Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-04
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HFI0eOldUS UeCIIIIC llIG
OFFER OF SUI TAN

Now York, Sept a.--rho following
abatement has iuat beon received BY
gentleman In this city from reHpun-
pihlc persons In Turkey. thoroughly
uognlzaut OF the facts.
"somo eight months ago II move
mont was made ON the part Of tho
Turks to send aid to the victims Of
| their hnrbarltY at supaoun, A GIT Of
5000 pounds sterling was reported, and
a committee was organized 10 see TO
It's distribution. small sume were of
forcd to the people ON condition that
| they would sign recolptu In the nnturc
Of thanks FOR the generosity thus man
Tested, at the same time certifying
| that Il was not the soldiers OF the
| sultan who injured thom. but only a
| littlu row that had occurred between
| them ana tho Kurds Naturally. they
declined the prunrred mid ON such
conditions Here wan tho government
that with nrc and sword and with
almost Unprecedented and hondish
nuoulty had utterly wasted their
homca, coming ana offering pnltry
dollar a head 10 the survivors who
are on the ground. az proof OF their
gracious sovorcigns charitable regard
Tor thom, while they could 70 among
/ thor MuHltm nplghhur9 and Identity
| property worth many times this sum
pH thu which had been wroatcd from
them, while i would hr easy for tho
government itself to collect aud 40.
turn from tho more distant kurdish
nomuda nearly the whole amount they
| had lost
Meantime. English mon aud women
Ind collected for their follow ChriH.
tiltuH home unicicnt aid When tho
government learned OF this aud that
ngcutu were coming to diWubrp thiR
money, officials began to say II these
people won't accept our aid should
We allow OthorH 10 come In and help
thom' Influential friends OF tho sui
[ tnfutH iuhlly persuaded tho govern
munt to modify their demands to the
cVtout OF accepting simply a racelpt
Tor funds received, and then tho poo-
pic wore with dlttoulty persuaded to
receive the prnrfcred aid However the
nmuunN ihuy have been called to to
receipt for up TO the pvHont time
has not proved hutirnHumu OF the
guuO pounds only iU0 has yet material
lEnd, and niue mcills urarly poundm
per day goes for unluricg
WHOM agents were appointed By the
iiriunh ambassador 60 diatrlbute the
funds from abroad II was with some
diinCulty that pcrmiHHluu was secured
for them to enter the devastated re
glpn, Tor some 5000 survivors hid al
trudy Como 60 sow thulr Uoils with a
sort OF mlllvt that mnturnG In u few
woeks from the time II N ppwn, with
seeds generously loaned by the poor
yillaWetn OF tho Moorish plains. FINAL
| ly. however objection was waived
"Whou tho ArnsnluuS aiUrted To
cd thom that they Inuut not stir "a Http
Ia that direction, At the same time
the men sent oHtonslhly at their guard
constantly exercised tho most annoy.
Ing espionage, liatenlng TO every word
they Haid and reported to tho govprn-
| mtut an exaggerated statement OF all
that wan done,
"Under the circumstances tho Iirit-
inh representatives made vigorous pro-
tests 20 the government and the ques.
tons at issue were referred to tho cen
tral authorities, Az q temporary
measure 20 that the poor people might
not romaln entirely hungry II was nr-
ranged that the agents might Tor the
present distribute food only Il must
bo w the presence and under tho In.
apcutinn ~ a representative OF tho gpv'
prnmunt Considerable had also boon
contributed by the Atmoulnnu from
various cities with the expectation that
the local authorities In concert with
British agents, would see TO It's dlatrl,
hutton The government however,
hAn sent them strict orders that " they
choose 10 hand over their fundr to tho
, they can do 80, otherwise they ara
ncrclnptOrily stopped from distributing
or course, they do not hand over their
funds and 80 tho money must wait
Tor the present until better opndi,
ton OF anaits can be lnauEuratcd,
| HtAAfaYA ghuN ha
sui Mr. Hampton. has gone up TO Sass
} SCUM Tho dismissal OF some political
b prisoners and tho latter dlHmiHsal OF
hahrl Pasha ~ Van have had good
ofruct but the goneral condition OF Tho
= country Ia getting worxe. The Chris,
, tlana arc having a hard time IN har
! vest, They are IN danger of their
lives, II 10 usual for them TO remain
; In the folds during harvest. Nov
! they dare not do no, The women us'
: uaily carry food 10 the ncidu for IN,
/. workers Now thoy are afraid to "a
, from here a young glrl carrying food
= Tor the workers was set upon by three
. young Turks ana foully and hrutallA
\ treated. row followed, and two ol
three Christians wore Wounded Al
, another village, nine mileH from hero
band OF thirty horsemen entered IN,
. Village OF kupri keuy aud tlrst wen
n through the village In a rl4toua WAY
ana greatly terrified the people, de-
q handing tho girls and brides, Latti
q they took their rides ana went nrinl
through the streets of the village rht
son OF the priest opened the door will
the Idea OF inducing them TO leave b,
giving money. llo was shot down INK,
. a dog, They kept this up for abou
three hours They broke open som,
doors aud fred into the houses,
q 'rhe government II yet 50 take stem
a IN the matter though thlH company .
10 l.arns ID wei known, 30 II goes, 1
y yafltnble reign nf terror"
Q New rinsvr- slgncd.
b For the mast week speculation ha
y been rife as TO what changes woul,