Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-09-10
STRAIN EVERY
NERVE FOR CONFLICT.
RESORT TO EXTORTION
Rich Citizens coersed to Swell Revolu-
tionary Funds-Threats of Blowing
Up Aomes-Many Sangunary
Fights Reported-Entire Village
Massacred for Siding With Turks.

Sofia, Sept. Sin official quarters
A there is a suspicious absence of news
from the interior of Macedonia and
Adrianople and it is feared the condi-
lions there are steadily becoming
worse.
Macedonian organizations are strain
ing every nerve to force Bulgaria into
war. Large and small bands are
/ crossing the frontier to northern Mace
\ donia
Macedonian committees are prose
cutting an active campaign to raise
funds in Bulgaria. Where wealthy
7 citizens decline to subscribe the organ
izations do not hesitate to make strong
Representations. A rich merchant of
Philippopils was recently told that I'LL
less he contributed $4,000 his house
would be blown up.
Several fights are reported from the
district of Losengrage At the Bashi-
Bazouk village Of Sarara, the Turks
lost 90 men. At Tersidere a band
fought 800 soldiers all day, with the
Killed, while the insurgents lost five
AT Prespa in the Olrida district, fight,
ing has long been proceeding between
insurgent bands and an army of 10000
Turks The latter are reported TO
have lost over 200 killed or wounded.
Another engagement lasting all day
has been fought at Pribilisti, a Mon
astir yilayet, in which the Turkish loss
was given as 40 and the insurgent 5.
A band led by Yanko Stowaff has de-
1 stroyed the village of Gorinokayieye,
Carlesengard, notorious haunt of
Turkish brigands.
The newspaper Poshta asserts that
] all villages in the district of Leren are
burning. According to revolutionary
estimates turkey has now in the Mace
DOMAIN army 10000 men, with $500
horses anu 440 guns,
\ In an engagement at Simen, Iosen-
grad. me villagers joined the Turks,
who were defeated. The insurgents
afterwards burned the villages as pun
ishmenr to the inhabitants for aiding
the Turks.
The revolutionaries have destroyed
the lighthouse near LimanpuleVo.
Roumania is strengthening her mill
tary position on the Bulgarian frontier,
Streams of Blood Predicted
London, Sept Especial dispatches
published here this morning add little
fresh news regarding the situation in
the Balkans. All correspondents at
4 Constantinople emphasize the appar-
ent danger of war with Bulgaria, while
the Sofia correspondents are equally
insistent as to the prudent and correct
attitude of Prince Ferdinand and his
government.
Accounts, from both Turkish and in
surgent sources, OF the operations in
IA Macedonia show the work of eXtermi-
knation is proceeding unchecked, and,
although apparently realizing the dan.
ger of a confagration, the powers are
making some attempt to interfere and it
is believed nothing of a Serious nature
will be done until after the meeting Of
the car and Emperor Francis Joseph
at Vienna when it may be too late.
The Sofia correspondent of the Tele-
graph says:
II Il am in close touch with the in.
surgents and am enabled to affirm en-
phatically that unless acceptable pro-
posals are made within two or three
weeks Europe will be startled by a
record of deeds unequalled in the
bloodstained history of the east"
A dispatch to the Times from Mona
stir says
"In the feversh attempt to stamp
out the insurrection in this quarter so
as to release troops for operations else
where, there is unfortunately every
reason to suspect that an attempt is
being made to produce indiscriminate
slaughter Of the Bulgarian element in
which Christians of all denominations
are in danger of being treated alike
Should this prove true there can be no
hope of saving the greater part of the
Christian population in the remote dis.
tricts of western Macedonia.
Imperial Troops Prevail
Constantinople, Sept S.-Oflclal
dispatches from Monastir furnish dc
tails of numerous successes Of the
timperial troops in that district Bull
Vgarians entrenched in the hills wele
Iattacked by troops and lost IS men
Nkilled. The remainder Of the band,
seeking to escape pursuit, threw
themselves into the lake and we've
drowned. At the village OF Resna
insurgants were killed and around
Florina 40 others perished