The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-01
CRUEL TURKS.
Armenian Physician Gives
Details OF Crime.
Horrible Scenes Of BuicherY-Fowers
Called Upon For Prompl Action.

who was one ~ the Armenian physicians
rt Herrick college Mar.ovan, Asia Minor
and who was sentenced 10 death and
forced To- undergo disgusting fortunes,
brlnG fnax~ rolcaser through the inter
~entlon oLcreat Britain IN July, 1903, he's
furnished the latest details of the Turkish
enfrar~s which hrvc Just come into bis
pos sssion Or 1houmain writes:
TT was no,essary that the blood OF
khousands should he shed in order 90 bring
the Armeninr question on the tapis. But
A. Is almost i'm nossihle 70 get full details,
the guilty Tgrk preventing every possible
escane OF news.
ssHowever. have learned the following;
The chief ~ police ~ Moosh. which II the
hcadouarters Of the Sassoon district, went
with n number of gen d'arnes 70 the viii
lare az Tchurig and nailed the head msn
and Others bea1 downward n posts, beat
them md drerched them alternately with
hot and cold water
'"The chief of police then attempted 20
dlshonor tho wife of one 81 his victims,
and the unfortunate woman. selling
knife plunged n into the chief of policies
brain. whereupon tho gen d'arlnes made
General Attack Upon the Peasants.
"a stubborn struggle resulted, in which
manv Of the peasants were wounded and
30 OF them wcre taken 10 prison at Moosh.
The whole village Of Tchurig was charged
with ssdition. and the gen darnes, nat
urally, werc not reprimanded, as they
were only carrying cut the orders OF their
superi0s.
'sThe Armenian villages on the plain,
Moosb and Bitlis, In the vicinity OF
Sassoon and Van, have been fired and
their streets made 20 run with blood.
From Marniv over 100 oxen and 1000
sheep have been driven or and the same
has occurred at Colossig and Havabirig.
"The villages Of Kozloo aud Shcik-
kghoob have been sacked by Kurds, and
two young girls were made ceptives. At
another Village a miller was burned alive.
AZ Hanzashiek three Armenians were
rnurdcrcd This IA only daily tale of tho
Horrors in the villages on the plains of
Mooeh II these authentic details come
FROM the villages on Tho open plain, what
must the truth be IN distant places In the
mountains % Gassoon?
'In September ll2 Burds appeared In
the village OF Baghezig, ostensibly for the
purpose OF supplies, eating, drinking and
earousing all day. They plundered the
village, robbed the church OF It's costly
vessels and rode away.
"On the following day tha hand Of
Kurds rasded the village of Faresgh and
stole 30 head % cattle and herd OF sheep
belonging DO the celebrated monastery OF
ysraka-
A BLOOD CurdIiBg Scene.
sTn tho village OF Daghveran two youths
were openly butchered by Kurds before the
cycs Of their helpless relatives. could
give pages and pages OF such horrors done
20 my people None of these wrongs have
been redressed nor will they he so long as
Bahri Pacha, himself Kurd. remains
governor general Of Van. He is the great
est enemy OF the Armenian race. When
the porto tried 10 hinder the Armenians
from emiersting 10 Russia and Persia
this forocious fanatic explained that the
porte could get rid OF the Christians and
at the same time get their land.
"since October, 1893. 179 families have
srnigrated from Aghpac to Persia.
"Quite recently Bahri Pacha made
tour of that district and conhscated all
the property Of absent Armenians, in
cluding those who had gone away on
business. Those who returned were
thrown into prison
"In order 10 support Bahri Pacha's ex-
terminating policy, number Of Kurdish
beys who had been imprisoned for mis-
by the Turks, who marked their prison
shrots with the word escaped
sunless the powers act promptly there
will be a record of succession of hidious
outrages."
An Appeal TO Christianity.
The pope has received an account Of tho
armenian atrocities, and Is taking stepa
TO obtain further details His holiness has
also received urgent appeals from Ar
nenians in several places. asking him to
use his good offices in their behalf with
the sultan.
Appeals 70 the Vatican, In addition.
have been made from England under tho
belief thst none OF the powers are willing
10 assume the responsibility Of pending
joint Intervention, and also i'm the belief
that Ii IS impossible for tho pope TO re
main indifferent 10 the sufferings of the
Armenian Christians.
Inquiries IN regard 60 this matter were
made yesterday 40 the Vatican. and 10 was
gathered that the pope is desirous Of pro-
cceding with great caution in making
representations 20 the powers, as his holi-
ness is anxious 20 avoid giving umbrage
to the porte az the moment when he Is
taking action % secure the reunion OF the
Eastern and Western churches.