New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-03
gALKAN RACE FEUDS.
,otrs from Maccdonia-Contict Be
,,rsfa Interest and Sym pdthg.
Uskub. Macedonia. April

s-.isns Kur8s-ali kinds, Infantry.
= and artillery, Soldiers and civilians striv-
n cutnus.lber one another, All hristing
s.s aims. With the exception OF the Bulgarians
carry theirs concealed. II ever a region
,.,,es warlke this theatre Of European oonten-
-, does 7 learn from one of the newspapers
,icb has slipped through the censorship into
.As Uld district that martial law has been
Jared al Prelip. Martial law. II any law
Exists anywhere IN 9-2ceacnia- martial Is d
.,nbsrlisn for &.
rods into the little town of Prelip on horse
,ck in The centre o. = bodyguard Of twenty
-, They disnouuted and walked with me to
80 room ia 8 Turkish hun. ] went out for
,-srk with my Gragoman after washing. The
.-.ons preceded and followed us At dark
,re-e Informed that We could be out longer.
sentinel guarded our door ali night and an
,-be- the stairs leading Up from the stable be-
-,u The meaning Of it was that Prelip was the
,.,+re Of "a district where AIbanians. Turks and
Pugarians were in nearly equal numbers. An
albanian or q Turk in an evil mood might level
his gun - u. or even q Bulgarian might DO it
in the hope Of drawing q foreign nation into
Balkan Affairs. We rode out of the town the
-axt morning with a foot soldier on each side
- mr. horses. two gendarmes ahead and two
ss5ir5 Us Al the edge of the town stood mill
cary barracks larger than could be found in
snv American city Of five hundred thousand
,apulation: but tents were pitched or all sides
80 accommodate the overflow. There we took
en- escort Of "a score The road led along the
s,se Of d mountain stream that had cut its way
between tUo ridges-a fine place FOR an am
buscsae: and from the crests OF the mountains
IN either hand fezzed heads peered down at us
md silently assured US that the ROAD was over
lacked for miles ahead. Studded over the steep
F,C1.- l.sr, Ted "a
s,5ugh for footing. armed Turks were sus-
renaed between Us and the clouds. which the
mountains often pierced. Despite this survey
= rhe route i've Of our men struggled out to the
rront 70 reconnoitre. the foremost mile in the
LEAD As We would descend a steep slope We
could see him climbing the next, with his hand
curved above his eyes as ne looked for the fez
on every head that appeared Every mile or
mo the garrison Of q blockhouse, always pitched
an the highest peak, would arouse from its
cigarettes and coffee and bring us cool water
from the nearest spring. Cavalry patrols OF
t-ou % to zoo men were frequent Occasionally
n escort with handcuffed prisoners would pass
such is the condition Of Macedonia OF the
railway lines not only in the Prelip district but
in every province The railway lines are
siehf, Al the stations troops. troops. troops.
You pass through a file Of them 10 the officer
who examines your tescaries, without Which
Won cannot move a mile anywhere You march
ont 10 your hotel followed by soldiers, IL as
newspaper correspondent. you happen to incur
slsrici5n as a spy. Patrols tramp mp ana down
The s-oss1ies from section 10 section. Soldiers
stand sentry within earshot Of one another On
much ot the railway line blockhouses are con
strcted; in some sections similar structures are
building. and on the remainder tents are pitched
.-5 ter,rorarv brush huts are raised. The flag
= -, * mill "a ~ g
ao-- Troop trains are twice as frequentas other
,~.+,s and behind every freight or passenger
train trail several cars filled with new recruits
Nv seasoned achievements. In the towns SOL
5iers are stationed every fifty yards; at night
they ar ulassed more closely Patrols paTaoe
continually Every day regiments iiiSiO
through the streets with bands playing anu
co,ors Avipg. The border is now impassapie
cx,sn+ Il, a few places, which. from natural en-
,,.-ounlent. can never be closed 1t is SAID tla1
from, $1,000 10 100000 troops are IN Maceooiii"-
The figures. like all those which one OBTAINS III
the Orient may be Enthusiastically, but at 'eel''
have sen the conditions which am oe0ei ~
ing
IN addition 70 the regular troops lhere @1e
,te .zsbi-bazouks-a comprehensive term en-
..s,~ an who take I'D arms against the Chris
tian population-and they are En important
ss-re W e-,ever a fight takes place. Constant
~on1e i not a typically Turkish town bu'
.r,ss 7,.bo have been there have seen and hearo
- the cry of fire the human fends known aS
H. ,,o17lrfeers Half aroused, they run toward
the e-e in hot haste till their tongues hang out
and ,hev keep UP all the Whiie mucous
s--.aori-,p The regular fire department walks
81, the scene of disturbance. There Is no con-
veyance 10 carry the dreuen, and nothlng VII
he gained + the pump be al the hre before ti'e
man The bands Of volunteers FORMED III Inc
,i.f-i,,, of this or that mosque, fight among
themselves II one band gets TO the hie Oe-o1e
the others the members fight one with another
-, ~, roesses;or, of the choicest articles Of the
plumber. When the fire department proper ar
rfves tbe volunteers are driven off with clubs
ike rzvenous wolves from a carcass by Ihat
time with good luck the fire is out It is Wen
ConstantinopIe is bull: of adobe and rock DITCH
The bashl-bazouks are like the voluntary hre-
men, only more barbarous and rapacious- 1rE
20 imagine what the bashi-baZouks are wren
turned loose upon the infdei, in country "here
he regular soldier is faithful to Aliah
that he serves the Sultan, the vicegereht on
earth, without penny Of pay for years anu
retoioeg In the prospect of death Tor a sdcIeu
cause. They hasten to the aid Of the regular
troops whenever there is hshI 1hey 8ie
dsnorIacal in their zeal. They leave whatever
hAEy are cong anu INeA u AiiN N~~--
where they can slaughter Christian swine anu
take whatever they can piilage.
The Bulgarians cannot go about armed puI
= a village occupied by that race no luihisH
troops ever remain over night unless lhe4i
strength is overwhelming asked the inspec-
toy general whether il was fair TO prohloit
ne people from carrying arms and not announcer
re replied that the Bulgarians were the disturb
ng element and that as soon as they were DIS
armed the same work would be begun with