New-York tribune., 1896-01-04
THE PORTE MORE TRACTABLE.
AMERICANS PERMITTED TO RELIEVE
THE SUFFERERS IN HARPOOT.
WHY THE SULTAN MADE THE ZEITorN CoNCEs-
sIoN-PRoTEsTANTs At ABBAsTAN ACCEPT
ISLAMIsM En- MAssE-THE RESIGNA-

, ISLAMIsM EN MAssE-THE REsIGNA
TIoN or FrAp pAcHA.
London, Jan. S.-The correspondent Of the
| nited Press in Corstantinople telegraphing un-
der the date OF January = says that the Porte has
informed Minister Terrell that Americans sinai
be permitted to distribute relief to the Armenian
sufferers at lIarpooi without hindrance. In ac-
cordance with the orders # Minister Terrell y.
VI. Jewett United States Consul al Sivas. started
from that place for Ma, sovan on January !.
! Mr.. Terrell has received The following signed
telegram from Miss Corina Shattuck in charge
OF the mission at Orfah. Asia Minor where dis
turbances recently took place:
The Government officials protecting myself
and my house Am greatly distressed.
| The correspondent says that prior to the agree
ment Of the Porte to accept the mediation OF the
representatives Of the Powers between the Turks,
who are besiegng Zeitoun. and the Armenians,
who holding thai Town. the Sultan declared
that mediation wO,nd he Impossible until further
reports Of the situation had been received from
Zeitoun. Sir Philip Currc, the British Ambassa-
dor went to the Porte again on January and
succeeded I'm obtaining the assent Of the Sultan
to the acceptance Of the offers If the representa-
tives OF the Powers TO settle the Zeitoun situa-
| tion through their mediation.
distribution OF relief a, Harpjot upon the ground
that the Government desired tc have the relief
furnished through a commission Of three. com
posed OF American Dnc Turk. and one Ar
menlan. Subsequently. however. the Porte IN
formed Minister Terrell that the Americans
might afford relief 10 the Harp"ot sufferers. ana
assured him that they would not be hindered
The mall department 81 the American College
al Harpoot has resumed work.
A letter received In constdntinople from Mar
ash says that The Armenian protestants al ABBA
stan have accepted Isamism IN masse AZ il means
of srlf-preservaton. Upon the strength OF thls
information the Armenian Patriarch complained
t. the Porte and pr,leated against IN. enforced
conversion ~ Armcuians. The Grand Nizier re-
piled that ordc: had been sent by The Porte
putting stop I" eni"r'e conversion "i iro''St-
| ants. who We're entirely free t. return to- their
| original religious faith. But he said. II had been
found that usually they were unwilling 10 re-
embrace the Protestant faith. However. the
Ni2ier continued. orders had again been sent IN
structng The Turkish authorities IN Asia Minor
that all Armcnans expressing a desirr for con-
version 10 the Mohamm'lan faith must b" re-
fused
Washington. Jan. 8-The State Department
confirms the Information cabled To the United
States from Constantine pie thai the Port" mas
granted permission To- Americans Ia distribute re-
lief at IIarpoOt. \ dispatch To this effect has
been received at the Department from Minister
Terrell NJ official advice: have come to hand
concerning the de tparture of Consul Jewe't from
Sivas on the relief work
The concliatory attitude Of the Sultan In regard
TO the immediate distribution Of relief By Ancri-
cans TO the oppressed people In Harpoot may be
explained by the impression produced upon Abdul
Hamds mind. hv the dcsortioI of his most -inl-
neni officials. l. is already known thai Non GOtZ
Pacha. who for many years instructed the
pupils OF the military school at pancaldl In the art
OF war. and helped TO rcorganize the Turkish army.
has Insisted upon the acceptance OF his resignation.
ana ina Emperor william II permitted him To
leave the ottoman service. which. under the pres
ent circumstances had become so dstasteful 10 the
German officer.
Tha, Incident WAS soon followed by The light o,
Said Pacha 10 the British Embassy The Sultan
succeeded In rOaXng him To return 20 his palace.
But after another and most important break
made In the ranks OF the Imperial household.
Deep sensation has been created al STEAMBOAT by
the resignation OF Narechal FuAd Pacha The ia
ous victor OF Elena That' offcer. the mos.
brilliant military IN Turkey. whose bravery s
legendary IN ne Ottoman well as I'm the Russian
Army. POSSESSES real talents Il iactl,lai and
a strategist Fuad pacha has written 10 the SUI
tan letter by which he resigns All his military and
other offices and honorary disnitl"s declaring tina.
his patriotism c0mpcs him not 20 remain I'm ~.
service OF the actual Government OF ih" Porte.
That attitude of the Mirfchai was much COM
menied upon for. although II was known that De
has ever spoken freely. and said some disagree
able truths TO the Sultan. H. has always professri
the most intense loyalty Abdul liamI knew 1t -
well that he could rely absolutely upon Fuad. that
his confidence in him never shaken by the
abrupt representations OF the old warrior. any
than by the denunciatiOnS he received against him
This s why the present protest OF Fuad Pacha pos
sesses such great weight and why ii mas dii-
turb-d the Sultan deeply