The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-08-14
FOREIGN.
The Turco-Russian War.
TERRIBLE MISERY In Bull.
GARIAN DISTRICTS
Russian Outrages Re-
ported.
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Repor,sd Aband onment of shipka Pass.
New YoKK, Aug. Fan Adrianople des-
patch says that Sulelman Pasha with a large
force is passing through Sliyno pass, leaving
detachments to guard the Shipka pass. 1t is
reported that Gourkha has relinquished Shpka
pass and is retreating northward.
Turkish Barbarity.
PARIS. Aug. 43.-A despatch from Gabrova
says it is reported that the Turks burned a hos
pital at Eski Saghra which contained 800 sick
men.
Terrible snGeriug in the Devastated Dis
tricts.
LONDON, Aug 13-A Constantinaple des.
patch to the Times says: Your Correspondent
at Korahannar writes that appalling accounts
continue to come of the misery of fugitlves
from the districts devastated by Bashi- Bazooks
and Bulgarians. Thousands of women and
children are homeless and perishing for shelter,
medical attendance and food. Immediate help
on the largest possible scale is sorely peeoed
The Pasha in command here proposes to dis
tribute the fugitives about Constantinople, Ad
rianople and Philippolis, but no arrangements
were made to receive them. Thousands of peo-
pie are homeless. Crops are rotting on the
ground and no sort of provision is made for
the winter. The correspondent speaks favor
ably of the conduct of the Turkish regulars
but severely blames the government for en-
ploying or not controlling their irregulars who
cesses. Even fugitive women and children
who come for protection to the Turks have to be
guarded by the regular troops lest they should
be further injured by these savages.
Constantinople letter says: From other
letters which have reached me I have little
doubt that the Rnlgarians are behaving much
in the same way as the Bashi-B azooks. 1t will
be impossible for Christians and Mohammedans
to ever live together again in the disturbed dis
tricts.
The Times Armenian correspondent writes
that the stories of Russian atrocities in Arme-
mia are utterly untrue The Russians have
throughout behaved we'll. The Turkish regu-
lars have also behaved well, but their irregulars
the laudable efferts of Mukhtar Pasha to re-
strain them.
Fiendish Acts of the Russians.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-The Turkish Legation
has despatch saying that the Russians fired
on the white flag near Kars July 18th, the
party desiring to succor the wounded, and o.
man EHendi was badly wounded.
The Governor of Tirnova says the Russians
have burned mosque wherein the inhabitants
OF Tiamsi Keni had taken refuge, and they
were burned alive. Suleiman Pasha says Sc ven
unarmed Mussulmans, inhabitants of Soukolon,
who surrendered to the Russians, were massa-
cred with axes by the BuIgarians, and three
more by Cossacks.
The following statements come from Turkish
sources: At Battak 100 houses were burned;
200 men and 300 women persisted. At Bolovan
250 houses were burned, and 700 men and 1900
women persisted. One person only escaped
the massacre. At Gala Bonnas 100 houses
were burned, and 200 men and 300 women
persisted. Two persons escaped. At Kestam-
Dol $50 houses were burned. and 1900 men and
900 women perished At Chemis 60 houses
were destroyed, and 120 men and 200 women
persisted. One person escaped At Tundja 100
houses were destroyed, and $50 men and
400 women persisted A number of houses
were set on fire in the villages abandoned by
the inhabitants before the enemys arrival.
At Franchi Houiri. 40; Beran $50; Odolar, 1870;
Amdlouk. 80; Bourock, 100; Rodjina, 70;
Okdijer, 200; total 800. Between 40 and 80
Misxed villages, each containing minimum of
Mussulman inhabitants had surrendered to the
Russians. Their fate is unknown. The Rus
slams and Bulgarians massaered every inhabi-
tant except three women and two men of the
village of Yerimi Ken
On Withdrawing from the cantons of Chau-
ratah and Zarauchal the enemy destroyed in
his retreat houres, plantations and farms, leav-
| ing the population in most dreadful destitution
without food or shelter. The Rbssiaus took as
prisoners to Alexandropol the wife and CHI ldren
of Yoursouf Bey, the Carwaean of Chouron-
kal, his brother. Mehemet Bey, and his child
rem, and finally the female servants of TIE Car
maoan of Chouroukal. The prisoners, after
having suffered every outrage, are at present on
| their way to T.f1io.
The Russians have adopted general and
uniform system to try to seize defenceless vii
lagos and after destroying them with cannon
| shot to massacre the unarmed inhabitants
| and carry off the women for the purpose of out
raging their persons when they are not killed
| fost The Russians threaten the Christian
render, or if their inhabitants refuse to be en-
rolled.