The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-21
BEGGING FOR MERCY.
Christian Women Ask the Re-
lease of an Armenian.
AN EXILE IN THE SAHARA.
Armenian PreIAtes Cast late Prison and
Armenia Gateful to Giadstone.

/ London and Paris, in recognition Of Sir.
/ Glaistone's letter % sympathy and en-
| couragement, wilt present a silver and
| gilt ohalice to the Hawarden church on
| his s5th birthday
/ The Daily News correspondent in Vi
/ emma. says: The Christian Arnerians
| are about to ask for an autonomous
| government similar to that formerly
/ given 70 East RouuHnia- Failing TO OBJ
| tain this. they viii ask for institutions
| similar to those Of Crete. A deputation
/ OF ATrnenians Will call upon the COM
| mission of enquiry % impress upon its
nsembers the necessity of procuring
| Christian government of some sort for
Armenia
Washington City. Dec. 20.-Rev. Seth
Sweeney. of Indiana. who was consul
general 10 the Ottoman empire during
Gen. HarTison's administration, was in
the city today He came bearing petit
ton representing 300 900 Christian wo-
npen-the Woman's Christian board of
missions-prayiny the sultan for the re-
lease of SaAhag Mal3dissian. an Armenian
life exile al AooqZ0uk, in the oasis of
| Fezzal, in the desert of Sahara Mr..
Sweeney presented the petition yester-
day 10 the SECRETARY Of state asking mis-
friendly Office in forwarding il to Min
lister Terrell. at Constantinople and re-
questing him TO present IT TO his majes-
~ IN behalf Of the ladies. The story of
SSahdg's supposed offense is as follows:
Some years ago he was teaching for
the American missionaries in an interior
town in Turkey. \ young man Of the
village came TO him with a writing in
Armenian. and aked him to translate ii
into Turkish. Sahag did SO without in
kuiring as 10 the motives Of the writer
The young man took il and wore X upon
his breast in the market place. 1t was
a passage from the Scripture, proclaim
ing the coming of the kingdom Of Christ.
The Turkish officials naturally cOnclud-
ed that ii meant the overthrow of the
Ottoman empire and arrested the young
man for conspiracy. The trial developed
the fact thai Sahag translated the pa
per, and. although shown 10 be perfectly
innocent OF any piracy. he was SEN
fenced to life exile in Africa. They We're
both carTaed TO TEiDol, where they We're
forced to accept the MOhaHagnedan re
ligion. They were sent by caravan to
Moorzouk, twenty-One days Journey.
The young man died Of the cruel treat
ment, but Sahag Is still lifting When
Mr.. Sweeney was consul general at Con-
stantinOple he opened communication
with Sahag, through the kindly offices
of a British consular officer who for
warded money TO him by private
merchants. The Turkish government
refused Sahag'S friends permission 10
send him money or in any way commit
nicate with him through the postofice
department. The news of the terrible
straits in which the poor fellow was
plunged reached his friends in Turkey,
and Through him the Christian people
Of America As a result. ting above petit
ton was signed and il is sincerely hop
ed by the petitioners of America that
the personal attention of his majesty
will be called to this case, and that
SaIIag viii be released.
London. Dec. 19.-The Armenian So
cIety has made this statement: THE
archbishop of Marasa has been removed
from the jail in AIeppo. and it is feared
has been hanged Inquirers at the Brit
ish consulate are informed that the Of
hcials are not aware Of the archbishop's
whereabouts. The bishop of Hadjin and
the archbishop Of ZeitoIn, who have
long been victims of insult and outrage. (
have been condemned 10 death. as also !
Father Aovork. Of Moras Sister Eliza-
beth and twenty three other Armeniaus f
OF Zeitouu whose terms Of three years /
each have expired are stu detained IN /
prison. The governments declaration /
that the fires IN Adana. Hadjin and Boil 4
lin were caused by Armenians has ex-
cited the Moslems although all know .
that the buildings destroyed had been .
occupied by Armenlans. The church in +
Boyhn has been closed. and the priests .
and fifteen conspicuous members are IN
prison IN Aleppo The osnyents at Had .
in. Zeitoun and Fournouz have been
closed, and the bishop OF Adana has been
exiIed 70 Jerusalem
The Standards Constantinople CORES
pondent says that L. S Consul Jewett in
slsts upon accompanying the commission
Of Inquiry, despite the unsayorable atti-
tuae Of the porte
The Daily Chronicle correspondent IN
Rome says that Azarian. Catholic pa
tFiarch % Consjauttnople. has sent a re-
port 70 the pore confirming the state
rnents ~ % the Armenian uaassacres.
Very few Of the victims were Catholics
London. Dec. 1g.-Count Lrojevalslv.
Russian vice-eonsul al Erzeroum, viii I
represent Russia IN the Investigation OF
the Armenian atrocities. II Is reported
from Rome that Russia and Italy viii
send separate agents % Erzsroun 20 con-
duct az independent inquiry.