nto the Tigris and the Euphrates, and
the bodies caused an epidemic of typhus fever. Two thousand Armenians
were slaughtered at a place outside the walls of Diarbekir, between the
Castle of Sultan Murad and the Tigris, and at not more than half an
hour's distance from the city.

BRUTALITY OF THE GENDARMES AND KURDISH TRIBES.--There is no doubt that
what is related as to the proceedings of the gendarmes and the Kurdish
tribes actually took place. On receiving a caravan of Armenians the
gendarmes searched them one by one, men and women, taking any money they
might find, and stripping them of the better portions of their clothing.
When they were satisfied that there remained no money, good clothes, or
other things of value, they sold the Armenians in thousands to the
Kurds, on the stipulation that none should be left alive. The price was
in accordance with the number of the party; I was told by a reliable
informant of cases where the price had varied between 2,000 and 200
liras.

After purchasing the caravans, the Kurds stripped all the Armenians, men
and women, of their clothes, so that they remained entirely naked. They
then shot them down, every one, after which they cut open their stomachs
to search for money amongst the entrails, also cutting up the clothing,
boots, etc., with the same object.

Such were the dealings of the official gendarmerie and the Kurds with
their fellow-creatures. The reason of the sale of the parties by the
gendarmes was to save themselves trouble, and to obtain delivery of
further parties to plunder of their money.

Woe to him who had teeth of gold, or gold-plated. The gendarmes and
Kurds used to violently draw out his teeth before arriving at the place
of execution, thus inflicting tortures before actual death.

A KURDISH AGHA SLAUGHTERS 50,000 ARMENIANS.--A Kurd told me that the
authorities of Kharpout handed over to one of the Kurdish Aghas in that
Vilayet, in three batches, more than 50,000 Armenians from Erzeroum,
Trebizond, Sivas, and Constantinople, with orders to kill them and to
divide with themselves the property which he might take from them. He
killed them all and took from them their money and other belongings. He
hired 600 mules for the women, to convey them to Urfa, at the rate of
three liras a head. After receiving the price, he collected mules
belonging to his tribe, mounted the women on them, and brought them to a
place between Malatiya and Urfa, where he killed them in