Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-17
TURKISH ATROCITIES.
Eight Hundred Armeninns Killed In
Disturbances Mt Slvas.

LONDON. November 16.-The represen-
tatlve OF the United Press ut Constanti-
nople reports. under date OF November
18th. that at o'clock on the evening
of November 18th NJ. A. Jeweti, United
States Consul at Slvas, sent telegram
TO United States Minister Terrell In
forming him that in disturbances. which
had taken place nj Sivas. 500 Armenians
and ten Turks had been killed. and that.
according to official reports. large body
Of Kurds was then approaching the town.
Mr.. Jewett gave no details OF the
disorders, but the discrepancy In the
figures shows that the Turkish ale
cations that the Armenians were the
aggressors are absolutely untrue. and
that the Armenians were deliberately
massacred.
Minister Terrell has also received n
dispatch from Harpoot, In the Pashalik
OF Diarbekr, and sixty miles north
west of the city OF that name. The
dispatch IL dated November 18th and
says that the lives Of the occupants
OF four Of the buildings burned at that
place were saved. and the occupants OF
eight other burned houses persisted in the
flames. The remaining houses were strip
ped OF every article Of value. The
country I'm that vicinity. the dispatch
says, is desolated and thousands OF
persons are homeless and destitute-in
fact. starving. The burned buildings in
cluded missionary buildings. Of which
over twelve were situated within the en-
closure, and were occupied by twelve
Armenians. and 800 theological students
4 ladies' seminary Is also within the en-
closure.
4 dispatch from Mardin. In the Pa
shalik OF Diarbekr. dated November
18TH says the inhabitants OF the viii
lagos burned I'm that vicinity are in the
dlrest need Of food and clothing. and
many are dying from starvation and ex-
posure
1t Is stated in dispatches from perfect
" reliable authority that in the Syrian
district of Gurunden, 1900 men. women.
and children have been killed. and
many others are suffering from wounds
and lack of medicines. food. and cloth
ing.
RAVAGF,S AT HARPOOT
BOSTON. MASS, November 1.-THE
following cable message has been receiv-
- by the American Board from Rev.
II. q Dwight. OF Constantinople by way
Of Philipopolis
Five hundred were killed. III tarpoot'
eight OF the twelve mission buildings
burned: missionaries lives spared; houses
stripped Turks will regard this as test
Of intention Of tn Trhed states TO de-
fond missions No missionaries anywhere
killed: villages everywhere desolated: peo-
pie naked and starving; instant help.
Dwight"
The buildings DESTROYED are estimated
10 be worth from $1,000 to 100000.
Harpoot "a city iE Armenia 200 miles
southwest OF ErzerOum. and about twenty
miles east OF the Fuphrates. Its chief
Importance lies IN its position. II IS the
centre Of q large number OF villages.
covering nm extended plain. and con-
stituting the only secii0n Of Armenia
where the Armenians can fairly claim
10 constitute a majority Of the popula-
ton. As such II has been for many
years the most important ana successful
station OF the American Board OF Foreign
Missions In Eastern Turkey. The city it.
self has large Turkish population. but
the plain j. almost entirely Armenian. 1t
?. tho seal of Euphrates College.