The San Francisco call., 1903-09-12
Murders Pave the
Way for Wars
Entrance.

Y ONDON, Sept. 1.-THE powers are
evidently still exerting pressure
Aboth at Constantinople and Sofia to
avert a Turko-Bulgarian war, apparently
with some temporary success, but mean
time an increasing terrible tale of atroci-
ties committed in Macedonia shows that
the situation is daily becoming aggra-
waited.
The news that a French squadron is
going to the Levant is also considered
ominous, and this step by the French
Government probably will be followed by
similar action on the part of other pow
ers.
The Turkish embassy in London, in it's
denial issued daily of Turkish atrocities,
to-day declares it to be absolutely false
that Ottoman troops are burning villages,
the truth being that it is the Bulgarians
explosives to burn the villages before
leaving them and then accuse the Turk
ish troops of such abominable deeds"
The same communication maintains
that there were only eight persons killed
and fifteen wounded in the affray at
Beirut, and that many fugitives to Leb-
anon are returning to their homes.
According to special dispatches from
Constantinople the Mussulmans sacked
Christian houses during the disorders at
Beirut and sensatfonalX rumors of all
kinds are current, including a general
massacre at Beirut, the imminent dyna-
hitting of public buildings and the poison
ing of the water supply at Constantine
pie
From Vienna comes again an uncon-
frmed report that Boris Sarafoff, the
Macedonian leader, has been murdered
near Monastir.
The Daily Mails correspondent at Mon
astir, in dispatch dated September g.
claims that himself, British Vice Consul
McGregor and an American missionary
named Bond, are the intended victims of
Turkish revenge because they reported
the Turkish atrocities. If their murder
could be compasSed it would be fathered
upon the Bulgarians.
The correspondent describes further the
atrocities by soldiers. In one case they
fayed a little girls head, while in another
they dug the flesh from under a woman's s
arm with pocketknives in order to see the
working of her lungs.
A Constantinople dispatch to the Daily
Mail dated September 10, says the Porte
| telegraphed to Washington asking to have
| the American squadron recalled from Bel
rut, the request being refused. Minister
Leischmann declared that it would re-
main until the departure of the late vail,
Rehsid Pasha.
officials of the German Embassy here
to-day said that there was no truth in
the statement made by the Constantine
| pie correspondent of the London Standard
to the effect that there was reason to
believe that Germany was encouraging
Turkey to vigorously suppress the Mace
donian insurrection without regard for
European remonstrances. 1t was assert
ed at the Embassy that the essential
principle of German policy was to agree
to the proposal of Russia and Austria
and that beyond so doing Germany had
not taken any steps in the Balkan situa-
ton.
Private letters from Monastir state the
Wallachian inhabitants of Krushevo fully
confirm the charges made by the Bulgari-
ans that the Turkish soldiers and Bashi
Bazouks outraged and slaughtered de-
fenseless women and children there. the
atrocities continuing two days and nights
As the Wallachians hate the Bulgarians,
their testimony in this instance carries
considerable weight. Hilmi Pasha has
admitted that thirty Bashi Bazouks were
concerned In the affair. Hilmi says that
these Bashi Bazouks stole 400 cattle, all
of which have been restored to the own
ers, but the latter say that not hoof has
been restored.