The New York herald., 1876-01-31

Michael, Archbishop of Belgrade, Metropolitan of Ser
via, President OF the Committee.
sUFFERNGs OF THE CHRISTIAN POPULATIONS
UNDER TURKISH PERSECUTION.
RAGUsA Jan. A. 1915
Ny LoRp-How can tell Your Emnence how over
loved ! was when, on my return from Montenegro,
found the first considerable sum sent through the
medium Mr.. Krascowsky, the director of the news
paper the GOloss and delegate OF the International
Committee Russian Until then always had TO read
and TO hear Of the gifts Tor 1he refugees ana a. the
suferings wrote whenever could, 'Pray send me
help however small 1t will be OF little use to send IL
when the misery is too deep TO cure" Ny supplica-
tions have at last been listened to-
THE
of those unfortunate people is to be protected from the
cold Warm blankets be used as beds, mattresses
and clothing; but how is 1t possible get them for
such a quantity OF people when the commonest
blankets cost high price almost despair at
finding solution TO this problem, when heard the
military Intendauce in Dalmata had considerab q
stocks OF blankets declared be out of for the
soldiers although they were still good enough for the
refugees have asked and got leave to buy them.
They sold by weight the rate OF sixty kreutzers
pound; their price depends upon the quality OF the
WOOL ! have resolved upon buying about four thou
sand blankets think OF buying little later all that
is the sorehouses of the Inheritance. The blankets
win be divided between the poorest in Dalmatia and
Montenegro.
There is among others one Of these wants which is,
according 20 my ideas as necessary as food and lodg
Ing IL is the education OF the young victims OF the
who have been violently torn IRON their homes
and deprived Of patcrna care The first step in that
direction has been taken in Ragusa by Father Novak
ovtch who has begun assemble the children of the
refugees order to give them the first rudmens Of in
struction The children are not shut up in narrow
classes thanks TO the southern climate of Ragusa
instruction takes place the air the terraces
of the fine garden surrounding The Servian church
They grouped pcturesquely aound the little boys
girls from Ragusa who have been appointed as their
teachers In of the groups they are taught reading
Servian and Slavonlan IN another the recitation OF
the pater noster or the credo; them even
write. All that they know they have learned here.
PERSECUTION
You have heard my Lord, of the sudden emigration
Of the whole population of Fopovo-Polie terrified by
The murder Of seven notable CHRISTIANS. Except
Raono village in the district has kept Its in
habitans The houses are destroyed all the property
piaged and there 3, 500 1000 people more who
TALL to our care The greatest agglomeraion IS in the
parish Of Ossoink six miles northwest Of Ragusa
As soon as heard Of it went there and have col
ecteo the most precise
pErAILa
There 800 refugees, lo7 are entered upon the
nar,sh register and receive subsidies from government
he rest n 1881 are still in the mountains close the
Turkish frontier without either lodgings or help.
Fearful things told Of their fight For instance.
woman with a child in her away IN such a
state OF that scarcely had she passed the frontier
when she fell down without knowing where she was;
he next day she was found lying in the water Three
pthers said have perished from hunger and cold
have asked the worthy Catholic parson OF Ossoinik TO
charge Of the distribution OF relief 70 these poor
people; he has the same neart for all, Catholics
hreeks without distinction We shall do what we can
20 help him in his difficult task and we hope that gov
will not be long in taking encacous measures
10 insure the living Of these new refugees
have assisted with my small means several of them
who had come away with three, four and even SIX
orphan children suffering from cold and hunger l
given 100 complete suits of clothes, 800 blankets
EO pairs of shoes and have ordered 800 OF
othes and 800 blankets, but all that is very little for
1000 people
Last week there two battles After the hrst
hirty-seven wounded were brought in on our
nde two among them severely wounded. We are still
eating Tor of the second The emigration IS
'ery strong in the valley OF the Lk.
PERSONAL INSPECTION.
On my return from my journey TO Metkovtch, where
made as could OF the distribution OF the
hnds by the agents that had chosen and after hav
ing gwen the superintendence IN Damata to the dele
taies assistant Baron Gondoa started on journey
70 Montenegro / went from Ragusa 10 Cattaro on
poard OF Lloyd's steamers found at the latter
horses for myself and baggage and an escort OF
honor OF the Princes guard erianniks) sent
ne by the government OF Montenegro. one OF the
Princes de-camp came to receive at Cettigne
found the number of refugees which had been gwen
by in office sent thither on mission from
government to be correct There are in all 10000 OF
Ehom 20S are wounded 90 900 have already gone back
% the interior and 80 600 on the frontier. On the
lay of my leaving the Director OF the Interior came
70 tell me Of arrival OF another 1000 persons They
expect and more, nasmuch as al the families that
had taken refuge the districts OF Baniani and the
Eastern part Of Nikchitch, whittier tho Turks
have not yet penetrated pass through Montenegro at
he beginning OF winter Consequently, II IS estimated
hat the possible number Of visitors for the people of
Montenegro will be from 10 900 to 75,OO0i some even
tay that there will be 100 000
THE RULER MONTENEGRO
The Prince of Montenegro, already adored by MS
vubjects has become still popular in consequence
rhey admire and thank him for hlsspatroc resolution
fhe people do even more than that Those who have
two houses 1f such they be called give the larger
and better those in need OF shelter and content
themselves with the smaller and cramped one for
their own use
AT eRAKHovo AND BKLorAvrIcm
the Inhabitants have given the refugees absolutely all
late as Herzegovina itself The Prince has forgiven
them this YEARS. taxes They viii all get shelter and
be under which is certainly something, and more
than been done in Dalmata which compare
tively richer country, where hundreds OF families
still without any shelter whatever But this IS all that
Montenegro can do The Austrian government has ex.
pressed wish supply bread. Unfortunately, the
trans arrive but very irregularly, and whole days
and wees pass without any assistance arriving
The unfortunate people lodged In the peasants
houses, where they well a. their hosts suier very
much from such an aerlomeratlon In several places
there are great many refugees than inhabitants;
for Instance, the village OF Dobran on twenty nine
nanve families have hny.iour refugee families Many,
however, still remain without any shelter ~ MetkO-
Witch alone 14O according the commissary 800 ac
eordlng TO the sodesate have no lodgings The com
missary told US that private assistance did not reaeh
Metkovitch. AS 10 the clothing blankets and fuel,
there Is
carefully AVOID to speak of
MILITARY OPERATIONS
I even avow that was so busy with my functions
As a delegate that had neither tune wish 10 be
occupied with anything else; but an appearance Of
troops on our road gave me strong emotion We try
painfully 20 mend the wounds by war, and now
arc threatened with new ones.
DOMESTIC LIFK wAR.NAErNc.
II is remarkable that all those berzegoynans like
he heat and that in winter they SIT close TO the IRE
without moving. We catch eight on the top OF a
mountain Of boy OF fourteen quite naked AT Slano
We are told that seven or eight women have been seen
his day 10 the neghborhood among stones The most
fortunate live IN The and gens, the rest on the
Iidcs OF the rocks They stupehcd by misery
lhat they donT even seek shelter the houses; they
don't complain Of anything and they await their fate
Those saw, those spoke TO, came from Lioubigne,
ruitza Sopovo-Soe About 500 families said TO be
above Slano, at Ternovilza and Tehcpikoutxa II Is
impossible for 70 be sure Of the Of this
aumber. What cou1d ! do in such state Of things2
sIve ali had cft and behold the amazement OF these
unfortunate beings seeing body having pity upon
hem Tho day after my return al RaRusa went %
see Mr. Rechetar Prefect OF the district and told him
IN had seen. He could not directly act al Netko-
siteh which depends the district OF Spaatro but be
settled 10 apprze OF t the Governor General lie told
ne he had given the podcstate Of Sano zoo guiders,
but had not heard anything more about II chose,