The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-05
BY THE SULTAN'S ORDER
DIRECTED THE SLAUGHTER OF
ARMENIANS.
For Thirty Hours Turkish Troops
Continued the Carnage In
Constantinople.

Constantinople. Aug. SO.-Delayed.)
The embassies VIII not be Illuminated
tomorrow, the anniversary of tine sui
tan's succession TO the throne, owing
to the recent massacres. The drago-
mans at the embassies, while they will
go TO the Yildiz Kiosk to convey the
good wishes of the ambassadors, have
been instructed to leave notes. which
although they congratulate the sultan
upon the anniversary of his succession
to the throne, express deep regret at
the recent outrages.
There is no longer any doubt that
the massacres were organized by the
Turkish authorities, and it has been
ascertained that orders were only CIV
en- to the Bashi Bazouks TO cease mas
sacreing the Armenians after the
bloody work had been going on for 30
hours. It is also a fact that hundreds
of Turks were brought over from the
Asiatic side of the Bosphorus, in or
der to take part in the massacres, and
many Armenians were put in boats
which were then taken out to sea.
Their fate is unknown, but there is not
the slightest doubt that they have been
drowned.
Although it may be the attack on
the Ottoman bank originated with the
Armenian revolutionary committee it
is admitted on all sides that the mas
sacres which followed were not justi-
fed, and that from 5000 to 1000 people
lost their lives in this city or in
the suburbs during the past week.
The Armenians also intended to attack
the palace, the branch office of the
| Credit Lyonnaize and other places, the
avowed object being to force the pow
ers to interfere in the Armenian 1ues-
ton.
A dispatch received here from Phil
lipolis says that a serious conflict &C.
CURED last week on the Turkish and
Bulgarian frontier. 1t seems to have
been an outpost affair near the viii
lage of Shivolauvka. Twelve Turks
were killed or wounded and five Bull
garians were wounded. AS a result fur
Their and much more dangerous compli-
cations are anticipated
People in position to judge the sit
uation accurately believe that the sui
! tan has once more approached danger
ously near the point of forcing upon
! the powers the necessity of dismem-
| bering the Turkish empire.
The joint note of the ambassadors of
the powers asking the Turkish govern
ment to suppress the disorders in this
| vicinity was received like the similar
notes from the powers regarding the
| massacres in Armenia. The warning
that the sultan is endangering the
Turkish empire by permitting a cen
tnuance of the state or anarchy which
has prevailed, is not looked upon as
likely to have more than a passing eff
| feet upon the sultan.
The Armenians who surrendered al
the Ottoman Bank, and those who
were subsequently taken out of the sui
tan's jurisdiction, frankly announced
that it was intended to continue the
work of agitation until the alleged
wrongs of the Armenians are redressed
and later a circular was received al
the embassies from the Armenian rev
dictionary committee confirming the
announcement that the agitation would
be continued. The American college
at Hissar and the Bible house at STAN.
boul are still guarded by troops, and
United States Minister Terrell has done
everything possible under the circum
stances to protect the lives and prop
erty of Americans.