The morning times., 1896-02-02
IN The sUlTAh'S EMPIRE
British and Russian Ambassadors
Have Difference Of Opinion.
SUFFERING In ARMENIA
Women and Children Exposed 10
Omen weather in the Snow ana
Frost-Thc Sultan's Relief Commit
tee Has Sat for Four Days ana
Issued Subscription Tickets.

Constantinople. Jan. 16.-It is said That
at the ambassadors meeting on January 8,
Sir Philip Currie, British ambassador,
spoke in rather plain terms 10 NJ. Nelidoff,
Russian ambassador, practically charging
him with double ealing; that is, attending
themeetings and apparently consulting with
his colea gdes, while i'll reality he was play
ing the game alone
Sir Philip, who was really unwell at
the time, seemed to get provoked, ana
abruptly left the meeting.
Neldoff, it is said, then turned to the
others and said he could not understand
what Sir Philip meant, and asked II he
had given reason for any such charges,
whereupon Baron Calice, Austrian ainbas-
sador. answered that he thought Sir Philip
had some provocation.
The town of Hadjin seems to have just
missed disaster several times. The last
menace was from Goeksun whose governor
had gathered an army of some 5000 Cir
casSlans and Kurds TO make an end OF
Hadjin.
He sent Il message 10 his superior governor
in Marash, saying that the HadJn Asiias
(nota blesl We're endcavoring 10 maxi: an
end of all the Mosens i'll that district. and
that consequently there was need Tor him
TO do something to prevent them.
HE WAS CONFIDENT.
governor of Marash, after the work he had
ordered. or az least allowed TO be done in his
own city, would not scruple TO approve or
this similar act.
The Geuksun governors message was sent
from Marash to Adana and from Adana TO
Hadjin, where thc newly appointed gov
ernor seems to be taking steps TO prevent
any attack, and additional guards have
been stationed on all sides.
This army treDkSun is without doubt
one of the armies intended 10 be hurled
against Zeitoun, and the soldiers. naturally
little under control, were getting restless
under their inactivity.
tmay be remembered that the villagers
of Shar, ,ancient CUmarral, had been
driven by Circassans TO HadIin. On De-
cember 80 they were ordered To return to
Shar, and men, women and children were
obliged to face the Snow and frost.
This order is most unfortunate, as among
them they have only food for four weeks
and whatever of their houses are not in
ruins have beenrohbedofd doorsand wine dows
and of course there is still the danger of the
Turks and Circassians.
RELIEF COMMISSION.
The relief commission under the presi-
dency of the sultan and the vice-presidency
of Ismail Pasba has sat for four successive
days and has already decided ON the
form OF the subscription tickets to be
issued and the order has been sent TO the
printer.
The names of the subscribers are to be
published in the journals. II is stated on
first rate authority that similar coni-
mission after the earthquake, would give
a family 10 piastres, and oblige the recipient
to sign a receipt for $50 piastres.
Dr. Lyman Bartlett and his daughter,
Miss Nellie Bartlett, are on the point OF
starting for America on account OF the
health OF Miss Bartlett. The report that
156 bodies were thrown into a well al
Oorfa, drenched with Kerosene and burned
is pretty generally believed.
The Armenians here are giving freely
toward relief. The Bible House has already
sent twenty bales of so pounds EACH all
new clothing or new goods, to be made
up. The ArmcnianS have organized sewing
circles to take old clothing and mend it, and
great quantity of secondhand goods have
been sent so far to Trebizond, ErZeroum, and
Caesaria.
Considerable money is also being dis
trihuted. The government in some OF thu
villages of SivaS. besides pressing for
back taxes. which the carelessness OF
some of the officials had allowed to ac
cumuIate, is already collecting the taxes
for the coming year, which begins March
13.
At Harpoot prominent Turks. and ever
those who are in official positions, art
saving that the Armenian name must dis
appear, that another massacre is to taxi
place. and that now is the time TO repen
and accept Islam.
The paople are greatly frightened. ant
when on December 2S, the two villages
where the first outbreaks occurred be
fore Were again attacked and fifty people
killed. tie terror in Harroot was supreme