New-York tribune., 1896-09-01
AMERICAN HOMES ATTACKED
WOMEN FLEE FOR THEIR LIVES AMI
ARMENIAN SERVANTS KILLED.
BRITISH MARINES DIsPERSE A TURKISH MOB IN
CoNsTANTINoPLE-THE POLICE DISCOVER
BOMB FACTORY-FLEEING ENGLISH
THEIR HOMES.

THEIR HOMES.
Constantinople. Aug 31-At Hasskein yester-
day. the houses of number of Americans iv-
ing in that place attacked by the Turks,
the male heads Of these domestic establishments
being absent. All of the Armenian servants in
the dwellings were killed and the houses sacked.
The women escaped to Yenkei for protection,
having lost all their personal effects.
The estimates Of the number OF persons killed
in the recent disturbances here are increasing.
A special judicial committee began sittings in
this city to-day for the purpose Of trying 400
Moslems and Armenians. who are accused Of
having participated in the recent riotirg in and
around Constantnople.
Chakir Pacha and Vehdy Pacha have been ap-
pointed to the command of the military in Con-
stantinope and Galata. respectively. with orders
the suppress summarily any signs os disorder.
The Italian dispatchboat Calico has been or
dered to Constantinople as second guardship
4 detachment OF British marines. who were
marching from the British guardship to the
English Embassy yesterday. dubbed and beat
back a Turkish mob that was maltreating
number OF Armenians in the street.
The Porte made a complaint against the con-
duct Of the troops to Michael Herbert. British
Charge d'affaires who replied that the marines
had perfect right TO protect the Armenians
II the Turkish troops did not see fit to do so.
The police to-day discovered Armenian
bomb factory in full operation. The work OF
making bombs carried on in an under
ground vault near the northern walls Of the
city
The British Embassy here will obge all Of
the English families who have taken refuge
upon the chartered steamer Hungaria to return
to their homes.
The city has remained quiet to-day except for
the throwing OF a bomb and the firing of
number Of shots from revolvers by Armenians.
who were concealed in a -four store in Galata.
No one was injured by the bomb or bullets, and
no damage to property resulted.
An Imperial rescript has been issued request
ing the inhabitants not to make any excursions
either by land or water this evening, upon the
occasion Of the twentieth anniversary of the
accession to the Sultenate OF Abdul Hamid ii.
The foreign dplomatsts have sent a second
note to the Porte calling attention to the con-
elusive evidence obtained that the Moslem mob
which massacred the Armenians, was organized
with the connivance Of certain officials. 1t is
known also that hundreds OF rufians were
brought from the Asiatic side Of the Bosphorus
to take part In the work Of murder and rapne,
and were sent back to their homes after the
bloody work had been finished.
OFFICIAL. STORY OF THE RIOTrNG.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 31.-Thc Turkish Legation
has received from the Sublime Porte the follow
ing telegram
1.-THE Central Committee of the Armenian
Revolutionists Of Constantinople organized on
vast scale a programme OF disorder and GRIM
inal acts Separate groups OF the revoutionists
hogan their misdeeds al the same hour but at
different points OF the capital. Besides re-
ynlvers and daggers they used bombs Of dyna-
mite About fifty of these men, entering sepa-
rate,, into the Imperial Ottoman Bank. began
by killing the guards and policeman and threw
their heads in the street Awaiting themselves
~ the general confusion that resulted they shut
the doors of the bank, fired revolvers and threw
bombs from the windows on the passers-py
-Four Turkish women were cut to pieces by one
ex,losion and two French clerks Of the bank
were wounded and would have been Killed II
Turkish soldiers had not come 10 their rescue
A, tho same moment the Hem Of Dejelal Bey.
situated at Stamboul was taken possession OF
by other revoutionsts. who threw a rain OF
hon,hs on those who happened 10 be in the
streets near BY At Hassken the military vas
attacked and one officer and many soldiers were
kilIed At the Psowatla quarter another band OF
Armenian Anarchists took possession of the public
school and began there. too to throw bombs IN
ali directions killing many innocent persons. In
many parts Of the capital and even IN the Arme-
nian Church of Pera a great number OF dyna-
r,i,e hombs were discovered. The Armenlans
faithful TO the Imperial throne are indignant,
and their Patriarch communicated in the name
Of Jesus Christ all the criminals VINO put In
ieopardy the life Of innocent men and women
The Patriarch begged the Sublime Porte to com
municate to the press his decision against the