The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-01

ARMENlA'S AGONY.
Awful Destitution Follows
the Massacre and
Lootlng.
STARVATION AND PEsTlLENcE.
Piteous Appeals for Clothing and
Food-News via Con-
stantinople.
STARVATION AND PESTILENCE
(By Special correspondence of the United

(By Special correspondence of the United
PreSs.)
CONSTANTTNOPLE Jan. 16. 1896.-It is
said that at the Ambassadors meeting on
January g. Sir Philip Currie, British AM
bassador. spoke in rather plain terms to
M. Nelidof, Russian Ambassador. prac-
tically charging him with double dealing
that is. attending the meetings szna ap4
parently consulting with his colleagues,
while in reality he was playing his game
alone. Sir Philip, who was really un-
well at the time. seemed to get provoked
and abruptly left the meeting. Nelidoff, it
is said. then turned to the others and
said he could not understand what Sir
Philip meant. and asked if he had given
occasion for any such charges, whereupon
Baron Galice. Australian Ambassador an
sWered that he thought Sir Philip had
some provocation. gs%
The town of Hadjin seems to have just
missed disaster several times. The last
menace was from Goeksun, whose Cover.
nor had gathered an army of some three
Thousand Circassians and KurdS to make
an end of Hadjin. He sent message
to his superior Governor in Marash, say
ing that the Hadjin Aghas (notables)
were endeavoring to make an end of all
the Moslems in that district. and that con-
sequently there was need for him to do.
something to sprevent them. 1t is said
he felt confident that the Governor of
Marash. after the work he had ordered.
or at least allowed to be done in his own
city, would not scruple to approve of this
similar act.s The Goeksun Governors
message was, sent from Marash to Adana
and from Adana to Hadjin, where the new
ly appointed Governor seems to be taking
n Tlfnyy 0t9tr of saaly nd
al guards have been stationed on all
sides. This army at Goeksun is with
out doubt one of the armies intended to
be hurled against Zeitoun. and the SOL
diers. naturally little under control. were
getting restlesssunder their inactivity.
News from GO Corfa a. before the last mas
ing every means to persuade the Armen-
ians to reopen their shops. One was
ernor arrested fifteen Moslems. which re-
assured the people, and almost all the
shops were re-opened while feelings of
present scanty knowledge of the facts. it
is, of course, impossible to accuse the
Governor of enticing people to destruc
ton, but the same was done at Marash,
Harpoot and Bitlis.
1t may be remembered that the villages
of Shar (ancient Comarra) had been driv-
en- by Circassians to Hadjin. On De-
cenber 80 they We're ordered to return to
Shar. and men. women and children We're
obliged to face the snow and frost. This
they have only food for four weeks. and
WhateVer of their houses are not IN RUNS
have been robbed of doors and windows
of the Turks and Circassans
The Relief Commission under the Presi-
dency of the Sultan and the Vice Presi-
dency of Isnail Pacha has sat for four
successive days and has already de-
cided on the form, of the, subscription
been sent to the printer The names of
the subscribers are to be published in the
journals. 1t is stated on first rate au-
thority that a similar commission after
the earthquake would give family 40
piastres and oblige the recipient to sign
a receipt for $50 piastres.
into a well at Corfa drenched with kero-
lieved.
The Armenians here are giving freely
ready sent twenty bales of 1870 pounds
each, all new clothins or new goods to
and mend it and great quantity of sec
ond hand goods have been sent SO far to
siderable money is also being distributed
The Government in some of the. viii
lagos of Siyas, besides pressing, for back
the officials had allowed to accumulate
is already collecting the taxes for the
~ HaSpoot et prominent mn fsTu Turks aaG and e.
those who are in official positions are
saying that the Armenian name must
disappear that another massacre is to
take place and that now is the time to
greatly frightened and when, on Decem-
Der %, the two villages where the first
outbreaks occurred before were again at
tackled and fifty people killed. the terror
IN IN Harpoot i was supreme At Harpoot
the Catholic priests are going around
under escort Of Zabtiehs, telling the Ar
menians that safety can be found in the
protection Of the Pope.
AS. Russia protects all those of the
Greek religion, so it is understood that
France protects all Catholics. There is no
Liberal movement among the Greeks and
Catholic such as there is among the
Armenians and Protestants, SO that an aa-
dition to his European protection the
Catholic has not the opposition of the
Turkish Government. 1t must be remem-
bered that in Turkey nationality is de-
cided by religion and not by race.
The Catholics and Greeks have suffered
hardly at all and the report comes from
Gurun that large numbers of Armenians
are becoming. Catholics. And unless
Europe intends to interfere, there will
probably be the best solution of the
Armenian question.