The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-30


DJuLFA, Russia, May 29.-Thc spo.
cial corresp pondent ot tho Associated
Press who Is investigating tho situation
in Ammonia has Furnished tho follow.
Ing correspondence under datc OF April
20:
The Turkish government is taking
prompt measures to prevent tho upr!s.
lnc OF tho Armenian revoIu.ionlsts next
month. Within the past iow days all
rouds leading from Persia to Van havo
boon closed by orGor OF tho Turkish
government, tho intention being 10 shut
of Communication botwoeu tho reyolu.
tionary lcaders in Persia and their
agents in Armenia. Tho last caravan
that tried TO get Though TO Van from
khoi was seized by Turkish officials.
On tho person Of one OF tho caravan
drawers was letter from an unknown
writer in Salinas. addressed to an Ar
menian in Van. Tho writer OF the lot.
ter announced to his iriond that five
hundred rovolu!ionists. armed with
rifles. were waiting in the Persian vii.
lagos OF Salinas Plain for On opportu.
nifty OF making M stack on Van, and
asked for information with regard TO
tho disposition OF tho government
troops 10 and about Van.
Ihavc not vet heard what the loads
OF tho caravan contained, nor have !
any roiiablc information as TO the exist.
encc OF tho 500 armed revolutionists on
Salinas plain. There are large numbers
OF Armenians on Salinas. plain, most oil
whom have arms Of one sort or another.
Salinas and khoi are the nearest places
OF importance to the Turkish frontier.
the lofty snow.ciad mountains OF the
Turkish border aro i'll piaig sight from
both places. The seizure OF the caravan
and the prompt blocking OF the roads
to Van havo caused no end OF conster-
nation to the Armenian revolutionis.s
in Persia, and this action seriously in.
tertcres with soms OF theIr most impor.
tant arrangements. However they as.
sure mo that other roads through tho
mountains will bc found and that the
work will GO steadily forward. The
closing OF tho caravan, however. vii!
hamper the movements OF the rerolu-
tionists for several weeks, until the long
delayed spring weather shall melt the
snow which now fills tho mountains.
From the lower valleys, where the snow
has begun to melt, Comes word that the
kurds arc fighting among themselves,
probably sort o. practice for moro 60
rous work to come. The Kurdish nc
tivity apparently extends a, far south
as Mosoul on the rigris river
Within the pact week tho Turkish
consul at Dau.ch.Bulak. IN Persia, tried
TO cross over into Turkey with M armed
escort OF twelve IneE, but he was turned
back by tho kurds. who held possession
OF all the roads. The consul returned
TO Persia threatening all sorts OF ven.
gcance on the heads OF the kurds. At
the same timc the Turkish officials in
tho towns near the border were chased
out OF the country by tho kurds. They
took refuge in Rsvenduz, where they
are now. The kurds have warned them
not to return. The Armenians have
received this ucws with unspcakable
joy. They hope that kurds and Turks
will get into a fight and ex,erminate
each other.
4 valley further north has been do.
serted by its HISTORIAN inhabitants, who
have fled in terror to escape massacre
by kurds.
Many wcll.iniormed persona in west.
crn Persia believe that Asia Minor Ia on
tho verge Of great religious war which
the sultan OF Turkey is forming upon
the world in order to retain his prestige
among tho Mohammedans. many of
whom have been found GrumuliuE at
him ut his lukewarmuess in the case OF
their religion and threatening TO de-
priye him OF his cnliphate.
Tho pcraians are beginning to tall; Of
having mnssa ere on Christians on their
own accOunt. have been frankly told
in Persia that il nothing is done to pun.
ish the Turks for tho Sassouu affair tho
Jealous MosIcm. OF Persia will sock to
win tho favor OF their god by pcourging
aud driving out tho Christians.
Wore it not for tho strong hand OF
the Persian government and the good
will and tho protection OF tho shah, tho
Christian population OF Persia would
DO murdered within week.
hero arc American. English and
French missionaries in many places in
Persia, but tho nations most impcriled
wore those al Ourumia, Salinas, Khoi
and Tcbriz. all OF which arc near tho
Turkish boriOr. Near Ourumia, II few
days ago, tho village OF Baloolan was nt.
tackled by 400 kurds and several men
wcro killed.. Recently n fight took
place in small village on tho Salinas
plain. but with what result have not
hoard.
Tho village Of Balootan is now dosort-
cd by all Its inhabitants, except Il iow
armni mon, who nrc guarding tho omp.
ty houses. Tho inhnbitauis huvo fled
for safety to Mawann. n nolghborins will.
age, taking all ot ihcir live stock aud
domestic property with them. a com.
mittco Of tho citizcns from Balop,an is
now scuking protection. During tho
kurci4h attack, Christian woman was
.shOt dead while Bonding over ,hcbody OF
hcr husband who was slain whiedcirnd-
ing hiR home. Another attack 10 lonkpi
ilr daily, IA tho kurds have Scnt word
that they moan TO rcmOvu HalOontnn
from the iNc0 OF the earth In rcvOngn for
tho death o! ono OF their men. Ihcra
Ia no doubt whatever that they will
ont tl,ntr IA rnut