The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-08
ANNIHILATING THE ARMENIANS
HALF A MILLION SIAssACRED OR
STARVING TO DEATH.


Kurds-The Ambassadors and Con-
suIs of the Powers in Turkey Not
Free From Danger of Death.
London, Dec 7-What information is
ohtainable, and the nature Of the consn-
lar reports that are reaching the foreign
office. confirm the worst fears of the de-
struction of the Armenians within the
area from Trebizond southeast to Van
thence southwest to Alexandretta, on the
bay of Iskanderoon, from Alexandretta,
slightly northeast to Kara-Hissar. and
from Kara-Hissar northeast to Trebi-
zond. Whole Christian towns and villages
have been pillaged and burned and their
inhabitants massacred. Those who have
been left alive have been forced to aban-
don their faith and turn Mohammedans
Accurate details concerning the condition
of affairs in the districts beyond the i'm
mediate spheres of the consulates remain
wanting, but there is no reason to doubt
the reports derived from fugitive survivors
and the better sort of Turks, who have
not shared in the outrages, that a similar
condition Of affairs exists in those places.
The correspondent of the Speaker, the
paper which first gave publicity to the
Armenian outrages, is now known to have
close relations with the consulates in Con-
s,antinople and from information deriv-
ed from them he estimates that not less
than 500,0O0 persons have either been killed
or are now dying of starvation beyond the
chance of relief. He says that after the
soldiers had sacked the Armenian towns
and villages the Kurds completed the
plunder. The latter mixed what grain
they could not carry of with dung anu
set fire to the houses, leaving the people
with no FOOD and their homes heaps of
smouldering ruins.
The ambassadors have advised the porte
TO permit the Red Cross societies to un-
dertake the relief Of the distressed people,
but the presence Of hundreds Of Red Cross
agents would reveal horrors that the porte
must conceal. This fact debars the possi-
bility of the government giving its assent
TO the plan
The representative of the United Press,
who has been for some time in Constan-
tinople in the interests of that organiza-
ton, has received a letter from the Had
jim mission, which begins with the words:
we are alive, praise the Lord" The let
ter refers to the prominent part that Cir
Cassians have taken in the atrocities
around Hadjin, and says that ten thou
sand CircassianS and Turks were actively
employed in sacking the Christian vii
lagos. The governor did nothing to pro-
tect the Christians and even refused them
permission to defend themselves. He did,
however, promise the aid of regular Turk
ish troops, who. the writer states, were
Of the same feather as those engaged in
the murders and pillage.
IN the face of these statements, the Of
fetal Turkish statements communicated
TO the press, that order has been restored
everywhere, become worthless If the for
eign office published all its Information,
says the Speaker, Lord Salisbury would
not dare to appear in public. He would be
VrDh1, ,rd IN 40 81
Abiding to the suppression by the for
egn Office of the consular statements con-
cerning the massacre at Antolia, the Spec
tator says 1t hopes the foreign committee
of the American Senate will procure the
publican of Minister Terrells dispatches,
as ii is quite clear that he has not minced
matters in reporting to his government.
BY agreement between the powers the
official details of the massacre are mean
while withheld, as their publication would
endanger the safety OF the consuls and
even the ambassadors. 1t is held to be
possible that the sultan If his deposition
were imminent, might permit or incite
an attack on the embassies. During the
revolution that resulted in the dethrone-
ment of Abdul AziZ, the Russian ambas-
sador hlled the precinets Of the embassy
with Montenegrins; The Austrian en-
bassy was guarded by hundreds of Croats
and the French embassy by marines.
The British embassy is by far the strong
est of any embassy in Constantinople,
and is best adapted for defence against
sudden attack. 1t stands in it's own
spacious grounds, overlooking the Golden
Horn. Its one entrance is fianked by
massive structures, in which guards are
constantly on duty. A strong and solidly
bullt iron fence ten feet high surrounds
all the grounds. Report has it that
us internal armament includes sew
9ral cannon. Sir Henry Elliott, the
Brltsh ambassador at the time of the de-
position of Abdul Aziz, deemed the Sc
curity of the embassy so complete that he
TOOK none Of the extra precautions adpted
Dy other ambassadors. The report that
Sir Philip Currie, the British ambassa-
qor, has called in bluejackets from the
ibrl5lsh guardship to guard the embassy
Said Pasha has chosen the best refuge
IN the city. IN the event of the sultan
Delhg deposed and the powers selecting
p, d successor pledged to reforms, Said
Pasha is the man who is most likely to
pe made grand Vizier.
Letters have been received from Alden
sldunS that the revolt in Arabia is spread
ius' 1ndian pilgrims arriving at Jedah
nave peen warned that it is unsafe for
I.,tn mem to attempt to proceed TO Mecca
without an escort Medina, the city which
contains the tomb of Mohammed, is in
sSceSessible, being surrounded by insur-
Washington, Dec. THE Turkish lega-
uon has received from the sublime porte
Sle Following telegram under to-day
ldte: "Armenians Of Aintab poured poison
- Ine water used by the inhabitants of
N city for drinking purposes. The au-
norltles of kouzitchoy (Erzeroun) have
nave again arrested one Armenian wear
ban.
"A certain number of Armenian riot
efs disguised as Georgians and armed
with Henry Martini guns attacked
near Sakerdaghi (Sivas) fourteen
M4ussulman travellers, capturing five.
Inc nine others were able
T. take refuge in a neighboring village.
These brigands made also prisoners of
e.even Mussulmans, including the women,
OF the surrounding localities. They
slaughtered in the most horrible manner
s s-t mnee men, after cutting off their ears
ana pulling out their eyes, and took away
with them the two women. This act of
cruelty and robbery, like all those be-
Tore described. could not have been ex-
esuled by the Armenian instigators, but
win the object of provoking similar
acts on the part of the Mussulman in
Ha9itants against the non -Mussulmans
ana Of gaining by this atrocous scheme,
We whole public opinion in their favor
necessary to say the imperial author
li.s viii use every effort 10 prevent the
'neuton Of such occurrences"
a dispatch from Constantnople, under !
'-tr or Dec. says: Yesterday and to-
emissaries from the Yildiz palace. one
.et another, visited Said Pasha, implor-
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