The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-13
Many of His Subjects, Suspected OF
Plotting Against His Peace and
Life, Arrested by the Authorities.
ARMENIANs ON THE wARPATH
VILLAGES PLUNDERED AND THIRTY
FIVE MUssULMANs KILLED.
The Sublime Porte's Account of Up
Powers-Situation I'm Asia Minor.

LONDON, Nov. 13.-A dispatch TO the Tel
egraph from Vienna says that news has
been received there from Constantinople TO
the effect that many arrests of suspected
young Turks have taken place. and that
other measures have been taken to insure
the safety Of the Sultan. 1t is also re-
ported that change OF the ministry Is
imminent. 1t is probable that the candi-
date of the palace party, Mahomed Jelladin
Pasha, will be the new grand vizier.
A dispatch to the Times from Constants
nople says that measures adopted at Sat-
urdays Cabinet council are quite made
quate to suppress disorders. No healthy
action, according to the Times's corespon-
dent, is possible in the body polite OF the
state until it Is cleaned OF parasitic YER
min.
A dispatch to the Standard from constanti-
nople says that the diplomates there regard
the massacres OF Erzroum and Bitlis as
being especially fragrant since the first ap-
pearance there OF Shakir Pasha, the High
Commissioner appointed for the purpose Of
carrying into effect Armenian reforms
Shakir Pasha, who was appointed 10 this
post during the latter part OF July. has
done nothing to punish criminals and Of
tenders, and while at Bitlis the police fired
on every Christian passing in sight Of the
windows OF the French consulate.
Other dispatches from Constantinople dat
ed last night say: According to official Turk
ish advices received by the government to-
day, the Armenians OF Zeitoun have, sincs
capturing the battalion Of Turkish troops
and practically obtaining possession of the
city, attacked the village Of Tchoukour His
sar. killed thirty-fve Mussulmans, pillaged
a house at Dunghel and carried OF the arms
and cattle of the inhabitants Of that neigh
borhood. The Armenians are also said to
have assassinated the secretary OF the col
lector of customs of that part OF the coun-
try. The Vail OF Adina, town situated
some distance from Zeitoun and nearer the
coast, telegraphs that two hundred Ar
menians, disguised as Circassians, have at
tackled and plundered the Mussulman vii
lagos OF Zeitunbeli and Narl. killing num-
ber of the inhabitants. II is believed in
some Armenian quarters here that the esti-
mate of ten thousand Armenians killed dur
ing the recent massacres. as cabled last
week, may turn out to be considerably under
the real total and that the number may
come nearer fifteen thousand than ten thou
sand. Reports from Armenian sources place
the number of killed at Diarbekir at over
two thousand, but this needs confirmation.
1t is admitted, however. that there has been
terrible bloodshed and that large part OF
the town was burned.
Turkish Account Of the Outrages.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Turkish le-
CATION at washington received from the
Sublime Porte the following telegram un-
der yesterdays date: The Armenian rioters
of Zeitoun attacked the village of Tchou-
kour Hissar, killing thirty-five Mussulmans.
carried away with them arms, cattle and
belongings Of the Mussulman villagers OF
Dunghel and murdered the secretary OF the
tax collector OF Zeitoun. The wife and four
children OF this functionary are missing.
According to fresh advices from Diarbekir,
the Armenians are alone responsible for the
recent disorders, which originated solely by
the rebels firing on the mosques at the hour
of prayer, and by their attacking In arms
the Mussulmans. The fire which broke out
at Diarbekir was started by Armenian In
cendiaries, for 90 per cent. Of the shops. az
also every article OF merchandise burned.
belonged to the Mussulmaps. The Validi OF
Adina says that about two hundred Ar
menians, disguised as Circassians. attacked
the Mussulman villages Of Zeitunbeli and
Narl, committing all sorts Of depredations."