OBEE ll 11 OF RUSSIAN dispatches TO SHORE OF PALESTINE TO PROTECT AMERICANS religious differences between mo hamm edans and christians of that section more pronounced than in other parts of empire athena reports report vot of massacres of bf Christ christians lins in jaffa palestine caused tho the commander ot 0 f the ine russian russia ll 11 cruiser oleg to weigh anchor aud and depart hurriedly forthal for that di district wednesday five christian missionary societies are represented in jaffa the chris tian and missionary alliance has a station with ond church mis so c I 1 if a a and the east cast two men inen all em the london society for the pramot tion of christianity among the jews wp men arid and two women t the he even day ad Advent dentist mission board ones one man and one woman f and the tab ciha mission school four men there Is 19 balso an Anfe american rican orphanage 1 there aro are suppose to t be b about christiana among the inhabitants the total o of f whom Is 18 estimated at about there are ela eight christian churches and four synagogues there Is an english hoa boa pital and a frene french h hospital wash washington in agton although without confirmation fir of the reported massacre at 0 christians in ili the neighborhood of jaffa officials here admit they have been apprehensive of such troubles on the syrian coast where here tile the religious differences feren ces between the edans and the christians christiana are in more ore pronounced than in other parts of the ottoman empire american interests la in that quarter are large not only because of the extensive fruit trade but because of the presence of a large number of american missionaries and educational institutions within twenty miles of jaffa which Is the port of jerusalem are three important american missionary stations Ra mallah and aln ain areck there is also a large jewish population but so far it ft Is not known that the jews jewa have been disturbed b the turks or arabs A K 4 tg he boren ing at beirut Bei ritt about miles north of jaffa jaff and presumably one of these has been dispatched to the latter port rear admira knight on the armored cruiser gennely Ten Tenn tennesee nely eee I 1 ce is Is now speeding directly for beirut the state department had brencon been con granulating itself upon the immunity ot of Amerlean American interests from injury dur in inri the present war wednesday a cablegram egr am was received from the american consul at salonica reporting that all americans and ald american int interests rests there and at cavilla which is now ow 0 occupied by bulgarian regulars wv wem e s safe afe