The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-10-09
Rioting in Constantinople.
Details of the Trouble, With
Conflicting Reports Of the
Casualties.

LONDON. Oct. 2.-The Post will to-
morrow publish dispatch from Con-
stantinople saying it is believed that 10
persons were killed and 40 wounded in
the streets duriog the rioting which oc.
Cured Monday. Five hundred persons
have been arrested on the charge of
participating in the rioting. Among
the prisoners are number OF Armenl-
aus. These. when arrested, were
thrown down. disarmed.- baten aud
then bound. One Armenian was struck
with bludgeou and Afterwards shot
and killed. Two noD-commlssioned
eendarme officers we're about to se'ze an
Armenian near the gate Of the sul;an,s
palace, where the trouble originated.
when shots were fired from crowd Of
students, aud both officers we're killed.
Several other gendarmes were wound
ed. 1t is stated that eight Armepians
we're killed within the ministry OF po-
lice. which was attacked by the rioters.
A crowd Of ara,ed Sofas assembled
later aud threatened to massacre the
Armeuiaps. The police. however, dis
rersed them.
The porte and the palace officials are
greatly alarmed. Tue ministers have
held a meeting to consider the situa-
ton which is threatening. A dinner
had been arranged at the palace in
honor Of Prince Albert of Schleswig
has been cancelled. The French dis
patch boat Petrol, which was about to
sail for Toulcp, has been ordered to re-
maio
The demonstration of the Armeoians
had long been presrrauged. Copies OF
the petition against the government, to
present which to the grand vizier was
the object of the Armeniaus to the gate
of the palace we're sent to some OF the
embassies With an intimation that the
petition would be forwarded to the
grand viz.er. The police hearing of
this, orders werc immediately given to
prevent the petition from being pre-.
sensed.
About 1000 persons assembled IN
the Kormkapon cathedral 20 attend the
celebration of the cross. After the SER
vice. twenty Armenian ladies presented
to the patriarch a petition begging him
to summon the faithful to 60 to the
Porte to pray ttas it promptly enforce
reforms in Armenia.
The patriarch addressed the assem-
blase and exborted them to make no
de~.s,.ssra,ion, ipasmrcb rs it would be
e,...ary to Law. He begged them to
RELY aooa himself to do everything pos
sibIv 10 secure the desired reforms
Tbereupon the crowd shouted "We
have had enough. We want liberty or
death. -
The patriarch then withdrew aud the
Armeniaus tried to form a procession,
but 10 this they were prevented by the
oolice, who dispersed the crowds into
various streets. Later. however, they
gathered agaio at an arranged point.
There Maj Serwet Bsy. aide to the
ministry Of police, addressed them, dl-
recting them to leave the petition with
him. Some say that be insulted the
Armeniaus At any rate, the latter be-
came iuceu>ed aud began shouting.
Then shots we're fred and Sewet Bey
vas killed and several geudarmes were
wousded A hand-,o-hand fight FOL
lowed
The dissurbaoces we're renewed on
>Tusday, but the details cannos be oo-
,ained. 1t is known. however that
mpoeople we're killed.
The streets are patrolled by troops
aud the guards at the government Offices
have been reinforced.
IS stated tha, the Armepians broke
into tt law courts and killed two judges
During the rio,ing Monday bullets
pierced the carriages Of the mioister of
foreign affairs aud the minister of po-
lice.
The Cons,ao,iuople correspondent OF
the Daily News says that an eye wit
aess of Tuesdays troubles declares that
ne saw car load Of corpses removed
from the Koumkapaon district last olgh'.
A Greek messenger employed at the
British sconclaie, reported that be vas
at the principal prison Of the city aud
saw four dead ard eigbt wounded Ar
ueniaos brouga. in. he heard az or
der given 10 xii! the wounded which
was done. The matter was reported TO
Sir Phillip Curry, the British minister
The Daily News estimated the killed
at more than 20. Christian aud Mos
lem faoaiicis0, it says. is alike aroused
aud the trouble may be worse yet, un-
less energetic measures are taken.
The Standard has Coostantlnople
dispatch saying that the number killed
is variously estimated at from 80 to