The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-12-14
THEARMEMANH HORRORS
Reports Of Misery and Distress
Have Not Been Exaggerated.
SWORN STATEMENT OF 4 REFUGEE
Many Armenian Prisoners We're Killed
After Being Taken to Prison--The Red
Gross Society WIN Undertake the Work
Of Distributing Relief.

Gross Society WIN Undertake the work
Of Distributing Relief.
CoEsTANTrNoPLE, Dec. 14.-At the meet
ing OF the ambassadors on Tuesday last
the reports received from Armenia at the
different embassies were compared and
thoroughly discussed, with the view of
enabling the different representatives TO
compile full reports on the subject for the
use of their governments Tt Ia believed
that II the result of this conference is pub
lisled 1t will show an unparalleled state
Of affairs. The misery and distress In Ar
mcnia Is said to be more severe than the
most vivid reports have made out, and the
number of people massacrod Is said to be
greater that anybody here really believed.
Letters received here from Aleppo say
that there Is serious fear there OF a massa-
ere of the Christians unless the powers In
tervene promptly to prevent It,
News was also received from Zeitoun
that the Turkish troops from Marash are
surrounding tho Armenians, cutting off
.their lines of communication and pre-
venting them from obtaining reinforce
ments, provisions and the supplies of arms
and ammunition, which are understood to
have been forwarded to them from many
parts Of Asiatic Turkey. When the town of
Zeitoun is completely surrounded 1t Is be-
lieved that the Armenians will quickly be
starved into submission, although their
friends say they have provisions enough
stored in the town to last them until
spring, and that the Turks Will have to
pass the winter in the snow around lei
toun..
A Turkish official who is familiar with
the situation at Zeitoun said today that
the Armenians there were inclined TO sur
render to the Turks, but they distrusted
the promises of the latter that their lives
would be spared if they laid down their
arms.
Izzet Bey, tho first chamberlain of the
sultan and the great favorite, recently, of
his majesty, has been replaced by Hadjaii
Bey and EInits Fey at the palace, but tho
last named has been arrested in conse-
quence Of the charges brought against him
by Kutehuk Said Pasha, the cx grand
vizier.
Izzet Pasha recently presented the sui
tan with q long report upon the deplora-
BILE situation OF the country The sultan
refused to read 1t, whereupon Izzet Pasha
resigned, but the sultan refused to accept
it. Izzet has rendered his resignation four
times since then, but each time the sultan
refused to accept It, I2zet, however, per-
sists in reslgning.
Tho young Turks warmly blame Kut-
chuk Said Pasha for leaving the British
embassy, and hope he will insist on his
announced intention of going abroad. On
the other hand, the old Turks blame him
for taking refuge in the embassy. The re-
suit is that Said Pasha,s prestige in the
eyes Of tho Turks is considered to have
been considerably shaken, and it is be-
lieved TINT his political career is termi-
natad
1t transpircd today that the British vice
consuis at Van and Sivas, who have been
here for some time past awaiting their
exequators, have not received these docu-
ments. in spite of the long delay, and they
started for their posts on Wednesday last
without them.