The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-26

rule, although the largest part Of its BoDu-
latiOn is OF GIeek descent. In the many
wars and instructions for Grecian liberty
the people of the island have always home
the bTunt Of Turkish cruelty and tyranny
This was especially true in 1922, when
theGreeks began "a Ion stTugglefoT Iree,ioin
Edhem Pasha was then a small child The
inhabitants OF Chic did not paIticiI ate IN
the instructions which occurred i'm That
year, but Were following their usual ecu
patl0ns. 4 tody of evOlutiOnists came rom
the island of SamOs and landed in emo.
They endeavOTed to excite the inhabitants
to revolt, but met with no success The
ChIOtes answered that 10 would be foolish
for them to revolt, because the absence. OF
Greek fleet rendered them almost GER
tain prey to the sultan S troops on the uiaIn-
land
The Samians however, persisted and
laid siege to the citadel, then occupied by \
Turkish garrison The Turkish soldiers
were driven out and the fortress reduced
TO ashes. Soon after an army of 1000
Turks, with a host of IanaticaI vUlrn-
teers, landed on the island For weeks
after the soldiers and the rowing horeIes
OF OttOmans slew, pillaged and tortured
the inhabitants In parts OF the island the
people took refuge in the mOnasteries,
but, Notwithstanding, were slaughtered by
thousands. Even the sick in the hospitals
were not spared More than %, 900 men,
women and children were killed, 5000
escaped and Al 900 were sold into Sia very
and glutted the slave markets Of Egypt,
Constantinople and Tunis.
Edhem Pasha's parents were among the
killed. He was sold to a Turkish general,
KhOsseo Pasha, who took him to Constan-
tinople. His master gave him his liberty,
and in S31, with number OF other bows.
he was sent to Paris to be educated de
entered the institute BaTbet, where he
remained for four years He evinced
great industry and intelligence, and his
teachers predicted for him a great future
and brilliant career. After being gradu-
ated, from this school with great hOnors
he entered school Of mines, and four more
years were spent in close application and
study. After travelling through France,
Germany, and Switzerland, he returned to
ConstanunOple, and was appointed a cap
tain on the general staff of the Turkish
army
In 1S49 the Sultan made him his adj
jutant, and Edbem also became French
instructor of the late Sultan Murad and
of the present ruler, Abdul Hanid Later
number of important political missions
were intruSted to him. In IS56 he hrcarne
member Of the council OF state and was
then appointed minister of the interior,
but resigned his portfolio after year.
In 1867 he became the minister OF foreign
affairs. and represented his country at
the court OF Berlin. In 1877, upon the
Punishment Of Midhat Pasha, he became
grand viZier. In 1879 he was the Turkish
ambassador at Vienna. From 1888 to
1885 he was again minister of the in
terror
Edhem Pasha has always shown ereab
hatred against foreigners and Christianity.
At the peace conference at the end of the
Russian-TuTkish war he was the last Of
the Turkish ministers to give his consent
TO the cessation of hOstilities He has
always been an enthusiastic Chauvinrst.
Heis jealous member OF the Young Turk
ish party, which has proclaimed the doc
trine of the greatness OF Islam, and Turkey
for the Turks
1t is interesting to note that Edhem's
brother was for many years Catholic
priest in Constantinople, and died y few
years ago.-New York Sun.