New-York tribune., 1885-10-25
THE LADY AND THE PASHA.
THE FALL OF GABRIEL-PUMPING HERO
WHY THE MAIL WAS LATE.


Fuller reports of the manner OF carrying out the
revolution IN Eastern RoumelIa have now come 10
hand. While the rising was evidently purely
local idea, unsuggested by anv one oil the various
Powers which supposed to have speclai designs
on Turkey the manner of its execution was odd
enough TO prove the leaders unlearned IN the
history of revolutions They got up early IN tho
morning of the appointed day aud deposed tno'
Governor without q thought of any possioie neeu'
for the new nation aside from the need OF Abolish,
ing the Go, ernor For this they had provided
elaborate sceuic effects. Ancient tradition saiu
that Bulgarian rulers hen deposed were deposed oy
q woman. So these revolutionists provided wouha"
for the purposo III hand and were ready TO cope
with the world. At 3 o'clock in the morning the
Governor of Eastern Roumelia was astonishcd pe-
You'd measure By being summoned IN siVeiy
voice TO wake up. He opened m' eyes anu oHhe'o
u checked young lady of sixteen. with drawn
sword IN one hand and a revolver IN the other. enc
was dressed in n sort of masked ball costume that
no other human being had ever devised 10 wear
and she told him-not the Old. old story that tue
poets declare is wont to be told at O'Clock IN INC
morninr-but that he must get up. She kindly ex-
planned that she spoke for Bulgaria IN Calling
npon tho tyrant to arise, dress himself, asd follow
her.
Poor Gabriel Pasha did not remember to have
read any instructions as to the etiquette require"
in sucb circu instances but the pistol had persua-
sive air. and he did as he was bid. Perhaps inc
CLINT of arms in the doorway, and the sight OF
bearded faces beyond, added to the effect of the
persuasions of Uaited Bulgaria personihed IN TINS
charming person with the revolver. AT all events
he followed the young lady obediently down
stairs TO n carnage and taken out of the city.
The spectacular dams sat at his side IN the car
riage with her drawn sword The procession as IL
drove through the streets, was understood by some
of the bystanders to be fantastic show gotten up
by the Pasha himself. But as soon as the cannon
would allow explanations to be made, it was ex-
plained to the uniuitiated that this was bulgaria
carry ing from her soil tho tyrant
The morning passed in mutual gratu ation and IN
the work of finding out if there were any military
stores III the city. or any mon to use theu- Inc
result of these researches not reassuring but
men came H. and something was donc In tho way
of arming them The ridiculously slight provision
for defending the work of the day was only too
apparent Whom some croaker suggested that tho
Sui an might not be pleased at the days work, the
prevailing sentiment was "Who cares for tho Sui
tan ~ But when IL tdawnod on mems minds that the
Sutan's wrath might take the form of a column OF
troops with artillery. tho people were really scared
That evening It was reported in Phiippopolis that
10000 Turkish troops had crossed the frontier
and terror succeeded 20 the youthful gaycty of the
morning Many mau wished that the follics OF
the morning could be undone. However, all who
had any power united in the work Of preparing for
the struggle. If struggle there must be.
The strange lack Of preparation Of the Turks
spared the people of Phillppopolis tho fate which
they dreaded Poorly prepared as were tho
revoIters for their task. the Turks were no better
off Then the Turks did not boar Of the revolt
until the thing was almost forty-e!ght hours old.
When they did hear of IL the tale was so inprob-
able that they could not attach any crcdcnce 20 II
without also believing that some European ROVER
had given the Bulgarians the word t. act 10 at
tack the rcvoiutioGists would he lkcly TO lead TO
greater complications. SO the Turks dared not
send troops to Phlippopolis without first learning
certainly whether they would have 10 reckon on
finding Russia Austria there whom tho troops
arrived The irrcsoutiOn dsplayed by the Turks
at the critical moment whom they might have over
whelmed the Ron unelIans without resistance was
not without its cOmical aspects IL has been COM
pared by witty subject of the Sultan TO that Of n
meu holding a restive horse and bnset by miser-
able sneak thief who conttives TO steal tho mans
shoes. Tho poor fellow kno Vs that II ne leaves hiS
horse II will run away; besides. the thief may also
get way with the shoes 10 spite of everything. So
the man has TO decide whether the pleasure of
thrashing the rascal who has the shoes will COM
pensate for the probable loss of the horse.
The Turks did nothing but send out ringing
protest SO the Roumelians have had nothing to
suffer worse than the terror OF tho boy who thinks
he can see the rod under HIS fathers cJat Perhaps
thew NAV get of with no worse punishment than
the scare. II So it will bo proof of tho Providence
that watches over children aud fools. They had
m reason for revolt savo a sentimental one, for
they were as free ms air already. Their folly In
taking ND the idea of revolution without n par
tcIe of real preparation for iis consequent warfare
pnts one out Of patience with them, however one
NAV praise the love of race that inspired the out
break.
The Turkish ne ewspapcrs are interesting reading.
as usual in n critical time. The general drift of
oninion il now in the direction If leaving Europe
TO wipe out the stain put unou the honor Of the
Powers by tho people who have dared TO attempt
to tear up the Berlin Treaty. At first the
papers were hot for instant war, but
as the DAYS vent by and IL came out
that instead OF an army of $50 battalions
of infantry on the frontier there bnt
5000 men all told. They have turned their alton
tion to calling on Europe to note the moderation of
the Turkish policy. for the whole world is standing
in admiration of the genteness of the Ottoman
character as shown III tho action of tho Porte III
this case One paper has been calling on tho world
to rIsc and defend tho interests OF humanity inn
perillcd by the bloodthirsty Bulgarians. 1t was
confident that the revolt must have been marked
by the slaughter Of multitudes of faithful subjects
| of tho Sultan. After awhile details came showing
that no blood had been she'd Then our Editor
came out in another article against the Bulgarians
The text Of this article was the failure of the Bull
rarans to commit any outrages, as proving the in-
| nate cowardicc Of the Bulgarian character.
But il such diatribes show the difficulty of recon-
Cling these races any living basis the long
lapse Of timo without some action insures bitter
grief for Turkey when tho settlement is made.
The union of the two Dulgarias was declared two
weeks and more ago. The new order Of things is
| becoming daily moro consolidated Yet tho Eu-
ropcan Powers have not made any answer to the