Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-11-08
NET TURKISH MINISTRY
The Sultan Reorganizes His Corps
Of Advisers.
"THosE TURBULENT ARMENIAEs, .
A Telegram from the Porte 70 the Powers
I'm which the Willy Turks Claim That the
Armenians Are Responsible for All Re
cent Disorders.

IN " men Ant " ttA tNfNN y AtsAiAh AAst httN
Armenlans Are Responsible for All Re,
cent Disorders.
CoNSTANrINoPLE, Nov SA new Turk
ish ministry has heen formed as follows,
Hall Rifat Pasha, grand yi2ler; said Pa.
-sha president Of thecounCil of state; Few
fix Pasha, ministovol foreign affairs; Has
san Pasha, minister of marine; Ria Pm
shaminister of war Memduh Pashamin
lister of the interior; Abdur Raimar Pasha,
minister OF Justice; Sabri pasha, minister
OF France; Aria pasha, minister without
portfolio,
Kiamil pasha, the retiring grand vi2ier,.
has been appointed vail OF Aleppo.
Ria paSha was minister OF war In the
last cabinet; Hassan pasha was minister
OF marine IN tho late ministry. Hall Riiat
Pasha Is the eN-minster OF the interior,
and Tewhk pasha has just come here from
Berlin, where he was Turkish ambassador
60 Germany Finally said Pasha was
minister of foreign affairs ia the late cahi
net and previously grand yizer
Hall Rifat Pasha, the new grand vizier
of Turkey. has The reputation of being an
able administrator. He has held numer-
GUS high posts and is aman ot broad views,
judged from Turkish standpoint
The new grand vizicr is expected to have
n moderating influence between the Mus
sulmans and the Christians but it is not
thought that he viii be able 90 do any
thing of a remarkable nature at the pres
ent serious iuncture OF affairs in the Turk
ish empire.
Ii is believed thut the changes in the
Turkish ministry are intended 60 appcase
Mahomcdan disaneotion, and are not "a
demonstration against England, although
Kiamil pasha the outgoing grand vi2icr,
was the most pro English Of the pashas.
In an interview said pasha said he
could not claim thai the Turkish admin.
istration was not snow white. but IL was
certainly not asahlacs as it was painted.
The ministers, hc said, were working hard
60 carry out the scheme OF reforms, and
counted upon England generosity not to
increase the aditlieultics 10y encouraging
the revolutionary Armonians, who, instead
of being grateful for the concessions that
had been made, were inopen revolt through
out Asia.
The sublime porte has sent the follow
ing telegram to the powers:
''All news concerning plots, threatening
letters and a supposed dissatisfaction IN
the ranks OF the army and navy is inten-
tionally propagutcd by well known news
paper correspondents, affiliated with the
Armenian committee. 20 alarm public
opinion. AS for che often repeated asser-
lion Of the ulcndpd determination Of the
Armenians, fl Is too absurd to be contra
dictod The Efforts of the imperial govern
ment, on the contrary, TO qucll the revolt
of the Armenians and 20 resist their erin
inal aud bloody agitation.
''Tho Armenian agitation nc Diarbekir
was on the point OF sNbsiding when the
Armenians began again their attacks upon
the Mussulmans by throwing bombs at
them, and by'drlng ut the muezzins when
the lattor were calling the faithful to
prayers During the aifray fifty Mussul-
mans and ninety Armcnians were killed
and wounded
Armenian rioters attacked the patrols
'et Sivnk, killing few Mussulmans and
setting fire to Che bazaar Two hundred
Armenian rcyolutionists, having at their
head Keyrok. chief of the parish Of Ferus
(Marash). attacked the village Of Tchou
kour Hissar and killed twelve Mussul-
mans. Some OF the agitators were ar
rested, including part Of the Armenian
brigands who captured Hadji Hassan
0glous Husni
"All news published as to the occur
renee Of trouble as Adnna Tarsus and
Mersine is absolutely without founda-
ton"