The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-10-12
Outrageous Treatment of the
Inhabitants of That Far
OF Country.
A MINE THAT We READ ABOUT.
An Auritcrous POrphyry Dixie
Rises Up and Takes
Our Breath

A third slight earthquake shock
was experienced at Constinople on
October 3, with rioting and blood
shed. The Imprisonment Of about
500 Armenians, killing prisoners in
cold blood and the presence of troops
under arms at all points excites
even the most phlegmatic Turk.
The rioting and blood-letting which
began Monday, was renewed Tues
day evening, principally by Moham-
medan theological students, who
chased and beat with bludgeons
every Armenian they met. Tues
day night the Softas and Turks at
tackled the house Of the leading Ar
menian, Kassin Pasha, killing sever
al persons. This mob also sacked a
cafe frequented by Armenians. Not
single policeman appeared and no
attempt was made to save the lives
Of the Armenians.
Naturally the Armenians put no
faith in the assurances of protection
from further violence at the hands of
Turkish mobs Many sought refuge
in churches where they were earnest
ly addressed by the clergy, who en-
Joined them to be calm and give the
Turks no further pretexts for attack
ing them. The Armenian churches
are now watched by police, but the
greatest uneasiness prevails and
most Of the other religious dcnomin-
ations express fear that the fanata-
cism of the Turks may extend in
other directions.
The Armenians have the sym
pathy of the foreigners here but the
fact that they are armed, in spite Of
their pacific announcements, is con
demned by their best friends and
lends color to the statements of Turk
ish officials, who claim the Armcn-
ian agitators organized revolt
against the Sultan's an thority and
that the attempt to present Feti-
ton to the Grand Nizicr Monday
last, which led to the first rioting
and bloodshed was Il mere pretext to
serve as signal for an Armenian
. outbreak.
The associated Press correspond.
, ent in Armenia months ago reported
: the Armenian revolutionary commit
, tee was preparing a demonstration
? at Constinople and any number o
Armenians were willing thus to sac
1 rifce themselves for the ultimate
+ benefit of their unhappy compat
l riots. On the other hand the parti
e sans of the Armenians assert the lat
: ter only armed themselves to defent
|. their lives against the Turks. Tn
: authorities have stationed troops an,
e police at every threatened point ant
), it is asserted this morning there is n
5 danger of any further disturbances
f This however is not generally be
: lieved.
2 The Introduction Of the religion
y element in the disturbances make
e the situation more grave than
e otherwise would have been, althoug
: the outward cause of the Armenia
o outbreak is said to be the long de
5, lay in the negotiations between til
n powers and the porte on the que:
N ion of reform in Armenia which II
d creased the despair of the Armer
ians, Prominent Turkish official
however claim the preseut trouble
are the outcome of agitation whic
lie prevails in Europe, especially
in England, in favor of the Armenian
s. Owing to the critical conditic
ID there the ENJOYS of the powers m
I'd at the Austrian embassy today al
III the German gunboat Lorily has bee
of ordered to remain at the disposal
e, the German embassy. At least fly
or Armenians were killed after the
as had been arrested Monday. III
ar has caused great Indignation. r
garding the death of the Turki