The herald., 1896-09-14
DETERMINATION
o. THE ARMEN|ANS
Is at Length About to Be
Checked
The FATE OF THE Ottoman EMPIRE
Clearly Seen by All But the
Turks
THE POWERS WARNING NOTE
Results Merely Ia the Increase Of the
Cavalry Patrol
The Measure Serves But to Increase the
Public Fear
Ia Pear Of Immediate Outrage and Death,
the Armenlans Continue to Fly From
the Country-European Pa.
thence Exhausted
THE POWERS WARNING NOTE
Results Merely Ia the Increase Of the
Cavalry Patrol
The Measure Serves But to Increase tft
Public Fear
ID Pear Of Immediate Outrage and Death,
the Armenians Continue to Fly From
the Country-European Pa.
thence Exhausted
Associated Press Special Wire

CONSTANTINOPLE,S Sept 10, (via So
fla, Bulgaria, Sept: 13.y- Copyright,
1896, by the Associated Press.)-To those
who have eyes to seethere is more and
more evidence of the approach of a cri-
sis in the affairs Of the Ottoman en-
pire. But the Turk himself offers no
signs of an appreciation of the fate that
is impending over him in the limit that
has apparently been reached in the pa
tience of the European powers with the
process of determination of the Arme-
mans that has been steadily and re-
lentlessly pursued by the Turks. There
is no diminution in the rancor displayed
by the Mussulmans towArds the Arnle-
mans, and no sign Of the relinquish-
ment of the Turks contention that the
Armenians are persistent and deter
mined revolutionists and agitators
against the sovereignty of the sultan,
and as such invite the stringent repress-
i've measures that have been used
against them. Some color has to be ad-
mitted to this contention of the Turks
from the fact that some of the various
powers have received a circular note
from the Hirtichak revolutionary COM
mittee, declaring that if the reforms de-
manded by the Armeniaus at the time
of the raid by them upon the Ottoman
bank are not granted, there will be
more serious outbreak against the Turk
ish authorities, and over much wider
area than was the last, which resulted
in the apparently indiscrminate slaugh-
ter Of Armenians in this city
Since Friday there has been large
increase in the patrols Of cavalry in the
Rapia, the suburb of Constantinople in
which are situated the French and Eng
lish ambassadVs' residences. and in
Buyukdere and Pera. This is the sui
tan's precautionary measure against
future outrages, in compliance with the
warning contained in the note from the
powers These troops, ii is understood,
came under the authority of those who
are warned that they will be responsible
If outbreaks involving the destruction
Of property and loss of life occur. But
the troops are at the same time instruct
ed that they are authorized to use their
arms in self defense if they are attack
ed. These so-called precautionary
measures have not improved the situa-
tion, and have rather served to extend
the feeling of terrorism on account of
the feeling Of doubt as to what second
ary and yelled meaning may be hidden
behind the letter of instruction to the
troops. Meantime the British relief
committee is busy with the work of
helping the distressed Armenians
The official Turkish estimate of the
number of victims Of massacres in the
city Is HOO. Other estimates run pretty
much all the way upward from this
figure. The official estimate is coupled
with the allegation that many of those
killed were in reality Turks, but that
they were buried with the Armenians,
and that their numbers went to swell
the supposed number of Armenian vic
tins. This is undoubtedly designed as
an apology and explanation of the as
sertion contained in the note of the
powers that the savage bands which
murderously attacked the Armenians
and pillaged their houses were not acci-
dental gatherings Of fanatical people or
undirected mobs. but that there was
every indication of their especial organ
ization and Of its being known if not di-
rected by the authorities. In foreign
circles here the statements that Turks
were killed along with the Armenians
is denied. The actual number of vic
tins of the disorders was certainly COCO
and will probably reach 5000. The mil
itary autho.Sies state that three soldiers
were killed and thirty wounded. The
porte states that $50 Mussulmen were
wounded.
All MussulInans who have yet been
tried by the extraordinary tribune an
pointed to pass judgment on those i'm
plicated in the recent massacres hav,
been acquitted Of the charges of com
plicity.
The evidence against many of those
was deemed by foreign residents here
conclusive and the failure to hold them
adds to the conviction that the porte has
no intention of complying with the de-
mand of the powers that the culprits
shall be brought to punishment In
view Of this failure to punish the au-
thors of outrages upon Armenians. the
state of terrorism among the Armenians
continues unabated and the exodus of
these people goes on with no diminution.
The appearance of the refugees, many
of them in a state Of destitution from
the hasty nature of their flight, and all
laboring under extreme apprehensions
OF blow likely to fall at any time,