Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-08
GROWS WORSE DAILY
Th, Situation 10 Armenia Described
by q Correspondent.
ROBBERY. OUTRAGE AND MURDER.
Reyolutionlsts Waiting 10 Sec What
Position Great Britain VIII lake
IN the Matter.

IN Armenia. i The advance guard Of
the revolutionary party, which, as an
pounced \ week ago, was betrayed 10
the Turkish government by the Yea
des Of Tchlboukla on this night Of
Sunday, May 1853, 10 now In prison In
the city OF Van. Only one member o.
the party escaped, anu he, nj the oarll'
est possible moment and at great rick
10 himself, put himself In commune
cation with the correspondent Of the
Associated PTosg. The latter IL now
In possession Of complete Information
with respect 10 the ptisJners, but as ho
a net disposed to furnish data TO
the Turkish government 60 long as
there remains the sliYhtebt chance
tbat these men may escape death, he
bolds, for the present at least, n con-
siderable part Of tho facts concerning
them.
IN. men had been hiding In tho
mountains, waiting for reluiOrcements,
making plans for carrying on their
work, and tho weather having turned
cold ana wet, they went 10 tho house
of Hahto, head man OF the TchibOukla,
10 rest themselves aud dry their cloth.
ing. HAhto was supposed To be friend.
liz 70 the Armenian cause, ~ he was
not q Turk, and great numbeEB OF his
ielow.cOuntfy men had boen massa-
cred by the Turkish gOvernmontin tho
Mosul district IN 1902.
Upon arriving ut Hahto's house the
men stacked arms In the corner aud
gathered about tho fire. While there,
HhhtO's scribe, n Turk, called his
master out Of this house aud insisted
that they be handed over to the turk
ish government. Tho scribe Threatened
TO denounce Hahto to tho government
unless tho mon were betrayed, HahtO
thee called together n force Of kurds
and Ytzldcs aud ordered them to make
the capture. Tho villagers went Into
the room one by one, aud took part In
the conversation.
Alta signal they seized the guns, and
commanded the msn 10 surrender.
Taken by surprise, the feyoluii Jnists
made no resistance. OF the fourteen
members In the party only one .s.
capped. Each man hau Berdan Tiiis
and six Of the party had rovolverr.
Tue prisoners were taken 10 Sovi the
were marched sixty miles to Van,
where they arrived Wednesday even
Ing. Their arrival was watched by
large number Of Turks aud ArmeniAns.
On the way they were beaten by gun
butts anu proddei with oayonote, und
otherwise maltfeatod. As the Eng
liih member OF the party was unable
~ walk the whole distance, he was
al 60 al. Ia. a..N
miles. Tho Engllshman told tho
officials that ho was Harry Williams,
OF 2. Ormlsion road, BhepherdsbuIgh,
LONDON. Ills father was William WI.
liams OF tho same address. He had
with him u photograph OF young
woman, and nm English passport,
made cut to Harry Williams
on June 10, 1892. He declared
that he was n correspondent OF q tele-
gfaphio agency Of London, aud that
MS card " credentials was made out
Ia the name Of Paul Quesnel. lilo was,
he said, on his way to the Moush anu
sissOun region to investigate the Ar.
meniAn situation. His thirteen com.
panions were In his pay, ~ guards
ngainst attacks by Kurds.
This other prisoners told the same
story. All were well dressed as Kurds,
Including Williams. At frat William,
denied that ho could speak Armenian,
but subsequently,, under pressure OF
torture, ho admitted that no could.
Alter week OF experiments with
various kinds Of persuRsions known to
TIE Turkish silers, the governor OF
Vau said that Williams had confessed
everything, Nobody believes THE. Up
10 May B0th Williams had been unable
70 rec the BrlIish vice consul ut Van,
although MI. Hallward went MS far az
70 max the governor unoiilrlally TO let
MIN sec Williams, but tho request was
refused. All OF the prisoners have
been tortured during the week, and
lnelt persons have beon violated by
Tue prison officials in tho most revolt.
rug anu disgusting manner.
inc situation Ia Ammonia gTows
worse daily. This Associated Press Is |
constantly In receipt OF stories OF rob-
DeTyi outrage and murder. Tho condl-
Hohs OF the Armenians have boon
Wofse during tue past six month than
ever before. Even in the city II Van |
solulete have been placed on guard ut
.hp Armchair churches, the officials |
earring IN uprising.
inc cOffesponuent had \ talk yeSter. |
Wy win the leader o. the revolutions |
tty party In the province OF Van. He |
sAleu That 80 far hs no IL concerned,
lne tbVolutionists will hold their hands |
until u Is known what Great Britain
wiz DO. lilo admitted also that the |
capture OF Williams had very seriously |
uharrhngod the revolutionary plans |
Ios tue time being, No other loader 10 |
~ present available.
Iho Armenian revOlulIonlst priAon-
CTS who were betrayed TO the TutlSish |
government at TuhiboukhA on MAY |
~ were taken from the prison at Van /
sunday morning, June Fad, aud |
started on their way TO COnslantinople |
oy order OF theeultan. No one knew |
lacy Were 10 DB transfortoi TN they |
~ 'e't van, the order having oOme |
,'oN Cons'Antlnopla last Sunday |
n.b1t' Instead Of being dragged along |
y" 'uo'i inc men were mounted On |
caravan horses.
I. lho Associated ProsB correspondent |
- y, now IN position TO say that a second |
band 10 In sxistencs |
"Vlota Tue Persian frontier, but OF iIa |
- ulellh'e plans he has not been able |
" lsarn' The leaders OF this band |
WV, among those met by tho CORES.
May. wy ''' 'N
Toe people arc worse OIL now than |
10y nave been at any lime IN their |
,Ii ~, enu the persecution goes stend.
~ Wv lho government ~ now coll |
Nng the whole years fees In MI
r,n.1e' whlch 10 most u heAid.ol aud
oluel preceding. The demand is |