The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-20
INFAMY OF TURKEY.
Armenian Prelates Imprisoned
and Sentenced to Death.
NEW MAssAcREs OF CHRISTIANS
The Mohammedans Evidently Enccur-
aesd TO Fresh Atrocities By the In
scsfen OF Eufopean Powers.

Washington City. Dec. 1a-The JAPAN
ese legation this evening received cable
gram from the japanese headquarters at
Hiroshima, which reads as follows: The
third division Of the first army took Hell
rnoching on December Il. and occupied
Hascheng on the 18th Of December. Both
places are on the route 10 Newchwang
and Leaoyang." The legation here re-
CARDS these victories as very important
ones, indicating the nearing OF the Sec
ond and third divisions OF the first army.
Berlin. Dec. is.-The Cologne Gazette.
published a letter today from Armenia
telling of fresh horrors there, including
twenty-three villages laid In ashes, eiev-
en- other villages psllaged and forty
priests massacred.
The letter says that the Turkish gar
rfsons at Erzeroum. Irasa, Van. Tfgran-
ocerta, Babert and Moosh. altogether
about 50 coo. were sent against the Ar
meniars. The comma nders OF these
troops announced to the inhabitants of
the villages: I'VE are ordered TO put
you to the sword for openly defying the
government" The attack began on Au-
gust 1s The Turks were repulsed In the
first instance. The massacre began Sep
TENDER 5.
Those Armensans who submitted I'M
conditionally were bound to stakes and
their limbs cut of with saws
In other cases the victims were disem-
boweled and their eyes gouged out
Children were thrown into burning oil,
and women were tortured and burned to
death.
The troops plundered ard burned the
churches.
Among those who fell victims to the
savagery OF the soldiers were forty
priests. who were brutality mastered.
The British consul at ErZeoum was
prevented from going to the scenes Of
the crimes on the ground that II was
not safe for any Armenian. he being an
Armenian, TO approach the places where
trouble had occurred. This did not deter
him from making an attempt to learn
the truth. but, as he was trying to ap-
proach one of the devastated villages he
was arrested.
Washington City. Dec 19.-Inauiry at
the state department shows that the
president has taken no fresh action in
the matter Of sending Mr.. Jewett TO In
vestigate the Armenian atrocities since
his last report to congress. Secretary
Gresham said that the matter remained
in exactly the same state as IL did when
the porte refused to allow Mr.. Jewett
TO accompany the commission on the
terms offered by the president.
London. Dec. l9.-The British. French
and Russian governments have informed
the porte that they will send delegates
10 represent them on the commission
appointed to investigate the Armenian
troubles The commission will probably
sit In Moosh. Great Britain's represent
alive will be II. S. Shipley, vice consul
at Monastir. The Daily News says that
Great Britain. France aud Russia in
formed the porte that their delegates
would not form part of the commission
or join in drawing up the report. 1t ap-
pears that these powers did not ask per-
mission to send delegates. 1t il rumored
that this step precludes joint action by
the powers to secure the execution OF
reforms in accordance with the Berlin
treaty.
An Armenian newspaper IN Tffiis says
that the news of the appointment of the
commission with foreign members has
greatly changed the behavior OF the
Turkish officials toward the Armenians,
many of whom have been released from
prison. One kurdish chief has been or
dered to Constantinople, and others are
kept in check.