The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-16
800 WERE SLAIN.
Another Turkish Butchery
Takes Place at Karput.
Eight American Missionary
Buildings We're Sacked.
POWERS WILL ACT.
Will Occupy Turkish Empire
HoA:I .0I DzAoJ
lost Powerful Fleet Ever Gath
cred is Assembling.

ICopyrighted 1895 by thesASSociat ed PreSS.l
CoNsTAN9TNoPLE, Nov. 10, via Sofia,
Bulgaria, GOV. l6-It is now known til at
there are 800 victims of the Karput mas
sacre, anG that eight of the twelve build
ing belonging to the American mission
aries there were sacked and burned. This
was in spite of the assurances of the
porte to the United States ambassador,
Mr.. Alexander w. Terrell, that the lives
and properly of the Americans would be
protected and although it was announced
that Turkish gendarmes had been de-
tailed 10 guard the mission.
The American missionaries however
escaped, and are now in place OF safe
ty-
Mr.. Terrell has notified the porte that
the United States will hold it RESPONSE
bic for tho lives of the missionaries.
The inhabitants around karput are in
a state of great distress from hunger,
and if the cold weather was to set in sud
denly there would be much more suffer
fering and considerable loss of life.
A dispatch received from Alexandret-
ia, northern Syria, says thot massacre
of Christians has occurred in the vicin-
iIy of that town in the presence of 800
Turkish soldiers, who did not render
duy eOolStndOCs
From Guran in the Villayet of Sivas
where the Nurds have been besieging
1000 Armeuians, it is reported that all
the Armenians have been maSsacred.
In the district OF Aardin, where there
is 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 due to exposure and hunger.
1t is currently stated that 40U softas
Turkish theological students) Rave re-
Gently been arrested.
The porte is said to be very anxious
about the attitude of the military ca
dets- The latter are said to be strongly
imbued with the revolutionary spIriI,
which prevails il the army and navy.
1t is reported that the ambassadors
will join in note to the porte informing
the government of the sultan that in
spite of the remonstrance and recon-
mendations of the powers, matters have
now reached q stage in Asia Minor
where IL is evident that the
sultan's authority is not sufficient to Queil
the repeated disturbances which are
breaking out and it has become necessa-
ry for the powers, in the Interests of
Christianity and humanity to put an end
to these disorders by occupying jointly
various portions of the Turkish umpire
until order is fully restored and a better
system OF government is inaugurated.
In order to carry out the policy of the
mowers the most powerful feet ever gath
ered together is being assembled at Sa-
lonica bay. 1t will consist of about thir-
ty. British waTships including dozen
battle ships OF the first class, dozen
or so French ships, including half d
dozen battle ships; twelve Russian war
snips of which four will will be battle
ships. Eight Italian war ships, OF which
number four at least will be first class
battle ships and several Austrian and
German war ships.
The British fleet includes the flower of
the British navy and is constantly being
reinforced.
BosroN, Nov 16-The following ca
hlegram was received today by the
American board of foreign missions from
Rev Ii. o. Dwightof Constantinople by
way of Phillippolis:
Five hundred were killed in Karput,
eight of twelve mission buildings burned ;
lives spared; houses stripped; Turks will
regard this as a test of intention of L. S
to defend missions. No missionaries
anywhere killed; villages everywhere
desolated; people naked and starving.
Instant help. DWIGHT"
News of the massacre caused the
greatest CONSERVATION.
The names and the homes of the mis-
sionaries are as follows:
Rev. o. P. Allen, Mount Morris,
n. y; Mrs. Caroline A. Allen,
Bangor, Me-; Rev. DR.. II. n. Bar
mum, Leicester, Mass; Mrs. Mary E.
Barnum, born in Constautjnopls; Miss
Emily M. Barnum, Auburndale, Masl,
Miss Carrie W. Bush, Rochester, n. y;
Miss Mary L. Daniels, Franklin, Mass. ;
Rev. Egbert s. Ellis, Portland, Me-; Rev.
c, Frank Gates, Chicago; Mrs. Mary E.
Gates, Rev. DR.. Crosby, II. Wheeler,
Warren, Me-; Miss Emily G. Wheeler.
Bangor Me; Rev. John X. Browne and
wife, whose home is No. so Chestnut
street, Cambriegeport, are members of
this mission. They are at home on fur
Tough, and therefore are safe.
The value of the property reported to
have been destroyed is between $4,000
aud $100.0J0
WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. = Secretary
Olney has received cablegram from
United States Minister Terrell confirm
ing the Associated Press reports from
Constantinople concerning the massacre
of 800 persons by the Musselmans at
Karput.
Admiral Selfridge notified the navy
department by cable today from Mar
seilles that he had sailed with his flag
ship. the San Francisco. for this very
place. Five days will be consumed in
the voyage.
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