Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-17
Practicsd by Soldiers, Under Official
Orders, Upon Armenian8.
HUNDREDS OF WOMEN VIOLATED
And Fiendishly Murdered by Sol
diers Intoxicated With Lust and
Blood-Two Hundred Young
Brides and Maidens Raped and
Murdered in a Church-The
Blood Flowed in Streams From
the Doors.

ton, G. Hagopiau, has sent the follow
ing letter, received from an Armenian,
whose name is not given, as II would
jeopardlzs his life, TO the Earl of Kim
berley, the Secretary of State for For
eigu Affairs, The letter is accompanied
by one from Hagopan, in which he
says:
81 have no reason TO doubt the au-
theuticity Of the details. They will be
borne out by fuller official reports
which have been, or which soon will be.
received from the British agents in
Armenia. The events reported are the
re-enactment OF the Bulgarian atroci-
ties, with all their most sickening de-
tails OF fendiSh lust and atrocious cru
city on unGrmed Christians and defense
less, innocent women and children, de-
liberately planned and ruthlessly exc
cuted under orders received from Con-
stantinople."
Hagopian concluded by saving that
the time has come TO abolish In toto the
existing administration OF Armenia and
replace it by another regime approved
by the Great Britain aud the other dig
nitaries of the treaty of Berlin, and
worked under their immediate supervi-
sion.
The letter OF the Armenian thus pre-
faced, is dated Bitlis, October 9, After
saying that the chief magnate appears
to be a second Nero, the writer con-
tinues:
The so-called rebellion OF the Ar
menians in 1893 was got up affair for
the repression of which the
CHIEF MAGNATE GOT A DECORATION.
This year, the Kurds carried off
Armenian oxen aud the Armenians' ap-
peal for their restoration was refused.
A'fght ensued, two Kurds were Killed
and three were wounded.
The kurds immediately carried
their dead before the Governor, declar-
ing that the Armenian soldiers had
over-run the land. killing and plunder-
ing the Kurds.
This furnished preteXt for mass
ing the troops from far and near. The
troops were commanded by PaSha and
a marshal and were hurried to the dis
trict.
Tine Pasha is said to have hung
from his breast after reading II TO his
soldiers, an order from ConStantinople,
to cut the Armenians up root and
branch, and adjuring them to dOosO II
they loved their King and government.
Nearly all these things were related
here and there by soldiers who took
part in the horrible carnage. Some OF
them weeping, claim that the Kurds
did more and declare that they only
obeved the orders Of others.
1T is said that one hundred fell to
each of them TO dispose Of. No COM
passion was shown to age or sex, even
by the regular soldery, not even when
the victims fell suppliaut at their feet.
"SX 10 ten thousand persons met
such a fate as even the darkest ages OF
darkened Africa hardly witnessed, for
their
WOMEN AND TENDER BABES
might at least have had a chance OF a
life Of slavery, while here womauhood
and innocence were but mOckery be-
fore the cruel lust that ended It's de-
bauch by stabbiug women to death with
the bayouet while tender babes we're i'm
paled with the same weapon on their
dead mothers breasts or perhaps seized
by the hair to have their heads Topped
of with the sword.
in one place, three hundred or four
"a n n
serve vile purposes by the merciless
soldiery, were hacked 10 pieces by sword
and bayonet In the valley below.
"In another place some two hundred
weeping aud wailing women begged for
compassion, falling at the commanders
feet, but the bloodthirsty wretch, after
ordering their violation, directed his
soldiers 10 dispatch them 10 similar
way.
IN another place, some sixty young
brides and the more attractive girls
we're crowded into q church and ai&er
violation were slaughtered and human
blood was seen flowing from the church
door.
AT another place still, large COM
pany under the lead OF their priest, fell
down before them, begging for COM
passion aud averring that they had moth
ing 20 do with the culprits. But, all to
no purpose. All were called 10 another
place and the proposal was made TO sew
eral Of
THE MORE ATTRACTIVE WOMEN
10 change their faith, in which case
their lives were to be spared. They
said: Why should we deny Chtist? We
are no more than these, pointing to the
mansled forms OF their husbands aud
brothers; kill US too, and they did so.
"A great effort was made TO save one
beauty, butthree or four quarreled over
her and she sank down Ike her sisters.
But why prolopg the sickening tale?
There must De- God in Heaven who
will do right in all these matters or
some of US would lose faith.
Zone or more Consuls have been or
dered that way to investigate the mat
ten II the Christians instead OF the
TuN reported these things 10 the city
%. BINS and the region where l have
besN kQg, the case would be differ
ent NOW we are compelled to be-
lieve he magnates are having pa
Ders ad aud are trying 70 CON-
pel M ps to sign them, express
sipg action that justice mas
beea d EeOe'S Ano snAnAlDs