Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-04-17

MERsINA, Asiatic Turkey. April TO-
The massacre of Armenians at Adana con-
tinues. The troops are poweress TO control
the situation and some of the soldiers
joining in the pillage of the city. This
information was received here py telegraph
from Adana this afternoon.
CoNSTANTINoPLE April iS.-Informa-
ton received here today from Adana- In
Asiatic Turkey. declares that two American
missionaries have been killed in the anti
Armenian outbreak at that place.
The Moslem fanaticIsm against the Chris
tians Of Adana appears to have broken out
afresh. The Moslem attacks recommended
yesterday afternoon and continued through
out the night. Large numbers of Chris
tians are said to have been killed. One re-
port says that sixty Armenians have lost
their lives and that many houses have been
looted and burned
There is no confirmation of the deaSh of
The two American missionaries. Their
names are not given In the dispatch re-
ceived here.
The first news Of this antl-Christian out
\ break said the scene was Mersina but this
was erroneous. The trouble occurred at
Adana, which is about thirty-sx miles in
land from Mersina. The early reports were
declared to have been exaggerated and
messages received here yesterday evening
said that only ten Armenians had been
killed. that martial law had been pro
claimed at Adana. and that reinforcements
OF troops were being sent in from Beirut,
This latest intelligence refers to disorders
that took place after the situation was sup
posed to have quieted down.
Ambassador Ieishman has had no direct
news of the reported killing OF the two
American missionaries. He has instructed
the American vice consul at Mersina. John
Debbas, to proceed Immediately to Adana
and report on the situation. Railroad
communication between Mersina and Adana
appears to be Interrupted
The Bible house is also without direct
infcrrnatEcn The missionaries Of the dis
trict are at present at Adana for the regu-
lar district meeting They are Mr., and
Mrs. William Chambers, the Misses Webb,
Miss Wallis. Miss Borel and Miss Peck.
Mr.. ChrIsty is at Tarsus. Mrs. Chambers
Is sister of Talcott Williams, editor Of
the Philadelphia Press.
The government has given assurances
that it is doing its best TO restore order
at Adana and to protect foreigners ad-
ditional troops are being sent IN
No Word from missionaries.
NEW YORK, April 16.-walter T. Mil
Ter, treasurer of the Board of Foreign Mis-
sions OF the Reformed Presbyterian
church said today that his church had no
missionaries permanently stationed at
Adana. The Reformed Presbyterian mis-
sionaries stationed at Mersina and Tarsus,
nearby cities sometimes visited Adana and
co-operated with the American board in
the work of mission school. he said
Rev c. A. Dodds and wife, Rev. Robert
r. Wilson and wife of Morning Sun. Ia
John Peoples of Philadelphia and Miss
Elma French of Winchester. Kan are sta
toned at Mersina under the control of the
Reformed Presbyterian board Mr. Miller
said he had received no word from any OF
the Presbyterian missionaries and felt as
sured they were all safe, or he would have
been cabed. He said the Armenian's school
at Adana. which is conducted by the Amer
lean board missionaries. was endowed by
the late Elliott f. Shepard OF New York.
Adana is a station of the American
board of commissioners for foreign mis-
sions, with working force of five mis-
sioaarier and thlrty-two native workers
an out station of the Reformed Presbyte-
rian church in North America and Bible
depot and subagency of the American Bible
society.
Adana is a city Of 5000 people and is the
seat Of government Of the province of the
same name. The people are mostly Mo
hammedans. but there is a considerable
number Of Christians, including Armenians
and small Greek community,