The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-05
THE TURKISH SIDE.

The TrsbIIond Riot rs Told by OGcial
Advieea Front the SultRn's Palace Re-
rsIvsd by the Turkish Minister at
Washington.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. 4.-The
Turkish legation has received from the
sublime porte the following report of
the Armenian troubles at Trebizond,
signed by the civil and military off,
olals, the ulemas and notnb!es OF the
vilGyet, MussulmAn, Greek orthodox
and Catholic:
General Bahrl Pnshl ex-vRli OF Van.
who spent several days nt TreblZond In
returning from Van, and Hhmdi PashR.
commander OF the Redlfs' ut Trebl-
ZOnd. in company with Rail Ham, the
Persian consul at Trebizond, nnd Omer
EffCnd, the director OF the posts and
telegraphs. and Suleiman Bey. the com
mnnder OF the mounted police OF the
valnyet were crossing on Wednesday.
the second of October, 1895, at about
O'clock In the afternoon, the Ouzaun
sokak street, which leads In the Chnrki
Sduaro In the city OF TreblzOnd, when
n certain Armenian, servant In the
employ OF the Armenian bishop OF Trcb-
izond, and who was suspected oE being
affiliated with the revolutionary COM
mittees. and another individual. also
mn Armenian, fired on them several
times with reYovers, woundlng Bahri
Pnaha in the calf OF the leg and HRmid
Pnsha In the foot. ArinenAl; and his
accomplIces were instantly arrested.
This incident, having been the first
to occur in Trebizond since the Armeni-
nns. subjects Of the Ottoman empire.
had commenced TO commit crimes ana
l., ~ q
OF the empire, caused naturally cer-
tain emotion OF the population, but II
was happily not followed by any other
incidents that day.
AN ORDER DEFIED.
1.-TWO days later, however, on the fol-
lowing Friday, at about 0 o'clock Mt
night, several Mussulmang belonging
TO the trades unions, having met In the
al Vnssil quarter, with certain Hat
chIk, son OF barber named Stephan,
nnd who was being sought by the po-
lice, ns being incriminntcd In the Mt
tnciy upon the two Paphas, they nd-
dressed him in these terms:
"'StOp! Where are you escaping to?
You arc sought by the authorities.
IIathchik instantly drew out his re-.
yolvGr aud fired upon thoIn number OF
tlmos. -
bc passing In n neighborinE street,
hcnrd the shots. and Wishing to know
their cause, turned into the street from
which came the noise. but being seen
by Hatchlk he was instantly shot and
billed.
"This second Incident, following 10
closely upon tho first. with only two
dnya IntCrfnIsglOn. cauEcd Il great OK
element. and Mt the sound Of the shots
INC p0pulntlon In the nclghhurlng qunr-
tors pTcclplthtcd Itself into tho streets,
carrying arms, and some unhmncd. ~
rumDr having been circulated 10 tho
effect that tho ArmcninnA hnd gone 10
mo government house and nHsnyflnnted
the vail, the populnce immcdlateIy
mprchcd in TINT direction, from which
arose II great confusion and blocking
of Inc adjoining streets. However, the
cIyll nnd military authorities and also
tlic Znptlts and agents Of the police,
assisted by prominent citizens Of tho
rity. having stationed themselves nt
thG entrance OF tic streets, did flnnlly
atiocpnd nftcr grcnt difficulty, II must
br ndtnlttcd, in cnlmlnEItho mob and In
digpprglng tho crowd by explaining Tint
no Rhnti which had been heard had
bocn uf no serious consequence ana thht
tho Armcnnna had done nothing In
the way Of Violence
A QUAINT DEscRlPTloN.
"m view OF this critical HItuntIOn II
certain Father Mcsrob nt tho time act
inc ,cprcacntnuvc Of the Armenian
6lghop OF Trcblsond, aud also the most
prominent citizens Of the city were
summoned 10 the government house
No. a nootlnp, but only tho blrhOp'n
raprcaonintlvn md Onc merchant, II
ccitnln Midlothian. nnRwcrcl the SUM
NOM aud presented thrinHnlvca' Tncy
wore lmplUfod ~ exert all their lnilu.
Gncr To- prevent the repetition of auch
reoror, and requested TO rtttn Whcr'
lilo iwn noc,uu1 wcrn IN hldlngi the ur'
ropt ur whom would aid much IN ro'
rlurlng calm md tranquility In renIy
10 these cyhurntlunr. however, ih1
merchants declared that ~ hnh mover
jntofftrcd and never would Interfere III
do nnnltR NJ tho community MA ihc
rrlrpl FnlhIr NoBruh, replied ni ny
1iip Ninl hc did nat know IN" hccugcl'
"rhrar tvu lncllnulr hnylug boen inl'
lnupd h.. tho news NJ the riots IN con-
gtnntlnoplo brought about NY some A.
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