The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-14
Estimated That Three Thousand
People We're Killed.
BODIES SKINNED OR OTHERWISE
MUTILAT&D


cert to Bring the sultan to His
Senses In the Protection of
Christians.
LONDON, Nov. 13.-The Daily News
tomorrow will print a letter from a
European in Erezeroum, dated NOvem-
Der 1st. detailing the slaughter there.
He estimated the loss at 5000 includ
ing some women, and records seeing
the bodies that had been skinned or
otherwise mutilated. The villages in
the vicinity, he said suffered aWfully.
The massacre was evidently prear-
ranged A soldier whom the writer
knows declares that orders for the
slaughter we've given by the Porte.
ARMENIAN TEACHERS KILLED.
BERLIN, Nov. ia dispatch to the
Cologne Gazette from its correspondent
in Constantinople says that all of the
Armenian teachers between Erezeroum
and Trebizond have been massacred
LONDON, Nov. 13.-The Standards
Constantinople correspondent in a dis
patch which will appear in that paper
tomorrow, says that if the report that
French and American missionaries
have been injured be confirmed, there is
every reason to believe that France and
the United States Will no longer condne
themselves to remonstrances. He also
says that the officials at the Yildiz pal
ace are much disturbed by Lord Sails
bury'S declarations, and fear that a
European conference may be sum
moned. The Sultan and his encourage
have been for two days in a state of
panic. The condition of affairs in the
palace is indescribable. Everybody
believes the end is near, but nobody
ventures to prophesy how it will be
effected.
THEIR MISSION A FAILURE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Robert S.
! Chiffon and Dulany Hunter of the
State Department, who We're sent by
! this Government to establish new
United States Consulates at Erezer-
Oum and Harpout in Armenia, have
been recalled by Secretary Olney, and
| II is believed that the project for which
! they were dispatched will be abandoned.
! Officials are exceedingly reticent about
the matter, and will admit nothing fur
ther than that Chiffon and Hunter had
/ informed the department of their re-
turn to ConstantinOple. Whether or
not they are now en- route to the United
States, or have been directed to come,
cannot be ascertained. 1t may be that
they are in Constantinople making a
st cond endeaVor to secure eXequatuerS
from the Turkish Governmnt, but there
is good reason for the belief that Mr..
Chiffon at least has been ordered back
70 Washington.
The practical failure of the mission on
which Mr.. Chiffon and Mr.. Hunter were
sent is due to the difficulties which the
turkish Government places in their
way. They spent some time in Constan-
tinople in a vain endeavor to secure ex-
eXquatuers, and finally decided to push
! on toward EreZerOum. They reached
| Trebizond on the day Of the Armenian
massacre there, and Mr.. Chiffon for
warded report on what he saw and
| learned to the department. This report
has not been made public. The journey
| between TrebiZond and Erezeroum must
be made by road, and the two consular
officers expected to have guard OF
| Turkish soldiers on the route. 1t is
probable that they failed to secure the
| granting of this courtesy, and this. in
view Of the great danger to foreigners in
! that part of Armenia, is probably one Of
the reasons why the department deemed
| their return necessary. Without eXeQua-
tuers, and having no official standing
with the Government, the position Of
| Mr. Chiffon and Mr. Hunter would have
! been exceedingly perilous, and in addi-
ton they could be of little use to this
! Government.
| The dispatch sent to the Cologne Ca
Zette from ConstantnOpIe about the
massacre of Christian teachers between
/ TrebiZond and Erezeroum created much
/ interest at the State Department. Sec
retary Olney said he had nothing official
about the report. This afternoon Secre-
| tary Herbert called on Secretary Olney,
but 1t was stated that the conference
mad not been followed by any orders in
creasing the American naval force in
that country.
The San Francisco has been ordered
to join the cruiser Marblehead in the
bay of AleXandretta, where the latter
vessel was sent on account of the Ar
mcnian troubles. and it is presumed
that she started from Marseiles on
that duty as soon as Admiral Selfridge
/ came on board.
It was reported to-day that the State
Department had received important in
formation from Minister Terrell about
tie Turkish situation. No hint as to
whether this is so can be obtained
Officials of the department absolutely
refuse to tell anything about the con-
dirion of American interests in Arme-
MA. where nearly all the Christian
teachers are native born citizens of the
United States and many Of their schol-
ais are naturalized citizens of this
! country.
| Secretary Olney was closeted with
/ President Cleveland for an hour this
morning. On his return from the White
House he stated that he had received no
| dispatch from Minister Terrell con
! frmatory of the startling story trans
| mitted from Constantinople to the CO.
! logne Gazette in regard to the massacre
/ q fhp missionaries in Turkey