The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-20

as possible and had barricaded their
dwellings and made 90 determined 70.
slstance that tho first attack OF the
kurds was rOpulsod.
As announced in these dispatches OK,
elustvelY at tho tino whom Il tirst be-
came apparent that o disturbance was
imminent tho American missionaries at
kharnnt applied for protection to Mr.,
Terrell,
Tho latter callod personally on the
porIe and Hent several notes on the sub
iecl % the minister for foreign affairs,
insisting that tho Turkish officials
should protect tho American m,a,ion-
Rrios, and notifying tho sultan aud his
ministers thoy would ha held responaI.
bic for tho safety OF the missionaries.
IN view Of these representations the
Turkish officials promised to proIsct tho
lives OF the missionaries aud detailed
gend'armos to guard their property,
with tho following recult:
When tha Armaniaus repulled the
first attack Of the kurds tho latter were
80 iniura,ed at tho check they had rs.
ceived that they proceeded to tho quar-.
tor OF kharput where the American
mission is located, and quickly over.
coming any opposition Of the gen.
darmos, II thera were any present Ia
point which has not been definitely AZ.
certained), they ransackod tho houses,
including eight OF the American lris.
sion buildings, aud exploded a shsll in
tho house OF one OF the missionaries.
The American missionaries, however,
escaped uninjured and placed them.
selves under the immediate protection
OF the Turkish governor, who Still has
them safe uRder his care,
ANOTHER MASSACRE.
During the pilIaging, 1t has been as
ccrtained beyond doubt, tho Kurds were
supported by tho Turkish troops In a
number OF instances, and in other cases
tue soldiers remained passive spectators
OF the Tioting.
l.A;er second aud moro successful
attack was made by the Kurds upon the
Armenian quarter, and terrible mas.
gacrp followed. The number OF victims
has not yet been ascsrtained; but 1t Is
declared TO DO enormous" ConSorva.
tive estimates saw that from 500 to ], 600
persons wore killed during the rioting.
The American missionaries have for.
mnAy protested against lhs destruction
OF their property to the Turkish authori.
ties and TO MIR. 1orrell, who, when all
tho facts In the case ars thoroughly
established, will most likely demand
that the Americans be compensated for
thriF losses. In fact, IL 10 understood
Mr.. Terrell has already been assured
that the Iurkish government is prs.
Pared TO do what is right IN the case
wheu all siies have been heard and the
blame is placed where It belongs.
A frGsh fanatical outbreak has oc'
CURED Rs Moosh, but 1t was snpptOsse
by the Turkish authorities after about
forty ArmOn,ans had been killed.
There IA evidence from many direc-
tions that the porte has been frightened
by the gatherings Of tho foreign fleets
In SIlonica Bay, ana by tho advice, 40.
companied by cloar statement OF the
real situation. received from Germany
and Austria, who seem 10 be acting in
accord, into adopting really TeprnlsiYo
measures. This stale OF ntFairs Is com.
mended on nil aides.
The situation in Southwest AnRtolia.
where tho Christians arc rOyolting in
largo numbers, is inspiring the most
grave anxiety, not 80 much OF the Yil-
diz Kiosk aI among tho representatives
OF tha powers hare, as this outbreak
coinplicateS matters in manner well
calculated to create alarm, for 1t Is din.
cult to 500 how tho Turk can DO pre-
vented from restoring order there BY
force which you'd mean more blood
ahcd.
A Briti,h Sarship has been ordered
TO AlOxandrOtta, Northern syria, and
tho United States cruiser San Francisco,
flagship Of the European squadron, Is
expected there daily.
In addition French wArship has
beon dispatched to Beyroui, Syria