The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-24
SULTANS HEART STILL STONY.
NO PERMIT FOR MISS BARTON'S RE-
LIEF WORK SECURED YET.

Mthucu Dg the european Emil baS-
sizes at COnstantinopIe - British
support Withdrawn because Rus
sia objected to the SOciety's Plans.
Hunger and Cold Decimating the
Surviving ArmenianS.
London. Jan. 2S.-The Standard pub
fishes a dispatch from Constantinople,
under date of Jan. %, which says that
the Turkish ministers assembled at a
meeting Tuesday evening, the alleged
occasion of which was the receipt by the
porte of a telegram from Shakir Pasha,
the imperial commissioner appointed to
carry out the reforms in Armenia, report
ing that the Armenians are reduced TO
the last extremity and are being deci-
mated by hunger and cold, and are COM
mitting revolutionary acts out of sheer
despair.
It is reported that the sultan's favor
ite, Izzet. has been directed to formulate
reply to the letter written to the sultan
by Queen Victoria.
The porte has given out the informa-
ton that two Armenians, believed to be
members of the Armenian revolutionary
committee, have murdered the Armenian
Bishop of Bogohos.
Constantinople, Jan. 23.-The United
Press is given to understand that United
States Minister Terrell has not received
the assent of the porte to his pressing
demands for the admission of the Ameri-
can Red Cross Society into Asia Minor
for the purpose of distributing relief to
the suffering Armenians. The European
embassies in Constantinople have not rec
ommended the work of the Red Cross
Society, and the British embassy, finding
that Russia objected to the society's un-
dertaking the work of relief withdrew its
encourag cement in order to preserve the
unity Of the powers, 1t was alleged.
A telegram received here to-day from
Aintab says that the foreign consuls who
We're delegated to mediate between the
Turks who are besieging Zeitoun and the
Armenians who are holding the town have
arrived at Aintab. Some of them had all
OF their baggage stolen en- route.
A letter received here from Marash says
that the Turks have been severely beaten
and repulsed near the Hot Springs. The
commanding officer of the Turkish SOL
diers placed the irregular men in the front
ranks and the reserves next. As they
We're marching against the ArmenianS
terrific explosion occurred and many of
the soldiers were blown to atoms. 1t is
probable that dynamite was used. The
Turks say that flames suddenly burst from
the earth. Other accounts confirm the
surmise that dynamite was used against
the Turks. They were caught in a de-
file and a large number of them were
killed. The Turks afterward succeeded
in capturing the barracks and cut off the
water supply from the Armenians.
New York, Jan. 23.-The following an
nouncement was made to-day by the Off
GERS Of the National Armenian Relief
Committee. No. As William street: Now
that the president Of the American Ma
tional Red Cross Miss Clara Barton and
her staff, have left for Turkey, the gen.
eral work of raising funds and of organ
izing relief committees throughout the
United States will be pushed with re-
doubled efforts by the National Armenian
Relief Committee, which was formed for
haa nd f- fFf1og xrrffh trrn naf
success. The president of the committee
is Justice Brewer Of the supreme
court Of the United states, and the treas
urers are Brown Brothers d. Company or
New York, Boston and Philadelphia, to
whom all funds should be sent. The eX
ecutive committee consists OF Spencer
Trask, chairman; Chauncey NJ. Depew,
Alexander e. Orr, William II. Ward and
Everett =. Wheeler of New York. Com
mittees cooperating in other cities are
represented by their chairman, or may
designate others. The president of the
National Armenian Relief committee has
been ready from the outset to develop
and push the work of raising relief on
large and on a thorough and permanent
basis commensurate with the extent and
character of the calamity which has
overwhelmed half million people in the
Turkish empire. 1t has been, and Is, the
desire of all concerned that the work of
distribution should be through the Red
Cross, with whose hOnoTed president, Miss
Clara Barton, the committee has been in
constant communication, both by corre-
spOndence and personal consultation. But
in case the Red Cross should be prevented
from entering upon this work, the COM
mittee is able to give assurance that all
the funds at it's disposal will reach the
sufferers through her responsible agen-
cies.
IAN individuals and local committees
interested are urged to communicate at
once with the national Armenian relief
committee, New York. in order that in
formation may be given them as to the
best methods of organizing and raising
funds, the condition of the sufferers, etc.
The mayors of cities, clergymen and
to form local relief committees on a
strong, representative and permanent
basis Such committees have already been
formed and are actively at work in New
York, Boston, Baltimore, Washington,
Chicago, Detroit, New Haven and many
other places"