The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-12-12
TALE OF AN AovsNruRsR.

The Aaa who stirred up the Arasaisss
ssa Made All the fsssbles
WAsUNoroS, Dec. u.-Ths Turkish
legation has received the following o@cial
communicstions "The Armeniau sei.
tators who made their appearance in the
Step mountains. Talouri, situated b.
tween Sassoum, southwest Of Moush, and
the district Of Caib, Of Mitsssariai. com
binsd their forces at the instieatiou Of Q
certain Hampartsoum who, under the ~
sumsd nsms Of Mourat, was alrsady Civ.
ing trouble In these regions. This HAM
partsoum, after having eight years stud.
led msdIcine at the civil medical school
and participated In the disorders Of Coup
Capou, dsd to Athens and then to Gsnova.
He afterwards went, disguissd aud again
under an assumed name, by way oe Alse.
audrst from DArkbeo to the nsighboehood
Of Bitlas, and be began ssditious asita.
ton together with i've other individusls.
He has given positive assurances to cred.
ulous people that he was foreign agent,
backed by oil the European powers In bis
plans to upset the Turkish authorities.
He succ eeded thus In gaining to bis crim-
inal ends the Armsnians Of the villages Of
S,ner, Simal. GULL Gusat, Ahi. hsdsnk,
Sinauk, Cnekiud, ElRArd. Moussons,
Etek and Akdisrk. - we'll - those Of the
small borough Of Talouri. comprising four
districts.
"Now these insurgents under tho com.
mand Of hampar,souu, abandoning to.
ward the latter part Of July last their re-
spectivs villages, and after having placed
In inaccessibls spots their wives, children
and bslonsines. aud secured the coopsea.
tiou Of other Armenian insuresnts that
came from the valley Of Moush, anil frem
Casar. OF Calb aud Selvan. assembled to.
ee,her. numbering more than 5000, st Q
place called Endouk.Dagh. Five or slx
hundred decided to fall upon Moush.
They began by attacking the tribe Of Deli.
kans In Mount Corlink, In the south Of
Moush, killed few of them and robbed
them OF their belongings. ALI Musselmen
that fell into thor hands were insuitsd in
their religion aud murdered IN the most
horrible fashion. The regular troops Of
tho neiahborhood OF Moush were also at.
tackled by these insurgents who. however,
did not dare to attack Moush itself, owing
to tho strong military forces Of the town.
The rebels assembled at Eudouk.Dagh
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furiously tho tribes close at hand, cem.
mittinG horrible crimes and depredations.
They burned alive tho nephew OF Eumer
Agha and assaulted and murdered tho
MIsselmen women Of three houses OF the
village OF Gaulli Guset. They also tor.
tured many Musselmen, forcing them to
kiss tho cross. putting their eyes out. cut.
ting their ears OH and submitting them to
the most horrible indlgnities.
safer having brought CONSERVATION
and death among Musseimen aud Chris.
tians alike. they refused to surrender and
continued their criminal Proceedings.
Regular troops were sent to the spot to
put down their rebellion. Chief Hump
hartzoum aed to q high mountain with II
associates. tie was captured alive, not.
however, without killing two soldiers and
woundlne six. BY tho end OF August last
all the insurgent bands were dispersed.
Women, children and invalids were
treated with due consideration aud
according to the dictates OF Islamism
and humanity. The insurgents who were
captured will be punished by law"