Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-12-28
TERRIBLE 0QTRAGES
Inflicted on Bulgarian Christians
by Turks.
Men, Women and Children BrutaIly
Murdered,
Or Tortured With the Ingenuity OF
iSends.
Eyes Put Out, and Ears and Noses
Cut OF.

LONDON, December 27.-The following is
letter from NJ. de Laveley in the Pail
Mall Gazette: lam not acquainted with
more than one-tenth, perhaps not even with
more than one.hundredth part of the a,roci-
ties committed on the Bulgarians Of Mace
donia, but tell what l know, leaving others
10 add to the sad story. Here are few
recent facts: During the month Of July last
forty-fve murders were committed by the
Turks in the district OF Velesse (Kurpouli,
Macedonia, and at Bitolia (Monsstire)
sixty. Some Of
The Most Barbarous of These
may be mentioned:
A band Of eight men, headed BY the
blood. thirsty Chief Feyzo of the village Of
Tehernlistcba district Of Prilep) set out
for the village Of Negitewo, and in the
mountains attacked three Bulgarian shep-
herds Of from 30 to 60 years Of age, whose
names were Naydo Tassef Extraordinarily,
Sowstcho Georgietf Tcherenkewsky and
Christie .Newkewsky. They bound them,
cut of their ears and noses, and then, by
order of Feyzo, tore the skin of their legs,
arms and necks, calling out 10 them as
they laid the veins bear to bear witness be
fore the prophet that We know how to shed
Slav blood After this their eyes were
put ont and they were
Cut to Pieces.
In The village Of Podles, near TO Valesse,
lives a we'll known assassin named Hamid-
nah. He acquired his farm (Tchiwlik)
which, by the BY, he forces the peasants to
cultivate gratuitously, BY violence. He met
the other day young Bulgarian about %
years Of age and asked for the loan Of his
horse. The young man informed him that
the horse was Just then atwork in the inclo.
sure. Enraged at this refusal, Hamidaah
dealt The Young fellow such blow on the
head with his gun that it killed him on the
spot.
A Turk found a COW belonging TO the
herd Of Bulgarian straying in his fields.
Without more ado he at once fastened the
man guarding them to tree and put
FIVE Balls Through His Body.
At Podles several Turks siezed upon q
woman whose husband was unfortunately in
exile in Asia. They took her TO their home
and most grossly ill.treated and assaulted
her. She complained to the authorities at
Wellcs. who refused to seek out the crimi.
nails. The unfortunate woman dares not
return TO her own village, and is now at
Welles, supported BY the ecclesiastical com.
munIty.
In the village Of Nini,chany the Turks
took violent possession of young girl and
forced her TO marry Turk living in the
village. The latter treated her with ex-
treme violence and ordered her to embrace
the Mohammedan religion. The peasantry
appealed to the authorities, who called in
the police, ard the compliments were taken
of to prison. The wretched girl was
among the prisoners, and was
heard to call out in voice
ouivering with motion and Agony
ooh, God are we handed over TO tyrauts.
or have we king to protect us2 have
been torn from my family and bnrbarously
outraged, and no one says word in my de-
Tense" She was ultimately sent back TO
her home, but her assailants went un.
punished.
In the village Of Nogilovo three Bulgari.
ans were discovered massecred and their
bodies most shamefully mutilated. Their
eyes were first put ont, then their noses were
cut off, then their bands and feet were am.
putated, and finally their arms were fastened
behind them and their heads we're cut OF.
These three unhappy victims were the vii.
lage priest, . peasant who brought him
bread, and passer.by who happened to be
on the spot at the time Of the crime.
In the neighborhood of the village OF
Grasgo the body OF an honest Bulgarian
was found
CowardIy Assassinated,
and heside il lay his son grievously woun led.
in one Of the villages near Valesse
messenger, whose horse was walking behind
him. was accosted By Turk, who requested
the loan Of the horse. On the mans refusal
the Turk struck him dead with blow On
the head
In the villages of Nogayfzy and q:
Tcheriyino Bulgarians have recently been
murdered BY Turks, and in oil these cases
not the smallest effort is ever made to trace
out and punish the guilty parties.
These atrocities are revolving to Us, but
the saddest part Of them is the reflection
that they are the necessary outcome OF the
situation created BY Europe's intervention.
Formerly il vas 10 the interest Of the Turks
to treat the Bulgarians-who are the agrl-
cultural laborers-well; but since Europe
has promised better government and an
autonomy based on the principle OF the
most numerous nationality, the Mussul-
mans aim is 10
EIterminate as Many Christians ~ Posi-.
BILE
so as TO continue master himself The
Turks feel themselves menaeed by danger,
and they defend themselves by numbering
and ruining those who would take their
place. Europe ought not to have sane
toned the twenty-third article Of the treaty
Of Berlin, promising guarantees 10 Macedo-
MIA similar to those accorded TO Roumelis.
If she can allow It at the present day 70
remain a mere dead letter. England, who
opposed complete freedom being granted TO
Macedonia, 10 responsible for the great evils
COW weighing on this unfortunate country.
Il is. therefore, her place to put stop 70
ali this, and to insist upon The Portss ob.
seryance Ct the stipulation OF the famous
twenty.third article.
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