Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-01

LONDON, November 3O-The follow
ing Is another chapter in the story OF
the Armenian atrocities, which the AS
sociated Press is able to furnish exclu-
sively to its readers.
Or. G. Thoumaian, who was one Of the
Armenian physicians at Herrck Col
lege, Marsovan, Asia Minor, and
who was sentenced to death and forced
to undergo terrible and disgusting tor
lures, being finally released through
the Intervention OF Great Britain, in
July, 1898, furnished the Associated
Press to-day with the latest details OF
| the Turkish outraGes, which have just
come into his possession. DR.. Tnouma-
ian writes:
'It was necessary that the blood OF
thousands should be shed in order to
bring the Armenian question on the
tapis. But 1t is almost impossible 10
get full details, thA guilty Turk pre-
venting every possible escape OF news.
However, have learned the follow
ing;
l Inc OQl6l VI L OIlCo VI hOOSht "hiSh
is the headquarters Of the Sassoun dis
trict, went with number OF Gendarmes
to the village OF Tehurig and nailed the
head man and some others heads down
ward TO posts, beat them and drenched
them alternately
WITH HOT AND COLD wATEE.
THE Chief of Police then attempted
| 4 ha fa Of OF ui
tins and the unfortunate woman, seiz-
Ing, knife, plunged it into the Chief
of Policies brain, whereupon the Gend-
armes made general attack
upon the peasants. A stub
born struggle resulted In which
many of the peasants were wounded
and thirty of them were taken to prison
at Moosh. The whole village OF Tchu-
rig was charged with sedltion, and the
gendarmes naturally were not repri-
manded, as they were only carrying out
the orders of their superiers.
"The Armenian villages on the plains
of Muosh and Bitlis, In the vicinity OF
Sassoun and Van, have been fred aud
their streets made to run with blood.
From Marnig over 100 oxen and 1000
sheep have been driven off, and the
same has occurred st Colossig and Hav-
a0orig,
The villages Of Kozloo and Sheik
Aedoob have been sacked by the Kurds
and two young girls were made cap
tiyes. At another village miller was
burned alive. at HanZasheik three
Armenians were murdered. This is
only daily tale of the horrors In the
villages on the plains OF Moosh. III
these authentic details come from the
villages on the open plain what must
the truth be in distant places In the
mountains of Sassoun?
"In September, 112 Kurds appeared
in the village OF Baghezig, ostensibly for
the pur pose of supplies, eating,
DRINKING AND CARoUsING ALL DAY.
They plundered the village, robbed the
church Of its costly vessels and rode
away.
ION the day following, the baud Of
Kurds raided the village OF Faroagh and
stole fifty head of cattle and herd OF
sheep, belonging to the celebrated mon
astery of Varaka.
'In the village OF DaRhveran, two
youths were openly butchered by Kurds
before the eyes of their helpless reIa-
tives.
II could give pages and pages Of such
horrors done on my people. None OF
these wrongs have been redressed nor
will they be so long as Bahri-Pasha,
himselfa Kurd, remains Governor-Gen.
eral Of Van. he is the greatest
enemy Of the Armenian race. When the
Porte tried to hinder the Armenisns
from euigrating to Russia and Persia,
this ferocious fanatic explained that
the Porte could get rid OF the Chris
tians aud at the same time get their
lands.
"Since October. 1898, 179 families
have migrated from AghpSc 20 Persia.
"Recently Bahri-Pssha made tour
of the district and coniscated all the
property Of absent Armenians, includ-
ing those who had gone away on busi-
ness. Those who returned
WERE THROWN INTO PRISON.
'In order to support Bahri-Pasha's
exterminating policy number of Knrd-
ish boys who had been imprisoned for
msdeed were sent into the Sassoun dis
tricts by the Turks. who marked their
prison sheets with the word ESCAPED"
"Unless the powers act promptly
there will be record Of successive hid
eous outrsges."
It is presumed that this letter was
written previous to the commencement
of the wholesale massscres which have
been exclusively referred TO ia the As
sociated Press dispatches.
THE POPE ASKED TO ACT.
ROME, November 30.-The Pope has
received an account of the Armenian
atrocities and iS taking steps to obtain
further details. His Holiness has also
received urgent appeals from Armenians
in several places asking him to
use his good offices in their behalf with
the Sultan. Appeals to the Vatican, In
addition, have been made from England,
under the belief that none Of the pow
ers are willing to assume the RESPONSE
bllity OF opening negotiations with the
other powers for joint Intervention;
and also in the belief that it is impos-
sible for the Pope to remain Indifferent
to the sufferings of the Armenian
Christians.
Inquiries in regard to this matter
were made to-day At the Vatican, and il
was gathered that the Pope is desir5us
OF proceeding with great caution in
making representations to the PowNs.
as His Holiness Is anxious 20 avoid ~
ing umbrhge to the Porte at the
ment when he is taking action 70 sec
the reunion Of the Eastern aud Wsstl
churches.