New-York tribune., 1903-02-27
LONDON'S LATEST NEWS.
PRESSURE ON BULGARIA..
Pozcers Hopetuiof Peace-Important
Rmkcay Conference.
Especial The New-Yorls Tribune by French Cableo
Copyright: 1908: By The Tribune Association')


Copyright: I9o3 By The Tribune Associaton)
London, Feb. 81. a. m.-Rumors of hostih-
ties in Macedonia If not premature. are not
confirmed with adequate authority. Ihe EFFORTS
of the powers to restrain both Servia and Bull
garia are increased rather than relaxed. since
the Sxltans unconditional acceptance Oh the
proposals for reform Russian pressure mas peeh
steadily applied to Bulgaria, and the govern
ment at Sofia has been warned that hotnlhs
must be done to encourage Macedonlan up
rising. It Is reported that Austrian onlcers are
already employed in secret service on the SER
Wan and Bulgarian frontiers, and are watching
the situation closely. Many correspondents
have passed through Vienna and Belgrade to
Nisch and Sofia, which are the chief centres or
news The district between Nisch and Saionica
is in a state of suppressed excitement but the
correspondents are allowed to ride through 1t To
watch the first preparations for carrying out
the proposed reforms. Optimism preVahs III
official circles in Vienna and st. Petersburg, but
the energy with which the Balkan States are
kept under rigorous restraint implies appre-
hension of coming storm. There are no signs
that the reforms have excited enthusiasm either
In Macedonia Bulgaria.
Public opinion in Bulgaria unanimously con-
demns the proposed reforms for Macedonia as
entirely Inadequate The Macedonians them
selves declart they will not accept the reforms
which, even if much more extensive, would re-
quire European control to insure their being
carried out. The extremist newspapers de-
nounce the project as international cyniclsn'
and maintain that Macedonian uprising is now
all the more certain. They declare that the
Macedonians should break with Austria and
Russia and seek the support of other powers
Lord Rosebery, speaking at Glasgow last
night criticised the financial policy of the gov
ernment He said the ministers seemed 10 nave
the hallucnation that the word empire meant
expenditure and that it meant little else But
bloated armaments and bloated expenditure
did not empire. and empire did not mean
swagger. The first requisite of an empire was d
nation worthy of empire, and years of Tory rule
were barren of effort to insure such a nation
The address was agreed to in the Commons
at an early hour last evening. and the members
were enabled to enjoy their first half-holiday OF
the session. Alien immigration was the chiel
topic of yesterdays debate Sir Howard Vincent
urged that the great increase in the number
of destitute aliens in the East End OF LONDON
constituted a national danger, but he withdrew
his amendment when Bonar Law assured the
House that the government only awaited the
guidance of the royal commission to take action
in the matter.
The British railway companies have embarked
upon policy of complete unification of electric
equipment of their lines. A conference at which
all the railways OF Great Britain are repre-
sented is now being held at the Clearing House
with this object, and many points have already
been satisfactorily settled. The movement is
regarded as of the highest Importance. in view
of the many schemes for electric tubes already
sanctioned, and the extent to which most OF the
big trunk systems pledged in the way of
electrical equipment.
To Colonel Cody was presented handsome
tea and coffee service yesterday by the whole
staff of the Wild West Show in celebration of
his ffty-seventh birthday. Major Burke, who
made the presentation. delivered a racy little
speech and the famous scout i'll characteristics
ally modest reply intimated that he would not
be in the show business much longer.