The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-24
UncoDarmsd Reports Of an Offensive and
Defensive Treaty.
THE RED CROSS SOClE1Y'S MISSION.
Russia IL Opposed to the society's UNDER
taking the Work. and the European
Embassies Withdraw Their En-
couragement, 1t is Charged.

ana us TdllltdllDl mas Ntti fA'NdNS'h
at St. Petersburg between Aarej Pasha
/ and the Car
NJ. Cambon, French Ambassador to
| Turkey, had an audience with the sui
/ tan January Hst, which lasted two hours.
| This tends to show that France Is in
all probability member of the new
The Gazette's correspondent is believed
TO be inside of the British embassy.
| The Unkiar-Skelessi agreement dates
back to 1893. and amounts to u reduction
/ OF Turkey to the position of Nassal
/ state. The treaty bound the Russian and
| Turkish governments to mutually as
sist one another to resist foreign aggres-
| sion and help each other in case OF m
/ ternatiOnal dangers. As Turkey was at
I the time Of the conclusion of the agree
/ ment in state OF utter collapse Rus
sia waived the matter Of assistance
/ promised by Turkey, and received IN
I stead permission IN event OF Russia
/ being at war. 10 close the Dardenelles 10
/ the Warships OF an nations The west
/ ern powers refused 10 recognize the
treaty, which was soon tacitly aban-
doned.
Pan Mall Gazette guarantees the re-
liability Of the sources Of the informa-
ton OF its representative az CONSTANT
I nople.
The Foreign Office officials profess 10
/ know nothing whatever of the alleged
offensive and defensive alliance between
Russia and Turkey, and attach no Inn
portance 10 the statements concerning II
published in the PAN Mall Gazette.
AN APPEAL FOR AID
NEW YORK. Jan 23.-The following
| announcement was made to-day at the
oilce or the National Armenian Relief
Committee, No. - William street:
Now that the president OF the Ameri-
! can National Red Cross, Miss Clara
Barton. and her star, have left for Tur-
| key, the general work OF raising funds
/ and organizing relief committees through
| out the United States will be pushed with
/ redoubled efforts by the National Ar
mehian Relief Committee. which was
formed for the purpose, and is meeting
/ with great success.
7The president OF this committee is
| Justice Brewer, of the Supreme Court
OF the United States, and the treasurers
are:
ton, and Philadelphia, 10 whom all funds
should be sent
"The Executive Committee consists Of
Spencer Trask chairman. Chauncev NJ.
| Depew, Alexander h. Orr, William n.
| Ward. Everett L. Wheeler of New York.
/ Committees cooperating in other
cities are represented by their chairman
| or other members they may designate.
THE purpose of the National Armenian
| Relief Committee has been from the out
set to develop and push the work OF
raising relief or q large, thorough, ana
| permanent basis, commensurate with the
| extent and character OF the calamity
which has overwhelmed half million
| people in the Turkish empire.
WILL BE DISTRIBUTED.
Tt has been and is the desire of all
| concerned that the work OF distribution
should be through the Red Cross. whose
honored president the committee mas
] been In constant communication with
/ both by correspondence and personal
| consultation. But In case The Red cross
| should be prevented from entering upon
| this work, the committee IS apie 70 give
! assurance that all the FUNDS at us us
! rosaf will reach the sufferers through
! other responsible agencies.
"Al individuals and local committees
| interested are urged 10 communicate Al
| once with the National Armenian RELIEF
/ Committee New York, that information
may be given as to the besl melhouS
of organizing and raising funds, etc.
The Mayors OF cities, clersymen' ana
others are urged 10 take immediate steps
| to form relief committees on strong ana
such committees have already been
| formed and are actively at work m sew
/ York. Boston. Baltimore. fhha9elphla,
! chicago. Detroit, New Haven, and many
o''''' P''0' RUSSIA OBJECTS.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Jan. The
| United Press Is given 10 UNDERSTAND 1llas
/ irnifed states Minister Terrell has not
receiyed the ascent Of the Porte TO his
! nr-ssine demands for the admission OF
/ the Red Cross Society INTO ASIA tlllHvl
| for the purpose OF cistrlpuuN5 ''''' ~
| the suffering Armenians.
| 'Tne European embassies in Constantine
rle hav. not recommended the WOih or
/ he Red Cross Society. ana the ntl,tsn
Ambassy, unding tnat ltusala onJr,'It
| 4, the societvfs undertaking the Worh OF
relief. Withdrew its encouragement il
order TO preserve the unity or the lo"'ls'
II was alleged. 49,. ,,ls,, from,
Aintab saws that the foreign consuis VINO
were delegated TO mediate Det"e.n & w
Turks who are besleBihs Ielg"l an
the Armenians who are hoidins tne to"n
have arrived at AinNb. some OF 'n,nh
had all of their baggage stolth 'i tor'1'
A letter received here from Maia1'
says that the Turks nave peth s.sfl.is
beaten and ropulsed near the itot Spitns33.
Inc commanding officer of the Iurkiah
soldiers placed the regular men III ~
front ranks ana the reserves h'A, a.
they were marching ahaih7l VI -
mans a terrific explosion occuiieu' aliH
MANY OF the soldiers We're blown 10 atoms.
In is probable that dynamite was "scu.
other accounts connrm the SUI inisT ~ Ia, si"'
dynamite was used against the lufAs.
They were caught IN a denlSi a"o
large number of them were killed. lhc
Turks afterwards succeeded IN capturing
the barracks and cut on the water 'N'
Div from the Armenans. ...,,.>.
- TERRIBLE DESTlTlTloN,
ToND0N Ian % The Standard pun
fishes a dispatch from Constantlnopls,,
under date Of January "a, - ,sa11 ~ ia a
meeting Tuesday evening, the az
occasion or which was the receipt py
the Porte Of a telegram from Shdhhlr
Pasha. the Imperial Commissioner, ap-
polnfed 10 carry out the reforms IN Ar
menia. reporting that the Armealans
are reduced 10 the last extremity, ana
are being decimated by hunger ana cold
and are committing revolutionary acts
out OF sheer despair.
IL IS reported that the Sultans faNoI-
tie Izzet has been directed 70 formulate
a renly TO the letter written 10 the sui
tan ty Queen Victoria.
THE Porte, has given out the lntorma-
tion that two Armenians, believed 10
he members Of the Armenian Revolution
ary Committee have murdered the Ar
menian Bishop of Boghos.
DISPATCHES received here show that ig-
norance is declared in official quarters
in Paris. Berlin, and Vienna, OF an Of
fersive and defensive alliance between
Russia and Turkey Nevertheless. II Is
widely admitted that the recent known
existence OF communication between Tur-
KEY and Russia justify some agreement
between the two powers.
A dispatch from Paris 10 the Standard
saws that inquiries made in that city
failed TO prove knowledge by officials Of
the existence OF such an alliance.