The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-29


fishes a long report on the Armenian
atrocities. written by competent and
trustworthy man, who made personal
inve.;isation on the spot. This ropor.
vas written in January, but only mr.
riyed in London yesterday. The writer
SAYS he is convinced that both in 1898
and 'g4, the Turkish government gave
both oral and written orders to the
Nurds TO attack the Armenians, promis.
rc them tho booty and relieving them
ofresponsibility for the consequences.
In the frs. attacks made on them, the
Armenians defeated the kurds. Un.
ioub,edly but for the Turkish help the
Kurds would have been unable 10
gain 4 permanent victory. The
Hurds in the earlier skirmishcs did not
narm women and children. Even
when melted by the Turks they did
little in comparison with the latter.
The account proceeds to confirm tho
pit incident, and the report OF the gov.
sruor OF Bitlis reading NJ Die lloyegoozon
the sul.an's frman ordering the kurds
10 destroy the disahected villages, spar
ing nothing for their sultan and
prophet.
This occurred about the middle OF
August, and the massscres which fol-
lowed beggars all description. The
occidental OF the nineteenth century
cannot comprehend it Youths were
bound, covered with brushwood and
burned alive. Others were hacked to
pieces.
A. Shanig house filed with fifty
men, women and children was set on
IRE aud all were cremated. The officers
forced their men TO acts OF cruelty from
which the latter shrank. 4 young
prizes, at Dalvorig persuaded seventy OF
his followers to yield. They were or
dered to dig trench and when enough
earth had been thrown up all weSe
hacked to pieces and thrown into the
trench. Priests suffered horrible deaths.
One was thrown into the air and allowed
10 fall on a number OF bayonets that
mad been stuck uprightinto the ground.
A correspondent Investigating. the
circumstances OF the atrocities perpe-
,rated on Armenia recently telegraphed
another version OF tho story concerning
the death pit at Diellvesoozan. He
said that the refugees on Mount Andok
we're inreigled back to the village on
the assurance that the authorities d.
sired the re.establishmeut OF peace in
the district. Hearing this Priest Ohan-
mes went with about 800 persons 10 the
camp, where they were well received.
They were asked 20 remain few hours
in the camp. Meanwhile soldiers were
busy digging big pit Behind the house
Of village elder, man named Bedo.
About O'Clock in the evening. Priest
0hAnnes was taken and tho cross and
the gospel were flung at his feet and he
vas ordered by the Turkish officer 10
trample on them. lie refused, and he
ordered the soldiers to gouge ont his
eyes.
The correspondent attached great i'm.
portarCe 10 the statements OF kurd,
who killed many innocent women and
children in Sassoun. and with whom no
exchanged darcers." Tho correspond
cnt took this mans deposition before
resnec.ab!s non.Armenian witnesses.
and from this deposition he teleEraphed
tho following blcod.curd!ing extracts:
Tho Turkish soldiers took little Chil.
drcn by the feet and dashed them
against stones. | raw an Armenian
priest tortured by soldiers, who squeezed
MS neck. c0uged out his eyes aad tore
Of his flesh with pinchers. Wc hate
that; we only stab or bayone. or cut off
nesds. We dislike needless pain. |
saw soldiers take woman and stand
around her joking and making bets rs
10 tho sex OF her unborn child. She
was then cut open and the money waa
paid 10 tho scoundrel who had guessed
rightly"
Tho correspondent tclcgraphed tho
details OF this rcvolting deed, but tho
pape- suppressed thom as being too
horrible for publication.
Continuing, the kurd said:
The kurds killed people with bullets
md daCgers, but the soldiers delighted
IN torture. They put, some 10 death
With scissors, cutting them and opening
TcInsin the mock. Others were saved.
others had tho tongue cut out, eyes
gonged out, and several fingers cut oil
be!otr death. | saw men and women
,ou- rnu,lIa,ud aud they lay about the
e''ar io' two hours before they were
Aiiel"
The Daily Newa this morning also
publishes long account from Turk.
l'lI source. confirming tho stories Of tho
Armenian ou,ragOs. EIitoriaily 1t says:
The baro facts will have thoir
natural effect on all who nro responsible
Tor our relations with power which is
The very negation OF Cod