The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-12-19
CHRISTIAN GRUELTES
Is the Way 1t Reads From {
Turkish Standpoint.


The Turkish Legation at washington Has
Received an oneIaI Communication
which Puts n Different Light ON the Re
cent Massacrcs-In surrectIon Incited by
n Turkish Rebel.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Turkish
legation has received tho following off,
cial communication:
The Armenian agitators that made
their appearance in the steep mountains
of Talouri, situated between Sassoun. in
the southeast of Moorish (Vilayet of
Bitlis) and the district of Call, of the
Mutessarifat of Guendj, combined their
forces together at the instigation of GER
tain Hampartzoum, who, under the as
sumed name of Maurot. was already
giving trouble in those regions. This
Harlpartzoum, born III Hadjin (Vilayet
OF Adara), after having for eight years
studied medicine in the civil medical
school of ConstantinOple, and partici-
pated in the disorders of Coum- Capon,
fed to Athens and thence to Genoa. He
afterwards
Went Disguised,
and again under an assumed name, by
way of Alexandretta, from Diarbeker to
the neighborhoOd Of Bitlis, and he be-
gan then and there his seditious agita-
ton, together with five other indiVidu-
ais aampartZoum was given positive
assurances to credulouS people that he
was foreign agent backed by all the
European powers in his plans to upset
the Turkish authorities.
he succeeded thus in gaining to his
criminal ends the Armenians of the
villages of sinner. Simal, Gulliguzat, Ahi
HedeDk, Shank, Chekird, Elffard,
Moussone, Etek, Afdjesser, as well as
those of the small borough of Talouri,
comprising four districts. Now these
insurgents, under the command of
HampartzOum, abandoning toward the
latter part of July last their respective
villages, and after having placed IN in
accessible spots their wives, children
and belongings and secured also the CO.
operation of other
Armed Insurgents
that came from the valley of Moush
and from the Cazos of Call and Selvan,
assembled together, numbering more
than 5000, at a place called Endouk-
Dagh- Five or six hundred OF these de-
cided to fall upon MOush. They began by
attacking the tribe of Delikan, on Mount
COurlink. in the south of Moush, killed
few OF them and robbed them of their
belongings.
All Mussulmans that fell into their
hands We're insulted in their religion
and murdered in a most horrible fash
ion. The regular troops of the neigh
borhood of Moush were also attacked by
these insurgents, who, however, did not
dare to attack Moush itself, owing to
the strong military forces of the town.
These rebels, together with those as
sembled at Endouk Bagh, organized
their separate bands, which assisted fe-
rociously the tribes close at hand, COM
hitting horrible crimes and depreda-
tons. They
Burned Alive
the nephew of Enmer Agha and as
saulted and murdered Mussulman
women of three or four houses of the
village of Gulli-Guzat. They also tor
tured many Mussulmans, forcing them
TO kiss the cross. putting their eyes out,
cutting their ears and submitting them
to the most horrible indignities. The
same rebels, ut the beginning of August
last, attacked the tribes of Favinir, of
Bekiran and of Balkan, committing
crimes similar to the above. The insur-
gents of the villages of Englighennuk
and of Yermouch, situated IN the Canton
of Djinan district of Call), attacked in
their turn the Kurds living there, as
also the village of Keisser of Tchatchat
Toward the end of August last the
<aLmCnAtAuS nGEO dlJdCklHR In6 huruS
in the neighborhoOd of Moush, burning
three or four villages, including Guilt
Guzat. In relation to the agitators of
Talouri, numbering more that 5000, aft
ter having brought CONSERVATION and
death among Mussulmans and Chris
tians alike. they
Refused to Surrender
and criticised their criminal proceed
ings. Regular troops were sent to the
spot to put down their rebellion. The
chief, Hampartzoum, fed to a high
mountain, with all of his associates in
crime He was captured alive, not,
however, without his killing two SOL
diers and wounding six. By the end of
August last all insurgent bands were
dispersed.
Women, children and invalids were
treated with Consideration and accord
ing to the dictates OF Islamism and hui
manity. The insurgents who fell were
those who refused to surrender and pre-
ferred to fight the lawful authorities of
their country. The insurgents who
were captured will be punished accord
ing to the law"