The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-03
HISTORY or THE TROUBLE.
Armentaus Made No Secret of Their
PURPOSE TIE Police 10 Blame.

Constantinorle Oct s-Thsre - no doubt
That re Armenian demonstration which
pFeciptated Jhe DISORDER has been for
long time II course OF arrangement. This
was shown oy the fact that before the out
brs ak The foreign ambassadors IN the city
ha1 received a number ot anoNyrious let
ters announcing that the Arrlenians intend
81 IN short time 20 make pacific demon
s'ration. These anonymous letters also con-
tanned copies OF the formal protest against
the attitude OF the Turkish government
toward It's Armenian subjects which IL Vas
intended 20 forward 30 the grand vizler in
connection with the demonstration Tho
police also had ample warning Of tire i'm
tended action Of the ArmenisnS, and had
made preparations 20 prevent st. 50 far as
can oe learned Up 70 the presen, time. fol
lowing IS detailed and connected account
OF the events leading up 10 and during the
disorder OF Monday:
On that day there was an aSserahlaEe
OF 500 Armenians at the Korumkapou
cathedral, which had gathered To attend
'le reHglous fete or the cross. At the con-
ciusion of the religious service. which was
conducted by the patriarch himself. tven-
" Armenians, leaders from the cities OF
an. Bltlls and Erzeroum. in Armenia
presented 10 the patriarch q petition
which recounted the circumstances OF the
intoierabie position OF the Armenian neo-
PIE under the present Turkish rule and
De borne The petition concluded by beg-
sing the patriarch to summon his faithful
people Tor them 20 so en- masse 70 the
sunlime porte with the patriarch. and
there TO submit a petition TO the grand
Nlzier Tor prompt enforcement of the
promised reforms in Armenia In replv
the patriarch exhorted his hearers not 10
attempt such a demonstration but rather
10 trust TO himself 10 do all in his power
10 secure relief for them. The impatient
andlence, however refused 10 be paciaed
aud with excited gestures shouted:
Enough We have decided. We viii have
liberty or death
They rushed from the sacred eaince
ana then attempted to form themselves
into a procession outside. intending 10
mareh 10 ths palace. The Turkish police
were on hand 10 prevent this and thev
obstrueted the efforts To form into march
ing order. The crowd Of Armeuians there
upon proceeded by mutual agreement. but
in small groups or singly. and by many
different streets. 10 another spot Here
II was that. after forming themselves in
marching order. Ssrvete Bey ar the head
OF body Of gendaTmes, called upon
them 10 disperse and 70 hand him the
petition which they desired 10 present to
the grand Vizier. The crowd became in
censed at this. and shouted out their pro-
tests. The immediate colloquy between
Servete and the Armenians who bore the
petition has been related above. Follow
ing upon this the first shots We're cred
ana seryete was killed and several
gendarmes wounded. Immediately there
was great tumult and a wild scene ~
disorder, the gendarmes charging the
crowd at random and the struggling mob
hghting savagely, but in hopeless disor-
der. The rioters were finally repulsed
ana reintorcements OF gendarmes ar
rived. after which the crowd dispersed