New-York tribune., 1896-01-02
WHERE ARE THE CONSULS?
c1rvEI.AND'S GOVERNMENT CRlTI-
c,srD FOR NOT FILLING TWO POSTS.
xo REPRESENTATIVE IN HARPooT AND ERIE
po,-M-plPLoMATISTs TRYING To ARRANGE
THE SURRENDER OF ZEITorN-ARME-
MANS ASK THE PORTE TO FEED
IrISONI,RS
THEIR PRISONERS.

MANS ASK THE PORTE 10 FEED
THEIR PRISONERS.
,odon Ian THE Constantinople represen-
,o,ive Of the United Press teegraphs under the
aots of December 81 that the apathy of the
washington Government in regard to the con-
sulates authorized to be established by Con-
rsss is the subject of much comment and harsh
o,,ici ;,n in diplomatic circles here the consul
,as a, Uarpoot and ErZerOum not having been
filed.
Minister Terrell has received kilograms from
Aniab. Asia Minor. saying that slight disturb
snces had taken place there in which three per-
,ors were killed The kilograms also said
,ho, there had been bloody outbreak at
orfah lasting two days. Miss Corinna Shat
,uck. missionary at that place the dispatches
said had received the assurance that she should
have a guard and be conveyed in safety to
Antab
Dragomen from the various embassies. the
correspondent telegraphs. went to the Porte
Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of obtaining
q definite reply 10 the requests of the foreign
dplomatists that the matter of the surrender
Of Zetoun by the Armenans to the Turks be
arranged through the mediation of foreign con-
suls.
The Porte made evasve replies. and the for
eign representatives, held another meeting to-
day and decided to make further effort to in
duce the Porte to accept mediation. and named
the foreign consuls AT Aleppo as mediators.
on December l6 the Armenians in Zei;oun
made a demand upon the Porte for food with
which to feed the Turkish prisoners in their
hands. on December 2S the Sultan issued an
order that the food should be supplied.
During the massacre at Malatia, two Ar
menian members of the Governors council
,j,a o,,l
begged him to save their lives. The Governor
refused TO interpose in their behalf. and the
men were killed by the guards in the Govern
ment building
The Turkish Commission of six. which was
sent to pacify Armenia. have visited three cit
les. They refused to pay any attention TO the
written complaints Of Armenans. but sum-
moned the most prominent OF the Armenian in
habtants before them. The summons was
obeyed, and the Armenian notables
blamed for causing all the trouble in Asia
Minor and threatened with death If quiet was
not at once restored. The Commission secretly
met ,he most prominent men of the Moslem
inhabitants before they summoned the Ar
menians before them.
kilograms from HarpoOt say that the Gov
ernment has put a stop 10 the work of reliev
ing the needy and suffering at that place. which
had been conducted through the missionaries.
is that the scheme Of petroleum monopoly
which it was reported had been granted to a
Russian syndicate will fall through.
MONEY DOES REACH THE ARMENIANs
Boston Jan From reports received by the
American Board of Commissioners Of Foreign
Missions. there need be worry the part
OF the people of New-England that the contribu-
tions for the suffering Armenians will not reach
even the most distant of the stricken outposts
The board has already sent $4,000 to con-
stantinople for the relief of Christians who
have suffered from the raids Of Kurds. and
now hears that the money has been received
and allevated. far possible. the distress
in Anab, Marash. Marlin Bitlis ErZerOum
HarpOot, Sivas. Van and other towns and cit
les where massacres have occurred. This
means that there Will be little. If any. serious
trouble in the distribution OF the help sent
from this country through the Red Cross,
cordng TO the best authorities