Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-16
ATROCITIES IN MACEDONIA
The Life OF q Christian Rated as Moth
ing by the Arnaut Tribes.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.

From the Pail Mall Gazette
After the train had left Uskub and passed
katschanik as it entered the narrow and rocky
passages, which all the year around serve as
places OF concealment to the Arnauts writes a
Dd'ty Ne'rs correspondent travelling in Mace
donia, the officials all kept a sharp lookout
The train steamed out of the tunnel OF Kats-
chanlk, when suddenly a discharge of rifles
were heard. About ninety feet above the
line some seventy Arnauts were seen, and
favored by the slow speed Of the train, fred
their repeating rifles into the windows as we
passed. The stoker of the engine was killed
and three OF the passengers were dangerously
wounded. An Arnaut woman had crossed the
line some days before and had been knocked
down by the engine and killed Another train
and other people had to pay for it, Not until
got to Pristina did understand what terri
BILE power these hordes Of uncontrolled men
have over the population.
The mushir never dares pronounce a sentence
against an Arnaut, however guilty he NAV be-
for he would be signing his own death war
rant At the same time the minor officials
make common cause with the armed bands and
take share OF the booty. The life of a Chris
tlan is rated at nothing. A man walks peacea-
bly, through the streets. when the never-failinp
ball OF an Arnaut strikes him from behind. No.
body cares for the victim. and the authorities
All
the clans unite when any action is to be under
taken against the GiaOurs. 1t is impossible to
describe what the Servians and Bulgarians have
to suffer under the tyranny of these wild tribes
They are absolutely without protection for
servia and Bulgaria. though they are not igno-
rant OF the state OF things, are too weak to call
Turkey to account on this subject and the pow
ers will not NEEDLE for fear of what the results
might be for all Europe
foreign consul in Pristina vouches for the
truth OF the following facts which show what
the Servian Christian population has to suff-r
at the hands of these savages: Last month the
Arnauts suddenly entered the Servian school
OF Pristine, carried off the three masters and
the mistress, whom they imprisoned after yio-
lating the latter. The Turkish government
thought Mt TO close the school for good after
this incident In a neighboring town the mas
ter of the school was also imprisoned and the
school closed. The parents are thus forced to
send their children to the Mobammedan
schools. few days ago forty Arnauts laid
siege to the large farm of one Mitar Titanic
near Pristina, who, with household of sixteen
men and women, all well armed resisted the
attack. When evening came only the master
and his three sons were left and thew surren-
dered. The Arnauts fell upon them and lit
orally cut them to pieces. Then they threw
the corpses into q neighboring maize field
where flock OF eagles and yultures feed upon
them every day and can be seen from the town
will only mention one more Of the hundred
incidents which form everyday life here Two
boys, soGs OF u farmer named Lasarevitch at
Prisrend, were in the fields with their fathers
cattle a week ago, when an Arnaut caught
them. and, taking them home on his horse.
attempted to ill use them. The boys struggled
for liberty and the Arnaut cut them both TO
pieces. He then packed their heads, feet,
hands and trunks in bag, and, riding with il
past the house OF their father, threw it down at
his door. The Turkish government daily gives
assurances Of its inability to change this state
of things.