The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-11-20

otherwise mutilated. The villages in
the vicinity, he says, suffered awfully.
The massacre was evidently prear-
ranged. A soldier, whom the writer
knows, declares that orders for the
slaughter were given by the porte.
A dispatch to the Standard from Con-
stantinople says that every day brings
news of fresh massacres. 1t is quite
clear if the powers waste additional
time in negotiations the need of these
negotiations will be passed.
Constantinople, Nov. 14.-In reply to
an inquiry from United States Minister
Terrell regarding the situation of the
missionaries at Harpoot, Commissioner
Darnham has replied that while they are
alive and well, their position is one of
extreme danger.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 15.-Five Rus
sian war ships have been ordered to
start Immediately for the Mediterran-
can in view of the proposed naval dem
onstration there arising out of the Ar
menian question.
Athens, Nov. 15.-It is reported here
that Greece has requested the powers
which are acting conformity in the
Turkish matter to allow her to join in
any naval manifestation that may be
made against Turkey. The request is
made on the ground that the large num-
Der of Greeks residing in Turkey should
be protected by their own government.
Vienna, Nov. 15.-The Fremdenblatt
publishes official confirmation of the
statement that upon Austria's initia-
tive negotiations are passing between
the powers with the object of forming
an agreement that no single power
shall undertake anything in the east
independent of the others, and that all
steps shall be taken jointly after pre-
vious agreement. The Austrian gov
eminent is preparing to send several
war ships to the Levant.
Constantinople, Nov. 16.-The sultan
apparently has not tired of snubbing
Great Britain. Quite recently he deco
moved from a governorship at the in
stance of the British ambassador, Sir
Philip Currie, for ill-treating Armen-
ians, and it was said that he was to be
appointed to the command of the Turk
ish troops operating against Zeitoun,
where the Armenians have seized the
barracks and strategic positions after
capturing battalion of Turkish troops.
1t is now announced that three pris-
on officials of Moosh, who were dis
missed some time ago upon the demand
of the British ambassador, owing to
their maltreatment of prisoners, have
been reinstated. The British charge d.
affaires, Hon. Michael Herbert, has de-
manded of the porte that the three
prison officials be again dismissed.
London, Nov. 16.-The Daily News
publishes a dispatch from CONSTANT
nople saying that the police and gend-
armes, acting under orders from the
porte, are arresting every unemployed
Armenian in the capital and shipping
them daily to Asia Minor. The Ar
menians arrested are mostly inoffen-
sive, and are not charged with any
wrong doing.
ConstantlnopIe, Nov. 16.-Official dis
patches received here contain addi-
tional accounts of Armenian lawless-
ness. 1t is reported that the Armenians
have attacked the villages of Forakh,
Bitchli and Brenansis near Zeitoun,
firing 81 houses in all. They also
burned the village of Kurbel and one
Mahommedan was burned alive. Eight
cen Mussulmans of both sexes were
killed and Is wounded by the rioters at
Tchoukourhissar. The town of Tch-
oukourhissar was totally destroyed by
the rioters. Several Mussulmans vii
lagos have been sacked in the Azirlon
and Tchokmerzemenk districts.