The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-09
MASSACRE AT GUERON
DETAILS OF a HORRIBLE sLAUGH-
TER OF CHRISTIAN PEOPLE.
Over 5000 Armenians Killed, All
Their Houses Looted and 1000 Re-
duced to Ashes by Fire.

BOSTON, Jan. S--A letter received here
to-day describing the situation at Sivas.
eastern Turkey. says the story Of the mas
sacre there is a "sickening recital of hor-
rors."
1T Is one thing to hear of the massacre
of 800 people," says the writer. 'and quite
another to witness the shooting of friends
and neighbors, and walk streets flowing
with their blood, and just when We begin
to recover breath from the awful scenes
here. news came of their repetition, with
even additional horrors. at Manjaluk and
Gueron. From total population of 5000
Arme1ians at Gueron, it is stated good
authority. that 500 were killed. All Gregor-
ian and Protestant houses were looted and
twenty-seven also among the Catholics. OF
the houses sacked 1000 were burned. includ-
ing the three Protestant chapels The pas
tor of the Protestant church and his wife
are alive, but they lost their home and all
their household goods. Three priests of the
Gregorian Church were killed, but another
saved his life by accepting the Mohammedan
latin. Girls and boys were carried of TO
serve the vile purposes of the murderers; 1t
is said that mothers, to save their children
from this end, threw them into the river.
Those who attacked the town were chiefly
kurds. aided by the neighboring bad men Of
..
soldiers enough to have defended the town
against all corners from without. Why they
did not do so is mystery.
Tnat there is somewhat OF revolution
airy feeling and strong desire for reforms
in Gueron cannot be denied. The misrule
OF the government and the oppression of the
Armenians during many years have fostered
this result These preparations were made
by the Armenians to defend themselves
against the Kurds. when the demand was
made Tor the Armenians to give up all their
arms. This, in the face of so many dangers,
they hesitated to do, not with any design
against the government, but merely in self
defense How much resistance was finally
made by the Gregorians and the Protestants
We. do not know. only that it was very
Feeble. That there was some plan in the
movement OF these destroying hordes cannot
De denied. That they carried out their plan
without resistance from the soldiers Is evil
dent That they claimed to do il by author
ity given by high powers is shown By
people,. whom the government and distin-
guished individuals wished to have protect
ed, were spared without any apparent diff
Guilty, even from the most ruthless hooters.
soldiers were sent us at Sivas quickly, wher
the troubles began, with efficient orders,
and they have cared for missionaries with
all the faithfulness we have desired As
quiet became gradually restored the number
was reduced and now guard of only three
is necessary"
Lasker and Pillsbury still Tied.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. Sat the local
chess club the game for the first sitting of
the fourth round of the international CHAM
pionship between Tschigorin and Steinitz.
contest which ought to have been PLAYED on
saturday, but which was adjourned ouino m