Frederick citizen., 1895-01-04
Still another STORY
Later Reports Increase the
Armenian Horrors.
The Most Probable Estimate Is 49,
600 Killed and Fifty-five Villages
PluDdercd - The Boston A meni-
ans Thank Mr.. Gladstone for His
Sympathy and Aid.
Sympathy and Aid.

ans Thank Mr.. Gladstone for His
Sympathy and Aid.
Boston, Jan. 2.-Letters have been re-
ceived by well-known parties in this
city from reliable sources in Turkey
giving still further testimony regarding
the outrages in eastern Turkey. The
following letter comes from a city not
a great distance from the scene of the
outrages. The writer of the letter is
a man in whom the highest confidence
may be placed, who has spent more
than a third of a century in that
region and knows the country and peo-
pie perfectly. This testimony is from
a source which is entirely independent
of any which has been given before.
Later accounts increase, If possible, the
horrors of what has taken place.
The letter just received is as follows:
The Armenians. oppressed by the
kurds and Turks. said they could not
pay taxes to both Kurds and govern
ment. Plundered and oppressed by the
Kurds they resisted them; there were
some killed. Then false reports were
sent to Constantinople that the Arme-
mans We're in arms in rebellion. orders
were sent to the Musher at Erzington
10 examine them, root and branch.
The order read before the army. coll
lected in haste from all the chief cities
of eastern Turkey was: Whoever
spares man, woman or child is dis
loyal" The regioh was surrounded by
soldiers of the army, and 10000 Kurds
also are said to have been massed
there. Then they advanced upon the
centre, driving the people like a flock of
sheep. and continued thus to advance
for days. No quarter was given no
mercy shown. Men, women and chill
dren were shot down or butchered like
sheep. Probably when they were set
upon in this way some turned to save
their lives and resisted in self defense
while those who could fled in all di-
rections. but the majority were slain.
The most probable estimate is $4,000
killed, So villages plundered and
burned. Women were outraged and
then butchered. A priest was taken to
the roof of his church and hacked to
pieces and set on fire. A large number
OF women and girls collected in
church We're kept for days, violated by
the brutal soldiers and then butchered
1t is said the number was so large that
the blood flowed out Of the church
door. The soldiers contended over a
beautiful GIRL they wanted to preserve
her, but she too was killed. Every eff
fort is being made and will be made to
falsify the facts and pull the wool over
the eyes of European governments.
But the bloody tale will finally be
known. As a confirmatio of the re-
port the other day several hundred
soldiers were returning fom the seat Of
war and at village near US one was
was heard to say that he alone with
mis- own hand had killed thirty preg-
nant women. Some. who seem to have
some shame for their atrocious deeds
said What could we do. we were un-
der orders?''
In consequence OF a meeting of the
Armenians of Boston. held in Friend
ship hall last Sunday evening. the fol-
lowing cabegram has been sent TO
Hon. William T. Gladstone. Lon1oa.
Eng:
"Armenians Of Boston thank you for
your sympathy and aid"
Armenians Of this city feel that the
diplomats Of Europe will never take in
terest in the affairs of their country
men, unless It 10 shown that every act
In their favor is keenly appreciated
and they take this means of expressing
their sincere gratitude for the stand
taken by Mr.. Gladstone in his speech
last week
Odessa, Jan. 1.-JOurnals in the Cau-
casus say that domicliary visits and
searches are still made daily in Ar
menia and numerous arrests are made.
The local prisons are crowded The
Bitlis prison is filed with Armenians,
among them priest more than 10
years Old, who was arrested for refus-
ing to betray his sons hiding place.
The Armenans Catholics have ap-
pealed to the pope.
Vienna, Jan. 2-Dispatches from
Constantinople tell Of numerous arrests
throua hout Armenia. The whole PROV
ince is disturbed Many troops have
left Constantinople for various parts OF
Asia Minor in the last few days. The
pretext was that their time had ex-
pired. and they were returning home.
but there is good rea son TO believe that
they We're destined for the military
centres. notably Erzinghian. The re-
call Of Abdullah Pasha. the most fear
less member Of the commission of In
quiry. has been cancelled. owing to the
porte's anxiety TO dispel the unfavor-
able reports to which it gave rise.