The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-11
The Kara Georges of servi..

led bis aoCks on the fertile plains If the
Schoumadia. submitting, like his com
panious - Turkish tyrannies FOR many
weary years without complaint One
day towards the beginning Of the pres
eut century breeze OF insurrectIoI
swept through the country, which bad
been troideu un.ier the heels of ths
Turks for four hundred years. The op-
pressed Christians sprang 10 arms, and
the swineherd George, or Black George
Kara signitying black came 4
guerrilla leader 4 colossal, mpetu-
Gus. moody man. he made iine. heroic
figure for the peasants TO group them
selves arouui, aud he did the Turk.
great harm. Alarmed beyond measure
the Mosiems decided TO throw a
large force into the country. 10 mas
sacre the Seryians generally and no,
let single leader escape. We have
never had peace since we knew the
+ ServIans. said the religious au
thorities at Constantinople, who then,
as now, had great influence over the
Chief of State. They are the cause
OF ali trouble. let Us exterminate the
cause
The Turks tried TO follow out this
policy. There was then such power
fal and splendid uprising as is seldom
| seen after people has been oppressed
for centuries. Kara George. the swine
herd. aid bis men fought with skill
aud desperation. In the forest country
they gathered their forces and descend
cd upon their oppressors with fury
which admitted of no resistance. The
"war for independence from 1901 to
$50. brough. Kara George TO the ront.
lie WAS appealed TO, as the savior OF his
country. 10 become its chief. "No," "
he said, - do not know enough |
should not know how to restrain my
self If any one should disobey me, |
should be angry and | should kill him
That would never do" At last he was
persuaded against his will 10 take the
supreme power. He assembled large
armies led them himself; and finally
near Schabatz, in August, 1906, he an
initiated the principal Turkish army of
thirty thousand men. (Schabatz is one
of the strong fortress towns of Servia
on the right bank of the river Sava,
and is the seeEe of interest :
ing military operations at the pres
ent time Five months afterward, Kara
George captured Belgrade and the fol-
lowers Of the victorious swiDeherd mas
sacred the Turks who composed the
garrison But Kara George would al
low no pillage. Two soldiers who dis
sxk.x.I Lta ,.p,t.ru an1 uaNla1
/ were shot and their thievish hands were
nailed 10 the gates of the town The
Tufh. we.o LiIsen cut or tnv greater
part of the country; Servia was free; it
was Kara George who had freed her
From that time forward, until 1911, he
continued successful III campaigns; he
increased the size of the territory and
the solidity of the Seryian government;
and he was acclaimed 10y all as absolute
monarch aud distater of the brave little
country.
His Was terrible reputation, but the
Servians clung to him. because, rs the
chroniclers of the time say, = he ear
ricd firm hand" When he first Ell.
gagged in rebellion against the Turks
he was compelled 10 flee into Austria
His father refused To- accompany him,
whereupon kau George. considering 1t
his sacred duty, killed the old man
| with his own bands rather than 10 al
| low him 10 fall into the power Of the
mcrcilcss Turks He killed the sol
diers who did not obey him implicitly.
Alter he had bcenmc dictator for some
time. he hung his own brother 81 I c
| door If his house, bcCouse that brother
had outraged the honor of = peasant
girl of the neighborbood. He WAS an
imperious. blood Thirsty. ignorant well
meaning Titan He made the peasants
cultivate their land thoroughly, on pain
Of being floyged.
Kara George was compelled. two
years later. by the perfiiy of the Rus
slams, to fy from the country for
which he had done 80 much. The Rus
ans. Just then entering upon their
despemte campaign against Napole, n,
[ and needing the help OF the Turk
signed treaty at BUchercst. which viz
;ually gave the Turks permission to 90
what thay pleased with Servia, without
| tear of Russian influence The Turks
had grown stronger. they took up the
offensive vigorously. drove out Kara
G;earge. Who went wandering from the
| country. demanding succcr; and for
| two years the Turks committed the most
horrible cxcesses in Servia. In 1918, at
| the voice of Milosch. heir 10 the tra3l-
,ions Of dynasty which had already
had \ noble history in Seryia. the Ser
yians rose once more. and after tlteeu
years # struggle. succec,ied IN com
pelling the Turks T. recognize their
autonomy. NilcSoh VAS thea declared
hereditary Prince of Servis. anu MIN
now heading the Ss-viau army to battle
is in the indirect and occasionally IN
terrup,sd lire of succession from him
Kara George returned 10 Scryia in
1917. aud headed an insnrreeiion which
be had been led 20 believe would h
| aided by the Russians He Was killct
| (rather mvsseriously) under circamstsn
! ces that led - the belief that Msio>>l
was Concerned In his assassination. 4
few isys afterwsrd M,loseh had hin
buried with much honor. but the Turk,
| insisted that his head should IL sent q
Constantinople. and, 10 the eternal
shame of M,losch. IL MAS sen.
Since those exciting days the de
sceudsn,s Of Nara George have be'i
twice q, the summit ot power ia sersiA
Alexander Kara Georgewi'ch VA
placed on the throne in lsia. and "a
compelled by Russian opinion TO abii
cate IN lsl3. bat MAS az once ~ stab