Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-29
THE TURKISH PROBLEM.
Streets 10 Cunsllnlnopls Look Lisa
Baltl lsldS
severe Fighting In Creto-nritish snii
ors LANDED 90 Protect ths
Consuiats.

CossTANTfSopLE. Aug. 20. - fhe
Gulnaro was guarded all night loug by
the Brltiih guariship lmogeno ana
two Turkish gunbosu. II 10 alill i'm.
possible 10 give the exact number Of
victims Of tue rio,ing. In the street
between D5lmbagtehe ani rophAuoz
Il resemblud field OF battle. Fifty
bodies were counted there. The houses
OF Arnieuiana In various quarters have
hcen pillnred and Galaia nnd Pera are
occupied by military. CAvaly patrol,
arc to be seen Ia all streets the shops
hre closed and few people venture out.
In addition there ate fumop Of dis.
iurbauees At Kounkopao.
The Armoniaas arc greatly alarmed
end the outbreak u the Tevoluiionisis
Is generally condemned as crlml nal
madness. But The authorities are cen.
sured for permitting the Mussulmans
TO interferu aud attack Innocent pot.
sons, aui the police anu troops are
blamed Tor being passive onlookefs.
Today, however, several groups OF
Turks were diaarin,d.
the SITUATION.
LONDON, Aug. 29.-The foreign
office has received dispatches from Mt.
Michael Herbert, the British charge
~ atieifes at COnstan,inOple. The
officials there have declined TO com.
muuicatc their text 10 the newspapers
fof the prhauut. but u was today de-
olAfei that they cor 1rmed the Aslooi.
! ated Press dispatches describing the
situation, which 10 said 10 bo about ne
had Ms It can be. British sailors aud
msTln;a have been landed 10 protect
the embassy OF Great Bfitain, the
British consulate anu tho British post.
| office. Tho Mussulmans attached the
Armonians and committed all kinds Of
,xcessea.
FiuulINu IN CRETE.
LoSDoS, Aug. 29.-The Daily News
this morning publishes a dispatch from
Athens to the feet that severe light.
lug has been going ON again al Selin0r
anu near HeTAklion. The results Of
these conflicts between the Ctetanl
anu Turks are unknown but u I,
I known that many wounded Turkish
soldiers have been brought TO HeTOk
lion.
ENGLISH CONSUL ASKS FOR PRorEC
| TON.
ATiIESs, Aug. 2O.-It Is stated her,
that owing ~ the recent riots In Con
etantinople the sultan postponed hi
fnsl reply on tho CfetRn question
rhu British consul az Herakllon, fear
lug the consequences, has applied e
her mtiusty's aieamshlp Hood nnC
askod projection for himself AMI FOL
tho Engiish residents Of Crete.
TWO THOUSAND SLAIN.
PARIS, Aug. 20.-Tho Temps thlI
afternoon publithoa dispatch iron
| ConstantinOple filed on Friday even
ing which sayi:
"At the present moment eanguinlry
fighting ia Iskiug place In the chile
street OF Go nstantiuople. The irlOpi
are firing On unarmed ATmenlauI
Tho victims VI tue outbreak exceed
1000"
Scores OF dead have been thrown
Into the sea In order TO save the troubl,
Of burning the bodies. Tho Bniist
charge d. affairs has refused the ~
quest OF the sultan TO Withdraw TIT
guard o. British marlnts, say,ng n'
Cannot do 80 until tue disorders ar,
thoroughly quelled.
o. tho Agmeniana In the ottoman
hank, i've were killed Rui nv,
wounded. They all came from abroad
Fifteen survivors have been sent Il
Marsuillea. British ami French war
ships are seeing tho Messagerie line
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