The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-01
REBUEING THU SULTAN.
The Embassies Decline to Honor
a Royal Anniversary.
TURKS ORGANIZED MAsSAORES.

The Sultan Has Again Approached Dam
gerously Near the Point of Forcing His
Own Reinforcement British Marines
Disperse a Murdcrous Turkish Mob.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept. 1.-The embas-
Eies were not illuminated yesterday tbs
anniversary of the sultan's accession to
the throne, owing to the recent massacres.
The dragomen Of the embassies, while
they went to the Yildiz kiosk to convey
the good wishes Of the ambassadors, were
instructed to leave notes, which, although
they congratulate the sultan upon the
anniversary of his accession to the throne,
expressed deep regret at the recent out
RACES.
There is no longer any doubt that the
massacres were organized by the Turkish
authorities, and 1t has been ascertained
that orders were only given to the bashi.
bazouks to cease massacring the Armen-
ians after the bloody work had boon 60
ing on for thirty hours, 1t is also u fact
that hundreds of Turks were brought over
from the Asiatic side of the Bosphorus in
order to take part in the massacres, and
many Armenans were put into boats,
which were then taken out to sea. Their
late Is unknown, but there Is not the
slightest doubt but that they have been
drowned
Although 1t may be true that the attack
on the Ottoman bank originated with the
Armenian revolutionary committee, 1t is
admitted on all sides that the massacres
which followed were not justified, and
hlt 30 A L.,
lives in the streets of this city or in those
OF the suburbs during the past week.
The Armenians also intended to attack
the palace, the branch Offices of the Credit
Lyonnaise and other places, their avowed
object being to force the powers to inter-
vene in the Armenian question.
dispatch received here from Philip
popolis says that serious conflict &C.
Cured last week on the Turkish and Bull
garian frontier. 1t seems to have been an
outpost affair, near the village of Shiro-
valuka Twelve Turks were killed or
wounded and five Bulgarans were
wounded AS a result further and much
more dangerous complications are antici-
pated.
People In a position to Judge the situa-
ton accurately believe that the sultan has
once more approached dangerously near
to the point of forcing upon the powers
the necessity of dismembering the Turk
Ash empire.
The joint note OF the ambassadors of the
powers asking the Turkish government to
suppress the disorders in this vicinity was
received like the similar notes of the
powers regarding the massacres in Ar
menia. Even the hint that the sultan Is
endangering the Turkish empire by per-
hitting continuance of the state of an
archy which has prevailed is not looked
upon as likely to have more than pass
ing effect upon the sultan.
The Armenians who surrendered at the
Ottoman bank, and who were subsequent
ly taken out of the sultan'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 circular was re-
ceiyed at the embassies from the Armc-
MAN revolutionary committee confirming
the announcement that the agitation
would be continued.
The American college at Hissar and the
Bible house at STEAMBOAT are still guarded
by troops, and United States Minister
Terrell has done everything possible under
the circumstances to protect lives and
property of Americans, and has made
strong representations on the subject to
Tewfk Pasha
A detachment of British marines who
were marching from the British guard
ship to the English embassy on Saturday
dubbed and beat back Turkish mob who
were maltreating number of Armenians
in the street. The porte made complaint
against the conduct of the troops to Mr..
Michael Herbert, British charge d'affaires,
who replied that the marines had a perfect
right to protect the Armeniansi if the Turk
ish troops did not see fit to do so.