The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-09-11
BIC STEAMER
IS DESTROYED
A Series of Explosions on an Aus.
trian Vessel
TWENTY-FIVE LIVES ARE LOST
Bulgarian RevOlutionists Charged
with Being Recommendations
hrmed Report That City of
AdrianOple Is In Flames.

Constantinople, Sept. 3.-Three ex-
plosions occurred Wednesday on the
Austrian steamer Vaskapu soon after
leaving the Bulgarian port of Burgas en-
route for Constantinople, by which 20
persons persisted. The vessel caught fire
and had to be beached. A telegram con-
veying this news was received by the
agent here of the Hungarian levant line,
to which the Vaskapu belongs. The tele-
gram said the Vaskapu has been de-
stroyed in the Black sea. The captain
and officers of the steamer and six of her
crew were killed, total of 90 lives be-
ing lost. The Vaskapu sailed from Var
ma, Bulgaria, and after calling at Burgas
was Steaming through the Black sea to
Constantinople when three explosions
took place on board. The deck of the
vessel took fire and she had to be run
ashore at Misivroa Bey, Is miles north
of Burgas, where she is still burning.
Bulgarian RevOlutfonists Accused.
London, Sept. BIN dispatch from
Vienna reporting the destruction of the
steamer Vaskapu in the Black sea the
opinion is expressed that the Bulgarian
revolutionaries were responsible for the
explosions.
AdrianOple Reported I'm Flames.
Belgrade, Sept. 3.-An unconfirmed
report is again published here that
Adrianople is in flames.
Vienna, Sept. 3.-The Belgrade pa
pers are again spreading sensational
rumorS that a portion of the town of
Adrianople has been blown up and
that the other part is burning No
confirmation of these reports Is OBJ
tainable here.
Flee to the Mountains.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 3.-The insur-
gents in the district of Adrianople appear
to be less active. The Turks are pouring
in in an overwhelming force and the rev.
dictionaries are taking refuge in the
mountains. The Bulgarian leader Ger
gicoff has been wounded and has fled
to Burgas, Bulgaria.
No Decision Yet Reached.
Washington, Sept. 3.-The admins
tration has come to no decision re-
garding the disposition to be made of
tuc aICil Sdh " al SHIPS "LiSu al e hOW
sailing to Beirut. Whether the Brook
Ign and San Francisco remain in Turk
ish waters will depend entirely upon
the report which Minister Leishman
makes concerning the situation in
Turkey and the necessity which exists
for warships to protect American in
terests. 1t is expected that the re-
mort of Minister oiSbmop will roooiyo
the consideration of the president be-
fore any determination is reached. 1t
is understood that Minister Leish-
mans complete report will reach
Washington about the time of the ar
rival of the squadron in Turkish wa
tiers.
Denial Is Entered.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept 3.-The report
published by the Dnevnix of a gen.
eral uprising in northern Macedonia
Is denied both in official and revolu-
tionary circles. Well informed per-
sons, however, assert that the report
was correct, but that it's premature
publication disarranged the plans of
the revolutionists and, therefore, it is
denied
According to reliable reports from
Monastir, thousands of Bulgarians in
that vilayet are confronted with FAM
Inc in addition to Turkish persecution.
Porte Issues Warming.
Constantinople, Sept 3.-The porte
has sent note to the foreign embas-
sizes and legations informing them
that, according to police information,
the Bulgarian agitators are projecting
outrages against the embassies, Iega-
lions and other public buildings in
Constantinople. The note says the
Ottoman government has taken pre-
cautions and requests the heads of the
foreign missions to do likewise.