The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-12
THE TURKS, STORY.
They Say the Armenians Are AIss
Butchers.

They Say the Armenians Are Also
| Butchers.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE Turkish
lega ton has received the following Of
fetal communication:
''The Armenian agitators who made
their appearance in the steep noun
tains of Talouri, situated between Sas-
SCUM in the southwest of Moush
! CVnayett of Bitlis) and the district of
Calb, combined their forces at the in
stigation of a certain Hampartizoum,
who under the assumed name of Mourat
was already giving trouble in those
regions. This Hampartzoum, after hav-
ing eight years studied medicine in the
civil and medical school, and partici-
pated in various disorders, fled to
Athens and thence to Geneva. He
often went disguised, and again under
an assumed name proceeded by way of
Alexandria from Darkbro to the neigh
/ borhood Of Bitlis. He began the
seditious agitation together with five
other individuals. He has given posi-
/ tive assurances to the credulous people
all the European powers in his plans to
upset the Turkish authorities.
He succeeded thus in getting to his
criminal ends the Armenians of the
villages of Siner, Sinai, Gulli-Guzat,
Ali, Hedenk, Shank, Chekind, Elffard,
Moussone, Etek, Akdjerk, as wei as
those of the small borough of Talousi
comprising four districts. Now these
insurgents, under command of Ham
partzoum, abandoning, toward the lat
ter part Of July last, their respective
villages, and after having placed in
inaccessible spots their wives, children
and belongings, and secured the CO.
operation of other armed insurgents
that came from the valley Moush, and
from Casar of Calb and Selvan, as
sembled together numbering more than
so, 900, at place called Endouk-Dagh.
Five or six hundred decided to fall upon
Moush. They began by attacking
tribe of Dellkans in Mount Corlink, in
the south of Moush, killed a few of
them and robbed them of their belong
ings.
"An Musselmen that fell into their
hands were insulted in their religion
and murdered in the most horrible
fashion. The regular troops in the
neighborhood of Moush were also at
tackled by these insurgents, who, how
ever, did not dare attack Moush itself,
owing to the strong military forces of
the town. the rebels, together with
the rebels assembled at Eindouk-Dagh,
organized, then separated and assaulted
ferociously the tribes close at hand,
committing horrible crimes and depre-
dations. They burned alive a nephew
of Eumer Agha, and assaulted and
murdered Musselmen women of three
houses of the village of GULL Guzat.
They also tortured many Musselmen,
forcing them to kiss the cross, putting
their eyes out, cutting their ears off and
submitting them to the most horrible
indignities.
after having brought CONSERVATION
and death among the Musselmen ana
Christians alike, they refused to sur
render and continued their criminal
proceedings. Regular troops were sent
to the spot to put down the rebellion.
Chief Hampartzoum fled to the high
mountains with eleven associates. He
was captured alive, not, however, with
out killing two soldiers and wounding
six. By the end of August last all the
insurgent bands were dispersed. Wo-
men, children and invalids were treated
with due consideration, and according
to the dictates of Islamism and human
ity. The insurgents who were cap
tured will be punished by law"