New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
ruE SULTAN A VASSALs
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~-,,obt be executed without endangerng
,se peace of Europe
u" .ronle Jan Up to the present time
Constah' ~ sixteen Protestant pastors have come
The nsnf nf ubom on refusing Mahometansm had been
sa.d 3 q rn,s. here are angry concerning the pres
The ..ksn i by Aarif from the Sultan to the Car.
EMS Oriental Advertiser was suspended for pub
lshinss inssgoman ,n of the Russian Embassy There is
ih' doubt that he carried presents; ana the Turks
think n,s ne included stone of great value stone
The pres 9s regarded with veneraon as talsman.
gnOsss ,bis story from several sources.
hear1u InM nMelhameh the present Minister OF Agr-
eulme' If the public debt. and being persona graf
seI sew at the Palace had his present office created
y, s,i'lha him The year before last ne agitated the
eaes,yr nyr upon every ticket sold at the ferries This
W, wa Is still collected though the exposition Is for
gotten by Seiim in the Ottoman Bank. and
ana aiith the connvance Of high official in the
ms he has specuated and lost $4,000 He prob
ham nas m nr,yate property enough replace the
spS hu. as many palace people expected a share,
ssre will have to be much bribery
THE TRANQUILLITY OF DEATH.
r,rs,antlnople Jan. 9.-The following official in
,.mstlon came this morning. A fray OF little i'm
.ance has taken pace at Biridjik between the
rerians ana the Moslems but thanks to the
-.,,ic action Of the Government order was i'm
s,a,e,v re-establishel. on both sides five We're
snMaS and ffty wounded order and tranquility
hs,n,nue TO reign throughout the Empire.
eTbs last phrase. like sort of benediction. closes
LII offcial statement. and is repeated every day
e. syery journal But, as Minister Terrell says. it
q the tranquility OF death.
cons,antinople Jan. lit is the opinion OF those
=. .be automatic circles here that it will be prac-
u inpossible for outsiders to come in for the pur
nose Of relief work
'1smael former Vice-President of the Military Ex-
.rin,ng Commission, has been appointed vice-prosi-
ss,, of A relief commission, whose president is the
sultan himself. This Commission will issue sub
sintion tickets the proceeds to be devoted TO re-
ssrisinc the destroyed houses and to aid to both
s,n,snians and Mosiems. The local Armenian paper
AZ AZ TX hajrenik' whose editor stabbed by an
rnknown person last Monday evening has been sus-
ysnIed for publishing strong article on the at
!pranted assassination. Among other things it de-
fsnded ts publica ton under the ccmpulsion OF the
Goyernment. of the articles praising the Govern
"Wvmnir Pacha. Governor Of Broussa, resigned be-
cause The military commander at Broussa was
s.sered 10 discipline the Armenians. Munir called
,he commander before him. and said tha' mas
sacre must begin. with himself The resignation
NJ YH5nchagist told me that the Zeitounlis had
pulsed the Turks three times
THE SITUATION AT zEITOuN.
. Turkish official reports that orders have been
,sn, 10 destroy Zeitoun. The following is the opn-
ION Of one well qualified 10 give an opinion There Is
ANAL probability that the Armenians at Zeiioun Will
no induced to surrender. 1t must be remembered
,,a, they have naturally strong position. that by
brbery Of Turks they have practically unrestricted
Intercourse with the surrounding country. ana Una
,he Turkish troops, who surround them. are ll-fed
and unpaid villagers. who cannot resist offers OF
brbes The fact has more than once come 10 hght
slseyhere that Turkish petty officers will allow arms
and ammunition TO pass unseen by them if a sufii-
Gent bribe is offered There is no reason why this
should not be the at Zeitoun.
one feature of this case should be carefully con-
sidered The idea of the Turk is that killing is the
sole object of military opera tions Killing any
Armenian is as justfable is killing those who are
In revolt More than once, when the re-
serves have been called out 10 reinforce the
army AZ Zetoun. the men have said Why 60 to
Zsitoun? Here are Armenians. Let US XIII them
here and save the bother of going off 10 Zeitoun TO
KIN them" Hence so long as the Armenans in
Zei,oun are left alive so long the whole Armenian
p a. alton will he in perpetual danger OF massacre
aW lghtful as those OF Corfa and Bijk