Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-12-11
THE ARNENIANOUIRAGES REI0LD.
COMMITTED BY REVOLUTIONARY
PATRIOTS.

Such. At Least. 1t l. Apparent VIII be
Turkeys Defense Tho Armcnlans
Women and Children Well Treated.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Turkish
legation has received an official commu-
nication in relation to the alleged Armen-
ian outrages which SAYS that Armenian
apitators who made their appearance in
the steep mountains of Ialouri, situated
bet vecn Sassoun, in southeast of the
Mor,sh Ca village of Bitlis) and the dis
trict Of Calb combined their forces at the
instigation of certain Hampartzoum
whom, under the assumed name of
Mourat. was already giving trouble in
those regions. Hampartzoum gave posi-.
tive assurances to the credulous people
that he was a foreign agent backed by all
the European powers IN his plan to upset
the Turkish authorities. He succeeded
thus in gaining to his criminal ends the
Armcnians of Villages composing four
districts. Those insurgents, under the
command of Hampartzoun, placed their
wives, children and belongings in mac
cessible spots, and, with the aid of other
armed insurgents, numbering more than
5000 assembled at place called En-
dc Tx Dagh. Five or six hundred de-
cided to fall upon Motish.
They began by attacking the tribe of
Dclikan on Mount Courllnk in the south
Morish and killed few aud robbed
them of their belongings. All the Mus
sslmcn who thus fell into their hands
were insultcd in their religion and treat.
ed in the most barbarous manner.
The regular troops OF the neighborhood
of Morish ere also attacked by those
insurgents, who, however, did not dare
to attack Morish itself owing to the
strong military forces OF the town.
Those rebels. together with those as
scmbled at Endouk Dnsh, organized
then into separate bands which assaulted
ierociously the tribes close at hand, COM
mittug horrible crimes and dcpredaticns.
Agha, and assaulted and murdered The
Mussclmen women OF three or four
houses of the village of Gulliguzat. They
also tortured many Mussclmcn, forcing
them to kiss the cross. putting their e. es
out, cutting their ears and submitting
them to the most horrible indignitics.
Alter referring to similar acts hv the
same rcbsls" duting August, the report
says they refused to surrender, and con-
tinued their criminal proceedings. The
regular troops were sent to put down
the rebel on. Hnmpartzoum with ! ! of
his associates hsd to high mountain,
/ bur was captured after killing two sol.
dicrs and wounding six. By thu end OF
| August all the insurgcnt hands dispersed.
The women, children and invnlids were
| treated with due Coz si1rra,iop, and the
insurgents who tll were those vino re-
fused to surrender and preferred to fight
the lawful authorities Of their country.
The captured insurgents will lie pun shed
according to law.
LONDON, Dc. 11.-Thc Manchester
Guardian SAYS that as n result OF a
conference between Lord Roseberrv and
Lord Kimberly Yesterday, the British
government demanded absolute irc dom
in the matter Of reporting upon the stu.
alton in Armenia and that the demand
was at once conceded. Great Britain
will Immediately send to Armenia q
special delegate who will he selected by
Sir Phillip Wodchousc Currit. the British
ambassador Mt Constantinor'c.