Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-04-20

y Sheik I'll Islam, head of the 4,
y church, is preparing written i.
declaration to the country pro- i.
!" nouncing the fal lof the sultan. u.
y IL Is fumored here this after 4,
y noon the sultan has fled, but i.
v the report cannot be confirmed. j,
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London, April 19. --"Macedon-
Ian troops intend to enter Con-
stantlnople today to enforce their
demands fer the abdlcation of the
sultan. The new ministry la tot
terlng. 1t Is believed adequate
steps have been taken to auaran-
tee public order"
The foregoing statement was re-
ceived In London TO-DAY In a code
message from a constantlnople
agent of a we'll known London
banking firm.
constantinople, Aprii 10. - lt
Is expected In Constantinopie ti1Ia
morning that the main body OF the
troops loyal to the Young Turks
that have been concentrated out
side of constantinopIe, Will beain
to march across the country on the
Ylldiz Kiosk with the object OF
forcing the abdioatlon Of the auI-
tan.
Constantinople, April 10. - Tho
American vice consul at Marsina.
John Debbas, reports that the disor-
dersf at Adana are quleting down. Two
American missionaries, D. M. Rogers
and Mr.. Maurer, were killed Thursday
afternoon while attempting to extiu-
guish q fire in the house Of an aged
Turkish woman. They were shot dead.
The missions at Adana and Tarsuh
have now received adequate protec.
ton. Mersina Is anxiously awaiting
relief The killed at Adana are esti.
mated at more than 1000, but no par.
ticulars of the massacre are yet OBJ,
tainable. Disturbances occurred also
at Marash.
Priests Are Repulsed.
| Vienna April 10. - A dispatch from
Constntinople says priests sent out tc
parley with the young Turks were
whipped and driven away. The leaders
of the young Turks forces have Is
sue dorders that the lives and proper
4 II
Constntinople must be adequatel,
protected.
1000 Slain In Persia.
ST. Petersburg, April 19.--Advices te
the Russ from Teheran report mas
sacre of 1000 persons, including WON
en- and children by Turcoman tribes
man at Astrabad. The government
has no confirmation Of the report, bu
Is sending detachment of troops tx
the scene.
i Astrabad recently was captured b,
revolutionists who later were routed
by the Turcoman tribesmen The pop
ulation Of the city Is 10000. 1t wa,
/ reported that three Russian gunboat
had arrived there April Is.
i Two Missionaries Dead.
4 Constantinople, April 19.--Conflrma
ton has been received of the killing o
two American missionaries at Adana
The murdered missionaries were Dan
iel Miner Rogers and Mr. Maurer. Th
4 others connected with the mission
are safe. but do not dare to leave tn
mission house. They are sufferfn
from lack Of provisions and medicines
and have sent an appeal to the mil
: tary authorities for protection.
Mr.. Rogers was the son Of Mr.. an
Mrs. d. O. Rogers of New Britain
Conn. Mr.. Maurer's antecedents ar
not known here.
Adana is still burning, and it Is RI
ported that 5000 persons are homeless
at Tarsus.
Warships Hurry to Messina.
: Three French warships are hurryin
, 10 Messina, where the situation
desperate. Foreigners and many Chri
: tians have taken refuge in the COZ
3 sulates. The local troops and the go
! ernor are doing their best TO protet
2 the town, but there is great fear that
. cannot hold out much longer againi
the invasion Of the Moslems, who al
9 sweeping down in large numbers.
/ The American vice consul at Me
!. sina, John Debbas, has been unable
0 proceed to Adana owing to the inte
Q ruption Of communications. A BIRTHS
/ warship Is proceeding to Alexandrett
= which is threatened by the Moslem
i Several Armenian farms in that neig
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