Show TURKISH SITUATION NOV NOT 1 it via SODS bulgaria nov 18 no details yet jet have been received here about the massacre of armenians Armen ians at abar put or the sacking and buri jiu jing of at eight or twelve buildings belonging to the american missionaries there which outrages were exclusively announced by the associated associate d prom press on saturday afternoon ambassador Amb amador Terr elJI has baa telegraphed asking whether the american buildings were set oo on fire toy by the rioters or were destroyed as ai a result of general conflagration american and other missionaries at bitile have been compelled to co return to van under escott oi of turkish troops accorded upon strong present presentations eions by terrell to the porte terrell terrel although granted leave of absence refuses to leave his bis post bellg determined to remain here until all americans Americ ns are ta ia safety and the he so au of the sultan once more throughout asia minor at the ibe request ot of the united states consulate the me vall vali of aleppo has bag detailed certain turkish officials of high ranks rank to u protect the americans of that place aou has bus held hed them responsible for the lives of those placed under their charge furtner wase massacres acres are reported from 8 vas and there is a report that armenians Armen ians have been massacred at quran although the reports of the be letter latter mase massacre acre are not oun confirmed firmed turkish officials admit abak the kurds burds maue made two separate attacks upon the abe in that locality loo allty and that there was considerable loss of life due according to the turks to the rioting of the armenians Armen ians which could not have been suppressed the porte it is said has ordered a special inquiry into the massacre of christians at Alex andretta northern syria where as exclusively announced by the associated press early on saturday 00 turkish troops are said to have looked on while the me killing took place abstaining from rendering any assistance in the she disorder the sultan to la said to be alarmed to the verge of insanity at the assembling of foreign fleets at Sal monica boy bay and it is known that he has sent urgent messages aRCS to the be vall of the disturbed districts ordering them to suppress the disorders in addition special oom corn miss loners nere have been hurtle hurriedly oly dispatched a from this city to the various parts of asia minor armed with power to quell the revolutionary outbreaks sir phillip currle currie the british ambassador bas cannot reach constantinople bektore wednesday the british fleet flee it is reported ted here la Is being till still relator reinforced oed another of be representatives of the powers took place yesterday at the official residence ut A atia austrian ambassador C nov 17 later advices advises received asere from alexon alexan aretta northern syria confirm the accounts of a massacre of christians in that town in the presence pre flence or of BOO soldiers Bold ten who did not noli render any assistance aBie tance in the suppression oi of the disorders the sultan has haa prohibited the en try into turkey of all papers containing accounts of ard s speech at the lord mayors mayolla dinner at london a week ago ST petersburg nov IS 18 grano grana duke Vlaudi mar lass has an autograph letter from the czar to the kaiser relating t i the situation in easters eastern europe it fit suggests that in casee caad E bigland igland lu atoo too much on the disintegration turkey the tares powers who united upon the japanese question quee tion again join hands bands against all comers cuu jera the following telegram from con stantin ople was receive vi this morning by anglo armenian associations are being mases ored everywhere in asia minor over are dying of sw starvation anti and exposure x po flure taie a work of relief is IB closed fur for gods sake urge the government ern ment to stop atop the most awful events of modern timeto the porte to le power less as ae all are under we be control of the palace officials ficiala of who have incited the massacre masa acre throughout anatolia A dispatch from rome kome today says advices advises from constantinople that the agitation again the abri northern syria le is extending and that mantore mana ore ores have occurred near aleppo CHicA ao nov IS IB the following petit petition ln has been sent ent by the armenian national union toabe to the premi premiere err chancellors and foreign ministers oi of the six aix great powers howera of europe and the secretary eore tary of state ot of the she united mates the horrors borron and outrages of gassoun have been repeated in different parts paria of armenia woore tons tens ot of thousands of armenians Armen ians have met death at the be bands of unrestricted of fani fanatical turks again recent cable advises advices from turkey are to the effect that the tn turkish government to la gathering its reserve forces forgea to march over Z bitoun and exterminate its if inhabitants the execution of this lution intention tion on we the pan of the turkish government will only repeat the appalling history of banoun buo ouo the adoption of the reform measures proposed by the three powers howera of europe and sanctioned by the ibe other great powers hs baa been followed by a till still stronger at rooger outburst of mohammedan fanaticism all ovet over the turkish empire AS Aaa a result of this unchecked ard in most moat cases or ordered uprising of Mohammed edana atis against the defenseless subjects oi 01 ithe empire turkey to la today in a state of anarchy while those in power and a id authority are helping and defending defendi ug the she lawless law leaf this athla state of anarchy Is ia due also to the turkish and mohammedan apathy towards the armenians Arme Armen ians and their rights and to their hostility to the european nations that are desirous of substituting a better form of government for the present anarchy this has been fully proved to be the fact because whenever any Euro european peau government has deemed it necessary necea sary to take drastic eraslio messu ies to stop bloof tied and restore order sue officials of the sultan have almost invariably succeeded in comply complying ii with this demand and in checking mohammedan fanaticism it la in evident there fore that the sultan aud and his hie officiate officials are directly responsible lor for the present state of terrorism terr and anarchy it lies then with the great powers of europe to put an end to this unbearable condition of boings to in turkey and to secure safety and protection ot 01 life tu to the defenseless armenians Armen ians now at the mercy and under the beels beele ol of the cruel soldiery fanatical turkish mobs moba and savage kurds burds we therefore most moat humbly beg of your to hasten in the name of humanity I 1 justice ustice and christian alan civilization to unanimously with the ibe other five great powers of europe decide the fate of the armenian nation at an early special congress such auch ae abat of berlin and to liberate the Armen Armon lana laDa from their unbearable con dillon ji tion which means torture slaughter and utter extermination ito in behalf of the be armenian national union we are your obedient and most u umble humble at evants signed T B president 0 M decre tury amex nov NOT 18 the amin of sana the capital city of yemen arab at the head of arabs araba armed with marmiol bouty rifles has baa defeated the turks in three flights the latter are now confined oon fined to sans sana a walled city about live five miles milea in circumference A constantinople dispatch to the daily news newa says ay the armenian mis arlea aries at balls have wired the english and american represents lives asking that the government pro vide an escort to van for them and their families millee fa this thia correspondent makes the astounding announcement bout fully armenians Arme Armen niana ians have been killed during the recent man acres constantinople LB 18 via sofia bulgaria nov 19 copyright eu ad 1896 by the associated proem tn in response to telegrams tele grama sent to lo by me be united states minister s terrell iti inquiring quiring into we be burning an and d pillaging of the american missions theretha the rethe porto porte has furnished some information to co terrell and additional facts have been obtained from other sources our cec As ae terrell will communicate direct with he abe state department at washington ou OB the subject the facts in big bia possession cannot be given out here bore but enough if r kaw known of the disturbances to enable the be associated presto to give the following general outline out outi lioe lue the trouble between kurda and mus mue ulmant at had been brewing fur some acme time on one band it Is ie claimed that armenians Armen ians incited by the gentsos gent their revolutionary committee had bad been arming themselves holding secret meetings meet iuga and preparing lor revolt against the authorities the crisis was to be precipitated ty an attack upon the ter A decord vereion la 18 that the turks acting under instructions from klook kloak officials it not from the he kultan deliberately planned to massacre mafli acre the he Armen armenians ians of Khar put kurds burds were provided with w apuls similar to those used by the turkish soldiery and ammunition plentifully distributed at a signal agreed cupoo a quarrel was picked with the armen loans and an attack upon their quarter commenced the Armen armenians ians anticipating the outbreak had bad armed them selves as well an aa possible barricaded barricades barrica ded their dwellings and made so ao determined a resistance that the tint first attack of the kurdi was repulsed the american missionaries had ap aliel lor for protection to terrell Terr elJ he called personally on the porte sent several notes dotes to the minister of foreign affair attains ii insisting that the turkish of ficiala should protect the american and notifying the sultan and hia big ministers tbt tb th t 9 they would be held responsible for the safety of the missionaries the turkish officials promised to protect the lives of the missionaries and detailed gend armes to guara guar their property properly when the armenians Armen ians repulsed the first attack the kurds burds were infuriated and they proceeded to tue toe quarter of abar put where anere the american mission is located and quickly overcoming the opposition iou of me lae gendarmes Ken gen darmes it there weri were any pro present jent ransacked i he be b bouses including the bigat american mission buildings sod and a shelf in the house of one of the the the american missionaries placed themselves under the immediate protection ot of the he turkish governor who still boa ha them under his care during the pillaging it has been ascertained beyond a doubt that the kurds burds were supported by we the turkish troops in a number of 1118 instances litter later a second and more successful attack was made by the kurds burds upon the armenian quarters sod and a terrible maksa mabo acre crot follo followed etl conservative estimates say that from SOU to 1000 persons were killed billed the A merlean american missionaries formally protested against the destruction of property to the turkish authorities and to mr terrell Terr elJ who when all facts are thoroughly es will must most likely demand that the americans be compensated in fact it is understood understood that terrell has baa already been assured that the turkish government is prepared to do what is right when the abe blame to is placed where it belonge belong A fresn fresh fanatical outbreak occurred at moosh but was suppressed by the turkish authorities alter after forty arme olans were killed there is evidence that the porte has been fright frightened nod by the gathering of foreign fleets in Bal balonick Salon onica ioa bay and by advice accompanied by a clear statement of the real situation received irom from germany and austria who seem to be acting in accord into adopting really energetic regressive measures this state of affairs is commended on all sides A british wars nip has been ordered to Alexand Alex andretta northern inhern syria and the united states cruiser san francisco 1116 flagship of abo european eq fedron dron is expected there dally daily in addition a french warship has been dispatched to beyrodt Bey rout syria too sultan is in a state of greatest alarm which is 19 telling terribly upon his big already much weakened serves rumors of the discovery of plots against abdul liamin ld life are so frequent that they no longer attract any attention 8 me of his ministers have to be kept constantly guarded by soldiers to give them courage enough to transact business la in their respective offices throughout the night on saturdays saturday november 16 the most critical day for the turkish em am pire the sultan was engaged sitting close to a telegraph instrument la in the knoek personally ierson larso ally nally dictating in to the provincial governors to do their utmost to restore or er in their districts tola this indicates that the sultan is fully determined to take the reins of the government in his bla own hands bands BOSTON nov telegram re melved by the american board this afternoon by way of phill polio states that the mission los loe at to is a hundred thousand dollars the rho raiders were protected by soldiers who fired on the mission houses bouses and joined in the plunder special malice was shown against the missionaries A shell was burst in house the mis sio lon aries narles are now protected troubles reported beginning in marsovan Marso Mars vaa ovain van and washington nov IS 18 the turk lob ish legation here has received from the he sublime porte the following telegram under date of yesterday the tb armenian insurgents of OUD forced and kamban numbering more than attacked the district of enderie En derlo derin burned the palace of the governor felled the houses belonging to the mus and captured those of all mus mue sulman families that were unable tu flee the rioters fell again on the village of burtler and burned ton ten houses a with their contents conten tp the armenian rioters of hasp mem killed two mansan affray took place during which there were killed and wounded on both aider the authorities restored order the rebels of marsovan Mer sovan and ames amae sla elms after closing their shops went to their church and to different khans ahans from where they fired on the mans mane |