Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-10-07
ARREST FIVE HUNDRED.
Bloody Battles Between Armenian
Students and Police in Tur-
keys Capital.

Constantionple, Oct. 2-Fiye hundred
arrests have been made in connection
with the recent rioting of Armenians
here. The government is greatly alarmed
and the garrison is kept under arms.
Trouble among the Armenians Of this
city has been brewing for a long time
past the bitter feeling against the au-
thorities growing stronger as week after
week passes without the adoption by
the Turkish government of the schemes
for reform in Armenia proposed by the
representatives of the powers. The long
smouldering flames of discomfort, care
fully famed by the Armenian agitators,
have at last broken out.
Sought to Prevent Petition.
Finally the Armenians determined, at
all hazards, to make an attempt to pre-
sent petition to the Sultan through the
grand yizier, and a large body of Ar
menians on Monday marched with this
intention towards the palace of the
Porte. The authorities, in anticipation
of trouble, had stationed a strong force
of police about the palace and the other
public buildings were also guarded. The
arrival of the Armenians at the palace
was the signal for several desperate en-
counters between them and the police,
during which several Turks and num-
Der of Armenians were killed or wound
ed. A conservative estimate of the af-
fair places the killed at ten, with forty
persons severely wounded. In addition,
as already cabled, about 800 arrests were
made. Many Armenians during the taf-
fray We're thrown to the ground and Sc
verely beaten by the Turkish policemen,
after which they were securely bound
and carried away to prison. One Ar
menian, after having been terribly beat
en- with a club, was shot ana killed by a
policeman.
The rioting was continued almost
throughout the remainder of the day
and so alarmed the government that the
garrison was hastily ordered under arms
and has been so ever since, night and
day, the troops being vigorously confined
to the barracks
The students took an active part in
the rioting. A crowd of these young
men during a fight with a squad of po-
lice killed two of the Turkish officers
and wounded a number of others.
Much B1oodshed.
The arresting of Armenians went on
all day Monday and yesterday and was
accompanied by more bloodshed, several
Armenians who resisted attempts made
to take them into custody being killed
while fighting the police.
In addition. eight Armenians were
killed within the precincts of the minis.
sons were wounded. The Turks were
greatly enraged at the outbreak ana
threaten vengeance upon the Armenians.
AS a result, during the evening of Mon.
day a body OF Mohammedan students,
armed with ugly-looking sticks, assem>
bled in a public square, threatening to
start out and massacre the Armenians,
but the authorities hurried several de,
tachments Of police to the spot and the
Mohammedan students were eventually
dispersed.
The authorities are doing everything
possible to belittle the affair, but there is
no denying that it was a most serious
disturbance and that more trouble is an,
ticipated.
The Turkish government. in its efforts
to calm the apprehension experienced on
all sides. has sent a quoting circular to
the ENJOYS of the different foreign coun-
tries here. At the palace the utmost
CONSERVATION is said to prevail and every
precaution has been taken to suppress
further outbreaks upon the part of the
dissatisfied Armenians.
Owing to the serious condition of af-
fairs a dinner which was to have been
given tonight at the palace in honor of
Prince Albert Of Schleswig- Holstein has
been countermanded and the French war
ship Petrol has postponed her departure.