The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-09-18
a. a. ia I ! n. OF HORROR. OF
Thirty Thousand Christians Are
Butchered by the Turks.
THE vILAYET OF n1oNAsT1R

THE yILAYET OF MoNAsTIR
Is One vast Charncl House ocDeony-
ing Corpses. war Between
Bulgaria and Turkey Sure
to Come.
a dispatch from London says every
thing seems to point to new and ter
5rible Developments In Macedonia. On
top OF the appalling accounts of the
results Of the Turkish methods of
restoring order" in the vilayet of
Monastir comes a threat by the insur-
gents 70 resort to reprisais on the
same scale. The Portc's anxiety to
suppress news by expel!!ng newspaper
S correspondents from the area Of the
operations is held to have but one
meaning. Tuesday mornings papers
. comment upon the significance OF the
news, first published by the Associa-
ted Press, that Russia and Austria are
seeking to persuade the powers to
coerce bulgaria Us showing a belief
that war is inevitable.
No further news regarding the out
break at Beirut has been received
here. A dispatch TO the Standard
from COnstan tinople dated Sunday,
G. 1rS. ttTrI,n ,rl.I = s.k,
ed by the presence Of the American
warships at Beirut, and are making
every effort to have them recalled In
spite Of all assertions that the United
States only intends them to bc there
for the simple protection OF the rights
or her citizens it is quite possible
That tile despatch OF the warshins may
initiate action leading much further"
RESULT IN LEBANON FEARED.
The same correspondent, telegraph
Ing under Mondays date, on receipt
OF the news Of the Beirut outbreak
says:
With the Slightest encouragement
disorders might result in the whole Of
the Lebanon rising in revolt. Tues
day has been forctold as the date Of
the arising against shc foreigners and
many residents Of Constantinoplc are
keeping to their houses Personally
/ doubt whether there will be any
thing more than dynamite outrages
which arc pretty sure to be attempted
before long
The Daily Telegraph's correspon-
ss:idetlt. al; ST. Petersburg says he is as
sured on excellent authority that Rus
sia, when she submits proposals to
the Porte for the pacification Of Mace
donia contemplates the dispatch OF
her Black sea squadron to Turkish
waters, where it will make 4 much
longer stay than recently in order to
overcome the Sultan's objections to
her recommendations.
The Sofia correspondent Of the
Morning Leader, says by the end of
the week the insurgents will have re-
ceived large accession Of weapons.
Thirty Thousand rifles are being SNUG
gled to them from all sides, and when
these have been received, the real
fighting will begin.
TURKS EXTERAlINATrNG.
A dispatch from sofia, Bulgaria.
says all reports from the vilayct OF
Monastir agree in describing the sit
uation as APPALLING. Between 90, 900
and $4,000 bulgarian inhabitants are
believed TO have been massacred by
the Turks and every Bulgarian village
IN the vilayet has been destroyed.
The refugees in the mountains and
forests are dying Of starvation by
thousands. AT present it is impossi-
ble to obtain precise figures.
The revolutionary headquarters
estimate that Thirty Thousand Bull
Sarlan men, women and children have
been killed, while at least the same
number of refugees are slowly perish
ing OF hunger. In Official circles these
figures are regarded as an under-esti-
mate and officials incline to the belief
that the number of the massacrcd cX-
ceeds $4,000. The Turks are appar-
emily determined to exterminate the
entire Bulgarian population OF the
vilayet
In government circles here the
situation is viewed with increasing
alarm. 1t is reliably reported that
the Turkish forces in Macedonia num-
ber 800, 900. 1t is considered impos-
sible that such Il force has been as
sembled merely to crush the rebellion.
IL Is feared that the sultan is mcditat-
ing an attack on Bulgaria.
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