The copper era., 1903-12-03
EXCITING EXPERIENCE
 OF A CLIFTON MAN.
Who Was at Byrouth, Turkey When the
 American Consul Was Shot al.

Steve Halby. an old time Clifton boy . who returned last week from q visit to
 hi. old home Tn Syria, had very thrilling and exciting experience while at Byrouth, Turkey. H. had been al Mount Lebanon, and called on
 Mr. Eyerdollar, the American Cons uI
 at Bvrouth 10 secure his passports, a.
 he was about to return 10 America
 This was during the troublesome times
 at Byrouth. The American Consul
 informed Steve that it was almost lm-
 possible for him 10 get out at that
 time. but Steve insisted on leaving at
 once a. his business was pressing.
 The two then got into car
 riaca and started tO visit some Turk
 ish official to have his passport ap- proved, and whi le driving through the !. .treets the American Consul was fired at bv the mob. The consul ordered the driver to return to the consulate, and at once cabled his government to send a couple of war vessels, which arrived in four days. They came into port cleared for action, and the ad- miral lost no time in landing with lot of marines and machine guns. Steve says that when the Americans landed with their guns gleaming and Old | Glory floating to the breeze, it was the happiest and nr2na:.9s s------s.ssll--.-z2..- I fife. Never before did he so fully realize that the starry banner meant life and liberty to christian people in all lands. Hundreds Of christian
 women and children Of all nationali- ties gathered around the admiral and his brave band Of marines, shouting, praying and singing. Many Of them kissed the hands and clothing ot the Americans as they passed by. The Iadmiral found the streets strewn with lcorpses, and women and little children lstarving for bread. The admiral soon testablished confidence in the hearts of the christians, ani also gave the
 Turks to understand that il another christian was harmed he would blow their old forts to perditiOn and kill every Turkish soldier in town. Ther
 with small band of marine
 they went to Mount Lebanon and
 brought hundreds Of people back wh'
 had fled for their lives before the fury
 of a Turkish mob, which the govern
 ment made no ctOrt to put down
 Steve says that when the Americans landed ne was so excited that ht
 ;o;,ad ,uith tbar, and marched 1OwT
 the streets and in several languages
 told the Turks what he thought O them and their old sultan. He say the outrages committed against thu
 Christians are beyond all cOmprehen
 sion, and are too horrible to relate
 Mir. Halby is d Syrian, but was edu
 cated in San Francisco. where he wa
 also made an American citizen, and
 rattling good one, too. He say
 Americans as class don't half way appreciate their government, ant - -orIo- of-g- f-rcfi6sC CUunTrIt
 on the globe, full of gold and silver
 mines, which the sultan will not allow opened up. It is rich in agriculture
 and has fine climate, but the people are ground to poverty by a govern ment which is rotten to the core, the very existence of which is a burning disgrace to the civilized world. With
 good government it would be d garden of beauty and a paradise for mankind but at the present time it is a seethine cauldron of hatred, raplne and murder.