The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-29

rated at seeing
TWO IxnIDxLs
enter H. seized two iron bars and with them put the
Consuls death This version would evidently de-
prlve ,the OF tho character Of reconciliation
But the Russian telegram above mentioned explains
why and how the two Consuls entered the mosque
Being aware OF their connection with the American
Consul. whose Intervention had originally rrtated the
Mussulmans, and knowing shat the young woman
who the cause Of the affair was ut Mr.. Alb
LOFTS house, the people went 70 NJ Moulin ana
Mr. Abbott aud told theta that the American consul
was detained In the mosque where he waiting for
his relations and colleagues and that lac begged them
AMI assist him in the rho two consuls
al once followed without suspicion the messenger VINO
had been sent them and entered the mosque. They
had scarcely passed the when they knocked
down, ard amer order from Mr.. Abbott TO release
the girl bad been obtained the mob killed them with
their swords.
4 HOLY WAR
The correspondent, goes 10 state that. from sum
mary OF the whole matter, the conclusion may DO
arrived that the OF consuls Is
the commencement o. explosion OF fanaticism re-
strained Tor some time back and that this may be the
menled, in view OF tbs eventual necessity Of holy
war; In confirmation OF tho theory OF generalization
OF the crime in the minds OF the MusEulman popula
ton u is stated that Mr. Abbott had before his DEATH
been haunted BY
DRRARY roRxno DISGs
Of the violent death which awaited him. Intimately
acquainted he with the state OF feeling in Salo
Mica and elsewhere this would to point 10 tho
fact that the murder, II least violent demon
sraton against the Christians had long been brewing
The incident itself is OF course, OF immense impor
lance showing the state Of feeling throughout the
empire The latest teegraphic that six Of tho
assassins have been publicly executed Salonica, In
the presence Of the mob. Who although excited, did
not interfere being doubtless held in check by the
troops, and by the European fleets in the harbor In
csul hue
little can be accepted rs positively truthful
CRITICAL coxDlriox IN coxsrASrixorLR
1t may VOL be imagined what lever OF excitement
this untoward produced Ia Copstantnope, city
which one of the correspondents appropriately de-
fiery spark blown from salonica in the direction Of tho
capital tho greatest excitement among the Eu
ropean population. The murders reused action tho
soflas, BY this name tho Turks designate the stu
dents who initiated IN tho upper branches Of
religious instruction IN the mosques Like tho
Fellows in an English University, these students con-
stute corporation long afer the completion OF their
learned pursuits some Of them supply candidates for
the Offices OF Imaums and Molahs, but many hang
society Tho number OF these priestly vagabonds Of
the worst description Is very great Constannople
20 00o on tho most moderate computation-and these
endeavor maintain their influence the populace
by appeals to their anatcism, in which they exhibit as
much OF The ferocious .'Taes tous Dieu consan
Qui sont lui' Of the Domncans Of the sly 'sTho
end justihes tho means'' of the Jesuits"
LAsHED ixro YRESxY.
The Sofas commenced action by closing the colleges
and paraded the streets OF STEAMBOAT, crying,
.sDowx WITH TIM GRAND vIxIERi".
and issuing strong appeals the ianaticism OF the
ignorant Mussulman classes What Is significant
they began eagerly purchasing arms The demand for
REv0LvgRs
continued undated for three days. until the armorers
shops were emptied. Turks and Christians alike are
said 10 havo jostlcd another their eagerncss
procure arms. The very mosques known to
be full Of weapons The softas said TO
number In the capital less than 10000 Their
iSyrUExcx ovfR Tux MOB
is supreme Among the incidents which, apart from
the purchase OF weapons, 10 indicate the dan
gerous condition Of affairs remarkable occurrence 10
related by correspondent or tho Norning Post He
states that when. occasion. General Ignatic
was passing through the streets he nsultsd by
Turk, who seized the pride Of his horse. The Am
Croa attendance rode up to tho Turk and
knocked him down. On another OCCASION as the Cen
era passing by, tho omnous sentence in Turkish
was distinctly heard,
s.wx'LL HAVE THAT noes BLOOD"
1t cannot BIO very satisfactory to English people 10
read in the papers that the English colony alone is
protected Tho French have sailors from the Mcssa-
gerics the Russians 2 900 Montencgrins In tho
Austrans 1900 Greats and the Austrian Iioyds
prepared. The British fleet is lying in Besska Bay,
and when deputation waited Sir Henry Elliot the
British Ambassador asking tor the protection OF the
Mediterranean ncct, marvellous piecc Of
came to the surface The Ambassador admitted the
urgency Of tho case but stated that The had
no power without the consent of the Foreign Oicc
The English colony has scamen Of semi military
and naval character like those found upon the boats
subsidized by most Continental governments. nor has
it any subjects in Constantnople who are ready madc
and ready organized soldiers like the Croats Besides
10 the danger the English scattered about
tho city small groups. request of tho dcputaton
from tho English community that portion Of tho
Mediterranean nect should enter the Bosphorus was
not cxtravagant Sir Henry Elliot invited tho whole
community to seek
rmE SHELTER OF THE HnRAssY
In Of outbreak, and in the meantime informed
the English Foreign Once Of tho urgency OF the sua-
tion.
THE Hxw CLUTCH
Another circumstance which shows the critical
OF the city aud served to hcghtcn the excitement
the postponcment OF the opening Of the
NkW kNCLlSH CHUHCH,
which had been arranged for tho 10Th inst The church
has been erected BY tho English community Of Kadi-
kent tho ancient Chacedonl a village tho Bospho-
rus, opposite STEAMBOAT Sir Henry Elliot bad prom
iscd to DO present. but at the lasi Abd Pasha
the Minister OF Police sent to him, representing that
in the present condition Of public feeling lie would
be answerable for the maintenance OF order SO the
despatch boat Antelope sent across the Straits
with an imperative request that the ceremony should
be deferred.
SUGGESTIVE INCIDENT
also occurred in Stamboul itself ON tho same day.
Professor Bonamy Price, accompanied by his vito and
German professor, visited one OF the mosques TO
which ordinarily there Is difficulty in obtaining
access Turk recognizing tho German, under whose
tuition be had formerly been, cried out, There's
man who wanted to mako mo Christianlr
Instantly mob collected, and but for tho arrival Of
a body VI police Il might have gone hard with the
Franks whose death might have been the signal for