New-York tribune., 1903-05-27
glLONICA BOMB THROWER
IN Educated Bulgar1nn'S Plot and
Fate IN Turkish City.
Salonica. MAY g

eo- moment, expecting a bomb TO be thrown
= among q fire collection OF foreigners in
,,rd;ng many officers from the warships in port
mere was pause. but explosion The
s-svest man moved first and started a general
-,sh 70 the door. There the crowd hesitated
s.- moment, hut those behind forced the front
els through the door. Curiosity soon got the
es+rer OF fear. and two minutes after the first
.,- vras red representative assembly Of Wit
-ssses vas On the ground II was only seventy
ards I'D the street from the Argleterre Hotel.
.x,-s- ne: our eyes was the body Of q boy,
..-bteen or twenty years old in appearance.
ting limp, pale and ufeless. with head and
bonlde-s or the sidewalk and trunk and legs
=, IRE gutter half covered with water. for
ssvs-e storm was raging There was a short
-auss before any one venrured to approach him
r+e- 2 black. soldier drew up, felt carefully OF
he body and relieved q &C Al iron bomb ready
% be Lighted and two sticks Of dynamite He
,,a5 nc sooner done this before two other
.sztics. each Caucasian. and each with blood
.-,kling down his face from gashes. set upon
.+s bo5v One with bayonet used as g short
z-o-s made at The corpse, striking It with 3
suu thud that resounded up and down the
s--sst Before he struck the second blow, NUT
.s-ing Turkish through his teeth all the while.
- officer caught hold of his sword arm and
1-oientlv pushed him hack, and for q moment
.bs-e v-zs rapid argument followed by q tussle.
r~be other soldier raised his gun, butt downward,
- smash il the victims face. but the black
.rrus1 him back. In another instant four SOL
zia-s and The officer dragged the body through
.,,e rnire BY the arms across the street, and the
NV freed Asiatic with drawn bayonet unable
- control himself even before the dreaded tor-
essne-s. began again his curses, and with the
"a Of his sword dealt three blows at the stom-
cen of the victim trailing through the mud
81 fa- 6A
q the feet. but the troops changed their d.
-ao1ion and carried the body hack across the
s--ee- and down an alley. until il was lost
- ny view for five minutes.
The crowd which had collected vas charged
s-5 driven hack by the same soldiers ana
others who had arrived on the ground re-
,7rned 10 ny hotel and went cut On the balcony
Sone officers Of the Austrian warships IN mar
bor passed with an iTIlpronptu Turkish escoEt
s7d roo., their small boats at the landing ny me
si7a o4 the hotel. Turning again toward the
tideous scene ! noticed e dray driven by a curry
bssrded Jew. With his customary long blue DRESS
IS Il passed W the alley, and in moment the
body was roughly and carelessly thrown upon It
The fare and head we're covered with blood
Evidently the vicious soldier had used his bayo-
net further when the body was out Of our slght-
The Turkish officers are doing their best TO re-
Etrzin their men and restrict them TO TlsthouS
which would not jar On the sensibllltles OF spec
-sto-s; put surely It IS mistake 10 elhPioS
1siatics here II the Turks expect II sa12sIy
Furope The Asiatics are accustomed 10 mango
their enernies and cannot understand Why
they should be stopped Moreover, they 90 not
know Bulga- from Greek or Je7'' OF any
other CT the znulti-nixed population OF this
town Several Greeks went down in the ferret
ius o1r Of bomb rhrowers last Thursaa9
There are TWO versions Of the story OF 1he
slzrghtered youth but the sajs point OF diver
seYce * the detail whether tb- man WIN the
4,avope+ Uras first 70 strike hf7 down with
stab or whether the bullets frrna the others
gln had already pierced him He came IL from
r small tnzn Up the road several days ago he
~vss Bulgarian teacher With few ezcep1ons
the Rulgauans in the hand are educated
tzen- The organization embraces almost al the
hest Of the educated young men Of Aacedonla,
II his ATTEMPT TO blow up the telegraph Office
which was The object II view, the young Bulgar
vent down 70 the place in streetcar ana was
IN European dress-not that OF the peasant
Fulgar He alighted and stepped rapidly tow
+r5 his goal One OF the sentries rose from
stool in front of the door and challenged him.
q has been done with all persons The young
man holding paper in his hand and feigniRg
Indignation exclaimed. let me pass, 7 want
n send CT rhis telegram The guard answered.
so7-ng Bulgar attempted TO draw the bomb from
his inner coat pocket The stalwart guard, who
would have measured UP with two Of the Bul-
csr-s size grabbed him by the throat. threw
him On his back and before he could recover
sent two balls into him The soldiers all fell
hack. spprehending that the bomb fuse had been
s1~ezE- lighted. a letter was found on the boz s
BODY 70 the effect that he had successfully
carried out one bit Of dynamite work. and If ne
did not fail In the second attempt would leave
the town The Bulgarian Is accounted one OF
The -en selected leaders Of hands, chiefs as the
Turks cal them. whom the authorities con-
sideT have directed the 6alonica operations,
Seven have now been killed and two captured
alive. One is still ct large
This new outbreak may have been an isolated
case. but it has led the authorities TO believe
that al is not over yer Extra precautions If
possible. have been taken this afternoon Two
ba-rsl!ons Of soldiers from Asia Minor. in
tended ro- the Albanian campaign, arrived yes
terdav and were detained here. They are out
tonight patroning the streets Cavalry patrols
have also been put on After nightfaIl no one
Is allowed 10 walk the streets A courteous oiler
2 fellow correspondent ana have received to
Gay from Hasszn Fey Pschs. ali OF Saionlca-
The hotel a. which l an staying does not IN
clU6e restaurant. Ny friend ana We're
anxious tc est al another hotel without hAlhg
the dining hour q long way in advance Of sun
set II order 70 be back at our lodging place by
TIE appointed time II "a interview We asked
the vaH for permit TO pass back TO our hotel
after dark Rather than grant our request ne
offered with excellent Turkish manners, to
send Us whatever We desired for dinner until
Te could be permitted TO pass through the
streets with safety. AS We each have ALREADY
bo5yguard to take Us about by day. We did