The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-20
SIGN OF PEACE.
New Armenian Patriarch Elected
The Grur1inn Church.


New York November IA dispntch ia
the Herald from Constantinople says:
Mgr, Maghaki Ormanians election as the
new Armenian patriarch l. an excellent
sign for peace in the future. An imperial
trade will probably be issued tomorrow ap-
proving the election. and the next day the
new patriarch will enter uIon his iuuc -
| lions. He has already decided that rel.-
| gious councils shall take immediate steps
TO examine the rules Of organic laws, which
will doubtless be modified Arthn Pashl
! WAS warmly congratulated on the result of
| his efforts at the close OF the sitting
| The extraordinary tribunal appointed
early in September to try persons arrested
| in connection with the disturbances has
| been dissolved. The point was most strong
| ly insisted upon by foreign ambassadors.
| Imperial sanction has been given for the
appearance Of al. Armenian paper witch
appeared yesterday.
| according to their religion, the Arme-
mans belong TO the Armenian Georgian
church, which in the year 500 separated
from tho Greek. They have likewise sepa-
rated from the United Catholic church and
they now recognize as their highest re-
ligious authority the patriarch OF Etsch-
mia In Russia, The patriarch OF Constan-
tI oplc occupies an important position. AZ
lit IL It'hEnl1tu AZ tuf representative OF
the Armenian nation and church at the
sublime porte. He is chosen from body
OF l4u members Of the national nasembly
who sit at Corlstantinuple and this election
must be confirmed by the sultan. The in
ner affairs of the nation are settled b. two
councils The former Georgian patriarch.
l,mirlian, resigned In August 1886, in con
sequence Of a protest signed by the Anne
rans at the sublime pcrte among whom
no I'm pafvr1 . b,, Ia,
share of blood gulltiness'" should have
been laid at the door Of one without who's.
connivance Armenian intrlgues would have
been impossible The political importance
Of this event consisted In the fact that the
sultan always perslstontly refused to re.
oeive IsmiriIan. The Herald's special cor
respondent wrote at the time, Now thai
this obstacle to any possible reconciliation
has been removed, the prospect Of a sails
factory settlement Of the Armenian uues-
ticn is looked forward to on all sides. Lut |
the sultan's sino qua non Is the frank rec. |
IGNITION Of the revolutionary character Of |
the late movement and submission"
Mgr. Bartoomo, late Georgian blshop NJ !
Brussels, was choron to be loeum tenpns (
Of the Armenian patriarchate on the resis.
nation Of Mgr. lzmirllan. The sultan was ,
hiphiy pleased at the choice al the time |
and assured him that he would always CON
true TO manifest his good Will and s9iioi-
tude toward hts Armenian subjects who r.
NAMED faithful TO the throne Mar. nar-
tolomo thanked the sultan. saying: Tho
Armenian subjects Of your majesty have
aud prosperod IN the shelter ~
your government The throne Of your
majesty haH and always will be their rot
rEc They fire for safety to your mighty
ard benevolent protection. LOYALTY and |
sincerity hsyr always guided your actions
II Is imporsible that I myself shoull devil.
ltc from this course"