Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-12-15

Arsnenians Charged VITA Rebellion and
Murder.

Muf1ef.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE Turkish ie-
CATION has received the following off,
ciai communication:
armenian agltatorN who made an
appearance In the steep mountains OF
Taiouri. situated between Sassoum In
the southwest of Moush. (the vilayet of
Rttiis, and the district of Calb. COM
bined their forces at the instlgation OF
certain Hampartsou. who. under the
assumed name of Mourat, has already
given trouble IN these regions. This
Hampartzoum. after having eight years
studied medicine In the civil medical
school and participated In disorders at
Coup Cnpou. fed 10 Athens and thence
to Geneva. He afterwards went dis
guised and undre an assumed name
by the way OF Alexandria from
Darkbro to the neighborhood OF Bitias.
and he began a seditious agitation to-
gether with five other individuals. He
has given positive assurances to the
credulous people that he was a foreign
agent backed by all European powers
In his plans TO upset the Turkish au-
thorities. He. succeeded thus I'm gain
ing TO his criminal ends the Armenians
OF the villages OF siner. Sinai. GULL.
Guzat. Ahi. Hedenk, Shank. Chekind.
Elffard, Moussone. Etek. Akdjerk, as
well as those of the small borough of
Taiouri. comprising four districts.
Now these insurgents. under COM
mand OF Hampartxoum. abandoned, to-
ward the latter part of July last. their
respective villages. and after having
placed In inaccessible spots their wives.
children and belongings and secured
| the cooperation OF other Armenian In
surgents that came from the valley of
Moush and from Casar. the province of
Calb and Selvan. assembled together.
numbering more than 5000. at a place
called Endouk-Dagh. Five or six hun
| dred decided TO fall upon Moush They
began by attacking the tribe OF Delik
ems I'm Mount Corlink. In the south OF
Moush. killed few of them and robbed
them of their belongings. All the Mus
| selmen that fell into their hands were
insulted in their religion and murdered
In the most horrible fashion. The regu-
lar troops OF the neighborhood of Moush
were also attacked by these insurgents
who. however. did not dare to attack
Moush itself. owing to the strong mill
tary forces of the town. The rebels, to-
EtAuti Win tifG TtDtiS assembled AT
Endouk-Dagh. organized, then separat-
ed and assaulted furiously the tribes
close at hand. committing horrible
crimes and depredations. They burned
alive the nephew of Amur Agha and as
sauited and murdered the Musselmen
women OF three houses In the village
OF Gaulli Guzet. They also tortured
many Musseimen, forcing them TO kiss
the cross. putting their eyes out. cut
ting their ears OFF and submitting them
to the most horrible indIgnities.
After having brought CONSERVATION
and death among Musselmen and Chris
tians alike. they refused to surrender
and continued their criminal proceed
ings. Regular troops were sent to the
spot to put down their rebellion. Chief
Hampartxoum fled 70 a high mountain
with eleven associates. He was can
tured alive. but not without killing two
soldiers and wcunding six BY the end
of August all the insurgent bands were
dispersed. Women, children and inya
lids were treated with due consideration
and according TO the dictates OF Islam
ism and humanity. The insurgents who
were captured will be punished by law"
A DIFFERENT STORY.
London. Dec. 1.-THE Daily News to-
day publishes three-column letter
from constantinople. The writer says
from all the evidence he has been able
to gather in regard to the number of
killed and the villages destroyed. the
Armenian outrages cannot be compared
with those of Bulgaria. The Kurds be-
iieve that the government approves of
the outrage. and unless they are dealt
with as Canadian or American would
deal with Indians under similar cir
cumstances, they are incapable of un-
derstanding 10 the contrary IL Great
Britain and Russia Jointly insist on re-
forms there will be a chance of success.
because In case OF need they can COM
pei attention.
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