St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-29
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What May Be Seen in Con-
stantinople and Through
out ALI Turkey.
There the Human Traffic EX-
lists in It's Highest Devel-
Opment.
Prices Brought by Young
Maidens and How They
Are Sold.
Girls Of Thirteen Compelled
to Submit to Extreme Bar
bariSm.
Women Sold for Wives.

IS to meet at Brussels, composed or
representatives not only from the differ
ent civilized states of Europe, but also
from three Mohammedan powers, viz,
Turkey, Persia and Zanzibar. and the
representatives of the auti-Slavery
societies, is looked upon here with great
interest, as the conference, l presume,
will have 10 discuss the measures which
should be adopted to abolish the traffic
in slaves in Africa, and more especially
in the Turkish province of Tripoli and
the coast of the Red sea. 1t seems that
the European powers that are repre-
scented in this great polticO-hu1nani-
tartan meeting are not aware where the
MARKET FOR SLAVES
exists to-day, and will, perhaps, be as
tOniShed to know that the female and
male human traffic in its highest devel-
opment and extension still exists in
Turkey, and more especially in its CAPT.
tai, Constantinople.
There are three classes of slaves
dealt in in this abominable traffic:
First, the blacks (negrOeS); second,
the AbySsinianS (Habech), of dark
brown, pleasing complexion; third, the
Circassians (Tcherkes), fair race of
great beauty. Black slaves exist no
more in the Turkish empire, except in
Tripoli, where they are imported from
the Soudan. But their expectation is
difficult. Some fifteen years ago her
majeSty'S ambassador here made
certain representations to Ali
Pasha, who was grand viZier at the
time, on the subject of the abolition of
slavery in Turkey. Ali was friend of
England and France. and, above all, a
man of wide, liberal views. He OBJ
tanned from his master, the late Sultan
Abd-ul-AZiZ, who was liberal sOver-
eign, the necessary DEGREES and author
ity to abolish that class of human
traffic. From that day the traffic in
blacks was at an end in Turkey, and If
any transactions took place secretly the
authorities considered it Illegal. As
for the traffic in AbySSinianS and Cir
cassians, Ali promised her majesty's
representative here to abolish 1T also.
Ali declared often to his friends that
slavery was the curse of society in
Turkey, and the cause of the ruin of
the uatiOn. and that he was the first
sufferer by it. He had
EIGHTY FEMALE SLAVES IN HIS HAREM,
and 100000 or $4,000, his yearly allow
ance, was not sufficient to keep up this
number of the fair SEX Ali died.
Abd-ul-AZiZ followed him a few years
after, and all hopes of any reforms in
Turkey were buried in their graves.
Murad and then Abd-ul-Hamid succeed
ed to the throne. A war with Russia
soon followed, and Turkey entered into
a special era unknown. to HISTORIAN
era of personal reign and authority.
The slavery of the fairest of the fair
sex took special development in the
heart of Europe and in the capital Of
the Ottoman empire, the government
of which wishes to be within the circle
of the family of the sOvereignS of
Europe. If the public is kept in the
dark on this important humanitarian
question, and if some OF the powers
prefer counting one man to seeking the
welfare Of whole nation and the inter-
ests of humanity and civilization, the
duty of the press Of Europe. and more es-
pecially the enlightened Liberal press
of England, is to open the eyes of the
civilized world on the subject; for,
while the members of the conference in
Brussels are making their speeches, the
traffic in human beings is going on as
regularly as ever in the seat of our
khalifat-padishah | wish to aid the
conference in its noble task, and to
point out how the traffic in human be-
ingS is carried on here.
"There are actually at Stamboul
about
NINETY REGULAR SLAVE BROKERS
who buy and sell slaves, or who are the
medium of buying and selling. The
slaves are lodged in houses known by
the public. just as it knows the dealers
i'll any sort of merchandise. The prin-
cipal slave houses are about thirty.
They are situated in the neighbOrho0d of
Faith or Sultan Mohammed, EyOub, Soul
emaiuie, Scutari and at Kasslm PaSha.
The AbySslnian slaves are here on
account of the delicacy of their health,
and the trying climate of our city does
not suit them. An AbyssiniaD maiden
from fourteen to seventeen is worth
from 60 to 12O liraS "a ira is worth
about Is shillings), but handsome one
is sure to bring 800 liras. White slaves
CTcherkesl are more abundant. MaldenS
from twelve to fifteen are quoted from
60 to 500 liras, and those from sixteen to
twenty from 60 to LOCO Iiras. The price
varies according to beauty, size, COM
pleXion and accomplishments. Singers
and musicians generally
BRING A GOOD PRICE.
In the days of Ismail Pasha the price
of slaves was double what 1t is to-day.
| 1t should be noted here that the slaves
exported to Egypt greatly improved the
breeds of the Egyptians. One can i'm
mediately distinguish an Egyptian who
| has had for mother or father Cir
eassian slave from the Egyptian pur
sang.
"Many people here buy slaves for
| legal marriages, preferring them to
Turks. The reason is that slave has
| no relations (mother-in-law especially,
| and therefore no visitors or callers. She
endeavors to please her husband. She
| is obedient and economical, and very
| affectionate, even if pretty well treated.
| Many slaves would not leave their mas
| tiers for the world, but many others
wouln be too glad to obtain their lib
| erty. Some are well looked after, well
cared for. richly dressed, and have
costly jewels. They dine with their
lady, and are treated as companions and
as members of the family. Among the
| poSSessOrs of slaves who were the most
noted for their kindness and benevO-
| Hanoum, the daughter of the first vice.
roy of Egypt, Mehemet Ali. During
her lifetime she gave monthly allow
anceS, from two to fifty liras. to each
| Of her slaves. She had some eighty
! of them married to respectable
| gentlemen, and gave to each dowry of
| from 81 900 to 5000. Before her death,
three years ago, she made a will grant
| ing freedom to all Der slaves. and dis.
tributing to them valuable presents and
settlements. Many pashas treat their
slaves with great Kindness and generos-
ity. / give these details as an impair
tial writer should do; but impartiality
must also make me say that there are
other slaves who are treated with bru-
tally and barbarity-when a girl of
thirteen is compelled to submit to the
barbarlsm of men of worse type than
Moussa Bey. There are hundreds OF
young girls who are sold to persons who
sell them or exchange them for others
of greater beauty. 1t is revolving to see
to what extent slavery is encouraged
here, land how many of these poor Great
ures would like TO fly away from the