The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-13
A CRY FROM ARMENIA
IN THE NAME OF HUMANITY
AND CHRISTIANITF
SAVE US.
OVER 100000 PERSONS. KILLED
The Survivors Have Taken Refuge i'm
the Mountains and Forests aud are
Living On Roots and Herbs--Cola
sad Hanger are Making Great Rava-
ses AmOng Them--0nly skb,976 Has
Been Collected in This Country to
Relieve Their Sutferings.


Been Collected in rhi. Couutry to
Relieve Their Sufferinss.
hOND0N, Dec. IA dispatch ad-
dressed to the Associated Press and
signed by a number of Armenians of
Constantinople has been received here.
1T says: Armenia is at her last gasp.
The work of determination continues.
The number of people massacred
reaches 100000 and haff a million of
survivors have taken refuge in the for
ests and mountains where they are
feeding on herbs and roots. Hunger
and cold has begun to- make great raw
ages among them. Ia the name of hui
.nanity and christianity save us"
\ HUNDRED THOUSAND KILLED
BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 12.-The news
that Armenia had eabled an appeal for
help to the Associated Press at London
was taken in missionary circles here as
Itndeniable evidence of the desperate
need of those who have suffered from
Turkish depreflations and have been
deprived of everything they possessed
by murderous Moslems. Rev. Judson
Smith, ID. D.. secretary of the Ameri-
can Board OF Foreign Mission Commits
sioners, said TO reporter for the Asso-
ciated Press:
The statements are entirely credi-
BILE. Although information received
by US shows the number killed 70 reach
about $4,000. since our latest advces
were sent ther. have been a number of
additional massacres. which may bring
the total up to 100000, as stated in the
appeal"
DIR. Smith then alluded to the relief
work of the missionaries of the board
and said they had been much ham
pered through lack of funds "We
trust" he continued, "that the Asso-
ciated Press will send the appeal
broadcast throughout the land, as the
delay in receiving money is causing so
much misery and destitution among
the unfortunate sufferers. / will write
Miss Clara Barton, of the Red Cross or
ganization again to-day on the neces-
sity that this body take up the distri-
button of funds Immediately
up to to-day 1876 has been receiv-
ed by those having in charge the Ar
menian relief fund. Money is being
cabled to Constatinople as soon after
its receipt as possible"
THE HORROR INCREASES.
LONDON, Dec. 12.-The Daily News
will tomorrow publish dispatch from
Constantinople, which says:
For days past Turks and Kurds have
been pouring into the city from the
devastated regions of Asia Minor. Their
primary object is the disposal of the
loot which they have obtained during
the massacres. They are also hopeful
of richer harvest in the event OF the
Sultan's permitting a rising at Stam-
boul. Their stories, coupled with the
display of plumber, have infiamed the
lowest class of Moslems with an ach-
ing desire to attack the bazaarS. They
are ready to seize upon the slightest
provocation for an attack. 1t is un-
wholesomely significant of the con-
junction of this state of affairs that the
government is seizing and deporting
daily numbers of Armenians of the
poorest but most robust class.
The news from the interior in
creases in horror with every mail In
places within small distance OF the
massacre and piliage are of daily oc-
currence, and everywhere destitute
Armenians are flocking into the large
towns where there is no means of feed
ing them.
mo news has been received vet from
Zeitoun and none is expected until all
the Zeitounlis have been killed. The
district swarms with Bashibazourks,
and every road and bridle-path is
guarded with troops.