The sun., 1900-12-02
TALE OF TURKISH GUILE.
ONE VERSION or 'OySrL.GENERAL
HtNDJI BEI'S RiStII

lie Is said To Have written Against the Sultan
to Collect Hack "a, Due Him The Turk
i.h Minister at Washington said to Have
Helped Him - The rian succeeds.
The recall Of All rcrrouch Bcy, tho Turkish
Minister at Washington and the recent transfer
of MundJi lIcy, con.ul-General Of Turkey at
New YORK, To The Hague. are involved In n tale
ol characteristic Turkish intrigue Three
years ago Mundji Bcy succeeded Chepik Bcy
ns Consul General at this port Since his trans
fer tho business Of the consulate has beoH
temporarily attended to by Sldky Bey. Secrt-
tary of the Turkish legation. pending the ar
rival OF Arr Bey, who has been appointed as Ills
successor. There are several Turkish Cons als
In other States. but they are simply honori iry
officers and only the Consul-Gcneral In New
York receives = salary. which amounts TO forty
Turkish pounds n month OF shout $500 There
are also the fees received from issuing pass
ports and the consular fees on shipments Of goods
to Turkey. all Of which go into the Iockst
Of the Consult ieneral
Mundji Bey. during his stay IN this city,
found himself on moro than one occaS on In
need of ready cash, for what with the neglect
OF the Sultan to pay his salary for uionths
at time and his expensive habits he found
his consular fees inadequate to pay expenses.
1t was q blow TO his dignity TO be compelled
finally to give up his apartments In dhe Wals
dorf-Astoria and sock the retreat OF bedroom
In West Thlrty-seoond street About this
time. IL is alleged. he took measures 10 get the
back pay due him.
According to the story told he approached
J. NJ Maloof. proprietor Of AlApon. an Arabic
paper published in this city. and the organ Of
tho Young Turkey party In the United States.
and pretended that he was a reformer and
was going TO resign his offloe az Consul @ eneral
and throw himself heart and soul into the
Young Turkey movement. He said hs Inc
tended to establish reform paper. TO be pubs
lshed In tho Turkish language and TO be called
Inkiros which means decay" 10 was 20 cons
tain articles by tho arch enemies Of the sultan.
He even made . contract with Mr. Maloof
TO print this paper In the meantime. 30 show
Just what kind OF matter he was going to pub
lsh. he said that he was in possession Of several
articles written about tho Sultan by . former
student Of the Imperial College in OonstAntis
nople, whose name was Ghalib Rasohad BeyS
who had been tortured In prison for his reform.
ist uttsrances. but had escaped to the United
States and was residing In Springfield, Mas.
MIR. Maloof at first believed Mundji Bey
to be a SPY Of the sultan's who wanted TO gain
information a to the doings Of the young
Turkey party. but the articles given him for
publication. which were presumably written
by Ghalib Raschad Bey were SO antaSonistio
10 the Sultan's rule and so far exceeded In
violence anything previouslv published In Al.
Avar that they were printed In that paper
TO the delight Of It's readers. In response to
a request by Mr. Maloof to be introduced to
Ghslib Raschad Bey. Mundji Bey explained
that he alone knew OF Ghalib's whereabouts
and he alone handled his articles. and that
Ghalb fearing the Sultan's spies. had sworn
him to secrecy. This seemed reasonable
an excuse for Ghaib's non-appearance In New
York that Mr.. Maoo;'s suspicious that Ghalb
was myth were set at rest and he was also
convinced that MundJi Bey was not n spy. but
a bona fde reformer.
Now here Is where All Ferrouph Bey comes
into the story. As IL known. Ali Ferrough
Bey recalled from Washington some years
ago by the Sultan after occupying tho high
post OF Minister TO the United States Tor one
year. He had been accused OF permitting
gambling in the apartments Of the legation.
whereby members OF the British legation had
lost considerable sums Of money. thus COM
promising the dignity Of the Sultan. He hid
no hope Of returning to Washing gton. and being
afraid Of being punished by the Sultan soon
"a he arrived in Constantinople he got UP q
scheme TO avert the Sultan's anger
Ali Ferrough Bey. like Mundji Bey. pos
sesses great literary ability and is known as
an author in Turkey. One Of his works Is a
war drama entitled "Hochank.- the scene OF
which Is laid In Turkestan. which de-
scribes the exploits Of the Tartar rulers prior
TO the founding Of the Ottoman Empire. When
he reached Paris. on his way home in disgrace,
he published historical drama entitled
"Karbala." which referred to the impreon-
ment Of Sultan Murad V. by his cruel brother.
who usurped the throne. In heroic language
he protested against the shame and misery
heaped upon Murad V. during his twenty
Ave years Of captivity. and called that nation
cowardly people who would not avenee such
wrongs on !ts rightful ruler. OF course tho
names Of the characters were not those Of the
Sultans. Abdul Hamid II and Mursd ". but
no one could mistake the illusions.
A copy Of the drama found Its way TO the
Sultan, and All Ferroueh Bev. being interro-
gated by his master. said that his drama was
simply a story and didn't mean anything In
particular. The drama was a veiled hint to
tho Sultan that unless its author was restored
to favor he would infalbly 60 over to the young
Turkey party and devote oil his energies to
the cause OF reform. The Sultan saw the hint,
and needing all the friends he could get sent
Al Ferrough Bey back TO Washington as Min
ster as before. He further commissioned
his representative to watch the Young Turkey
party In this country and gave him a con.
siderable sum OF money to suppress Al-Apdns
10y bribery. and II possible discover who Ghalib
Raschad Bey was. for the articles published
IN Ai-Aydrl had been sent him by his spies
on this side OF the Ata-',c.
When Ali FerrouGh Bey had returned to
Washington he sent for MundJi Rev To inquire
about Ghalb Raschad Boy. Mundji Bey
agreed to find Ghalib and suppress him. 10
paid for doing so. Receiving a sum OF money
he confessed that he was the author Of the
articles In question and that he had written
them because his salary was not forthcoming.
All Ferronsh Bey laughed to find Mundjl Bey
playing his own trick. Mundji Bey soon after
This left his lodgings In West Thirty-second
street and once more took up his abode in tho
" Wadorf- Astoria Tie explained that he had
made a large sum of money in Wall Street
But still MundJi Bey was not satisfied. for
10 had stil his claim against the Sultan for
lrrcars OF salary. About this time somebody
lerc bought a quantity OF revolvers. packed
hem a. sample lots in several boxes. and in
zach box placed a letter addressed 70 a myth.
al parsonage rurportinE to come from revo.
utonary agent In this country asking for