The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-05

ment became greater than ever, every
one became alarmed and the Armen-
inns began 10 walk around armed to
tho teeth, and not to open their stores,
As since the day on which the first In
cld0nt occurred, the ArmeniRnB OF the
nelghborlng villages had commenced TO
swarm In tho city, the governor gem
eral, wishing 10 prevent, II possible,
bloody riots, proceeded on the morning
OF Tuesday, the Sth Of october, accom-
panied by the president OF the munici'
pality to the market square and there in
one Of tho principal stores, assembled
u large number OF prominent citizens,
both AIussulmans and Christians, Sc
leGted from among the members Of the
trades union, and especially eNhorted
them not 10 cause trouble and to cease
the tumultuous excitement OF the pop
ulatlon.
THE RIOT
1T was precisely at this moment,
however, that shots were heard In the
direction OF the Shark square. II was
then about half past 10 o'clock. Owing
10 the existing confusion, II wns i'm
possible TO determine on which side the
brnWl began.
1T was from their shops and bnz-
aRrs, from the windows OF the upper
stories and indeed from anywhere and
everywhere that they were, that the
Armcninns fired at random on soldiers,
police, Eeptls and citizens alike, At the
sight NJ one soldier and OF two or three
Mussulmans wounded, and two othGr5
who were already dead, the agitation
Oe the Mussulm0ns and OF the Greeks,
who had Joined the brawl, reached its
climax, II was 3 o'clock before, with
great trouble, they could re-establish
order.
AFTER the riot was put down, tho
Armenlnns who had remained shut up
In the houses and stores were deprived
OF their arms, Until the calm should
be entirely restored, they were lodged
In the edlhces of the civil and military
authorities. Those individuals and
families who were deprived OF means
ot support, were cared FOR In some Mus
sulmans houses and NJ the Catholic
school, and received bread and what
ever was necessary for them,
When order was finally restored the
old Offenders and the others regAincd
their own firearms.
"The ottoman subjects and the stran-
gers who had sought protection at the
residences OF the foreign consuls ut the
moment OF the riot, were conveyed I'M
der escort to their homes, and for the
purpose OF protecting from all attack
the foreign consulntcs and the school
and other religious establishments, ns
we'll as the residences Of foreigners
while the trouble lasted, these were
guarded by the regular troops and the
zaptis
AFTER the complete suppression OF
the troubles an elaborate tnduest was
held to discover the authors of the first
shots. II was discovered that on the
morning OF Tuesday the eighth Of Oc-
tober, day of the riot several cnnspira-
tors were expected from Constnntino-
pie by the Austrian steamer.
ANOTHER ROW.
"An unusual assembling OF Armenl.
nns having taken place near the wharf,
popular curiosity was excited. Among
the letters distributed was one address,
cd TO certain ChvHrtlch of ErZindJnn,
who lived at the Han, Immediately OPP
posIte the town hail. which IL situated
on Charkl square. This letter con-
tnlred details OF the troubles Rt Cup-
stnntlnople and announced the death OF
the brother of the person II was nd
dressed 10. This person, the moment
he had read the contents OF the letter,
placed himself At the window OF MS
room and commenced 10 fire wildly on
all tho passers-by. contcnding that It
was thus that one should net under
such circumstances. Immediately
afterwards four or five shots were fired
from the stores OF pirRdourian, oppo-
site the Han. and under the town hall.
These shots were followed by others
fired BY the Armenians assembled at
the landing. 1t was thus that the
crowd which found itself In the square
aud the adjoining streets was Obliged
to respond.
",rhe fact that some OF those who
fired during the riots from the windows
OF Armenian houses were inhabitants
OF ncighborlnE villages. who had only
came to town that morning, and that
the first shots We're indeed fired by
them: that simultaneously with the
commencement OF the riot tho shops
and bnzaars had been closed: that the
Armcninns had knowledge themselves
OF all these facts, and finally that the
officers OF the saptis, who exhorted
them 10 submission and the laying
down OF their arms. were greeted by
shots, proves Concluslvcly that the RI
olers had decided 60 cauHe great
saughtcr throughout the country"
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