The morning times., 1895-12-29
TURKS THREATEN DEATH
PitifuI Letters Received Here
From Natives Of Armenia.
CAN ONLY TELL A PERT
Churches, Schools and Many Houses
Burned-Mi Loss Reaches
observation-disclosures Given Orders
to XIII Christians-Help Must Soop
Reach Them-Must Recant OF Die.

Inc Following letters containing the first
news from natives OF Armenia nave lust
been received here. Tie names which are
omitted In publication for prudential rea-
sons, are given in the original letters:
'Harpoot, Armenia, Nov. 3O 1895.
Having just passed through many an
Ill, some OF us live, though IN extreme
destitutioD. . IT,. e....s-- 10
"Moslem piunderers and murderers
stripped us of everything, SO that we have
become In need even OF norsei of bread.
Sister - Is wounded; -, a young girl
or sixteen years, was cut to death because
she would not yield to them; her bruther-in-
law was shot Speedy help. Bed cover
lets, etc, everything gone. We hardly found
a little herbage to lie down upon it, -
and - turned TO Mohamedanism, they IT.
tend to Jami tMohamedan church -buiid-
ing.l In Husenig, village with 600 Ar
meDfan houses, mile from the city Of
Harpoot, 100 persons fell In the massacre
IL is very dangerous To get out.
THEY THREATEN.
The Turks threaten US death. Churches,
schools and many houses are burned. Many
have turned to Mobamedanism by force
The streets are filled with corpses. There
has not been village left unburnt. o, help
Us, for Christs sake! The loss OF the mis-
sioDaries here has exceeded 20 1000 Turkish
pounds tequal to 100000 American
money!"
'Hadkin, Turkey, Nov. 23, 1895.
commencing from Obruck to Saruz all
the Hadjin ArInenians are exterminated;
their houses and domestic animals have
beentaken way from them; the a rmenians
in Shar Valley were attacked and plun-
dered, and most of them put to the w ord.
Every village is destroyed. Everywhere
governmental Instructions are given to
Mosiens secretly to kill and exterminate
the Armenians.
There is no doubt that unless there
should be an effective and immediate inter
ference from Christian powers, Christian
ArmeDians will not be found, as every
one OF them will be a victim TO the sword
OF the fanatical followers OF MOhamed.
I'm Marash, the first two martyrs We're
thetwo most Cody, and in every wa Y promi-
nent men. The massacre in Marash was
terrible. Thousands of them were indis-
crimiDately siaughtered-men, women, and
children. Many Christian women and
children, who We're sheltered in the mission
school buildings, were attacked and killed.
and young girls bet ween the ages Of twelve
andt wenty We're seized and left numerically
in the hands of lustful human dogs.
HELP Is NEEDED.
Many provinces of the country are in
this condition, and those who are spared
need the help of money and prayers of
Christian countries. The loss of the mis-
sionaries though great, $50, 600, is confined
only TO property. Those who live can not
leave their hiding places neither day nor
night. We dare not write things in detail
on account of fear, as such letters Will be
censured and the writers punished. II
help does not reach US soon we will perish
of starvation In the cold winter.
"Oh, brother, the church. school house
and nearly every Christian institution has
been destroyed. Where are our sister
Christian nations? We solicit them TO
hasten for dellverance. as those who live
here are urged to become MussulIna Ds or
be killed ike the rest"