The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-10-12
CONDITION IS CRITICAL
Constantinople Riots the Sen.
sation in London.
BLAME PLACED on ARNRNIANS
The Introduction Of = Religious EIe-
ment in the Disturbances Makes
the Situation More Grave.

the Situation More Grave.
London, Oct. 1.-THE critical condi-
ton Of affairs at Constantinople is the
sensation Of the day, and all the dis.
patches from that city are read with
the greatest eagerness. Many import
ant reports are known to have been re-
ceived at the foreign Office from Sir
Curry, the British ambassador at Con-
stantinople, and the feeling here is not
entirely favorable to the Armenians.
The appointment Of Kiamie Pasha as
grand vizer, recently announced, is re-
garded as happy circumstance at the
present juDcture Of affairs He has
the reputation Of being one Of the most
broadminded statesmen Of the Otto
man empire.
The ST. James's Gazette points out
this evening how the events which
have occurred at Constantinople were
correctly foretold by the press reports,
which, April IS. told how the patriotic
party Of Armenia had been fomenting
a general revolt, and that the leaders
promised that the chief attack would
NC AAduS al thC Sits Va SoubldutluopIS,
and that the bulk of the fighting
would be borne by Armenians- 1t was
added at that time the leaders had
even gone SO far AS to declare that the
first attack would be on the palace of
the sultan and that the reign of Hamid
would come to an end. Finally, it
was stated that there were men who
believed that, in the overthrow of the
sultan, the Armenians would be en-
couraged by the younger and more pro-
gressive generation of Constantinople
Turks.
The Constantinople correspondent of
the Standard, under date of Wednes-
day. telegraphs TO his paper:
The Armenian patriarch was invit-
ed to attend the porte. but he declined
because none of his followers were al
lowed to accompany him. He remain
ed at his residence with several hun
dyed armed Armenians. The authori-
ties have sumomned him TO surrender
these people, giving them until 3
o'clock in the afternoon, when the
building will be stormed.
I'm reviewing the incidents of the
past two days, it has been found that
the police have generally not been sup
piled with ball cartridges, and have
been instructed only to use the fiat of
their swords and the butts of their
rifles. Most of the violence upon Ar
menians has been committed by stu
dents and the low class of Moslems.
whom the police, however, do not ap-
PEAR to have arrested or interfered
with.
Great CONSERVATION prevails at the
palace, and the sultan has not been in
bed since Monday. 1t is felt that a
crisis has arrived, and there is much
anxiety lest other revolutionary fac
tons shall join with the Armenians.
Since the Greek revolution. Constan-
tinople has not fallen in such terror as
is now prevailing"
The kilograms correspondent wires
his paper as follows:
The police have not vet attempted
TO clear the patriarchate, and it is
hoped that they will not resort to
force, for a most fearful massacre
would inevitably result. The Armen.
ians have huddled together in the
church, with barely standing room.
They have to depend for food upon such
scraps as are brought to them. Ii is
estimated at the patriarchate that owe,
200 Armenisns have been killed
dispatch TO the Daily Telegraph
from Constantinople, dated Thursday.
says:
Il received intelligence from Erzer
oum today that in khnouss and other
parts Of Armenia further disturbances
may be expected, unless measures ar,
taken Immediately to calm the people
who are emigrating wherever the!
can