The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-11-21
ABOUT EIGHT HUNDRED VICTIMS

Further News Regarding the Massacre
in Northern Syria.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, Nov. Is, via Sofia,
Nov. l8.-The news from the different
provinces Of ASIA Minor continues to be
grave, confirming beyond doubt the
Impression which has prevailed here for
q long time past, that the movement
has now assumed proportions which
have placed it beyond the control OF the
Turkish authorities, even if the latter
were really deslrous of Furnishing the
Mussulmans for massacreing Arme-
mans. In fact it is considered very
doubtful whether the Turkish troops
would fire on Mussulmans if they should
be ordered to do 80. It is now known
that there are
About Eight Hundred Victims
Of the Kharput massacre and that eight
of the IL buildings belonging to the
American missionaries were sacked and
burned in spite of the assurances of the
porte to the United States ambassador,
Mr.. Alexander W. Terrell, that the
lives and property Of the Americans
would be protected, and although 1t was
announced that the Turkish gendarmes
had been detailed to guard them. The
missionaries, however, escaped and are
now in place Of safety.
Mr.. Terrell has notified the porte that
the United States will hold it RESPONSE
BILE for the lives Of its missionaries.
.ufEer From Cold and Hunger.
The inhabitants around Kharput are
in state Of great distress from hunger
and if cold weather were to set in sud-
denly there would be much more suf-
fering and considerable loss of life.
From Guran, in the village of Sivas,
y ,'ere the Kurds have been besieging
40 0 Armenians, it is reported that all
the Armenians have been massacred.
In tie district Of Mardin, where there
rs a large Christian population Of Chal-
deans and Syrians, a number of villages
have been burned to the ground, the
people are destitute and suffering from
sickness duo to exposure and hunger.
This outbreak i regarded here as bo.
ing significant, anu as indicating that
systematic campaign, directed from
Yildiz Kiosk, f.. -.
Against All Christians *,
and not against the Armenian Chris
tians> in particular, as has generally
been believed to be the case. This puts
Quite different and more serious com.
plexion ON the whole matter, and 10
loature which viii Immediately attract
the attention Of the powers, even If it
has not already done so.
At Sivas and elsewhere, the Turks
have claimed that the Armeaians were
the aggressora, and that the former
simply defended themselves when At
tackled by the latter. The weakness Of
this plea can be judged from the fact
that during the recent massacre at Sivas
500 Armenians wore killed, and only 40
Turks met death during the rioting. It
Is therefore safe to presume that it was
q massacre, pure and simple, and not an
ordinary disturbance which:tesulted in
such great loss Of life among the Arme.
mans. - 5... O., .., ..--. - i
VIII Occupy Various Portions. !
No definite action is known to have
Aoan taken nv tha Ambassadors 90 eA1
powers, but IL ls reported that they viii
join in note to the porte informing the
government Of the sultan that in spite
of the remonstrances and recommended.
tions of the powers, matters have now
reached stage in Asia Minor where it
is evident that the sultan's authority is
not sufficient to quell the repeated dis
turbances which are breaking out. and
1t has become necessary for the powers
in the interests Of Christianity and hui
manity, to put an end to these disorders
BY occupying jointly various portions Of