New-York tribune., 1886-01-10
THE MYSTERIOUS TURK.
THE BALKAN MUDDLE-A NEW MOSQUE -
LUCKLESS PATENT MEDICINE.

The Rumelian question has reacned perlou vi
great calm. The Turks are sitting and shlvor'nR
on the brink of Rumolia their soldiers ready 10 90
ANYTHING rather than suffer the prolongatiOn of the
experience of dlng in snow bound camps. ana tnelr
generals eager to be sent into the rebeliOus terr-
tory while the Bulgarian army is well occupied in
Seryia But the order to march has been awaited IN
vain TOR more than month, and the soldiers seem
doomed to wait longer than another month before
they arc dismissed to their barracks The Govern
meBt waits Oh Europe, and Europe waits to find the
happy means of satisfying the just demands OF the
Bulganans who have conquered. the Servlans VINO
have been conquered, and the Greeks Who want 10
conquer before it gives any positive vote ior one or
another of the Turkish plans for settling the
troubles.
The popular Turkish plan is so simple that 'he
people are at loss to see why there shCulu oo 80
much delay before it is put in execution. All tDat
needs to be done Is to order the troops to advance
to take Phippopois. to hang fow of the leading
Bulgarians of that city, ahd to appoint new Gov
ernor for the province. Of course the Rumellans
having forfeited their right to confidence. the new
Governor should be a Moslem. and the organic
statute of the province should be abolished along
with the nonsense as to autonomy that has left the
Mnssun,ans of the province during seven years OH
the same level with the meanest of the Christians
as 10 tho necessity to work for bread. All these
things were so much simpler before the war.
One of tho colce-housc politicians gave mo his
visws in this wise tho other day: All this talk Is
only mixing up matters the more: why ant VIC
have the truth spoken instead oI all thcse long
,elerrau,, that add no whit to our knowledge, and
leave every thing as tangled as a negros wool
What can ono understand from the kilograms
servia fought the Bulgarians and was whipped.
Well that IS finished But no; II is not finished.
The two sides must needs have a long discussion as
TO which is 10 lose. Then tho Prince says that he
hq, submitted to tho Sultan, and we prepare to
nond Jcvdct Pachn to be Provisional Governor ol
RumelIa. IIo ia vi ready to so. tho troops are
ready TO 20 with him. every thing is on the point OF
being nicely settled and then wo send or Loblb
Enondi to Phiijppopolis to SEQ If Jeydct Pacha
en- 20. What is Iehib EEenii to hnd out III fhll-
ippopolisi We are told with every sign of JOY that
lebib Efrndi has been well received by the
Rumclians Sp that il done. But no; ii is not
done; for hchcd he comes back and says that lie
has been well treated. but that tho Prince does not
wish Jovdct Pacha to govern Eastern RumelIa.
What has tn, Prince 80 say about it Then instead
of an army with Jeydet q new comm issoncr is sent
to SIRE tc Prince Then II comes out that tue Prince
in TO be obeycd Jcydrt in not 10 Co. and the Rumei
ians are To be Left to without any Government
as they have gone all these months. What possible
meaning can bc given TO such a pollcyf Mean
yl,le ,lI the fc,t OF the world is IN muddic too
Tho F,operor OF Russia strikes the Prince from his
rolls. and We are Just thinking that at least we
/ shall have Russia our side IN smashing that
| upstart 10 tho ground. when 10 and behold the
Emperor ~ going 90 gvo the miserable litte Prhce
,yife and an Order OF Merit! II Is only ow days
/ sucr tho Conference was ready to quarrel with
England because 10 would not agree To restore all
/ things 10 the former position, ana behold now our
! Government il attacked by all the Conference
Lcc,u.r IL sii wishes to restore things. and finish
all in tho sense o the decision OF tho greater part OF
| tho Conference Is tho Sultan the ruler OF
! Rumcliaf Is the Prince of Bulgaria tho only
s,ycreigni /. tue Gar the ono man on whom oil
| the world hauRsf What do all these twist'ngs
ard turntngs mcani ! cannot uuderstand thing.
II ;, inst 49, if you shodld take hank of raw silk
| and have q boy wind 1t OIL upon the buEhos on the
hilisldo Afler the boy has got through no man
can mud nm end or beginning to II. No more can
,r, one find an end or a beginning TO tins Rumean
affair IL ~ the greatest muddl" II tho age. have
thouvbt it over until | know less about Il than
ever dd before The only thing to do is to SIT down
and have 4 smoke until something clears up
Tho better class of Turkish opinion here Is in
clip.d o great dissatisfaction. The general feeling
that th, Government is losing all by hesitation.
II seems g. be determined not to hght. IL Is
charged with determination to have peace at any
pr,cc. and the army is merely a toy.
Tb. ,nldirr- nte suffering great deal from the
wintry weather. Turkish soldiers ALWAYS have
moro hardships than men commonly submit To ioI
the sake of others. They have little to eat Out drv
bread when in campaign. The oX-caris ot the
army trains are too small to carry aulht Dnt the
ob.oluto nccpssaries of life. They aIe paid but
~ 40 per month for wages and rarely get that
They have no suitable tents. and have to burrow IN
,bc gronud Tor shelter. Now that the winter is in
fuU ruor they arc q IIotty cold and hopeless lot OF
ucu The provinces have sent up quantities O
entitled undcr-ycs,s for the soldiers. Each province
ia orlsrod to vic with every otlor in the number o
voluntary" ilerings of this sort that it's able t.
suurezo out OF the poverty stricken people. But
th-scuuilted garments stun Tor military
use are not sasly made TO reach the soldiers They
90 through the hands of a COmmlsso", wiIch has a
way of spcndng moro time in accumulation OF the
vests than in their distribution. Taxing all IN nj
tbe army ID not improving IN Its condition fOl
fighting
Nor, than tho soldiers, the soldiers families are
having n hard time this winter The T1rkish army
is made up of Mos!ems entirely. Tho Christians OF
tr, country are not permitted in tho sacred
army of the Prophet Tho cOuscrIption therefore
tokes the Young men of the Mo7lom villages with d
clean swcep The call for the rediis, or reserves
has taken the older men also. 80 that almost all OF
the ab!c-bodied men Of Asia Minor eXccpting th'
Christians of course. have been carried on to the
armv They taken ~ suddenly that they nae
,,n time 10 make any provision for tAclr farms OI
their families Tho wholo burden OF caring to
stock and of preparing fOr the spring work tails oI
the women left at home. IlapnN TURK. .sh women
among the farming community are rugged ana goo,
hands at the plough But before the spring work
comes on there must be much suffering anon
these people for want of proper food
On Saturday last the new mosque. built by th'
rrcspnt Sultan, nc the entrance OF MS palact
grounds. was dedicated with great ceremony. IL II
a Inc buildng. with two graceinl mharrts' ant
a. 10 abrIdgo the lahor:ous procession ot th'
Friday churci-gOiug On this OCCASION the mute
tude OF tho Faithful was very great. lhe day wa
! tGn anniversary Of tho birth Ot the Prophet Ma
| homct II the death Of the ~ultan's brother tL'