The record-union., 1894-12-12
OUTRAGES IN ARMENIA.
story Of the Atrocities From Turkish
sources.


sources.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Dai{y NeaCS to-
day publishes a Lhree-column letter from
ConstantinopIe. The writer says from all
the evidence he has been able to gather in
regard TO the number killed and villages
destroyed, the Armenian outrages cannot
be compared with those of Bulgaria. The
kurdS believe the Government approves
of the outrages, and unless they are dealt
with as the Canadians or Americans
would deal with the red Indians under
similar circumstances, they are incapable
Of understanding to the contrary. If
Great Britain aud Russia jointly insist on
reforms, there will be a chance of success,
because in case OF need they can compel
attention.
TURKISH REPORT OF THE TROUBLES.
WAsuINGToN, Dee. u.-The Turkish
Legation mas received the following otfi-
cial communication: The Armenian ag-
ItatOrs made their appearance in the
steep mountains of IalOuri situated De-
tween SassOum in the southwest OF
Moush Ia yillayet of Bitlis), and district
of Caib, of the Aut9ssaTial OF Guendii.
aud com bined their forces, at the instiga-
ton OF a certain Hampartzoum, who
under the assumed name of Mourat, was
already giving trouble in those re-ions,
years studied medicine at the Civil Medi-
cal School and participated in the disor-
dars OF Coup Capou, fled to Atheres and
thence to Geneva. He afterwards went
diguised, and again under an assumed
name. by the way of Alexandret. from
Dark bro to the neignborhood of Bitlis,
and he began a seditious agitation, to-
gether with nVe other individuals. He
has given positive assurances to credu-
lous people that he was a foreign agent,
backed by all the European Powers i'll
his plan to upset the Turkish authorities
He succeeding in getting aid to his Grim
Inal ends from ArmenlanS In the villages
OF SINGER, .5imal, Gulli-GuZat, Ahi, He
denk, Shank, Chekind, Eitfard. Nous
some, Etek and Akdjerk, las well as those
of the small borough of Talouri, COM
prlSlng four districts.
Now, these insurgents, under the COM
maud of HampartZounl, abandoning.
toward the latter part of July last, their
respective villages, and after having
placed in inaccessible spots their wives,
children and belongings. and secured the
cooperation of other armed insurgents
that came from the Valley of Moush and
from Casar of Calb and Selvan, assem-
Dled together, numbering more than 3. 900,
at place called Endouk-Dagh Five or
SIX hundred decided TO fall upon Moush.
They began by attacking the tribe of
Delikans in Mount Corlink, in the south
of Moush, killed few of them and
robbed them of their belongings All
the Mussulmans that fell into their hands
were insuited in their religion and muir
dered in the most horrible fashion. The
regular troops in the neighborhood of
Moush were also attacked by these in
surgents, VINO, however, did not dare to
attack Moush itself, owing to the strong
military forces of the town. The rebels,
together with the rebels assembled at
Endouk- Dagh, organized, then separated
and assaulted ferociously the tribes close
at hand, committing horrible crimes and
depredations. They burned alive the
nephew OF Eumer Agha, and assaulted
and murdered the Mussulman women of
three houses of the village of GULL Guzat.
They also tortured many Mussulmans,
forcing them TO kiss the cross, putting
their eyes out cutting their ears of and
submitting them to most horrible in
dignities.
after having brought CONSERVATION
and death among the Mussulmans and
Christians alike. they refused to surren-
der and continued criminal proceedings.