Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-14
TURKS WADE IN GORE
Lrm,nlans Skinned Alive, Burned and
Otherwise Tortured.
A CRUEL PAsHA FOR GRAND yIziER
Great Activity Among the Russian
Troop, on the frontler-D,clslre
Action Imminent.

this morning. Tho Itsilan fleet IL
understood to be on its way TO Salon.
lea bay to join the British fleet of about
twenty warshiDs already taero' the
French fleet Ia expected there shortly
and the representatives OF the powers,
ne n result Of communications or.
changed with Their governments, have
mad another Informal meeting al the
French embassy. whon tho three
| fquaarons have united and Sir Philip
Cufris, tho British ambassador returns.
some decided step on the part OF the
powers may be anticipated.
Tho kufds Of Van are said 10 be at
tackiug and pillaging the A rmenlan
| ViliAgeH, And tho Turkish officials are
reported powofless 10 preserve order.
A tslsgfam recs vsd here from SivAs
ON Tuvtday evening, but only made
| public today, says n masscre OF Arme-
mans has been commenced In that
CITY; but, according TO the Porte, order
has bcen res. ortd thsrs. IL ~ rumored
here toJAy that Bhakir Pasna, the i'm.
psrial high commissioner for Ar.
menian reforms, Ia ABOUT TO
be recalled In order that he
may DO appointed grand vlZier
In succession 20 Hall Rifst Pasha. II
the rumor ~ correct, this would seem 10
be- another open diflanoe OF the powers,
for bhnkir PAsha 10 regarded rs the
chiet butcher OF the Porto. Since bis
sppsaranos nj ErLeroIm as high
Commissioner, the massacres there
have been more bloooy and frequent
than ever before and he has done moth
log TO punish the offenders. In fact,
ho has been charged with calmly look
ing on while the Turkish soldisry fired
ugon the helpless Christians they
caught sight OF.
Every day brings details OF massacre
at EfEer0um aud each reporik makes
the story Of crimes there more chastity.
Men, women ana children were shot,
bayou etteu, burned and outraged for
days, ths killineI and mutilating LAST
inR for weeks, though Intervals Of
Fest Rre recorded. The orders for these
ouiTageH are said 10 have been cent by
the Porte, and they were carried out In
the most cruel manner imaginable.
The number OF killed will probably
never 10 known anu In sstlm,ted NJ
from 500 ~ 1000 according to Turkish
or Armenian Versions Of the affair.
Certsialy many hundreds were killed
ana IL 10 even said that some victims
were skinned alive. while others were
soaked with petroleum and set fire 10.
The Turks OF Erzefoum, a. usual,
claim that the Armonians were the ag-
gressorp, but indepe ndent reports acquit
tho Armenians OF doug anything
more than attempting to ueionu them
selves at Erzeroum, and at Disrbekir,
although nj Zsitoun, where they cap
tured u Turkish battalion, and Mt
MArash, this ATmenians admitted the
Initiative In attacking the Turks. The
latter are not always TO blame for the
outbreaks, but there seems to be no
excuse for the fisndish massacres
winch follow. When once Turk
begins killing, he never knows whom
to stop. Further troubles arc also re-
ported at Kharput, Mslitich and ArAO.
kir, aud Mt Msrash. Bloodshed and
outrages are said to have been more
terrible aud prolonged than at Zeltoun.
During the rioting nj Marash, HndIin
and Orfah, American missio marie
thanks to the strong representations
made on tho subject 10 The Porte by the
United States Ambassador, TerrllI,
were protected by the Turkish gen.
d'srmss. This, II Ia known, was by
direct order OF the Porte, telegraph
10 the Turkish officials at the places
mentioned.
Owing to additional disquisting news
Just received here from Bivas, Terrill
has renewed his demand on the Porte
to protect tho missionaries AMI 10 hold
ing the Turkish government rssponsi.
bile for their lives. Abdul Pasha,
formerly president OF tho SAssoun com,
mission Of inquiry, and ssbdan Pasha,
have besn sens ~ ErEeroum and Bit
lis respectively, to take comman OF
the Turkish troops In these places.
This lends color 10 the report that
SnAkir Pssha 10 coming back TO Con-
stantiDopls and 10 to bs appointed
grand vlzier.
financial aspect OF tue affairs. There
arc ugly rumors thEt certain palace
officials have made large sums Tecsnt-
ly by buying md selling Turkish
securities at the right moment upon
information received from high
sources.
There are rumora In Russian circles
here OF great activity being displayed
Ia connection with the Black beA
fsot OF Russia, anu for some time I'm
portant movements OF troops are know
to havs been taxing place on the
frontier Of 3nssia near the disturbed
uistriois OF Asiatic Turkey,
FAVE ARMENIA.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE Associated
Press today received tho following
from DR.. M. N. Manga bafian, leader
OF the society Of ethical culture In this
city, ami one OF the most eminent
Armsnians In the United States:
"rhs very recent massacIes OF Ar
menians reported from Trebizopd,
ErztToum, Moosh and DlSrbskir, fully
confirm the words spoken by the
Turkish commissioner general to tins
Worlds Columbian Exposition, Haiku
Boy, III we the Turks cannot have
their country, wa shall 800 that you
the Armeniantl ion't get II.
There 10 very little doubt that the
Turks believe their days ore numbe rsd
anu are therefore determined 10 OK.
terminate the Afmenians, root and
branch, before they themselves hay.
been finally and forever driven out o
the oivllizsd world. II Europe 10 70
aot Mt oil, It must act AZ once, Tor soon
1t viii he too lato 10 undertake the
salvstion OF Armenia, as there will be-
no Armenia leit TO save"
ARMENIAN MISSIONARIES IN DANCER
Bosros, Mass, Nov. l4.-Dlspatohe,
! from CoastsntinOple state that the