The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-28

Iospos, Nov. 27.-A meeting OF the
,n,lo.Armenian Association was held
h.rs to-day under the presidency OF Mr..
T,spcis Seymour Stevenson, NJ. p, for
,ss Eye division of Suffolk, and chair
man Of the Anslo-Armcniau Associa-
zion. Among those present were Pro-
,,,or J. A. Beet, D. D., and many dis
1pauished Euglishmen who are in
,,mpathy with the cause of the
Irneuians, besides G. Hagopian,
pstrus and Agaoov, and other natives
# Armenia. Al the opening of the
msstiuv a telegram received to-day
f,om DR.. Canantarients, q Russian
nby,ician at TiaiS. was read. 1t says:
n learn that the people of Rassoun sur
,.n6e,ed to an overwhelming Turkish
army. on condition, and upon the
,oamn promise that no harm would be
Anna To them. After laying down their
arm, the Turkish troops and hurds at.
,,cksd and massacred men, women and
c6iIdren. and pillaged and buried their
homes The number OF killed must ex-
Letter was also read from ]. Isken-
dsr an Armenian merchant OF Paris
and president OF the Armenian Society
e[Ftauce, in which he stated that ac-
cordinv 90 his advices not less than H.
ZOO Armenians were mdssacred.
speeches were made and resolutions
nassed strongly denouncing the earl OF
Kimberly, secretary OF state for foreign
affairs, and the British government for
their apathy in the matter, and Tor
,creening the Turkish atrocities by
Withholding information fromthe press.
II was decided to commence an ngita-
finn on behalf OF the Armenians in the
bouse Of commons aud to hold an in
dipnation meeting, the platform OF the
movement being a letter received by the
association from Canon Malcolm Mac
IyolI. who was the first to call attention
The bulgarian atrocities in 1877, after
having seen people impaled on the
banks Of the Danube.
In this letter Canon MacCoIi says:
"For almost every massacre lately per-
petrated in Armenia the Porte has been
responsible, directly or indirectly. l
make this assertion from an intimate
knowledge OF the methods OF the Turk
ish administration. The commission
which the Porte has ordered to inquire
into the Armenian massacres is like
the commission sent 10 Syria in 1850,
and like the one sent to Bulgaria in
ls77-an utter farce, the only object
being 70 throw dust in tho eyes OF
Europe. The real criminals will be OK
ouerated and innocent parties will be
blamed.
even II the Porte and Sultan were
sincere, the commission could not get
the facts, for by the sacred law OF Tur-
KEY, which is absolutely Interchangeable,
Christian evidence is never received
seainst Mussulman and no Mussul-
man will give evidence against a Mus
iulman in favor OF Christian.
THE commission is obvious q sheer
inposture. The Porte shoutd be forced
10 fulfill its obligations under the treaty
Of Berlin by the powers or by England
acting in concert with Russia. In any
case England should Immediately de-
clare herself released from the Anglo
Turkish convention by which she is Gu
gagged to resist Russian aggression in Ar
nenia by force Of arms.
Protests are merely waste paper.
The sultan is forbidden by sacred law
to SANCTION any reforms in favor OF
Christians except in the face oil force.
II have received letters from persons
throughout the country urging that
action be taken Immediately"
VI. iskender's letter also states that
the Armenian Society OF France is in
communication with Premier Dupuy
and N. Iianotaux, the French minister
OttOreign affairs, with view OF secur-
ing some action upon the part Of the
government OF France in the matter
which has SO greatly shocked the civil
lied world.