New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-27
A TEN DAYS WAR
BULGAR AGAINST sERB-RIGHTS OF AMERI-
CANS

CONsrAVTIv0PLF. December q.
The latest of the surprises brought forth by the
Eastern Question is the Bulgarian victory. and the
completeness Of it. Everybody on your side of the
sea knows by this time of the splendid display oi
plnck which the Prince and his people have made
Here at least nobody believed that their pluck
would be of avail against the well-armcd aud we'll
drilled Servians. the secret of their success leav-
ing ont of account the Servan inferiority IN moral
strength aud their military blunders, is ID the
enthusiastic response OF all the BulgarIans to the
calls of the PrIDce. IN the day of the declaration
OF war the Prince's own regiment was IN Phlllppop-
oils. 1t left for TIE front the lext day, 1000
splendid soldiers and the whole population turned
out TO send the men of ut the railway station. IL
was like the departure of the New-lork I'm
for Washington in 1861. The whole heart OF the
people went with that regiment although 1t be-
l0ngrd in Bulgaria and not in Eastern Rumelia
The union of the Two iulQarIas was shown TO he
fact that cannot DC undone from that dav. And
when, two days later, word care back that that
regiment had struggled M the rugged heights of
SlivnitIa and by n magnificent charge with tie
baYonet Had forced back the SeTvian left, it was as
if every man, woman and child in Eastern RGmcila
had taken part in the battle. The Prince wanted
mon, horses, wagons, food every demand WAS filed
with fcvcrish haste The country stripped,
and still people found more ANIMALS, moro supplies
and more men To offer The very hack horses were
taken from the streets Of PhiloppopoIis and sent Oh
gladly to the artillery. The result was that the
Prince has not lacked f0r anything. True, the men
were green. They had never seen Il battle, but they
wcrc full of patriotism. The arms and munitions
were not Of the choicest, but they were in abund-
ancc. And the heart of the people was in the effort
they were making.
The ScrvIans were finely equipped, and they had
snch confidence in their success that they were
already deciding what they wonld magnanimou-ly
allow their Bulgarian brethren" to retain after
the war was over One dIy the Scrvian Minister
here sad that the defeat at Slynitza had been
avenged. The next all knew that the Scryian
army WAS in fpll retreat. and WAS being chased
across the frontier by tho masses OF Bulgarian
people. TIE thing seemed incredible. Ii ~ easily
accounted for on many principles. FIRST, IN"
officers of King Milan we're 80 snre of their game
that they provided no nations tor the army. SIX
DAYS ratious was the whole stock that any OF the
troops hal; many of them mad but four. They
were to repleuish their haycrs tcks Sophia on the
fourth or 9TH day of tie var. The unexpected
resistance LETT the army in starving condition on
those bleak hills. they coull a land lowing
with milk and honey, bat thew could not get into
IT, In TIC next place. the Scrylans arc not ccic-
brItcd In modern history for any large proweSs on
the battlefield. In the war with Turkey IN 1876
thoy were defeated, aud souc of the Disguised
RUSSIANS who had commanded them irI nAly t'id
them that hereafter they had better stick to their
pig .drlyiug, aud leave war to Others. Int NOR"
than this Is the nfcri0rity Of a Serylans IN deyel-
opmcEt. The BuclrlLs have been pushing on IN
education for thirty years. They nave had the
most liberal oas scattered through the country by
gIol schools. Americans have done much oi the
wurl, OF popular education, by Robert College and
~. nd bv m
and newspaper, in Bulgarian which have had
large direct influence aud as setting an example OF
sound idea h-ye hal very great Indirect influence
in all the region, SITTING men 10 thinking and
ron.ins in the most unlikely peasants IDEAS ol
manliucss aud Of liberty which hayo long been
lacking in the East Tho SeryIdus ~ 10 the rank
and flo Of their army, have been almost without
such influences aud the ScryiIn common sodlcrto-
day ~ far behind his bulgarian yrI>ary ~ IntcH'
gencc. During the ten days which the war lasted
the Sc-yiaus were found tn do inely when the
superiority OF their rides conld tell They Killed
many "A bulgarian when the armies were yet 50 far
aaurt ~ to render the old-fashoncd guns OF the
Ealsarians useless. But the armies came into
nearer relations, the Scryans did not use Judgment
as TO range and still sent their balls to rattle among
the rocks milo hchind the backs of their enemy.
Then in the charge several times lo Bulgarans did
tine work. when the Scryan troops were forced to
show their lack OF staying power.
he result of this war upon the Runellan qurs'
ton VIII he known by you as soon AZ ny ns. lie
first eject has been TO render the Conference a
pnrey ornamental body. 1t has met with regu-
lafity has sat until latc IN the evening and then.
like Il Pau's shipmen, 1t has wished for the day
The stubborn fight between England and Russia
mas q ne on and IS not yet ended. During the past
week the Russians have been moving their heaviest
into.
Eastern Rumca perhaps with the idea that the
step will give Russia chance To pose again III the
future a. the liberator OF the Slavs. The Turks
decided nj one time 10 do the thing. Last week
they sent Oh quantities OF supplies to the Rumelian
frontiet and a battle seemed imminent between
the Turks and the Rumelian " hOmo guard which
has taken the place of the more useful classes o.
soldiers sent To hight Serya. But the sultan at the
last momcLt. forbade the movement mueh 10 tde
disgust of the Russians aud OF tho more blood
thirsty Of his subjects. the seems To ho that
HIS Majesty Is not yet ready to commit himself 10
any policy until he sees what Russia aud Austria
are gong to do. In fact he has sage idea that II
il well 10 see which way the cat 10 gong to Jump
before be does much himself IL Is probable that he
shares IN the impression that the alliance of the
Emuerors cannot continue very much longer or
stand many more sho, ks. To wait until Austria and
Russia como to point in the road which they are
travelling where they must separate is wise
policy for a ruler who feels that he has little to
gain and much to lose In any case
Meanwhile the Turks arc preparing to send
commi ssioner into Rumolia OH an errand of peace
Djovdct Pacha, tho great Turkish HISTORIAN has
been appointed to 90 to Phiippopolls to ask the
people of Rumea to come back to the status quo
ante. Two Turkish officials have already gone
These commiss ,Oncrs have encountered curious
difficulty Their mission is to see the temper OF the
people and arrange the prompt acceptance OF the
Pacha who is to follow them as SOFT OF Provisional
Governor. But ut Phihppopoiis they lind only
Project. or Mayor who has no jurisdiction outside
of his own limited sphere. The government oil the