The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-14
APPARENTLY UNCONSCIOUS OF THE
BLOW THAT THREATENS TO
FALL ON HIM.
MASsAcRES ARE UNDATED.
PLAIN EVIDENCE THAT RAIDS ON
ARMENIANs ARE DELIBER-
ATELY PLANNED.
OVER 1000 VICTIMS IN THE CITY
Streets of ConstantinOpIe Still Run
With Blood-Refugees Seek
Safety.

Sd
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 12.-(Vta
Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 13.)-To those
who have eyes to see there is more
and more evident approach of a crisis
in the affairs of the decrepit Ottoman
empire. But the Turk himself offers
no signs of an appreciation of the fate
that is impending over him in the
limit that has apparently been reached
in the patience Of the European pow
ers with the process of determination
of the Armenians that has been stead
lily and relentlessly pursued by the
Turks. There is no diminution in the
rancor displayed by the Mussulmans
towards the Armenians and no sign
Of the REIMBURSEMENT of the Turks
contention that the Armenians are per-
sistent and determined revolutionists
and agitators against the sovereignty
of the sultan and, as such, invite the
stringent repressive measures that have
been used against. them.
Some color has to be admitted to this
contention Of the Turks from the fact
that some Of the ENJOYS Of the powers
have received a circular note from the
Hintchak revolutionary committee, de-
claring that If the reforms demanded
by the Armenians at the time Of the
raid by them upon the Ottoman bank
are not granted, there will be q more
serious outbreak against the Turkish
authorities and over a much wider
area than was the last, which resulted
In the apparently indiScriminate
slaughter of Armenians in this city.
Since Friday there has been a large
increase of the patrols of cavalry in the
Rapia, the suburb of Constantinople
in which are situated the French and
English ambassadors residences, and
in Buyukdere and Pera. This is the
sultan's precautionary measure against
future outrages, in compliance with
the warning contained in the note from
the powers. These troops, it is under
stood, come under the authority of
those who are warned that they will be
responsible if outbreaks involving the
destruction Of property and loss of life
occur. But the troops are at the same
time instructed that they are author
lied to use their arms in self-defense
II they are attacked. These so-called
precautionary measures have not i'm
proved the situation and have rather
served to extend the feeling of terror
ism on account Of the feeling of doubt
as to what secondary and yelled mean
ing may be hidden behind the letter
of the instructions to the troops. Mean
time, the British relief committee is
busy with the work of helping the dis
treSsed Armenians.
The official Turkish estimate of the
number Of victims of the massacres in
this city is LOO. Other estimates run
pretty much all the way upwards from
this figure. The official estimate is
coupled with the allegation that many
of those killed were, in reality, Turks,
h11,.i od
Armenians and that so their numbers
went to swell the supposed number Of
Armenian victims. This is undoubted-
ly designed IS an apology and exp1a-
nation of the assertion contained in
the note OF the powers that the savage
bands which murderously attacked the
Armenians and pillaged their houses
were not accidental gatherings Of ia
natical people or undfrected mobs, but
that there was every indication of their
organization and Of its being known to
If not directed by the authorities. In
foreign circles here the statements that
Turks were killed along with the Ar
menians is denied
The actual number Of the victims of
the disorders was certainly 5000 and
will probably reach 5000. The military
authorities state that three soldiers
were killed and 80 were wounded. The
mans were wounded.
All Mussulmans who have yet been
tried by the extraordinary tribunal or
dered to pass judgment on those i'm
plicated in the recent massacre. have
been acquitted of the charges Of COM
plicity. The evidence against many
of these was deemed by foreign resi-
dents here conclusive, and the failure
to hold them adds to the conviction
that the Porte has no intention of COM
plying with the demand of the powers
that the culprits shall be brought to
punishment. In view Of this failure
to punish the authors of outrages upon
Armenians, the state of terrorism
among the Armenians continues una
bated and the exodus Of these people
goes on with no diminution. The ap-
pearance Of the refugees, many Of them
in a state of restitution from the hasty
nature of their flight and all laboring
under extreme apprehensions of a blow
likely to fall at any time, evokes the
universal compassion Of the foreigners
who see them.