The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-23
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roxsTANTINOPLE, April IS
Confirmation has 5een received mere
~ rhs Killing or Mr Rogers and Mr.
,faurar txa American missionaries
A. sdana The others connected Win
me missions are safe. including NJ
Christie Who is AT Tarsus.
Three French Earships are burning
"a Mergina. where the situation Is des-
asrare Foreigners and many Chris
-fans have taken refuge IN ne cnu-
uIares. The local troops and rae
Governor are doing their best u pro-
rast ne town but there Is great rear
mar IL can not hold out much Ionger
AGAINST invasion Of the M0slems, who
ara sweeping down n large numbers
The American Vice Consul ar Mer-
5ina. Iodn Debnas has been unable
10 uroceed I'd Adaua. owing To the N
rsrr71utfdu Of communications
A British warsifp is proceeding I'd
4Iexaudrstra. which Is threatened ~
the MosIems. Several Armenian
farms IN that ueighhGrhOOd have been
devastated.
Alarm Is felt at KharDur because on
serious fepradarinns By the Kards N
the surrounding villages, although the
rau,, trseIr has not been the scene 1r
any particular disorders
The tension in C0nsrantinopIe over
the noIfticaI situation still Is very
great. although there seems co be
some prospects Of a peaceful solution
az the trouble. The people Of the
eaDfraI are more concerned with the
advance az the SaIonik1 troops than
they are with r1e massacres that are
reported from various quarters. sew
araI Of the members Of tFe Pariiamen-
rarv fepu1ation. which proceeded 70
TrharaIfe 70 rsass1re the 5alnnfk1
tr1sus have returned here. They re-
port that the troops demand the safe
conduct and protection of me Salon
Xxi deputies wha led from the capital
and the punishment of the rtngieafers
IL the rising On Tuesday last. as an
example. 70 prevent the recurrence Of
such events
The army. which is concentrating az
TchataIfe has promised not 70 enter
Coustan rinopIe. but to await there the
t1lfIImenr Of It's demands. The re-
D0rters who accompanied the depura-
ton we're imprisoned on their arrival
at TchataI1e, but they were released
and permitted 10 return to CONSTANT
nopIs.
The officers Of the SaIoniE army con
troll the train service to Europe, and
the service, as a consequence, is much
delayed. Delay also has been caused
BY the arrival Of military troops bring
iur achievements To the cCncenrra-
ton camp.
The Council Of Minister'S took the
demands Of the troops under constd-
GRAFTON. The first OF these seems 20
be easy Of solution. provided the depu-
ties agree to return The second de-
nand. however. involving the punish
nent OF the rfngIeaders, viii be DIM
cult to meet, and might cause trouble
CoustantinopIe is now tranquil the
city having a normal aspect, although
the public is exceedingly nervous and
auureheusfye. The garrison appears
10 be under better discipline and the
troops have taken the oath on the
Koran to remain quiet and obey their
officers. The artillery. which came
into the capital from Hafemkoi, and
which made preparations to return
decided to remain in ConstantfnoBle.
The Salonfkf troops Immediately IN
stalled themselves at Hademkof I'M
mediateIy on the departure Of the ar
tfIIery and announced their intention
not to reIinQufsh their position