New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-04

state to the Kaimakam. who complmented me
and thrust cigarettes and coffee upon US i'm
-nediately. Information had evidently been
given by my escort that I carried revolver L
had let them see American gun; for an Off
Ger entered the room just at my back drew up
a chair and seated himself almost over my hip
pocket A private witness also occupied a seat
in a remote corner 10 take note of ali that we
said. and of the kamakam's replies. The
Kaimakam nervous when he paid his com
plnents to me. and when he had finished them
he grew extremely fdgety. ! began with few
timely batteries and then. for the sake Of max
ing little talk, I told him, through the drago-
man, what he knew already, namely. that We
were on our way to the scene Of the fight Of the
previous day. He reflected for a moment. and
then said that he was very sorry indeed, but he
could not allow Us proceed further our
journey
amazed. yet not alarmed l suggested
that he should send dispatch to the Minister
of the Interior at Constantinope. who had given
his word that I could go where would. He
said that he was sorry that he could not do SO
/ knew that / could the wires The
Turkish censor would see to il that any message
of mine TO consul was held back long enough
TO kill its value. grew indignant at the high
handed act. or rather feigned anger. The Kai-
makam became less nervous I told my dragO-
to say that 1 thought the Kaimakam
making mistake; that I must conclude from
not being allowed to visit Garbnitzi that the
Bulgarian reports that the whole village had
been massacTed and every house destroyed were
true. ] added that if the Turkish version were
based fact. it would be well for me to verify
it. The Kaimakam shook his head. He did not
say So but | learned from the Inspector Gen
eral himself few days later that he had been
instructed that my progress should he blocked
left he kair house T0OinfPl.
with my curiosity considerably whetted. l went
to q hotel, for the Kaimakani had forgotten to
ask me TO luncheon. l made plan for dashing
into Garbnitzi ] went our horseman and
guide. who was Turk, and told him TO have
our horses and to be ready himself to take us
back Veles at o'clock the next morning
added that We We're not going on to Garbnitz',
but cautioned him not to tell any one. An officer
came around to to ask what time I would
leave the town and 1 evaded the question He
went of and asked the guide, who readily told
him my orders. Our escort would have beer
ready the appointed time if there had not
been something in my plan unrevealed. / OBJ
tanned wise for my tescary. permitting me 20
leave Istip for Veles. This would insure my
getting out OF the line OF troops about the town
The next morning l rose at . o'clock, woke
my dragoman. sent him for the horses and
guide and started off. We passed the sentinels
OF Veles. 1 happy over the coup which 1
fancied was working out well. l could hardly
wait until had passed out of sight of a
blockhouse which stood high on a hill a few
miles outside the town. and would no doubt re-
port that we had fairly gone y toward Veles.
Il was ride Of barely ninety minutes from
Istip TO Garbnitzs by road and. with three
hours start I estimated that would get
there before being overtaken. even though We
Il = mt
reckon on my guide. When I called halt and
asked him if there were not a road over the
mountains he frightened. He answered
that there was way. but il would take four
hours from the spot where We stood.
Lead us over it." said to my dragomar.
who repeated the words TO the guide,
There was a parley of ten minutes during
which my nerves We're at high tension. Every
minute expected TO see a troop Of cavalry COM
ing after US. At last I got the information:
He won't go" There was no time for argu-
ment, when il had taken ten minutes and all
the Turkish which 1 had heard TO convey that
fatal negation. But that is always the way III
the East. Your dragoman converses for fifteen
minutes. and then you get one nlisera bic phrase
when he is through
He would not go at any price. He had a wife
and children depending upon him and an OFFICER
had been to him the previous night and had
told him that he was TO lead US 10 Neles ana III
no other direction : argued for ten minutes,
but il was of use His fear overpowered hlnl-
/ impulsively turned my horses head toward a
village of some ten houses 4 few miles on haIi-
way up = mountainside. The dragoTnan iol-
lowed ne The guide would not leave the road
10 Eeles not venturing TO disregard the in
structions which had been given 10 him Every
man. woman and child in the village collected
about this queer pair Of travellers They under
stood nv dragomau's Bulgarian, as vas appar-
emf from the state Of alarm into which they fell
Not for hundred lras, they said would one
of them guide over the Balkans
Why / asked
WIN came the answer. the who
should take you over the mountains Woalu %
shot bv the cornrtaje for we have been faith
fuI 10 the Turks and have refused 10 arm
Were the Turks to find out that one Of US mad
left the village without teScaTy anu IaAe ~ o
TO see a town which they had DESTROYED, tiieS
would come and do the same to this place
Please. leave US in peace" they begged US
as We still argued. "ano get away from US pc
80 ~ one saes YOU talking 10 US"
The terror on the faces Of two old women ana
- Old man Won nv sympathy. and / handed
rhann a few piasters. ! was beaten My dTeFo-
man and ! rejoined the guide ard IN huIhllI-
ated tone of voice. set on edge by sense OF az
feat I exclaimed: Lead US on 10 e .Iss ~
was Just here that ! Wlshec d De''iu "a ''-' ~
initiate would appear. ia, 10
Even If we had secured another Sulde "
! ,-o,tId not have reached GarbnttZ, fof Inc
IsIroal.ar17 of Istip had expected rs 10 make
some attempt 10 break into the forbidden IoNl
and had stationed a guard around liie mn
which We spent the night When ny ersteoiIi5liI
annea-ed in the morning and Went lof liie
horses the sentries sent word 10 the ihilldI.
| commander OF the toVr. anu "a 80 go o.. I
! we're mounted an escort was ready 10 STAR. -
| learned This afterward from one Of our GUARDS
| a. VeIes The escort followed us keeping pafeIy
out Of sight, TO halfway posi- pel NeelI ne
| to,,-ne [rbere a guard sent out from Neles
! awaited 49,, - 49,, Turkish
| zacra- service II is the best in the world anu
| a. s+afT is as large the army or one OF ""
paTkan States There are spies every "Iei :, =
! spies on the Grand ViZier and spies oL e. M y
/ noIice In Hilmi Pacha's office sits a., gay -.
t,ereraI IF the army. a personal frlend OF m :