The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-30
SUrpRMSsING rME rIcrS.
Censorship of the Press still Exists in
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London, Dec. 29,-The correspondent of the United Press at Constantlnople says under yesterdays date:
 The continuous publication and cir culation of official falsehoods, together with the barricade against truth of every avenue of publicity, has become one of the most dangerous elements of the present situation at Constantinople, Censorship of the Turkish press exists. Latterly it's sole object has been to sup press facts and to compel publication of editorials relative to the Armen- ians which are prepared at the palace and of "telegrams written under phys teal compuls.on by wretched Armenians in the dungeons of Asiatic Turkey.
 The result of this use of the press is that the Mohammedan populace and even moderately educated gentlemen at Cdnstauynople find their chief reason for discomfort with the sultar in his failure to order the destruction of the Christians generally. They suppose that the Armenians in ASlatic Turkey fave murdered and pillaged great num- bers of moslems; that the reserves have been called into the field to punish and reduce to order the Armenian5; that the European powers have inter- vened to prevent the restoration of order and that the foreign gunboats have come to the Bosphorus in order to en- courage Christians in insurrection. The deduction made from this mass of error is that the Christians are prepar- ing to massacre moslems and that therefore moslems must first massacre the Christians. Unquestionably the ob- jeCtion of this official dissemination of fa,sehood through the press has been to inflame the ignorant and cause the intense excitement which has resulted. It is now learned that the report that the Turkish troops had captured the town of Zeitoun from the insurgent Ar manians had its origin in a statement made by Gen. Mustafa Remiz, who is at zeitoUn. This report was supported by telegram received in Constantnople from Leppo
 Semi-Otficial reports now show that the city itself has not been taken. The place which is filled with refugees is invested by the troops General Ramiz demanded the surrender of the city, and eighteen of the Armenian notables went outside the Notifications to treat for surrender. Fifteen of there envOys were detained by the Turkish general, who sent the other three back with the terms he offered for the surrender of the place. These terms included the giving up of their arms by the Ar menians. The Armenians from the mountains who captured the city were willing to accept the terms, but the refugees who feared that if the Turks got inside the lines there would be another massacre insisted that there be no capitulaticn.
 General Remiz asked for orders from tan issued an trade ordering that a battle be avoided if there was any chance of procuring the surrender of zeitoun by other means.
 The missionaries at Marsovan have telegraphed to MT. Terrell declaring that the guards furnished are not trust worthy and that in consequence their lives and property are in, danger.
 Mr. Terrell telegraphed to MT. Jew ett, the American consul at Sivas, in structing him to go to iMarsOyan, if possible. Yesterday MT. JeWett replied that it was impossible for him to leave Sivas as ap outbreak was threatened in that place.
 Mr. Terrell then visited the porte where hig representations resulted in an order being sent to the military com mander at Marsovan to substitute reg ular soldiers for the guards who had been detailed to protect the Americans. The missionaries at Marsovan are Rev and Mrs. John F. Smith, Dr. and Mrs Gecrge F. Herrick, pr. and Mrs. C. c. TIeby, Rev. and Mrs Edward Riggs, Rev and Mrs. George E. White Mi.ts Frances c. Gage and Miss Mattha A. King At Sivas are Rev. A W. Hub bard, Rev. H. L. Perry and wife and Miss Mary E. Brewer.