The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-11
The War Correspondent.

The Ohio Legislature has done a
proper act IN making provisions for the
return of the body of J. A. Mac Gaf an.
the famous American war correspond
ent, from the cmetery at Scutari, on
the Bosphorus. to the family burying-
plot, in Perry County, Ohio. J. A. Mac
Gahan was one of the brightest men in
journaliSm: but so mode vas he that
no one ever heard his many daring feats
in the search for news from his own
lips He was at the law school at
Brussels when the Erauco-Prussian war
broke out In 1870, and he turned his
eles toward the field at once. After
the war he made his memorable ride to
khiva, the story of which lives in his
admirable book. Campaigning on the
Oxus." Another turn of the wheel
found him in & ba, where he remained
until the settlement of the troubles
arising out of the Nirginius affair.
Thence he fastened to england and
sailed with Allan Young in the Pandora
for the Arctic regions, penetrating to
Peel Strait 1t was n voyage OF great
hazard Allan Young was knighted;
Mac ahan published a book, Under
the North m lights"
MactIahan was string in his rooms
IN London one afternoon in the spr ng
of lS16. The first rumors OF the mas
sscres IN Bull aria were contained in a
paper thatsvas brought to him. He
real the brief dispatch and acted on the
impulse of the moment. He put on his
hat and walked around into Bouy ere
street and when he returned a quarter
.nx hlzTr- 1nrav- ha haI n1N.ol
tract TO go at once to flgaria for the
Drits NerS- Ma Gahan left the follow
ing evening. In months time he had
put a new face on the Eastern Ques-
ton" The great struggle between
Christian and Turk was no longer
confined 10 the petty quarre's of a
few monks over a KEY and a silver
star as defined ty kinglake. but as
sumed propo t ons that could he dis
cerued IN every hub and drawing room
of imperial London. Englishmen saw
every morning staring them in the ewes
in their most eaterprissng .odrnal the
legend Mos EN- AaSsa res in Bull
garia-' Mae ahan had begun his ride
He visited Batak and paintei in cold
type what he saw. He held up the
figure of Aschmet Aga so that all Eng
land saw in him The counterpart OF
Mana Sahih- The dead Bulga ian girls
IL the shambles at Batak. and twenty
other pillased towns cried out for ven
gpapce through b : rem. All Christian
Ia ope rose a their cause. The lingo
ministry sent It's fleet to the Dardanelles,
but dared not land a man or fire
single gun Popular England repudi-
ated the unspeakable Turk in Ian
gGage so unmistakable that polite
England was forced to leave the
..isick Man to his fate. Mactiahan's
letters forced that attitude upon
Beaconsfeld. The willy Premier rose
In his place in the Commons and de-
nounced the charges as falrications
intended TO destroy sympathy for
EngIaud's Oh Allv-the Turk- Next
from Constantinople discredting the
Dgily Mars letters. But Mae ahan
rode on forward, and wrote sbeaves OF
letters. Our Government directed Eu-
gene Schuyler. American charge d af-
faires at Constant nople, TO visit the
scenes of the atrocities He found
everything as MacGahan had described
1t. and reported To the Washington
Government. In every Ham et Ma =
GahSn said: The Gar VII avenge
tbs Courage. people: he VIII cone"
I've months more aad The Russian
army was modified ri Kischenef, axd
the Gar reviewed Il Tken the order
&C cross the truth came Is had been
fcTetold Attached to the stat OF tka .
Commanding General MacGahan rode
through oumania and crossed the
Danube among the first through the (
varying foEt mes of the war he wrote. /
rode and laQghed- Some o: this work. /
now fortunately preserved IN perma- |
nent form. is equal to snvthiag of is .
kind in our language The assault of .
Skobelef on the Gravfza redoubt. (
known ~ the battle o. September IL, is .
q masterpiece Of VIZ ting. When Plev- (
na fell aDA Gourko crossed the Ealkans
MaeGaha1 accompanied him. His 1
horse threw him. but he was at the
hand-to-hand Il ght IN the Shipka pass
and wrote OF il in words that bueathed
of fire and smoke Tbs accident
famed him Tor life. but did not check
his ardor Dor Cuiet his pen. Adrianopie
next and irally the spires and N narets
Of Constantinopie' At San Stefano, &
suburb o: the capital on the sea o. &