Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-16

tr.f MAN FIsH-MARKET. NEAR
scoueutiv protected from open brutali-
81 There are numerous missions To-
cetod in the city: and while there MISS
porton will probably make her headquar-
,ars nj Robert College, overlooKins ule
civ and the Bosporus. A large NUM-
ter Of American girls are students az lhe
college. where they are educated ioi
the work Of Chrstianizing me iaha'lcs'
who. for the host part, make up the popu-
lation Of Turkey. - ..o
IL serious interference is throwh III lne
nav of Miss Barton in the humane WORK
~ b,s MANNED 10 do, 1t would be
Wise 10 recall that portion OF the ms
,,rv Of Robert College relating 10 us
.stafllshment at Constantinople. II mas
- dorble interest for the officers or Uncle
SANS warships now stationed In TURKISH
waters.
FARRAGUT-WARS
In the early ffties the Rev. DR.. cyrus
Uamlln went TO Constantinople Tor the
rnrnose of teaching Christian ~ to It's
nonulatlon. With money furnished by
shristopher Robert, wealthy New YORK
merchant. and with $4,000 OF his own
Dr. Hamlin endeavored TO estabhsh
college. but such was the strength OF
the preiudice Of the Turkish Government
that for eight years he labored IN yam.
Al last. Admiral Farragut sailed into
the Bosporus with three big men-of-war
ana went ashore to pay his respects to
the Porte. DR. Hamlin told Farragut OF
the obstacles that had been thrown IN
his way. and the Admiral said that he
would see what he could do for him
The sultan looked at the big ships
which floated the Stars and Stripes under
his palace windows, and he was much
IMPRESSED He invited the American Ad-
miral 10 a grand banquet In the pal
ace Of the Grand-Nizier During the
course Of tn entertainment Farragut
asked the Sultan:
"Why has DR.. Hamlln been prevented
from building college In your couh-
try"
The answer made was an evasive one,
but soon after a charter was granted, by
the terms OF which a most beautifully
situated plot OF ground overlooking Con-
siantinople and the Bosporus was given
% DR. Hamlin. Afterward. when the
Grand-Vizier was asked why the per-
mission had been granted 10 the Ameri-
cans. he replied In two words:
"Tarragut. warships."
There are probably 10000 Armenlans
in Cons;antinople. although the number
has varied so greatly since the mas
fNIfN- leeaN IN tNe lHteIiof tihh thNiS
ere no definite figures I'm the hands or
tho Turkish officials. The rich Armeni-
uns live in fine houses. in different
parts Of the city but the poor ones,
who make up the Armenian quarter
live down on the rver-front. They
make "a living COR the most part by fish
ing and the fsh-market near the
mosque Yeni-Dchami is controlled by the
Armenian colony.
40 both OF these places Miss Barton
VIII gather valuable Information for the
prosecution OF ner work In the desolated
districts Hundreds OF Armenian families
who escaped the sword and bayonet fed
70 friends and relatives in Constantine
Vie and are now sheltered by them. The
Armenian quarter teens with these re-
fugees. who can tell the Red Cross work.
ers where their services are most needed.
THE TWO PATRIARCHs.
There are Protestant and Catholic Ar
nenlans. and each sect Is watched over
iy a patriarch appointed respectively by
the Car and by the Pope. The Pro-
tcsiants are fol- vers OF the Greek
Church. the natio- religion OF Russia.