Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-03
RASH ARblENIANS.
fUMuLT n THE MoeLEM CAPITAL.


dreds Now Prisoners Of the Turk-Bear-
ers Of . Petition to the Sultan Insultcd
by Ono Of His Omcers' who Pays fdr HIS
Insult with His IiEo-Oppressed PeePle
Grow Reckless.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-Sccrctary Olney
has received the following cablegram from
United States Minister Terrell at Con-
stantinople: Monday several hundred
Armenians marched ON the Porte profess
sdly to ask redress of grievances. Tho
patriarch tried to prevent it. A conflict
occurred between the Armenians and tho
police. Probably about sixty Turks and
Armenians were killed, among others
Turkish major, and many wounded The
Armenians carried pistols. Yesterday
several more were killed, and last night
eighty were killed and several hundred
imprisoned The Porto had notice of tho
demonstration, which they say was organ
lied by the leaders of the Hunchargist
revolutionists, whom they have captured.
Much terror exists. I think the Porte
will be able to resist fanaticism."
Dtoslem Military Constantly Under Arms.
CONsTANTINOPLE, Oct. 3.-The serious
apprehension felt by the Turkish author
tiles and the precaution taken by them
to keep the military force in the garrison
constantly under arms on account of tic
fear aroused by the riot prccipitated on
Monday by the Armcnians of the city
are shown to be amply justified by tho
further outbreaks which occurred Tues
day. Two Armenian portcrs were s,among
those subjected to the wholesale arrest of
Armenian subjects Of the sultan by tho
Turkish authorities. They showed resist
ancc to the police and were accordingly
killed. 1t is only by personal invcstiga-
ton that those seeking news of the dis.
turbance can secure any details, as the
lips of all the police and government Off
ciais are closed and no reliable informa-
ton from official sources regarding the
riot can be had.
Armenian Quarter Closed Up.
The Armenian quarter of the city is de-
serted and quiet as the grave. This is the
quarter which usually presents the scene
of greatest animation and life, the shops
and great bazaars attracting throngs of
chattering traders. The authorities have
closed the shops and pcremptorily for
hidden the gathering Of groups in the
streets of the quarter, and to insure the
observance of this order the streets arc
constantly patrolled by military. Tho
guards who are stationed at the Babi
Humayan 1.-THE high door of the Sublime
Porte'O of the Seraglio, or sultan's palace,
were also strongly reinforced in apprc-
hension of an attempted attack upon tho
| person of the sovereign.
Cabinet Officers Fired Upon.
Tuesday the carriages which were con.
| vcying the ministers of the interior, of
foreign affairs and of the police to tho
council, which was convened to consider
| measures for supprcssing the disturbance,
were pierced with bullets as they passed
| through the streets, fired from arms in
| the hands of the insurgent citizens Tho
public officials in the carriages escaped in
| jury from the flying bullets SO far as has
been learned. Many passers,by in the
| streets were not SO fortunate, and the
latest accounts of the number killed and
| wounded place it at eighty. The great
Church of the Patriarchate, situated in
the Greek quarter, which was the scene OF
the first outbreak on Monday, is now sur.
rounded by troops. The Korumpapon
quarter is also in a state of siege.
| First Insult from the Turk.
| With regard to the death oe Soviet
Bey, one of the officers who was killed in
| Mondays riot at the Patriarchatc, the
following details are learned: 1t is al
legged that he called the Armenian bearc,
Of the petition which it WINS sought to pre-
sent to the grand vizier, "giaour.'
This is equivalent to saying ''infldel dog, ~
and is the term of opprobrium used by
the Turks toward those who do not fol
low the prophet Mahomet. The Armenian
retorted to this and the quarrel increased
in heat until the shooting began. The
customs Office in the city has been closed
during the riots.
Armenians Kill Two Judges.
1t is reported that u number of Armen
ians broke into the law courts of the city
during the disorder and killed two judges.
The mursierers were recognized and wert
subsequently arrested. An Armenian
cashier employed in the DEPARTING mt OF
customs of this city has been assassinatcd
and this crime, it is believed, was actuatcd
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