The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13
SLAUGHTER OF THE ARMENrANs
A Claim That 100000 Have Already
Been Mnssacred.

London, Dec. l2.-The following tele-
gram from Constantinople. dated Dec.
g. and signed by a number OF Armenians
in that city, has reached London: Arm
enia is in her last gasp. The work Of
determination continues. The massacred
people number 10000. Half a million
survivors have taken refuge in the forests
and mountains, where they. are feeding
upon herbs and roots Hunger and cold
have begun TO ravage greatly. In the
name Of humanity and Christianity
save us"
4 dispatch from Constantinople under
yesterdays date says hurds and other
Armenian marauders and pillagers, are
coming into Constantinople In large num-
bers for the purpose of disposing of their
plunder.
1t is expected that outbreaks viii con-
tinue throughout Asia Minor but on a
smaller scale than hitherto.
The Daily News will Tomorrow publish
a dispatch from Constantinople saying
that the Kurds and others who are arriv-
ing at Constantinople to dispose Of the
plunder obtained by pillaging in different
parts of Anatolia are also attracted 10
the capital by the hope that they viii reap
a further and richer harvest in the event
OF the sultan permitting rising in Con-
stantinople. Their talk of successes, coup
led with the display of their plumber, has
inflamed the lowest class of Moslems, who
are aching with the desire to attack the
bazars and who are ready TO seize the
slightest provocation for an attack upon
them.
The dispatch adds that every mail from
Anatola brings reports of daily massa-
cres and pillaging in small. distant places.
The destitute rural Armenians are flock
ing into the towns, where there are no
means of feeding them.
In the Passin district alone 7S5 Armen-
ian houses were entirely plundered.
Trebizond is filled with fugitives from
6Soq5 6Sa ana othsr ,ydng day Sy
ing food to 1000 people. No news has
been received from the Zeitoun district.
There are swarms of Bashi-Bazouks on
every path and the roads are guarded
by troops.
Only i5O houses out of 1000 remain at
Arabkir. where 1900 persons were killed
or wounded. Those of the population
who are still alive only subsist by digging
among their ruined homes for grain and
remnants of provisions. One thousand
shops were looted in Sivas and no in
Erzeroum.
Constantinople, Dec. 12.-There was a
| panic to-day among the inhabitants OF
| Gallatin and Pera, suburbs of this city
| on the north side of the Golden Horn, the
| inhabitants of which are mostly European
| Christians. Many of the shops were clos
ed owing to false report that disorders
had broken out in Constantinople. The re
/ port had its origin in a street brawl be
| tween two Armenians. When the truth
| became known confidence was restored
| and the shops were reopened.
The British torpedo boat Dryad, mount
| ing six guns, including four 6-pound rap
| i'd firing guns, and the Italian dispatch
| boat Archimede, also mounting six guns
passed through the Dardanelles together
/ to-day. The Dryad takes the place OF tho
/ Cokatrice. the British guardship whicl
| sailed yesterday to join the feet at Sa
| lonica,
Athens, Dec. IA strung detachment
| of Turkish troops on Tuesday attacked
| the positions occupied by the Christians
| at Vryase, on the island OF Crete. Th'
| troops lost 35 killed or wounded, while thi
| loss of the Christians was killed. Out
side OF Vryase the island Is tranquil.
Washington, Dec. 12.-The Turkish lega
| tion received from the sublime porte tn
| following telegram under to-days date
| THE Armenians OF Kalb (Bitlis) havinl
pretended that their belongings wer'
taken away. during the various disorders
| by Mussulmans, the imperial authoritie
| ordered an inquest, which established tn
| falsity of this assertion, as well as tn
| fact that these very Armenians had lef
| to the care of their Mussulman neighbour
| all they possessed. The latter have sine
| restored the goods to their owners.
"The disorders of last month have clear
| ly shown that they never had a genera
| character, for neither the Greeks nor tn
Armenian Catholics had anything to sur
| fer from the Mussulmans, whose only oh
| ject was to take revenge of the long
planned aggressions of the Armenian riot
| ers."