The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-04

LONDON, Ocs. 3,-The critical condi-
ton OF affairs in Constantinople is the
sensation Of the day here, and all dis
patches from that city are read with
the greatest esgerhess. Many impor-
tant messages are known to have been
received at the British foreign office
from Sir Phillip Currie, the British en-.
bassador at Constsntinople, and the
feeling here is not entirely favorable to
the Armenians.
The appointment OF Kiamie Pashe as
grand vizier, recently announced, is re-
garded at the foreign office as q happy
circumstance at the present juncture of
affairs. He has the repu ton OF being
one OF the most broad minded and en-
llghtened statesman of the Ottoman
empire and he ia looked upon &C being
the right man in the right place.
II is true that during his last term Of
office Kiamie Pasha by a certain faction
st least was looked upon as cherishing
undue Anglophile ideas, but the hope is
expressed here that he will be able to
successfully Rrapple withthe situation
and suppress the disorders at CONSTANT
nople before matters reach stage
which would call for the interference of
the powers.
In spite OF the assurances to the con.
trary of the Armenian committee OF
this city, the belief prevails in official
circles here that the rioting at Con-
stantinople was really q deliberately
planned uprising, brought about by the
Armenian agitstors, who are DESTROYS
OF forcing the hands OF the powers in
order TO bring about direct interference
upon the part OF Great Britain, France
and Russia in the administration in
Armenia
The st. James Gazette points out this
afternoon how the events which have
just occurred at Constantinople were
correctly told by the Associated Press,
which, in dispatch published here on
April 10, told how the patriotic party CT
Armenia had been fomenting a general
riot, and that the leaders promised that
the chief attack would be made on the
city Of Constantinople itself, and the
orunt of the fighting would be borne by
the Armenlans resident therein
Owing TO the critical situation here
the ENJOYS OF the powers met at the
Austrian embassy to day and the Ger
man gunboat Lorely has been ordered
to remain at the disposal OF the Ger
man embassy. 1t Is now known def
nitely that at least FIVE Almenians
were killed after they had been ar
rested on Monday, and this has caused
great indignation.
According TO the police reports only
twenty persons were killed and eighty
wounded during the rioting on Monday,
but more reliable reports place the
number killed at probably over 200.
News has been received here from Da~
mascus that the French conul at that
place had been attacked by mob and
grossly insulted and pelted with mud.
Inc French embassy has complained to
the porte and has demanded prompt
redress for the outrage.
Earthquake Shock an Further Murders.
CoNsTANTINoPLE. Oct. 3.-To add to
the state of terror prevailing here a
rtenced yesterday. This, with tho riot
ing and bloodshed, the imprisonment of
about 500 Armenians, 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
phlegm attic Turk.
The rioting and blood-letting which
began on Monday, as exclusively de-
tailed in these dispatches, was renewed
on Tuesday evening, in spite of oil the
precautions taken by the authorities of
this much disturbed city. On Tuesday
the principal riotiDg was the work Of
the Sofas, Mahommedan theological
students, who chased and beat with
bludgeons every Armenian they met
During Tuesday night mob of Sofas
and Turks attacked the house OF lead
ing Arm enian, Kssim Pasha. storming
the building and threatening it's de-
struction, aud killing several persons
who were unable to escape from 1t in
time. This mob also assaulted cafe
frequented by Armenians, and twenty OF
the unfortunate people who were found
there were beaten to death with blud-
geons To the disgrace OF the author
ines not single policeman appeared on
the scene, and no sttem pt was made to
save the lives of the Armenians.
The authorities have now stationed
troops and police as every threatened
point, and it is asserted that there is no
danger OF any further disturbances.
mis- however, is not generally believed.
Two Yesrs In the Penitentrary.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct ar sCard