The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-03
CONSTANTINOPLES CONFLICT.
NEARLY 200 LIVES BELIEVED TO
HAVE BEEN LOST.

me htotinE the Result OF an At
tempt on the Part of the Armenian
Population 10 Present "A Petition
10 the Grand Vizer-Five Hundred
Arrests Made-The Aide 10 the Min
istry Of Police Killed During the
First Fusilade.
Washington. oct. 2.-Secretary Olney
this afternoon received the following dis
patch from Minister Terrell:
Constantinople, oct. ?, 1S95.-Olney.
Washington.-Monday several hundred
Armenians marched on the porte. profess
eddy to ask redress Of grievances. The pa
triarch tried to prevent 1t. A conflict oc-
Cured between the Armenians and the po-
lice. Probably about sixty Turks and Ar
menians were killed, among others a Turk
ish major. and many We're wounded.
The Armenians carried pistols. Several
more were killed. Last night there were
eighty killed. Several hundred have been
imprisoned. The porte had notice Of the
demonstration, which il was said was or
ganized by leaders Of the Hunchagist rev
olutionists. whom they have jailed Much
terror exists. l think the porte will be able
TO restrain fanaticism. Terrell
London. Oct 2-The Post will to-mor-
row publish dispatch from CONSTANT
Lople saying IL is believed that ten per-
sons were killed and forty wounded in
the streets during the rioting which oc-
CURED Monday. Five hundred persons
nave been arrested on the charge of par
tcipatng in the rioting. Among the pris-
oners are a number of Armenians These
when arrested, were thrown down dis
armed, beaten and then bound. One Ar
menian was struck with a bludgeon and
atterward shot and killed.
Two non-commssioned gendarrne Of
hcers We're about TO shoot an Armenian
near the gate of the Sultan's palace, where
the trouble originated, when shots were
UFpu from Of str H.,t
of1cers were killed. Several other gen
darmes were wounded
II is stated that eight Armenians were
killed within the ministry of police which
was attacked by the rioters. \ crowd of
armed softas assembled later and threat
ened to massacre the Armenians The po-
lice, however. dispersed them
The. porte and the palace officials are
greatly alarmed. The ministers have held
a meeting to consider the situation,
which is threatening. A dinner which had
been arranged al the palace in honor OF
celled.
The French dispatch boat Petrol which
dered to remain.
The demonstration Of the Armenians
had long been prearranged Copies of the
pesitio on against the government, TO pre-
sent which to the grand vizier was the
object of the visit of the Armenians
TO the gate of the palace, were sent to
some OF the embassies, with an intmation
n
the grand Vizier The police hearing OF
thls, orders were at once given 10 prevent
the petition from being presented.
About 1000 persons assembled In the
houmkapon cathedral to attend the cele-
bration of the cross. After the service
twenty Armenian ladies presented to the
mon the faithful to go to the porte 10
pray that II promptly enforce reforms
IN Armenia. The patriarch addressed the
assemblage and exhorted them TO make
no demonstration Ina emf1ch "a 8 . no
contrary to law. He begged them to rely
upon himself to do everything possible to
secure sf the desired reforms. Thereupon
the crowd shouted: I'VE have had
enough. We want liberty or death"
me patriarch then withdrew
and the Aremnans tried to form "A pro-
cessloh, but in this they ever prevented
by the police, who dispersed the crowd
INTO various streets: Later, however, they
kT atthereq again at an arranged point.
There Mai. Serwet Bey, aide to the min
istry OF police, addressed them. directing
Ihem TO leave the petition with him
some reports say that he insulted the
Armenlans. At any rate the latter be-
came incensed and began shouting. Then
snots were fired and Serwet Bey was XIII.
ca ana several gendarmes were wounded
hand-to-hand fight followed. The dis
turbances We're renewed on Tuesday but
the details can not be obtained. 1t h
known, however, that some people were
-, The streets are patrolIed by troops and
me guards at the government offices have
been reinforced.
1t Is stated that the Armenians broke
INTO the law courts and killed two Judges.
During the rioting Monday bullets
pierced the carriages of the minister or
fne INTERIOR the minister Of foreign ar
talrs and the minister Of police
The Cdnstantinople correspondent of
the Daily News says that an eve witness
OF tuesdays troubles declares that he
saw cart load OF corpses removed from
the houmkapaou district last night
a messenger employed at the British
consulate reported that he was at the
principal prison Of the city and saw four
dead and eight wounded Armenians
brought in. He heard an order given Ia
XII the wounded, which was done. The
matl 5 Was reported to Sir Philip Curry,
The Daily News estimates the killed at
more than twenty. Christian and Mos
lem tanatlcism It says, is alike aroused,
energetic measures are taken.
The Standard has a Constantinople dis
patch saying that the number of killed
is VariouSly estimated at from thirty to
zoo. The exact number will probably new
er be known. Many hundreds Of persons
have been arrested and the entire minis
try of justice has been turned into a iail
The ordinary Jails are full, The arrests
continue. Any Armenian who appears on
the streets runs the risk Of being impris-
oned.
A dispatch adds that many versions are
given of the tenor of the Armenian petit
ton. One version is that II was abusive
and was intended only as a pretext to en-
able the conspirators to gain access to the
grand vizier. The agitators well knew
that they would be resisted; hence their
action can only be regarded as deliberate
armed provocation any repetition Of which
might have the most serious consequences
for Christians throughout the empire The
familiar rumors Of an impending massa-
ere are revived and the public mind is
greatly agitated.
webb Harris Not Dead.
Jackson, Miss. Oct. webb Harris
the young man reported killed by a train
at Oxford, wires from New Albany that