New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-25

young brave who had been killed in defending tho
runaway girl They took their prisoners into
retired glen aud shot all but one who escaped.
Then they returned to the Hekri tents and pllaged
them, carrying off their booty in triumph to thel1
m ountains
ShsIkh Obedulah shed tears on learning
of this horrible affair." and refused to receive the
Gerdi men at his CASTLE But be made no attempt
to punish the criminals. The of the slaughter
OF thrly-nine choice young men of their tribe
naturally caused tremendous excitement among
the Hekrs, but they helpless. The Gerdiswef
are powerful tribe who hold possession of inacces-s
sible valleys among the mountains of the PersIani
frontier. Their castles command all the passes and
their warriors redoubtable fighters. Hence, al
though the Hokr tribe in its miRratoey
year within eight OF ten of the Gerd terri-
tory, it has not succeeded in taking due vengeance
upon its enemies. True. its young men had picked
off occasional Gerdis by pct shots among the noun
tains, but these chance achievements had not re-
moved the ranking bitterness. The fate or tie
thirty-niDe braves was constantly told in the ball
lads of tint tribe, the blame of the outrage was
laid upon Sheikh Obeidullah morally responsible
for the consequences of leaving the young men
bound in tue hands or their enemies.
TIRE sHEIKH's LAST STRUGGLE.
That mistake OF crime of five years ago was the
ruiz Of Obeidullak. When the news was brought
into his camp last November that the Hekri tribe
had joined the Turks Tor the attack on Nehrieh tho
chiefs quailed before 1t. They all knew that this
decision of the Hekris indicated purpose to take
vengeance Obedullah for the massacre of the
braves. No member of Obeiduah's household
would be allowed quarter In case the Turks drove
him from Nehrieh. That night Obedulah's Oldest
500 and several other chicfsssembled their men
and fed. The men who remained waverngj
Obeidullah saw that there was chance of resist
snce, and that his only hope OF life would be in
rendering to the Turks in order to escape cap.
ture by tho Hekrs. He therefore opened nsgOtia-
tiOns for capItulatiOn. but delayed the result as
long rs possible while he put some Of his own yalu-
abss out Of the way. At last peremptory orders
from ConstqntinOple brought matters to crisis The
Turkish Pacha in command ordered general adj
vance told his men to kill Obeidullah upon any at
tempt to escape, aud sent word to the Kourds that
all who aided Obeidullah would be food for pow
der. the larger part Of Obedullah's remaining
forces deserted upon this threat and the Sheikh
started to go down and surrender, hoping to save
his castle from plllage. Abdel Kader, tue SheikRs
second SOD, had still small force of special men
and attempted to- prevent his fathers SURF ender.
But he was too late. The fiery old Sheikhs spris
was broken and he rode tamely down Ills mountain
to meet his fate Once afterward Abdel Kader
tried to interfere. The Sheikh with his guard Of
when in passing delile he saw his son and few
hundred Kourds on the rocks above Abdel Kader
called to his father to come up and he would save
him. Obed1lah struck spurs to his horse and
started to ride up a steep torrent channel The mo-
meut was an exciting one Only few hundred
yards and the sbeikh would be free again. Inc
officer iu command ordered his soldiers to fire on the
Shelkh but they refused saying: lie IS MOslem
and more pio1s man tnan any one I OF t "s
man and fired on tho Shekh, killing his horse.
Still Obeiduilah continued scramDlng on loot up
the mountain side. But the Turk dashed after him
| through storm Of bullets from the kourds, and in
a moment n.Ore covered the Sheikh with bis re-
volver. shouting him to surrender instantly or no
would kill him like dog. The Sheikh saw that no
had no chance, and went YEARLY back to his cap
tors.
riot reformer bIgot and free ilbuster lie Is now az
Mosul closely guarded bis castle at Aehrieh, given
over to pillage, has become Turkish camp; his
favorite son, Abdel Kader, is fugitive among tho
| mountains of Persia and his wives are no one
knows where. The family with pedigree OF SIX
hundred years has last fallen from It's high estate
before the power of the sultan. IL Is only meet 70
| to the Turks an opportunity to pliage ell
Gerdi. They carried OIL the sheep and goats, the
carpets the splendid silver scabbarded swords and
| iewelled daggsrs. the massive coronets and belts
| ana necklaces of the women. and they even cut OIL
The hair OF the in their haste Ia possess tho
| coins attached to its extremity. The Gerds say !
awe haven't so much chicken left from all our
| wealth. And thus tho Hekris are at last re-
venged. By-ardby will come the turn of the Gerdis
| AM. their opportunity; for these great feuds are
rarely ended until one or the other party is pract-
| cally extermnated.
| The Government has appointed o bureau at the
| Sublime Porte TO furnish newspaper correspondents
with facts Its laudable desire is 10 preserve tho
iunOcents from being deceived by vendors of false
incidents aud to prevent the irreconcilsbes from
| libeing Turkish politics III their descriptions of
| current events. Those correspondents who say
what is not true. or at least what is not provided
for them by the Bureau OF Intelligence are to DO
| expelled fIom Turkey after three offences.