The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-01-05
ANOTHER STATEMENT.
In Reference to the State of
Affairs In Armenia.
IT ENBODiEs EIGHT DISTRICTS

Omsi.i differences sf the AnAsrie.s
board u Com .sissiossss for Ysssisn
Mtssioss-fasks frytsg 10 AssuAas
Authority over SoSsisssss' Nail.
B0sroS. January 1.-The following
statement with ref renee To the condi-
ton Of affairs in ell ht districts Of Ar
Inenia in which Christian missionaries
arc stationed Was to-day issued by the
American board Vi Comm issionefs Tor
Foreign Missions;
"orfieisi letters sent recently from the
rooms Of the American Board vi Com
nission1rs for foreign Missions, eoaiain.
ing accounts relating to the European
Turkish missions, were opened by the
Turkish officials. The letters we're cub.
ssquentiy delivered. but with the Turk.
ish sori examined written on the Ell.
sriope. This indicated that the Turkish
government, 10 attempting 10 assume all
authority over tho mail OF Foreigners.
when the reports Of the massacre OF
Christians in the sAssoan district OF
more than tso months Of suppression
Oh the part OF the Turkish osfieiais, the
Ottoman government sas alarmed al
widespread Publications In the American
and tngiish psvss. Under pressure from
foreign posrss the sailAh agreed Ia send
. commissioner To iasrslisatr and frpast
upon The oa.sa.vs. la view OF this
PROMISE ot tho government the repre-
e~n,Asisss OF the EuFop~Ah tsoxrfs al
CanstAniiBop'1 decided Ia ~s.s iot ,Le
report tsvtof~ taking any positive action.
Bat alter this decision by the posrss,
snd "a lille they scf0 ~aiting tor tho de-
paYtufr of tho saltAn's romm 'ssinn,
shinh had h-~a appoinirsi. AMI hiri
~as 10 nsske Tall and Impartial ius~s,i-
sa.sotss Of all the Affairs f~pos ted by tho
Knsllsh consai. a. s~ai - b, many IN.
atsidaass from the sAssoan district. the
Turkish sosrfntD-h, gave oui the APP
Pended ossiciai sta.rns u, oil iAc ease.
1hich statement u~s prinsrd ia the Pc.
prs ot Cons,Antaaople. All paI~.s
printed in Turkey arc unier close CEN
sssship. and no tsf~s coaid refuse 10
print the .tasrth~hs ansi@f penalty OF ian
mediate sasp~ns ssst. iiwns- the Ckrsi,
ian p~fse.iisaEs @~sr cosnp~llssi ,o pratt
phAi th-y knse g., 10 iAsse. Tho state
men, lie as foli1ss
Sata~ vi shE fasop~An pap~rs have
.sasr=l. EunsrAsy 80 Tho Truth. thai . tru
l,t,.sptaa Villages hasc hrrn DESTROYED
aad IN tia- aa-.ntttE~ t~fsoss have t~~s
mAs.sesri by tho Turkish sssidi~ss 10 the
dts,,tes Of eAssoan. Others. In order Ia
magnify sh~sc REPORTS. have ams~fi~si
,hst n, scvs Of the catrASc sas pro-
yrr,r.i from leaking oas by The ols;a'
Gle. tho sosssnmsas Pa, In The nay %
tyaxrl-ss trpsn that district Ihu suh-
~sl. OF tho fu,piro ot sassosn di,sfsc'
s,c autssGy engaged -.th ,lseif b1ssns~s
and TIC p-rupsc travel wherever ,hs'
~tss. a p~si~ss sstcIy. sosssp Afushsai
bansits. t~Ans induced by sxtsAsoss. h~
gan gAsCly in aH,i At.ou, hAsssan 20 dis
tarb ths t-ssr ani cStniost OF ,hs poo
pc by Wandering. plan'lessas AMI bsosa
ins tho htsh.aps la ossirf 10 pat si
end To spch disasters The gusefnrnrt
smpisssei .he n~crssAry as~ans. and rut
ss,,uSu,is o,,istr.i oGs . sussictcns hsi
ns Imperial soldiers Of tho foafth Arm
Corps. Thus the sssrnsioa ot Tbs ~
vol, h~ins ctsrrhrsi, tho tvofs sore . III
dra.n 10 theft headquarters. Tbs'~ ~
M tntestssrnec By tho kufts: bal,
stated atssys, some Arm~nian band
having tpntnrcd 10 disosJesiy asstnt'
tho Sabine fossc. having t~~n no.ia'
l., ,be ,rpurts Of tho ssshosisiss OF u
Fourth imp~rtal Army Corps and a.
hy the Governor Of hislis. undertook
thyrssisa,c ~ 10 Tho facts. AMI suits
anrnsls . coun nissson Of inquiry sss .
PAINTED. cosn posed OF Atsiallsh fssh
forn~r n~y. Mssird fsenai and Hal
Tcyhs rashA- Tho cpfnmtsstnn -
.,aft this sock by steamer 10 the .ce
OF tho trouble. In s~assai tho sahlir
for,e -ill never ailow sssh ouuasrs
h. r~tp~irs,r.i ~ puhlsshcd In iofvs
pap~ts upon hes suhicsss.'
"u,r~rrr prFt~'s rRorpsr.
Mss YoMx. January I --ChanHcey
I~psw so.nish, delivered an addrss.
the Nmenian a,rs'istrs. lie beTan
sAVtps that the yras 1894 has been .
ollr4riy unhappy one. The wor9d !
l~-n stsi,rd daring the year by revo
toms 10th sorial and financial. Ru,
orpuping cause Of anhsppiness and
ono ahich left . bloody stain upon
history 81 the year uas the murder
the hNlplc.s Atmenians by the Tnr
~" cnntinue,l
II, tehoves u. ~ puhlic-spirtscd c
5eus to l-sin tho now rear With apru,
sss'nt tho outrases at sassoun.
rrarr II Europe ia only maintained
an ever increasing armament. AZ Wa
ir'on all NAV 10 silent. but Amc'
Nth ~. 0sp. bn Soicrs In q language
hNt osn-the universal language of
s'p'~-vill protest in tones that can
\" m's,strn against the slaughter OF
t'iioE.t Christians"