Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-05

streets, some carrying arms ami some
unarmed. A manor navlng been cir.
culatCd 10 tho effect that tue Amen.
iaDs hal gone 10 the government
housed ana RBsgssinaicd the vail, the
population Immediately marched 10
that direction, from which arose q
great confusion ard blocking Of the
~ lining streets. However, the civil
aud military authorities aud also the
z,ptlahs and agents OF the police, as
tisted by the prominent oitl2ens Of
the city, finally succeeded In calming
the msb and dispetsing the crowd.
They explained that the Atmoninns
had done nothing.
"rho repetition OF the shots by tue
Armenian oonspiralora and the non.
arrest Of one OF their number aud Of
his sccompllcs, had tue effect OF keep
Ing up public agitation. On tue other
hand, the lack OF confidence In the
authorities and In the Muuulman
population, which was exhibited by
tho ArmeniAna, who no longer opened
Their shops, nocesBaTiiy greatly &C.
oentuate1 the existing feeling.
These two incidents, having been
followed b. the news Of the riots iu
CousiantinUpie brought about By some
Armenian vagabondf, the public cx.
oliemeut became greater than ever,
uvery ono became alarmed, aud tue
ArmOnlans began 10 walk around
armed TO tho teeth anu not 10 open
their etores. AZ since the day on which
the fifst Incident occurred the Armu-
mans Of neighbOring villages had com.
mbuced 10 swarm Ia tue city, the
govornot-genefal, wishing 10 prevent
II possible bloody riots, proceeded on
the morning OF luesday, the Sih Of
October, accompanied by tho PRECEDENT
VI tho municipality, 10 the market
square, AnG there, ia ono OF the pTlu.
cipal stores, assembled a largo number
Of prominent citlzsnp, bath Mussul.
mans and ChrlstianF. ThOy were asked
not TO cause trouble anu t. holy quiet
the people.
at was precisely At this moment,
however, that shots were heard "a the
direction Of tho Chafiks qusrturS; II
was then about 10 O'Clock. ONiug n
tho exlsting confusion, u was imposs'-
hlu 10 determine on which eide tho
hrawl began. In truth, II seemed that
tho more tho imperial troops, the
agents OF tho police ana the ziptlaas
Onieavored 10 suppress tho riot, the
greater became tho gudaoliy Of tho
Armenlans.
at was from their shops and bazarf,
from the windows OF tho upper storltu
aud indeed from anywhere and every
whUts that they nrsd at random on
soldiers, policc, ziptiahs aud citizens
alike. Tue vail proosudoi Mt once o.
tho econe. Nolwiihstanilng his prsI-
ence ths shooting continued, direo.c ed
hgainlt tho officers VI tue regular amy
aud the piiRhs, who siatiouei be'oss
tue shop, oxhotted the rlotois 20 crop
their arms anu plsus thomioivea under
the protection VI tho authorities, who
would know now 10 deisni thsm. L.
deed they did not even respect tho
person VI this governor, at whom they
ared. At sight Of ono soldier anu one
VI two MussulmAns wounded and two
others who were already deaf, the
agitation OF tho Musaulmaua and
Greeks, who had Joined tho brawl,
reached It's climax. IL was O'Clock
before, with great trouble, they could
re-sstablish order. Co.pscs lying IN
the street ana In tho shops, were taken
that same night to tue untenauted
stOTes, and tho wounded were con-
veyed 10 their homes or 10 the hot
pitals.
"Attor the riot was put down, the
Armenians who had remained shut
up In tho houses and stores were de-
ptived Of their guns. Until the calm
should bs entirely restored, they were
lodged In the e1ifices Of toe civil aud
military authorities. Thoso individuals
ana families who were deprived Of
means OF support wero cared for In
some Muteulman houses and received
bread Ann whatever was necessary for
thom. Whom order was finally re.
stored the Old offenders and others re.
gained their own fcafma.