New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

Curing h3s stay at Paris did not hesitate to
decla-e IN the most emphatic manner that there
would BE- general rising in Macedonia next
-nontb N Bakhu1etief, the Russian Envoy IN
Sofia pao VIII be well remembered at Wash
tngton and who has an American wife IN the
,s-son = Miss Beale, Of Washington. declared
ten DAYS ago. when passing through VIENNA
that the outlook in Macedonia was infinitely
more threatening than il had been al any time
during tha FIVE years that he had spent in Bull
rz-5a. besides giving utterance 10 the same
opIrjor as that Of the Bulgarian Minister Of
Fapa1ca lust quoted SerYia. hard pressed for
money Is she Is and lowering on the verge
OF bankruptcy. has just placed a contract with
Al Aust-.z- 1rm for the immediate supply OF
100000 rife Carlridges. besides other large
supplies o. powder and var material IN
Turkey The sultan has given orders for the
suspension o al payments TO civilian officials
so thai every plaster that can be eXtorted from
the -axpayars can be devoted 10 the army and
70 he purchase Of way material the hrupps
having Just received first and large InstaIHlent
n pavr.=-- for The guns destined for the forts
couna-zi-E the Dardanelles- These guns were
co1t-a.-=5 for several years ago, but have
beer r.-5 bv the Krupps until now owing TO
TIE Z lure OF the part Of the Sublime Porte TO
fu--5sb the necessary financial guarantees
The Sulran has likewise. in spite Of denials
to 1ha contrary. given directions for the i'm
mediate mobilization Of an army Of quarter
Of 2 million men in Macedonia an order which
IN Itself Is calculated 10 provoke an immediate
rising on the part Of he Christian population
~ that Ottoman province. since the major por-
ton Of this army ordered into Macedonia viii
consist Of semi -barbarOus leyies brought from
-bA most fanatic districts Of Asiatic Turkey, and
n1ay be depended on 70 repeat in Macedonia the
s--7-5-5es perpetrated by q Turkish army Of
the same kind in the then Ottoman province
Of Fulzaria in 1S-5-'76. and which eliminated
n The Russo-Tu-kish War On the other hand,
Russia Is making the most elaborate and IN
disguised preparations for hostiIities on a large
scale : scheme for the rapid transport Of
t-oops from Sebastopol and from Odessa TO
the Bu.sarian port Of Bourgas has been com
uletea and the naval outlook the Black Sea
points distinctly toward a Muscovite attempt
TO seize The entrance to the Bosphorus and per
haps C8ustautinople by means Of maritime
coup O. main Austria, too is reported to
be moblizing her troops in view Of the situation
IN the Ba-kans Nor is the least disquieting
feature O. The situation TO be found in the fact
that the rival chiefs Of the Macedonian Revo-
IuIiouary Committee have a. length come TO
terms and have agreed u act in common
ZOntchef have met. have decided TO bury the
hatchet and TO unite fo- common action some
time iu March
OF COURSE i the Sultan were left alone to
cope WIKI his insUrgent Christian subjects IN
Aacec0E.a which Is tne richest and t. the
iHper-al treasury the most productive Of ali his
prorilo=s he could speedily crush the revolt
Indeed he could accomplish this without inFok-
Ing Jl= services Of the army of quarter Of
million men which he has just modified. But
Is sco1 as ever general rising OF the Christians
takes place Ia Macedonia the insurgents viii
De 1oi.-9 by the entire Bulgarian army and
natlgn. whether Prince Ferdinand likes il OF not
Indeed If he makes any attempt TO prevent hls
people from proceeding 70 the rescue Of their CO.
religolists in Macedonia he viii be driven from
MS totterEg throne The Bulgarian army, which
itsef numbers all told about couple OF hundred
thousand men. is largely composed Of Macedoni-
sas- The percentage Of Macedonian Oflcers Is