The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-28

Ing Twenty thousand persons are
destitute and there are few supplies OF
any kind Doctors have been sent to
the town from Beirut ana Tarsus.
Hadjin 10 stiIl besiegsd. II has with
stood several attacks made upon II
from the mountain tops. All OF the
American missionaries In that town
we're safe up to last night No direct
word has been received from them to-
day.
Thousands Or refugees have Arrived
at Iatakia and the Governor. with the
few soldiers at his command. IL doink
his utmost to prevent disorders Bd.
the Moslem community IL strong end
he Is meeting with much opposition
The British warship Diana win arrive
at LAtalria tomorrow rs the presence
OF a ship at that place IL absolutely
necessary Beirut Is quiet AMI this
announcement Of the succession Of Mo-
hemmed- Reschad- Effendf to Abdul
Hamid as Sultan was wen received to-
night
Aintab Is apprehensive and unsettled
Unless the disturbances are Immediate.
ly checked. they will extend into ths
interior of Mesopotamia. which section
Is bitterly reactionary.
Forci9n Intervention Feared.
81. Petersburg. April 2T.--The Russian
Government u more anxious over the
occurrences III Asiatic Turkey than
over the political event at Constants
NOBLE. for II Is feared the rioting and
massacreinR east Of the Bosphorus may
bring about the necessity Of foreign
Intervention. This question has moi
vet been raised but there is nothing
to guarantee that 1t will not come UT
In the immediate future
A -
ceived here from Constantincpie. II
would appear that the adherents OF
the old regime In Turkeyyare determfn-
ed to continue the struggle. Seeing nc
chance of success In ConstantinopIe
they are kindiinR racial and fanatical
passions In Asia Minor and thus ere.
ating serious danger to Europeans In
the belief that foreign ships will be
forced to land detachments on Turk.
ish soil, particularly II the massacres
at Adana and elsewhere can be con-
tinued.
Epidemfc In Feared.
1. I4atakia. Syria, April 27.--Five thous.
and refugees are CHARTERED here, hav.
ting come In from KersaI and other
points In the district north OF Latakia
where several thousand Turks from
surrounding villages have burned
~ us 2itt AAitca many lftuttfttdnn.
The refugees are being sheltered in
the barracks and the Latin and AM
ericau missions. They hogan arriv.
| Ing on the Gath, q French steamer
bringing two thousand. Yesterday d
French vessel brought 1900 and to.
day there were many other additions
Their condition IL depIorabIe and
there IL great fear OF an epidemic, sew.
eral smallpo sxcases having been dis.
covered and isolated.
The massacres drst broke out In thu
district north OF Ltakia on April %
when thousands OF Turks swept dows
on the Armenian section OF the towr
OF Kersal and other places. burning al
the buildings. killing many Of the mer
and driving others. together with wo.
men and children. to the mountains
Many Of these eventually reached Ia.
takia either by land or by sea, Al
were In wretched condition. wfthou-
food and worn out from their fiirht
Although the Governor OF Lafnlia ans
| the missions are doing everything Il
their power to relieve the distress
there IL not sufficient funds to accom-
lish this and help is needed at once
There are six thousand homeless ref,l
gees In Latakia at present and man,
| others are hiding In the mountains
suffering great privitation. There A.,
no soldiers at Latakia. Miss EN-,
| Chambers, one OF ths nnissionaries
Kessab. ID safe.
4 . "a p.