The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-16
Fifty OF the Christians Butchered
Bodies Thrown Into Wells.
SERIOUS TROUBLE IN CRETE
ARMENIANS IN FAVOR OF ANNExA-
TION TO GREECE.
Another Panic I'm ConstantinOple-
LOrraine-The COrean Incident.

LONDON, Oct. ia dispatch to the
Daily News from Constantinople says: "Re-
liable news has been received here that
fifty Armenians were killed and a number
wounded at Akhissar, in the villayet Of
Alden. on the Anatolian railway, by a Mos
lem mob. The slaughter took place on Oct
9. which was market day. when many Ar
menians had gathered from adjacent viii
lagos. Early in the morning a Turkish
rough, finding that the Armenians were
not armed. picked a quarrel and shot one
of the men. There was then raised on all
sides the cry Of why hesitate to massacre
the infidels?' A mob of Turks, armed with
Ievolvers and knives, then looted the mar
ket and massacred the helpless Armenians
Their bodies were thrown into the wells
1t is stated that the Mudir was response
BILE for the attack. No women or children
were injured, probably on account Of the
arrival of the Kaimaikan from the village
OF Gieve, three miles distant, who made
valiant efforts at the risk of his own life
to save the Christians. Otherwise the
slaughter would have been complete.
THE panic is reviving in Constantinople
on account of the continued isolated at
tacks. and the Armenians are again flock
ing into the churches. The police disregard
the safe conduct cards given to the Armen-
ians by the foreign embassies, and they
insult and maltreat the holders of them"
The Constantinople correspondent of the
Standard blames the Armenian revolution
ary committees for forcing the Armenians
to close their shops and to maintain the
appearance of panic when the Armenians
themselves are ready to resume business
II visited the prison." the correspondent
says, "and questioned the prisoners, and
found that there were no serious COM
plants against the police. The inspecting
commission sent list of fifty-six prison.
ers for liberation while / was there. The
revolutionary leaders are responsible for
the continuance of the deadlock
A dispatch to the Times from Athens, de-
scribing the growing discomfort with Turk
ish rule on the island of Crete, says that
band of a thousand armed Christians re-
Gently met at Klima to petition the sultan
to restore the charter abolished in 1882
and for reform of taxation and of the
gendarmerie The Governor Of Crete sent
troops against the petitioners. who with
drew to the mountain Businesses, whittier
the troops did not dare TO follow. They
now threaten to foment a rebellion in fa-
vor of annexation to Greece. The Greek
government, fearing complications, depre-
Gates such Cretan movement, but the
situation is perilous.
The Chronicle Constantinople advices say
that NJ. Cambon, the French ambassador;
NJ. Nelidorff, the Russian ambassador, and
Sir William Currie, the British ambassador,
Monday presented to Said Pasha, the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, the final de-
mands of the powers for Armenian reforms
If this is not accepted an ultimatum will be
presented. No further notifications will be
permitted. The scheme drops the demand
for Christian high commissioner. but 9TH
erwise it is almost identical with the pro-
posals Of last May. 1t is believed however,
that Russia hesitates to force an accep-
tance because she fears ultimate Armenian
autonomy
News received from Trebizond is to the
effect that the Russian postal steamer is
lying there with two thousand Christian
refugees on board. Two other vessels, also
full of refugees, are there awaiting the ar
rival of Russian ships to transport them
to Batoum