The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-04

CONSTANTTNOPLE, Oct. 3.-A third
slight earthquake shock was expert
enced here yesterday. This, with riot
ing and bloodshed, the imprisonment
of about 500 Armenians, the killing of
prisoners in cold blood and the pres
ence of troops under arms at all points
excites even the most phlegmatic
Turk
Blood Flows Again.
The rioting and blood letting which
began Monday were renewed Tuesday
evening, principally by Mohamm2dan
theological students, who chased and
beat with bludgeons every Armenian
they met. On Tuesday night, a mob
Of Softas and Turks attacked the
house of a leading Armenian, Kassim
Pasha. killing several persons This
mob also sacked a cafe frequented by
Armenians, and twenty of these I'm
fortunate people were beaten to death
with bludgeons. Not a single police
man appeared and no attempt was
made to save the lives of the Armen-
ians. Naturally, the Amenians put no
faith in the assurances of protection
from further violence at the hands of
i
in churches where they were earnestly
addressed by the clergy, who enjoined
them to be calm and give the Turks
no further preteXts for attacking them.
The Armenian churches are now watch
ed by the police, but the greatest IN
easiness prevails and most Of the
other religious denominations express
fear that the fanaticism of the Turks
may extend in other directions.
Sympathy For Armenians.
The Armenians have the sympathy
of the foreigners Here, but the fact
that they are armed, in spite of their
pacific announcements, is condemned
by their best friends and lends color
to the statements OF the Turkish Off
Gals, who claim the Armenian agita-
tors organized a revolt against the
sultan's authority, and that the at
tempt to present petition to the
grand vizier on Monday last, which led
to the first rioting and bloodshed, was
a mere preteXt to serve as a signal
for an Armenian outbreak.
The Associated Press correspondent
in Armenia, months ago, reported that
the Armenian revolutionary commit
tee was preparing 2 demonstration at
Constantinople and that any number
of ArmenianS were willing to thus
sacrifice themselves for the ultimate
benefit of their unhappy companions.
On the other hand, the Armenians as
sert that they only armed themselves
to defend their lives against the Turks.
The authorities have stationed troops
and police at every threa tened point,
and it is asserted this morning that
there is no danger Of further disturb
ances. This, however, is not generally
believed.
A Consul Attacked.
News has been received from Damas-
Gus that the French consul there has
been attacked by q mob, grossly in
suited and pelted with mud. The
French embassy complained to the
porte and demanded prompt redress.
The introduction of a religious ele-
/ ment in the disturbances makes the
situation more grave than it otherwise
would have been, although the out
ward cause of the Armenian outbreak
is said to be the long delay in the ne
gotiations between the powers and the
porte on this question of reform in Ar
menia, which increased the desnair OF
the Armenians. Prominent Turkish
officials, however, claim that the pres
ent troubles are the outcome OF the
agitation which prevails in Europe, es-
pecially in England, IN faVor or the
Armenians.
Owing to the critical situation here
the ENJOYS of the powers met at the
/ Austrian embassy today and the Ger
man gunboat Lorelly has been order
ed to remain at the disposal of the
German embassy.
At least five Armenians were killed
after they had been arrested on Mon
| day. This has caused great indigna
ton.
Regarding the death of the Turkish
major, Servet Bey, witnesses affirm
that the Armenians did not use re-
volvers, until he had ordered the po-
lice to fire upon them. When Servet
| Bey fell there was a frightful tumult
and the police charged the crowd with
revolvers and swords. According to
the police report only twenty persons
were killed and eight wounded during
the rioting on Monday, but more reli-
able reports place the number of killed
at over 200.