The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-16
ALL ARE SAFE.
Comforting Assurances Are Given o..
by Minister Terrell.
AWFUL BRUTALITY OF TURKS
Becomes More and More APP
parent as Time Passes.


received by United States Minister Ter
rel from Aintab, Bitlis, Kharput, Marso-
van, Kaisaren and Talass, and which
contains assurances that the missionaries
at those points are safe.
They are under the protection OF Turk
ish troops, in accordancc with the per-
emptory demand upon the porte by Min
lister Terrtll. The report TO Mr.. Terrell
from these points, although they give the
comforting assurances that no harm has
thus far come TO the missionaries, state
that serious danger still exists, and con-
vcy the impression that the fear Of fur
ther outbreaks is by no means past.
Word has also been received that the
Americans in Hadjin are safe.
The French guardship Faucon has ar
rived here In accordance with the permis-
sion granted by the sultan upon the de-
mand OF the powers, and has Joined the
English gunboat Dryad, the Italian war
vessel Archimed and the Austrian gun
boat Sebcnico, which arrived during the
week.
The secondary effects OF the outrages
perpetrated upon Armenians In the
months past are seen in the advices now
being received from Anatolla, which dwell
upon the terrible distress existing every
whore. A thousand fugitivcs have taken
refuge in Black sea ports, where they re-
main in deplorable condition.
The Kurds continue TO pillage the Ar
menian villages without opposition from
the helpless inhabitants or from the au-
thoritics. During the last three weeks lG0
villages have been sacked and 20 men
killed. The villages OF Seria, Hazier,
Bohazkeesen, Hadji Klsha and the Ar
menian district of Haizalsor have been
laid waste. The village of Iamasquird
has been raided four times IN one week
The authorities make no attempt what
ever To put n stop to the Kurdish raids or
to punish the perpetrators Of them. II is
feared that the inhabitants of numbers OF
villages who have fed through fear OF
threatened outrage and have taken refuge
at inaccessible points in the mountains
will perish during the severe weather OF
the winter, which is now coming on. The
Armenians are I'm state of utter despair
over their situation.
Kurds Not the Only Offenders.
The massacres of Armenians in Kais-
arien and Talass lasted for three days.
All kinds of excesses were perpetrated
upon the inhabitants, many women and
girls being outraged by the gems darmes
as we'll as the Kurds.
1t has previously been alleged that the
Kurds alone were responsible for this
specie of outrages, being beyond the con-
troll OF the authorities. The scenes which
are daily enacted are too horrible to allow
of description. The survivors of these
mass acres are compelled TO either adopt
Islam or be killed
The ambassadors of the powers here are
finding that it is useless to address COM
munications TO the porte on this subject
Although the immediate cause of the
recent widespread panic here was the quar-
rel between two Armenians, il now ap-
pears that wholesale attack upon all
the Armenians In the city, looking TO their
determination. was really projected on
that day. The attack was TO commence
at IL o'clock in the morning, but the plan
was frustrated by the state of alarm and
excitement created by the petty quarrel
between the two Arinenians, which served
ms n warning to the othcr Armenians in
the city, and caused them to take refuge
in their houses.
Several conflicts between Armenians
and Mussullnans are known to have taken
the city, but great secrecy is maintained
on the subject Ivy tho authorities, and no
details arc obtainablc.
News Is daily received here Of thousands
of Armenians who are offered the choice
between Islam and death. At Marash, an
Armenian, who was ordained an Anglican
clergyman, refused the choice, and was
killed by slow torture. At Kharput, two
n 4. 4
were murdered for the same cause. At
Achuma 81 persons died as martyrs to
their religion. At Ouzoon, % large num-
bcr OF Armcnians were captured and led
TO n ncighborng Turkish village, where
they were ordered to change their faith.
Fifty of them rushed into the Euphrates
and wero drowned the Turks shooting
them while they were in the water. At
Hob, S5 were killed.
Almost Beyond Eelicf.
The British vice consul nj Van describes
the condition Of the Armenians there as
being too appalling for words Thousands
of women aud girls are wandering through
the snow-pilcd streets without shelter or
food, and blrcfo)tcd. their rayishers hlv-
ing only left them chcmisc and some OF
them only clout 20 cover their nakedncss.
An eyewitness OF the barblrlty of the
massacre at Kaisarien on Nov. 80 says that
men and women were literally hacked TO
pieces 20 the number OF several hundred.
Some of the TURKS say that thousand
We're killed. Saturday afternoon several
thousand fierce fellows came from tho viii.
lagos in tho vicinity. Many women were
abducted. The troops could have squelched
the business il thcy had desired To do so.
Tho Armcnians of Kaisaricn were always