The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-02
Fifteen Thousand Armenians
Were Killed by the Turks.
THE WOMEN FIRST OUTRAGED.
Whoever Spares Men, Women or
Children Is Disloyal.. the Order.
me hioodthifsty and Lsehereus sol-
dsers obeyed Faithfully, killing she
friest at the Altar. the Rabs at lee
Mothers Breass-AiI This In a:Csun-
try Under the frosectien Of Engla~d
and Russia.

Boston. January LA letter inst rv-
cedyed in this city from q. point near ths3
seat of the outrages in Eastern Turkey
places the number 90 Slaughtered Mr.
1aeniaGs at fully i5,ooo. VI il written
by a man in whom the fullest conil-
dence is placed. and portions are ter
rable To repeat. The act1er In part says.
The Arnenians. oppressed by KurlS
and Turks, said. We cannot pay taxes
To both the kurds and the guverfmneG2'
PlundereSi and oppressed By the KursiS.
they resisted them. and there were
some killed. Then false reports
reached CanslsnsiHop,e that the Ar
nienians were In arms and rchellinn.
Orders wsee sent to the Aiashier at
Mus Erxegan TO cxteysrlinalc ,hetn.
TIE order re.ld before the Armenian
army, collected in haste from all tisu
chief tribes of Eastern Turkey. Was.
Whoever spares men. women or chile
dr'en is siisicyaf.
The region was surrousa1fed by soi-
diers. and 10000 Kurtss are asso said to
have been fnassed there. They then
advanced on the center. driving iH the
people like q flock of sheer, and uontin-
ucd thus i, asivanre for days No
Men. women and children were Shrse
down or bnfchercsi like sheep Prob
ably, when they We're set ngs,n ia this
way SOME tried to save tia>ir lives. and
resisted In SELF defense. Many wounsf-
cd fled In all diloetions. bat the gsaatar-
lily were slain. The rracest probable cs-
innate is $1,000 killed and thirty-siye
villages razed and burned. Women
were outraged and men butcisered. A
priest Was taken to the roof OF fis
church and hacked to pieces. and tho
edlsice set nu fire.
~ large ,ninbes. OF women and girls
were collected in a church. where they
were kept for days. the sport az the
soldiers. and then murdered. 1t is said
the number WAS SO large that the blood
flowed out Of the church door.
"rlle soldiers contcnaed oyer n heasi-
tffui girl, They wanted to preserve
her, but she. too. wsss Killed. As a cons
fiTnasion OF the report. the other day
several soldiers were rcturinlg fam tlsy
seat OF war and one was heard 10 say
that he alonr. with his own hand, mad
killed thirty pregnant wumrn.'
At q meeting Of the Methodist Epis~
opaa ministers OF this city stsld viciu-
ia. resolutions were adopted expfxss-
ing profound sympathy with the Chris
tiilns in Turkish Ar1nenia. thanking
President Cleveland for having at,-
pointed q commission IN Investigate
the Armenian cistlssges. aIsd urging fhs
state department to promote this In
vestigafIon by every means at IT'S conf
nrlnd. 1t WAS also resolved that d scr.
mon shall be preached every uaoaHh.
until further orders. on the condition oe
affairs In Turkish Armenia
London. Dec. 3i.--one OF the Armenian
delegates To the conference held In chcs-
tcrton Saturday on the subject OF tho Ar
nenian oItr'ages said in the course OF an
interview today: Our deaiiiesf enemy
is the traditional policy of tho British
foreign Office. which is now assisting
Turkey 10 evafe exposure by assenttng 10
tho inaposture Of Turkish commission
To inquire Into tho atrocities, when ticc,l-
mnnts frum the cpnsuis In Turkey giving
details OF the outrages. are Ia the har<fs
Of Lord Kimberly The foreign efiicc han
concealed during the past four years ref,-
erxis which Laid bare a conspiracy wish
tho porte against the Arfneitians s,srh II
state OF affairs Is a disgrace to the Chris
tian government of England"