The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-04


the ItatO Of terror prevailing horO, a
third Slight earthquake shock was ex'
perleRcsd hero Yesterday This, with
tho riOting aud blOodsRod. the inn
prlsonmont OF about 900 Armenians,
tho killing Of prisoners in cold blood
aud the presence Of troops undOr arms
at all points, iS well calculated to excite
even the most phlogmatIc Turk,
The riOting and blood letting which
began on Monday and was exclusively
detailed in these dispatches was 70.
nsWsd on Tuesday evening, in spite OF
all the precautions taken by tho autho.
rifles OF this much dIaturbSd city On
Tusuday tina principal rloting was tho
work Of the 6oftas, Mahomnsdan theo.
logical students, who chased and boat
with bludg0ons every Armenian they
met, During Tuesday night mob OF
SoltaS and Turks attacked the house OF
leading Armenian, kaIim PRIhH,
Storming tho building and threatening
It's destruction and killing several per.
sons who were unable TO escape from Il
in time,
TWENTY BEATEN TO DEATH,
This mob also sacked cafe fro.
quented by ArmeniAns, aud twenty Of
these unfortunate people who were
found there were beaten to death with
bludgsons. 10 tho disgrace Of tho AL.
tnorltisS not IiuGle policeman APP
paared on the SCENE and no attempt
was made to save tue lives Of the Arme'
niaRS.
Naturally the Armeniaus Of Constan.
tinopla and its vicinity are panic
stricken, aud put no faith in tho GSsur.
ancea Of protection from further vio-
lsnCs at tho hands Of tho Turkish mobs,
Many OF them sought refuge in tho
churches, where they were earnestly
addressed by tbeir clergy who enloInod
them to 10 calm and to give the Turks
no further pretsxtl for attacking them.
The Armenian churches are now
watched by the police; but the greatest
unoRsIusss prevails and tho members Of
the other religious denominations OK.
prosS' fear that tho ianatIciSm OF the
Turks may extend in other directions.
The Armoniaus have the sympathy OF
the foreigners hero, but the fact that
they are armed, in spite OF THAR pacific
announcements, 10 condemned by their
beat friends and lends color TO the
statements Of the Turkish officials who
claim. that the Armenian agltators or
ganiLad d revolt against tho sultan's
authority, aud that tho attempt TO pres.
ont a petition TO the grand yizier, on
Monday last, which led to the first riot.
ing and bloodShed, was nothing moro
thana pretext which was to serve as tho
signal for an Armenian outbreak.
DEMONSTRATION WAS CONTEMPLATED,
That the ArmsnianS contemplated
some such an attempt to call attention
to their grievances has bOen known for
o long tlmo past, and the Associated
Press correspondent in Armenia
months ago drew attention to this, say.
ing that he had conclusive evidence that
tho Armenian revolutionary committee
was preparing a denomination at Con-
Stantinople, aud that any number Of
ArmsniGnI were willing to thus Iacri-
fco themselves Tor the ultimate benefit
Of their unhappy compatriots
On the other hand the pArtisans Of
tho ArmOni4us aIs0rt the latter only
armed themsslVes:in order 10 defend
their lives against the Turks.
The authorities have stationed troops
and police at every threatened point,
and 1t is asserted this morning that
there 10 no danger Of any further die.
turbancOg. This, however, 10 not gem
orally believed.