New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-20

kourdlSh Chief died at Mecca OF cholera.
Shekh Obedullah was about ffty-one years old ana
Of noble Arab lineage tracing his descent from the
daughter Of the Prophet His home was in the castle OF
Nehrieh, in the mountains southeast OF Lake Van.
Nehreh Is close TO the Persian frontier and was for
generations the home Of ObeiduIahs family and free
from trespass Of Turk Persian On either side OF the
frontier Its dependencies stretch away for miles, including
many Turkish and Persian villages Of which Obedullah
was the owner In fee simple. The castle itself is
stronghold unapprOachable In its position Early In 1880
Obeidullah organized a fibusterng expedition 10000
strong and well armed and went to with Persia at
his charges Crossing the frontier unopposed by the
Turkish authorities he drove abe Persian troops before
him far the city of 0roomah There he checked
and his amused themselves with ravang the country
far and WIDE The Persans at last collected large
army TO drive him out while the Sultan, urged by the
foreign Ambassadors at ConstantinOple, appealed TO
Obeduah to abandon his private warfare against an ally
Of Turkey The shekh at last returned his side
Of the frontier saying he did regard 10 the too
tender feelings Of his sovereign He pofessed to have
been unmOved by the military demonstrations OF Persia
and declared that II he had continued his warfare, as he
might have done, he would have conquered
Persia IN few weeks. In 1884, Obeidullah
again made preparations to invade Persia The Sultan
nterfered and the Shekh invited visit CONSTANT
nope. He did So and for a long while ne held little
court in the sutan's city largo house furnished TO
him near the Palace.
In the fall OF 1882, the shekh escaped from CONSTANT
nope, where he had been virtually prisoner and went
rapidly and secreoy through the Russian Caucasus TO
the Turkish frontier Mount Ararat Thence he sent
to inform his family that he had been autho-
rized TO return home and would await escort
at the frontier. All the principal chiefs
turned out with their warriors welcome the Shekh,
and he was taken speedily to his castle. lie had hardy
begun to enjoy his first rest before ne summoned by
the Governor OF Van TO surrender himself and
return TO COnstannOpe. This alarmed the KOnrds, but
oh bp btdre .lly
TO return home. and said lie knew Of no reason
for the cleness OF the Turkish Government. Upon THIS
the chiefs declared for resistance and Obeiduahs
sons Sidik ana Add el Kader, had force OF several
Turkish Government had been pressed by Dom
Russia and Persia to arrest the Shekh y large
force sent to arrest him, and by the ala
OF the Hek tribe, which had long been thir5ng for re-
Gerdi had shot several Hekn kOurds, the
Turks succeeded in bringing the chief To terms lie was
taken to MOsul where he kept prisoner for long
time his castle given To plage, and his eldest
son became fugitive among the mountains Of Persia
The Sheikh high authority in the order OF tne
Nakhshibendee Denshes having devoted most OF MS IRE
10 religious studies. He man or 1nqulflng lalnu
He had heard OF England and America countries rich
and powerful He had English travellers and
American missionaries, and had found them 10 ne
upright He said he had noticed the people
about the American missionaries were ike angels,
compared with the other people OF the country.
him, and when foreigners called upon him In CONSTANT
nOpe he would take them into private room ana over
whelm them with questions, saying; - WY are tDese
sperOusi How does the Govern ment
subsst and keep the love OF the people what meas
ures can the KOuns take obtain national Importance
and Internal development How can immoral men DC
made upright " He was small and WHY man, Win
delcately nOdeed hands and feet and deepsnk' merry