Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-19
TURKISH REFORMS.
The Sultan Gets an Armenian Patriarch
After His Own Hear.
An ARMENIAN PAPER APPEARS.
A Peaceful solution OF tn Pfobitm
Again Confidently Tx.
picted.


NEW York, Nov. ia Dispatch
10 the Herald from Constantinople
says Mgr. Maghski ormsnian', sleo.
ton ss the new Armenian patriarch IL
an excellent align Tor peace In ths
future. An imperial trade will pfobA.
bly, be issued tomorrow approving the
election and the next day the new
patriarch will onter upon his innctlons.
lie has already decided that religion.
councils shall tsks immediate steps to
examine the rules Of organic law which
will doubtless 10 modified.
Arlin Pssha was wAfLily cOpgrhtu.
lated on the result VI his frJrts nj the
close OF the sitting.
The extraordinary tribunals ap.
pointed early In September TO try per.
sons arrested In connection with the
dlstufbances has been dissolved. The
p9int was most strongly Unlisted upon
by tue foreign ambassadors. Imperial
sanction has been given for the up.
ptafance Of an Armenian paper,
which appeared yesterday.
According TO the religion tho Ar.
menians belong 10 the Armenian
oregorihn church, which In tho year
900 separated from tho Greek church
NJ the couucil OF Chalcedon.
They have likewise separated from
the Uniied Catholic church And they
now recognize AS their highest TellE.
ious authority the patriarch Of Elsch.
miAnzip In Russia who bears tue little
Of catholics Of Sis (kiiikicu,l The
patriarch Of ConstantInoplo occupies .
most important posiiion, as he 10
rocogn zed NJ the representative Of the
Armenian nstion aud church ut the
Sublime Porte. lie is chosen from a
usuy VI 40 members OF tho national
assembly who cit a, Constantinople
anu this election mut 10 cont fmed
| ny tue sultan. The inner Affairs Of
the nation are settled by two oou ueils.
Tao former 0fegorian pattiatoh,
ltmiT llnp, resigned in August, 1856
Ia consequence OF a Ground IoDlnn
sisncd ~ tho ArmoniAns At the Sub.
lime Porle among whom the opiuIOn
had gained ground that a fair share vi
"DlOod.guiliiness" should have been
laid II the door q Que without whose
copnivance Armenian intrigues
would have been impOssiols.
The political Importance Of this
event consisted Ia tho iaot that the
sultan aiwsys pefsistontly refused 10
resolve lsmiTlisn.
The Herald special oofrtspo ndent 10
lConstsntinoplo wrote NJ tho time:
"Now that this obstacle 10 any possl.
bic reconciliation has boon removed
the ptospuot OF q Satisfactory settle.
mrnt OF the Armenian gu, stion IN
confidently looked forward 10 on ali
sides, hut tho tulian's slno qua non 10
the tank recognition OF the reyOlu.
uonafy character OF The late move.
ment and a. bmirtion."
Mgr. BaItoiomoos, late GfegoTiAn
bishop OF BtuEi, was chosen 10 be-
locum teneus Of the Armenian
palfiatchate on tho resignation o
| Mgr. IsmirliAn. The sultan WAs
highly pleased a. the choice at the
time And assured him that hs would
always continue 10 mani Get bis good
will aud soliciiuJe toward his At
menian subjects who remained faith.
iul TO the throne.
Mgr Bartoiomeos thanked tho sui.
| tan, saying!
"fbe Armenian subjects OF your
majesty have progressed and pros.
peIsd In ths shelter OF your govern.
mept. The throne OF your majesty
has been and always will be their
refuge. They II Q for safety to your
mighty aud benevolent protection.
Loyalty and sincerity have nlways
guided your actions. IL 10 impossible
that l myself should deviste from this
| courae."