Evening star., 1909-04-16
AMBASSADOR LElSHMAN
SENDS CONSUL, TO SCENE
Has No Definite Information Regard.
ing Reported Assassinations.
SULTAN PROMISES HIS HELP
Corps Consists Of William Chambers,
His Wife and Three Other
Women-Chicago Feels
Alarmed.

CONSTANTINOPLE. April 16.-Infor-
nation received here today from Adana.
In Asfatic Turkey, declares that two
American missionaries have been killed
In the anti-Armenian outbreak at that
place.
Ambassador Leishman has had no d.
rect news of the reported killing of mis-
sionaries. He has instructed the Amer
lean vice consul at Mersina, John Debbas.
to proceed Immediately for Adana and
report on the situation.
Railroad communication between Mer-
sina and Adana appears to be interrupted.
The Bible House is also without direct
Information. The missionaries of the
district are at present at Adana for the
regular district meeting. They are Mr..
and Mrs. William Chambers, the Misses
Webb, Miss Wallis and Miss Borel. Mr..
Christy is at Tarsus.
The government has given assurances
that it Is doing its best to restore order
at Adana and to protect foreigners. Ad-
ditional troops are being sent in.
Renewal Of Rioting.
The Moslem fanaticism against the
Christians Of Adana appears to have
broken out afresh. The Moslem attacks
recommended yesterday afternoon and
continued throughout the night.
Large numbers Of Christians are said to
have been killed. One report says that
sixty Armenians have lost their lives and
that many housss-haye been looted and
burned. ssssrs,es,, !, :. = 1...ss,,<
There Is no confifnistsos u tEs death Of
Che two American missionaries. Their
Aames are not given IN the dispatch re-
eeiveA here.
The British vice cotsuI at siersina mas
proceeded to Adana-
The first news of this anti Christian
outbreak said the scene was Mersina. but
this was erroneous. The trouble occur
red at Adana. which ID. shout thirty-six
miles inland from Mersina.-
The early reports were declared to- have
been exaggerated. Messages received here
yesterday evening said only ten Arme-
mans had been killed, that martial law
had been proclaimed at Adana, and that
reinforcements Of troops were being sent
in from Beirut.
The latest intelligence refers to disor-
ders that took place after the situation
was supposed to have quieted down.
Adana Reported in Flames.
BERLIN, April ia dispatch received
today at Mersina from Adana says that
city has been afame since last Wednes-
dag evening and that horrible massacres
are being carried out on the streets.
This information was conveyed to Ber-
lin in private cablegram from Mersina.
Sixty Armenians Killed.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
cONSTANTINOPLE, April 16.-Sixty
A-menians have been killed by MOslems
at Adana. Many houses occupied by
Christians have been piiiaged and burned
German subject and the dragoman
Gnterpreter) of the British consulate are
among the wounded.
Chicago Feels Alarm.
CHICAGO, April s16 Associated Press
dispatches from Constantinople created
alarm in CONGREGATIONAL Church circles
today.
Among the missionaries at Adana
where some of them are reported slain
are Rev William N. Chambers and his
wife. who are maintained by the Firs,
Congregational Church Of Oak Park, ar
aristocratic suburb Of this city, under
the auspices OF the American board o1
commissioners for foreign missions
Mr. Chambers is seventy years of age
and has been in Turkey since 1879. H<
visited Chicago last winter. but returned
10 his post with Mrs. Chambers in Jan
uary.
Miss Elisabeth s. Webb and Miss Mar,
G.. Webb. sisters, whose home is in Mis-
souri,. also are supposed to be at Adana
Five Missionaries at Adana.
Adana is a station of the American
board of commissioners for foreign mis-
sions with working force of five mis-
sionaries and thirty-two native workers
an out-station Of the Synod of the Re
formed Presbyterian Church in Nort
America and a Bible depot and subagenc,
OF the American Bible Society.
The American missionaries there, unde
tie control OF the American board Of for
eign missions, are the Rev. William n
Chambers and wife and the Misses Webb
two sisters Mrs Cha ambers is a sister n