The herald., 1895-12-05


ssThis second incident. following so
closly upon the first. caused great excite
ment, and at the souni of the shots the
population in the neighobrine quarters
prec plated itself into the streets, some
carving arms and some unarmed.
rumor had been circulated to the effect
that the Armenians had gone to the gov
eminent houses an assassin ma ed the vail,
the populace Immediately marched in
that direction from which arose great
confusion, and blocking OF the adjoining
streets. However, the civil and military
authorities ana also the zaplies and
agents of the police, assisted by the prom
inent citizens OF the city. having station
ed the m selves at the entrance OF the
streets, finally succeeded in calming the
mob and dispensing the crowd. they
explaind that tue Armenians had done
nothing.
''The repetition of shots by the Armen-
ian conspirators and the non-arrest III
one of their number and OF bis accom-
plice, had the effect of keeping up pubic
agitation. On the other hand thu lack
of confidence in the authorities and III
he Mnssu man population, which was
exhibited by til Armen ians, VINO no long
or opened their shors, necessarily greatly
accentuated the existing feeling.
ain view of tn crit cal situation a
certain Father Mesrob, at the time acting
representative of the Armenian bishop of
,Tpebizond, and also the most prominent
citizens of the CITY, were summoned to
the government house to meetin. but
on lv the bishops representative and one
me reliant, q certain Midlothian, answer
Cd the summons and presented them
SELVES. They were inn lored co exert all
their influences to prevent the repetition
of suc,b scenes, and were also requested
to statI, whore the two accused were In
hiding, the arrest of whom would aid In
restoring tranquility. In reply o these
exhortati oDs, however. the merchant de-
clsYed that he had never interfered and
nevey would interfere IN the affairs of
the community, and the priest req lied on
his side that he did not know the accus-
ed and that, Judging from what he had
heard, 1t would appear tnat the two
pasbas mad been wounded by sold er.
and that Rhami Effendi had been killed
by Mus,sulman, and he added that 1t
would be we'll tn arrest the real crimina
and allow the arrested Armenains their
liberty.
at was observed to them that both OF
The csses we re of public potoriety, and in
deed the accused had bsen seen in the
act. The rst incident had occurred in
daylight and had been witnessed by
uum her of per sons, and that as for Hat
CHG Slepane, he had not yet been arrest
ed, and yet in hal ted rhe city itself. 1t
was therefore most i'm proper that they
should simulate ignorance and take part
of the criminals and Father Mesrob. and
the merchants were therefore again ex-
hortpd to heed the counsels of the author
tiles and to sum mon the more prominent
citizens to meet at their houses to DIS.
cuss the situation and to reveal the hid
ing place of the flgiNives and thereby
aid the authorities IN calming the exist
ing excitement.
@These two incidep Is. having been fol-
lowed by the news OF the ri"ts in Con-
stantinople brought about by some Ar
menIan yagubonds, the public excitement
tnr IA.
came alarmed and the Armenians began
10 walk around armed to che teeth and
not to open their stores. As since the
day on which the first incident occurred,
the Armenians OF neigh boring Villages
had com M rnced to swarm in the city, and
the governor general wishing to prevent
If possible, bloody riots, proceeded on the
morning of Tuesday, the 6th OF October,
acc.m panied h. the president OF the
municlpli.y, to the market square, and
there in one of the prin cipal stores as
sem oled large nu M Der OF prominent
citizens, both Mussulmans and Chris.
tiaps, They were asked not to cause
trouble and to help quiet the people;
at was precisely at this moment. how
ever. that shots were heard in the direc-
then about 1920 o'clock. Owing to the
existing confusion, it was impossible to
determine on which SID the brawl beg, n.
In truth it seemed that the more the I'M
perial troops, the agents OF the police and
Zaptires endeavored TO suppress the riot,
the greater became the audacity OF the
ArDenlaDs.
1T was from their shops and baZaars,
from the windows of the upper stories,
and indeed from anywhere and every.
where that they fire at random on the
soldiers, police, zartiTes and cltlzens
alike. The vail during the troubles pro-
ceeded at orce to the scene. ,Notwitn-
standing his presence, the shooting con-
sinued, directed against the officers of
the regular army and the zsptlrss, who,
stationed before the shops. exhorted the
rioters to drop their arms and place
themselves under the protection OF the
authorities, who would know how to de-
fend them. Indee |, they did not even re-
spect the persoL OF the governor,at whom
they fired. at sight Of one soldier and
one or two Mussulmans wounded, and
two others who were already dead, the
agitation of the Mussulmans and Greeks,
who mad Joined in the brawl, reached its
climax. 1t was 3 o'clock before, With
great trouble, they could re-sstabllsh
order. Corpses lying in the streets and
in the SHOPS were taken that same night
to-. the untenanted stores, ana the
wounded were conveyed to their homes
or to the hospitals.
after the riots we're put down, the
Armenians who mad renamed shut up
in the houses and stores were deprived of
entirely restored, they were lodged In the
edifices of the civil and military author
tiles. These indiv iduals and families who
were deprived of means OF support were
cared for In some Mussulman houses, and
received bread ana whatever was neces-
sary for them. When order was finally
restored the old Offenders and the other
regained their firearms.
zine Ottoman subjects and the strang-
eis who had sought protection at the res
idences of tie foreign consuls at the mo-
ment Of the riot were conveyed TO their
homes, and for the purpose OF protecting
them from an attack the foreign consul.
stes and the schools and other religious
Establishments, as well as the residences
of foreigners, while the trouble lasted,
were guarded by tbs regular troops and
the zaptires. Certain particular families
We're LOGGED for projections in the houses
OF prominent Mussulman citizens, and
wherever the Zaptires and the troops
failed. it was the Mussulman and Chris
tian leaders and leading men who took
their places.
after the complete suppression OF the
troubles. ali elaborate inquest was held
TO discover the authors OF the frat shots.
1t was discovered that on the morning OF
Tuesday, the 9Th of October, the day of
the riot, that several rioters were expect.
ed from Constantinople by the Austrian
steamer.
IAN unusual Assem- bling of Arm enians
having taken place near the wharf, pop
ular curiosity was excited. Among the