Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-02
GOSSIP FROM LONDON.
Turkish Cruelties to Christians-Why
the shah Won't Go 60 Consta mt inople.

LONDON, Aug. "A wall Of distress comes TO-
dsy from the Christian population in Albania
whose echoes VIII soon be heard in the British
parliament For years the Christians In that
country have suffered the most revolving cruel
ties at the hands Of their Turkish masters
when recently these became unbearable the
oppressed people sent q committee 10 the Turk
Ism governor at Scutori praying for relief
Every member Of this committee, which con-
sssN: sls.ea on tne most prominent members Of the
Christian community, was promptly put In jail
oy the governor; and they are there vet Then
the aggrieved people put their case In the
hands OF an eminent lawyer, who undertook TO
lay the facts before the government at Constan-
nnopie: This lawyer. Achmet Ali Bey, q Turk
and Mohammedan, when on the point Of start
ing on his mission, was arrested by order Of
the governor and has not yet been released
Not content with this shop keepers and inn
keepers who supplied food and drink 70 the
unfortunate committees who from time 10 time
came TO seek justice are also imprisoned while
Christians themselves are invariably 90 treated.
THE CHIEF CAUSE OF COMPLAINT
on the part of the Christians is that the police
authorities in a large number Of towns where
they reside are in league with thieves and rob-
bers, who make a business OF plundering them
alone. More than this. they charge that the
police themselves organize the bands Of rob-
bers and cut-throats and direct their opera
tons. taking themselves the lions share OF the
booty. No ofense against Christian receives
any attention, and when the unfortunate peo-
pie attempt to defend their persons or their
property they are at once imprisoned One OF
these protected robbers recently kidnapped
two children, aged eight and ten, sons of n
wealthy Christian of hrana, and now holds
them for a ransom of 1000 piasters. threaten
ing TO Kill both If the money is not forthcoming.
The matter has been brought 20 the attention
OF influential members of parliament and the
attention of the government will be called 10 it
In the house at an early day.
SHAH AND SULTAN.
The proposed visit Of the shah 10 Constan-
tinople has fallen through, all because Of .
failure to agree upon the etiquette TO be OBJ
served on the occasion. The sultan is too high
and mighty parsonage 10 go down 20 the dock
TO greet the shah on his arrival as other Euro
Pean potentates have done, and the shah is too
big gun all over TO make his call in the sui
tans lodgings. There can't be any visit, and
the shah on his return trip will give Constan-
tinople a wide berth
DIR. Schreiber, chemist of Cologne has lust
discovered a new explosive TO take the place of
dynamite, which can be manufactured at half
the expense, is more powerful and safer 20
handle. He calls il ''petragit."
The report comes from bucharest that Sena-
tor Gheorgin, director of the State credit bank
at Jaffy, died there yesterday from a pistol-shot
wound inflicted by himself The authorities,
for some reason yet unexplained, sent the
police to search his house. and on their arrival
he shot himself