New-York tribune., 1906-07-22
mE TRICKY TURK.
ans,;sz7 Correspondents Sue
.,,e IN O4tsUittiRg Him.

40 uas a newspaper correspond
hoO'1 -,.r,-on states in 1903, has written
p .. --...-taining account OF his expert
Sao wsre cranuned fun OF adventure.
s W ssrnite the difficulties placed in his
e -,--,-ish - officials. into many remote Sec
g . - ,s,s.urbed country. Many OF these
s - - attended with no little danger.
's'-- .ben all he was able to find amuse-
s,-o-sion even in the midst OF peril
~ .s,es Of havoc and ruin The book.
;s 50 long after the events de-
So - little new light on the political
- the nature and characters Of the
- .--olved: but the authors explanations
3 -.-;.qte couvolutons Of Oriental diplo-
Intrigue are made with admirable
Ms keen vision and adventurous dis
.hina 10 make his narrative a graphic
s.s--iption Of events which at the time
=. s--rnathy and Indignation Of West
and were. perhaps. but partly COM
he often garbled and strictly CEN
- -+s which we're allowed to tricl1le out
- stscial channels
- =--.-,s-fstic example OF the espionage to
..rsrranhic communications not only
-.-7snts but Of missionaries and other
zere subjected IS related by Mr..
-sunion Of the missionaries Of East
- was taking place at Samakov; but
--..,,e5 At Monastlr deemed il unWise to
- sent instead q message to the as
.nich read. Greetings in the name OF
- The telegraph clerk accepted the
.,s the money. Three days afterward
r. the message received a call from
-z,aI Who desired 70 ascertain who this
Il was evident that he must be in
- INT vas he q Russian or an Austrian?
-hat He had been q Jew, the Turk ex-
r--,-ise and requested the missionary to
.-itten statement OF the matter. The
-s-v complied with the request, pointing
+,- he Lord" II question was mentioned
=. E,-an: but not only was the telegram
sr, Int the payment for il was never re-
i The Turkish officials were insistent
,.r-ste accounts Of the disturbances could
= obtained through them. and one OF them
--a5 he author that there was great deal
70 be made by an enterprising corre-
-s1. n telling the truth which he would
sssad to impart 10 him
,res absurd" said the officer at Barakova,
- - ne rough divars We slipped his coffee.
III T1i-e absurd for the f1reisn journals 10 say
7l-ks commit atrocities We are highly
- -aoDIe and our F'adisha IS most eniight-
4 "a humane monarch and u IS ridiculous TO
4 IN or MS arTuv NJ dong single barbarous
NoE the Bulgar-1rs are oarbarlans, and,
- il is they VITO lerpeIrate az these mas
l. sri other horrible crimes Tel me. con-
II : ~ Turk without abatement. ARE sections
n ma stll barharo-s2 ! read of blacks being
l. 4 the stake" Clever Turk
AS not from the Turks alone, however,
.7s-ues q profit were opened up TO the
-rient Anxious 70 witness a fight be-
he insurgents and the Turks, Mr.. Moore
,eg1tiating for permission TO accompany a
s5out 70 set forth on an expedition Ask
ias.e was reasonable prospect Of an early
-A the reply came, Certainly, We can
small one whenever you like" The
s- vas much tempted TO the adventure. but
zther fearful Of trusting himself TO the
mercies Of these "brigands," and mildly
TEN 30 This gave the leader an idea
y md y0u Ike 70 get rich g'' he asked. II
I'd rsplied ny Moore. IF you viii per-
IN 70 capture y0u, we VIII share whatever
! kEn Ee obtain" explained the leader MI
y deemed It more prudent 10 decline the
and the opportunity. IN fact however
0u sympathies may lie with the Bulga-
q md 4acedOnians. there appears TO be little
zoosE Il either morals OF methods. between
aad the Turks The entire Bulgarian
b n sympathy with the insurgents but
The officers were ready 20 admit that
1ssures Of the "committajis'' were often
!. a1suc" The ransom secured from America
-s release OF Miss stone went a long way,
ilthoF vas told, II preparing the uprising
sS b Interviewing al different times
'l1ous people who were concerned il max
h actual payment os the $4,000 subscribed
-S stones ramson, NJ. Moore was enabled
1'gether an approximately accurate and
o lIsEsstng story Of the transaction.
7. 1f money had % Be Eelfreraa il gold and