The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-20

sent 10 AleNandretta to protect Americans
AT Trebizonde the Turks Officially al.
nit that is Armenians and eleven Turks
were killed. but the general estimate
placed the total ut go. From this time OH
reports of conflicts with great loss OF life
became frequent and confusing aud the
SECRETARY graphically pictures the ensuing
At Akhssar, some sixty miles from
Smyrna. nfty Armcnians were killed Oc-
toher y Kurdish raids torrorlgcd many
parts OF the Armenian provinces
Al lSitlis ovet 500 were reported killed
ana the Turkish accounts alogo that tho
Ai1neuians attacked the mosques during
tho hour of prayer
At pirabekir 5000 arc said to have lost
their lives, out Of which 2S0 were Mus
sulmans, but the Turkish authorities pro-
uQnnce this estimate exaggerated
FROM Maiatia comes the report OF a
HWal massacre In November, when every
adult male Christian is said to have PER-
ishcn
Another sanguinary outbreak with great
slaughter Is reported from Sivns, on Mo-
Nemhcr IL. when some eight hundred Ar
inenians and ten kurds are said to have
been killed
The kaimakan OF Iiadjin is crcdlhly said
10 nave announced that he would destroy
,he town and sow barley on i,s slte. There
hwing an Armenian school at that place
directed hy American teachers. tho
United States minister thereupon notified
INC porte II one of those American ladies'
were injured from the riotuo,ls conduct
OF the populncc, he would demand In the
name of the United Statos "iho head of
that kaimakcn." That officer has been
relieved.
Later reports allege massacrcs at Mars
Cyan ana siVas. Tho consular agent ut
had occurred at Aintab and that great
The burning Of The American buildings
az llarpool took place during a bloody
riot, Many persons are said TO hnvo per-
ishHd IN the province OF that name. At
knrunu 400 deaths are reported
Particulars OF the recent outbreak at
Marash on November ~ In which Amer,
jean missionary property was destroyed
have not been received.
In conclusion Secretary olney says;
These scattered notices. for the most part
received by telegraph, are given. not ns
official Rvorment of the facts stated. but
racial prejudices and fnnutical passion
have been aroused throughout Assn
Minor As above said. the department
Of state has and can have official know
ledge regarding but few Of these reported
massacrcs md though up To the early
part Of December the United Statcs min
lister estimated the number OF killed As
exceeding 10000 II Is moro than likely that
tho figures arc greatly exaggerated. At
ihc latest advices mob violence. and
slaughter appear to have been checked
or NJ lcast to have partially subsidized,
The Turkish government has given c,n-
phatc assurances of It's purpose aud ahil-
ity To restore order in the affected local
At tho present moment the temporary
lull IN tho turbulence w believed to be
mora apparent than real \ telegram
lust received from the minister under
dato Of the 18th instant. expresses the
grivest approximations concerning the u!tl-
mats fate of American citizens In the dis
puted regions uulcas the APPALLING massa-
cres can he stopped nv the united efforts
OF the Christinn powers. He scrs no hopo
Of European concert To that end. lie says
that II tho missionaries wish TO leave
Turkey ho can procure their transportn~
ton to Chrisiian ports. " the men wish
Ia remain he can set escori for AL 20 the
Ho@ copst whcreupon the men can return,
but he uddg that the women and children
shonll nuit TurkoN.