New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
THE CONSTANTINOPLE RIOT
DETAILS OF THE ATTACK ON THE OTTO
MAN BANK BY THE ARMENIANS.
THE REvoLUTroNIsTs SURRENDER ATD WILL BE
pEPoRTED-A FORMIDABLE INsURRECTIoN
EVIDENTLY INTENDED-THE FRENCH
MAY LAND AT GALATA

EVIDENTLY INTENDED-THE FRENtH
MAY LAND AT GALATA.
Constantinople. Aug. 27-The party Of men
who Yesterday forced their way into the Ottoman
Bank. killing the gendarmes who were on guard
at the entrances to the building. surrendered this
morning and were arrested and lodged In prison
No Europeans were injured during the firing
which took place between those who seized the
bank and the police, in the outbreaks which oc-
Cured in various parts of Galata. The situation
is gradually becoming quiet.
Rioting Of a desultory character was renewed in
the city this morning. but was speedily sup
pressed by the police. Nothing was taken by the
rioters from the banks which they attacked yes
terday.
The persons arrested in connection with the
seizure of the bank number twenty five. They
Will be banished.
Paris Aug 21-The directors Of the Ottoman
Bank in Galata, the business centre OF CONSTANT
inople have teegraphed the manager OF the
banks Paris office that the disturbances which
occurred there last evening when the bank was
attacked and seized by an armed band Of rioters
are ended. and that everything is we'll with the
bank and quiet in the city thanks to the energetic
Intervention Of the Sultan.
London. Aug. pa special dispatch from Com
of forty men. armed with revolvers and bombs.
forced their way into the Ottoman Bank. killing
the gendarmes who were guarding the doors OF
the institution The clerks employed in the bank
fled and took refuge In the office of the Tobacco
Regie. which is next door to the bank. The at
tacking party posted themselves al the windows
and upon the roof Of the bank. and kept up
lively exchange Of shots with the police. Kiotous
outbreaks also took place in various parts Of Ga
ata the largest suburb Of Constantinople'
number Of shops being sacked and many persons
killed and wounded.
FOREIGN WARSHlPS BEFORE GALATA
bomb was exploded near the guardhouse in
Constantnople killing several soldiers and
wounding a number Of others. The British
warship Dryad and the French and Italian
guardships have steamed up TO Gaata There
is no doubt that the rioting is the work OF the
Armenian Revolutionary Society
The Times" tomorrow will print a dispatch
from Constantinope. dated to-day, saying that
many hundreds We're killed in the rioting which
began there yesterday afternoon The city. the
dispatch says is quiet. but the excitement IS
intense and almost panic prevails. The shops
ali closed
Berlin Aug 2T-Thc "Vosssche Zeitung'
publishes a pecial dispatch from Ccnstantinople
saying that an attempt was made yesterday
afternoon to star. revolution. body OF AT
menians made an attack upon the banks ana
a number OF houses in Galata and Constantl-
nople slaughterng the inhabitants of the dwell
ings and the occupants Of the shops and throw
ing the bodies into the streets The police ana
military made no attempt TO interfere with the
mob II is expected. the dispatch says. that
French troops will be landed in Galata
The "Vossische Zeitung's' correspondent in
Constantnople represents the outbreak as a seI-
eral massacre. and says many hundreds Of bod
les are lying in the streets and that Turkish
mob attacked the houses of Armenian imam
itants. The Portes official account OF the afair
alleges that after the capture OF the ottoman
Bank the Armenians showered bomb into the
streets from the roofs and windows OF the bank
and other buildings killing great many pass,
ers-by. Among the persons who were thus killed
were four women.
MINISTER TERRELLS STORY.
Washington. Aug 27.-Minister Terrell tele-
grapked the Department Of state to-day that
Yesterday afternoon the ottoman Bank Of Con-
stantinople was seized by large band Of
armed revolutiorists. who closed the bank keep
ing over ninety employees prisoners and an
nouncng that their purpose was TO secure re-
forms
They declared that unless these reforms were
Granted within .nree DAYS the bank and In
mates would be destroyed by bombs. At the
same time dynamite bombs were exploded by
Armenans in the streets at remote lOcailtles,
killing about thirty turkish SOldltTS LdSt
night several hundred Armenians We're Killed
and AZ the time Of telegraphing the Minister
said that all the houses in the city ere closed
Minister Terrell adds that after negotiations
he revOlutionists in the bank were placed IN
board a steamer to be conveyed to a foreign
port and the employees were released.
The riot az C0nstantinOple was probably the out-
coming of the resignation Of Monsignor I7miran, the
Patriarch Of the Gregorlan Armenians. II has been
already explained here that. though he was strongly
in vnpathy with the oppressed fold IN Turkey proper
and in Asia Minor. and consequently d!skei by me
Porte he was the time opposed TO the violent
sures and murderous policy adopted by the Hint
chack or revolutionary secret committee OF the Ar
menan leaders.
The Turkish GOvernmen- having finally rendered
the members Of the Armenian church Council per
sonaIlv responsible for disorders which might oc-
cur MonsgnOr Izmrian and the counclnen were
thus iud!reciv compelled 10 give their resignation
They were T. placed by more plant members ot IN"
Armenian colony i'm Constautnopie. Bht me poplldr
clement 0f that colony which mas often signdHed IL
.lf bv violent demonstrations ike the recent one ny
the Church Of Com Capou. must have been angered
by the enforced resignation Of ts leaders The reVo-
lutionary committee. taking advantage OF thdt men
acing disposition Of the Armenans, and expecting
that IL would be supported by the majority OF them
made their attack upon the ottoman Bank. But the
several murders perpetrated by the agents e. me
Hlntchack Secret Committee upon the more con-
servative OF their cOreligiOnists charged win IN
difference or treason toward the Christian cause
had decreased the influence Of tnat committee. u
was abandoned by the Armenians. ana the attempted
revolution promptly suppressed by tie sultan.