Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-22

Constantinople, April 90 The sui
tan has issued orders that not a sho.
shall be fired by his household troops
or the Constantinople garrison against
the forces that have surrounded the
city in the interests of the committee
of the union and progress and that
threaten to occupy Constantinople
within twenty-four hours.
All the forts surrounding Constants
nople from the sea of Marmora to the
Black sea are now occupied by the
constitutional troops. Soldiers support
Ing the young Turks are marching
upon the capital but no definite infor-
nation as to when they will enter
Constantinople can be had.
American Missionary Killed.
Tabriz, Persia, April 20.--An Ameri-
can named Baskerville, who, until re-
Gently, was a teacher in the Presby-
terrain school here, was killed outside
Tabriz this morning while leading a
sortie Of nationalists from the city.
The object of the expedition was TO
open a way for bringing in provisions
of which the city stands greatly IN
need. 1t was not successful. The sit
uation here is desperate. The Chris
ttans Of Tabriz are arming themselves
and will put up q strong defense dur,
ing the bloody disorders that are ex-
pected to break out any day. English
residents have sent a telegram to Lon
don appealing for immediate help.
The Report Washington Got.
Washington, D. c., April 2O.-.An
American named Baskerville, teach.
er in the Presbyterian boys school ut
Tabriz, who had been accused of COM
plicity in the revolutionary movements
was killed in battle today, according
to a dispatch from Consul Doty at
Tabriz. The Presbyterian mission dis
avowed the acts of Baskerville and he
had resigned from the mission.
Americans at Mersna.
New York, April 20-American mis-
sionaries at Mersina are safe, accord
today by w. T. Miller. treasurer of
the board of foreign missions of the
Reformed Presbyterian church. The
dispatch was from Latakia, Syria and
read merely. "Mersina SAFE" but this
is regarded as satisfactory by Miller
5000 Dead in Riots.
Constantinople, April 20.-No less
than five thousand persons lost their
lives in massacres in Vilayet Adana
during the past eight days as re.
suit Of the outbreak Of Moslem fana;i.
cism. OF this a total of two thousand
were killed in the city of Adana, more
than two hundred victims being Mos
lens. This information was received
In Constantinople this morning
through consular channels. 1t Is un
derstood here that Twefik Pasha
grand vizier; Edhem Pasha, minister
OF war, and Nazim Pasha, command
ing the force in the capital sent n
designations to the sultan late last
night.
Adana Quiet Now.
Adana at present is quiet, but there
have been renewed attacks on Chris
tians at Marash in Vilayet Alppo
about eighty miles northeast Of Alex
andretta. Consular advices describe
the situation as extremely precarious
Excitement at Port Alexandretta Is
intense, although the presence of tbs
British cruizer Diana a that port is
expected to have tranquilizing eft
feet. Disturbances are reported from
Hadjin in the northern extremity o
Adana Vilayet, where a large gArmen
ian community is counted upon to de
| fend itself vigorously.
Outbreak in Syria.
Beirut, Syria, April 20.-Moslen
fanaticism has broken out in the i'm
| mediate vicinity of AleXandretta
Great excitement prevails in the dis
trict. Houses in flames can be seer
| from the streets of Alexandretta.
British Warships at Mersina.
Berlin, April pa Beirut dispatch
today says the Adana massacres re
suited in the killing of twelve hundred
persons including some Europeans.
! British warships have reached Mer
sina. Eight hundred men from then
| have been sent ashore.
| ~ IL