The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-09-24 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

SRNS—WILK MASSACRE  News was received at Constantinople on Sunday that a ir.assacre of Armenians occurred at Eguin in the Vilayet of Kharput, on the 15th and 16th inst. Kurds attacked the Armenian quarter and killed a large number of the inhabitants, subsequently pillaging and firing the houses A number of Armenian. succeeded in escaping to the mountains.  The accounts received by the Porte state that 600 Armenians were killed, and that the outrage was provoked by the Armenians themselves, • small number of whom finvi into the Turkish quarter. Authentic details of the origin of the massacre are, however, wanting at present.  Eguin was one of the places which did not suffer luring the massacres of last year, the Armenian inhabitants purchasing security by payment to the Kurds both in money and in kind. It is feared that the massacres at Eguin may extend to other districts, and may be the beginning of another series of outrages.  In consequence of the general feeling of uneasiness which still prevails here, s number of English families have left Constantinople for abroad.  At Buyukdere the police arrested an Armenian family which endeavoured to board • mail-steamer proceeding across the Bosphorus with a number of Armenian refugees. Upon the intervention of the Russian Dragoman, however, the family was released. An Extraordinary Cabinet Council has been held at the Palace to consider the recommendations for the completion of the defences of the Dardanelles made by the Russian General Tschikatacheff, who recently inspected the forts. The General's visit has given rise to much comment and is considered to be a very significant incident, which, taken in connection with other indications, is regarded as pointing to an understanding between Turkey and Russia for defensive purposes.  Baron= Rosso-T=lnm Ihrzonorrannnto. It Is significant foals • Vienna correspondent) that further particulars are semi-officially published with some ostentation about the Russian General Tschi kat scheff 's strange inspection of the Dardanelles, while the British squadron is cruising in the Aigean. General Tachiketecheff Is Chief of the General Staff of the Odom' military district, and it would be he who would be destined to act in the first line if Russia chose to undertake any operations against Constantinople. We are told now that General Tschikatscheff, previously to going to the Dardanelles, inspected the Bosphorus fortifications without permission Or any Turkish officer being assigned to him. He asked permission to inspect, and he got It. with the request of the Sultan that the Russian General might submit to him • report on the state and deficiencies of the fortifications. News is reaching here from Constantinople to the effect that the intimacy between the Porte and Russia is rapidly growing. Count Nelidoff has of late had repeated conferences at the Porte, attended by the Turkish Minister of Marine. It is stated that Count Nelidoff gave strict assurances that Russia would never admit any revision of the Dardanelles Treaty by England. The conviction is prevailing at the Porte that, in case the British warships entered the Dardanelles, the Sultan would Instantly ask assilitanoe of the Russian navy, and that Russia has given • positive promise to lend her support in that case.  It is annotmced that a Russian Consulate Is to be established at Ispahan, in Persia. The Swansea magistrates, on Monday, again remanded Dr. Timothy ' Jones and Henry Richards, surgeon's assistant, on the charge of wilfully murdering Lily Maud Challenger.  • At Letreater, on Saturday, a young lady named Rowles, the daughter of a boot manufacturer fell off her bicycle and was run Over by • tramcar. The left leg was almost severed, and amputetioa was found necessary. At West Ham, whilst two lads were searching for blackberries in Plashet-lane they came &crow • calico parcel containing the body of a male child. The body had ben preserved in spirits before being deposited in the pr len. A man of about 40 years of age committed suicide at the Great Western Railway Hotel, Paddington, by shooting himself with s revolver. In the man's possession was an English lever watch, with • gold chain and seal attached, bearing the monogram T.T.8." On the little finger of his left hand was • plain gold ring. --- • - -  - Jose-ph WhiCalegge was found dead st 'rhombi= Pam, Castleton, ince sitting position under a hedge In a field. As he had been missing for some days It is believed that while sheltering himself during • thunderstorm he was struck by lightning and