Show TURKISH MAIL SERVICE according to dispatches this morning the Tur turkish kisti minister ter in washington has been instructed by his bis govern ment to deny the charges macle daa e by american missionaries iu in asia minor k that mail matter had been tampered with by turkish officials but not withstanding all denials deDia 8 the coarse will no doubt be proven in time should pi 1 they lead to a thorough investigation 1 anyone who has traveled in asiatic turkey knows something about the trials to be endured in connection concett iou with the mall mail service the turkish fico floo employed emp loyes although well educated men med aie so 80 wretchedly paid for their service that they are almost forced to be distio dishonor neer A traveler can seldom feel sure that his bis letter will be dispatched until he be has seen the official mark marii put on the stamp rendering it worthless for even if he be buys the S stamp rod and attaches atta hes it to the envelope himself the temptation to the clerk to lick it off aud and keep it may prove too to great although the value of it may be only a cent and a half bait rhe fhe irregularities lari ties in the turkish furbish mail service have therefore led foreign powers to establish eata blish independent post icea offices at art beut in nearly all the leading cities of asia AsaMi minor ui r at least along the coast will be found french austrian russian or english mall mail service anti ana the only wonder is that the missionaries it tbell letters lettire were ot of great import once ance did not entrust them to the care of some reliable agency instead ui of to turkish bands |