The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-11
.-BuLeAR IRAN THREAT.
Premier Intimates That Patience Has
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SOFIA TRulgaria, Sept. 1B-The con-
tinup1s reports of wholesale nlassacres
of the Bulgarian population and the
destruction of Bulgarian villages in
Macedonia are causing considerable
excitement here Premier Petroff is
said to have Informed the representa-
tives of the powers IN Sofa that neither
the government nor the Bulgarian peo-
pie can witness with Indifference the
annihilation of the Bulgarian element
in Macedonia and the devastation of
the country and unless the powers can
find some, means Of restraining Tur-
keys terrible repressiye measures, Bull
garia will be forced to depart from her
present attitude. of strict neutrality
Every day brings news of fresh mas
sacres and eHtrA ges in Macedonia.
The revolutionary organs today pub
lished elaborafe astatistics giving the
Turkish soldieTyssthe- number of houses
in each, the aats of the ineendiarism,
and particulars Of the number of per-
sons murderediinse each case
Official repoEts ARRIVING here are sus-
piciously retic&nt but no doubt exists
regarding the 4ertible barbarities prac-
ticed by the iRuFidsh regulars and
Bashi BazoukS on helpless women and
children in Macehonia. The Sofia gov
eminent has Hitherto withstood all at
tempts on thezpart of the Macedonian
committee to draw Bulgaria into a war
with Turkey, Elta the conditions of af-
fairs is daily becoming more critical
and the position of the ministry more
difficult
The official view Of the situation
continues pessimiStic, but in some 9TH
er quarters the belief prevails that the
powers will shortly propose a new
scheme Of pacification in Macedonia
and thus counterfeit the possibility of
BuIgarian-Turkis war. Confidence
is expressed that the approaching visit
Of the czar to Vienna will result in the
peaceful solution of the difficulties.
kilograms from the frontier indi-
cate approaching disturbances in
Northern and Eastern Macedonia A
telegram from Djounaia says the rich
Turks are leaving the villages in that
district and that the Pomaks or Bull
garian Moflammedans would follow
suit, but do not know where they can
find refuge. The great forest of Pirin
is burning. The Turks set fire to the
forest in four places. Fighting is re-
ported to be taking place near Melnilx
and another fight is also going on in
the vilayet Of Monastir. At Bukovit,
between Kriehevo and Gostiva, the in
surgents surprised a body of Bashi
Bazouks pillaging the village. The lat
ter were attacked and many were
killed. '>~'-'
Near Midesch, district of Kostur. it
is reported that band led by Tohaka-
loroff has defeated a detachment of
Turkish troops. who had about sixty
killed. Many wounded Turks are ar
irving at Monastff, filling the hospitals.
The population in the district of Veles
are reported to be in a terrible condi-
ton. Nearly all their villages have
been plundered and destroyed. The old
men, women and children were brutally
logged by the soldiers and many were
killed, the BaSfli ,Bazouks leaving the
bodies unburied. The Bulgarian inhab-
itants of the town of Veles are terri
fed, fearing to- leave their houses lest
they should be denounced by the
Greeks and cast into prison.
A telegram from Burgas states that
1900 Turkish soldiers, with two cannon,
have landed near Vasiliko,- on the
Black sea, and: attacked the town,
which is still occupied by the insur-
gents. 6u5