Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-03
STEAMBOAT SHAKING.
Earthquakes Add Horror 10 Tho Riots
and BlOOishtd.
arm mans Pursued and Beaten u
Death - French Consulate 10
Damaseu. Attacked.

CoSsrASrisoPLg, o,i. "a third
sligni earthquake shook was expert.
cnesd here yesterday. This, with riot.
Ing and blooished, the impfls1nmoni
OF shout 800 Armenlans. the killing OF
prisoners Ia ojld blood and the tres.
enos Of troops un isf ar "a NJ ~ polals,
exci,ss even thc most phlcgmalic
Turk.
The rio,lng and blood letting which
began Monday wsf. ronswsi russ.
day evening, principally by M5ham-
medan theological students, who
chased and beat with blu soons evory
Armenian they met. Ga Tuesday might,
a mob Of 5oitas ani Turks attacked
the house OF leading Armenian,
Kassim PAsha, killing several Iofi8n,.
This mob also Haoked q cafe tsquentei
by Armchair, anI twenty VI tnese
unfortunate people were bsttrh ~
death with bluiseons. Nj Jingle
policeman appsHfcd and no attempt
uat made O. cave the liyos ~ the
Armouianp. Naturally, ths Armaai.
ans put no faith To- tao Assurances II
protection rom further violence at
the hands OF turkish mDlp. Many
sought refuge In churches where they
weTo earnestly addressed " ! clergy
who euJoin,d them 10 DO calm AuJ
give tho Tufss no further pielrxts Tor
attacking them. Thc Armenian
churches are now watched by tie
police, bat tho gEestesl neaalntss pre-.
walls and nOat Of iau O.htr religious
combinations expfcss fear tina the
tsuaticism OF the rifks Ia y extend ia
tther directions. Tho ATmuniaus have
tIe sympalhy OF the foroigneu her,
but the fact that they are Hrmre, In
splte OF their pacific announcements,
10 condemned ny their beat friends
Rud lends cOler TO the statements Of
the Turkish tiiloiRls, who claim tue
Armenian afitaturs organized q revolt
against tue auitan's AutuOt.ty, sud
that the attempt ~ present a petition
~ the grand Nizisf, on Monday last,
which led 10 tue fret Tioting aud
bloodshtd, was n mere pfelrxt TO
serve ~ a slguAl Tor M Armenian out
bieah.
The Associated Pfess correspondent
Ia Armunis, months ago, reported that
the Armenian revolutionary commit
tee was preparing denomination nj
ConstantinOple aud tina, any number
VI Arms mans were willins 70 thus
sac iiice themselves for the ultimate
benefit Of Their unhappy companions.
GA the other hHnd, the Armenisns
assert that they only armed themselves
10 defend their lives against tho Turks.
The authorities bava stationed troops
and paiico nj every threatened point,
ana 10 n asserted this morning. that
there IL no danger Of further disturb
Apcos. This. however, 10 not genet
ally believed.
FREscn CONSUL ATTACKED.
News has been received from Dn-
mAsous that tho French consul there
has been attacked by = mob, grossly
insuitrd And pelted with mud. The
French embassy complained 10 the
Porte and demanded prompt redress.
Zoe introduction OF a religious rlt-
ment In the Disturbances MAKES the
situation mare grave than II Otherwise
would havu been, although tho cut.
WARD cause VI the Armenian outbreak
IL said 10 DO tine long delay In the ne.
gntiations between the powers and tue
Porte on the question Of reform In AT.
mcnia, wbieh increased tho despair VI
the Agmeniaus. Prominent Turkish
officials, however, claim that the pres.
cut troubles arc tHu OUTCOME Of the
agitation when PREVAILS In Europe,
especially la England, In favor OF tho
Atmenihnr.
| Owing TO tho critical uituAtion here
| the cnvoys OF ths powers met At the
| Austrian embassy t01Gy and tho Ger.
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