The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-04
FIVE ARMENIANS KILLED
IT IS ALSO PROBABLE THAT MANY OTHERS ALSO MET THEIR DEATHS.

Revolvers and Cartridges Were Found in
 the Streets in Which the Rioting Took
 Place It Is Believed That Crisis Affect
 ing the Peace of .-urope Has Arisen.
 Constantinople, Oct. 3.-The reports that Armenians who were arrested for taking part in Mondays rioting were killed after being taken into custody have been confirmed. It is known to a certain that five of the prisoners were so killed and it would excite no surprise to hear that others met death. Eye wit 8nesses of the rioting say the Armenians did not discharge their firearms until fire upon them.
 Turkish officials view the, troubles as being direct outcomes of the agitation in Europe, especially in Great Britain, in favor of the Armenians as against the Turks. The foreign diplomats met to-day at the Austrian embassy and held a conference on the situation.
 Berlin, Oct 3.-The Constantinople correspondent of the Tageblatt tele- graphs that while the struggle between the Armenians and the police was the most violent two dragomans from the British embassy drove up and down in a carriage through the crowd. It was universally remarked that the British embassy was as speedily informed of the happenings as were the police, who arrived on the scene at the same time as did the dragomans. The correspond ent adds that 1500 entirely new revolv- CTS of England manufacture, all being of the same calibre, and a number of cartridges were found on the prisoners and in the streets in which the rioting took place.
 London, Oct 3.-The Graphic to-mor- row will say it is impossible in face of this state of affairs for the powers to proceed with the scheme of Armenian reforms. The criminal folly of the Ar menians has tied the hands of the au- thors of the scheme.
 The Post will say: Tt is all very we'll after the event to arraign the vehe- mence with which the Mohammedans retaliated against the Armenians, but all the circumstances show that crisis affecting the peace of Europe had aris- en. It is not surprising that the sul- tan's guards should not have shown the discretion that would have been ex- pected of police controlling ordinary Flu ropean crowds.
 Constantinople, Oct 3.-The Armeni- ans in the employ of the porte,tas soon as they realized the gravity of the eme- ute of their eountrymen, fled from the city, being afraid that the government would treat them as traitors. They all returned to-day, however, with the ex- ception of Artym Pasha, secretary of the foreign ministry, who is accused of being in sympathy with the conspira- tors.
 London Oct. 3-The News will to- morrow denounce what it terms the dis graceful attempt of one or two English journals to represent the Turk as lamb and the Armeni2n as a wolf in this butchery, which was mere mas sacre, promising to rank with some of the historic crimes of the Turkish cap- ital
 Constantinople, Oct. 3.-The French consul at Damascus was recently mob- bed, booted and menaced on the streets of that city. Fifteen men have been arrested in connection with the event. IA formal complaint has been laid before the porte and satisfaction has been de- manded.
 London, Oct 1.-The Standard pub fishes dispatch from Constantinople saying that on Wednesday large num- .I,o a1o were patrolled by the police. The city is in a state of seige The patriarch re- ceived a letter on Tuesday inviting him to call upon the government. The lat ter stated that none of his followers would be permitted to accompany him. The patriarch therefore declined to ac- cept the invitation and remains at the patriachate, where he is shut up with several hundred armed Armenians. The officials visited the patriarchate and summoned it's occupants to surrender, giving them until o'clock Wednesday to comply, after which time, if they do no surrender, the building will be storm ed The dispatch further says that at the time mentioned the police surround ed the building and prepared to carry out their threat to storm it.
 A later dispatch to the Standard says that the threat to storm the patriarch ate has not yet been carried otu The church officials declare that they are not able to comple the refugees to leave the building, and that the latter de- cline to leave their shelter. The refu- gees are huddled together with hardly e+opdipo rol1tb1 Seven cornseS havn been delivered from the patriarchate for burial.
 Great consternation prevails at the palace. The sultan has not been in bed since Monday. It is felt a crisis has arrived. No such terror has prevailed since the Greek revolution.
 Night Scho pl to Open.