Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-10-27
TURKISH TRAYELERS.
Tour Gentleman of Bethlehem Pay a Visit
 Tucson.

Several days last week four oddly dressed men, with swarthy complexlons, and red-tasseled caps were seen moving around through the streets of Tucson, and appeared to be taking in the sights. Some said they were Greeks, others said they were Turks, and again they were claimed as Spanisrds. A CITIZEN re- porter approached and saluted them on Saturday afternoon as they were cross ing Church Plaza, and asked them ID
 plain Saxon if they spoke English. They replied in Spanish that they coCld
 speak French, Spanish and Arabl, but not English. The reporter handed
 them his card, the surname of which
 they immediately recognized ln the orl-
 eutal form of "ho stefanos. The ser vices of c. H. Tully as interpreter were
 obtained. In the evening the electric light works were visited aud thrOus b the kindness of Superintendent FarraT they were given thorough understand ing of the electric light and its great workings. They were much delighted at
 what they saw,and one of them remarked ! in Arabic to his companion that the Americans were great on lnyentlng ma | chinery. The ArabIc names of the gem tlemen are Yacob Tuschi, Jall Iuschl, Jeres Miguel and Jail Miguel. The | two Tuschis are cousins Co each other, as also are the Mlguels. The gentlemen were born and raised in Bethlehem, and are between 30 and 40 years of age. | They are of the race of Turks, but are | converts to the Catholic form of Chris
 tianity, and speak the Arabic language | At home their business was that oi
 sculptoring, making images and busts
 out of stone and clay. In looO Aacot | Tuschi left his Jurdean home and went | to France and afterwards to NalenZuela l South America. He was soon joined bH his cousin, Jalil Tuschi, and also b! Jalil Miguel. They were joined two months ago by Miguels cousin, Jeres, oi
 George, as is the English form. The,
 came by way of Panama to Mazatian
 and finding the yellow fever bad came
 right on to Tucson. They left ounda,
 morning to attend to some ousi
 ness interests in Chihuahua, and wl
 then go to San Francisco. They eX
 pressed a great desire to see the latte
 place, saying they had heard so mucl
 about 1t. Then they purpose to return
 home via New York, London and Paris From them some very interesln. items were obtained in regard to thel
 native land. They gave the population
 of Jerusalem at 120,OO0. Bethlehem !
 distant six miles and has lj,CGU. Tn
 latter place is g miles from the Jordan
 and about equi-dlstant from the Dea'
 and Mediterranean seas. The cOuntr round there is about the same as here , They have six months of rainy weathe
 and six months of dry, and plenty O rain. They have public schools q,
 which the poor and rich go alike. The
 houses are all built of white stone. The. pay there both city and county license 4 house of nine rooms rents for sb0 (, S65 per month. 4 house of four or hy rooms rents for S6 or S7 per month There is not much drunkenness; tl ] Mahommedan religion does not perml strong drinks. Capital punishment , in vogue. The victims are elthe decapitated or hanged. Rauf Pasha the governor of the province Of Jeru salem at present. Criminals Of higl degree are tried before hlm. Those O lesser degree are tried before the cadi or judges of the towns, who also atten, . to civil suits. The Cathollcs, Protest ants, Jews and Turks all have thei churches in Bethlehem.