New-York tribune., 1879-01-02
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MORE SCENES OF DISORDER.

| TIE PORTE POW ERLEsS TO QCELL MARACDING
BANDs-sTmFE IN MACED0NIA-THE ALBANIAs
! CONFLICT
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRBUSEI
CoNsTANTISoPLE, Nov. 2G.-Sir Bsrtle Frere,
writing upon the difficulties before En- gland in case
of conquest of Afghanistan remarks that II IL n
| pecuharty of these Semi-civilIZed HumDty Dumptys
that if one of them gets his fall all the kings horses
and all the kings men, are utterly unable 20 set
him mp again. II positively begins 10 look this
is true as TO Turkey in Europe. England has tried
her best TO set up the fallen power of the Porte,
/ but somehow her work lacks stability. The Porte
/ has troops but they DO not save the country from
marauding bands. II has Governors. but they have
no hold on the people II has people, but they arc
drifting away from il, and making 10 themselves
| new masters.
The story Of the situation in Macedonia and in
all the region west of Rhodope is daily more ap-
palling. Vast tracts of country degencrating
into pandemonium. The Albanans are in arms
against all their fellow-citizens who have money,
and are also loud IN their cry of hostility to tho
Sultan. The Bulgarians are IN arms for reprisals
on all who njure them. The Greeks are appearing
here and there in bands of insurgents or brigands
and they levy Moslems or Bulgariaus indiscrImi-
natelv. Subscriptions have been opened at
Bucharest Rustchuk Rasgrad am elscvh, in aid
! of o. 3ulgarians, although the movement Tor in-
corpD.ation With Bulgaria has dc,arou itscii toe
soo1. The Porte has been ipc'.t..d i; some OF
these U.v tc the ch the Ru .ians. Even
IN Con. We, bow .er, "7" go divided
| an q. pa, - " . h Il, .ar,- 80 ....S Sh the
papers that ..h hen the Russians ase Ca1rged with
completely in the instructions, il is only by their
enemies the English. Great diversity Of rumors
is the consequence of the counter-ln-
trigues between pro-RuSsian and pro-EnGlish
Pachas. | have Trustworthy information from
Sophia and points eastward Of that place that the
Russian troops are hurrving toward the Macedo-
| man frontier To watch proceedings An American
gentleman VINO has been travelling in the region Of
Monastr, tells me that while he was in that city
the MOslems daubed the gate If the Parchas palace
with filth. They also posted plaCarl upon it which
produced sense of insecurity in the pure mind Of
that official, heightened by string OF bullets which
was hung over the doorway. The Pachl fed to
SaOnica, so that the city remains rnithe hands Of
! the Albanian Beys.
But the Bevs are also disturbed in their mental
processes by the attitude Of the Christians Many
! of these Bevs are selling ont their real estate 10
Wallachs and BuCarans, and are fleeing to the sea-
coast in dire dismay. Nv informant says that the
roads are impossible for travellers in small parties
| 4 characteristic incident of hls journey his
meeting with Turk on the road. Both were alone.
The Turk unslung his rifle on seeing the foreigner
and the American loosened his revolver IN its
holster. The Turk drew with his gun at the
ready. The American drew his revolver The two
men then passed each other bOwng sanitation over
the muzzirs of their weapons. but each
/ keeping a sharp watch on the movements Of tho
/ other until the bend OF the road separated them.
Only one road from Monastir toward the Salonica
Railway at all safe This one is patrolled by Al
banan soldiers, who are under orders to keepit open
in the interest of the trade with the seacoast con-
Quoted by their masters. From five to twenty muir
deTs the highways Occur every day ~ radius 0t
forty miles about Mnnastlr. The Wallachs or Bull
garans and the Albanians shoot each other on
sight. But this is not all. throughout the region
the Christian bands who declare Themselves insur-
gents on behalf of the Christians clam support
from the Christians. They make forced lcyles on
Christian villages in len of voluntary contIlbu-
tiOns. These bTigand insurgents have fOund that
flesh and blood is the most profitable plunder
A few days ago schoOl-teachcT IN village Of
M0nastir was preparing his daughters wedding,
when one night go Christian insurgents put in an
appearance. They carried the bride off TO the
mountains and sent IN word that she would be re-
turned unhurt on receipt of tl,5OO. The school.
teacher probably never in his life had at one time SO
much as $50 in his cash-box He was at bis wits
end. The demand was only the beginning of n
dicker but whether the girl saved or not !
have not been able to learn A few days ago
Greek merchant of this city who has lands in Mace
donia received a telegram from his agent as fol-
lows: Christian insurgents have robbed youf
! farIs and have carried OF yOur daughtcr-ln-law
They demand 500 ransom. What shall doT
This state of things has not been of sudden
growth. 1t has been long in development. The
Porte never takes measures even of sclf-preserva-
ton until forced 10 do All the small beginnings
of trouble have been passed too small to de-
mand instant attention. Now it IL in the presence
of a serious movement Of the people to which the
! unchecked disorder Of months has led. IL sends
troops. guns munitions 10 the disturbed region and
may hold its own if foreign aid does not openly
reach the insurgents. But the labor of restoring
order IN Macedonia will be immense and will cover
the Porte with new Odium pr0pOrtIonel 10 ITS past
apathy. The Bulgarians Of Macedonia are very
well armed. The Turks say the Russians have
armed them. 1t Is the CircasSaus whom the Turks
have to thank for this work. When the armies were
! broken up last February by GhourkO aud Skobeleff
! the Crcassians acting as scouts for the Turks
In every battle they looked out for the main chance
Perhaps they did not go SO far as 10 encourage the
! Turkish infantry to throw away their rifles but
/ they picked up all the rifles they could find, and
| sent them under escort To market. The Peabody
! guns made by the Providence Tool Company for
the Sultan thus sold to the Bugarians at from
! ~ To - apiece. some hOuseS own five or six Of
them. Every owner OF rifle las also a thousand or
two OF cartridges. The cartridges also Turkish
! Government stores, Soldiers who have had no paw
J for year OF two, may be tcmptcd by offer of
two three cents per cartridge To sell out their
/ stock. BugaTiaDs were also provided with Gov
crnmcnt arms through the aTMlng Of the MOslen in
/ habitants IN 1877. This measure adopted
for tie purpose Of putting down Bulgarian rIslngs.
! The armlug of the Bulgarlsns may seem by no
/ means connected sequence of tins measure 1}nt a
/ Turk cannot omit chance 10 fleece the Govern
mcut even if he swings tor il. The War Office asked
the officers 10 send lists Of able bOdled Mos
| lens To whom rcvOlvers should be issued. hetOwn
officers sent requIstlOns for fifty per cent.
volycrs than they really required and sold the
: plus al good price 10 the Bugarlahs.