Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-17
COMMUNICATION IS DISTURBED
EarIv Advices Believed to Have Been
Much Exagserated-SuItan Declares
Disturbance subsidin9-seene Of
Rumored Trouble is Reformed
Presby terian Mission station.
(Bv Associated Press.)

| CONSTANTlNOPLE. April l6.-
! Two American missionaries have been
! killed in the antiArmenian outbreak
at Adana Asiatic Turkey. according
| to inform alton received her" from
! that place hv the government today.
: At midnight neither the American
| amhassa lor. Mr.. L"ishm2n. nor the
! British Cwh.'"v had received any FUR
; thCr news concerning thH mas acre.
, or confirmation ~ the re-, OrtCd muir
| der of Amtrit an miss orrries at
Atana.
: Consular tr,r2r: TIC received here
report that half # The town OF Adana
has been burned and that attacks
pom the Armenians are extending H.
to the vilayet. They say that the
British vice consul ct Mersina Major
! Darghty-Wylie. who was ordered to
Adana when the first advices OF the
! massacre were received. has been
wounded. Communication with the
disturbed district is interrupted, how
ever. and all reports received from
there must be taken with caution.
The porte declares the disturbances
ere shocking. Two additional bat
teries have been dispatched to
Adana.
| Reports All Uneonfirmed.
Tho Moalcm attacks RECOMMENDED
s.crf,a~ afternson. and continued
thrcmc hort the night Large numbers
Of Christians are said to have been
killed. Gne report saws that sixty
Armenans have lost their lives. AMI
that many houses have been looted.
The news of this anti-Christian out
break said the scene was Mercene.
but this is erroneous The trouble
occurred at Adana, which is about SO
niles inland from Mercene.
The early reports were declared to
have Ieen exaggerated and messages
received here yesterday said only the
Armerians have been killed.
Martial law has been proclaimed at
Adana and reiHforcements Of TROOPS
are being sent in from Beirut
This latest Intelligence refers to dis
orders that took place after the sit
uat:on was supposed to have quieted
down.
| Adana \ Presbyterian Mission.
| .AdsEa IL a station of the Ameri-
can toaId of commerce for foreign
missions with a working force of five
; III anu
workers, an Out-station of the Synod
of the Reformed Presbyterian church
In North amer.ca and a Bible depot
and sub-agcrcy Of the American Bible
Society.
Adrna is a city OF $1,000 people.
and is the scat Of government Of the
province OF the same name.
The people are mostly MOhamme.
dams. but there are a considerable
number of Christians. including Arme.
mans and a small Greek community
there.
The missions ries OF the district are
at present at AdaBa for the regular
district meeting. They are Mr. and
Mrs. William Chambers. the Misses
webb. Miss Wallis and Miss BoreI
Mr. Christy is at Tarsus.
People Still Nervous.
The city is returning to more nor
7 NAL conditions Business Is being re-
sumed except the STEAMBOAT and parts
Of the Galafa quarter where many
shops still are closed Notwithstanding
the declarations Of the police that
the people have nothing to fear bnt
the impression prevails that the
trouble is not yet ended and the
popu!ace is very nervous over what Is
likely to happen at Saloniki and Mon
astir.
u is reported that some 40 saloni
XII troops. who are marching TO Con-
stan;inOpic will be received on the
outskirst Of the city by a dcputatinn
Of UIemss and superior officers. who,
IL Is thought will easily convince them
Of the true mraring Of today's events,
More Riots Reported.
ATHENS. April iS.-Tc!cgrams az
irving here from Mersins report san
gTinar, riots at Adana as q result of
demo ,raticn against the police
who had EIlIcS 80 pcrsons they
wore .rvirs , arrest 4 massacre
th"n hogan IN which tho troors pro
| alleged 20 have participated. Several
huuscs were burned during IN" dis
iurbance. 3 Nc dispatches add that the
foreign consu's have decided that
warships be dispatched to Ncryins.
| Bulgaria Wont Interfere.
SOFIA. BULGARIA.. April Is
Premier MaBiIon today formally as.