The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-29
armenians in Constantinople
Killed Like Dogs.
OTTOMAN BANK GIVEN UP.
The Leaders OF the Rising SHrren.
der. Their Lives Being Spared.
ihey Sought No. 70 Overthrow the
sultan. but tn Protest Against
Abandonment or Armenia by the
Powers - Hundreds OF ArsneaEars
said 20 Have Been Massmcred.

S-@'sa AsE< 3-k e1Epz teA - IRE
A1ai.g Ness from coastansinoste says that
e. 8aufs1sg g wEss estimated tnat from
ssS % sks persons had been kdAed IN
fas riots IA IRE aiHereut portions of the
ettf- AL EgFogeans ea Foute for f3se city
nave been turned ea-Sg by the co~ssons ok
heoIs eess1rsilsg rsse nsshils p5sces. The
@h9se falnE eoaia have been stopped in
a. ho4lr s t9e government hsd desired
@tt tkis n faters % t7e mob pretended 70
a&ss feeeiTe8 permission 20 l0ot burn and
.2@tf32 TIRE Armenian Quarters for GER
tain period of time. Il Is feared that
there VIII es serious trouble in the Prov
taces
Consfan,Enople. Auz. w-Whan ths
AsEnsnsaas seized the Ottoman bank on
"Wednesday last Eagar Klncert and sogne
o shs other directors escaped TO the roof.
AMI M'tfen the troopss arrived the latter
Hfet haallazatd a. everybody appearing
"a the Windows. Thus several clerks who
*ere trying 10 escape were killed.
While the fighting was proceeding. hun
eresls OF dassulmans. armed sith cnigels
ard led BY the Softas, gathered iu groafps.
oFfrr4n the Armenian quarter and killed
or assaulted all the Armenians they met
The scene resembled the riots OF Sepfern-
oer. isss Several shops IN Csalata were
psHn1esed. and panic spread over the
Whole city. especially Ia the Psra quarter
mids, cf a group OF soldiers. several OF
whom wsrs wounded. The peopie gem
orally we're afraid 10 venture into the
streets
The officials Of the British postefice
were virtually prisoners until night, and
the mail Was not dispatched. The British
charge d'afTsires Michael Herbert. ,eie-
graphed 10 Tewnk pas5a. che Turkish
minister for foreign affairs. urging the
pFoEnpf rFEfnr4 ion OF oegFar
II also 2pPesrs thai while the Ottoman
hank was being attacked. circulars we're
delivered at the different embassies. signed
BY the Armenian revolutionary commit
tee, declaring that they Intended 20 seize
the bank ard ho.d u Tor tao days. during
which time they wanted the powers 10
actively intervene IN the settlement of
the Armenian question and adding that
II the authorities tried 10 recaBture the
bank they would blow IL up With all It's
securities.
Mr.. Nlncent went 10 the Yfalz kiosk
yesterday evening 20 see the sultan, and
while he was there a message was re-
ceIyed from The rcVoiufionists saying thst
they were willing "a surrender on con
ditiea thar they we're allowed - leave
the country Mr. Ninceut accordingly re-
turned TO the bank. and parieyed with the
leaders of tha Arnenians through The
windows The Arulenl8ns had revolveFs
in their hands. and told him they heid
two OF the directors and a number of en-
pioyes OF the bank as hostages. and that
they had seized tae bank 10 order TO
demonstrate. not against the Turks OF
the banks. but against the powers, who
had ahandoaed the AFmenlans. They
aided that they had selected the Ottoman
bank because it was the most suitable
pace. and expressed their willingness TO
surrender provided they were allowed 10
retain their revoiveFs while yielding up
the bombs in their possession and Teceiy-
Ing safe conduct out Of the country.
These terms were agreed upon. and the
Armenia ns surrendered last night and
were conveyed On board Mr.. Nlncents
yacht Gusnare.
THE ministry Of police has appointed
commission or eight Christians and Mus
sulfuans - inquire into the revolutionary
slat.ng on wednesday.
MadF.a Aug. @S-The Spanish minister
a. CoastaRtiaople reports that Nussu'-
mans Killed many Armeuiaas during The
r,otinr on "wednesday night, and draggef
the bodies lhroesA the streets.
phliinopolis AGE. %.-A Traveller Who
has arrived from Coustautinoplc says g
state az a9arcay continues in the Turkish
eapifaI The number ~ persons massa-
erea rsaches into the thousands
LONDON. AuS EA dispatch Co the T8ily
News from CorsyantInonle SAYS that all
the EaElisa subjects noW residing ia con-
stanunop}e escaped wighout injury during
the recent riots.
BerHn Aag eS-A dispatch ie tbe
Nossirehe Ecltuns from Cnnsiaatnopie
saws ina; there vas a Eenfral fusilio3e
ana massacre A. the conclusion o. lhe
riat marry hundred dead hea3es were lying
40 the head 81 rae Ssaub3ul bridge. \
Turkish m0b. srmed With knives sol
sticks invaded tha quarters of tae Argor-
mlans. attacking ihe Armenian houses and
tossing iheir hutchertd victims out of the
windows The notce aud militia stood
ll}y by IN tne streets. wheTe Wagon leEIs
of human oa8les we're lytng scattered in
ait directions
IonAon. Aus. S-A dispatch - the
Cfsrenlcie from Rene says shat private
lesfers 3,1st received from Ccustaatjnope
state shsf rhe Turkish EeytrrorCt ls on
the eve ~ neing overtrrDsa. sud shas
provisional government VIII be appointed