The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-12-12
Turkish Account of the Ar
menian Outrages.
SOCIALISTS IN THE REICHsTAG
Bill introduced to Prosecute Them for
Refusing to Cheer the Kaiser
New Prussian Minister.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Turkish
legation has received the following official
communication Armenian agitators
who made their appearance in the steep
mountains of Talouri, situated between
Sassoum, in the southwest of Moush,
(Vilayet of Bitlls), and the district Calb,
of Mutessarial, of Guendji, combined
their forces at the instigation of a certain
Hampartzoum, who, under the assumed
name of Mourat, was already giving
trouble in these regions. This Ham
partzoum after having eight years
studied medicine in a civil school, and
participated in the disorders of Coup
Capou, fled to Athens and thence to
Genoa. He after went disguised and
again under an assumed name by way
of Alexandra from Darkbro to the
neighborhood of Bitlis, and he began
seditlous agitation, together with five
other individuals. He has given positive
assurances to the 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 Ar
menians of the villages of Siner, Sinai,
GULL, Guzat, Ahi, Hedenk, Shank,
Cheklnd, Elffard, Moussone, Etek, Al1d-
Jerk: as well as those of the small bor-
ough of Talouri, com prising four districts.
Now these insurgents under command of
rHampartzoum abandoning, toward the
latter part of July last, their respective
Villages, and having placed in inaccessi-
BILE spots their wives, children and be-
longings, and secured the cooperation of
other Armenian insurgents that came
from the valley of Moush and from
Casar, of Calb and Selvan. assembled to-
gether, mum bering more than 5000, at
place called Endouk-Dagh. Five or six
hundred decided to fall upon Moush.
They began by attacking the tribe of
Delikans, in Mount Corlink, in the south
OF Moush, killed few of them and
robbed them of their belongings All
the Musselmans that fell into their
hands were insulted in their religion
and murdered in q most horrible fashion.
Regular troops in the neighborhood of
Moush were also attacked by these in
surgents, who, however, did not dare to
attack Moush itself. owing to the strong
military forces of the town. The rebels,
together with other rebels, assembled at
Endouk-Dagh, organized and then
separated and assaulted furiously the
tribes close at hand, committing horri-
bic crimes and depredations. They
burned alive nephew of Eumer Agha,
and assaulted and murdered Musselman
women of three houses in the village of
Gaulh Guzet. They also tortured many
Musselmans, forcing them to kiss the
cross, putting their eyes out, cutting
their ears off and submitting them to
the most horrible indignities. After
having brought CONSERVATION and death
among Musselman and Christian alike,
they refused to surrender, and continued
their criminal proceedings. The regular
troops were sent to the spot to put down
their rebellion. Chief Hampartzoum
fled to a high mountain with IL asso-
ciates. He was captured aliye, but not
without killing two soldiers and wound
ing six. By the end of August all the
Ensurgent band were dispersed. Women,
children and invalids were treated with
due consideration, and according to the
dictates of Islamism and humanity.
The insurgents who Were captured will
be punished by law"
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Daily News to-