The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-09
The UHspEAglBLE TURK.
Further Terrible Atrocities in
Macedonia.

over by Prince Ferdinand it was re-
solved that Bulgaria should continue
to maintain an attitude of the strictest
neutrality in the Macedonian ques-
tion, and further that the most string
ent measures should be adopted to
prevent anything likely to cause dis
turbance in Bulgaria's relations with
Turkey. The war minister is reported
to have spoken strongly in the council
against any thought of Bulgaria de-
claring war on Turkey; first on ac-
count of the enormous expenditure
that such q war should involve. and
secondly, because the great Powers
would never permit Bulgaria to
reap the advantage if she were
victorious. Should Turkey attack
Bulgaria, declared the minister, the
present army could hold the Turks
in check for the first few days, while
the entire Bulgarian army could be
modified within three to twelve days.
Bulgaria would never declare war he
added, but if war was declared against
her she would accept the challenge
fearlessly.
AS an evidence of Bulgaria's peace
full intentions the council decided that
on the first symptoms of disorder on
| the frontier martial law would be
proclaimed at Burgas, Kostendil,
Philippopolis and Sofa. The ministers
expressed the opinion that the Powers
would soon reach the conviction that
the Macedonian question could not be
decided without their intervention.
The Autonomye publishes the names
of fifty villages burned by the Turks in
| the following districts: Reisen, thirty
villages; Kostur, fourteen Krusheyo,
six and one monastery. The Turks
burned four village in the district of
Strushkopois and murdered the priest.
The population fed to the mountains.
The Turks have destroyed all the -four
mills in the distict of Reisen and also
every chuch. A fight is reported to
have taken place at the village of
| Vetrsko, in the district of Kumanovo,
between a body of insurgents and a
Turkish battalion. It lasted for four
hours and the Turks lost heavily.
Reports have reached the revolution
ary headquarters here Of atrocities by
the Turks in the village of Vekosti,
in the district of Delbre. The troops
and bashi-bazouks aie said to have
surrounded the village and entered and
begun plundering the houses and as
saulting the women. The other SOL
diers remained outside and killed those
inhabitants who tried to escape. The
Turks then set fire to the village in
-four places, burning twelve women and
children. One child was hanged. Al
together sixty peasants were killed and
their bodies were left in the streets.
THE POPE DOWN ON THE TURKS.
Rome, September 6.-Pius X has
represented to the Austrian Emperor
the advisablity, especially on the part
| of the Catholic Powers, Of coming Ito
! an agreement as to the best way to
stop the massacres in Macedonia.
Several Cardinals have expressed the
opinion that the Pontif should public
| ly denounce the situation in Mace
donia to the civilized world, without
distinction of religion, calling on all
the Powers to take common action on
] humanitarian grounds.
THE SITUATION IN BEIRUT.
iOuOOu, fSSDG0luUSI ". ~ iOosSA
from Beirut, dated August q, de-
| scribes the condition of affairs there
! under the present vail as scandalous.
It says:
"Not only bribery and corruption
are rampant in every branch of the
administration, but certain lawless-
ness is manifesting itself among the
Moslem element, which, if not sup
pressed, is sure to cause trouble in the
future. Christians are oppressed, but
they dare not complain, whilst the
Europeans no longer enjoy the securi-
ty which existed a few years ago.
The house of the Italian consul was
lately riaed by burglars, and on Sun
day, August @, the American vice
consul was fired at. Arrests were
made, but it always happens that the
innocent is made to suffer for the
crime.'7
THE vALI OF BEIRUT.
London, Sept THE Constantine
pie correspondent of the Standard tel
egraphs that the Wedding story given
out by the Vail Of Beirut as an expla-
no ot;on NJ tho on fra 90 on ITnitnd StatoS