The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
DENIED by TURKS.
No Truth, They Say, in Reports OF
slaughter Of Armenians.


WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The Turkish le-
CATION gives out the following communica-
ton:
"It is indeed, strange to observe the
willingness on the part of some newspa-
pers to wait and see what the Sassoun
troubles really were, and who was actually
responsible for them. The Sublime Porte
has taken all the precautionary measures
necessita+ I'd by the case, an there cannot
possibly remain any reasonable doubt, II
not, perhaps. in the minds OF revontionists
and their friends. that the appointed COM
mission to investigate this affair will bring
about facts they are in reality The as
sertions already made by people connected
with the revolt in Turkey are so numerous
and so shoclxingiy erroneous that it is
truly impossible to answer them all. 1t is
not true that the Governor of ,Bitlis re-
crufted soldiers among the Kurds. 1t is
not true that women and children were
massacred. On the contrary, they We're
protected by the soldiery, as it was the
case, for instance, with the women near ku
Ruzart. All cattle We're also restored 10
their owners, in conformity with strict or
ders from the Bitils authorities. The asser-
ton made that six villages were burned
is simply prepoSterous, as no SIX villages
are to be found about the place where the
revolt first broke out. In that region there
are no more than ten villages, some or
which were set on fire by the revolutionlsts
themselves, VINO dcleu eAdctIy dCGolu-hS ~
Rev. Cyrus Hamlin's Prophets n3 ,t1 statement
of the ed of December, 1893: The Armenian
HuntchaguisD bands, organized al over the
ernore, will watch their opportunities to
Kill Turks and Kurds, set fire to their VII
lagos and then make their escape into the
mountains etc. 1t is not true, either, that
garments of priests and objects belonging to
churches were publicly sold at Monsh. In
order to further show the efforts OF the ne
fee t to ''' reproduee the following
letter that the Armenian newspaper Tro-
chalk which is published in London, invaria-
bly, gives it's emssares of sedition and re-
volt: He who will present this paper Is sent
on the part of the staff of Trochak and Is
worthy of full confidence. We beg you to
assist him in case of need This is signed
re ta1i oc Alliance Nov To- 1871 The
stamp of the paper has in the center
hand holding flag crossed by a dagger,
with a red cap and pen.
Number of Armenians in Turkey.
BOSTON, jan Sin reference to the
statement officially issued by the Turkish
legation at Washington that the total
number of Armenian subjects of Turkey was
but 100000, NJ II. Guelsian, secretary of the
United Friends of Armenia, Of this city,
has compiled statistics relating to Armenia
from reports presented to the Berlin con-
gress in 1875. which he furnishes the As
sociated Press. He states that according
to the reports to the congress the total
million, distributed as follows: In Turkish
Major Armenia, 1880. 900; in Armenia minor,
$40, coo; in Asia Minor 100000; in CONSTANT
rople and the Balkan peninsula, 10000. In
the district of the Vilayet of Diarbekir.
where the massacres were ,I pep rp
and 10000 Kurds.
The Russian almanac for 1887 estimates
that there are 1,So1,0o7 Armenians in Rus
sa 2O0 600 in Persia and $4,000 in Austro-
Hungary, India, China, America and Africa,
a total number of 5,593,90I in the world.
Mr. Guelsian asserts that If the state
ment of the Turkish legation is correct
1876 He claims that the legation report
is not correct and this deduction is not
tenable. He states, however, that at 1t ,o is
%, 1850 Armenians have been destroyed by
Turks and Kurds
Agitators Arrested.
CONSTANTINOPLE,J Jan. S.-The news
papers here publish a communication from
the commander of the birmingham army
corps announcing the seizure of guam
tity of materials prepared by Armenian
agitators for the purpose of starting in
cendary Iires. The agitators alluded to
have been arrested and their trial by court
martial tb Porte ne that a am
| book seller named Dikran has been arrested
| at Van on the charge of being in the pos
| session of numbers of seditious books
| The Turkish newspapers publish ac-
| counts of alleged outrages by Armenians
| loyal Armenians under the just ard ben
| Efficient rule of the Porte" reprobate such
| crimes upon the part of their compatriots.
Twenty-FOur Condemned to Death.
| VIENNA, Jan. S---Advices received here
\ from birmingham, Armenia say that forty
/ three Armenans were tried for the alleged
murder of a Musselman at Armedan. in the
| district of the Kemanch. OF this number
| twenty-four were condemned to death. in
| spite of the fact that some of them pro-
| duced passports showing that they were ir
/ Constantnople at the time. Some oe the
| accused were sentenced to penal seryitude
| for life and the remainder were sentenced
| to imprisonment for terms ranging from
/ three to six years.
Action of the CONGREGATIONAL Union
LONDON, Jan. S.-The general COMMITTEES
! on the Congregational union to-day adopted
the motion OF MIR. John Carvel Williams
one Of the members Of Parliament for Not
| tinghamshire. which vas seconded by Mr.
| Albert Spicer president of the Eong-ega
| tional Union, expressing detestation ant
| horror at the alleged atrocious crue,ties t,
| Armenian Christians and asking. If the re
| ports are confirmed. that measures be takel
| to prevent their recurrence and. 10 secur
| for the Armenians full religious liberty
Girl Cashier Goes Wrong.
/ SCdERVILLE, Mass, Jan. s-Mabe
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