The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-03

CoSsrASTINoPLE, Oct. 2,-Five hun.
dred arrests have been made in connec.
tiOH with tho recent riOtInR OF Armen.
ians here, The government iI greatly
alarmed aud the garrison is kept under
arms,
Trouble among tho Armenians OF
this city has been brewing for a long
time past, tho bitter feeling against the
authorities growing stronger as week
after week passes without the adoption
by the Turkiih government Of tho
scheme for reform in Armenia proposed
by the representatives Of the powers.
Tho long smouldering flames Of diVcon.
tent, carefully famed by tho Armenian
Rgitators, havo Rt last broken out.
Finally tho Armsnians determined, at
all hazards, to make Rn attempt to pro-
sent 4 petition to tue sultan, through
tho Grand Vizier and large body OF
ArmOnianE, on Monday, marched with
this intention towards the palace OF tho
Porte. The authorities, in anticipation
OF trouble, had stationed a strong force
Of police about the palace and other
public buildingS were also guarded.
The arrival oil tho Arm0niRul at the
palace was the signal tor several doSper.
ate encounters between them and the
police. during which several Turks and
number OF Armeniana were killed or
wounded.
A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE.
A conservative estimate OF the affair
places the killed at ten with forty per.
sons severely wounded. In addition,
as already cabled, about 500 arrests
were made. Many ArmeniRns, during
the afIrayS, wore thrown to the ground
and severely beaten by tho Turkish
policemen, alter which they were
securely bound and carted away to
prison. 0ne Armenian, alter having
been terribly beaten with q bludgeon,
was shot aud killed By policeman.
The riotinG was continued almost
throughout the remainder OF the day
aud so alarmed tho government that
the garrison was hastily ordered under
arms aud has been 80 ever sinco. night
and day, the troops being vigorously
confined TO the barracks,
The students took an active part in
the riotlng. A crowd Of these young
men, during q fight with a squad Of po-
lice, killed two Of the Turkish officers
and wounded number Of others.
MORE BLooDsHED.
Tho arreILing Of ArmenianI went on
all day Monday aud yesterday and was
accompanied by moro blOodShod, sever.
al ArmenianI who resisted attempts
made 10 take them into custody, being
killed while fighting the police. In ad-
dilion, eight ArmenianG we're killed
within the precincts OF the ministry OF
police, Whero besides, many persons
Wora wounded.
The Turks were greatly onrngod at
tho outbreak and threaten vengeance
upon the ArmeniRnL As result, dur.
Ing tho evening Of Monday, body OF
Soilas (MohRmmedAn students OF theo.
logy), armed with ugly looking sticks,
assembled in public square threaten.
ing to start out aud massacre the
ArmeniRns. but, the authorities hur.
ried several dntachmcnts Of police TO
tho spot and tho Mohammodan atudents
WeFo eventually dispersHd, The au.
thoriliod arc doing everything possible
TO beittle tho affair; but there is no
denying that 1t was serious disturb.
RnCe aud that moro trouble is anlici-
pRled.
The Turkish government, in its Otlort,
to calm the apprehension experienced
on all sides, has sent a quicting circular
to tho onvoya OF the different foreign
countries hOre. At the palace the ut
most constprnntion Ia said 10 prevail,
and Oyory procAulion has been taken to
suppro,s further outbreaks upon tho
part Of tho dissatisfied Armunians
Owing TO tho serious condition Of
aIlairI q dinner. which was to have been
giyon tonight at the palace, in honor OF
Prince Albert. Of BchleSwig.iIolstoin,
has been countermandod, and tho
French warIhip, PotrOl, has postponed
her departure.
FURTHER OUTBREAKS
Tho serious apprehension iClt BY tho
Turkish authorities aud tho prOcNulion
tAkon by thom In keep tho military
lorco in tho garrison constantly undor
arms, on account OF tho iOnr aroused by
tho riot prOcipilNloi Oh Monday by tho
ArmOnlans Of tho city. ArO shown to
DO amply juqtiled by tho further out.
breaks which occurred Yesterday Two
Armenian portcH wsro among tho'o
Snbjoclnd 10 tho wholesale arrest Of
Armenian subjects OF tho sultan by tho
Turkish ollCials, and tllOy showed ro.
ai,tance TO the police and wcrO accord.
ingly killed. ltin only by personal In.
ycsllpalion that those auOking nOwa oi
tim disturbance can secure any details,
a8 tho lips Of aI police and government
officials ntO closed aud 10 reliable IN.
formation from official sources regard.
lux tho riot can hB had.
Tho Armenian quarter VI tho city "
to-day deserted aud quiet ~ tho grave.
This Ia tho quarter which usually
prn'nnta tho BoonO ni greatest animation
and lilo, tho shops aud gtOat OaEinN
attracting ihrongs VI Chatlotlng traders.
The Rulhofllloa llayn closed tho shops
and putOmpOrilViorbado tho gathering
Of groups In tho slrnOla NJ tho quar-.
tor, aud 10 Insure tho Ubnoryancc ol this
nfloL tho streets nfD constantly
pattoiOl by military
Tho guards Who nfo stationed nj lhn