Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-03


mediate Action.
Washington, October 2.-secretary
Olney to-day received the following
cablegram from Z. S. Minister Terrell
at Constantinople:
Monday several hundred Armenians
marched on the Porte, professedly to
ask redress Of grievances.
The Patriarch tried to prevent it.
A conflict occurred between Arme-
mans and police. Probably about
sixty Turks and Armenians killed.
Among others Turkish major, and
many wounded.
Armenians carried pistols. Yester-
day several more were killed. Several
hundred imprisoned.
Porte had notice Of the demonstra-
tion. which they say was organized by
leaders of Hunchagist revolutionists,
whom they have captured.
Much terror exists.
I think Porte Will be able to resist
fanaticism.
Constantinople, October 2.-Five
hundred arrests have been made in con-
nect.on with the recent rioting Of Ar
menians here. The government is
greatly alarmed and the garrison is
kept under arms.
The trouble among the Armenians Of
this city has been brewing for a long
time past, the bitter feeling against the
authorities growing stronger as week
after week passes without the adoption
by the Turkish government Of the
scheme for reform in Armenia propOs-
ed by the representatives Of the powers.
The long smouldering flames Of discon-
! tent. carefully famed by the Armenian
! agitators, have at last broken out. Fin
/ ally the Armenians determined, at all
hazards. to make an attempt TO present
/ q petition to the Sultan, through the
I Grand F.zier nd Iarge b0ly OF Arme-
mans, on Monday, marched with this
| intention toward the Palace of the
Porte. The authorities, in anticipa-
! tion of trouble, had stationed a strong
force of police about the palace and the
other public buildings were also guard.
ed. The arrival Of the Armenians at
the palace was the signal for several
desperate encounters between them and
| the police. during which several Turks
and q number OF Armenians were kill
/ ed or wounded. A conservative esti-
mate of the affair places the killed at
ten with forty persons severely wound
ed. In addition, as already cabled,
about 500 arrests were made. Many
Armenians during the aiirays, were
| thrown to the ground and
SEVERELY BEATEN
by the Turkish policemen, after which
they were securely bound and carted
away to prison. One Armenian, after
having been terribly beaten with a
l.bludgeOn, was shot and killed by pO-
| liceman.
The riOdng 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 barracks.
The students took an active part in
the rioting.
A crowd of these young men, during
a fight with squad of police, killed
two of the Turkish officers and wounded
a number of others.
The arresting of Armenians went on
all day Monday and yesterday and was
| accompanied by more bloodshed, sew
! eral Armenians who resisted attempts
made to take them into custody, being
| killed while fighting the police.
10 addition eight Armenians were
] killed within the precincts of the min
istry of police, where, besides, many
persons were wounded.
The Turks were greatly enraged at
the outbreak and threatened vengeance
UPON TIE ARMFNIANS.
As a result. during the evening of
Monday. a body of Softas (Mohamme-
dan students of theology, armed with
ugly looking sticks, assembled in a
public square threatening to start out
and massacre the Armenians, but the
authorities hurried several detach-
ments of police to the spot and the Mo-
| bammedan students were eventually
! dispersed.
The authorities are doing everything
Dossible to belittle the affair, but there
is no denving that it was most seri-
Gus disturbance and that more trouble
is anticipated
The Turkish government in its ef-
forts TO calm the apprehension expert
enced on all sides, has sent a ouieting
circular to the ENJOYS of the different
| foreign countries here.
At the palace the utmost consterna-
ton is said to prevail and every pre-
caution has been taken to suppress FUR
ther outbreaks upon the part OF the dis
satisfied Armenians
Owing to the serious condluon OF al
fairs a dinner. which was TO have been
oiven Tonight at the palace in honor Of
prince Albert. of Schleswig-Hol
has been countermanded and the
French warship Petrol has postponed
her departure.
The serious apprehension felt by the
Turkish authorities and the precaution
taken by them to keep the military
force i'm the garrison constantly under
arms on account of the fear aroused by
! the riot precipitated on Monday by the
Armenians Of the city, are shown tc
he amply justified by the further out
breaks which occurred Yesterday. Two
Armenian porters were among those