New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-09
nr.rgOF4FAuOUs AND ORIGINAL TURK
THE SULTAN MoURNs TUE End OF HApshi
ACHMED IZZET, GOvERNORGENERNL oF
ADRIANOPLE-HIS HATRED OF CHRISTIANS.

THE SULTAN MOURNs TUE End OF HADshi
ACHMED IZzET, GovERNoR.GENERL OF
ADRIANOpLE-HIs HATRED OF CHRISTIANS.
few weeks AGO there died In Adrianople one Oh
the most famous and original Of the subjects 81 tne
sultan Of Turkey. He was Hadshi Achmed iI'e"
pacha GoveiuOrien"ral OF the velayet. or province
bordering on the Black sea. Iiadshl lzzct was an
ideal Turk Of the old school. strange mixture VI
solomon like wisdom and childish fooishness energy
and apathy cruelty and mercy, truth ana d'o''''
generosity and avqrce In the eyes ~ his ruler ana
contempbraries he was hero. and IL was win
nurpose clear 10 many that Ills Majesty appointed
him Governor Of Adranople AMI kept him Tor
so many years at tie head Of that important PROVINCE
the gateway ~ the Ottoman Empire.
The Pacha was born thar ninety years ago.
and rapidly climbed TO places commensurate" win n,s
,ome and the Influence Of his family. At the time of NJ
d.oth he was the Of the Turkish Nizicro Almost
rtl.s arc the anecdotes told # the Pacha WHO was
Lpovn and respected from the Turkish Dan 10 inc
rrish Beer,heba His hatred Of the christian dogs
A. no always called the people Of the West. was bound
,ess II was invariably his custom, when force ~
circumstances Obliged him TO give his hand to dog
IN wash II upCn withdrawal. while IN the presence OK
his guest But that not all. II In the course
~ his communication with whitefaced foreigners
any part Of his clothing happened 10 touch them'
,,. Garment was never worn second time
lie prc scented " at once TO his body Servants lhs
,oh,t was boon to the talors Of The imperial city
and a source OF revenue 10 the men whom the faena
,mployed And they took advantage OF inc WEAKNESS
and AWAY, tried in every way to bring about inc mated
contact when foreigners called al .th' "oNer"orS
pnlace. They knew that. however slight the contacts
had been. the garment would soon be their own The
Servants as matter OF coarse did not hesitate 10 sell
tbe clothing. and rs Il consequence scores OF people
trod the streets Of Adanople IN suits which hau once
covered the form Of the ,iovernorHelera. ,,nc If.
The impote ana insulting habit OF wn "a, fers, nls
hands imInedtey after shaking thcse OF ms ioretsn
IL
painful situations. The various consuls VINO saign
upon him in their official Sapnf wa1s Even com
paints at the capital had no effect upon nun
sultan pnsd his 'sr 0dsS loo many ea aside his habit
only once one day a consul OF one Of the ;sa,e,.
European countries was obliged 10 srn an affairs.
lie had already been in;ulted once by ne rsenai
Washing his han S H. 50 r ese s sa @r h:
could possibly prevent II. The consul was thorousss
master s1s5 Of S over many OF his colleagues
the servant Of liadshi Izzet rcctNea nm I" h t
he well knew would reach the ears oil the Eoverl'o'
Go and TIL Thy master that wish to speak to
him say to him that | shall also do him the honor
10 give him my hand. but shall crack my hat oves
his ears in case he attempts to wash his hands ai'e'
The servant started away to announce the yistot,
the message and came smiling toward the daring
consul. While he placed his right hrnd In tnn. h,
You please me. Efend. You. at least. have cour'
age"
The hands were not washed until the consul hae
left the palace. The incident gave him n0torlety ID
the consular corps Of Adranoplc
When foreign princes visited Constantin0ple by
way Adrianope IIadshi Izzet OF obliged
to greet them In the name OF the Sultan. He never
failed according to Oriental custom, make the
travellers presents such occasions. But their
value not great. The visitor who left the
Porte by way OF Adrianople received box OF
"Shekers,o Turkish bon-bOns. But those who en-
tered Turkey through the Pachas province were the
recipients OF boxes Of ordinary Turkish soap. The
travellers It Is needless to say, not highly de-
lighted with these marks OF the Governors interest,
but that made little difference to the ruler Of Adrian
opie.