The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-04-19
EASTERN JOURNALISM.

A contributor to Appleton's Journal
furnishes the following Information: The
recent d ath OF Leonijisw, the enterrris-
ing Russian journalist, has attracted some
at eution in ether parts OF Earope and in
lhis country, ard the daily pres has al
ready described his remarkable success In
revolutionlziDg the newspaper system Of
the Russian empire. His Efforts In this
direction began about the year 1880, when
there were only two real newspapers
printed in the Russian language, and both
of them were far below the true standard
! OF journalistic excellence. One was merely
the moutbpiece OF the government and the
other. Siewernsi8 Ptsch'eta (Norihero
Bel. though comparatively popular, was
far interior to one Of our ordinary country
iourp ais in all that makes newspaper
really valuable. But Leontjiew's energy
and rsistercs In founding and conduct
| ing new and able papers wrought great
change. and there are now a numbsr OF
coed and readable journ"ls In the large
cities OF the empire. Among these, Golos
(Tbe Voice), published at St. Petersburg,
may be especially mentioned. They are,
it is true, net allowed to comment upob
political affairs with the degree of freecom
which is usual even in many countries
where the censorship OF the press is by no
1
isfactory, and their literary and scientific
reviews are very creditsble Among The
smaller Slavic communities of Southeast
ern Europe newspapers are fast becoming
| more
| NUMEROUS AND INFLUENTIAL.
BrouseB, a Czech or Slavic Bohemian
paper, Published at Prsgue-or, to use the
Czech title, Praha-is small but .well
/ i A-o
have lately been OVERLOOKING with 81 mpe-
thy for the Herzegovinisn insurgents and
the rest of their Slavic kindred who are
under the rule Of the sultan. CHANGING
over this little paper, the eye constantly
"a, cts evidences of the strong common
feeling which seems to characterize the race
OF the Slaves in all its different branches
l But perhaps the most noticeable feature
about it is the use of its points and accents
to supply the place OF some awkward com
Dinations OF letters which are generally
used In SPELLING words of other Sclavic dia-
lects with Roman characters. In this way
surmounted by an inverted circumhez
accent stands for cur sound OF Oh, wbic.. N
Ru; sian, Polish or Servisn words, We uHu'
ally see spelisd cz. Sympathy with the
revolted Turkish provinces reaches its
greatest height in the journals OF Belgrade
and Csttigne-fOr even the little capital o
the isolated Montenegro mountainous
has its newspaper, whose editor, sccord
ing to the German writer and traveller
Herr Rasch, is q man of ability and cul
ture. IL is true that the belligerent tone o.
the Belgrade press has somewhat declined
OF late, under the pressure OF governments
and foreign influence. But there can bt
no doubt that al! the papers of Servis, Rou
mania, Dalmstia and Croatia, which really
represent the feelings OF the iEdigenou;
population, would bail with delight any
event euding to strengthen and consoh
date the Slavic race, and to Increase the
chances OF another
GREAT PANsLAvIc MOVEMENT
Ike that of 1913. Even Turkey ia not al
together behind the rest of Europe will
regard t. newspapers, aud onstantinopl,
can boast of some very fair specimens
b sides those in French, Italian, Arabic
} Armenian, etc, there are several in Turk
isb. The latter do no., OF course, dare Il
ut:er q word of adverse comment upon tht
doings OF the sublime porte; but they are
in most respects, very well suited to tn.
STATE of society existing in Turkey. Be
sides the official journal, Tsquimi Vsqsi
which was formerly published in French
the most important among them are Dy5ri
del Havsdis; and Tergumsn Ahwel. Blu
perhaps the NEST notable things in con
nection with this subject is the existenc,
OF Furnishing newspapers, in modern
Greek, within a stones throw of tn,
Acropclls, at Athens. They seem to thriv,
very we'll on that time honored soil; To-
there are now more than eighty serials in
Greece, large proportion of them bein,
published st Athens. One of the most IN
fiuential is Neologcs Atbenon, which,
spite of its impressive and highly elias III
sound-we may take the liberty to call til,
Athens News. A number OF this paper
dated March 81, 1875 is largely occupied
by comments upon matters Of local inter
es'. But it ais presents sbout halt a col
umn OF "teleRrsphemes" (telegraphemaia)
which 1t is careful 60 state are "specials Z,
the NeolOgos" giving the news from Par
sioi, Msdrite. BeligradioD, and orhe
points in Europe.