The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-07
THE POWERS READY TO ACT
TURKEYS RULER WARNED THAT HE
MAY BE AssAssINATED.
Tens of Thousands OF Christians Re-
ported tn Have Been Massacred-
The situation Serious.

to stop the outrages upon Armenians. The
powers, however, consider that these meas
ures are Inadequate"
The Constantinople correspondent of the
Standard says: "A great Moslem demon
~stration was announced for last Friday. but
the Sultan, fearing the consequences, noti-
fed the Turkish newspapers OF his inten-
ton to proclaim the constitution, where
upon the demonstration was countermand-
ed The Sultan then ordered the papers not
TO publish the announcement, and arrests
began to be made. Last. evening the police
raided the Turkish quarter of Sedik Pasha.
A fight ensued and several persons were
killed. A fresh crop OF revolutionary pla-
cards was scattered broadcast to-day. Even
at the Porte's house a letter was found CIV
ing the Sultan the alternative Of abdication
or assassination. Reports are reaching the
embassies from all directions of wholesale
massacres, and the victims now include
Greeks and Maronites. The report is gain
ing ground, even in diplomatic circles, that
the Sultan has ordered the determination
of the Aremnian race. The excitement is
spreading to Syria. Bagdad and Mosul."
A dispatch to the Daily News from Con-
stantinople fully confirms the foregoing.
and adds hat the British consul. Hamp-
son. telegraphs from Sassoun that the dis
tribution of relief has ceased there. and
that the missionaries have been obliged to
leave. THE embassies do not make any
secret of the fact" the Daily News corre-
spondent adds. that throughout Armenia
fanatical disorder is rampant. and that the
lives OF Christians are in danger. 1t is as
serted that several military students at the
Pancaldi Academy have been arrested as
revolutionists."
The Chronicles C~onstantinople dispatch
contains serious similar statements and
adds: "One of the oldest English residents,
who has business agents throughout the
empire, informs me that the situation is
worse than anything he has known for the
last forty years. The numbers OF the killed
must not be reckoned by hundreds or by
thousands, but by tens of thousands. and
reports from Syria declare that the Ar
menians have been massacred under direct
orders from the government"
A Berlin dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
says that news has been received of an
important success by the Armenian rebels.
they having in one place defeated the
Turks and captured four hundred prisoners.
The American committee in London has
received a telegram confirming the stop
page of relief which was forwarded by
them to be distributed IN Armenia.
The Constantinople correspondent or the
Times. in referring to the anti-dynastic
movement, declares that the discomfort
and disaffection are widespread. not less
in the army and navy than elsewhere, and
are the cause Of dismay in palace circles
and Of a feeling Of impotence at the Porte.
The Powers, warming.
~CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 6.-The report
that the ambassadors of the powers. ow-
ing to the recurring disturbances in var
ious parts of the Turkish empire, went TO
the Porte and urged that immediate and
adequate measures for the restoration of
order be taken. is confirmed in official cir
cles. The representatives of the powers de-
clared that otherwise the powers. acting in
concert, would take their own steps in the
matter and the Turkish Minister of For
eign Affairs. Said Pasha, was requested
to state what steps the Porte intends 10
take in order to terminate the present state
of anarchy. The ambassadors also called the
most attention of the Porte to the condition
OF affairs in Anatolia, which they view with
anxiety and reminded the Turkish govern
ment Of the Intervention of the powers In
Syria at the time Of the massacre and
asked what measures the Turkish author
tiles proposed to take to establish order.
No definite reply on this subject has been
received, although the ambassadors were
assured that everything possible would be
done to restore order. But assurances of
this nature nave been so repeatedly given
that very little faith is placed in them and
1t will require definite statements and
proofs of the willingness of the Turkish
government to maintain order to satisfy the
ambassadors.
The consular reports OF the attack re-
Gently made on Diarbekir. capital of a viii
lage of the same name, situated near the
Tigress. state that the m%arauders were
commanded by the sheik of Zeilan. who is
known TO have been implicated in the mas
sacre of Armenians at Sassoun. The French
consul for a time was in Immediate dan
ger of being killed. being besieged in his
house by the rioters. When he was able
to do SO the consul t~elegraphed to the
French ambassador at Constantinople.
The latter received the dispatch at night.
but this did not prevent him from going
Immediately TO the Porte and making vigor-
Gus representation TO the Grand vizier,
with the result that order was eventually
restored after the town. which has about
5000 Inhabitants. had been in the hands
Of the Kurds for three lays from Friday
last. during which time separate attacks
were made on the .Armenians, a number OF
whom were killed. The exact number of
victims is not known, but all accounts
agree that IL Is large. As usual. the Ar
menians are blamed for his outbreak. IL
Is claimed that TIE rioting cid not COM
merce unit, they had made an attack on
the Turkish mosques and II is also said by
the Turks thet the Zeitoun Armen.ans at
tackled a Turkish officer who. with his wife
and family. was travelling to Marash. The
Armeniens ere said TO have killed the
whole family and robbed the bodies. IL is
evident. in view of the repeated outbreaks.
wholesale killing of Armenians and insults
The powers. however much they may desire
from political motives not 10 interfere ac-
tively in the administration of Armenia.
will sooner or later be compelled to re-
store order by a display OF force, as the
Turkish government seems either utterly
unable TO nut an end TO the state OF en-
archy existing I'm Armenia which threatens
to bring about "A more grave state OF af-
fairs.
independent reports received from Ar
men'a do not confirm the official state
ments that the Armenians provoked the.
different disturbances which have taken
place there. AT Erzeroum alone the bodies
OF 800 Armenians have been found and only
Fresh disturbances are reported TO have
broken out at Adana. capital of the village
or that name. 81.
According IN the most recent reno-t. IL