The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-09-14
xrrx IN noDkRw PAzksr1NE.
Cirsassisn $50 German (sisnists-A Drsss
Festival as El,lsh's Altar.

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| time last year. when was at Esfla. wo we're
suddenly disturbed By the Intelligence that a
| German tsamstsr. whom I hsvo boon In the
habit OF employing. had boon attacked In thu
| night at tho bridge over tho Kishon. distant
| about three miles from my camp. while on his
| way from HATH to Nazareth. By four Circas.
| slams. who. suddenly surrounding him. pointed
| their guns at his head. thus preventing him
from using his revolver which they stole from
him. at the same time cutting the trnces OF his
team and carrying OF q valuable pair Of horsos
leaving tho poor man helpless with his wagon
| a about I O'Clock in tho morning. far from any
help. but thankful 70 have escaped with his lilo
Tho whole machinery OF tho local police wa.
put In motion. and the authorities profesHed to
| take up the matter in earnest. Some vi the
| German colonists secured tho country In pur.
suit OF the robbers. who appear to have fed 10
| some Circassian colonies which werO estab
lished about five years ago on tho plains Of
!turesa near the foot Of Harmon; beyond
lost. They had got among friends. who GOV.
cred their tracks. and tho horses were never
Since tits time tho coionists. who ars con.
SANITY trayelling In their wagons between
60 TWO o. three ,oas,ier and had not been mo:
started for Nazareth. one Of them the victim Of
last year. His companion. who bad LEFT Hnifa
SsoJS r a s"Ss az az SS
was not above four miles distant from ll9iin,
good evening. The German returned the sa.
lutte. but his suspicions were reused by thu
AIM Almost iinnedia,sly after he heard q whis,ls.
the man who had passed nm turned d t san,rly
wSers o thss ' ss
roadside. ono Of them seized his horses
while the others ins,,n sfsan uo sst
| from the box. and. unwilling to shoot before It
was absolutely necessary. closed with one OF
tho robbeIs. sirki nE at him with tho butt OF his
pistol. He was. however. nearly oyerpo~rred.
md had lust time; as he saw his adversary
back i' one Of tho other men. Who rashoii 10
who was AN old solder and had been through
| tho Franco German campaign. wac quick
barroi At this moment q fourth Circnssian
| appeared upon the scene. Fortunately. The ~
Ths txo pu rnn TSrS on" now H sc"ns
| that two Of their number had been disposed OF.
| began to draw on their bodies, 1t being iirst
| priGcrie Of ther warfare to carry away their
| dead. This gave tho German, who was scarcely
able TO raise himself from the ground. chance
| to ire two more shots but as IL seemed at the
| time. without effect. md tho two Ci-cassians.
| throwing the bodies Of their companions over
| BY this time the other German tea,nster. who
| had hnen u quarter Of n mile behind. but Ind
helped his woundod friend with his wagon.
| lie hoSeypr was ab.o TO continue hs Journey
tHs cfscs Of lis bruisas Maan,ims iniorna
ton Ia. been r"cs,yea from ES"nn a, where
the posh iA1ifH rd s nf spo oN ,hSt
another died Of his wound shortly. inter- he
''I%iA' to n ie'sS anS iss'
tho TO psysn hs hT
panions. One would think. under thsso, CIR
ss 1, i bs 10 lG e. nSs s
| creants; but no steps whatever have been
taken in the matter, which il. perhaps. the best
happily obliged to Kill a nntiyc in sef-defence
in t1is country the chance is that he has to
GiirSassians and thu apathy Of the Government.
and the CiIcassians have received a much 80.
yerer punishment than any that would hayo
the authorities. and they are likely to he caro-
III how .ney mSHte san ~ wh The
seek h"r rav " or not Tie Garman e' s Mi
| continue to team by nigEtto Nazareth. but they
t"sst"r and we'll N'. armed Had the ToSt@,s
been Brdouins or native Arabs. this encounter
wonld mean . blood irud, aud sooner or later
weeks with tho Cr"assians in thor own coun-
Try, and do not mink TN. they have the Same
ing set, az colonists found them very .salo
| and Pleasant people to travel anlorg in their
own Mountains. where they have their code Of
honor and iospt".ity. and have spent q toy
!
F.! dan. and received nothing but "ivility. It
would. hGwcy"r. be better to ke,er then, IN those
| wild and half savage regions than bring them
| within range 81 tho temptations which civilian
| tion offers 10 thom.
them visit al the oi city of 'Jsrash which.
| with the exception OF Palmyra. is the most per.
BaalLeo. My informant tells me that in tlo
course OF their excavations Tor stone FOR their
Th"y hay" anssrheI hsrsoorS snGseow
F, cred and unsusp"cted temple. with ~ suIter-
o sss n"a en M"'t rss aa a
| of gold CONS. worth $50 oach. was an immense
prize whiih they only saec".dsd in kesspng b;
s2.5oO. Ny informant saw one OF these coins.
but as he was native and ignorant Of such
any deniss IDEA 81 tS sf date should
feel much temnted TO pay those ruins. which |
obstaces In tho way of travellers to the east of
the Jordan that such journey now may ek-
Meantime ear, i there are many objects of Interest
distance of three miles hnvs found tho ex
| tsnsvs repiaiss Of what have been undoubt"d-
IN s a and RI" a"y ns
come when this discovery may prove OF con
shidsra h yoine to to tns pnrt OF the country
now, II is probable that the old iron ron ring.
my house were made from this ore. '"' "
have also found n curious square structure
composed of stones averaging. three feet by
two. by about One In thickness. all carefully
| squared. and laid ono upoI: another without
| cement-tba whole forming a perfectly SOLD
erection Of great antiquity: but whether il was
Designed as an altar or a monument over u
tomb II l. impossible 10 cnnjscture. !, j. on
the WAY from here to the Place Of Gnip!re
or EDaha sacrifice. and is the second hA,,
found 10 that ne!slborhood. the Other being
| considerably smaller ] 'cano upon IL urc;
dentally on the occasion of q Drvse picnic 20
which was invited. and which took place ut
| the Place OF burning" In celebration Of tho
last day Of tho Toast OF Kamndan. which no
Drnses seem to observe ~ well us the Mos.
lens. though on different day.
The female population of the village In their
gayest dresses; had preceded us on donksys. |
aceomnanird the sheik; who had drawn up
little plain outside the town about n dozrn