The record-union., 1895-10-04
RIOTING AT C0NSTANTIN0PL
THE CITY VIRTUALLY IN A STATE
OF SIEGE.
Armenians Attacked in the Streets OF
the Stamboul Quarter and Many
Reported Killed.

LONDON, Oct. "a dispatch from Con-
stantinople says: The rioting which pre-
vailed on Monday was renewed last even
ing, when the Sofas attacked every Ar
menian in the streets of the Stamboul
quarter, killing fifty. They also at
tackled a cafe in which twenty Armenians
were and killed every one.
Fugitive Arnenians are taking refuge
in the churches. The clergy are untiring
in their efforts to reassure them OF safety.
The conduct of the Armenians in going
armed 10 take part in a demonstration in
front Of the palace on Monday is gen.
orally condemned. There is no doubt
now entertained that the rioting origi-
mated in an organized movement on the
part OF the Armenian Revolutionary
Committee.
PRISONERS KILLED.
CONSTANTINoPLE, Oct. 3.-The reports
that ArInenians who were arrested for
taking part in Mondays and Tuesday .
rioting were killed while being taken
into custody have been confirmed. 1t is
known to a certainty that five Of the
prisoners were so killed, and it would
excite no surprise To hear that others
met their death in the same manner.
Eye-witnesses of the rloting say that
the Armenians did not discharge their
firearms until Major Servet Bey ordered
the police to fire upon them.
The foreign diplomats here to-day met
at the Austrian Embassy and held a con-
| ference on the situation.
THE CITY IN STATE OF SIEGE
LONDON, Oct. 3.-The Standard will to-
morrow publish dispatch from Con-
I 1nt,la a-yIr tluf NoID
large number of shops were closed and
the streets were patrolled by the police.
The W hole city is virtually in a state o:
siege.
The dispatch adds that witness of the
occurrence states that q res spectable-l look =
ing Armenian was arrested by two gen.
darmes on Tuesday. When he protested
against being arrested, the gendarmes
Immediately ripped his body open with
their swords.
The Armenian Patriarch received let
ter on Tuesday, inviting him to call upon
the Government. The letter stated that
none of his followers would be permitted
to accompany him. The Patriarch there
fore declined to accept the invitation, and
! remained at the DatrIarchate, where be is
| shut in with several hundred Armenians.
/ The officials visited the patriarchate and
summoned its occupants to surrender
giving them until O'Clock this (W ednes-
/ day afternoon to comply, after which, i
| they did not surrender, the building
would be stormed.
! The dispatch further says that at the
time mentioned the police surrounded
the building and prepared to carry out
their threat to storm il.
Great CONSERVATION prevails at the
palace. The Sultan has not been in bee
since Monday. 1t is felt that a crisis has
arrived. No such crisis has prevailed
since the Greek revolution.
A later dispatch to the Standard says
that the threat TO storm the patriarchate
has not yet been carried out. The church
officials feel that they are not able tC
compel the refugees to leave The build.
ing, and the latter decline 10 leave theil
shelter. 1t IL to be hoped the police will
not resort to force. as in that event a fear.
ful massacre would result.
The refugees are huddled together il
the building with hardly standing room
| They depand for food on such scraps as
are brought TO them. Seven corpses have
been delivered from the patriarchate fol
| burial.