The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-05

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gOtc representations were made to tho
TutklIh foreign minister complaining
OF tho excesica committed as much by
tho police as by tho MuIuImon pOpu'
lace on the prisoners aud wounded on
Monday aud Tuesday, many Of whom
werO despatched with bludgeons, whilc
othors were most cruelty maltrsatod.
The representatives OF tho powers beg
god tho foreign minister to take meas
urel to prevent the foreign residents Of
Constantinopls from suffering aud to
restore order
Tho United States minister, Mr., Alex.
W. Terrell, also made representations
10 tho Turkish government requesting
that steps be takeu TO insure tho safety
OF the United States missionaries IN the
Koumkapon quarter
Massrs. Chlrton and Hunter, the
newly appointed United States conSulS,
started ior Erzoroum and Hnrpooi, re-
specliyely, To-day, without their OK
ecqualors. The British consul o. Trebl-
zonde has been instructed to grant
them every facility aud protection In
tho accomplishment Of their journey
and In establishing themselves at their
posts.
The Turkish quarters arc guarded
throughout the night in order to prO-
yent tho MuIsulmsu inhabitants from
coming out aud renewing tho disturb
anCos. The city is now tranquil, al
though It 10 still patrOlled by troops
and police and there Is yet much appre-
hension among the Armehiahs. The
soItas were especially guilty OF great
excesIes on tuesday, and especially
during the raid on the Armenian quar-
ter, which they made at night.
At Tookurtehesme, near Stambouli
the students and populace broke into
an Armenian building, killed fifteen
perSonS and wounded thirty.iivo others.
In addition, II is said that they imms-
diately conveyed the bodies to the
shore and threw them into tho sea.
There was another fierce fight Ia an
Armenian cafe at sCutari. during which
several persons Were killed aud wound
cd on both sides.
At HaSskoin, number OF Armenian
houses we're broken into aud sacked by
the softaS, Who killed. q number Of
ArmonianS inhablting those bulldinEs.
On the other hand, at Karqumruk,
near Stambul, revolVerS were ArOd from
ths Windows oil Armenian houses aud
ali tho Armenian inhabitants were ar
rested,
Owing to the threats Of the soltaI,
the Armenian notRbilitieI, acting at the
reoueSt Of the Turkish government
sone OF the ArmeniauS who had sought
refuge In tho koumkapon cathedral
have returned 10 cholr homes, but the
majority roiuso to leave tho sacred edi-
fco out Of fear OF being arrested and
mGltrOated by tho Turks.
Tho arrests OF Armenians continue to
be made In all parts Of the city, aud the
police are making domlnlliRry visits
wherever the Armcnians live aud are
searching oil the Armenian stores.
There wore further troubles yesterday
at Tophaue, during which about fifty
persons were wounded.
LONDON, Oct. 4.-Foreign Office OH.
clals have expressed the opinion that
the disturbances Mt Conltantinople viii
seriously AmD0Trash tno powers III tHe'E
efforts to bring about reIorm in Are
msnia. They hold that heavy re-
SpouIibilily rests upon the Armeniana
for precipiiatiug tho riots at Constanti-
nople, and tho opinion IL gaining
ground that the recent events there
haye caused ToYulSion Of feeling
throughout Europe aud those who were
urging their governments TO take inn
mediate steps to deliver the Armeuians
from oppression begin TO SEQ distinctly
that thero 10 another sldO to the ques-
ton,
Tho Berlin correspondent Of the
Standard telegfapHs To that paper that
he iearnS privately that tho number OF
Turks killed on Monday in the riots OF
Constnntinoplc was 4S, and Of Armon-
ians Ill. Tho number Of wounded on
both sides was several hundred.