Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-15

for Bulgaria
 with the plain statement that unless the powers intervene Bulgaria will be forced to take such measures as she may deem necessary.
 The Bulgarian ministry, there ap- pears to be little doubt, in face of the strongest pressure from within and without has endeavored to maintain strict neutrality, but it appears very possible that the government may now depart from this position.
 Latest reports show that the sit uation here is growing more serious owing to reports that the Turkish troops are slowly nearing the border. If their advance continues there will be general mobilization of the Bulga- 'rian forces, preparatory to meeting eventualities
 A Russo-Austrian note to the powers is now under considera tion. It sets forth that in the event of hostiltties be- tween Turkey and Bulgaria, Russia and Austria will not give their support to either of the parties, but will hold each of them to a strict accountability for their actions, It is expected that France
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 The insurgents now have nearly 2,O00 men armed with rifles in eastern Mace donia, and thousands of peasants are ready to join their forces when a gen eral rising has been proclaimed. This step is being delayed until the supply of rifles, cartridges and dynamite is re ceived New bands aggregating 1,600 men are reported to be on their way to the frontier.
 The insurgents have annihilated a Turkish battalion at the village of Rou- pei, in the defiles of the Struma, near Demir- -HisSar.
 The Turkish force employed to drive the Yenidje district has been increased from eight to eleven battal- ions. The Prizrende battalion, which had become notorious for it's miscon- duct at Kirk Kilisse, has been disband- ed and the men banished to their homes.
 | Orders have been received to watch i carefully over the security of the American missionaries at Salonika, be- cause it is said that the Bulgarians, with view to provoking energetic in tervention on the part of the United States, are meditating an attack on them.
 While it is possible that Turko-Bul- garian war may even yet be averted, the probabilities of such an encounter were never greater than at the present moment. The recent note to the pow CTS, the most decided step yet taken by the principality. was dictated not only by the alarming reports of wholesale massacres and devastation daily arriv- ing, but even more by the indifference ] of the powers toward the severity of Turkeys oppressive measures. People here consider that the anxiety of the powers seems to be manifested chiefly in repeated admonitions to the porte to suppress the revolution with all speed and energy possible.
 Telegrams from Constantinople as- sert that the ambassadors have urged l the sultan's government to suppress the insurrection without any consider ations of mercy and not to hesitate to burn and destroy the villages or take any other steps which might be deem cd necessary.
 A diplomatist who holds a high posi- ton in Bulgaria has stated that Bull garia wishes war with Turkey. For this purpose the explosions on board the Hungarian line steamer Vaskapu were caused. They were intended to take place when the vessel was at Con- stantinople in order to bring about a massacre of the Bulgarians by the Turks, and it was hoped that this mas sacre would lead to intervention by the powers. The plan, however, failed owing to the delay in the departure of the steamer from Varna.