New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-15

IEBANON-GREECE WANTS TO
AID THE POWERS.
Cons,antinople Nov 1.-THE representative OF
,he United Press In this city learns that on No
yember NJ A. Jewett. United States Consul at
svas. teegraphed to United States Minister Ter
rell informing him that massacres of Christians
Sy Moslems had begun at that place.
As soon as he received the dispatch Mr.. Terrell
fastened to the Foreign Office. where he person
Ally saw Tewfk Pacha Minister of Foreign AZ
Airs and demanded that adequate protection be
Afforded 10 the United States Consulate at Sivas.
At the same time warning him. in the name Of
the United States. that Turkey would be held
responsible if even the hair upon the head of an
American should De touched
On November l3 Consul Jewett advised Mr..
Terrell that there had been a terrible massacre
n Christians at Sivas. but that foreigners had
been afforded full protection by the authorities
and order had been partially restored. While
the massacre at Marash was in progress the for
eien missionaries We're guarded by troops in pur-
suance Of orders received from the Porte.
The Porte has written notes to the six Powers
IN reply to the notes Of the latter demanding to
know what steps being taken to restore
srder in the disturbed districts Of Armenia, stat
hg that 80 900 reserves have been ordered to pro-
Ssd 10 Armenia at once. The Governors of the
urious provinces. the Porte adds. report that
he disturbed region is rapidly becoming tran
null and that the destitute are being housed and
I'd at the expense OF the Government.
WILL BE APPOINTED GRAND VIzIER.
rurnor is in circulation here to-day that
shskir Pacha. who was appointed Imperial
Hsh Commissioner to enforce the Armenian
r,rms. has been recalled from Armenia and
will be appointed Grand Vizer
Fresh massacres are reported to have oc-
cured in Van bat no details have been re-
ceiyed. Enough is known, however, TO show
that the disturbances are spread over the en-
fire province. as well the city Of Van. and
that the number Of victims to the fanatical
Turks and fierce Kurds has been very large.
The horrible state OF affairs existing in Ar
nenia is the topic Of conversation in every cir
Gle. and disgust and indignation are expressed
everywhere. even by Mahometans. A feeling
O; disquiet and uncertainty prevails throughout
the city.
The sultan and his Ministers are now without
doub, alarmed at the situation which confronts
them. Matters have reached that stage that
they are genuinely fearful that the Powers may
forcibly intervene movement which would in
Emp!re. Untn quite recently it was believed,
the Porte had no serious notion that the Powers
would take any action beyond making diplo-
matte representations. which could be STAYED
Of or satisfied with promises. Later 1t was
found necessary TO make a genuine effort to
put an end to the outrages in the disturbed dls-
,ricts as the Powers were becoming imperative
In their demands Accordingly. the Porte tele-
grained the provincial authorities commanding
tnenn 10 see TO IL that order was restored imme-
;latelv There NAV have been time when such
1rders could have been carried into effect, but
that period seems TO have passed. Anyway. the
Instructions sent failed TO nave the desired ef-
feet. for the latest reports from Kurdstan show
that there is not the slightest abatement OF
the application Of the sword and the torch
mon the persons and property Of Christians,
native and foreign.
Official dispatches received here to-day show
10 diminution in the reign of anarchy in certain
parts Of the empire. telegram from the au-
ihorties al Arabkir Pachalic OF SlVas' AsiatI. A
Turkey, says that 1,5OO Armenlans rose dsdiiH'
The Turks and committed many eXcesses on OS'o-
her 26 and October 27. The Armentans set nre 10
mosque the school and the bazaar, using pofhps
containing some infiammable material 10 Inahs
,bsir work more certain. The flames spread
with startling raDidity and several stores anu
houses occupied by Mussulmans and ChrlstaAs
yere destroyed The insurgents also attacked
the Mussuman quarter Of Ouloupnar ana klieu
man or the residents The Mussulman popula-
ton or Arabkir have telegraphed 10 the forte
,mploring protection. The authorities there SUI
csedel. however IN restoring h,nb Tho A..
menlans designed 10 destroy the barracks anu
Government oftices -. ,o osso,,,
tled at TchOukmerzen. Adana, anu are Pie N'e
sor aggressive action -. ,,o,,oos
The oficial dispatches charge the Armenlans
with various acts of murder ana piliaee a' FL
,nghlan Svas and Mand1ilK.
y, AIMING; A GENERAL UPRISING
In,5on Nov. IA Vienna dispatch 70 Ihe
Daily News" SAYS that a secret Armenia" O''''-
nlt,ee a; Bitlis is sending delegates TO the IN
nsn communities In Asia Minor 10 peisu,au' pr,,'n
tbsr ~ ioin in a general rising in the pllns'
Tss cSrnn,ittee relies upon having ZOOV'o lnsu
gents ready TO resist the government d. '''''
tine ~ rublsh a
ca,s,ar +in1,le dispatch saying that 'he IN
bsssles have received kilograms s'atims ,aoas
maxacres have occurred at many s sIiia' w. f,u
The country between haldnIsoda hu the Kurds
pirates River has been desolateu ny tiiD cnn ~
e,ter states that the Turkish VnIaee .r1en.
Kanhissar vainly tried 10 pro'e0' ~
lans from the Kurds 49, oorrespondent of
A diplonoatist Informed the coIlc,i1 or the
The fnom'. Tews" that the consuis az 6 eaS
various ,Iaces where troubles hau o00 'ar,ans
tisproyed the allegations that 'ne ,a,,iate at
nad begun the dlsoruei', mistake. was
ErzerouTo now declares that ini9u"N :, the
made IN a,tr'huting the troubles there I" ''7
troops ,,.A . d,enatch
The T,r,es, will tomorrow publish itro,ton
from cdrs,s,,,nnple saying that the situa.Dr
is unchanged, but the corresponq1rJ c1rces that it
from the reticence in diplomats '"
VIII not long remain statona,s r.norted that a
The dispatch adds that 1t Is repoIleu and
contic, has occurred between 'he "ee'
Altsnians Of the palace guard ,ro,, the Oar
aanees TO Yemen. but their places have snye
been led The garrisonfn along ssearchiisht sns look
aouole their usual strehe,n, Mount Elias. Island
o. Tenedos -. ,he Reform
1t is offcialiy announced that t"e duties TO-
Control Commission enters upo" 10
day. ,od here
Rome, Nov. l4-Advices have es,ration in
from Beyrou, showing that the nnh anxiety.
syria and Lebanon Is causine moment. The
inhabitants Of Damascus are IN eonally in
panic. The Mussulman popuIsee and the Chris