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IIOULTON, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OBEQON, FIIIDAY. MAY 27, 1904.
NO. 5.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
1ATBSED FROM ALL PARTS OP TUB
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Csanbsaslve RavWw el the bnporV
aa tteppeolag s ef the Part Weak,
' PfeeasiUd la Caad aed Pars, Meet
UMr to Prre fetoreettaf to Our
JVaay leiadars.
The Russians are preparing to retreat
to to LUo Yang.
Secretary Moody li 111. Ilia all.
ment la not aerloua.
The rang war In Eastern Oregon haa
troken out afresh.
Tba warablpa Oregon and Aleiandor
have arrived at Hong Kong.
Fire at Newport, Arkanaas, destroyed
1100,000 worth of property.
Tba Vladivostok aquadron la aaid to
have captured tbree Japanese craiaers.
Both Ruaeia and Japan have agents
busy trying to purchase steam trans
ports. Cholera la laid to have broken out
among tba Japanese troops and there la
an average o( 100 deaths dally.
Two thousand pounds ol opium,
worth $30,000, have been Belted by
United States secret officers at Seattle.
One arrest haa been made and others
will follow.
A third army la being mobilised by
the Japanese. A change In the Jap
anese plan, arising from the naval dis
asters, Involves the utilizing of the
second army for the reduction ot Port
Arthur and therefore the first army la
entrenching at Feng Wang Cheng.
A plot to wreck a train on which the
r waa traveling was nearly success
ful. The internal revenue receipte for
-April were 1577,749 less than (or April.
1V03.
The government will aend only the
tost of ita exhibit at St. Lou la to the
1905 fait.
Seattle's mayor la receiving numer
ous threatening letters on account of
having closed down gambling.
Tba Russians are reported to have
Mown op the cruiser Ilogatyr to pre--vent
capture by the Japanese.
Estimates of the damage caused by
the flood in the Cache la Poudre valley,
Colorado, run from $1,000,000 up.
(Several thousand bacilli taken from
plague sufferers in India have been lost
ome where between St. Paul and Chi
cago. France haa ordered her ambassador
to the Vatican to take a vacation as a
protest against the nte regarding the
-visit of Prealdent Loubet.
A daily newspaper la to be published
an the ateamera of the Cunard line.
Telegraph service will m furnished by
the wireless system and newa will be
received from both aidea of tbe At
lantic. The National Editorial association
will visit Portland during the 1905
fair.
The Russians have forced the Japan
s army to retreat to Feng Wang
Cheng.
The British steamer Turret Bay went
on the rock a oil the Cape Breton coast.
Th vessel waa lost with 13 of the
rew.
Governor Chamberlain has offered
$2,500 for the capture of the murderer
cf Creed Conn, in Lake county, Oregon,
and $300 apiece for sheep slaughterers.
The Russian fleet at Port Arthur
will go out and take the offensive as
aoon as the cripples are ready. Only
one vessel is now. holding them back.
The Japanese are prepating to storm
Tort Arthur, the waters becoming too
dangerous for the fleet on account of
the floating mines turned loose by the
Russians.
England has sent a warship to Mo
rocco to compel that government to
taite immediate steps to capture the
bandits who hold a British subject for
ransom. An American vessel will also
re sent.
An imperial edict has been issued by
Corea still further involving it with
the Russian government and obliterat
ing all semblance of neutrality Co
.roan steamships are aiding in the land
ing of Japanese.
Two thousand Russians were killed
or wounded in an engagement at Hslen
; Yen Cheng.
The cruieer Tacoma haa left Hono
lulu in search of an unknown island
between there and Panama.
Russians attribute the Japanese
naval disaster as divine interference,
anil believe the tide has turned.
Bandits in Morocco have seized a
rich Amreican and his stepson and
will hold them for a Heavy, ransom.
N' The Corean government haa an
nulled all treaties and agreements with
Russia. This is practically a declare
tion of war. It is feared China will
follow.
gold in farms.
Value ef 1903 Products U Placed at
$4,800,000,000.
Washington, May 25. The depart
ment of agriculture Laa issued a report
on the "Nation's Farm Surplus." pre
pared by Oeorga K. Holmes, chief of
tba division of foreign markets. It
gives $4,600,000,000 aa a conservative
estimate of the value of the farm pro
ducts of this country not fed to live
stock In 1903, on the basis of the cen
sus valuation. Tba value of the ex
ported farm products of this country
was, In 1903, $878,479,451, and the
highest value reached during tbe last
11 years was $951,028,331 In 1901, doe
chiefly to cotton.
The value of the exported farm pro
ducts of thla country It concentrated
niostly in a few principal products. Of
It in 1903, cotton constituted SO per
cent, grain and grain products 25 per
cent, meat and meat products and live
animals 24 per cent, these products
equaling over 88 per cent of theeiports
of farm products lait year.
Adding tobacco, whose exports were
valued at over $35,000,000: oil cake
and oil cake meal, $19,839,279; fruits
and nuts over $18,000,000, and vege
table oils, over $16,000,000 gives a
total of eight clasess of products, each
with an export value of over $10,000.-
000, that comprise almost 90 per cent
of the farm exports of 1903.
The fraction of the wheat crop ex
ported In the last doten years has been
about 31 to 41 per cent, and the ex
ported wheat and wheat flour have
yearly averaged somewhat mora than
200,000,000 bushels since 1897.
Only a small portion of the corn crop
Is exported as corn, the highest per
centage, 11 per cent, being for 1898.
Notwithstanding the small percentage
the exported bushels reach 100,000,-
000 to 200,000,000.
The beet exports weighed 385,000,-
000, pork exports 651,000,000, lard
exports weighed 490,000,000, oleo oil
exports 126,000,000 pounds and tobac
co 308,000,000. Putter and cheese ex
ports have decidedly declined within
two or three years.
The report sava that within a few
years the results of an enormous exten
sion ol orchard planting will Deign to
be shown, and some of these results
may be in a much increased fruit sur
plus for export. The exports of ani
mal matter are losing around relatively
with a coresponding gam by vegetable
matter,
FLEBT WILL OO TO MOROCCO.
Two Uotttd States Squadrons are With
in Eaay Reach. '
Washington. May 25. A brief
cablegram came to the state depart
ment today from Consul Oummere, at
Tangier, Morrocco, which confirmed
the press reports that Lon Perdicaria
and Cromwell Varley were being well
treated by the Moorish brigands by
whom they were kidnapped. The au
thorities, according to the dispatch, are
in communication with the bandits
regarding the two men, and it is be
lieved the terms of ransom are the sub
ject of negotiations.
The consul hopes to be able to re
port these terms to the state depart
ment very soon. Mr. Gummere is
moving actively in the matter, his in
structions being to secure the release
of Perdicaris as soon as possible.
Naval officials are awaitinir news nf
ine arrival oi Admiral Uhadwlck at
Fayal with the South ' Atlantic squad
ron, and that of the European squad
ron, under Admiral Jewell, at the
Aozres. The administration will send
vepeela of either of these squadrons to
Morrocco for the moral effect it may
nave upon tbe officials of tnat country
in the event the release of the men in
brought about in the meantime.
.Terms With Bandit Chief.
Tangier, Morocco, May 25. Ihe
Shereef of Wazen left this morning to
meet Raisuli, the bandit chief, who is
said to be at Benarios. Mohammed-el
Torres, representative of the sultan of
Morocco at Tangier, has empowered the
shereef to say that the government will
grant ail the demands of Raisuli if Ion
Perdicaris and Cromwell Vnlnv in
handed over immediately. The soldiers
aireaay nave Deen withdrawn irom the
districts where the bandits are lo
cated.
. Natives Threaten to Rise.
Johannesburg, May 25. The an
nouncement that Chinese labor is t
be given preference in an' endeavor t
solve the labor problem here has caused
considerable unrest among the native
tribes, and an uprising ia not unlikely.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT
RUSSIANS LOSE TORPEDO BOAT AT
VLADIVOSTOK.
Wsat to tba Rsscm ef tba Bogetyr aad
Strata a Mlae-CraUer VYbKh Wast
oa tbe Rocks Win Be a Tatal Los.
Serious Bxplosloa Reported aa Board
tba OrvL
8t. Petersburg, May 25. It Is ad-
mitted at the Russian adrairaltv tint
not only haa the Rnmilan trnianr ' Rn.
gatyr proven a total loss, as a result of
i . .
ner grounding at tne entrance to Vladi
vostok harbor, but that at tbe same
time one Russian torpedo boat which
was sent to the rescue, struck a mine
in the outer harboi and waa total 1
wrecked. (
A correspondent of the Central Neva
has also learned that ther wn an r.
plosion yesterday on board tbe battle
ship Orel, at Cronstadt, and that . ten
stokers were killed. Tha veuL t.
correspondent says, was damaged, and
it win taxe weeks to enect repairs.
The explosion, according to the dis
patch, was the result of an accumula
tion of gas In tbe bunkers.
VINDICATION ONLY THOUGHT.
Russia Haa No Patience With Tbocs Wbe
Sugg-act Mediation.
St. Petersburg, May 25. The Bus
Ian newspapers are unanimous, in
their affirmation of the deep impression
made upon the country br tbe earner.
or's personal God-speed to the troops
in south Kussla, declaring Russian
prestige in the Far East must be vindi.
cated, and that every Russian breast
echoes the emperor's conviction, ex
pressed to the Town Council at Moscow
as follows:
"Our glorious armies will return
with the aureole of victory."
Considerable Irritation ia manifested
by the papers over the suggestion made
by ol. Dubail, tne Fernch minister at
Pekin, that a congress of tbe powers be
held for the purpose of effecting a con
clusion of the war. Tbe Novoa Yre-
mya says: ...
"The war ia Russ'a's neraonal affair
and ahe asks no : one's assistance.
When it is ended aha will negotiate
with the Mikado, but not with Enrnn.
Therefore wa regret that the represen
tative oi Kussia's ally ahould be tbe
first to utter the word 'congress.' "
The same paper! speaking of the re
ception of the newa of Japanese naval
disasters by the Biitisb press, says:
"The hymn of uninterrunted trl.
umph by Japan wbich waa sung by the
friendly choir of English press has been
changed by a few pounds of dynamite
from allergo maestro to aligato assaib
asal." The Chinese minister sava China
will not seek to participate in any con
gress at the conclusion of the war.
The negotiations will be direct with
tne power occupying Manchoria. The
minister continues to insist that China
ia determined not to become involved
in the war.
WAR IS CRIPPLINQ BUSINESS.
Many Large Firms are Compelled to Re
duce Thtlr Forces.
St. Petersburg, May 25. The war
has already begun to produce a serious
effect upon the economic life of Russia.
A writer m the Uiedmosti presents re
ports which go to show that the com
merce and industry of the country are
passing through a severe crisis as a re
sult of the practical cessation of all
trade with Siberia, caused by tbe con
centration of the military along the
Irans-Sibenan railway. This conges
tion of trade is especially felt in Mos
cow, where several of the largest mer
cantile establishments are insolvent.
From Kieff come reports of an un
willingness to invest in the timber in
dustry and there have been many fail
ures.
Russian Poland is probably the worst
hit because of the shortening c! for
eign credit by European banks.
In Lodz, 150,000 persona are out of
employment, while all dock improve-'
ment work at Odessa and other south
ern cities has been abandoned.
Urges Britain to Act.
London, May 25. In connection
with the reports which show that float
ing mines have been liberally distrib
uted by the Port Arthur fleet in the
water adjacent to Port Arthur, Sir Wil
liam Walrond, in the house of com
mons yesterday in a vigorous speech,
condemned the practice and declared
that prompt action should be taken by
Great Britain and all other nations to
check this scheme which seriously en
dangers all neutral shipping. He
states that the practice was in viola
tion of warfare and international law.
. Big Lois In Fight.
St. Petersburg, May 25. It is re
ported that Foreign Minister Mamsdorff
has received a message from the Rus
sian consul at Chefoo saying that the
Japanese have made a land attack on
Fort Arthur and that in doing so they
lost 15,000 men killed or wounded.
The Russian loss is placed at" 3,000
men. Th ultimate outcome of the
fighting li not stated.
WIN BIO VICTORY.
Rssalas T roots Make a Sortie Freei
Port Arthur.
St. Petersburg, Msy 24. Tbe gov
ernment thia evening received news
confirmatory of tba rumors in circula
tion here that General S toe Mel has
made a succasful sortie from Port Ar
thur, resulting in the defeat of the
Japanese, with tbe lose of mora than
1,000 killed or wounded. Tba Russian
losses were 116 killed or wounded.
The movement waa carried out by a
combination with a train bringing ia
war munitions and supplies and Gener
al Stoegsel's force, communication be
ing maintained by wireless telegraphy.
The Japaneee barred tbe route between
the train and General Stoesael's force,
whereupon the Russians attacked and
routed the Japaneee. After tbe engage
ment General 8toes6el'a force, together
with the train, returned to Port Arth
ur. The current accounts of the Port Ar
thur sortie are somewhat conflicting,
and there ia some doubt as to whether
the version mentioning the train is
correct. But tbe operation ia des
cribed as having been brilliantly car
ried out by tbe Russians.
General Stoeseel, it is said, made a
new distribution of bis guns before tak
ing part in tbe sortie.
The Russians fought with great
bravery, breaking the Japanese line
and carrying the enemy for a consider
able distance.
COSSACKS NBARLY AMBUSHED.
Pursuit ef Japanese la Stopped Just la
tba Nick of Time.
St. Petersburg, May 24. The czar
has received the following dispatch
from General Kuropatkin:
'The reconnaissance of May 19 failed
to show any sign of the enemy in the
valleys of the Sedzyk river and of the
Unziag river, a tributary, as far as tbe
village of Deoiouteidzkou, on the main
road from Siuyen to Feng Wan v, Cheng.
"A detachment of the Japaneee van
guard numbering 300 men occupied tbe
village of Deopudza, on the same road.
A Japaneee battalion was posted five
miles beyond Siaskhnangki, and at
least a division, including guard regi
ments, waa stationed five kilometres
further on toward Kbabalin.
"A body of Cossacks on May 19 en
countered three troops of Japaneee cav
alry near the village of Pipouza, 11
miles southwest of Feng Wang Cheng.
The Cossacks attacked and pursued the
Japanese to Pipouza, where they en
countered some Japanese infantry, who
had piepared an ambush', which, how
ever, was discovered in time. The
Cossacks lost two men wounded, one
horse killed and two horses wounded.
"No trace of the enemy was found in
the mountains between Eaichau and
Siu Yen."
JAPANESE CAPTURE KAI CHOU.
Advance of Russians From Nln Chwang
Direction Also Prevented.
Tokio, May 24. Although it haa
not been officially reported, it is said
on good authority that the Japanese
forces have captured Kai Chou, driv
ing the Russians back to Tasbi Chi in
the direction of Niu Chwang, and pre
venting the advance of the Russian
troops at Niu Chwang in the direction
of Kai Chou.
The bombardment by the Japanese
in the vicinity of Kai Chou recently
was probably in preparation for the
landing of forces in the northwest cor
ner of the Liao lung peninsula for. the
purpose of capturing Niu Chwang and
co-operating with the other armies in
the march on Liao Yang. Probably a
small Japanese force has been landed
at Kin Chou bay.
TakuBhan, where Japanese forces
were landed May 19, is at the mouth
of Dayan river, west of their column.
More Buildings lor Army Forta.
Washington, May 24. Constructing
Quartermaster Penrose, at Port Town
send, has been instructed to invite bids
for the erection of buildings to accom
modate two additional companies of
coast artillery at Fort Worden and one
more at Fort Casey. At Fort Worden
the'government will erect one field offi
cers' quarters, one double captains'
quarters and two double lieutenants'
quarters, one double noncommissioned
officers quarters and two barracks. At
Fort Casey three sets cf officers' quar
ters and one barracks will be erected.
Record Run lor Warship.
New York, May 24. The United
States battleship Kentucky anchored off
Tompkinsville today, having made the
world s record run for a warship from
Hong Kong and Madeira to New York.
The total distance steamed was 12,699
miles from Hong Kong, at an- average
speed of 12.07 knots. The last run of
2,900 miles from Madiera to New York
was made at an average speed of 13.8
knots. The . whole distance was made
under natural draught. The Kentucky
has been in commission a little more
than four years.
Military Trains Reach Liao Yang. .
Liao Yang, May 24. Eleven mill
tary traina have come in here during
the past 24 hours. The Russian rtib.e
la rising by leaps and bounds. The
rains have stopped suddenly and fine
weather has eel ia.
COLORADO FLOOD
HEAVY RAWS CAUSE STREAM TO
OVERFLOW BANKS.
Cause la Nlgbt aad People War Unable
to' Escapa-Lase el Ufa May Ba Large
Crops tlava SaflenJ Greatly Macb
Stack Is Reported to tlava Bees
Sweat Away.
Denver, May 23 A cloudburst at
ine bead ol tne Cache la Pondra H
caused that stream to overflow Ita
banks, and meager reports received
nera indicate mat great damage baa
been caused bv the flood and
lives lost. The rush of tbe flood caused
tbe dam which holds tbe water of Liv
ingston take. 65 mi lea above Foit f!nl.
tins, to break, and this added volumes
of water to the flood which awept
down the Cache la Poudre.
At Fort Collins the river ia now ovr
a mile wide and already a number of
tne irame dwellings of the residents of
the Russian colon v of 600 hava hn
swept from their foundations. About
one-half of the people succeeded in get
ting out of their houses before the flood
was upon them. The remainder, haw.
ever, are tonight in a perilous position.
Their houses can plainly be seen float
ing about among the trees, and shouts
ana omer signals of distress aeen and
heard. A few of the honsea havn n.
tered .the current of the stream and
been swept down the river, and per
haps shattered or annk and their
panta drowned.
It is definitely known that two live
have been lost. Rescue nartiea am in
readiness to leave Fort Collins with the
first break of day. The floods in the
Cache la Poudre and other aiTpa.ma ar
due to heavy rains.
The Cache la Pondra rivar rnna
through one of the nnat thiYklv at.
tied and richest agricultural districts
oi loioraao. a laree portion of the
northern part of the state ia inirated
from this etream and a number of im
mense reservoirs have been constructed
for tbe purpose of storing the water.
Should the force of the waters' rush
weaken these snfficientlv to raniut
break and release the stored water, the
result could be nothing but disastrous.
SEES BIQ SCHEME IN LAND BILL.
Hitchcock Fears One Firm WO Try to
Bay Orand Roode Tracts. '
Washington, May 23. The interior
department, in preparing advertise
ments for sale of those landa on the
Grand Ronde Indian reservation in
Oregon, which are to be sold under the
recent act of congress, has discovered
a trace of what it believes is a "nig
ger in the woodpile." This act con
tains a provision authorizing the sale
of these lands in small tracts, or the
entire tract to one purchaser. The
department does not understand tlie
reason for the latter provision, and
says the sale of 27,000 acres of land to
one person or corporation would be con
trary to tbe administration's policy of
getting public lands into the handa of
actual settlers and homebuilders.
Secretary Hitchcock will, if possible,
take advantage of the provision in the
law authoriizng him to "reject any or
all bids," in order to prevent the lands
falling into the handa of one purchas
er. One-half of the lands to be sold
are valuable timber lands, while the
other half are rich grazing lands. The
department will, endeavor to sell to
numerous individual purchasers and
will await with interest the bid on the
whole tract.
HELD BY BANDITS.
Rich American Taken In Morocco and
' Heavy Ransom Demanded.
Tangier, Morocco. May 23. An
American citizen named Perdicaris,
and his stepson, a British subject,
were carried off by the well known
bandit, Raisul, and his followers last
night and will be held for a heavy ran
som. The captives were Btaying at
ferdicaris summer residence, only
three miles from Tangier, when the
bandits attacked and captured them.
Perdicaris is of Greek origin, but is
a naturalized citizen of the United
States. He is very wealthy and has
lived in Tangier for years; He married
an English woman, whose son is his
companion in captivity.
- Lose Many Men.
London, May 23. The Standard's
correspondent at Tien Tsin wires that
while the Japanese fleet was covering
the landing of tioops near'Kalchau, on
Monday, a fierce engagement occurred
at Hsien Yen Chens. Two thousand
Russians' were killed or. wounded
The Russians retreated and the Japan'
ese occupied both Kaiping and Kai-
chau. The Chinese governor at Cheng
Chow has received news that the Rus
sians have destroyed the railway be
tween Tasbichou and Niu Chwang.
Russian Cruiser Grounds During Fog.
Paris, May 23. The correspondent
at St. Petersburg of the Echo de Paris
says: The Russian cruiser Bogatyr
grounded during a fog on the rocks near
the entrance to Vladivostok. Her no-
i sition is critical. The craw was saved.
RUSH WAS TO GET BALLOON.
-AMaatUoe TraJa to Port Art or Om
la Nazee Only.
8t. Petersburg, May 21. One f
the reasons for the desperate effort of
the Russians to get to Port Arthsr
what is officially called an "ammuni
tion train," haa been revealed by in
formation which leaked out today.
There was little need, it appears, for
mora ammunition, great quantities
being stored in the fortress, but Gen
eral Stoessel was exceedingly aniiona
to Da provided with balloons. The
highest point of the fortress is the
Eagle's Nest, from wbirh much of the
surrounding country can be aeen. but
balloons will facilitate observation.
Before tbe war the Russian authorities
loaded on a vessel a complete balloon
equipment for Manchuria, but it waa
captured by the Japanese, who will use
it perhaps in their operations against
Port Arthur. Recognizing the need of
providing General Stoessel with all the
requisite instruments with which to
conduct the defenae of Pnrt IhU.
General Kuropatkin ia believed to have
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ocui Daiioons on tne "ammunition
train." The Russian balloon, im sta
tionary.
"If the Japaneee try to drift balloons
over Port Arthur and drop explosive
on the fortress," an officer said today,
"the world will hear of the first battle
in the air."
Communication from Port Arttn t.
now conducted by Chinese messengers.
HASTE DELAYS SHIPS.
Rasslana Find Tbat Many Boilers Win
nave to Ba Taken Out.
Moscow, May 21. After an exhaust
ive inquiry the correspondent of the
London Times finds that there ia no
need to take seriously the Russian
threats to dispatch to the Far. East
next July reinforcements of war ves
sels. The optimistic reports regarding
the rapid progress of the warships of
the Baltic fleet wbich have been
printed in European captals have been
given out here by officials and have
been., telegraphed abroad without
change. . They are" absolutely untrue,
because there are no means at hand for
the correspondents to verify the re
ports, and ther have no means of in.
specting the shipyards where the ves
sels are being prepared lor service.
While it is a fact that nnorecedentl
haBte is being made in getting warships
ready tor service, there is a limtt to .
efficient speed in shin constrnntinn.
and this has been exceeded with the
result that many of the boilers which
have been installed in the new war.
ships will have to be taken out and re
placed, inis has created a sensation
at the navv department, and it ia now
certain that the Baltic fleet will not
start for the Far East for many months
to come.
SURE SUBMARINES WERE USED.
Rasslana Have New Advices oa the Loss
of the Petropavlovak.
St. Petersburg, May 20. The ad
miralty is now convinced by mail re
ports received from Port Arthur that
Vice Admiral Togo used submarine
boats in his operations. A letter from
Lieutenant General Stoessel says he
wai standing on Golden Hill when the
Russian battleship Petropavlovak went
down and he saw a submarine boat
torpedo the battleship. Lieutenant
Schreiber claims he distinctly saw the
periscope of a submarine boat and
could trace the course of the vessel.
Officers of the Russian battleship Pobi
eda testified that a submarine boat dis
charged a torpedo against their ship
and they fired at the submaiine boat,
hoping to sink it, but failed.
It is officially denied that Viceroy
Alexeiff has gone to Liao Yang to as
sume command of 20,000 troops there,
and that General Kuropatkin has left
Liao Yang for Harbin. It is said that
Kuropatkin is either at Liao Yang or
in its vicinity.
. Tyner on the Witness Stand.
Washington, May 21. Seated in an
invalid's chair and face to face with
the jury, James N. Tyner, the aged de
fendant in the Tyner-Barrett con
spiracy case, today denied the accusa
tions in which he and his nephew
were indicted in connection with their
dutie.B as law officers for the postoffica
department. In the examination con
ducted by Mr. Worthington for the de
fense. General Tyner 's anBwerB were
unhesitating. His diction was perfect
and apparently his understanding as
clear as ever.
Many Turks are Killed.
London, May 21. The central news
correspondent at Baku, Caucasia, re
ports a serious fight between Armeni
ans and Turkish troops at Chelcuzan,
in the district of Mush. The Turka
lost 136 in killed and wounded, while
the Armenians' leadei and many other
were killed.