The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-12-11
NENTYVILLAGESBURNT
Turks Inhict Slaughter and PiIIage on
the Inoffensive Armenians.
ALL THE INHABITANTS SLAIN.

The Kurds Ready to March Upon Syria
A Demand From United States Minister
Terreli---The Massacre at Marash
Watched bv the Turkish Governor
General---Three Hundred Killed.
A despatch from Constantinople, Turkey,
says twenty villages northwest Of AlePpo
have been burned and their inhabitants mas
sacred. The massacres at Marash, the G.
patch says. took place in the presence OF the
Turkish General, who did not in
terfere TO stop them. Some 800 persons we're
killed. The Kurds, according to this de-
spatch. were gathering upon the Euphrates
and preparing to march into Syria to mas
sacre Christians.
A letter received in Constantinople from
Erzeroum. Armenia, supplies abundant
proof that the massacres there were begun
and ended by Turkish soldiers. acting under
orders, rather than by the populace. who
followed the lead Of the soldiers throughout.
The soldiers and their civilian allies plum
dered 1000 dwellings and 1000 shops and
killed 1000 men, women and children. The
Government, the letter says, Is endeavoring
to restore to the people such OF their prop
erty as is available and to distribute bread
among the starving inhabitants. undoubted-
ly under instructions from Constanttnopie;
A telegram received in Constantinople said
that bands Of marauding Gircassians were
plundering the villages Of Missis and Piaz
near the city OF Adana. In Asia Minor. and
that outbreaks had occurred in two villages
near Angora.
Ten Albanian guards we're executed In the
Yildiz Palace in Constantinople. The Gov
eminent threatened to punish severely any
persons found guilty OF marking houses oc-
oupied by Armenians In Constantinople. One
hundred and fifty Softas and members OF the
Young Turks party. who have been active
in fomenting disturbances, were deported
from Copstantinople.
The Sultan has appointed Manduh Pasha
Minister Of the Interior; Rechid Bey, and
Nef Effendi, special Committee OF Super
vision to record daily and nightly the results
of the measures to restore order In Anatoha.
The victims at Aintab number 200.
In view OF the danger to foreigners at
Marash, A. W. Terrell, the American Minis
ter. and NJ. q. Herbert, the British Charge
d'Affa1res, have demanded OF the Porte that
It protect the Americans, Englishmenp and
other foreigners there.
Lord Salisbury urged the Sultan to promise
protection to the revolving Armenians at
Zeitoun II they will surrender. Unless
terms are made they are certain to be mas
sacred.
A despatch from Constantinope says that
the Embassies have been informed that trt-
bunals with power OF final decision vii! be
formed Immediately in Armenia. Ihese
tribunals will exercise virtually martial law
and will try all persons. accused OF causing
disturbances. The despatch adds that un-
xha III o1a an
there will be bloody ass!zes.
The Porte denies the recent report that
the Arabs Of the Yemen district In Arabia,
headed by the Imaum Of Ssna, are In revolt.
and that the Turkish forces are invested In
the town Of Sana.
A despatch from Constantinople says that
the Rsdlfs in the Kaiseriyen district and An
CORA have refused to Join the colorB under
the order recently issued by the Porte. The
despatch adds that panic exists at Samsun.
on the Black Sea. ....
The Sultan has granted flrmans to the
Powers allowing each OF them to have Sec
ond gunbost In the Bosphorus