The herald., 1894-11-19
MORE ARMEN|ANS MASSACRED,
Two Thousand Added to the
List of Slain.
Fiendish Atrocities Committed by
Turkish Soldiers.
Great Britain Disposed to Call the Porte
to Account for tho Outrages.
General Foreign Iu-
tslligspce.

By the Associated Press
LONDON. Nov. 18.-A dispatch to the
Times from Vienna says q letter has
been received there from Smyrna re-
porting that Zski Pasha, 4 Turkish mar
shal, with detachment OF Anisams and
a field battery. massacred 200 Armen-
ians at Sassum. The bodies of theldead
were left unburied, and their presence
has caused an outbreak of cholera.
Many Christians are reported to have
fed by secret paths across the Russian
frontier. So far there has bean
no official confirmation OF this
news, but il it is true, it is
for the powers to share in the responsl~
bility BY their failure to enforce article
81 OF the Berlin treaty, which imposes
on them the duty of seeing that the
porte takes measures to protect Arme-
mans. The latter soy they hope for
nothing from Europe. but they stlll
have confidence in Great Britain.
Numerous appeals have been made by
the Armenians to the British foreign
office.
A dispatch to the Daily News from
Constantinople eays that the energetic
action of Phillip Currie, the British
ambassador to Turkey, has caused con-
sternation among the members of the
Turkish government. Everything has
been done to keep secret the outrages.
A dispatch from Constantinople to
the Standard says that in response to
the protest made by Sir Philip Currie,
British ambassador to Turkey. the porte
has unreservedly withdrawn the charge
against Mr.. Hallward. the British con-
sul at Van, OF inciting the Armenians at
Sassum and elsewhere to revolt. The
charge grew out of the investigation
made by Mr.. Hsllward in the Armenian
massacre and his report to the British
ambassador. The governor OF Bitls,
who is seriously involved in the outrage,
made the charge, it is ssid, for the pur-
pose of revenge.
The sultan has decided to rend com.
mission, composed Of three members of
his military household and one civil, to
Sassum for the purpose of making an i'm
partial Inquiry into the outrsges on Ar
meniaus.
The lateet news is to the effect that
MANY OF the Armenians who we're sup
posed to have been killed fed from the
soldiery and are now returning.
OHICAGO, NOV. lo.-Mon cTieu llko
children at the meeting of the Armeni-
ans at Boyer hall, Milwaukee and Chi
cago avenues, tonight when the story OF
the atrocities of the Turks was retold.
Some were there who may have lost
sisters, brothers and parents in the re.
cent slaughter. Pitiful appeals were
set up for the Christian people of the
world TO take cognizsnce OF the dreadful
persecution OF the Armenians. Speak
ers told of the taking mp of arms and o!
dying in the cause OF liberty and ven
gesnce. The meeting was called
for the purpose OF taking
action in regard to the reported
slaugher and to discuss ways and means
by which the sentiment of the civilized
world can be aroused to prevent repes
tition of such an outrage. Several hun.
dred Armenisns were present, The
meeting closed with the passage OF reso-
lutions thanking the press for the inter.
est taken in the cause of Armenians and
others. appealing to the pulpit and all
good men and women to lift up their
voices in protest against further perse-
cution OF Christian people.