The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-16

County detective and poti al refugee. IN bis na
tonal costume.
hadn't come over here at an early age and
acquired American ideas in going through
American schools and an American uni
versity His efforts to disseminate these
ideas in his native country resulted in his
imprisonment. the coniisCation Of his
property and the endapxering of his life.
So he fled from Bulgarian with his family
He left them in Italy while he returned to
this country n few years ago and set about
saving enough money To bring them over
here.
When he fed from Europe to the United
States he utilized his experience and his
education in giving lectures. Whethe
they were paying enterprise may be- in
ferred from the fact that when Mr.. Jerome
became District Attorney, Ella $, Yovtchcff
sought place az county detective and was
assigned TO Mr., Jerome's own house.
The county detectives under MIR. jerome
embrace a varied assortment Of men, some
with careers that didn't eLd as expected
and others with training for the law. for
newspaper work, for business and for the
musical stage, as well az for the clergy
YovtcheT is probably the most remarkable
Of them all in regard To diversity of ex-
perience.
III
81 years ago. aud either he himself set
about getting educated or his Parents
started him along line that didn't end
until after pc. sing through the missionary
school at Philippopolis he came TO this
country on board a sailing vessel, Of which
he made one Of the crew in ORDER TO pay
his passage. He was only 10 when he
reached here, but he had approached close
to his present stature Of feet 3 inches
and he was also strong.
He went to school in the famous old
Whitestown Academy, in the Whitsstown
ilton College. He WAS graduated in 1877
with n considerable reputation as an orator.
While in college he earned money by giving
lessons in elocution, and by delivering in
costume lectures on Oriental subject
Immediately upon graduating he re-
turned to Bulgaria and entered the Rus
sian Army IN the war that WAS hen In
progress against Turkey, After leaving
the army he Became successfully clerk
OF the Supreme Court, chief OF the National
Library and MuseuIn-at this time he was
a contributor TO the Encyclopa dia Britain
MICA eventually Postmaster-General.
Then he engaged in newspaper work.
becoming editor and proprietor Of one
Bulgarian paper and editor of another.
He advocated American ideas which
didn't strike StamboulofT, the Prime Min
ister, favorably Stamboulof cest Vow
tcheff into prison, confscat"d his pruprty
and threatened him with death. Vow
tcheh n d from his native land "A Il came
here. He worked for half n dozen Years TO
get money enough 10 bring over his wife
and children. This object he accomplished
few weeks ago and he seems to b. willing
to spend he rest of his life here In quiet
II couldn't go back To Bulgaria, said
lovtcheff. to a Sun reporter. although
am watching the political mex drama that
Is being played in sout heastern Europe,
The Macedonian instruction Is one of the
common occurrences in the Turkish En-
pire. W here the misrule and tyranny Of the
Sultan's Cover ment Is constantly ex-
citing dissatisfaction and uprisings among
the Christian subjects.
The Turkish Government long ago for
feited it's right 70 existence. The protec-
ton OF property, life and honor, for which
governments exist, is unknown in the do
tant predecessors the taliph has lost the
capacity and power Of ruling and seems
Interested only in his personal safety.
The decentralization OF the ruling
power haS gone so far in Turkey that even
a common policeman can sway authority
and extort property from the Christian
subjects IA he pleases. Any Turk can dis
honor the wife or daughter, ransack the
house or kill the father or son and no re-
dress Is to be had, Thousands upon thou
sands every year are suffering such things
and the so-called Turkish Government
turns deaf ear to all complaints.
If the Christian subjects Of Turkey
haven't been cxterminated by this time
II il due to the good nature and the godly
life OF the Turk But his good nature and
godliness Of late have been diminishing
In proportion as he has abandoned his sim
Pile devoted life and has been introducing
the Injuries and heart cssncss of the So
called civilized life.
AN these are well known facts. The
Wholesale Turkish atr' ties have called
together scores of conferences md rom
crosses, and many treaties and reforms
have been drawn and proclaimed. But
as the treaties and reforms have been left
TO the Turkish Government TO execute in
it's blindness and incapacity IL has always
found best to leave them dead letters on
paper
THE insurgents Of Macedonia ask that
their country be- constituted into an au-
tono nous government ~ IL provided in
the twentv-third article OF the Berlin Treaty
Twenty-hv years ago the five Great Powers
Of Europe signatory Of this treaty agreed,
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