The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-01
The War inThe East.
Abdul-Hamid II,
SULTAN OF TURKEY.

OF the two countries now engaged
in war, Bulgaria and Servia, the first.
named is an Indirect possession oil
the Sultan, IL having only semi-in.
dependence. The revolution of Sep.
TENDER Is. 1885, which joined Eastern
Roumelia TO bulgaria, was viola.
ton, by both these countries, of their
treaty obligations to the sultan
Sesvia would not have attacked Bull
gsria but for the revolution, which
excited her jealousy of that country
Both belligerents have suffered heayi-
ly In the struggle, of which both
seem 10 be weary. IL Is probable
therefore, that the w6y is opening
towards The virtual restoration of the
states interested in the revolution OF
September and its consequences, to
the same political condition which
they occupied before Ithat event.
After her defeats and josses, Bulga-
ria will be likely to submit without
giving trouble, to the will of the Eu-
ropean powers, that Eastern Roumc-
liza should be again dis-united from
her, ond that the relations of bot b
with Turkey should be restored to
what they were before the revolution.
AS, moreover, the Servians have bad
ly defeated in Bulgaria with the
prospect of further humiliation and
loss, the united will of Europe will
surely be sufficient to restrain them
from molesting the plucky Bulga-
rians any further, and to keep down
the greed for territory which caused
them to begin disastrous war. In
a word, the prospect is that, in conse-
quence of Servia's action In attack.
lag Bulgaria, the sultan's power as
injured by the revolution of Septem-
Der, will be regained, without blow
being struck by his armies.
Though it would be true, should
this come about, that the sultan
would be indebted more to luck than
10 his good management of this re-
suit, II remains fact that Abdul,
Hamid III Is the most able and asst uta
of recent sultans of Turkey. For the
misfOrtunes which have overtak en-
his country since his accession, he IL
personally not respoh sible. No
ruler, however capable, could arrest
the decay of the Ottoman power,
which has been greatly hastened by
occurrences that have taken place
during the reign of Abdul-liamid.
The sultan was born on September
%, 1872. He is the second son OF the
Sultan Abdul-Medjin, and younger
brother of Murad V, by whose depo-
sition from the the throne, on
August 81, 1866, ne became sultan.
Abdul-Hamid is the thirty-fourtb
sovereign Of Turkey, in male de-
scent, the house of Othman. OH.
man, the learned reader will remem-
Der, founded the Turkish empire, aud
he date OF his access on was the year
1899.
In his school days the sultan mani
tested astrong taste for geography,
and made avast collection of maps.
lie was present with his uncle thr
sultan, Abdul-aziz, and his brother.
Murad V, at the Paris Ex-
position of 1867. Less than a year
alter his accession to the throne, on
April q, 1877, Russia declared war
against Turkey, which hpd jusl
brought to o successful Termination.
war with ServIa. In the UNEQUAL
struggle with Russia the Turkish |
irms were unsuccessful in the long
run, and In February, 1873, an arm
stice was signed, and the the treaty
If San Stefano, on March 8 of the
anne year. The results of the war.
anctioned by the great European
covers aud embodied in the stipula-
ions of the treaty of Berlin, signed
'uiy III, 1873, greatly reduced the
.rea and population of the Turkish
mpire. Bulgaria and Eastern Rou
nelia were, under itsproyisions, con.
tituted semi-ind"pendent states
BOSNIA and Herzei mia we're made
irtually possessions of Austria n I'M
airy; and Greece, Romnania, Scryin
nd Montenegro z in d additional
errllory at the expense Of Turkey. H
ne Island Of Cyprus IL now under
he control of Great Britain, which
aysa part Of the rev, nue. derived
rom ITS government 10 the SULTAN
VI special interest to Americans IL
no confidence given by the sultan to
nr late minister 10 Turkey, Lewh
allaee, who mas returned to Con
Iantlnople as his friend and adviser.
Abdul was born aud raised IN the
ND OF flowers aud where people
'ould rather go hungary to bed than
o without their psrfumed baths
astles A. Morrison at the Old Cor
er Drug Store have built up an ex-
nsige business in fine perfnmery
I'd claim that Wrights' extracts are
10 finest oders in the market. III
~ want elegant perfumes and toll
soaps go 10 the Old Corner Drug
iore.