New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-25
OBITUARY
SULEIMAN PACHA.
CoNsrAYT1NoPLE, April 21.-Suleiman Pacha
Is dead

sueiman Pacha was about fortyfve years old, out NO
one knows who before he put on the urban ai
began to observe the preoept of the Koran Inc ger"
erl cast OF his features was inclined to the TURKISH TYPE
md he " as supposed be Of Polish nationality nc
first became Known 10 the world during the
ism war in 1877 and 1873. The unhesitatlng way III
which he sacrificed his in the DOuga Pass In Dion
tenegro and his persistent attacks on the shlpKa russ
obtained for him a reputation for headsroDg pnck OF
and IN the fall of 1877 he was made Con
mauderin- Chief Of the Turkish forces IN Roumea. for
a couple OF months he inactive ana lis
reputation continued to wane, aotwthseah"i"s
his victory at Elena and hrs battle near
Metchka in December 1877 About TINS uine
Turks holding high military rank began 70 accuse ni'"
OF negecng his work, and even went so far a. 10 say
be was afraid of his skin and that he always TOOK
precious good care of it." During the latter part OF De-
cenber 1877 and the early part Of January 1873 no
spent his time between Tatar BaZardk and Adrianope
On December 81, 1877 be went to Soma, where nc
renamed only three There he ordered the COM
mander OF the town TO turn out the inhae'tan''
and make ready for retreat. BE was oiameu
for not waiting to his orders carried out anu
the matter was reported the Sultan. After his return
to Adrianope lie learned the Christian inhabitants
OF Sofia resouely refused 10 leave their homes he ~
once ordered that the Christians be evicted ana INC
burned and that the army retreat Both OF these orue
were disobeyed. The local commander prooaoy iouhu
that It would be impossible to burn Tue 'o"n "i'
sacrificing 5000 or 5000 sick and wounded soldiers sent
there by Osman Pasha and preferred to leave tneh
and the inhabitants TO be fed by the husslans
Another charge made against Suleimen facha
at this time was that had neglected 70 remove Tue
wounded from Sofia long before so that the Town
have been destroyed. He also blamed Tor not
burned the military stores at SOFIA years suppy-io
soon as he 1t would be impossible to remove tne
One the Suan's secretaries went 10 AcrIdnVp1 "
advise Sueiman Paoha. The Commanntr-in-cm1eei
declined TO be- dictated to- and early In January tono
he degraded from nls post 10 me h hare was
forces under Shakr Pacha Although tneTe mas
much talk the time as 70 om rnih
Paohas courage, it evident that the Iurklsn
Government did not regard him as wanting IN ng1uns
qualities but mply not satisfied with MIN 40 CV
rander Chief after his removal, Adrlanope IeI
into the bands the Russians and tae war drew zap
idIy to a close Suein Pacha was popular WIN tns
Turkish army, because ne mixed with MS troops nVcu
with sodierlike simplicity and displayed nVely syn
pahy tor the condition and wants Or sunernSs Oh ms
men His OF not due 10 lncapaclty OF
negligence his part Individually, but the lurAlsh
Government considered that unsats factory results were
a sufficient reason for hs dismissal. Suelman facns
middle height and size, with Dulsgry eyes au'
short, sandy beard and wbiskers.