The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-11-30
SULTAN HOLDING OH.
Has Not Yet Sanctioned Addi-
tional Foreign Guardships. <
THE KURDs STILL UNsUPPREsaED

xhey Ara Yet Engaged In the Work Of Muir
der and Piundcr-Turkey's Poor Finan- |
/, claI Condition VIII Probably Result In
an Issue OF Paper Money.
II CoxsrANrrNoPLE, Nov. s0.-A dispatch
from Khnrpnt again reports that it has
been established that tho American mis-
sion buildings there which were recently
destroyed BY rioters previous to the mas
9acre Of about 500 Christians, were sot on
fire by tho Kurds In the presence of the
Turkish troops, who made absolutely no
effort to prevent them from SO doing. It
fs added that the MussulInans also took
part In tho incendiarism, although the
American missionaries and the unburned
houses were protected by detachment of
about 100 soldiers.
Only slight confidence Is felt in the Sc
curity Of the.Ameriean missionaries who
remain at Kharput, and the non-arrival
here Of lettcrs from them giving details of
tho recent disturbances at Kharput leads
to tho belief that, in spite of the promises
made by the porte to MIR Terrell, they
X have been Intercepted by the Turkish au-
thorities. Mr.. Terrell will make further
representations to the Turkish govern
mont on this subject and everything pos
& sible Is being done to communicate with
the American missionaries.
Further advices from the provinces es-
tablished the fact that the local Turkish
officials are continuing their efforts to
forco the Armenlans, under various
threats, TO sign addresses OF gratitude to
tho sultan and to declare that the out
breaks werc the work OF "a few misguided
persons" The Turkish newspapers pub
fish dispatches from the different prov
fnoes containing similar statements, but
the members Of the diplomatic cops attach
no Importance to any such assurances.
The local authorities here vainly asked
the Armenian newspapers of this city to
publish similar statements, under threat
of suppressing the publication of the pa
pers II they did not do So Tho publishers
replied that the statements were false, and
that under no circumstances would they
publish them The newspapers have not
yet been suppressed.
The diplomats here appear less confident
bf carrying their point at the admission Of
. second guard ship of each of the powers
Into the Dardanelles. The sultan seems
10 consider that the fact that such u small
concession Is demanded proves that the
powers are not in agreement on the SUBJ
1ect, and that he Is, therefore, safe in re-
fusing the 1rmans. Should the sultan's 9
opposition prevail Christians and foreign
hrs will be placed in a position Of great
danger. Said Pasha again visited all the
ambassadors in an endeavor on behalf of
the sultan TO dissuade them from insist
Ing upon the admission of the. second
guard ship.
A dispatch from Jalfa, Persia, says that
many Armenian villages between the Per-
eisn borders and the city of Van have been
destroyed by the Hamadieh cavalry. They
probably number forty-s six, although the
refugees gives the names OF many more.
1t Is impossible to obtain any reasonable
estimate of the number of those killed, but
eli reports say that 1t is very large. The
refugees are mostly going to tho city OF
Van, where It Is feared q massacre will
Apon take place. Cannon have been
Trained on the Armenian houses, and the
ttees In the streets have been cut down, SC
- to give the cannon free range.
All reports agree that the Hamidieh cav.
AIRY are raiding the entire province of Van
with horrible atrocities Many women
have been carried Off to the mountains
The city Of Van is tho only place left un.
touched by the Kurds, who are carrying
on quantities Of sheep and cattle from thu
destroyed villages. The entire population
Of tho village OF Jurtalon, numbering 600
hns been killed. The Hamidieh cavalry
also attacked the Persian village of Ko
fomr, but were repulsed by the garrison o
the fort.
The Turkish regulars waitod outside
ready to join In the plunder. The cavalry
Shen destroyed another small Persian vii
Inge. Armed bands Of Armenian patriots
are crossing from Persia TO tho provinct
Of Van. A band of these from Salma
fought the Hamidieh cavalry for two day
- snr Zcrai. Many were killed on botl
sides, when the cavalry Withdrew ant
plundered and destroyed Serai' Man,
HISTORIANS in the Basbkolla district ar
reported killed.
Palace friends report that the sultan 1
drinking heavily during the past few days
which does not tend to improve his men
bal condition. He shows signs of yielding
10 the demand for additional dispatel
boats
An acute financial crisis hns arisen Il
Turkey owing to the paralysis of trade, In
dustry and husbandry, and to the out
lawry caused by the mobilization of troops
and the sources of income are SO com
pletely exhausted that an issue of pape
currency is under consideration.
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