The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-18
MASSACRE BY TURKS.
Thousands Of Armenians MUIR
dered In Cold Blood.
WITH GOVERNMENT CONSENT.
Shs DsIgsvfss Atsssssfss ossAs esq., ana
shs Whs1s Civilized Wsrtd
ahssksl and Indfsnssa

massacre of Christians has occurred on ~
Important scale - the butchsry a. Basox,
Bulgaria, which sent thrill OF horror
through the civilized world. The trouble
began With the refusal Of the Armsnians
70 psy taxes on che pies, possibly well
founded, that the frequent Kurdish raids
have IMPOVERISHED them. In the mean
sims the governor Of Bltiis reported 20 the
porte that serious rsvoits had broken oui,
and obtained permission TO send all OBJ
talnabgs troops TO the scene. Marshal
Zeki Pssha, commander Of the Fourth
army eorfs. stationed ~ EFzingsr.
vas ordered to proceed hithsr and
direct operations Before this I'm
posing array Of regulars the
Armenians tameiy submitted. Nov
comes the horrible part Of the story. Tho
governor Of BitIis resolved TO make an ez-
ample. in order 10 prevent arepstition OF
the revolt He ordered the troops TO nre
on the defsnss!sss people. Tbs order Vas
exeeuted, and the soldiers rested from
their labors only whsn twenty-five villages
were destroyed and thousands OF their peo-
pie killed. Mr.. Haiimsn, the British
consul a. ysrns. proceeded 10 the scene.
and then reported 20 the British arnbassa-
dor, who protested 70 the porte. The sui
tan expressed horror and ordered an
immediate report from Marshal Zeki,
which appears TO have seriously involved
the governor Of Bitiis. The latter, In self
defense. and as . means Of obtaining re-
vsnge, has formulated the grave charge
against Mr.. Mailman of melting the
Armsnians to revolt. This In being inves-
tigated by the British officials.
IoSDor. Nov. i7.-Ths chairman OF the
Armenian Patriotic Association, q.
Hagopian, has sent the following letter.
received from an Armenian, whose name
Is NOT given because II would leopard
his life, TO the Earl Of Kimberly, the
secretary of state for foreign affairs. The
letter 10 accompanied by one from
Hsgopian. in which he says;
81 have no reason 30 doubt the anthem
ITCHY of the details. They viii be borne
out BY fuller official reports, which have
hssn or will soon be received from the
British agents in Armenia The events
reported are the re-enae.ment OF the Bull
farian atrocities with all their most sick
ening details of dendish iust and atrocious
cruelty on unarmed Christians and de-
fenseiess, innocent women and children.
deliberately planned and ruthiessiy eye-
euted under orders received from Con-
stantinopie."
Hagopian concludes by saying the time
has come TO abolish In toto the existing
administration OF Armenia and replace 1t
by another regime approved by Great
Britain and ether signstories of the treaty
OF Berlin, and working under their im-
mediate supervision. The letter OF the
Armenian thus prsfaced Is dated Bitiis,
Ootobere After saying that the Armenian
magnats appears to be . second Nero. the
writer continues:
"The so-cailsd rebellion OF the Armen-
tans in 1883 Was got-up affair, for the re-
preston OF which the chief magnate got
decoration. This year the Kurds carried
of Armenian oxen. and the Armenians
appeal for their restoration vas refused.
A fight ensued, In which two Kurds were
killed and three were wounded. The
kurds Immediately carried their dead be-
fore the governor, declaring that the Ar
msnisn soldiers had ovsrrun the land.
killing aud psundsring the kurds. This
furnishsd q prelcxt for massing troops
from far aud near. The troops
we're commanded by pasha
and . marshal and were hurried
90 tho district. The pasha is said to have
hung from his breast. after reading IL TO
his soldiers, an order from Constant!nopls
TO cut the Armenians up root and branch,
and adjuring them To do 30 IL they loved
their hing and government Nearly all of
thsse things were related here. and the
soldiers who took part in the horrible car
mage claim that the knrds did most of tho
work, willis they only obsysd the orders Of
others.
at Is said that 100 fell to each OF them
20 dispose of. No compassion vas shown
to age or sex even by the regular soldiers,
not even when the victims fell suppliant
at tsfeir feet. Sixteen thousand persons
met such a fate as even the darkest ages of
darkest Africa had hardly witnessed, for
the women and tender babes might at least
hav. had a chance for q life of slavery
while here their womsnhood was but a
moekery before the cruel lust that ended
It's dsbaneh by stabhing women To death
with the hsyones, Will. the tender babes
were smpsied with the same weapon on
their dead nothers' breasts, or perhaps
seized by the hair 70 have their heads
chopped of wfth the sword.
''fn one place so or 4o0 women after
being forced 80 serve vile purposes by the
merciiess soldiers, wer. hacked 10 pieces
by sword and ezyonet in the valley below.
''In another plaee sonae DO weepinx and
vsilsng women begged for compassion.
falling at the commanders feet. hut she
bloodfhirsty wretch. after ordering their
violation. directed his soldiers to dispatch
shsm In similar way.
I'm another place some sixty young
brides and shs more attractive girls we're
ton. we're slaughtered. and human gore
vas soon lowing from the church floor.
Al another place large COMPANY
under the leadership OF their priests. fell
down before them begging FOR com psssion.
and averring that theY bad nothing 20 do
with the eutprits. Bat AL a. no pnrt,s.o
All were called 10 one plsce aud the MO.
rossl as msde 10 several Of tAs more At.
tFsctixe women 90 change their faith A.,
which event their lives wouid be suaFea
They salds why should q deny Chri.t
We are no mere than these pointing "a
the manglsd forms Of their husbands and
hroshwrs XII rs. toe, and the solalery
did 50.
a great EFFORT wss made "a say. on,
beauty. bat three or four qnargelsd ovpl
her. and she saak down like her sisters.
"Bat Why rroaong the ssekcning tain
There must b Ucd ia heaven who vii
do right in al these matters. or some of q,
would lose fsgth. One or more Of ~,
consnls have been ordered away - inxes
tigass the matter. III ChristiAas tnsas.e
Of Tarks reported these thtars ia the cit,
Of Rlsiis and shs region here have bsSs
touring. tao case wogld be different la
nos Sc are compelled 10 believe it. RI,
magnssss are having p@peFs circulated
and are trying 10 eoxnpel Christians q
Kign. expressing their ssstsfaefloa tia
justice has been deals % the rebs.., ans
thanking she king snd the eaisf raakaais
Ths Christians 81 Bltils viii n8s sira
though u - said thai IA some 81 she oattv
ing distzasss Christians nsxe slgnsd. "a,
circulars hare nos been offered - Protrs
tants. and ss yet tbs rsotsstAnts have no
eeen pas IN chains or hlsxkmsllrd yss,
ntaehs though LATELY taiags are hsgssa&nl
% lock thai uav~
Asother letter sAys thai sosss q TIE reg
ular soldiers themselves sdnis that tas,
Allied loo reFaoas s&eh IA = asnalsA snKn
ranr ant tai rara "a. s..lInnnH ~ sh.