The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-01


known as the Devils Current" says
the World. With inconceivable rapid.
~ the water rushes madly down TO the
Mediterranean leaving far behind, as
King OF racers distances his iectesl
runners. the ilying currents on either
side Reddened With tragedy. this rib
bon o. water has long been the scene Of
the most dastardly. cowardly and al
wayf silent crimes OF the world. Il has
been the pet Of successive sultans. the
nifty stage OF Turkeys bloodiest
dramas.
The Golden Horn. that famous. broad
bosomod harhor Of the nearby Orient.
divides Conatantinopl9. or lsiamboul.
a. tho Greek church called the historic
metropolis. into two sections. Two
brldgen Of iron hind together the two
halves Of the suiian'a town. To the
northeast Is Pera. the foreign quarter.
The city. as good Mussulmans term II. OF
the Franks. Across the Horn Is Moslem
dun, properly STEAMBOAT. and on the
great rounded point where Horn and
Bosphorus meet are the many palaces
OF his majesty. the Padlshah Abdul
Hamid. sultan. among them his sera-
clio Of white and gold. that vast harem
at which the entire civilized world
looks askance. Most prominent OF all.
survival Of the old Church OF Byzan.
slum. though now Muhomets temple.
The golden mlnarets Of the Mosque OF
St. sophia. visible far away on the Hos
phorus. glitter at evcntide from the
rays OF the setting sun.
seraglio Point. on whose shores Horn
and Bosphorus minglo their waters, Is
but few rods distant from she Devils
Current" which at this point nears the
land. as II by some dread design In the
dead Of night. It's waters III only by the
pale stars. time and again swift. long
black calQues have glided out with
mufied oars pulled by black-garbed
servants bent on their masters cruel
bidding. Here crimes OF a horror that
II IA hard to picture have been perpe-
trated unwitnessed. Plash. down In
the deep. dark waters. struggling. but
volceless. unwept uncofiined and un-
sung form after form has gone TO death
because OF the caprice or hatred Of the
fretlui dark-oyed man In the palace on
the height
More corpses OF men and women this
grim current has borne upon its breast
than any other stream In all the regions
Of the globe. As a watcry cemetery Of
slaughtered Innocence has been is his.
tory All who have sum into It's tide
OF death will never be known, but the
ehasly whimos OF the commander OF
the faithful have thrown TO Il dainty
women. valiant soldiers. ardent states.
men aud youths whose only fault was
that they loved their country too we'll
In tho embrace OF this cold current has
been stlned forever a large share OF
Turkeys patriotism, ability and wom-
AMY lovellness.
Abdul Hamld though he seems from
his presence 20 be the most relentless
Of an the sultans. Is but following IN
the footsteps Of the padishahs that have
gone before him. These crimes have
been going on silently. stealthily. Rend-
ishly for centuries. But Abdul Hamid
his hands already stained with the
blood OF Armenians and other lawless
acts committed In hls domain, put the
dnal touch. which has aroused the
whole civilized world when by his ex-
press orders within the past month he
deliberately drowned like dogs score
OF brilliant and patriotic youths whose
one aim was the bctterment OF their
country. and who belonged TO that fear
less. thoughtful. earnest band. the
young Turkish party