Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-04-16
MASSACRES IN
ASIA MINOR
Mohammedan Fury
Wreaked Upon
Christians
TWO MISSIONARIES KILLED
Men, Women and Children
Slaughtered and Their
Homes Burned.

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! Constantinople, April 16.--Informa
tion received today from Adana, Asi
attic Turkey, declares that two Ameri
can missionaries have been killed in
the anti-Armenian outbreak there.
First Reports Exaggerated.
Constantinople, April l6.-Moslem
fanaticism against the Christians in
+! Adana appears to have broken out
afresh. The Moslem attacks recon-
menced yesterday and continued
| through the night. A large number
OF Christians is said to have been
killed including men, women and
! children. One report says that
sixty Armenians have lost their lives
and many houses have been burned.
No confirmation OF the deaths of the
; two missionaries has been received.
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! outbreak from Mersina is erroneous.
The trouble occurred at Adana, 36
miles inland. Early reports have
been declared exaggerated and mes
sages say that martial law has been
declared. railroad communication
appears interrupted.
Adana in Flames.
Berlin, April ia dispatch re.
ccived at Mersina from Adana says
that the city has been atlame since
last Wednesday and horrible massa'
cres are being carried out on the
streets. The information was con-
veyed to Berlin in private cable
gram from Mersina.
Missionaries at Adana.
Constantinople, April 16.-Ambass-
ador Leishman is without direct news
OF the reported killing of two Ameri-
can missionaries. The Bible House
is also without any communications
The missionaries of the district at
present at Adana for the district
meeting are Mr.. and Mrs. William
Chambers, Misses Webb, Wallis and
Borel, Mrs. Gamblers sister and
Talcott Williams of the Philadelphia
Press. The government has given
assurances of doing its best to re-
store order and ADDITIONAL troops are
being sent in.
Lynched Their Commander.
Constantinople, April 16-The mar
ines gathered in force and seized and
conveyed to the palace Arif Bey,
| commander OF the battleship Assar-
I-Tefk, member of the committee
OF union and progress, who ordered
the guns Of his ship trained on the
Yildiz Kiosk, when the rising was
at its height His intention was to
support the committee. Arriving at
the Yildiz Kiosk, the men lynched
Arif Bey, notwithstanding the eff
forts of the palace guard to save him.
Edhim Pasha, the new minister Of
war and Nazim Pasha today made the
round of the barracks and eXhorted
the soldiers to obey their officers.
They we're heartily cheered.
Porte circles are dsquieted by
news from Salonika and Monastic
where the influence of the committee
Of union and progress IS strong. Off
GERS of the porte have received a
telegram from these sections demand
| ing the re-establishment of the status
quo, failing which the committee lead
ers threaten to march on CONSTANT
nople with the entire third army
corps whose officers are now in com
mmication with the second army
corps with view to cooperation.
The impression prevails here that
the third army corps is ignorant of
the real object of Tuesdays rising
ind may desert when it realizes that
the parliament and the constitution
have been sustained.
4 committee of Moslems in the
capital has issued pamphlets explain
| ins the movement which, they assert,
| is in no wise directed against the
constitutional government. The
committee emphasizes the fraternity
between Moslems and Christians and
encourages the cooperation Of all for
the welfare Of the country.
Soldiers Join Pillagers.
Mesfha, April 16.--The massacre Of
Armenians at Adana continues. The
troops are powerless to control the
situation and some of the soldiers
are joining to pillage the city.
Massacre Just Little Personal Affair
Washington, April 16.-The Turkish
Ambassador called at the State De-
partment today and assured Assistant
Secretary Wilson that the unrest in
his country was due to personal mat
tiers rather than political troubles. Ad-
vices from Ambassador Leishman in
dicate fear Of further trouble in out
lying districts.