New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-20
ZEITOUN STILL HOLDS OUT
THE ARMENIANS THEN MAKE SORTIE
AND ATTACK A VILLAGE.
HOW THE TOWN WAS CAPTURED FROM THE
TURKs-MosIEM PRISONERS TREATED HU-
MANELY-SCHEME TO IMPL1CATE
AMERICANS STOPPED BY
THE PORTE.

Constantinope. Dec ls-The Armenians in pos
session Of Zeitoun have attacked the village OF Ar
bandit near Zeitoun, carrying off all the cattle
they could find and burning five houses
The Armenian insurgents at Zetoun have imprs-
oned the delegates who sent 10 treat for their
surrender believing them to be Turkish spies Turk
sh troops have occupied the last defle leading to
Zeitoun and a battle is daily expected.
The following has been translated from the last
number Of the Armenian" trustworthy Ar
menian newspaper published in Marseilles, France;
The Camacam OF Albistan. near Zietoun. has sent
TO Constannople the following report regarding the
surrender of Turkish troops at Zeitoun: About
1900 Armenians had beseged the fortress al Zetoun.
where we had only 600 troops. When the garrison
saw that they besieged by such a large num-
Der OF weli-armed men they did not know what 10
do The Armenians did not use their arms: they
were satisfied by cutting off the water supply OF
the fortress. After Ave days the soldiers surren-
dered The Armenians seized all Of their arms,
three Krupp guns and the ammunition. but they
treated their captives humanity. and even placed
the school buildings at the disposal OF TURKISH OIL
GERS that they might be able TO place their fam'-
los there in comfort, Two soldiers had succeeded
in escaping and they brought this news to Abs
tan
Constantinople Dec IS. via Phllppopoiis, Dec. 49,
The correspondent Of the United Press learns that
overzealous Turkish officials in Btlis and Harpoot
are attempting TO obtain signatures to papers I'M
p,,catng Americans In revolutionary movements
against the authority OF the Turkish Government
The Porte would hardly dare TO accuse Americans
OF such action, the accusations could be easily
d,sproved in case America should demand an IN
ouiry which she certainly would. The Porte has
forbidden Turkish newspapers to make similar &C
cusations.
Guidjian the Armenian, who claims TO be an
American citizen, and who was sentenced at Aleppo
TO a long term of Imprisonment on the charge OF
being an emissary OF a revolutionary society. and
cd he iuSt Of
S,ates Minister Terrell has started for America.
The Government has received an official report OF
an encounter which took place between the Ar
menian brigand, Daniel. and eleven followers, and
Hissar. a few miles from Tarsus. in Asia Minor.
Daniel and six OF his band were killed and four
in p, 1874 as revolutionst but made his
cape and became brigand
dict a renewal Of the massacres unless the Powers
interfere to prevent them The distress arising from
The tinted States cruiser Marbehead has ar;
rived at Mersina MI Wrsina sene nrn
lection.
Athens Dec. 19.-Dspatches from Crete, dated
December r. record renewed fighting between the
'Trrkish troops and Christians on the island. The
losses are said TO have been serious.
PORTE'S VIEW OF THE ZEITOCN AFFAIR.
Washington Dec. 19-The Turkish Legation re-
ceived from the Sublime Porte the Iohowing tele-
gram under to-day's date
"You will please give the widest publicity 10 the
following telegram sent to the Minister of War on
November II by General Moustafa Remzi Pacha:
The leading men, who were sent from Marash to
give counsel TO the insurgents at Zeitonn came to-
day to see me and to state that the rebels resist
TO the last to surrender. and that they slaughtered
three days ago all the military men detained at
Zeitoun with the exception OF the colonel, the adJu
tant major and the Caimakam of this district;
Colonel All Bey after having repused the In
surgents took a position in the village OF Mukhal.
situated at one hours distance from Zeitoun. To-
morrow the OF Zeitoun will be surrounded from
all sides $500 >,
sorts of depredations. They burned Mussulman VII
lagos, plundered and robbed their belongings; cut
the breasts of Mussuman women and murdered
Young children. The fact that the rebels. besides
their unparalleled atrocities have also slaughtered
military prisoners that they still persist in refusing
TO submit TO the counseis given them repeatedly
and through many channels and also that they In
crease day by day their bloody deeds. proves that
they will stick to the end 10 their criminal rebel
lion"