The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-14

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec. IL, via Sofia Dec
13.-There was disturbance in Stambou
today, and it caused the spread of rumort
so alarming that Galatea and Perea were
soon in state of panic and serious out.
breaks threatened. This in view of the
passage through the Dardanelles of the
British gunboat Dryad and the Italian gun
boat Archimeade, extra guardships for the
British and Italian embassies, formed the
basis for the report of the rioting predicted
by Vildiz Kiosk couriers, had actually com.
menced, but happily the trouble was moi
serious, although the Armenians, as usual
are accused of having attempted to bring
about an uprising of trouble. The panic
however, was striking evidence of the
nervousness and apprehension which pre-.
vail here as result of The long drawn ou,
negotiations between the powers and the
sultan regarding the suppression of out
breaks in Asiatic Turkey, and the admit
tance of extra guardships into the Bos-
phorus.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec. 13.-The example
of the Armenians of Stamboul in hurriedly
closing their shops, was followed in the
street. After the briefest period of time
Imaginable every shop was shut up and
nearly all the houses were barricaded
Crowds of people, male and female, old
and young were seized with terror which
grew in strength as the time wore OH and
the confusion increased. People hastened
hither and thither aimlessly, helplessly.
apparently unaware of what they were do.
ing, not knowing what had actually hap
pened, but with the general impression
that a massacre was in progress.
1t is difficult to describe to those unac-
quainted with the vagaries of the popula.
ton of this city and who are not familiar
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has existed here for months past, the scene
of incredible alarm and disorder which
prevailed here at the height of the excite
ment this morning. Every man seen in
the streets seemed to have lost his head
for the time, and it would not have needed
much more to actually precipitate terri
BILE outbreak.
The ordinary police officials, as we'll as
the military police, who have been patroll-
ing the streets since the last outbreak here.
seemed to be among the first to catch the
panic, for they hurried to their different
headquarters as if obeying orders pre-
viously given. and it was not until the
alarm began to subside that they reap.
peared and busted themselves with their
duties.
From Stamboul the wave Of terror swept
to Galatea and Pera, carried onw ard by
the panic stricken fugitives from the first
named quarter, who were evidently under
the impression that they were fleeing for
their lives.
The porte has rejected the proposal for
an extension of the tobacco regime coDces-
sion in return for further loan of money,
but it is believed that the extension will
eventually be made, for the government
must have money in order to maintain the
$50 battalions, 100 squadrons and 22O
batteries of the army, numbering in all
over 100000 fighting men, now under
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have beeh called out in order to suppress
The disorders in Turkey. A military ex-
pert who has been inquiring into the sub.
ject estimates that Turkey could place
over 35O, 700 men in the field at very short
notice if the treasury was faiLly we'll filled.
Hence the anxiety of the government to OBJ.
tain money, and il is believed that great
sacrifices will have to be made in order to
do so. ,-' -.-----
The misery and distress in Armenia is
said to be more severe than the most vivid
reports have made out, and the number of
peop g massacred is said to be greater
than anybody here really believed.
News was received today from Zeitoun
that the Turkish troops from Narash are
surrounding the Armenians, cutting off
their lines of communication and prevent
ing them from obtaining reinforcements,
provisions and the supplies of arms
and ammunition which are understood TO
have been forwarded 10 them from many
paris of Asiatic Turkey. When the town
of Zeitoun is completely surrounded it is
believed the Armenians will quickly be