Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-11-15
fresh OuIrages Are Perpeiraled
Zach Day.
TERRIBLE TALES Or CRUELTY.
Orders tor These Outrages Sent
by the Porte.


Ia another open defiance ~ the powers,
fof Bbablr Pashs Ia regarded ~ the
chief butcher Of the ports. since his
appearances At Erzeroum No high com
missioner the massacres there have
been more bloody aud frequent than
ever before, and he has done nothing
10 punish the offenders. In fact, he
has been charged with calmly looking
on while the Turkish soldiery fired
upon every helpless Christian they
caught sight Of. Abdul Pasha, formerly
president OF the Sassoun commission
inquiry, and Sabden Pasha have been
seut 10 Erzeroum aud BltlIs respective
ly to take command OF the Turkish
troops Mt these places. This lends
color to the report that Bhakir Pasha
ia coming back TO Constantimople and
Is to be appointed grand vlsler.
Every day brings further details OF
massacres at Erzeroum and each report
makes the story Of crimes there more
ghastly. Men, women and children
were shot, bayoneted, burned and out
ragged, the massacres lasting for weeks,
though intervals Of rest are recorded.
The orders for these oulrages are said TO
have been sent by the porte, and they
were carried out in the most cruel
manner imaginable. The number
killed Will probably never be known,
and estimates from 500 TO 2000.
Further troubles are also reported at
Kharput, Mali ich and Arabkir and at
Maresh the bloodshed and outrages are
said to have been even more terrible
and prolonged than at Erzeroum.
During the rIoting at Marash, Hadjin
aud Orfah, the American missionaries,
thanks to the strong representations
made on the subject to the porte by
United States Ambassadors Terril, were
protected by Turkish gend'armes. This
1t is known was by direct order Of
the porte, telegraphed to the Turkish
ofilclaIe at the places mentioned.
Owing to additional disquieting news
just received here from Sivas, Terril
has renewed his demand that the porte
protect missionaries, aud is holding the
Turkish government responsible for
their lives.
There Ia no Improvement in the
financial aspect Of affairs and there are
ugly rumors that certain palace Off
clals have made large sums OF money
recently by buying and selling Turkish
securities at the right moment upon
information received from high sources.
There are rumors in Russia circles
here of great activity having been dis
played in connection with the Black
sea fleet OF Russla, and for some time
important movements are known to
have taken place on the frontier of
Russia, nearest the disturbed districts
of Asiatic Turkey.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. l6.-Five
Russian warships have been ordered
to start Immediately for the Mediter'
ranean in view Of the proposed naval
demonstration there, arising out of
the Armenian question.
New YORK, Nov. l5.--A special to
Herald from st. Petersburg says:
Special dispatches from VladivostOck
to the Navoe Vremya, say that owing
to the presence of the british fleet at
Foo Chow, the viceroy has executed
eight assassins. Another question has
arisen in misunderstanding between
the English and japanese. 1t has Its
origin in the illegal examination OF a
British merchant ship by the japanese
who were seeking the fugitive chief of
the Black Flags.