The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-11
evening blew up with dynamite the GUS tom house at zelbehive. on the frontier, There were no fatalities.
PRosPEcTs FoR TROUBLE.
England Thinks Balkan Situation
 Very Grave.

London. Aug. 10.-The Balkan situation has assumed a more serious aspect in the eyes of British officials as the result of the murder of the Russian consul at Monastir
 No authoritative statement as to the British attitude can be obtained pending the receipt of information regarding the length to which Russia will go in cxactins reparation for the deed. It Is expected. however. that the Russian demands for the punishment of the murderer md the responsible officials will be followed by others of greater international interest and affecting the general Balkan ques- tion.
 It was stated today by diplomat in a position to know the czar's policy that the Emptror had no Intention of preclpf- tatinK war and that before dealing with the international situation in Turkey. Russia win communicate with Austria and scquaint the other signataries of the Berlin treaty with at least part of her plans.
 The state of affairs in Macedonia was brought in the House of Commons today but Premier Baifour declared he was un- regarding the situation, The latest news reaching the government. he said. was far from re-assuring.
 Mfr. Baifour acknowledged the III suc- cess Ss the efforts of Europe in the Mace donian question since the signing of the treaty of Berlin but he thought that the critics of the European diplomacy should not forget the extraordinarily complicated difficuities of the task. There were grave grievances arising from a deep set dis ease. He depiored the non-success of their efforts to deal with the situation, but he was still hopeful that the plan recently designed by Russia and Austria would prove the best way of dealing with the problem. It was. therefore. the duty of the rest of Europe to support them as long as their efforts was directed in no ambitious spirit to the amelioration Of the lot of the population of Macedonia.
 It must sorrowfuiiy be admitted. con- tinued the premier, that the revolutionary bands themselves were one of, the chief obstacles to the success of Europes ef- forts The lurid picture drawn of the condition of Macedonia by his interroga- tor, Mir. Bryce. was not painted in colors any too dark. Between the outrages deliberately planned by the revolutionists. the license of Turkish troops, the histor- icai truth required him 10 say that the balance of the criminahty lay rather with the revolutionists than with the Turks.
 M. Rostkovski has been in Macedonia for twenty years. He knew the inside of almost every village in the province and was regarded as a f7rm friend of the Christians He was a believer in the tra- dition that an overbearing manner was best in dealing with orientals.
 Last May the consul had an experience apparently similar to the Incident which led to his. death. He went to the village of MogiL six miles north of Monastir to investigate the Turkish excesses there. The Turkish troops had cordoned the vil- lage and a sergeant seized the brides of Rostkovskrs horses and attempted to stop the consul. The latter raised his cane placed him in iInminents danger until his identity was revealed. q