| Show v t r Tilt THE WA YS VS OF Tilt THE BANDIT I Southeastern t u Infested h d With Various Kinds of 5 Bulgarian Variety Fonna the tho Aristocracy Aristocracy racy of tho the Kidnapping Tu Greek 5 Bandits Aro Arc Cheap Cowardly RuffIans r 3 dot Hn worn fin 11 r I n n n 11 nn n U Special Correspondence Constantinople Sept SO At this writing It Is still a n question whether Miss 1 Stone the American missionary who has hu oft off by I brigands was the victim of ot Turkish brigands or those of or the variety It In lA I a 1 question of ut no little moment for tor the th thas ways as of or the two species of or bandits ban are radically different The Turkish Greek Creek and Sicilian brig are arc rude ruffians for tor tho the most must part highway robbers The Bulgarian brigands brig brigands Irl Irlan ands an ls are arc of Qt the tho kidnap kidnapping ping 1 A They carry on their trade with much c remol Often Otten they the are arc men views have made Sofia too tOl pot lot for Tar them stem and who have had to take to the hills In self defense Once In the hills they have hae to live and what easier mode ot of gaining a 11 livelihood Is 18 there than nb ab abducting ducting rich tourists and winning bg b 1 ransoms for the safe return of ot their cn tives That they are aro hunted by the police and soldiers of ot two governments Is ot of little concern to them apparently The Th police pollee seldom Held om get pet near noar enough to Jho tha bandits to do them any harm It It Is said laid that for tor ninny many years tho the sultan i maintained a 11 chief bandit hunter at atthe atthe I Ithe the enormous salary of or a 0 year ear He lie was as appointed for tor the express pur purpose purpose I pose of ot engineering the capture of one notorious brigand Obviously when the bandit was wan captured th the salary of ot the tho high official would cease cea e and obviously nice also ol o the bandit was never caught The Tho Turkish bandit Is Ill If I not nol a I cow coward aid ard a cautious and calculating person He Ho wants wante plenty plent of ot time for tor plans collecting Information end and get ret getting ting all the advantage on his side aide He Ho lisa lias no desire to stop a 11 bullet ami anu nn American and European travelers are oro generally well armed Therefore ho he generally confines his hi attentions II tte n tI 0 to i members of his hi onvA race Klch Bich Anne Anno make good prey Ire for him The bandit on the other hand fears ten neither Gel Gol nor man So Sowell Sowell well welt organized Is Bulgarian brigand brigandage ago age that the brigands s are arc divided Into classes rBt and second roll class brigands servants carriers otc ate ot A first class brigand brt U is I at III Jealous 8 of ot his social dis distinction as a n society woman w He lie Is chivalrous In lob his way tiny nv If it he hI releases a n prisoner oner after otter the thc payment of ot ran rancom turn cum he Iw makes It a point to return to him his hla Jewelry and anti Bom even Hen advances him a n small sum toward his hi traveling tr expenses on om his bill Wll Lack to civilisation Ye pt When hen safety ty r dis discipline demands d he hI will cut a throat with with w th as ns little compunction as liS the vulgar vulgar ul gar Turk The refuge of ot the tho bandits In Is usually a cave in the tho side of a 0 mountain or on a n mountain top tor always eo so well concealed that only the brigands can find It II The captive who Is la carried to It could h t find It If he fie were to look leak for It J release In these caves they ther plan their descents upon the plains They have havo alders and bettors abettors a among the peasants of ot the tho neighboring country who keep them Informed of or tho the movements of ot th the police as well as those of ot rich travelers The Tho drew dress of the tile brigands Is picturesque esque erque It Is of serviceable li material rich In gold embroidery and well gar garnished gard with Uth arms firm of ot every description In roM roll weather they wear long tong shaggy coats coati called railed capotes which drape their figures and at the tho same time cover a It multitude of ot pins fins Ore ire Jre of t the features of ot the tho bandits discipline Is that he allows allow no women In his hi campa It Is III not that he be fears they may be unable to endure the th 1 t I i I I I I DEATH r f 1 t l i r e rr 1 h hI hj hI I h L 1 4 iK J p I 1 ii h x It If II J ii is ii I 1 hy I 5 l o i I y 1 i I 4 v 1 A I M p I S1 i iy y r 4 r F r rrt F rt a r k d dM M wk I F S I It j I f J t Y 1 f r q s r M a t q r r rill W nUi I O WO ACID h THE nu r CELL CELLA It A t K t TUC Tm Tit 1 In tats gloomy c ceil il Iron the wretched wr assassin of ot President Mo Mc Ic alts today toll Monday next he ho dies dIu a murderers death teath Silently the grim Math death watch gases gaits upon the tho doomed wretch observing Ms Jils ovary overy over act oct for tor tsar h It ha should U to chart chant by b strenuous life or that their presence muy curb the spirits of his hili men He lie fears their tongues Indeed he ho a ages es tendency to talk among this tha UI men They rhey prey may discuss Bulgarian politics or anything else under the sun except themselves On that point they ther must be silent sll nt as the grave In Ur this re ro respect rasped sped the bandits aro arc perhaps worthy of ot Imitation The bandits are arc said paid to be bevery bevery bevery very religious From time to time they go o to church carefully disguised and confess conto I with the solemnity of ot crusaders ers erg engaged In fighting fI for tor tho the holy sepulcher They can nn do o say 81 their prayers without n II silo elio liD Toward Mo they exhibit especial hor liar horror I II and take great delight dell ht In despoiling I the tho sons eons of the prophet I |
