Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-16
DAILY BULLETIN OF BLOOD
Tho hsssacT.s Continue Throughout
Tho Turkish Empire.
American uissiossris. usve n War
row EsnHpe-tb.ir Property mes.
troy'd-Di.psich from MIN
ister Terrell

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5 ns, Bulgaria, Nov. 0.-[Copy.
righted 1895 by the Associates Pfesf.1
The news from the different provin-
ces OF Asia Minor continues grave,
confirming beyond doubt the i'm.
pres,ion which hiss prevailed here n
long time, that the movements have
now assumed proportions which have
placed 10 beyond the control OF the
Turkish authorities, even N tue latter
were disposed to punish tho MussuI.
mans Tor matsscrlng Armenians. In
TACT, u 10 considered very doubtful
WHISTLER the Turkish troops would lire
on Mussulmsns II ordered TO do o.. II
Ia now known that there are about 500
victims OF the kharput massacre anu
that eight VI twelve buildings belong
Ing 10 American missionaries were
smoked and burned, In spite OF tho rs
surancos OF the Porte 10 tho United
states ambassa Tor, Terrill, that tho
lives and property Of the Amsricans
would be prolecte &, anu although 1t
was announced that Turkish gend.
armies had beer detailed 10 guard the
mission. Tho American missionarie.
escaped and are In place OF safety.
Terrell hss mott fied the Porte that the
Uuitod States will hold it responsible
Tor the lives OF tho onsrles.
Tbs Inhabitants around khArput arc
In q state OF great distress from hunger
and II cold weather was to sst in aud.
denly there would be NOR. suffering
anu considerable loss OF life. From
vilayet OF Sivas. where the Khurds
have been besieging 1000 Armenisns,
II IL reported that all Armoniana have
been massaofsJ. In the district OF
Mardin, where there " y large Chris.
lisn population OF ChAldeans aud
5yrians, o number OF villsges have
been burned 10 the ground. People are
doatituto and suffering from sickness
due To exposure and hunger. This out
break IL regarded here rs indicating u |
sysiemstio campaign, directed from
fildiE Kiosk, against all the Christians
and not against the Armenian Chris.
tians In particular, Rs generally has
been believed to 10 the case. This
puts quite q more serious complication
upon tbs whole matter and Is a feature
which will Immediately attract the
attention Of the powers even n it has
not already done 90. At blvas and
elsewhere Turks have claimed that the
Armenlans were tho nggressors, and
that the former simply defended thsm.
selves when attacked. The weakness
Of this plea can he Judged from the TACT
that during the recent massacre at
bivas, 500 Armenlans were killed and
only ten Turks met death. IL IL there.
fore safe to Presume that 10 was n mas
sacro pure ami simple ana not an
ordinary disturbance which Resulted
In AG "a.
Armenisps.
The report that four Jeusit priests
under French protection, had been
murdered at Malatius, tnrns out to DO
untrue There was a disturbance, but
the priests escaped. Not = day passes
without revolutionary posters being
placsruod on the walls or distributed
ON the streets here. The real stats OF
Affairs cannot be ascertAined by the |
representatives OF the embassies, much |
less by ths representatives OF the press, /
but IL 10 currently stated that 400 softas
turkish theological students) recently |
nave been arrested.
OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l0.-5ecrotary |
Olney hgs received q cablegrAm from
u. h. Minister Terrell, confirming the |
Associated Press reports from Constan-
unoplo concerning the massacre OF 500 |
persons by Musselmans ut Harpoot
anu the distraction OF n large amount
OF amwunision asc property.
syRIASs KILLED ny TURKS,
ROME, Nov. l0.-A dispatch from
Al sxandrcita, northern syria, says a
massacre OF Christians has occurred in |
that vicinity In the presence OF 800 |
Turkish soldiers, who did not render
any assistance. IL Is added the Ecu.
ropeau residents u AlexAndfettA are in |
danger.
A TEST CASE.
BOSTON, Nov. l0.-rhe following
cablegram was resolved today by the
American board OF foreign missions,
tom Rev. +. o. Dwight, OF Constan.
tinopie, by way OF Phlilipopolis;
"Fiye hundred were killed In Har.
port, and eight OF twelve mIsslon
buildings burned. The lives were
spared but the houses stripped, Tbs
Turks viii regard this as q test of in
tentiOn OF tho Unitoi States TO dofsnd
the missions. No missionaries any.
where ara killed; the villages every.
where are dssOlalsd; the ppople nat "a