The record-union., 1895-10-03
Sixty People Killed aud Forty
Wounded Last Monday.
FIVE HUNDRED PERSONS PLACED
UNDER ARREST
Terrific Gale on the Coast of England,
Doing a v.ast Amount of Damage
Many We ssls Wrecked and Num-
ber of Lives Believed to Have Been
Lost.


sons were killed and forty wounded in
the streets during the rioting which oc-
Cured Monday. Five hundred persons
have been arrested on the charge of par
ticipating in the riots. Among the prls-
oners are a number of Armenlans.
These, when arrested, were thrown
down, disarmed, ba&sen and then bound.
One Armenian was struck with Dlud-
geon, and afterward shot and killed.
Two non-commissioned gendarmes
officials were about to seize an Armenian
near the gate of the Sultan's palace,
where the trouble originated, when shots
were fired from crowd of students, ana
both officers were killed. Several other
gendarmes were wounded.
1t is stated that eight Armenians were
killed within the Ministry OF Police,
which was attacked by the rioters. A
crowd of armed Softas assembled later
and threatened to massacre the Arme-
mans. The police, however, dispersed
them.
The Porte and the palace officials are
greatly alarmed. The Ministers have
held a meeting TO consider the situation,
which is threatening. a dinner which
had been arranged at the palace in honor
of Prince Albert Schleswig has been ca:.-
celled. The French dispatch boat Petrel.
which was about TO sail for lou lon, has
been ordered to remain.
The demonstration of the Armenians
had long been prearranged. Copies of
the petition against the Government to
present to the Grand NiZier, The object of
the visit OF the Armenians TO the gate OF
the palace, were sent to some OF the En-
bassies, with an iatimation that the petit
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Vizier. The police hearing this. orders
were given 10 prevent the petition from
being presented.
About 1000 persons assem- bled in the
kounkapon Cathedral TO attend the cele-
bration of the cross. After the service
twenty Armenian ladies presented TO the
Patriarch petition begging him to sum-
mon the faithful TO go to the Porte to
pray that it promptly enforce reforms in
Armenia. The Patriarch addressed the
assemblage, and eXhorted them to make
no demonstration, lnasmuch as II would
be contrary TO law. He begged Them to
rely upon himself to do everything pOssi-
bic to secure the desired reforms. There
upon the crowd shouted: 1--WE want
liberty or DEATH"
The Patriarch then withdrew, and the
Armenians tried TO form a procession,
but in this they were prevented by The
police who dispersed the crowd into
various streets. Later, however, they
gathered again with an arranged point.
Then Major Serwet Bey. aide to the Min
istry of Police, addressed them, directing
them to leave the palace with him. Some
reports say that he insulted the Arme-
mans. AT any rate, the latter became in-
censed and began shouting. Then shots
were fired, and Serwet Bey was killed
and several gendarmes were wounded.
\ hand-to-hand fight followed.
The disturbances were renewed on
Tuesday, but the details cannot be OBJ
tanned. 1t is known, however, that some
people were killed. The streets are pa
trolled by troops, and the guards at the
Government Office have been reinforced.
Ii is stated that the Armenians broke into
the law courts and killed two Judges.
During the rioting Monday bullet
pierced the carriage of the Minister Of
Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Po-
lice.
The correspondent Of the Daily NeWS
says that an eyewitness of Tuesdays
trouble declares he saw a cartload of
corpses removed from the koumkapon
district last night. 4 Greek messenger
employed at the British Consulate re-
ported that he was at the Grand Zaptic,
the principal prison of the city, and saw
four dead and eight wounded Armenians
brought in. II g heard an order given to
Kill the wounded, which was done. The
matter was reported to Sir Philip Currie,
the British Minister. The Ddity Nea0S
estimates the killed at more than twenty.
Christian and Moslem fanaticisn, it
says. is alike aroused, and the trouble
may be worse yet, unless energetic
measures are taken.
The Standard has a Constantinople dis
patch stating that the number OF killed Is
from thirty to 200. The exact number
will never be known. Many hundreds
of persons have been arrested. and the
entire Ministry of Justice had been turned
into jail. The ordinary jails are full.
Any Armenian who appears on the streets
runs the risk of being imprisoned. The
dispatch adds that many versions are
given of the tenor of the Armenian petit
tion. One version is that it was abusive,
and was intended only as pretext to
enable The conspirators TO gain access 10
the Grand Nizier. The agitators well
knew that they would be resisted. hence
their action can only be regarded as a
deliberate, armed provocation, any repe-
tition of which might have been of the
most serious consequences for Christians
throughout the empire. The familiar
rumors of an impending massacre are al
ready revived, ana the public mind is
greatly agitated.
NEWS FROM MINISTER TERRILL.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2-Secreiary Olney
late this afternoon received the following
from Minister Terrill:
"Constantinople-M several hum
dred Armenians marched on the Porte,
professedly to ask redress for grievances.
The Patriarch tried to prevent it. a con-
tlict occurred between the Armenians
and the police. Probably about sixty
Turks and Armenians were killed
among others Turkish Major, and many
were wounded. The Armenians carried
pistols. Yesterday several more were
killed. Last night there were eight killed.
Several hundred have been imprisoned.
The Porte had notice OF the demonstra-
ton, which it is said was organized by
the leaders of the Hunchaglst revolu-
tionists whom they have captured. Much
terror exists. ! think the Porte will be
able 10 restrain fanatIcism. TERRILL.'