Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-05-12
MOSQUE Is BLOWN Up.
Outrage Committed at Kinpruil and
Two Hundred worshipers
Buried In Ruins.
PERPE :l THEN COMMITS SUICIDE.
Thirteen Christians and Three Mos
sulmans Killed In r. zee mt Outbreak
IT Monastir-Turl<o-Bu Sit.
uation ~ Viewed BY German Gov.
ernnent OMeials.

pIull ia WHICH GVU MOSleIQS 0aQ assem-
bled, was, according to dispatch to
Die Ziet, from Sofia, Bulgaria, blown
up with dynamite Maya. The worship
ers were buried in the ruins. The per-
petrator of the outrage, man named
Popow, committed suicide by shooting.
A paper found in one of his pockets de-
scribed him as q member of the Mace;
DOMAIN Knights of Death
Results Of Recent Flghtang.
Constantinople, May 11.-Thirteen
Christians were killed and 10 were
wounded and three Mussulmans were
killed during the recent outbreak at.
Monastir. In an encounter between
imperial troops and a force of insur-
gents in the neighboring village Of
Zapari, May 8, IL Bulgarians were
killed and "a were made prisoners.
Al Viewed In Germany.
Berlin, May 1.-THE German goyern-
ment regards the Turko- Bulgarian Sit
uation as being grave, but responsible
officials say that II q collision can ba
STAYED, off through the summer, mora
sober counsels can get . hearing In
the winter, when military action is Inn
possible.
Regarding the mutual recrimination
of Turkey and Bulgaria in imputing
bellicose purposes, the officials here say
Turkey certainly cannot wish for war,
because she is unable to bear the ex-
pense, and knows beforehand that the
powers would not permit territorial ex-
pansion as a result OF victory. It is
also believed that Bulgaria, while show
ing deplorablywe attitude towards
the revolutionary elements, does not
desire war.
The powers have made representa-
lions at Sofia, emphasizing the impos-
sibility of allowing Bulgaria to realize
the fundamental aim OF itspolicy ,name-
". the acquisition of part Of Macedonia.
The powers know that the partition Of
Macedonia in favor Of Bulgaria would
cause Greece, Servia and other coun-
tries to raise claims for Turkish terri
tory. Hence the powers are unite5ly
determined not to permit any change
in the status quo. On the other hand.
the reforms in Macedonia, which have,
unfortunately, been suspended
through the outbreak Of violence at Sa-
lonica, must be carried out, and Aus.
tria-H Hungary and Russia, which areim-
mediately concerned, will see through
their consuls that they are carried
out.
It Is understood that the powers, IL
their representations at Sofia, re.
preached the Bulgarian cabinet with
showing weakness toward the revolu.
tionists, and pointed out the necessity
for a more energetic attitude.
In addition to the communications
made to the government at Sofia, the
powers have made representation al
Constantinople which have convinced
Turkey Of the hopelessness Of deriv.
ing any territorial or pecuniary advan.
tage from attacking Bulgaria.
Nevertheless, danger lies in the fact
that Turkish and Bulgarian troops are
facing each other on the frontier, and
IN proximity to It, rendering more or
less accid ental collision possible, which
could easily grow into uncomfortable
dimensions. The situation, therefore,
is having depressing effect on the
German bourses, and,is preventing any
operations on large scale.