The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-27

From the Special Corsespon dent Of the Assocl.
AIeI Pres in ArEcula.
HARsA, RUSSIA, April oo.-Duriug the
pnt three weeks I have had unusual
opportunity for obtaining addl,io nal
confirmation OF tho facts contained in
my announcement OF the impen di NJ
uprising OF the Armenlans in Turkey
next month. have had the satistac.
ton Of actually seeing and h andIing
some OF the rifles now being sm ugglcd
across the Turkish frontier by tho
agents OF the revolutionary party.
Moreover. the plans Of the party have
been fully explained to mo by ono OF
the most active and Intelligent leaders
Of the eastern wing ol tho movement,
ind am now entirely satisfied tha. the
uprising will take place, as aunounc ced.
The exact date for the uprising has no,
ye, been fixed. owing. for the most
part, 10 the fact that the extreme sec.
ton OF the revolutionary party is not
ready for active operations. Tho east.
eru wing cannot be ready for hostillties
in MAY, aud possibly not before the
fret oil July.
The mountain passes leading to Van
have been blocked with snow for
months, so that only special mes,engers,
following tho regular routes of travel,
could got through. And, therefore, it
WAS impossible to forward guns and
ammunition. There are guns now on
the border awaiting transportation into
Armenia.
SCARCITY OF Foop.
The Armeuians in the eastern end OF
Turkey are in a condition bordering on
starvation. ou this point, leading OK
ecu;ive officer OF the revolutionary par
y said 70 me three days ago: "When
We can get food enough on hand to
las. them two months. we shall show
the world how Armenians can fight"
In the eastern part OF Armenia, food
is SO scarce that the well.to.do and the
rich people have no more than they &C.
iua!Iy need. As for the poorer Armeni-
ans, many OF them are actually dying Of
starvation. Few crops were grown last
summer, owing to the fact that many
OF the farmers and cultiyators were
thrown into prison by the Turks under
charges OF revolutionary conspiracy.
Then the cattle were stolen by the
kurds. and what the poor people had In
the way OF provisions or property was
seized By the government officials for
:aIes. Even the commoneit household
utensils were taken by the tax ratherers,
20 tha: the people were left destitute.
Those who were able to do SO fed to
Russia and Persia. taking with them
only the robes which covered their
backs. Hundreds Of them died on tho
road OF starvation rnd exposure. There
will be no crops planted in eastern Ar.
menia this spring. for the country
everywhere is sutierin: from reign OF
terror. The presence OF tho commits.
sion OF inquiry at Moosh aad the indic.
nation OF the Christian powers OF
Europe. have had absolutely no effect on
the conduct OF either the Turks or the
kurds in eastern Turkey.
An EXPECTED MASSACRE.
l am just in receipt OF trustworthy
advice from non.Armenian source at
Van to tho effect that massacre is
iooked for a. any moment. When the
new grass OF spring enables the Kurdish
horsemen to move about tho country,
the work Of e1,erminating the Armcn-
Ians, which was Interrupted by tho fall
oi snoY after the Sassoun and Moosh
massaCrss last autumn, will bo begun
anew.
1t fs q fact, which The British govern.
ment can verify by consulting tho re.
port OF Mr. Patton, an Official OF tho
British Consulate ut Tebraiz, Persn,
that in several cases tho Turkish off.
cias Ia tho devastated district tried
hard 10 saye tho Armeniaus from doath,
and thoi. property from destruction.
but whom they protested against tho
mgrderous raids of tho troops. tho Off.
GERS read TO them the orders OF tho Sui
tan aud 30 nothing conld be done.
Mr. Patton was accompanied on n
tour oi investigation by DR.. Wright. an
American missionary, stationed At Sal.
mas. These gentlemen took tho testi.
Tony from several witnesses 10 tho
""cGk klluL WuGU klV 4Nt hlaH buIulclb
aad kurds appeared At n certain village
hOy killed some OF tho villagers who
dFs,l 10 pro,es. againa. thoir outragcs,
aud many OF the dead mon were cut up
ana thrown'into kettle and boiled like
20 'nuch beef. Tho boiled pieces were
then given to tho villagers for food.
The wrctchcd creatures were compelled
10 cat their friends to tho last mouthiul.
MOTHER coNrELLED TO EAT HER 0wS BABE.
In another village Il party OF kurds
iolnd child aseep in cradle. They
overturned tho cradle and smolhorcd
tho child. Then they dissccted the
n,ody and roasted piece, OF 1t before tho
ire.
As climax, thov compelled tho
members of tho family. including the
chl!ds mother. TO ca. tho roasted
r'Gc"s. But these aro only casual In.
clients pickoi out at random from tho
mR.H oi testimony taken by Mr.. Patton
@san Or. Wright; tho 'lotaiIs will DO
Ionnd in Mr.. Pntton's report il /. IL over
,HaIc public. So much thn, /. horrible
n tho way Of torture and outrage Is
'caitHrcd through tha testimony TINT
'srori may not bO male nubIic. Ono
zoos not Iikr 10 read Of Outra.oq or tor.
tnfca. and 1t 10 no. pleasant, to write OF
tin'o things. Torturos by hot coal,
placed on tho ahlomnn mn lho ,v,iat,