Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-12-11
THE WHOLE STORY
or the OutraSes in Armenia-Fright.
ful Narrative of Barbaric Cruelty
Received at Washington.

Washington, Dec. II. - The Turkish
legation has received the following off.
cial communication:
The Armenian agitators who made
their appearance in the steep mountains
of Talouri, combined their forces at the
instigation of one Hampartzoum, who,
under the assumed name of Mourat, was
already giving trouble in those regions.
He went to the neighbsrhood of Bitlas
and there began seditieus agitation TO-
gether with five others. He gave positive
assurances to the credulous pespie that
he was foreign agent, backed by
ALL THE EUROPEAN POWERS
in his plans to upset the Turkish authori-
ties. He succeeded thus in enlisting IN
his criminal ends the Armenians Of a
number of villages. These insurgents,
under the command of Hampartzoum,
abandoned, toward the latter part of July
last, their respective villages, and after
having placed in accessible spots their
wives, children and belongings and se-
cured the co cooperation of the other armed
Insurgents that came from the valley of
Moush and from the Casar of Calb and
Selvan, assembled together,
NUMBERING MORE THAN 1900,
at place called Endsuk-D Five or
six hundred decided to fall upon Moush.
They began by attacking the tribe of
Delikans in Mount Corlink, to the south
of Moush. They killed few of them and
robbed them Of their belongings. All
the Mussulmen that fell into their hands,
we're insulted in their religion and mur-
dered in mOst horrible fashion. The
regular troops of the neighborhood of
Moush we're also attacked by these insur-
gents, who, however, did rot dare to at
tack Moush itself, owing to the strong
military forces of the town. The rebels
then committed horrible crimes and
depredations. They
BURNED ALIVE A NEPHEW
of Eumer Agha, and assaulted and mur-
dered the Mussulmen women in tho vii
lags Of Gulli-Guzat. They also tortured
many Mussulmen, forcing them to kiss
the oBoss, putting eyes out, cutting their
ears off and inhicting upon them the
most horrible indignities. After having
brought CONSERVATION and death among
the Mussulmen and Christians alike, they
refused to surrender and continued their
criminal proceedings. Regular rtroops
were then sent to the spot to put down
the rebellion. Chief Hampartzoum fed
to the high mountain with eleven asso-
ciates. He was captured alive, not, how
ever, without his killing two soldiers and
woundiHg six.
By the end of August last, all insur-
gont bands were dispersed. Women,
children and invalids were treated with
due consideration and according to the
dictates of Islamism and humanity. The
insurgents who we're captured will be
punished by law.
THEY NEED BUCK SHOT.
Lsndon. - The Daily News to-
day publishes three column letter from
Constantinople. The writer says that
from all the evidence he has been able to
gather in regard to the number killed and
the villages destroyed, the Armenian out
RACES can not be compared with those of
Bulgaria. The Kurds believe the govern
ment approves of the outrages, and unless
they are dealt with as a Canadian or
American would deal with red Indians
under similar circumstances, they are in
capable of understanding to the contrary.
If Great Britain and Russia will Join in
and insist on reforms, there will be q
chance of success, because, in the end,
they can compel attention.