Evening journal., 1895-10-16
THE MURDEROUS TURK
Fifty More Armenian Christians
Massacrcd.
THEIR BODIES THROWN INTO WELLS


suItan's Police Ignore Safe Conduct Cards
Given to Armenians by Foreign Embas-
sadors-Insurrection Reported on the
Island OF Crete.
LONDON, Oct 16.-A dispatch TO The
Daily News from Constantinoplo says;
"Reliuhlo news has been received here
that 90 Armenians were killed and a
number wounded at Akhissar. in the vii.
lago OF Adm, on the Anatoliam railway,
by Moslom mob. The slaughter occurred
on Oct. Q, which was market day, when
many Armenians had gathered from ad.
iacent villages,
Early In the morning a Turkish rough,
finding that the Armenians were not arm.
ed, picked n quarrel and shot one Of them.
There was then raised on all sides the cry
Why hesitate TO massacre tho inf.
deisf'
"A mob OF Turks armed with rovolvcrs
and knives then looted the market and
mnssacred the helpless Armenians. Their
bodies were thrown into the wells It Is
stated that the mudir irresponsible for
the attack.
''No women or children were injured.
probably on account Of the arrival Of
Kaimaikan from the village Of Gieve,
three miles distant who made valiant
efforts. at the risk Of his own life, 20 save
the Christians Otherwise the slaughter
would have been complete.
1.-THE panic is reviving IN Constantine
pie on account Of the continued isolated
attack, and tie Armenians are again
fiocking into the churches. The police
disregard the safe conduct cards given to
the Armenians by the foreign embassies,
and they insult and maltroat the holders
Of them"
A dispatch to The Times from Athens,
describing the growing discomfort Of
Turkish rule on the island Of Crete, says
that band of J., 900 armed Christians re-
Gently met at Klima to petition the sultan
to restore the charter abolished in 1889
and for a reform Of taxation and Of the
gendarmerie. The governor Of Creto sent
troops against the petitioners, who with
drew to the mountain fastnesses whittier
the troops did not dare TO follow. They
now threaten TO fomont a rebellion in IA
yor Of annexation to Greece. The Greek
government, fearing complications, depre-
Gates such a Cretan movement, but the
situation is perilous.
The Standard blames the Armenian revo-
I lutionary committees for forcing the
Armenians to close their shops and to
maintain the appearance Of panic when
the Armenians themselves are ready TO
resume business.
81 visited the prison, the correspond
ent says, 'and questioned the prisoners
and found that there were no serious
complaints against the police The in
specting commission sent a list Of 90 pris-
oners for liberation while I was there
The revolutionary leaders are responsible
for the continuance Of the deadlock. "
The Chronicles Constantinople advices
Of Monday say that NJ. Cambon, the
French embassador NJ. Nelidon the Rus
sian ambassador, and Sir Philip Currie,
the British ambassador, have presented
to Said Pasha, the minister of foreign
affairs. the final demands Of the powers
for Armenian reforms If this IS not ac-
copied, an ultmatum will be presented.
No further notifications will be permit
ted. Tho scheme drops the demand for a
Christian high commissioner but other
wise It Is almost identical with the pro-
posals Of last May. It is believed, how
ever, that Russia hcsitates to force an ac-
coptance, because she fears ultimate Arme-
nian autonomy.
News received from Trebizond is TO the
effect that the Russian postal steamer is
lying there with 1000 Christian refugees
on hoard Two other vessels, also full Of
refugees arc thcro awaiting the arrival
Of Russian ships to transport them to Ba-
toun.