The San Francisco call., 1895-10-11
UNJUST ACCUSATIONS.
Denial That the Government
Forbade Sending of Sup
plies to Armenians.
REFUGEES OUT OF CHURCHES.
No Resistance VIII Be Made If the
British Fleet Passes the
Dardanelles.

CONSTANTINOPLE,T TURKEY, Oct TO-
The Porte's reply to the joint note of the
six powers, relative to the recent rioting
there, has been made public. The Govern.
ment enumerates the steps that were taken
to maintain order, and declares that Mus
sulmans were not the aggressors in the
rioting. 1t further says that Armenians
killed inoffensive Mohammedans, and that
in certain cases the Mohammedans had to
defend themselves against the attacks.
The reply denies the report that the
Government forbade the sending of sup
plies to Armenians who had sought refuge
in the churches, and declares that the
refugees will soon leave the churches and
return to their homes, and the city will
resume its normal aspect.
1t announces that the Government is
about to open an inquiry for the purpose
of discovering the guilty persons, and
recommends that the diplomats use their
good offices with view to the restoration
of order, especially as the intrigues of
agitators cause fear that more serious
outbreaks may occur in the capital.
Upon receipt of the reply the representa-
tives of the six powers met at the residence
of NJ. Cambon, French AMBASSADOR, to
consider the attitude of the Porte as exem-
plihed in its note. 1t is the general belief
that the note will not satisfy the diplomats.
The meeting also discussed how best to
clear the churches of the refugees, who re-
fused to leave them unless they were for
mally assured that they would not be
molested. 1t was thought that probably
the best means to effect this object would
be to have the dragomans of the several
or ha in ok he oh,
and conduct the refugees to their homes.
The police say that 100 Mussulmans have
been arrested for taking part in the rioting.
The presence of the British fleet at Sem
nos, at the entrance to the Dardanelles,
| continues to cause anxiety to the Sultan,
and ne has made a second appeal to Sir
Philip Currie. the British Embassador to
secure the withdrawal of the British war
ships.
Thus far his appeal, like the first one,
has been without avail. This leads to the
belief among the foreign residents that
Great Britain intends to persist in her de-
mands, even though the other powers
should declare themselves as satisfied with
the concessions the Porte has announced
itself as willing to make.
This evening the plan of the Embassa-
curing the evacuation OF the churches by
the refugees was put into effect, and the
churches were vacated in their presence,
the Government having positively UNDER
taken that the refugees should not be
molested. Thus one of the indictments to
further trouble has been removed
The Ottoman Liberal Committee, whose
organ is published in London, recently
%aA i,,X XI,1e o.e
that the grievances of the Armenians are
genuine, and that they, like the Mussul-
mans, are being oppressed. The manifesto
placed the responsibility for recent events
on the Sultan's advisers. Izzet Effendi, a
noted lawyer and member of the Constan-
tinople bar, and several others, were ar
rested on suspicion of being the authors of
the manifesto. Izzet Effendi is president
of the committee. 1t is stated that he ad-
mitted that he was the author of the docu-
ment. He is now closely confined in the
Yilidiz Prison.
BERLIN, GERMANY, Oct. 10. "A Con-
stantinople dispatch to the Tagblatt says
that the Sultan has given orders that no
| resistance shall be offered to the British
squadron if it essays to pass the Darda-
nelles.
VIENNA, AUSTRIA, Oct. TO- "A Constan-
tinople dispatch to the Fremdenblatt says
| that the recent riots in Trebizonde re-
suited in 200 persons on both sides being
killed. The Armenians were only pro-
tected from further butchery by the police
| imprisoning them. The Russian Consul
at Trebizonde has telegraphed asking that
a warship be sent to that place as speedily
as possible.