Clark, PRESIDENT Of tbs
United Society Of Christian Eudeavor;
Mira. Julia Wari Howe; Governor
Greenhalgh and Hogop BOgian, OF the
Armenian relief committee.
Samuel Il. CApeu, OF the Bost on