Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-03

''The situation is evidently grave, despite
the Turkish explanations. The sultan must
recognize that 1t is only by complying with
the advice Of the powers that he can hope
to avoid a repetition of such scenes peril
Gus alike to himself and the empire"
The Standard, which is the conservative
organ, says in an editorial on the subject
THE evidence in the whole affair points to
the conclusion that it was a studiously de-
vised plot on the part of Armenian agita-
tors to provoke reprisals."
ForetOld Last April.
/ The st. James Gazette points out this
Afternoon how the events which have just
occurred at Constantinople were correctly
foretoId by the Associated Press, which, in
dispatch published here on April 10, told
how the patriotic party of Armenia. had
been fomenting general revolt, and that
the leaders promised that the chief attack
would be made in the city of CONSTANT
nople ITSELF and that the brunt of the fight
ing would be borne by the Armenians resi-
oent therein. The Associated Press added
at the time that 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 4
sudden lend. Finally. it was stated that
there were men who believed that in the
overthrow of the sultan the Armenians
would be encouraged by the younger and
more progressive generation Of CONSTANT
rople Turks.
Inc dlSpatcn or the Associated Press from
its correspondent also said:
1.-THE purpose CT the Armenian plotters
is not to bring Turkey to terms in a fair
fight, but to obtain a settlement of the
quarrel by the intervention of the European
powers. Before the revolution is three
months old the powers. it is believed, will
be compelled to interfere; for the cruelty.
atrocity, the outrage. the blood lust and
that Christian humanity will rise in wrath
and demand that it cease Then Armenia.
her pc ople hope, may get her freedom and
the Turkish empire may be torn limb from
limb and thrown piecemeal to its expectant
reighbors.
/ But it will be the helpless women and
children who will suffer. They will be tor
tured and butchered by thousands. The
revolutionary leaders expect that it will be
so and, in fact, they count upon it as the
chief factor in the success of tn eir cause
They argue that 1t Is no worse that a few
thousand Armenians should be killed at one
time than that they should be killed seDa-
rately during n period of a few months or
years. The Armenian people at large proba-
bly, do not know of these plans in detail.
The Armenisns are encouraged 20 believe
that the revolutionary leaders have a secret
understanding with the Russian govern
ment, but this is unlikely.
"As the time for the evolutionary upris-
ing approaches. the words of the armenian
CATHOLICS, Mgr Khrimian, have an added
Significance:
''Armenia is in sore distress. but her suf-
ferinSs will soon be at an end.
Referring to this dispatch of the Associat-
ed Press. the St. James Gazette says:
Mondays rioting Is a strange comaen-
tary upon this Dispatch
Disturbances Tuesday.
1t is stated that the. Armenians broke into
the law courts and killed two Judges.
The Constantinople correspondent of the
London Daily News says that witness Of
danla tbot ha
cartload of corpses removed from the Koum-
kapon district that night. The Daily News
estimates the killed at more than twenty
The London Standard has a dispatch say
ing that the number of the killed is variously
estimate at from thirty to 2sU. The. exact
number VIII probably never be known Many
hundreds of persons have been arrested. ard
the entire ministry of justice has been turn
ed into Jail. The ordinary jails are full
Any. Armenian who appears on the streets
runs the risk of being imprisoned.
The familiar rumors of an impending mas
sacre are already revived, and the public
mind is greatly agitated.
Minister TcrreIl's DISPATCH.
Secretary Olney late yesterday afternoon
received the following dispatch rom Minis
ter Terrell:
"CoNsTANTINoPLE, October ..
'Olney. Washington: -.-.-.......-
Monday several hundred Armenians
marched on the porte, professedly to ask
redress of grievances. The patriarch tried
to prevent it. A conflict occurred between
the Armenians and the police. Probably
about sixty Turks and Armenians were
killed, among others Turkish major, and
many We're wounded. The Armen;ans car
ried pistols. Yesterday several more We're
killed. Last night there were eighty killed
Several hundred have been imprisoned.
The porte had notice of the demonstra ton
which, it is said, was organized by leaders
of the Huntchagist revolutionists, whor
they have captured. Much terror exists.
think the porte will be able 10 restrain ia
natlclsm. TERRELL.'