Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-10-03
BLOODY RIOTING In TURKEY.
Grave Situation of Affairs at the An
cient Capital of the Ottoman
Empire.
ARMENIANS BEATEN WITH BLUDGEONS
Fear Has Caused Many to Seek Refuge
in the Churches-Introductl OF
Religious Element Heightens
Trouble-Envoys Meet at
Austrian Embassy.

Constantinople, Oct. "a third slight
earthq uake shock was experienced here
yesterday. This, with rioting and blood
shed, the imprisonment It about b95 Ar
menians, the killing Of prisoners in cold
blood and the presence of troops under
arms at all points, is we'll calculated to
excite even the most phlegmatic Turk.
The blood letting, which began on
Monday, as exclusively detailed in these
dispatches, was renewed on Tuesday even
ing, in spite of all the precautions taken
by the authorities, by the Mohammedan
theological students, who chased and beat
with bludgeons every Armenian they met.
On Tuesday night mob of Softas and
Turks attacked the house of leading
Armenian, Kassim Pasha, killing several
persons. This mob also sacked cafe
frequented by Armenians and twenty OF
these unfortunate people we're beaten to
death with bludgeons.
Not single policeman appeared and
no attempt was made to save the lives OF
the Armenians. Naturally the Armenians
put no faith in the assurances of protec-
tion from further violence at the hands of
the Turkish mobs.
SOUGHT REFUGE IN CHURCHES.
Many sought refuge in the churches,
where they were earnestly addressed by
the clergy, who enjoined them to be calm
and give the Turks no further pretext
for attacking them.
The Armenian churches arc now watch
ed bv the police, but the greatest uneasi-
ness prevails and most of the other re-
liglous denominations express the fear
that the fanaticism of the Turks may ex-
tend in other directions.
The Armenians have the sympathy OF
the foreigners here, but the fact that they
are armed, in spite of their pacific an
nouncements, is condemned by their best
friends and lends color to the statements
that the Turkish officials, who claim that
the Armenian agitators organized the re-
volt against the sultan's authority, an6
that the attempt to present petition te
the grand vizier, on Monday, which lee
to the first rioting and bloodshed, was
mere pretext to serve as signal for ar
Armenian outbreak.
On the other hand, partisans OF the Ar
menians asserted that the latter onl!
armed themselves to defend their lives.
The authorities have stationed troop
and police at every threatened point, ant
it is asserted this morning that there j
no danger Of further disturbances. This
however, is not generally believed.
SITUATION VERY GRAVE.
The introduction of the religious ele
ment into the disturbances makes tn
situation more grave than 1t otherwis
would have been, although the outwar
cause of the Armenian outbreak ls said
be the long delays in the negotiations b'
tween the powers and the porte on tn
question Of reform in Armenia, whlc
have increased the despair of the ARM
mans. .,
Owing to the critical situation here, TT
envoys Of the powers met at the Austria
embassy to day, and the German gun-bo.'
Lorelly has been ordered to remain at tt
disposal of the German embassy.
At least five Armenians were kille
/ after they had been arrested on Monda
and this caused great Indignation.
Regarding the death of the Turks
major, Servet Bey, witnesses affirm th
the Armenians did.not use revolvers Vi
til he ordered the police to fire upc
them. When Servet Bey fell, there vi
frightful tumult and the police charge
the crowd with revolvers and swords.
According to the police report, on
twenty persons were killed and e1g
wounded, on Monday, but reliable r
ports place the number killed at 200.
News has been received from Dana
Gus that the French cousul at that pla
has been attacked by a mob, grossly i
suited and pelted with mud.
The French embassy complained
the porte and demanded prompt redres