Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-03
THE ARME MAN RIOTS
TEN PERSONS KILLED AND FoHrS
OTHERS SEVERELY WOUND
ED AT CoNsTANTiNOPLE.
The Turkish Government Has Sent
out a aulcting Circular to tho
Different Foreign ENJOYS.

Constantincple. oct. 2-Flve hundred
arrests have been made in connection
with the recent rlotlng OF Armenians
here.
Trouble among the Armenlans of this
city has been brewing for long time
past, the bitter feeling against the
authorities growing stronger as week
after week passes without the adoption
by the Turkish government OF the
scheme for reform in Armenia pro-
posed by the representatives of the
powers. The long smouldering flames
of discomfort, carefully famed by the
Armenian agltators have at last broken
out. Finally the Armenian's determined
at all hazards to make an attempt to
present a petition to the sultan
through the Grand Vizer and larger
body Of Amenians on Monday
marched with this intention towards
the palace of the porte. The authorl-
ties in anticipation of trouble had
stationed strong force Of police about
the palace and the other public build
ings were also guarded. The arrival
of the Armenians at the palace was
the signal for several desperate en-
counters between them and the police,
during which several Turks and a num-
Der OF Armenlans were killed or
wounded. A conservative estimate OF
the affair places the killed at ten with
forty persons severely wounded. In
addition as already cabled about 600
arrests were made.
One American after having been
terribly beaten with bludgeon, was
shot and killed by q policeman. The
rintfpn~ WAS pOufinmnn almost thrOmul-
ut the remainder of the day and so
alarmed the government that the gar
rison was hastily ordered under arms
and has been 80 ever since. night and
day, the troops being vigorously con-
fined to the barracks, The students
took an active part in the rioting. A
crowd OF these young men, during
fight with a squad of police, killed two
of the Turkish officials and wounded
a number of others. The arresting of
Armenians went on all day Monday
and yesterday and was accompanied
by more bloodshed, several Armenians
who resisted attempts made to take
them into custody being killed while
lighting the police, In addition eight
Armenlans were killed within the pre-
cincts of the ministry OF police, where
besides many persons We're wounded
The Turks We're greatly enraged at the
outbreak and threatened vengeance
upon the Armenians. The authorities
are doing everything possible to be-
little the AFFAIR; but there Is no denying
that II was most serious disturbance
and that more trouble is anticipated.
The Turkish government In Its efforts
to calm the apprehension experienced
on all sides. has sens p quleting circu-
lar to the ENJOYS OF the different
foreign countries here. At the palace
the utmost CONSERVATION Ia said to pre-
vail and every precaution has been
taken to suppress further outbreaks
upon the part of the dissatisfied
Armenians.
Owing to the serious condition OF the
affairs the French warship Petrol has
postponed her departure.
The serious apprehension felt by the
Turkish authorities and the precau-
lions taken by them to keep the mill
tary forces In the garrison constantly
under arms on account of the fears
aroused by the riot precipitated on
Monday by the Armenians of the city,
are shown TO be amply Justified by the
further outbreaks which occurred. Two
Armenian porters were among those
subjected TO the wholesale arrest OF
the subjects by Turkish officials, and
they showed resistance to the police
and We're accordingly killed. 1t Is only
by personal investigation that those
seeking news of the disturbance can
gain IL, as the officials give no reliable
information regarding the riot.