The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-29

sian "selontlsts" We're caught sounding
those waters, The Turkish officers pro-
tested, the work was stopped and the
Russians returned home disappointed,
BRITISH GoT IT,
The British admiralty Is said to have
obtained complete souudlngs from Eng
llsh merchant steamers which have re-
pentsdly passed the Dardanellps and It
IL suspected In some quarters that Brit
ish naval officers may have been en-
gagged on board these vessels In obtain
Ing all the information necessary for
the admiralty department
AS to the system OF mines and torpe-
does about the Dardauelles, they do
not cause much apprehension among
the foreign officers here, They believe
that few torpcdo-CRtchers could cut
the shore connecting wires In short or
der and that little countermlning
would do the rest,
Trustworthy Information which
reached here from Mgrpsh to-day con-,
firms the worst reports concerning the
massacre which Is said to have occur
rcd there recently, II appears that the
outbreak occurred on Monday, NoYem-
her Is. The NIussulmans, apparently,
ut II given signal and acting In de-
llbCratc manner, began the work OF
niassacrelRg the Arnenlans who, anti
Clpatlng trouble had done everything
possible to defend themselves. The
number killed ia estimated at several
hundred men, women and children,
Three buildings belonging TO the
American mission there, the theological
seminary. academy and boarding house
4 i,sN 10 .,.ta hT lNaNnH
tho theological seminary previous TO
setting Rre 10 that building. The Mus
sulmans killed two students belonging
10 the seminary,
II is Understood that all the Ameri-
can missionaries, ive In number, are
aaIc; but whether they left Marnsh be-
fore the disturbances broke out or
whether they ore under the protection
OF the Turkish authorities Is not known,
Minister Terrell has not yet been able
10 obtnir any news from Mardsh In
fact, he has not received any coniirma-
tlon OF, tho news that n massacre has
occurred Mt Marash, although from the
time the first rlImOr OF trouble reached
here he has been doing his best to COM
municate with the American mlBslona-
rlcs The authorities insist that his
kilograms are not delayed and that he
receives all the mall and dispatches ad-
dressed TO him.
Most startling reports nre still cur
rent here regarding the preparations
for trouble being made by Russia In her
Black sea ports and along the frontier
OF AsIGtlc Turkey.
ANXIETY lNCRFAsEs.
The porte to-day made another re-
port to the ambassadors on the sltua-
tlon. announcing that the work of re-
storing order in the disturbed districts
was progressing satisfactorily and that
tho reforms Insisted upon by the pow
crs were being effected az promptly. as
possible under the circumstances,
The anxiety caused by the absence OF
OF direct news from Syria Increases. II
Is reported. however, that large num-
bers OF Turkish troops have been draft
ed there and n religious wnr seems I'M
mincnt. The soldiers are said to be
bearing the green flag OF Mohammed-
ism Instead OF the regular Turkish tlag,
dcnoting, II ls claimed that although
the authorities assert that this MUSTER
Ing OF fighting men is for the purpose
OF putting down the insurrectlon OF the
Druses. n wholesale onslaught upon the
Christians OF Syria may be anticipated.
COstakI AnthOpOnkos Enendi, for
morly governor OF the Island Of Crete.
hns been appointed Turkish amhassn-
dor to GrCnt Britain. In succession TO
the late Rusten Pnshn.
II is reported this afternoon that the
extra gunbOats OF the powers, detailed
for duty In the RoSphoruS. have COM
menced 10 arrive Rt the entrance to the
DardnnelIea and are now awaiting per-
mission to pass the straits.