The morning times., 1896-02-04
PORTE STILL OBJEcT|HG
English Embassy Thinks Red
Cross Relief Unnecessary.
NEW HORRORS In ARMENIA
Turkish Government Makingan Effort
at "a Good Appea rance Before the
European Powers Relief Sent to
Erzeroum Was I'm the Form of Poor
Flour, Which Caused Epidemic.

Lonlon, Jan. 25.-Information comes
from Bills that the local authorities are
sun annoying the missionaries by petty
acts. They wish TO arrest their servants,
and imply rather than say that the mission
aries are dangerous characters.
Mir. Terrell las denounced The calumnies
against Mr. Knapp as lies. At Van every
thing is quite still, but th<sc is a proba-
bility that some effort will be made TO
bring low the population there. Mr.. Ter
reIl has advised the removal OF ladies from
that place, in which advice he is supported
by The missionaries here
At Erleroum the exile of the Armenian
bishop has removed one excuse for the Mos
lens 10 make trouble. There seems 10 have
been no reason for the exile save in the fact
that the man was an able man. About
800 people are being fed. The porte OBJ
jecls to giving Mr.. Barnum pass TO go to
ErZeroum, as was desired, FOR the support
aud comfort of Mr.. Chambers.
Harpoot is still in constant danger OF
new massacres.
The pressure for conversions under threat
is still very great. Probably $4,000 per-
sons in the fled have accepted the new re-
ligion. Mr. Dewey has returned from MosuI
to Mariin in safety with guards furnished
by the government. Mr.. Ainslie asks if
the government has the right to prevent his
touring. The answer is that the right of
travel is not Questioned, but only its ex-
pediency at this time.
OBJECTS TO THE RED CROSS.
sivas reports the chapel as packed in
the first week OF prayer. Mrs. Perry has
the cordial support of the vail in her visit
TO Gurun. AT Marsovan appearances are
better. Consul Jewett Las teen there and
is coming TO CoEsiantinople this week for
consultation.
Application has been made for the Red
Cross 10 distribute aid, but the Porte OBJ
Jects. The question is still under discus
sion. The English embassy has The opin-
ion that the missionaries can do ali that
is needed in the way of aid without as
sistance.
The Roman Catholics here and in other
places are promising Americans full pro-
lection if they will become Catholics. If
France is a party To this, the matter is one
foE Indignation, since it implies an ability
TO given protection and a refusal TO use the
ability for purely selfish reasons.
Constantinopie. Jan. 1S.-Authentic re-
ports have been received from the districts
of SparGerd, Mammardank, Khizan and
Gargar in the Biilis yllayet TO the effect
that wholesale conversion of the a rrnenian
population To the ranks OF the Islam has
taken place there.
During the recent reign of terror several
sheikhs OF Khizan, assisted by their hopIes
ul fanaticai followers, among them at least
ono officer known TO the writer, rayagad
that whole region and simply ierrorized the
helpless people into declaring their faith
in Mohanmed. Firstof all, they murdered
certain Sahag VanLabed, as true and brave
a man as ever lived, thus cutting off The
last hope the people had.
News OF this same grave character comes
from Harpoot, whence it was least ex-
expected. also. from Sert and other places.
SENDING WARNINGS.
For twelve months past those in the
interior have been faithfully sending their
warnings and urging immediate and ef-
fectiye action, but evidently to nc purpose.
TIE representative diplomats at Constan-
tnople, no doubt. thought they under
stood their own business, and so they
did, if it was their intention to play the
leading parts in the most awful tragedy
which the 18th century has ever wit
ncsscd.
If the massacreing of $4,000 people. The
forcible conversion of thousands more to
Islam, and the reducing of nearly three
| millions to the verge Of beggary, is the re-
hot
it isl, then God spare the world, aud
especially Turkey, of diplomats.
1t is the Berlin treaty and tfc Anglo
France Russian farce of 1895, which has
ruined the Christians of Turkey. The in
te2rlty of the Christian powers stands com
promised in the eyes of all Oriental Chris
tiandom.
MAKING GOOD APPEARANCE.
The Turkish government is doing its best
to make d goodf ppearance to Europe and
one OF its latest moves has been to appoint
muavins (assistanis) to the governors of the
provinces This office is not a new crea-
tion, but had been abolished some ten
years ago.
Christian muavins have been appointed to
all the ''six provinces to each province in
RoumeIia, except Adtianople, and Moslem
muavins to Aidin, Aleppo and Angora.
Without going into the question whether
a Christian assistant ever has influence
with a MOsIem governor, little real change
is expected TO be accomplished by them
IL may be remembered that six judicial
inspectors were appointed underline reforms;
one Moslem and one Christian. for each
province None of these have left Constan-
tinople, and this morning il is announced
that Dikran Bey, one OF these "inspec-
tors for Anatolia. has been appointed
procureur general for Beirout. One more
indication of the seriousness OF the reform
movement.
Word comes from Erzeroum that the
government under the eye of Shair Pasha
is distributing flour TO the destitute, aud
this flour is of such a sort that it has
brought on an epidemic of sickness.
Killed on "a Railroad.