The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-18
TO MISS sREENrrKLD,s RESCUE
Al Array OF 1O.OOo Persons In rursuit OF
the kurds Who Kidnapped Her.

Ah Army of 1O.OOe Persons In Pursuit OF
the kurds Who Kidnapped Her.
News has reached Constantinople from
Teherau. tho capital Of Persia. that force
10000 strong has been ordered BY the Shah to
proceed to Saouk- Bulak. Persian Kurdistan.
to release the English girl whom the Kurds
kidnapped last summer. who is still held
in captivity. to capture tho mRlefactors wher-
ever found. to invade oven Turkish territory IL
necessary. and to chastise all concerned In the
kidnapping.
This news has produced a stunning effect
upon the Mussulman population who believe
that 1slamism has been scandnlized and the
time for holy war has arrived. The facts OF
tho case are as follows:
There Is o range OF mountains In Armenia
that extends from Mesopotamia into Aderbi-
ian, Persia, and is peopled BY race known as
Kurds. Consequently the region is called
Kurdistan. The eastern part OF Kurdistan
lies in the province Of Aderbiian and is known
as Saouk- Bulak. 1t has a capital city Of the
Same name. The province lie under the Gov
ernorship OF Ameer Nizam. the heir apparent
g. Persia. who lives at Iabsiz; Tho Kurds OF
Persia do not belong to the Shah sect; but are
the two sects there is considerable feeling.
Hence they fraternize more readily. with the
patriots the fersans. 'n Ths 90 Knrds as
nosed q yari n tribes each t,ihe having its
Of Persia are not so predaory as ihoss
Of TurEey. because they are surrounded by
fertile hs plains which bear ear abundant fruits ~.
hands Of Armenians. Persians, md some
Enroneans., who also aid the hurds In their
Among the latter thers was once an English.
man. Isaac Gressmf tI who established him;
proptetor. IN" Enslishm man married an Ar:
,n:Snian woman Of Tatriz and became 70. the
wall narrpd q y,O tho kmelin.
SHS he. 10 ys.n. GhS III Gsd S .I
TsSIiz, passsa %oss q h:r time Win her
to tss lands "a Ahmed sey kura
ish siei Ahmed 4, Beg has sen who long
determined to possess her BY hook or BY crook.
Brought Up As a Mussnlman, and kurd at
that t. kdn Sx Rnd rSy'n Chrssn Rr was Ss
laid his plans to ACCOMPLISH his purpose
through the e.pnvsnce q Kurdish az woman a.,
mother persuaded Young Miss Amelia ' to take E
they reached The banks Of the rivnlst near BY.
Whom party OF mounted men rushed upon
III. %o,hsr %sds S but could elicit
no information from any OF the household;
She aHxousIy waited for her daughter IN
de-patched mounted men in search oi her;
The party returned IN tho morning without
neld laid the matter before the lieutenant
Governor. who represented Ameer MAN. tele;
sso 10 Amssr szam Tie latter
sent at ONCE an order to his proxy at saouk-
BIlss to find the girl with cut delay and to
TO Tabriz. In reply to this order Ameer Nizam
was Informed that tho kidnaprsrs were from
and tn. T carried hs
| tenants Governor had no control, But Ameer
Vas the pStorious son Of Ahmed hey. a subject
sHsS ebe 81 bask 50
labriz; or 10 produce at once the missing girl.
Tho kurdish chiefs. alarmed by this order
ths sd das
was no kidnapping in. the case, but that tn:
embraced isamisn and become the wife OF a
Mnssul m an. To corroborate this statement a
Appeared at the Turkish consulate at saouS-
BaIak sreisnding to be the i husband Of d the
t rsars as STAR
that the girl was no English but Armenian
ana
tho sunnis Kurds. armed and mounted. rushed
to tho Turkish consulate d.mand lng i'm
carS " al rue III Thoms n end
tho Turkish Consul and Syrian Christian,
Behiss Bey the Consul. General at Tabris. and
| asked for instruction. Behjer bey telegraphed
to nn When shss
| communicated to the crowd they all swore
sxnssf s more for
SUBJECTS Of the sultan. whose servant You are
TSons e Ss ed s tho 60 @ resi-
The mob tollowsd den 1h.q bis
ana t.lerrapSeG 70 Hmeer Sizam. .ne'f A''a'H'
MeanThile the distressed mother did not re-
% bs n Ss aS5z sra an
to the British AMBASSADOR Mt Teheran. and to
n lSm f%r
struc, ions 10 the British Ambassador TO use
energetic means and to demand OF the Persian
mapped girl. TO this the Government OF, the
Shah replied that it was willing and ready o
mands, but in the premises the Government, OF
the Shah found itself powerless. for the male-
sian jurisdiction. It therefore devolvel on
the Governme9t q the Sultan 70 act: Never
the ssn a"a " G
factors: the Government OF tho Shah would
Willingly do So s.,- ..,..,,, D.. -.
ed Sir William White, tho British An bsssader
Sultan and TO demand immed ate reDaration.
Th pors MAS iee
Unity dn sn S "msrasncy and t. smpower The
shah to act In it, stead would g a. acknoMl.
Of 80 sT wana bs sGa as
without resorting to extreme measures.
| Accordingly message was sent to the chiefs
of tho Kurds to give up the girl The Kurds
| were snraged and not willing to credit the au-
thenticity OF the order because they had been
instructed to psrsecute the Armsnians Be-
sides. in the case OF GulizGr. tho Armenian
done. So they defied the Government. saying
that the girl had become Mnssulman a.. an d
The Porte, finding itself again in die NINA
| had either to expose the country to q British
invasion or to allow the Shah to act as q proxy
the Shah has been empowered to act. because
| Persian Interference can be attributed to O
| schismatic hatred. Hence the march OF Amer
Nizam with force 10000 strong.