The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-15

tary Solely says that his only regret, with re-
fave the pleasure Of seeing lie Beautiful c III
| for which she 10 named.
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LEE MERITETHER AMONG TURKS.
Thrown Into Jaii Because Ne Did No,
| Bribe the Custosas Oncials.
Lee Merivether. agent Of the National Blu.
reau Of Statistics. ex-LAbor Commissioner OF
Missouri has had an experience In Egypt. oil
which he writes to a friend in this city. He
was unable to bride the police. and was thrown
| into den filed with outcasts. and finally was
released only to find that the American Consul
| had left his post. and redress for his injuries
was then impossible. Mr.. Merlwether is still
ayouns man. under 30. and for the last six
months has travelled through the Orient gath
erlng labor statistics and other Information
for the Government. His letter says:
"Eneland's upation Of distant and semi.
civilized lands is not often favorably regarded
by Americans: think. though. that those OF
my countrymen who travel In the Orient will
wish the occupation policy extended fur
ther than 1t now is. Wherever English sway
or influence is acknowledgements in
Cyprus. Egypt, India. or still remoter and bar
barous landslide traveller may 20 with some
assurance that he will not he robbed and NAL.
treated. u hat this assurance Is lacking
where West ern influence IL lacking. the fol-
lowing facts will show.
THE Egyptian steamer on which took
passage at Athens arrived ut Smyrna. Satur-
day. Oct ~. 1891. at s o clock in the morning
1t was my intention to transshp Immediately
to the Austrian Lloyd steamer Minerva,
bound for Jaffa. but as my supply Of ready
money had dwindei to few francs. found
myself obliged to go ashore for visit to the
hnN fs.,ae .ltaN pRfk1
tile demand for papers by exhibiting the regu-
lar American passport issued by the Secretary
OF State. but the customs official declared this
insufficient because lacking Turkish Con-
sul's visa. He said the fine for attempting to
enter Turkish territory without such visa was
81 ($4.9Ol Iprotested that did not mean to
remain in Smyrna. that merely transshipped
there and was going ashore only in order to
get money When this explanation proved
unsatisfactory requested my passport. stat
ing that would not 60 ashore at all. butwould
have myself conveyed ut once aboard the Aus
part OF the, building where the chief Of customs
nans aSs IN e Hr
agreed to accede to their demands 81 soon asI
had funds a. the bank To my snrd
imnossibility. as i had not the sum about
Circular hStS of my Thomss G Cook son
and ssSed to IL sssord to tae
was called. and an order written BY the chief
OF customs committing me to prison. Thither:
escorted through the Streets like q condemned
criminal and forced to carry two heavy vaIises
pns and weh wSsd
the EGYPTIAN to the Austrian steamer. Arrived
at the prison was first placed IL room q enc
led dp ms out out u ths oisias room and showed
% ps ate bas ssn H Shc Of mlt tacu Ts PAS
though, only thirteen feet square and about
ten high this den contained tnirty,ons p ris-
space space undo! Under the one Window Was
the s oui air Within AND gel Win y ths con-
paratively, pure air without-comparatlvel
for hf BUY waT not eoreao oy
r. ds%; ara ~ ils$ saS odes tSss R5Syssils s
amid vermln infested cutthroats and criminals,
/ was an object Of wonder to the tuTbansd
a9S q, sS ec
e let me send to the American Consul Or to
!taS laS; Ihss ssldsntiy feared sSss =
soa s1s nss and "a 5 Ds roS
berry baked and exposed, At y O'clock there
was rafting OF belts and bars re door was
sight but + was not. >, The .d turnkey
Showing nS Us one ~ ons Gsst INTO tho den e.
s An by
again. seemed to attract the tHrnksys sPsSial
eit hsnd While With hs II rishs Is gave him
On the head
other prisoners were servile enough to. laugh
Imagining thereby to win some degree oii favor
A,tsT sisSt hep5s The the ossrs 4 ssssa
ff nSns saV' e
prison. hurried at once to the American
sRss si sss L: rssss Ss
Msdt hs I'll the
from from the Turks; ' TSo@as' cts ook sen epink
ship Company On occasions. their tourists are
SO numerous that their agents book all the first
class cabins and even charter aP entire SHIP
IN smyrna. stated the circumstances
that calling M Aans Rstts
agents 1t was now long after booking honrsL
and requested the acceptance Of Thomas Cook
ared or dys
found myself In position where I had either
to walt in Smyrna fifteen days or raise money
enough for passage on the steamer Just
a bout to leave. BY means which possibly some
OF your readers may, understand. succeeded
worth. paid 70 francs for deck passage. and
boarded the Minerva lust as she weighed
"On Saturday. Oct. ~. after six days md
nights on deck. IN rain and shine. amid
stopped at Caiia. two days by land
and eight to ton hours by sea from JANA. the
bounced that the steamer would not touch Mt
!affa. and that passengers fol-. that port must
Company proposed to send us to jana, whether
by land or sea. The agent reptile! drylyy
us at all W said | had not bought |
. -, ticket for Gala, did :, not
touch JANA. the point 70 which 1t had contract
q to carry MI would 70 on to Alexandria.
mont Of extra fare. which l declined to pay.