Evening journal., 1896-08-31
connivance of Turkish Authorities.

COnniVancc OF Turkish Authoriticas
LONDON, Aug 3l.-A dispatch to The
Times from Constantinople says that the
joint noto Of the ambassadors of the pow
ers asking the sublime porte TO suppress
the disorders in Constantinople without
delay failing to have the desired effect the
representatives of the powers dispatched a
Joint telegram warning the sultan that ho
endangered the Turkish empire by suffer
ing tho continuance of anarchy by the con-
niyance Of the imperial troops and the po-
lice It IS said that the sultan trenbled
when ne received this warning telegram.
Neither the mombers of the diplomatic
circles nor the rational observers doubt
TINT an armed mob of Turks had been pre-
1 viously organized for possible riots 1t
was noticed that less than two hours after
Il the insane attack on the Ottoman bank
| by tho Armenians the mob that filled the
streets nt Galata oyerspread the whole
city, and Turks in parties from l2O TO 100
strong, apparently well organized and aot-
ing in concert, crossed In lighters from
Stambul
In commenting upon the rapidity with
| which the mob oyorsprgnd Const0ntinople
after the attack upon the Ottoman bank
| the Constantinople correspondent Of Tho
| Times says that all the mischief could not
have been done without organization aud
| without the connivanoo of the authorities.
A dispatch 60 The Daily News from
/ Constantinople gives "A personal interview
with Frank Barker, who was left in the
/ place Of Sir Edgar Ninoent as a hostage
during the negotiations between the Ar
meninn leaders in the Ottoman bank raid
and the Turkish officials The dispatch
says "Mr Frank Barker stated that tho
invaders told him that they intended TO
seize the Credit Lyonnaise Offices and ex-
plode q bomb there 1t was part Of their
plan TO raid the Noiyoida police station az
the Same time. Tho bombs wcro Co be
exploded at the police station simultane-
ously with the attack upon tho Credit
Lyonnaise. However, the men detailed
for the attack on tho Credit Lyonnnise ar
rived too late for a simultaneous attncls
on tho police station. 1T was part Of the
plot to attack the palace Of tho sultan and
the patriarch at the same time. ~
AT Raskeni not a single Armenian
male was allowed 60 live. AT this place,
however, bo it said 20 the credit Of tho
Turkish mob they left the women and
children unhnrmod.
In conclusion the Constantinople corre-
spondont OF The Daily News says that the
| Armonians allowed themselves to De Kill
ed like sheep. It was noticed that the
better class OF Turks at Constantinoplg
had nothing to do with tho killing of the
Armonians. The nobs consisted entirely
of the lowest Glasses Of Constantinoplo ard
its suburbs, lazzaroni, the Kurds and Oh,
men who work along the wharves Of The
city. 1t is now estimated that over 4, 00C
persons were killed.
Stamboul has been covered with reyolu
tionary plaoards, evidently posted by thu
Young Turkey party. Serious trouble IL
expected Monday, the anniversary Of th'
sultan's accession.
A dispatch TO The Post from Constan
tin0ple says Members Of the Armenian
revolutionary sociotios threw bombs on thl
premises Of the Credit Lyonnaise and thl
tobacco syndicate Saturday night. TIT
amount Of damage is not reported
The Daily N-ows in its editorial column
this morning says: Europe is face TO fac
with the deposition Of the sultan and th
partition of Turkey"