Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 December 1895 — Page 1

1 mm ESTABLISHED 1823. INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1895. imtnp q PT7VrPi j at railway xr.vn stand, o 1 ItlOlj O UlJll lO. 1 TH.ilNi AND SUNDAYS C".fr&

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PLACE AND DATE OP NEXT IlEPCBLICXS KATIOXAb COXVEXTION. One Informal and Fonr tleg-nlar Ballots Taken by the Committee Defore a Decision Was Reached. MOUND CITY GOT 29 VOTES SJLS F11AXCISCO LED WITH 20, A!fD PITTSnt RG'S HIGHEST WAS O. Only Nine Men Voted for Chicago, and Xerr York Was Dropped Before 'Formal Balloting. SYNOPSES OF THE SPEECHES CLAIMS OF THE CONTESTING CITIES AS PRESENTED BT DELEGATES. Subcommittee Appointed to Make Arrangements for the Convention St. Lonls People Very Happy. WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. The Republican national convention will be held at St. Louis, June 16. That was the decision reached by the Republican national committee assembled here to-day, after spirited balloting, lasting two hours. The successive ballots are shown as follows: Informal. 1st. 2d. 3d. 4th. St. Louis ..13 14 IS 22 29 San Francisco ....... 20 13 19 19 16 Pittsburg 9 9 5 1 Chicago 8 8 9 9 6 New York 1 .. .. .. The morning was spent In hearing speeches In behalf of the contending cities, the doors being open to the various contesting delegations. This concluded, the committee began Its afternoon session" behind closed doors. An eager crowd choked up the corridors leading to the committee room, and awaited the announcement of results. The first ' important question of the afternoon was the fixing of the date of the convention. The executive committee reported a resolution favoring June 15. This was amended by Committeeman Lannan, of Utah, in favor of Aug. 15. There was a sharp debate, and Mr. De Young, of California, finally proposed a compromise between June and August, namely, July, The De Young and Lannan amendments were both defeated, "and then, by a practically unanimous vote, the date was fixed at June 16. Then came the main contest between the cities. There was much excitement as the ballots proceeded, the committeemen from the interested sections hurrying about and seeking to effect combinations. At the outset San Francisco secured one more than the nineteen claimed from, the first. The announcement of her Had was greeted with enthusiasm when it reached the outer corridors. The strength of St. Louis was somewhat jcret tV.i had been expected, while neither Pittsburg nor Chicago made the showing anticipated. St. Louis gained steadily on each ballot San Francisco sought to meet this by drawing the votes of Chicago, but without avail. The first serious break occurred when David Martin, of Pennsylvania, led the Pittsburg forces toward St. Louis. On the fourth and last formal ballot San Francisco's forces broke for the first time, Michigan, Wyoming and Connecticut going to St. Louis. That settled it, and gave St. Louis the convention. The choice was made unanimous on motion of Mr. De Young, of San Francisco. It was half past 10 o'clock when Chairman Carter rapped the meeting to order and the roll of committeemen was called. There was no response when several States were called, the absentees being Alabama, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Dakota and Wyoming, but it was said that there were committeemen or proxies for most'-of these States in the city. Alaska had a representative. BRADLEY CONGRATULATED. Mr. Hahn, of Ohio, read the following telegram of congratulation sent to Governor Bradley, of Kentucky, by a special committee, of which he was chairman: "The Republican national committee in session extends Its cordial congratulations on this, the day of your inauguration as Governor upon the splendid Republican victory which has been achieved in Kentucky under your able and gallant leadership. As colleagues and friends during many years, we have learned to appreciate and respect your devotion to the Republican cause, which is ever the cause of the people, and It now affords us especial pleasure to note your election to the executive chair of your native State. We wish for your administration the great success which we believe you are sure to achieve, and Kentucky, under your leadership, will be as It was under the great commoner for protection." Chairman Carter asked the delegates to agree to a half-hour limit for presenting the claims of their cities. General Butterfield, for New York, responuw; "It will take but a very brief time for New York to demonstrate her superiority." Representatives of oiher cities also agreed to the limits suggested. Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, moved that delegations be heard in alphabetical .order by States. His motion was carried. At this point Chairman Carter, In lmpresf ive tones, addressed the meeting in an unexpected direction. He said he was not accustomed to notice the many "silly, unfounded and malicious stories" put afloat at times with a purpose to arouse prejudice and excite 111 feeling. But a reflection had been, made on the members of the national committee and they had been placed before the country in an unenviable position. "Under such circumstances," said Mr. Carter, emphatically, "I desire to state In behalf of this committee that at no time, under no circumstances, directly or Indirectly, has any person or persons urged that the good graces of this committee should be Influenced by any mercenary considerations whatever." There was a ripple of applause at the announcement. Mr. Carter proceeded to state that geographical considerations largely Influenced the feelings of the committee. And, he went on, aside from this, the only purpose of the committee was to consult the purposes and requirements of a great gathering, and to make a choice based wholly on fitness. SAN FRANCISCO AND CHICAGO. The preliminaries over, the oratory began, and Gen. N. P. Chapman, of California, was Introduced by M. H. DeYoung, to present the Golden Gate's claims. The action of this meeting. General Chapman began, was to decide whether or not California was forever to be a political dependency. He spoke of San Francisco as the metropolis of a powerful and evergrowing country, where the children of the East and their children's children were to find their homes for centuries. Over 77 per cent, of the territory and 2S per cent, of the population of the United States came from west of the Mlssls!ppi river, and twenty-five of the fifty-one committeemen came from beyond tuat river. The country was an empire that might have a mighty Influence on the political destinies of , the country If it should stand together us it ought, yet many of those who legislated for the country knew nothing of this sec

tion. George A. Knight, of San Francisco, spoke of tr.e great educational advantages given by the Republican party. M. H. De Young made the business proposition to the committee. He said the railroads had been induced to make a rate from New Orleans or Chicago to San Francisco of for a round trip for delegates and $50 for others. The difference would be met by the San Francisco committee. "We will furnish a convention hall," he said, "as every other city win, and will place it absolutely under the control of the national committee; we will guarantee that you will not be insulted as you enter the hall; that you will not be confronted by officials wearing the badges of any candidate and trying to swing the convention for that candidate; we win, give you fair treatment and colorless treatment. Every delegate will be our honored aueat." Mr. DeYoung also said San Francisco was willing to pay the committee's debts. When California's case was presented the call proceeded down to Illinois, when Mr. Samuel Allerton, of Chicago, stepped forward to present the claims of Chicago. He said the Chicago delegation urged that the convention be held at Chicago on the general ground of hospitality and geographical fitness. Chicago's hotel accommodations were limitless. All trunk lines of railroad centered at Chicago. The street car facilities were ample. Chicago was in the midst of a circle embracing all the country. It was this consideration which brought the great exposition to Chicago. The telegraphic service was abundant. "If not the birthplace," said Mr. Allerton, "Chicago is the home of Republicanism, for there the first Republican President was nominated, and there, too, the last Republican President was named." Mayor Swift, of Chicago, announced that Chicago appeared to-day In an attitude of modesty. She did not desire to antagonize her sisters, who had come so powerfully to her aid in building up the world's fair. It was carrying coals to Newcastle to state the advan tages of Chicago as a convention city. Her hotels,, her railroad facilities, her telegraph ic facilities, her geographical location, her hospitality were unsurpassed. She did not come to bid for the convention, but to say to the committee, "Name your requirements and we will meet them." THE FORTUNATE CITY. Again the call of States proceeded down to Missouri, when Mayor Walbridge was Introduced as a Republican Mayor of a Republican city." He said that, in plain English, St. Louis wanted tho convention. The city was not sectional, men from the North, South, East and West forming a peculiarly national and cosmopolitan community. Mr. Walbridge said he believed the Republican party was about to enter a new epoch. It was fitting that It should continue its spirit of nationalism, of which St. Louis was such a conspicuous exponent. As Mayor of the city, he tendered the hospitality ot St. Louis to the convention. Ex-Congress man Nathan Frank, of St. Louis, dwelt on Missouri's Republicanism and her work in returning ten Republican Congressmen out of a delegation of fifteen. Missouri had no candidate, was absolutely neutral ground, and each Republican aspirant had thousands of admirers there. Mr. S. - M. Kennard, president of the St. Louis Expo sltlon, offered halls to seat twenty-five hundred, six thousand or twelve thousand which the committee might want, and said St. Louis would furnish forty committee rooms in the halls, would famish aleo the music, printing and whatever the commit tee might want, although she was not pre pared to bid for the convention. Every delegate, white or black, would be the guest of the city, and he would guarantee them whatever accommdatlons they might want without discrimination. Chauncey J. Filly closed the St. Louis presentation with & spirited talk. After St. Louis came New York, whose first advocate was General Butterfleld. "New York needs no eloquence," he eaid L. "She stands with open arms to welcome the Republican convention or any other con ventlon. We offer you a fire-proof hall capable of seating ten thousand, from every corner of which a speaker can be heard. New York is always ready. We want a little missionary work in New York to aid us to pile up the vote of the State for the Republican candidate." Mr. Murat Halstead spoke of New York as a cosmopolitan and non-partisan city that could never be organized, nor could its press be influenced in the Interest of any candidate. New. York was so extensive, he said, that she would bo unconscious of the presence of a convention. " - There was a hearty hand-clapping as Rep resentatlve Dalzell, of Pittsburg, came forward to present the claims of that city. Pittsburg is in "dead earnest," said Mr. Dalzell, "In seeking this convention, and she believes she ought to have it. The city, he went on, was accessible neither too far east nor .too far. west. All th great cities of the East were within twelve hours' ride of Pittsburg. He denied that Pittsburg lacked hotel facilities and offered a signed agreement by the hotel men of Pittsburg practically giving over their hostelries to the desires of the national com mittee. Mr. Dalzell spoke of Pennsylvania as stanch Republicanism and tremendous majorities. There was enthusiastic applause as the speaker referred to the lessons ot protection which could be read by the white light of Pittsburg's blazing furnaces. The applause lasted some minutes, showing tht strong Pittsburg sentiment prevailing in the hall. Representative William Stone followed with another strong presentation of Pittsburg's claims. The city espoused the interests of none of the presidential candidates. There would be no brass bands and processions urging one candidate before an other.' "Our friend Magee has given orders," said Mr. Stone, amid applause, "that the name of a presidential candidate should not be mentioned by a Pittsburc man." Telegrams were read from Senators Quay and Cameron in support of Pittsburg. When Utah was reached in the call of States committeeman Lannan announced that, although Salt Lake had intended-to present her claims for the convention, she had hftn so persuaded by the elcxjutiue of San Francisco that Salt Lake withdrew from the contest. ST. LOtTlRlANS CONGRATULATED. This closed the hearings, and, on motion of Mr. DeYoung, the committee adjourned to meet in secret session at 2 o'clock. On the announcement of the decisive ballot there was a rush for the St. Louis headquarters, where all the delegates from that city gathered, with the Missouri Congressmen and politicians at large. There was a great handshaking and popping of corks for a few minutes, with occasional cheers, until Clark H. Sampson was lifted to a table in reply to calls for a speech. While he was talking the room was filling up and Congressmen Jay, Barthold and Cobb soon appeared, and then the Pittsburg and California delegations pushed In to congratulate their rival. The fij-i ttite .f the crowd for speech-making was remarkable and many of the dele gates were called on to mount the lm promptu rostrum. Ex-Congressman Warner, Mayor Walbridge, Chauncey Fllley, Sethi W. Cobb, Demo'atlc Congressman from' St. Louis; Mr. K fsht, of California; Richard C. Kerens, Harry Ford, of Pitts burg; Congressman William A. Stone, Nathan Frank and several others were called on to talk. All of the visitors claimed that St. Louis had been their second choice and took defeat with good nature. After concluding the ballot the committee took up the question of territorial delegates, and recommendr-i that New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Oklahoma each select four delegates in addition to the two here tofore chosen. A hearing was accorded to Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, of Iowa, who spoke of woman's influence in behalf of the party. At 6 o'clock the committee had completed Its labors and adjourned. The executive committee then held a brief session to ar range the details of the convention in accordance with the determination of the full committee. The executive committee, at a secret meeting during the afternoon, appointed a subcommittee of seven members and delegated to it full power to make the arrangements incident to the meeting of the national convention at St. Louis. The subcommittee is as follows: Messrs. Manley. of Maine, chairman; Carter, of Montana; Clarkson, of Iowa; Hahn. of Ohio: Clayton, of Arkansas; Campbell, of Illinois, and Kerens, of St. Louis. The subcommittee will have a conference with the St. Louis delegation to-morrow morning, when various matters connected with the convention will be discussed. The St. Louis people are a happy set tonight and everywhere are being congratulated on the success which has attended their efforts. They are proving that the convention will be well taken care of. The St. Louis delegation will leave here to-mor-row for New York. To-night they held a Jolllflatlon meeting at their headquarters, at which Clark Sampson, chairman of the convention committee, presided. Shortly after they met some of the members of the delegation from Chicago called on them and congratulated the St. Loulsana on their victory, assuring them that the Chlcagoans entertained no hard feelings because thev had lOBt the fight, but that they would work for the success of the Republican ticket, which was the foremost thing to be considered. Mayor Walbridge and Congress

man Cobb, of Missouri, responded to the congratulatory remarks of the Chl:agoans. JOY AT ST. LOt'IS.

Everybody In n Hnppy 3Iood Headquarters for Delegations. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10. There Is general rejoicing in St. Louis to-night over the action of the national Republican committee In selecting this city for the place to hold the next Republican convention in June, 1S9S. Not alone thoso who will be directly benefited by the convention and its attendant crowds showed their Interest in the action of the national committee, but everybody seemed enthused. Long before the bulletins announcing the vote of the committee on the location had been posted in newspaper office windows large crowds of people assembled, and when the final ballot was put up announcing that St. Louis had won the prize the enthusiasm was unbounded. At the offices of the Business Men's League, which has a committee in Washington, bulletins were received by telegraph every few minutes after the voting commenced, and when it was seen that St. Louis was steadily gaining there was much rejoicing. Almost simultaneously with the receipt of a bulletin announcing the result of the final ballot the following dispatch from Washington was delivered by James Cox, secretary of the Business Men's Leagu: 'The battle Is fought and won. Our friends are celebrating and everybody Is hippy. Representatives of St. Louis In Washington, without exception, have been earnest, hopeful and valiant." Congratulations came in over he telephone In quick succession and Jubilation became general. Secretary Cox, in discussing the result, said that the information prior to the departure of the committee for Washington convinced him that the delegation would bring back the convention and the result was by no means a surprise. "We are not quite out of the woods yet," he added. "When the committee started we were $20,000 short of the funds absolutely necessary to entertain the convention and maintain the reputation of St. Louis for hospitality. . This calculation was based on $13,000 being subscribed by the steam railroads which have not yet finally reported. Since Saturday morning I have secured pledges for about $6,000 more money, so tha.t there is $14,000 at least still to be raised to make good our guarantee of $75,000, but we will have no trouble raising tho amount required. The plan is to hold the convention in the exposition building, the north nave of which vr'.g. be fitted up at a cost of $13,000. and when finished will seat at least 13,000 people. Every effort will be made to present to the convention a hall perfect for its work." The hotel managers were kept busy all afternoon and evening answering telegrams from different parts of the country asking that rooms be reserved during the convention week. Speaker Reed and Major McKinley, presidential possibilities, anticipating the committee's action, had already reserved quarters at the Southern Hotel, where their respective State delegations will also be taken care of. Hon. J. H. Manley, secretary of the national committee, telegraphed that rooms be reserved for the committee at the same hostelry. General Russell A. Alger, another possible candidate for presidential honors, has secured rooms at the Southern, which will also be the headquarters of the following State delegations: Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Maine, Colorado, Illinois and Massachusetts. Melville E. Stone, general manager of the Associated Press, will make his headquarters at the St. Nicholas Hotel, while the working force will be taken care of at the Planters' Hotel, handy to both the telegraph companies. In addition to twenty rooms at the Southern Hotel, Major McKlnley has asked to have reserved for him twenty at the St. Nicholas and thirty at the Planters' Hotel. Numerous requests from newspapers are also being received. Already about half the available rooms in the first and second class hotels have been spoken for. BOSTON DEMOCRATIC JOSIAII QX'IXCY ELECTED MAYOR OVER DD1VIX U. Ct'RTIS. The Republican Candidate Defeated by a rinrallty of 4,370 Victory for Flattltes at Xerv York. BOSTON, Dec, 10. The Republican administration which has been In control of municipal affairs for the - past eleven months was overthrown at the polls today after one of the most spirited and hotly contested campaigns In the history of. local politics, and. Boston once more returns to its old position in the Democraticcolumn. The Republican Mayor, Hon. Edwin Upton Curtis, was defeated by 4,376 plurality and all branches of the city , government are Democratic, the Republicans losing control of the Board of Aldermen and school committee. Hon. Josiah Quincy, the successful Democratic mayoralty candidate, showed greater strength than even his own party expected and made heavy gains in nearly every section of the city. Over seventy-five thousand voters went to the polls, the largest number ever recorded in an election in Boston, and representing over fivesixths of the total registration. The campaign was fought on straight party lines, the Democrats malting every effort to redeem last year's defeat and the opponents seeking an indorsement of the reforms enacted by them during the year. The Mayor elected to-day will serve two years, it being the first election since the Legislature doubled the length of the ordinary term. Mayor Curtls's administration was generally satisfactory to the business men in the city and they gave him their support. The Democratic party, however, put their strongest man in nomination and was not hampered to any great extent by divisions in the party. Hon. Josiah Quincy, the Mayor-elect, is well known throughout the Eastern States, having served as Assistant Secretary of State during Mr. Cleveland's present term and also as a member of the Democratic national committee. The city declared In favor of license by over fifteen thousand majority. The new Board of Aldermen will consist of seven Democrats and five Republicans. The Com mon Council Is strongly Democratic. Annual municipal elections were held In ten cities of the Commonwealth to-day. The contests in Chelsea, Lynn, Lowell and Worcester were hard fought, and in each case the A. P. A. figured largely. The Republicans and the A. P. A. carried Lynn and Chelsea, while in Lowell the secret organization met defeat. The straight Republican candidate for Mayor of Worcesteh was defeated by over one thousand plurality. The contests in Newburyport, Salem, Cambridge and Everett were not fought on party lines. The Republicans won in Beverly. The cities that voted in favor of license were Newburyport, Worcester and Lowell. The other cities outside of Boston went no-license by majorities in many cases larger than last year. Victory for Piatt Forces. NEW YORK, Dec. 10. Republican primaries were held In every one of the 1,312 election districts of this city to-night . to elect delegates to the assembly district conventions, which are In turn to choose the members of the Republican county committee. Active feeling between the followers of Thomas C. Piatt and those of William Brookfield ran strong In many of the districts, particularly the down-town districts, and a heavy vote was polled. The Piatt men went Into the fight confident cf victory, while the opponents believed themselves to be leading a forlorn hope, and were in consequence not enthusiastic cf success. In the down-town districts lcal feeling between the rival lealcrs had much to do with the contests. The l'l.itt men boasted that they would not only hold their present districts, but would also capture some of the down-town Brookfirld ulstricts. There are contests In nearly half of the down-town districts and in son.e of those on the East side the result at the close of the polls was reported to be In doubt. This was particularly so In tho Fourteenth and Sixteenth assembly districts, which are at present controlled by the followers of Mr. Piatt, but wnere tte Brookfleld men were claiming victory. The Indications from to-night's primaries lolnt to a majority of two-thirds Piatt iuea In the county commute e.

AFTER LONG DELAY

FIHMAXS AT LAST GRAXTCD BY THE StLTAX OF, Till KEY, Irnde Issued Last Mailt Ordering that Extra Guard Ships lie Permitted to Enter the Dardanelles. LITTLE USE FOR THEM X0W TRirJIPII OF THE POWERS OVEXX A1IDIL HAMID A nARRE.V OXE. Said Pasha Supposed to Ilnve lleea Given Permission to Leave Turkey llefore He Quit Ills Asylum. PLOT TO DEPOSE THE SULTAN DniTISH CONSULS TO I1E BEST TO POSTS "WITHOUT EXEQUATURS. Latest from the Scenes f Dcvnsta tlon In Armenia The Massacres nt Dltlls and Other Plaees. (Copyrighted, 1S03, by the Associated Tress.) CONSTANTINOPLE, via Sofia, Bulgaria. Dec. 10. The long drawn out controversy between the embassadors of the powers and the Sultan over the question of the admission of additional guprd ships for the protection of the embassies was settled at 8:10 o'clock this evening by the Issuance cf an lrd crantlng the necessary firmans to permit the guard ships to pass the Dardanelles. The demand was first made on the Sultan on Nov. 13 and scarcely a day has passed since then without its being renewed in a more or leas peremptory manner. The Ingenuity displayed by the Turkish government in evading a direct answer to the demand or, when forced to answer, the effective pleadings put forth for delay had almost brought the mind of Europe to the conviction that the demand would never be complied with. Meantime days and weeks passed by without any action and the condition of things in Constantinople that brought out the demand has almost passed. The final triumph of the powers in forcing a compliance with their demands seems a barren one and the long-sought permission to double the regular guard ships for the embassies, now that it is obtained, seems hardly worth taking advantage of. The flight of Kutchuk. Said Pasha, to the British embassy, which was followed by the landing of British bluejackets from the British guard ship Cockatrice and the British embassador's yacht Imogene, which'' caused much complication and delayed considerably the settlement of the dispute between the power and the Sultan as to the admittance of extra guard ships Into the Bosphorus, has about worked Itself out and matters are how resuming their usual aspect. As stated last night. Said Tasha has left his asylum. Previous to leaving the British embassy the ex-Cr.xnd Ylrier requested the Sultan to permit him to leave the country with his family. Further advices are continually being received here of the unibated disorders In the interior, and especially of the burning of Armenian villages. This form of outrage Is particularly prevalent In the vilayet cf Van, where the distress existing Is terrible. The accounts of impartial observers agree in a denial cf the stories so Industriously put out from official sources that the disturbances leading up to the massacres a.s provoked In the first place by the Armenians. It is alleged, on the contrary, that there has been a carefully conceived plan to exterminate the Armenians, which is thus being put into execution. One curious and significant, fact whtch is pointed out is that the massacres and continuous pillage nearly all occur In the six vilayets to which the scheme of reforms, forced upoa the Sultan by the powers, refer. The American missionaries at Bitlls, notwithstanding the perilous experiences through which they have passed, have decided to remain at their posts. CHANCE FOR A ROW. The Porte has not yet granted the exequaturs to the new British vice consuls at Van and SIvas, the invariable policy ot delay having betn followed In this as well as in all diplomatic dealings of the Turks. But Sir Philip Currie, the British embassa dor, has determined that the newly-appolnt-ed vice consuls shall ttart for their posts on next Wednesday, with or without their exequaturs. Fresh placards signed by the Ottoman committee of progress and union ot reform were posted throughout the capital today, especially In the Kassim Tasha quarter. These placards contain a manifesto de nouncing the present regime of spoliation and oppression, and calling upon all, with out distinction of religion, to unite in demanding Justice, liberty and reform. Is the demands are refused, the manifesto appeals to Osmanll to remove In another manner the stains upon the nation's name. The following account has Just been received cf the massacre at Bltlia on Oct. 3: The Turks, armed, assembled in the mosques and several others, dressed as Armenians, fired pistols in the court yard cf the mosque of OutoudJamt, ear tho market place, in order to afford a pretext for the massacre. The Turks then raised the cry, "Tho Giaours are attacking the mosque." They then combined in an attack on the market. The Armenian traders were massacred, their shops looted, and the mob pillaged the Armenian quarters, killing women and children. The rioters were aided by the Kurdish tribes of MoJgan and Khoutl. The disturbances in the villages around exceeded in ferocity those In the town itself. Five villages were completely demolished. " A report received here from an states that forty villages In that vicinity have been devastated and plundered and that the entire regulation, consisting of H.tfx) persons, has been dispersed to the hills. Everywhere, it is added, there is massacre, pillage and famine and fire at work in exterminating the Armenians. It is also stated that fifty villages around Slvas were devastated by the Turks, bashlbazouks. sol- . rs and gendarmes, while the population rl and wandered over the surrounding xuntry. The village of Andreas. It is further state!, was attacked on Oct. IS. A number of the Inhabitants were slain and a number of old men. women and children who sought refuge In the church are said to have been burned alive. Only a few escaped to the mountains. The bugle of the troops. It is asserted, in this case was sounded for the attack to begin and the sol Hers took part In the massacre which folio we 1. a, . Humors which apparently have a foundation In fact are current here of a wholesale conspiracy which may have for Its object the deposing of the Sultan. It Is known that a number of prominent Armenians here and several military officers of high rank Jn the Turkish army and navy are and have been closely watched for months past, but in spite of this surveillance they have succeeded in escaping from the country. That the conspiracy was of a most important nature may be Judged from the fact that among the fugitives is the Sultan's ald-de-camj. Hassan Djeml Pasha, who. It Is believed, was to have led the disaffected of the Imperial Guards into tha palace and seized the Sultan. The report was circulated to-day that ths fcur:

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