The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-10-10
,,pR RULEIN TURKEY.
fresh o ern Europe.

Erpsh tuti
..r,xr,soPIE, Oct. Ga band OF
ds in spite of the recent dlpio-
,a+ic action of Germany ana rfahce'
Inailo MAJ If the efforts ofsthe Porte to sup
sress sn brigandage, made a desperate at
Pr yesterday to wreck and rob
temp. ,,er train. The latter was pass
.na along a desolate portion OF the
IIa;5ar- ~ Pacnaiamidt Railroad, when the
ilA -;naar discovered that something
rronp along the rails ahead OF
20 The train was brought to
- .an',stiIl as soon as possible, and an ex-
.;,otion of the line showed that the
.dreaded brigands had torn up the
- .ord 50 damaged the roadbed that
a4tbe train not been stopped IN time
a,ci5ant would have surely hap
ane3 ." The brigands, as soon as they
iar mat their plan had miscarrled, IN
s,oad Of attacking the train, decamped.
Tbis i only one of a series of
.;rr;Isr outrages upon the part Of Turk
- brioands in which foreigners have
.,s,,ally suffered at the expense OF the
n,r,a the latter having to indemnify
-. ,,,vernments to which the foreign
oved allegiance for ransoms, etc,
III eI1ao,aa by the brigands. NM. Ruff
- and Eugene de Raymond, sub
a,o@ars ~ Of vineya ard company,
,,-.'-. .rara raptured early in august last
VI ,,..ta brigands of Chief Athanasious,
l rera only released after the pay
e.. of ransom of Go, 900, Turkish
nav Later in the same month
sararaI Italian railroad officials were
.,rr5sa off by Chief Stoian MonadJlsn,
III othars were murdered. Here
a'.,;n = ransom of $4,000 had to be
80 far the release of the captured
railroad officials.
IN lime | last, the same hand, that
NJ 4tnanasious, placed distractions
arra.s the railroad track near Tcheress-
Eoi ieraiied an express train, and cap
tprei several German tourists, among
tEam Heirs Oscar Greger, Oscar kol-
v.cb aad Israel. wealthy banker, of
ParIin For their ransom $40, 900 was
laid In his efforts TO try and suppress
frigandare the sultan of Turkey, on
a.rtanbpr 26, issued an order forbid
dipg nrasants 10 carry arms similar TO
tbnse uspd by the Turkish troops, and
darrped that all suspected persons be
exaruiued ami if they are found to be
foreigners thev are to be expelled from
thp Turkish dOminions. The Sultan has
announced his intention Of filming
thasa knowing the whereabouts OF
hrjsands and refusing to inform against
them. ana offering rewards for those
who capture the brigands dead or alive.
4thanasious, the Greek brigand who
has been the most prominent IN these
collections If ransomS, ls ClasSed as
being one of the most interesting of
prr-onages in the Turkish empire. He
i said to derive 4 larger income from tho
railroad companies than do the share
ho.sicrs OF these companies. Athanaslous
Is lictured as being a brlgand OF the
old school, an oriental Claude Duyai,
practicing the traditions of robber cour-
tesv and building up a handsome
fortune for himself at the expense of the
Sultan's priyy purse, for the demands
81 the foreign ambassadors for compen
sation for brigand outrages have been
complied with from that fund.
The Oriental hallway Company, as
the result Of the recent hrlgand out
breaks has demanded special guaran-
tees from the Porte. if it is to carry on
It's trafic, all the more as it is suggested
that Tie Indian mail should take that
route Escorts Of Zaptiechs are, it is
understood, to accompany trains pass
ing through the most dangerous dis
trlets, ard the local authorities, where
ontrages upon the paat of brigands have
occurred have been strongly impressed
from Turkish point of view with the
necessity OF Immediately putting an end
10 such occurrences