Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-10-10
HUDDLED IN A CHURCH.
Shocking Stories Of Excuses Com
mitted During the Turk
iSh Riots.

Constantinople, Thursday evening, via
Sofa, Bulgaria, Oct. 1.-The Armenian
church at Constantinople and the other
churches situated in different parts of
the Turkish capital are still crowded
with refugees. There are nearly 500
Armenians in the Patriarchate church
alone. The scenes in the churches are
heartrending in the extreme. Many
women and children are bewailing the
loss of their husband and fathers.
The Armenians declare that the Turk,
ish mob committed the most terrible ex.
cesses in the. Kara ghiomkuk quarter OF
Constantinople during the night of Mon
day last. the date when the rioting first
broke out.
1t is still impossible to give the exact
number of killed and wounded. All the
accounts concur in saying the Turkish
police countenanced the excuses. Ac>
cording to the Armenians, about 200 per-
sons have been killed during the riOting.
A deputation composed of forty lead
ing Armenians called at the British en-
bassy here today to see the British am
Informed that Sir Phillip was absent, but
they said they had come to see him and
would wait there until he appeared.
Report of sasAoun Commission.
London, Oct. A dispatch to the
Pail Mall Gazette from Constantinople,
published this afternoon, says that one
Of the foreign delegates of the interna-
tional commission of inquiry says that it's
report on the Armenian massacres some
months ago will show that the total
number of inhabitants of the Sassoun
valley did not exceed 1000 and that the
number of Armenians killed in the capt
IRE of the villages of Semal, Shen.ak and
Gheliguzan and in the taking Of Antok-
hagh pass was at the most 300 to 800.
iS o1 leo c1o hot ho
onstrate that there is no evidence that
anyone was killed in cold blood or that
there We're any mutilations of women
or children. Finally, it is asserted by the
delegate, according to the correspondent
Of the Pail Mali Gazette, that about
pit at Gheliguzan and that the state
ment that a number of women threw
themselves over a cliff in order to avoid
dishonor is also false.
London, Oct. 4.-The Constantinople
correspondent of the Standard telegraphs
was yesterday invited to attend the
Porte. but he declined because none of
his followers was allowed to accompany
him. He remained at the patriarchate
shut up with several hundred armed Ar
menians. The authorities have sum-
moned him to surrender these people,
giving them until 3 o'clock in the after
Gin reviewing the incidents of the last
two days it appears that the police have
generally not been supplied with ball
cartridges and have been instructed only
to use the fiat of their swords and the
butts of their rifles Most of the violence
upon Armenians has been committed
by Softas (students) and the low class
of Moslems whom the police, however,
do not appear to have arrested or in.
terfered with.
"Great CONSERVATION prevails at the
palace and the Sultan has not been in
bed since Monday. 1t is felt that a
crisis has arrived, and there is much
anxiety lest other revolutionary factions
shall join with the Armenians. Since
the Greek revolution Constantinople has
never fallen into such terror as is now
reigning."
Washington, D. c., Oct 5.-United
States Minister Terrell cabled Secretary
Of the Navy Herbert last evening from
Therapia as follows: 'There has been
tranquility for the last forty-eight hours.
kiamil Pasha was appointed grand viz
icr. Dreading the influence in distant
provinces of recent events l have re-
newed my demand for efficient protection
Of missionaries
Constantinople, Oct. 5.
After conference OF the ambassadors
yesterday energetic representations were
Complaining of tks asc;ssss committed
by the Mussulman populace on the pris-
o:ers and Wounded Monday and Tues.
day. many of whom were attc cked with
bludgeons, while others were Most cfu.
eli, s;. ss,.,s g.. I'D Th5 REPRESENTATIVES. Of
to r. ss ~ k.sged the foGais4 minister
f S t1ls Of to rs resa
Is; aE III to rest6fs ordsrS The turkish
quarters are guarded throughout the