The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-08
BULGARIA CO.
ING TO TO
BE NEUTRAL
Doesn't Want Her Relation
With Turkey Disturbed
Won't Declare War
But Is NOT AFRAID TO FIGHT
Unjted d States Is Not Pressing
the Investia aticn of Mag
elssen Affair

elssen affair
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Sept. 7.-Accord-
ing to reliable reports from Varna, at
the recent council of ministers, pre-
sided over by Prince Ferdinand at the
Palace of Euxinograd, it was resolved
that Bulgaria should continue to
maintain an attitude OF the strictest
neutrality in the Macedonian question
and further that the most stringent
measures should be adopted to prevent
anything likely to cause a disturbance
in Bulgarias relations with Turkey.
The war minister is reported to
have spoken strongly in the council
against any thought of Bulgaria de-
claring war on Turkey. First, on ac-
count of the enormous expenditures
that such war would involve, and,
secondly, because the great powers
would never permit Bulgaria to reap
the advantage If she were victorious.
Should Turkey attack Bulgaria, de-
clared the minister, the present army
/ could hold the Turks in check for the
first few days, w g the entire Bul-
garian army could be mobolized with
in three to ten days. Bulgaria would
never declare war, he added, but If
war was declared against her she
would accept the challenge fearlessly.
AS an evidence of Bulgaria S peace
full intentions the council decided that
upon the first symptoms of disorder
on the frontier martial law would be
proclaimed at Burgas, Kostendil, Phil
ippopolis and Sofia. The ministers ex-
pressed the opinion that the powers
would soon reach the conviction that
the Macedonian questions could not
be decided without their intervention.
The Autonomye publishes the names
of fifty villages burned by the Turks.
The Turks burned four villages in the
district of Strushkolopis and muir
dered the priest. The population fled
to the mountains. The Turks have de-
stroyed all the t1our mills in the dis
trict of Resin and also every church.
A fight is reported to have taken place
at the village of Vetresko, in the dis
trict of Kumanovo. between body of
insurgents and a Turkish battalion.
1t lasted four hours and the turks lost
heavily.
Reports have reached revolutionary
headquarters here of atrocities by the
Turks in the village of Velmosti, in
the district of Debre. The troops and
Bashi-Bazourks are said to have sur
rounded the village and part of them
entered and began plundering the
houses and assaulting the women.
ana killed those inhabitants who tried
to escape The Turks then set fire
to the village in four places, burning
twelve women and children. One child
was hanged. Altogether sixty peas
ants were killed and their bodies left
lying in the streets.
WAITING TURN OF EVENTS
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. t.
United States Minister Leishman is
not taking any steps regarding, the
attempt upon the life of Vice-Consul
Magelssen at Beruit, but is quietly
awaiting developments on the part of
the porte.
Referring TO the declarations made
by Chekib Bey, the Turkish minister
at Washington, in an interview with
him August goth, which has been ca
bled here, it is pointed out in Constan
tinople that the porte would have OBJ
waited all the present disagreement be-
tween the United States and Turkey
had it executed its engagement made
last year. and therefore the Ottoman
government is alone blamable for the
present relations between the two
countries.
1t is also declared that the charges
American missionaries of melting the
Armenians against the Mussulmans
are unfounded.
The interior of most of the embas-
sizes here are guarded by armed sold
iers from their respective guard ships.
the German embassy. in the absence
of its guard ship. the Loreley. which
is cruising in the Black sea. is guard
ed by Turkish soldiers.
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