The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-07
In Relation to the Outrages on
Armenians
THE WARSHIPS ARE AT HAND
The Grand yizier Anxious to Improve
the Situation
On Friday Eighty Dashed snd BATTERED
Bodies Of Victims Of the Riots Had
Been Registered

Associated Press Special Wire.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. Con eat-
urday Sir Phillip Currie, the British an.
bassador, had an interview with Kiamel
fasha, the grand vizier. in which be made
strong representation and forcibly urged
upon him to cease making arrests Of Ar.
meninns. Kiamel Pasha, in reply, sx-
pressed his anxiety to improve the situs
tion. 1t is said that he twill advise the
sultan to grant amnesty to ali Armenians
who have been arrested in connection
with the riots since Monday.
The am bassadors of the powers held
conference today and drew W collective
note which will he presented to the porto
tomorrow. Afterward they went to the
porte personally and made verbal repre-
sentations on the subject OF Armenia.
The foreign men-of war, which are acting
as guard ships, have bsen ordered to
moor in the harbor for the winter in or
der to protect foreigners in case Of need.
Sir Phillip CurTie has asked leave Tor
the purpose of visiting the Armenians
now in prison and to draw up report.
Up to Friday eighty bodies had been reg
istered as victims OF the disorder, all Of
whom had been terribly wounded. Soma
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besides bullet wounds, and others had
been battered with bludgeons 90 as to be
unrecognlzable. All accounts concur that
the mum Der of victims thrown into the,
sea was only three. The gen. 'armes
killed few OF the wounded.
Said Pasha has been appointed minister
OF foreign affairs to succeed Turkhan Pa
sha, who was appointed to that office to
succeed Said Pasha when the latter was
made grand vizier.
CHICAGO. Oct. 6.-In his opening lee
ture at the Grand opera house today, be-
Mangasarin, the Armenian leader of that
organization, referring to the Armenian
massacre, said he would suggest that the
Armenians withdraw their petition to the
Christians for sympathy and appeal for
help TO the sultan OF Morocco. the ameer
of Afghanistan, the kehdive of Egypt and
the shah of Persia.
The Christian world" he said, lis
perhaps waiting to see tho Armenians
embrace Mohammedanism that it may
send missionaries to re-convert them ono
| by one, and at great expense"
Next Sunday Mr.. Mangasarin will lec-
ture on The Religious Aspects of the Up.
! rising in Constantinople."
CHICAGO, Oct. Cat largely at
tended meeting Of the Armenian Nation-
tion of Mr.. Terrlll, United States min
lister to Turkey, in connection with tho
Armenian affair, was hotly discussed.
Finally set OF resolutions were adopted
charging him with lover and over
again ignoring to respond to requests for
aid made by loyal missionaries that they
be not molested by Turkish officials that
he has in his dispatches to the state de-
partment totally misrepresented q Just
cause and sided against his persecutec
fellow countrymen in Turkey because
of a decor nation bestowed upon his daugh-
er"
A demand is made for his withdrawal
and the appointments of a representative
who shall be an honor to the nation as
large and to the just cause of the mis-
sionaries and oppressed Curdistans.