The Dickinson press., 1896-09-26
ITALIANS WILL ACT
THE STLTAN MUST ENFORCE RE.
FORMS OR BE DEPOSED.
Italy Will Make This Demand aad
Will Bc Backed by Great Britain
and the United States-Six Hun
hred Armenian Are Slauxhtcred
by kurlls I'm the Latest Massacre
I'm Armenia.

London, Sept. 23. - The st. James
Gazette to-day publishes a dispatch
from Milan. Italy, stating that the
SetOl of that city says that the de-
parture of the Italian flying squadron
for the Levant is the initiative step
toward forcing Turkey to grant the
reforms demanded in tlye case Of Ar
nenia. 1t is stated that Italy is SUP
ported l'y the United States and Great
Britain. The Secol adds that in the
event of the sultan's refusal to grant
tho reforms he will he deposed. A
dispatch from Rome to the ST. james
Gazette says that the Roma states that
the Italian ships will cooperate with
those of Grent Britain aud the United
States.
Masxncrc Mt ERin.
Constantinople, Sept 23.-Details re-
ccived here regarding the massacre Mt
Egin. in Kharput, show that it oc-
Cured on the 18th and 10th of the
present month. The Kurls attacked
the Armenian quarter. killed large
numbers of its inhabitants and pill
hged and burned their houses. Many
Armenians escaped to the mountains.
According to the accounts of the
Turkish government 600 Armcnians
were killed ut Egin, and these adviccs
also state that the outrage was pro-
vOked by the Armenians firing into the
Turkish quarter. No authentic details
of the massncres have yet been re-
ccivcl. The Armenians of Egin es-
capped the massacre of 1895 by pur-
clGlsing their security with money and
produce. 1t is feared here that the
massacre at Egin is the beginning of
fresh series of massacres in Armenia.
\ special cabinet meeting has been
held at the palace in order to consider
plans for completing the dcfenses of
the Dardanelles, as proposed by the
leussian general, Tschikatscheff, who
inspected these fortificatiOns some
time ago, which was regarded as indi-
eating an understanding between Tur-
key and Russia for defensive purposes.
Artim Pasha, the Turkish under-sec-
retary for foreign affairs. has been in
structed to accomplish the recOncilia-
ton of the government with the Ar
menians, the means suggested being
taht the Armenians should send an ad-
dress to the sultan praying for protec-
tion, asserting that the Armcnians are
always loyal, and condemning the agi-
tatOrS.
America Not in It,
Washington, Sept. 23.-From time to
time rumOrs have come from European
sources to the effect that the govern
ment of the United States has signi-
fled an intention of cooperating with
one or more of the great powers, those
last mentioned being Great Britain
and Italy, to enforce reforms in the
Turkish empire and prevent further
attacks upon Armenian Christians. 1t
is now stated that it is not contem-
plated. nor has it been. that our gov
crnment in the slightest degree should
depart from it's timc-lonored policy Of
refraining from Intervention in Euro
pcan affairs further than necessary to
protect American citizens.
Ready for IA Massacre.
London, Sept. 23.-The Berlin cor
respondent of the Times quotes Il Con-
stantinople dispatch to the Vossisclle
Zeitllng from an unusually well ill.,
formed correspondent which is said
to have evaled the censorship of, the
Turkish officials, and which says:
last Wednesday and Thursday ev-
erything was ready for general mas
sacre OF Christians and lombard
mcnt OF ConstantinOple should the
European warsllips attempt to pass the
Dartlanelles. There were fOrty-eight
guns placed in position on the heights
above Pcra and the Turkish fleet in
the harbOr was cleared for action. The
street patrols We're composed ex-
clusively of palace troops. while the
cavalry, though apparently unarmed.
lotered i'll the streets awaiting the
word of command"