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THE SULTAN MUST ENFORCE RE-
FORMS or BE DEpoSED.
Italy Will Make This Demand ana
Will be Backed by Great Brittany
md the United states-six Hun.
dred Arm enians Are Slaughtered
by Kurds In the Latest massacre
in Armenia. +

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from Milan, Italy, stating that the
Secol Of that city says that the de-
parture Of the italian flying squadron
for the Levant is the initiative step
toward forcing Turkey to grant the
reforms demanded in the case Of Ar
menla. It is stated that Italy is sup
ported by the United States and Great
Britain. The Secol adds that in the
event of the sultan's refusal to grant
the reforms he will be deposed. A!
dispatch from Rome to the st. James
Gazette says that the Roma states that
the Italian ships will cooperate with
E those of Great Britain and the United
States. !;
Massacre at EEin !
Constantinople, Sept. 23.-Details re-
ceived here regarding the massacre at
Egln, in Kharput, show that it oc1
Cured on the 18th and 10th of the
present month. The Kurds attacked
the Armenian quarter, killed large
numbers OF its inhabitants and pill
LACED and burned their houses. MANY
Armenians escaped to the mountains.
According to the accounts of the
Turkish government 600 Armenians
were killed at Egin, and these advices
also state that the outrage was pro-
turkish quarter. No authentic details
of the massacres have vet been re-
ceived. The Armenians of Egin es-
z capped the massacre of 1895 by pur-
chasing their security with money and
produce. It is feared here that the
massacre at Egin is the beginning of a
fresh series Of massacres in Armenia.
A special cabinet meeting has been
held at the palace in order to consider
plans for completing the defenses of
the DardanelleS, as proposed by the
RUSSIAN general, Tschikatscheff, who
inspected these Notifications some
time ago, which was regarded as indiJ
eating an understanding between Tur4
Key and Russia for defensive purposes.
= Artim Pasha, the Turkish under-sec-
rotary for foreign affairs, has been in
Structed to accomplish the reconcilia-
ton OF the government with the Ar
menlans, the means suggested being
taht the Armenians should send an adj
dress to the sultan praying for protec-
ton, asserting that the Armcnians are
always loyal, and condemning the agi-
tatOrS.
America Not in 1t. i;
Washington, Sept. 23.-From time to-
time rumors have come from European
sources to the effect that the governs
ment Of the United States has signi-
lied an intention of cooperating with
one or more of the great powers, those
last mentioned being Great Britain
and Italy, to enforce reforms in the
Turkish empire and prevent further
attacks upon Armenian Christians. It
is now stated that it is not contem-
plated, nor has it been, that our gov
eminent in the slightest degree should
depart from its time-honored policy Of
refraining from intervention in Euro
pean affairs further than necessary to
protect American citizens
Ready for a Massacre.
London, Sept. 23.-The Berlin cor.
respondent Of the Times quotes Con-
stantinople dispatch to the Vossische
Zeltung from an unusually well in.
formed correspondent which is said
to have evaded the censorship Of the
Turkish officials, and which says:
Last Wednesday and Thursday ev-
erything was ready for general mas
sacre of Christians and a lombard
ment of Constantinople should the
European Warships attempt to pass the
Dardanelles. There were forty eight
guns placed in position, on the heights
above Pera and the Turkish fleet I'M
the harbor was cleared for action. The
street patrols were composed ex-
clusively of palace troops, while the
cavalry, though apparently unarmed,t
loitered in the streets awaiting the
word Of command /.