The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-01-24
The Weather To-Day.
A PLUCKY NEWBURY BOY.

The following clipping is from the
New York Daily Sun of January 18th,
and is compliment in the superlative
degree to Newbury boy. DR.. Milo
K. Jewett is a son of the late kev.
Fayette Jewett, ID. D., missionary to
Turkey, Milo was born in Turkey but
spent his early years in the home of
his uncle, the late Deacon Keyes.
CONSUL JEwETT's PLUCK. The United
States Government has one man in the
Consular service in the Turkish empire of
whom it may be proud. That man is DR..
Milo X. Jewett, United States Consul at
Sivas, who has again been showing the
Turkish Government officials that one
American, with right on his side and the
United States flag above him, is not afraid
of any number of Kurds and Turks
1T was on Nov. 10 that the cyclone of de-
structiOn that had been sweeping over Asia
Aihor struck the city of Sivas Sivas is a
u Gee of about 24,000 Inhabitants, of whom
aharge proportion are ArInenianS. and here
az American mission has been established
under the direction of DIR. Perry. When
the danger was seen to be approaching, DIR.
Perry made repeated representations to the
Turkish Kaimakam (GOvernor), both in
person and through Consul Jewett, to the
effect that all Americans and American
lproperty was under the protection of the
| Turkish Government. and that the reSpon-
sibility for any injury would rest with
them. The Governor, as usual, promised,
lbGl did nothing, and, in fact, assured the
missionaries that there was nothing to fear.
Suddenly on Nov. 15, like lightning out
dsp clear sky, came the massacre-a bugle
- shot. yell, and then the rafting OF
IflAR, the screams of the hunted and
aed, the crashing in of DOORS and the
of triumph. DR.. Jewett was in his
Jfhen the first shot proclaimed the be-
\ z. Of the slaughter. There was nc
IN u lose. Next TO Armenlans a Tur'
IN mob hates the American missionaries
| H3 seized his revolver, took his sword
summoned his kavass, and without min
ute's hesitation leaped on his horse and
started for the missionary grounds. 1t was
a ride that few men would care to take
through the crooked, uneaven streets Of that
death stricken town, with bullets flying
about, and a fanatic mob, totally unre
strained, plundered and murdered on every
site. But the Providence that looks after
Americans, when the United States Gov,
eminent is tired, brought HIM through, and
ht rode into the mission grounds unharmed
AT the gate of the premises he and the
lxvass, fully armed, took their stand, and
there they stood for two hours, while group
Alter group of the bloody-handed scOun-
dels from the city came and looked and
went away. After two hours, when the
d;nger was past, the Governor tardlly sem
tpops to defend the premises. But the fact
tlat the story of Harpo0t and Marash was
NOT repeated at SivaS is due to Consul jew
cit and not to the Turkish Government
The plucky defence of American proper,
ty at Sivas naturally recalls the somewhat
similar affair at Marsavan three years ago.
IN which Dr. Jewett ran up the Stars and
Stripes on the college building and dehed
any Turkish official to enter. That prompt
| onf,on done without orders from the Min
iSter. saved Marsovan College and the lives
of more than a score of Americans. And
now Sivas has given him one more chance
to show what can be done Dy one man who
both acts and knows. The United States
| fac. with good heart and clear head be-
meath 1t, is still pretty strong defence IN
the Turkish empire.