Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-10-11
CONDITION IS CRITICAL
Constantinople Riots the Sen.
sation in London.
BLAME PLACED ON ARMENIANS
ment In the Disturbances Makes
the Situation More Grave.

London, Oct. 5.--The critical condi-
tion Of affairs at Constantinople is the
sensation Of the day, and all the dis
patches from that city are read with
the greatest eagerness. Many import
ant reports are known to have been re-
ceived at the foreign office from Sir
Curry, the British ambassador at Con-
stantinople, and the feeling here is not
entirely favorable to the Armenians.
The appointment Of Kiamie Pasha as
grand vizer, recently announced, is re-
garded as happy circumstance at the
present juncture of affairs. He has
the reputation of being one of the most
broadminded statesmen Of the Otto
man empire.
| The st. James's Gazette points out
this evening how the events which
have occurred at Constantinople were
correctly foretold by the press reports,
which, April 10, told how the patriotic
party of Armenia had been fomenting
a general revolt, and that the leaders
promised that the chief attack would
be made in the city of Constantinople,
and that the bulk of the fighting
would be borne by Armenians. 1t was
added at that time the leaders had
even gone so far as to declare that the
first attack would be ON the palace of
the sultan and that the reign of Hamid
would come to an end. Finally, it
was stated that there were men who
believed that, in the overthrow of the
sultan, the Armenians would be en-
couraged by the younger and more pro-
gressive generation of Constantinople
Turks.
The Constantinople correspondent of
the Standard, under date of Wednes-
day, telegraphs to his paper:
''The Armenian patriarch was invit-
ed to attend the porte, but he declined
because none of his followers were al
lowed to accompany him. He remain
ed at his residence with several hun
dred armed Armenians. The authori-
| ties have sumomned him TO surrender
these people, giving them until 3
O'Clock in the afternoon, when the
building will be stormed.
In reviewing the incidents of the
past two days, it has been found that
the police have generally not been sup
piled with ball cartridges, and have
been instructed only to use the fiat of
their swords and the butts of their
rifles. Most of the violence upon Ar
menians has been committed by stu
dents and the low class Of Moslems,
whom the police, however, do not ap.
pear to have arrested or interfered
with.
"Great CONSERVATION prevails at the
/ palace, and the sultan has not been il
bed since Monday. 1t is felt that a
crisis has arrived, and there is much
anxiety lest other revolutionary fac
tions shall join with the Armenians.
Since the Greek revolution. Constan.
tinople has not fallen in such terror as
is now prevailing"
The Telegram's correspondent wire:
his paper as follows:
"The police have not yet attempted
to clear the patriarchate, and it ii
hoped that they will not resort tC
force, for most fearful massacre
would inevitably result. The Armen
iahs have huddled together in th'
church, with barely standing room
They have to depend for food upon sucl
scraps as are brought to them. 1t il
estimated at the patriarchate that owe
900 Armenians have been killed"
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
from Constantinople, dated Thursday
says:
81 received intelligence from Erzer
oum today that in Khnouss and othe
parts of Armenia further disturbance
may be expected, unless measures ar,
taken Immediately to calm tho people
who are emigrating wherever the
can"
MulattOea Disfranchised,