The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-17
BULGARIA ACCUSES TURKEY,
REIGN OF TERROR FOR THREE
MONTHS IN MACEDONIA.
No steps Taken to Introduce the Promised
Ref0rms-Ststement Makes Strong lm-
preston ON Diplomats at sOfa-Popu-
lar Demand for Bunxa rlan Intervention.
Special Gable Dispatches to THE SUN.

Special Gable Dispatches TO THE SUN.
SOFIA, Aug. l8.-The text Of the Bulgarian
memorandum to the Powers refuting the
Turkish declarations regarding Macedonia
is issued in the form of pamphlet anc
covers fourteen folio pages. 1t reviews tn,
situation in detail, denying Turkeys con
tention that Bulgaria is sending bands int
Macedonia and is encouraging the revofi
tionary spirit there.
The memorandum maintains that dur
ing the last three months Turkey has taker
steps, not to introduce the promised reforms
in order to insure peace and tranquility
but to exasperate the Bulgarian population.
Instead of prosecuting guilty persons
the authorities seek every pretext to ter
rorize and ruin Bulgarians by the destruc-
ton of entire villages by pillaging and burn
ing houses, by the arrest and torture Of
innocent people, by closing churches and
schools, by running merchants and others,
by the seizure and sale of private property
to Turks who have recently arrived in
Christian villages, and by the collection Of
taxes for several years in advance.
The memorandum has produced strong
effect upon the diplomats atSofla The
Austrian Minister has already visited the
Bulgarian Prime Minister and expressed
anxiety concerning the results of the pub
LEGATION. The French and Italian Ministers
have also expressed uneasiness, although
they are more optimistic than the Austrian
representative.
The popular agitation to compel Bulgaria
to intervene in Macedonia is now intense.
Forty thousand persons attended meetings
last night in favor Of the insurgents. Reso-
lutiops were adopted declaring that the
Government should Immediately support
the prosecuted Macedonians.
The newspapers urge a general mobiliza-
ton of the Bulgarian forces There are
signs that the Government is yielding to the
popular clamor. Two divisions Of reserves
have been called out, ostensibly for three
weeks training, but really as concession
to public opinion. 1t is reported that a
third division will be- mobilized and that a
strong cavalry force will be concentrated
at Bergovo.
News from Macedonia shows that the
Use of dynamite by the insurgents Ia ex-
tensive train has been blown up be-
tween Salonica and korpili on the uskub
Railway. Insurgents threw dynamite
bombs at a force of Turkish troops north
of Salonica and say that hundreds OF the
Ottomans were killed or wounded
The newspapers say that Gen. Zontchef,
who, with Col Yankoff, was recently ar
ted near the Macedonian frontier. has
escaped from Bulgaria.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, Aug 16,-The two
divisions of the Russian Black Sea feet,
which recently assembled for the usual
autumn manGuvres, left Batoum three
DAYS ago, and some of the vessels will
probably visit ports in the Turkish Black
Sea littoral as they did last year. II ia
stated authoritatively in official quart ers
here that these movements are without
significance. Nothing lis known OF the
despatc oh of Russian fleet TO other Turkish
wat ers, and it is thought that such a step
is highly improbable.
There is a great ferment among the
Albanians since the withdrawal OF the
Turkish troops from Mitrovitza.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Aug. 10. - Newspaper
editors here and at Moscow have received
emphatic instructions to moderate the
warlike tone of their comments on Turk
ish msrulel
The Governors Of provinces have been
ordered to hinder the publication CT in
fiammatory articles on this subject. The
condition laid down in a despatch from
Count Lamsdorff, the Foreign Minister, to
NJ Zinovieff. the Russian Ambassador at
Constantinople, that foreign officers for the
gendarmerie must he Immediately appointed
in Macedonia has had tranquilizing effect.
LONDON, Aug. 18.-Turkish dispatches
report that after the recapture of the town
of krushevo the insurgents retired behind
the mountains. where the fighting con-
tinued. According to official reports tho
insurgents massacred all the officials in
Krushevo. About 200 Of the insurgents
were killed in the fighting at Perlepe, north
east of Monastir,
number of Greeks and Wallachians,
who joined the insurgents under threats,
have gone over to the Turkish troops.
Official information says that the inhabi
tants of 100 villages have laid down their
arms and been pardoned.
LONDON, Aug. IA despatch to the
Times from Constantinople says that the
summary execution of Hahn, the Turkish
V,
the Russian Consul at Monastir, and Abbas,
another sentry, who was charged with
affording the Consul no protection, causes
great anger among the lower classes at
Monastir.
The foreign consuls there have been
provided with military escorts to protect
them against possible attacks, and their
houses are also guarded by Ottoman SOL
diers.
After the recent defeat of the insurgents
at krushevo great numbers of the rebels
took refuge in church The Turkish
military commander, who led the troops
who recaptured the town, asked the au-
thorities at Constantinople if he should
attack the church.
An order was sent instructng him not
to do so, but to inform the insurgents that
if they would lay down their arms they
would be pardoned, T. nd would be- allowed
TO return to their homes.
The Porte has requested the Bulgarian
Exarch TO urge the insurgents to submit,
and he has promised to cooperate with the
Government.
gnNnDE DAV ~ rD.S MADnU AWE