New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10

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sniton, succeeded in gaining the Sultans assent TO
three commissions for reorssnizing the admins
tration of affairs. But these commission are
merely advisory and are destined to follow in the
path of generations OF such commissions 10 doing
nothing The destroying forces at work in Turkey
become more ana more evident every day, and the
fact that this ancient Empire has .cose before 1t
new disasters. becomes more certain.
There was d grand procession here the other day
on of the great Mosem festivals. All the
splendor OF the Couit was on exhibition. But after
the ceremony the Minister of Finance con-
versing with some friends ia O sumptuous apart
msnt when huge mob of women appeared de-
manding money to buy bread. They beset the
place on ali sides and clamored with O clamor that
always strikes terror to the stoutest Mose heart.
They were starving. so they said, because the
Minister OF Finance has not paiu salaries for
months. No guard could control them. No sodisr
dares raise his hand against woman. And so the
Minister, gold lace, orders and ALL had TO beat
precpitate retreat through some secret pa'sageway
in order to save himself from their clutches. ono
amusing feature Of this little incident is the Gu
rous fact that these women are largely hired dis
turbers. Officials ind that they cannot get their
pay themselves " hen they become straitencd for
cash. therefore. they betake themselves to these
women. The women are professional collectors
know that they can defeat any soldiers with their
slippers or perhaps their yes. So they take the
most extreme measures in order to get the money
out of the Government. They get up MODS, they
petition the Sultan they shed copious tears oycf
their hard lot and win command for some slight
distribution of money. Then they occupy tie APP
proaches to the Treasury buildings and utterly
prevent any unhappy male creature from so much
Us seeing the psy-wndows until they have them'
selves drawn all that they can get.
Ahmed yefk Pacha the recluse of Hissar,' the
fatherIy president Of the Assembly in the Parlia-
ment of 1876. and more lately the Governor Of
Broosa, has come to grief. He has been removed
from Office and worse yet his faults have been of-
cially published. He is most virtuOus man. Dut
thoroughly impracticable offered the rank OF
Pacha he repeatedly refused it. Invited to enter
the Ministry under Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz he replied,
" l won't go into that den of thieves When made
Grand Vizie in the early part of the present reign
he GIFTED the people by walking TO his Office or at
most indulgng in a hackney carriage. thor
ough lover OF linguistic stuoies, he has Published
dictionary of Turkish in which the words are ar
ranged almost as they CHANGED to come into his
mind. In looking for q word beginning with A,
the student has choice OF "a pages on any one OK
which the word may or may not occur Ills den.
ntiOns are full OF value to the etymol0glS ana yet
contain pitfalls for the unwary. For nstance the
word for OcuIst is thus defined by the humorous
Pacha: A KIND of Jew from Vienna that <es q
living by putting out peoples eyes. Believing IN
the idea OF governing the country for the good or
the people he insis 5 on being sole Judge oil "hss
the people ought to call good. The people OF
Broosa cordially hate him. One OF his pnLiic meas
during his recent administration oil that proy'
luce was an edict against the clothes worn by Lelf
beks. The Zeibeks wear the red ieL cap prolonged
to a prOdIgOus he ght and cut of their tight trOus.
ers above the knee The eccentric Pacha decided
in his mind that there was really no reason
why Zeibeks should not wear a dress more in har-
mon wi me- arfI =
ZeIbek dress 10y proclamation, and has used great
store OF energy and much money III enforcing the
decree. The immediate cause OF hls removal, as
reported, accolds with bis usual characteristics,
Several of his reports he sent directly to said
p icha the Grand Nnier At length SAID Facha
caused bin to Ice notified that Governors OF prov,
inces should have Communication with The central
Government through the office OF the Minister OF
the Interior. re yuestng him TO send no more pa
pers to the Grand Nizier. Some weeks later the
Grand Nzier wished to send an order TO Broosa and
addressed Vefk Pscha without having recourse 70
the designated chanr ell of CONN uncatiOn. Quickly
there came from BroOsa Telegram Tor the Min.
lister of the Interior TO this effect have received
a document from Constantinope signed by a man
named Said. What shall do with Ut" Inc
"man named Said" did not relish the joke and
promptly removed the obstreperous Governor.
Lord Dulterin's departure nils the Turks with
anxiety. There IS a general impression that he
may have Ueen called away In order ID snow Eng
lands displeasure with the Sultan for HIS queer
manpuyr res as 10 Arab. Great Is the dread OF the
consequences which may arise from HIS Lorishp's
comparison of ATabIs letters from ConstantnOple
with his y notes OF the assurances <. zen ny the
Porte while those letters were being written.
Nevertheless, it will he strange If the orders TO
Arab actually proved TO have emanated from
an official source here AS noted az the time.
great precautions were taken against discovery
The Sheik Eater was principal agent IN COM
munlcatIng with Arab. He Is not an official, but q
private man who enjoys certan amount Of high ia
vOr al the palace. He exercised such caution IN his
methods that MANY important letters 10 Arab
were written for him by obscure scribes who were
directed TO sign their own names 10 the documents.
In this way Arab directed FROM here but at
the same time acted on his own responsibility. lie
accepted the advice of private individuals.
Sheik Obeidullah the kurd still serves tho
Government as an excuse for concentrating large
forces on the eastern fron tier These forces are
being heavily supplied with artillery which 10
worthless among Obeld6lahs mountains Their
real object ls TO watch the Russian forces ON the
frontier near Mt. Ararat for the fortunes OF the
last war have brought this district into the irono
rank of the defensive line. As to the Hhelk him"
self, he Only wishes to be let alone. he has re-
fused TO heed orders. entreatles aud even the onef
of a pension OF 10000 a year. In spite o. every
thing he mildly repeats his declaration that he
intends no harm TO any one, but Is determined 10
remain IN his own domains for his own comfort.
He has mountain Businesses that are lnacccss Die 10
Turkish warriors aud is not likely TO be disturbed
while he is quiet. Meanwhile the servants whom
the Sheik left Eere in his flight are lying III the
Central Prison. | don't know whether your readers
understand WI at tue Central Prison uf Constan>
tiuople u.s. Ii is Andersonvlle prsonpe rooted in.
The floor is a moist black clay aud the prisoners.
some hundreds in number, are free TO use any paro
OF it for bed table chair. Those who have
blankets are happy. But there are many VINO
nave no nkets no shoes and hardly any clothes,
Snch prisoners stand barefoot aud SILVER until
worn out and then lie down in the mud aud shlyer
while they rest. The servants OF Shelh OOei-
dull ah are put into this place on the well-known
Turkish principle of furnishing a criminals nearest
relative if il IS found announcement to punish the
guilty one himself.