Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-11
TURKISH SIDE OF It.
Usly Stories Of LinslIal Rebellion
and AlFOCity,
aROss CRUELTY TO MUssRLaEN.
Christian Women and Children, Says
This Report, We're Well Treated
Prisoners VIII BE Punished.

WAsfuNG1oN,D Dec. 1.-THE Turklth
legation has received the following
official communication "Iho At
menian agitators who made their ap'
pearance In the steep mountains u
Talourl, situated between Sassoum In
the southwest Of Meush (Vilayett Of
Bitlis) aud the distrlot Of Cab,
combined their forces at tho instign.
ton Of certain HamparIz)um,
who under tho manned name Of
Mourat was already giving trouble In
those regious. This HsmpaflE1um,
after having sight years studied moji'
cine IN the civil and msdlcsl school,
aud participated In various disorders,
He'd TO Athores ana thonco " Geneva.
He often went disguised, and again
under an assumed name proceeded BY
way OF AlrxAndfstffsm DafkbfO 10 tho
ntighborhood VI BllliB. lie began
tho acditious agitation together with
i've other individuals. He hAu given
positive ASSURANCES 10 tho otsduloua
people that hs WAS foreign agent,
backed by all the European powers IN
hiR plans 20 upset the Turkish author
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his criminal ends the Atmeniana
II tho villages VI sinor, simal,
GHlli-Guzat, Ali, Hedenk, Shank,
Chekiud, Eiflard, Moutsono, Etsk,
Akjlefk, ~ well M those Of the small
borough Of TalouBi comprising four
districts. Now thefe insurgents,
under command iof Hamparlz um,
abandoning, toward the lattor part u
July last. their respective Villages, AMI
after having placed in inaccessible
rpOtB their wives, children and belUng.
ings, aud secured the cooperation Of
other armed Insurgents that came from
the valley Moush, and from Casar
OF Calb and 5alvan, assembled
together numbering moro than
$4,000, ut place called Endouk-
nagh. Five or six hundred decided
10 TALL upon Moush, They began by
attacking n tribe Of Deiiknui ia Mount
COrlink, In tho south Of M0ueh, Killed
n iow Of them anu robbed them OF their
belongings. All Mussslmen that fell
into their hands were iusultsd
in their religion and murdered In the
most horrible fashion. Ihp regular
troops In tho nsighborhood Of Moush
were also attacked by these Insurgents,
who, however, did not dare attack
Aioush ilsuif, owing TO the strong
military fOrceB Of tho town.
pt -shri-, together With the
rebels assembled at Endouk.Dagh,
organized, then separated aud Gbaulted
ierooiously the tribes close Mt hand,
committing horrible crimes and deprv.
dations. They burned alive nephew
OF Eumor Agha, and assaulted aud
murdered Muaselmsn women OF three
houses Of The village of Gul-
u GuEst. They also tortured
many Muselmsu, forcing thSm TO
kiss tho ctoss, putting their eyes out,
cutting their ears on aud submitting
Thorn 10 the most horrible iudignities.
CATER having brought CONSERVATION
and death among the Munulmsn and
Christians alike, they refused 10 sur
render ana continued theif Grim.
inal proceedings. Irregular troops
were sent 10 the spot 10 put
down tue rebellion. Chief Hamparl-
goum He'd TO the high mountains with
eleven associates. Ho was captured
alive, not, however, without Kill.
ing two soldiers and wOundiug
SIX. by the Gnu OF August last ali
the intuTgent bands were dispersed.
Women, children aud invalids were
treated with due consideration, aud
according 10 the di ClattB Of luiEmism
and humanity. The insurgents VINO
were captured will DO punished by
law"