, 1896-04-28
KNAPP GETS FREEDOM.
Futile Efforts Made to Make
Him Sign.
THREATS NECESSARY.
A Hint That the MarbIehesd Would
Use Shot and Shell Brought the
Sultan to Terms-No Wish
TO Have Him Return.

Knapp, the American missionary, who
has been expelled from Bitlis by the
Turkish government without trial on
the charge of having melted the Arme-
mans to rebel against Turkish rule,
was surrendered to the United States
consul at Alexandretta on Saturday
last. The details Of the affair which
reached here today show that the step
was not taken until a United States
warship had been t~elegraphed for.
Mr.. Knapp was expelled from Bitlis
about a month ago in spite Of the agrees
ment reached between the United
States minister here and the Turkish
government that the American mis-
sionary should not leave his post until
April l, or until the roads were tolera-
bly, free from o AS 1t was the mis-
sionary vas compelled to leave Bitlis
before the time agreed upon and with>
out his family. When he reached Diar>
bekir in custody the news was tele-
graphed here and the Turkish govern,
ment positively asserted hat Mr..
Knapp was the guest of the vail of that
place and not a prisoner.
1t is now stated that the missionary
has been a prisoner throughout his
journey to the coast, and that the vail
OF Aleppo detained him at that place for
five days while making futile efforts to
make him sign an agreement not to
return to Bitlis under any circum.
stances. Mr.. Knapp steadily refused
to sign any such agreement on the
ground that he had committed no
crime, and had In no way broken the
laws Of the country. When the vail
saw it was useless to continue his at
tempt to get MI. Knapp to sign the
agreement mentioned, the missionary
was allowed to proceed, still treated as
a prisoner, to Alexandretta.
1t has been agreed between John W.
Riddle, the United States charge DAT
fairies at Constantinople, and the Turk,
ish government. that the American
missionary, upon arriving at Alexan-
dretta. was to be delivered to the
United States consul there, and the lat.
ter was to see that Mr.. Knapp came on
to this city for trial before the repre-.
sentative of the United States, but
when the missionary reached Alexan-
dretta IN April %, the Turkish authors
ties refused to deliver the prisoner to
the United States consul. The latter
entered a formal protest against the
detention of the missionary, and COM
municated by wire with Mr. Riddle.
Thereupon Mr.. Riddle made energetic
representation to the Turkish govern
ment, demanding that the latter re-
spect its engagements and, in order to
give emphasis to his remarks, the
charge d'affaires telegraphed to Mer-
sinna. where the United States cruiser
Marblehead was at anchor, asking the
commander Of the vessel to proceed to
Alexandretta and place the cruiser at
the disposal Of the United States con
sui at that port.
The American missionary is now free
and will. probably. by the advice of the
United States representatives, come to
this city and offer to have his conduct
at Bitlis thoroughly Investigated be-
fore the United States charge d'affaires.
CAVALRY HORSES.
Chamberlain, 8. D., April 27.-John
D. Hale Of Tilford, one of the most
prominent stock lei in South Dakota.
some months ago received the contract
for furnishing the Eighth cavalry at
Fort Meade with some seventy or
eighty horses. Notwithstanding that
he visited practically every prominent
horse ranch in western South Dakota.
eastern Wyoming and southeastern
Montana in the effort to secure horses
that would pass the rigid inspection. he
says. has been rejected. The horses.
according to Hale, were the very best
that could be procured. Some of the
horses could not be purchased on the
range or In the markets Of Chicago and
New York for $3.50 each.
HorDs raisers In this section are dis
RcourAgsd at the result and ray that any
board that holds strictly to the require
msnts Of the government in the selec-
tion ct cavalry horses would not be
able to get enough horses to mount one
cavalry regiment.