The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-14

west ward OF the Monastir. perlipe- ye'essa
road. though Bulgarian In great part. has n
large and unruly Albanian Ghega LIQUIDATION.
who perpetrate atrocities on tho Christian In
habttants and rob their fields and focks. much
after the manner OF the kurds with the
Arriving at uskub. on the yardar. tn. coun-
Try opens out into a plain and undulatingc oun:
try, that stretc es away to the servian and
Is called bv the Turks. is an tnclelt CITY. and
dates back to the Roman occuna.ion. traces Of
fortress and in the aaueduct. still in fair pres
ervaion. though no longer ~'ulfilling tho pur-
poses " its construction: thanks to the incur
able misgovernment ~ the Iurk, and hi. inca
paCity to appreciate civilization IN any form.
With. the military instinct that still sue.
wives. however. the Turk have constructed
redoubts and hatt"rirs round Uskub. and lave
converted II Into another Plevna- The popu-
lati"n here beginr TO change Character. and the
north from L X ID passes thrt ug n tunnel
under a range of hills on tbs, other side OF
which the Servian and Slavo-A Albanian populh-
ton b,gins. These hills form the northern
limit of Macedonia.
To the north the territory is known In tho
Turkish sGminlstrat,on rs the Filayet OF Kos
or :hs "biackhirds," the fatal field on which
the ~>eryisn army under the rssr Lazar. was
defeated IL 1850. and the old servian Empire.
founded by Duchan. fell under toe Turk. The
p%rincipai towns Of tho Vilayet are Pristina.
on the Sitnitzn on the east side OF the railway
To Mitrovi' "a. and Prisrend, OH the west. tho
,spi,al Of the eastern Albanians. Other to sns
are JRkONh anu lDtk. the former nDteu IN
modern times as having been the scene OF the
murder Of Mehemet All Pusha, soon after the
Berlin Congress OF 1873.
curious at. characteristic OF the people. Be-
fore being called to the command of the Turk
Danube by the Russians. Meh.me, Ali. who
was Of Huguenot French-G"rman extraction
from Magdeburg, had commanded In Albania.
The turbulent character of the Jakova Ar.
naouts and thei readiness 10 use the weapUns
wi h which hey delight TO garnish their per-
that all Arnaouts entering the town should do
post their arns In the Turkish guard houses.
A more deadly insult y would be impossible to
,nfict on them. and they registered, vows to
kill him on tne first opportunity. The Oppor-
tunity came when. after the Berlin Congress.
where he was one of the Turkish plentpoten-
naouts. as savage as those nj Jakova. to consent
70 become the subjects OF Prince Nieholss Of
their arrival there. Mehcmet All. VINO had
daInted. however, wen on to Jakoya on his
way to lpek. lie had hardlybeen installed In
the house prepared for him at Jakoya when
IL was invaded by an infuriat-d mob OF Ar
naouts. ana the unfortunate Mrhemet Ali and
Ills son-in-law were hacked 10 pieces. luck
did not surrender to the MontenegrIns. and no
attempt was ever made to a, enge their deaths.
People did say that no regret was felt nj Com
stantinoplc when news OF his death req ,hed
Tho town OF Mitrovitza. which Ia the ter
minus OF the railway from Salonica. 10 pic
tufeSuuely situated AT ti.e luncturs OF the Sit
init2a with the lDar. one OF ITO main tribu-
iaries Of the Servian Morava that discharges
into the, Danube below Semendrin. On the
north side OF the town are the ROrges through
which pass the road leading to Novt. Bazaar.
close TO the Servlan frontier. th- cApital Of the
administrative district known AZ the Sandiak
OF Noyi-Baaar, n tongue Of territory running
north separating Servia from Montenegro. In
order u prevent the pOss bility OF Servla aud
Montenegro coming together AZ any moment
On this territory. the Austrian Government
obtained the right ut the Berlin Congress to
riSons at rrlnih, %strntsGic points on the roads
passing a'ross Novi- Bazaar f.om Seryia 70
Montenegro; These points are rlevlie; Prize,
pole. and Blclopolie, and n glance NJ the mar
VIII ,how how efIrctually The purpose 0f block
ing the roads Il ACCOMPLISHED by their occupa'
ti0n. This question has oeen one OF the many
thOrns in the side OF the SUI an. but The only
remedy he might have applied that could have
removed them he failed to use, and tho Aus
| tran occupation has now every appearance Oi
being. permanent, Civilization can only Ga'u
by the substitution. Of anv lovernm mt FOL
and .Arnaout country. Right you'll give II q
Servia and Montenegro; might seems TO indi'
car, Aur,r!a ~ The future posse scr; ii. ,,.
time. Mr. Tricoupis. the Greek statesman. en-
denvored, to effect 'ome preliminary ARRANGE
ment with Seryia aud Bulgaria. by which
when the decisive moment arrived. they might
each enter 'nto poss"ss!on OF their share OF
Macedonia without coming In conflict. Mr.
Siamhul0f. with disc0urtrsy that was nOthinl
less thnh brutal. rejected all overtures eithel
from Greece or Servia, and 50 the matter stood
~ hDtN uI'd. ~ nv UEtponl hI'lultIl tne Flnl
OF the King Of Servia 10 Prince Ferdinand a
sofia s"euIS Ia indicate M UNDERSTANDING. al
least. bet ween them. The Bulgnritns hav,
con. ldrrable forces concentrated south OF Sofs
at Dubnit2H, SamukON, ana TRtnr BAZardjik,
From tie first named. Dubnttza, a road lead
west To kostsnnil. on the road 10 CsKub: AN
Other leads due south to Diuna, ON the Turk
ish side OF the frontier, down the valley OF thu
Struma as FAR as Nevrekop. and from Their,
acr0s. the mountains ny LISA and Drama Z,
kavala on the .fgrsn, opposite the island o
ThasOs, an appanage OF the Khediye of Egypt
through the trst Khedi ~. Mahmoud. who's
personal property II was. The English Gov
ornament sol resards 1t to-day, and Thasos |