Show KNAPP ENAPP BLOCKADED servants not allowed to go a out for marketing constantinople april IS 18 telegrams from mills eastern turkey state that tho the houses of 0 rev george P and rev royal ai M cole missionaries tor for tho the amerlean american board ot of foreign missions have been blockaded by the turkish government and their servants are arc not allowed to go eo arid and come from tile ho markets market on march larch orders were given by tho the turkish government requiring that they and their families should all leave by the southern route the roads beio then impassable the missionaries sion aries heartily the activity of 0 mr john IV riddle the united states charge dAff alres mires in securing the nullification of 0 the order issued march ath for the expulsion 0 of knapp arid and cole and their families and tile the real ecal ot of sir philip currle currie the th british ambassador in supporting mr demands sir phillip currie told the turkish minister for or foreign affairs that tile the american missionaries operated cooperated co with great britain in the distribution of 0 relief relict and that lie ho would not see them driven away NOT THANKFUL FOR LIFE it Is further learned that on february 2 fifty seven armenian prisoners nt at bialis were released fitter after being confined most ot of them tour four men months with few exceptions all were leading men amoul them was the 0 oiliest idest and foremost most Arm armenian C nian protestant his brother and son who was the head teacher teft cher in ili the boys high school of the american board wore were both killed find and for four our months he had not been allowed to poe bee his family lie he was the only one who could not be forced to sign the address of thanksgiving to the sove sovereign relM saying that tho the only thing he could express himself as 03 thankful tr for was that the rest of them had not been killed when they were relapsed and were vere called on to pray tor for the long life of the sultan with cheers he kept silent saying that his heart was broken and that he could not join CHARGES AGAINST KNAPP tho the depositions deposition that have been mods against rev george P knapp charge him with having planned and led an attack on the mosque with having used tho the school bill bell tor for 9 lying signals tor for the and that on october t ai 1895 lie he was responsible for tho the slaughter of or more people and tor for tile the plunder of 0 thousands upon thoun sands of idres woith of property from tho the markets of A timely telegram gram front from the united states minister alex W terrell a few weeks ago saved him front from being bellig forcibly seized and cast into prison risen should tho the turkish government decline to follow up the case then it aou would id be feasible for the united states to demand damages tor for libel the claim tor for indemnity for the assault in of mousa bey on rev george 0 0 knapp lather father of 0 rev george P knapp and upon dr reynolds now or of van eastern turkey was made but it has never been paid indemnity for the murder of mr lenz lent tile the american bicyclist Is 13 another unsatisfied claim |