The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-19
CHRISTIANS HAVE TAKEN
 REFUGE IN c0NSULATES
The Tension at Constantinople
 Is Great
q Terrible Uprising Has Occurred At Aaana and At Le.st One Thou.- and Persen. Have Been Kill
 ea--cisy Has Been
 Destroyed

constantinople, April 1s.-Confirma- ton has been received here of the kill ing of two American missioparies at Adaua.
 The murdered missionaries were Mir. Rogers and MT. Maurer. The others connected with the missions are safe, Sinciudins Mir. Christie. who is at Tar
 Three French warships are hurrying to Mersina, where the situation Is des- perate. Foreigners and many Christians s,have taken refuge in many consulates. fThe troops and the Governor are doing their best to protect the town, but there is great fear that 1t cannot hold ou much longer against the invasion of the Moslems, who are sweeping down in large numbers. The Ameri-1 can vice consul at Mersina, John Deb : bas. has been unable to proceed to Adhna. owing 10 interruption of com munfcation.
 British warship Is proceeding to Alexandretta, which is threatensd by the Mosiems. The tension at Constan- tinopie Is great, although this after noon there seemed to be some pros poets of peaceful solution of the trouble. The people of the capital are more concerned with the advance of { the Saioniki troops than with the mas- sacres reported from various quarters.
 
 Tchataije has promised not to enter Constantinopie. but to await there the fufhllment of It's dernandE
 The officers of the Salou3ki army con- trof the train service to Europe, and the service, as consequence, Is much delayed The council of ministers took the demands of the troops under con- sideration. The first of these seems to be easy of solution. provided the dep uties agree to return. The second de- mand. however, involving the punish ment of the ring leaders. win be diff fcult to meet. and might cause trou- ble. Conetantinople Is nov tranquil although the public is exceedingly fier- vous and apprehsnsiye Tfle garrison appears to be under better discipline, ! and the troops have taken the oath on Nhe Koran Co remain quiet ana obey the officers.
 At today's sitting of the chamber 'of deputies Musthapha Efrendi. the deputy for Aiepho, was elected prest- dent The members of the House ap- peared to some degree to have recoy- cred their assurance, and many of them were outspoken during the course of the debate. Members Of the depu- tation sent to interview the Saioniki troops gave conflicting accounts of the result of their mission. All agreed, however. that they found the soldiers determined to uphold the constitution nt all costs. The spokesman of the soldiers Is reported as saying: 4 We are not here to promote frat { $ricidai war. We shall avoid extreme measures. Nevertheless, we have the means of entering Constantinople with out firing shot. if necessary. Try 10 restore obedience. and be assured We shall remain here until satisfied no fresh attack will be made upon the constitution"
 The chamber sent deputation to the barracks to explain to the soldiers the evh results of disohedience. The dep uties for Aiepho and Adana demnnd- cd immediate measures to restore or der in the Adana district and to punish the ring leaders of massacre A no- ton to this effect was adopted unani4 mously.
 According to the latest news from Adana. the missionaries do not dare 70 leave the mission house. Tfev are sufering from lack of provisions ana medicines, and have sent an appeal to the military authorities- for profeotion AdanA is stili burning ana It is rae ported that not less than s.Oo0 u.r- sons are homeless at TarsuA
 Further Trouble Expected.
 Late telegrarns ~received fron, tha British Vice Consul at Adana stats that there are apprehensions of fur fher trouble at that place No addition. al news has been received from Tar.i sus or Mersina. A British warship is expected to reach Alexandretta to- night and French warship will arrive rat Mersina tomorrow. Isset Pasha. achief of the general stan of the war office. together with several U1emas. has gone to the encampment of the Sa lonikal troops to confer with the ofFl- cers on the demands which they sub mitted to the Chamber, of Deputies.
 L. ol1 the full demands of the Salonlka troops are purposely being withheld until the entire third army corps Is concentrat- ed at the gates of the Capitol N The government Is hopeful of q. peaceful solution although some doubt is ex- pressed in parliamentary circles that the cabinet can obtain a vote of con fdence tomorrow when 1t makes it's statement concerning the governments s policy.
 A circular telegram has been receiv- Ned at the foreign embassies from Gen. eral Husha Pasha. commanding the Sa- lonika army. dated Dedeaghatch, Sat urday, in which he says.
 "Be certain, excellency, that the lives and property of foreigners, the honored guests of our dear fatherland,, will be safeguarded and that tranquil- ity will be assured the entire popua- ton"
 no SHlVhbAd uThuCn OI Iue COInmlt- tee of Union and Progress has ad- dressed a strongly worded telegram to the Sultan. practically imputing to His Majesty a violation of hts oath to up- hold the constitution.
 Many battalions of the garrison at Constantinople, 1t is stated. are show ing repentance at their recent acts. They now declare that they were mis-. led in believing that the Sheri laws and the constitution wero fin danger. This Is regarded as a hopeful sign that the garrison will abstain from further violence. 7 It is also noteworthy that the lam Ruage of The .Volkan, the organ of the Mohammedan League. since yesterday. has been more moderate. It exhorts the soldiers to obey their officers with. out distinction ,and 1t advises them not : to mix in politics. It Is stated generaI- iy that the soldiers in the Capital are 5 -ssll provided with money, which they ego spending freely, and this gives rise 0 suspicion as to it's source,