, 1877-02-23
ARMENIA.
Pitiab1e Plight Of the Christian
Inhabitants Of That Prov.
tnoe.
Turkish Soldiers Take Part in In
cendiarIsm and Plumber.
Frishtlul Disorder Caused by Those Who
Should Maintain Order.

u'"s'a' ofRans h'lo" tiat sue e"tasttopne WIS
lar moro destructive than was a. aFst sup
ilazaar hnyo heen consutnetl bv ths flames: n
r,,.nI r,.t ~ ,ta ,ovn i. T., ..hs.. husnc.. IA
Eoo. pas1 ol se Town u III a.nes ousness .,.. -
pr pr9'.fa1e, Hna thousands VINO = 70" " aaSs aso
poverty"
rLo.r l.,te+. sv,w. ttouoh With v,sihta r..
,rt.ncs. ,h.t % !, tho ,vh,,lr of1o,r IN, lin vorts
saas t' ",.o'o a.an,. ".as ~ s"y "u,"
parent object was plumber. "Tlsausands as
scmbletl, ostcnslhty 10 STAY tic proyress Of tho
",,,n.r.s..s, ss ~ !, ~, ..en r Nv ~ a.no
tohaaGfat'op. AnN thcy go ON 70 say oolno
were engaged In this stnpcndous crime WHO,
as solters Of Ills Imperial Majesty, s.,uuid hare
been tho protector. of tue lives and property Of
liz leyal suojssts.'
This Is sufficiently important admission,
coming M Il does from wrltcrs who hare under.
taken tu clear the Government Of tic Ports OF
MI ,,articjn,tinn IN tho horrora Of Bu1rarto.
nut le Is not yet the whole truth, nor an sure
thnt tho very worst Will DO known even, |
subjoin narrative wlirl, has been evidently
written with loss rcgar,i to tho interests either
t',.m. A~" 'A p'"'' ~ sAo'' 'ff0''N w.
them' ..-
"On tho 39th Of November, old style, toward
halfpast ii o'clock, Turkish tin,e,-L e.. hall an
sop OF odam seon to hy eanas IN
ieayinr thrv ,irnnnci somcthtna In the sfon.
ant1aruntiv a cnunIat Ia bt1riia al con,buttIbfo
matters 1soi By maictartora In Turkey where
thcir dcci wa unperecIvod By the shu,s-
kcupcr. who was then ciuRlnu tho n,,on, aud WHO
lift iu,,neIilatc1r inter In,tsninr lid shnttcra.
Cauti;cs. lad also bren bougnt by soldiers Al
e, MT II aiin"st ~" e anu hour atscp tho
soldiers vIs!t to sfncons snopNana rafrol Iii
snops % On thc gro,'nl foor wcrc were
s,nIy to,yar.is l,aif.nast . liz tho Xrmuuinns
within thn tnwn-thn flaranr Il al soma tiista,,,o
o,'tsi.jo I'm waija-wcrc snnriss.j % OF tlo o.r.r.
ret,cc, and lastencd to sava tnolr mercllandIsc,
Sx tS S Tuk. csna y o sss
% sn nsSor , IRON near
md lar. a1i b1sy sackInT md n!iiaaine.
Sa Snrpm i1 SIas W Vajoiy sha townsuep en-.
;Ha.r tlis Pin Thcv wcro viii" nltcasiy @ Ioaton s t,ar X
and cou,ncI,oi 4, ,st,,rn nn,ntv.banticd. Tin Tin
1"p to Es s,as s an" Das. |s s tts gossq,
- tssif ,a na terribly neatsa ~ 1 T1sss @
thcy ,Tcrs ap,e 10 escapo VIII their iic, Scare.
j Sao il tl!o',saal ;..; subscribed Il re.eanR y
huMt NV ~ tuu4t tnuHey.
"Ihe lnll4b't4nts VI Tho flneTarls,' startled
soie at ,ayirsa's. sumo s at s.lt,r.e tap to tho
s'otf anu oeRclu tIlo flEIl ha:aaf q o. van fc.
dusSu 70 heap q FccKlt'g ruins! lhey tonn:l
5na otg nt haiieHns,nsd tattc,s o. ai,tcs
Of lesser yai!,c VI objects u psice having dis
appeaEet!; Oi,lv tho SHOPS o. the Turks, Oaaran
Doy, Gh1l!b ucy, and others, IN tho central part
ol ello bazaaf !iad sscap'a total desttu .tlon,
AMI 1cw 1oWciorb sh2ps nay tho same gooa
fortune. but onlY Illalto Boys stores and solne
Of to Turkish provision shops were not pill
laggm'
~, Toe clsrions sonnlieu throuehant tho night.
Tho s9ldicrs thronscd INTO The Dazaar In tho ut
most disorder; thcy plunderc1; they drove b., D. X
by hard blows tne owuets 1f tho s!iops. Jho
WtGtetieu i Armenian community would tow witl!
dllllruity 10 a1le To inI the melns u
sitbslste:iro Tor one tiny. They protest
that they ilaso bceu robbed of tlitir
gold anu warcs BY tho soldiers: TINT
search should bc inade nnlong ti!aln: and search
Is bo!nE mado-:wo Oh sllall see With what results.
~ shocmakcr. hy nasIc Dagh1olnlan Ke-
voos, upon attempting to defend hls shop, wa.
beaten - cruelty W thu soldiers that la died OF
ti'o blows TN thu morrow. Who knows
how many may stlll die oI tho