Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-29
MACEDONIA.
The Scene of the Trouble Between the
Greeks and Turks.


The Scene of the Trouble Between the
Greeks ana Turks.
Macedonia, which is the theatre of a
struggle between the Turk and Greek,
is rich and naturally fertile country.
Its southern limits are the Egean sea
and the Greek frontier Of Thessalv. On
the west it is bounded by tire prolonga-
ton OF the Pindus chain, called the
Grammes mountains, and the ranges
OF hills that terminate at the sources
OF the Vardar, that divides thu country
into two nearly equal parts. The
northern boundary extends from this
point along the watershed OF the
pardar Cd the southernmost point of
the Servian frontier. says the New
York Sun, which it follows to its
junction with the Bulgaro. Macedonian
boundary. 1t then follows the frontier
to the valley OF the Egean. The Karasu
also forms the western border OF ancient
Thrace.
The principal CRY and seaport of
Macedonia il the wel-known city of
Salonica. with population OF about
10, 600 Of whom some 81, 900 are Jews
OF the Spanish emigration, speaking
the Spanish language with relative
purity. but keeping their business
books and doing their literary work
mostly in Hebrew. OF these Jews
about 1000 are Musselmaus BY pro
fession. but are more or less suspected
OF practicing the Hebrew rites in
secret. The main street Of Salonica
is part of the old Roman road that
starting from Durazzog, on the Ad-
riatic, ran through the Illyrian noun
tains tnow Albania) to Salonica, thence
on through Tbface to Constantinople.
a the eastern exit from the city ia a
tina Roman arch of the time Of Hadrian
in good state of preservation. Salonica
is the starting point of railway run
ming up the Nardar Valley to Uskub,
from where the main line continues on
to Mitroritza, just on the southern
limit OF the Sandjak of Novi- Bazaar,
and branch line runs TO the Servian
frontier, where it joins the Servian
railway to Nisch and makes junction
with the line coming from Belgrade on
the sofia and Constantinopie.
The southern part of Macedonia is
served by a line of rail running wost-
ward by the important town of Vodena
to Monastir, or Bitola, the head
quarters OF the third Turkish army
corps. The country south of this line
is inhabited by Greek spualsing popu.
lation, and contains many important
towns, Bnch as Verria, Sarvia, Tcbs.
tista, on the road by Grevona and
Metzovo TO Janina, in Epirus, and
Kastoria. on the headwaters Of the
Vistritza. or lndii- karasu, that dis.
charges into the Gulf of Salonica not
far from tho mouth Of the Varuar. In
the northeastern part OF this district
lies the ienidje country, celebrated
for the delicate quality of it's tobacco,
that furnishes the cigarette Tor the
smoking women of tho imperial and
wealthy harems of ConstantinoDle and
supplies the Sultan's "tchihouk.n
Here also In the vineyard country OF
Niaoushta. whose delicious golden.
coorsd wine. something resembling
Madeira, Is renowned all over Mace
donia, .---
1t is in the reginn between the
Greek frontier and ths Vietritza that
the Turkish army is now concentrated,
with its headquarters at Eassona, and
it's left flank resting on tho slopes OF
Olympus, the abode of the ancient gods
of Greece, With the right flank covered
By force cautioned at Naselitch watch.
ing the Greeks at Trikkala. Tho whols
country between the Greek frontier
and the Salonica- Monastir railway line
III broken by series OF mountain
ranges, some of considerable height,
The roads. as are those all over Mace
donna, and, indeed, all over the
Turkish empire, are unworthy OF the
name. Occasionally special taxes are
collected for the alleged repair or con-
struction of roads, but they seldom get
beyond the pocket Of the pasha vino
has ordered them. North of the rail-
way line the Bulgarian element begins
to dominate in the population, and 10
the region north Of line drawn east
from Monastir by Dorian to Nevrekop,
on the Karasu, the population is wholly
bulgarian. The roso running north
eaet from Mopastir, which is a prettily
situated town on tbs foot slope OF the