The evening times., 1896-01-11

OF tne Terrible war.
"Our Christian community" she stated
this morning, lis Iarge-about one-fcurlh
of the population-and as a class are intelli-
gent and influential. The Christians OF Ain
tab have given little countenancc to the ul-
tra-revolutionisis,- who, without doubt, have
provoked trouble in other places. Rely
| lying on this, we feared nothing at Aintab,
though the massacres were going on in all
| the ad djacent towns.
ION December 1S / received n letter
from my brother, sa aying: The day OF Judg-
ment has come to our city. On November
16, at carly dawn, troops entered our city.
All through the streets crowds OF people
| were rushing in every direction, the roofs
| were covered with excited men, women
and children, the mingling cri>5 OF anger,
fear and defiance, together with an occa-
sional gun-shot. made the most terrible tu-
multi imaginable.
RIoTING AND PILLAGING.
| front of our girls seminary, the hospital
and college. An day long rioting and pill
laging and burning OF houses continued
without any intermission. The people
| on the roofs, most OF them women, for the
men had gone into the street, hurled stones
at the Turkish troops, art .ohg lines OF
Christians endcavored to SrEanize into
some what like defense. They we're beaten
back merciIessly and the piar. .@v and mas
sacre continued.
''It was worst In the market places and
III those parts of the city where Christian
houses surrounded by Moslem neigbbors
Offered easy points of attack. In this one
days massacre one thousand of the Chris
tians of intab fell martyrs 10 the Turkish
| cruelty and despotisnp -Four hundred were
wounded, nearly all the Christian shops
and two hundred and fifty houses were
pilaged, and greater number burned.
| Almost one thousand men, who in the first
panic took refuge in khans and mosques,
are still IeId prisoners for purposes which
we can only surmise.
''All the industry is paralyZed. and the
Income of onr schools, hospital and colleg,
is cut off. There are over two hundred peo
pie depending on the crippled resources
| of the little town for bread, and the hospital
is overflowing with the wounded
..Is this not sad said Miss krikorian. on
concluding this touching letter, but, oh!
it is not half what my poor people are suf-
fering. i got letter from friend only
yesterday" here produced weather
stained looking epistle, bearing the post
mark of Aintab, and dated December 10.
1T trlls a horrible story Of the massacre
| in Caesa rca, a large, prosperous city, alsoin
! Turkey-in-Asia. .r...
"We have in Armenia and other Oriental
cities great baths-Turkish baths-and it is
customary for every one to battle there at
| least twice a week.
in Caesarea the baths are very large;
they hold thousands of people. and they are
furnished in so fine style that many come
from other cities to battle in them. Our
baths are very cheap" said the Armenian
girl, naivcly, only cents for the best OF
everything and only 2 cents for an ordinary
bath so that everybody can take one often.
DEMONS DROVE THE WOMEN.
"wel, on November 80, the baths were
! crowded, as usu..i-'it was woman's day
| they have diff, rcr. days from the men.
| They have in 4 ri.s,-ia a crowd of soldiers
| called after th. a':ai i-Hamid-they are
known as the HamiGia..s, and to Christians
.Hamidian" means everything that is
cowardly, cruel and low. These beastly
ruffians helped by the Turkish Inhabitants
of Caesarie broke into the baths and drove
the women into the open street. They
were not allowed to dress, the water was
dripping from their flowing hair, and
in this shameful condition they were driven
to the market place. For three days they
were kept there, and openly despoiled by
the demons.
"Then the most beautiful were taken by
the Hamidians and sent to the harems OF
Constantinople the Others driven brutally
away. The poor Christians have had to
bear this fiendish outrage-tfey have no
redress, no hope but death to end their
sufferings.
ut is no wonder all the world sympa-
thizes with our poor people. We need help
In every way, and we rely on the generous
Americans to send it,
SENDING HER MONEY HOME.
Miss Krikorian is selling the needlework
made by her prosecuted countrywOmen.
and the proceeds are Immediately sent
through the CoDgregationalist Missionary
Society to the distressed natives.
Another mass meeting, under the auspices
of the department Of Christian citizenship
of the Worlds W. c. I. u, Mrs. 8. d. La
Fetra superintendent, will be held at the
First Congregational Church sunday aIter
noon at O'Clock, when Miss Krikorian will
speak of the sorrows and sufferings of the
people of her native town and vicinity
and of the one large church Of which her
father is the devoted pastor.
Miss Krikorian attended the worlds
convention OF the W. c. T. u. in London.
where she was elected vice president for
Turkey. She is woman Of fine culture and
deep spirituality, and an eloquent speaker.
Mrs. La Fetra, who is entertaining Miss
Krikorian, will preside at the mass meet
ing Sunday, the popular ~" choir Will
conduct the music, attired In their attract-
i've costume, the white caps and gowns, and
Miss Jessie Ackerman, the second around
the-world missionary OF the W. G. T. u. is
expected to participate In the services.