The herald., 1896-01-28
turkeys D|SMEMBERMENT
May Be the Aim of European
Powers
RUSSIAN SHIPS AND ARMIES
Are Being Concentrated on the Armen-
ian Frontier
Armenian Emlgrants Held at Ellis Island
Say Return to Turkey Means Death
by Starvation
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Jan. 27.-There is a
rumor here that Russia is arranging with
the sultan for the occupation of Armenia,
but it is not confirmed by the discoverable
signs and is discredited in diplomatic cir
cles.
PARTITION SCHEME
LONDON, Jan. 2S.-The Daily News this
morning prints a dispatch from Vienna
which asserts that news has been received
from Constantinople and Sebastopol which
agrees that Russia has a fleet lying at Se-
bastopol and at Odessa, and that the Cau-
casian armies of Russia are being concen-
trated upon the Armenian frontiers, in
readiness TO move next spring to realize
the plans of Peter the Great for the parti-
ton of Turkey between the powers, Russia
taking Armenia and Constantinople,
France taking Syria and Palestine, and
England taking Egypt and the eastern
shores of the Persian gulf, the remainder
of the Turkish empire to be divided among
the other powers.
The Daily News also has dispatch from
Sebastopol which records the secret prepa-
tons going forward there of shipping men
and armaments for volunteer fleet. 1t is
the general belief, this dispatch affirms,
that these preparations foreshadow some
action in the spring.
FORMER DEMONSTRATIONS.
LONDON, Jan. 2S.-The Chronicle this
morning has an editorial recalling the Sue
cess which attended President Jefferson's
sending fleet to Algiers, and advocates
the great powers formally inviting the
United States to send fleet to Turkey
inlrf nf n q
display" says the Chronicle, ''would suffice
to bring the sultan to his senses.
If. however, action were needed. the
Chronicle urges that the British fleet
should cooperate.
ENGLAND's OBJECT
BERLIN, Jan. 2S.-The Berliner Tage-
blatt says:
1t will be the duty of continental diplo-
macy to convince America that England's
motives in tho Armenian question are
political and not humane and thus dissuade
the United States from cooperating with
England.
IT is DEATH TO RETURN
New YORK, dan. 27.-Detained on Ellis
island are two Armenians who, under the
immigration laws, will have to be deported
unless they can secure the necessary bonds
which will entitle them to land. They say
that deportation will simply mean starva-
ton and death. They arrived at this port
on the Servia on January goth, and came
from Harpool, near Alexandretta. Both
men tell tales of horrible cruelties which
they have been subjected to at the hands of
the Turks and give details of the whole
sale murders of Armenians. Charcher-
dorian, one of them, four months ago,
had wife and three children.
THEY ARE ALL DEAD.
He is today without. All the members
of his family were slaughtered before his
eyes by the Turks and he was compelled to
look on and see his wife outraged and then
killed. De Garabadim, the other one, had
also seen many of his relatives killed.
During the massacre in which the wife
and three children were killed the two men
decided to escape from Turkish tyranny
and seek refuge with some relatives in
this country, who live at Newton, Mass.
They had scanty stock of money, but
both possessed some property which could
have been converted into money if they
would attract suspicion and one night they
left Harpool altogether.
At Smyrna their friends secured passage
for them to Marselles, from which port
they were furnished sxflicient funds to
reach Liverpool and to take steerage pass
age on the Servia to this country, On
| their arrival at Ellis island they found
their difficulties were by no means ended.
Theo had no money, but they held tickets
to Newton, Mass. They were brought be-
fore Commissioner Senner, to whom they
told their story. DR.. Senner wrote to New
ton making inquiry. An uncle of one of
the Armepians came 10 this city and said
that he would provide for the men, but was
unable to furnish the requisite $500 bonds
for each.
The Armenian colony in this city will
probably take steps to secure the neces-
sary bonds which will assure their landing
in this country.
RED CROSS WORK
BOSTON, Jan. 27.-The American board
received the following cablegram from
Constantnople by way of Philippopolis
this morning: "Turkey refuses Barnum
leave to go to Erzeroum to engage in relief
work for the Armenians, saying the miss
ionalies proved disturbers. This is pun
| lister Terrell denounces the charge as a
calumny." The Barnum referred to is
Rev. H. S. Barnum of Constantinopie.
A HORRIBLE CONDITION
BosToN, Jan. 27.-The following letter
from Constantinople, under date of Janu
ary 4, surveys the general condition of
The writer sa,s the general condition is
not good, though at some places it has i'm
proved, but confidence is weak. At Har-
pool obstruction is terrible beyond compari
son with other places yet heard FROM
At Madin it is still impossible to go outside
of the walls of the city; at Bitlis more
security is felt for the missionaries, who
will probably remain there all winter. Al
Marash Mr.. Terrell has had new cautioss
given to the governor and the promise of
regular troops to replace the relief guards.