The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-14
Ills Bloody Reign Must Soon
Be Brought to an End.
There Is Little Hope That He Can
BE Induced TO Show Mercy.
Copyright. 1867

tpire. 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
thence OF the European powers with the
process OF determination OF the Armen-
ians that has been steadily and relent-
lessly pursued by the Turks, There Is
no diminution In the rancor displayed by
the Mussulmans toward the Armenians.
and no sign Of the REIMBURSEMENT of the
Turks indiscriminate slaughter OF Ar
menians in this oity.
Since Friday there has been large in
crease Of the patrols OF cavalry in the
Rapia, the suburb Of Constantinople, in
which are situated the French and Eng
lish ambassadors residences. and in
buyukdere and Pera This is the sui
tan's precautionary measure against
future ou --ages in compliance with the
warning contained In the note from the
powers. These troops, IL is understood,
come under the authority Of those who
are warned that they will be held re-
sponsible II outbreaks involving the de-
struction OF property and loss OF life oc-
cur. But the troops are at the same
time instructed that they are author
ized TO use their arms In self-defense IL
they ere attacked. These so-called pre-
cautionary measures have not improved
the situation. and have rather served 70
extend the feeling. Of terrorism on ac-
count OF the feeling OF doubt as to what
secondary and yelled meaning may be
hidden behind the letter OF instructions
10 the troops. Meantime, the British re-
lief committee Is busy with the work OF
helping the distressed Armenians.
The official Turkish estimate OF the
number of victims OF the massacres in
this city is 100. Other estimates run
pretty much all the way upward from
this figure. The official estimate is cou-
Piled with, the allegation that many Of
those killed were, in reality, Turks, but
that they were buried by mistake with
the Armenians, and that their numbers
went TO swell the supposed number of
Armenian victims.
This is undoubtedly designed as an
apology and refutation OF the assertion
contained in the note OF the powers that
the savage bands whic h murderously at
tackled the Armenians and pillaged their
houses were not accidental gatherings
OF fanatlcal people or undirected moba,
but that there was every indication of
their special organization and Of its be-
jng known TO, If not directed by. the au-
thorities. In foreign circles here the
statements that Turks were killed along
with the Armenians are denied,
The actual number OF the victims ot
disorders was certainly 5000. and VIII
probably reach COCO. The military au-
thortios state that three soldiers were
Killed ..d 30 were wounded. The porte
state that:7o Mussusmans were wound
cd All Mussulmans. who have yet been
lied by the extraordinary tribunal APP
pointed to pass judgment on those i'm
plicated in the recent massacre. have
been acquitted of the charges OF COM
plicity. The evidence against many Of
these was deemed by foreign residents
here 10 have been conclusive. and the
failure to hold them adds to the convlc-
tion that the porte has no intention OF
= complying with the demand OF the pow
ers that the culprits shah be brought to
punishment
In view OF this failure to punish the
authors of outrages upon Armenians,
the state of terrorism among the Ar
menians continues unaba.ted and the
exodus of these people goes on with no
Giminution. The appearance OF the refu-
gees many OF them in a state of desti-
tuition from the hasty nature OF their
flight, and all laboring under extreme
apprehension OF blow likely to fall at
any time, evokes the universal compass
sion OF the foreigners who see them.
Is tho Naitan Crazy.
London, Sept. IA. Emily Crawford,
writing in The Sunday Times, says: A
friend. who has been admitted to Yldiz
palace. for professional reasons, says
that the sultan ought to be deposed in
his own interests, and that II he is not
he will be murdered by the jealous palace
minions. He never sleeps in the same
bed for two nights running. He believes
that enemies are in the building. and