The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-10
Turks and Bulgarians Also Suffer
as the Result of Recent
Armed Encounters.
SITUATION ALARMS GERMANY.
Officials at Berlin Hope to stave
Off Actual Hostilities Until
Winter Gives Time for So
Der Second Thought.

Vienna. May "a mosque at Klnpriul. n
which 200 Moslems had assembled. was. ac.
cording to dispatch to Die Zeit from Sofia
Bulgaria, blown up with dynamite May 2.
Tho worshipers were buried IN the ruins.
The perpetrator OF the outrage. a man
named Popow. committed suicide by shoot.
ing. A paper found in ono OF his pockets
described him as a member of the Mace
DOMAIN Knights OF Death" D.
CHRISTIANS SLAIN.
Constantinople. May s-Thirteen Chris
tians were killed and nineteen wounded and
outbreaks at Monastir.
In an encounter between imperial troops
and force Of insurgents IN the neighbor-
ing Village Of zapar. May 6. eleven Bulea-
rlans were killed and seventy-four were
made prisoners.
GERMANY DISTURBED.
Berlin. May s.-The German Government
regards the Turko- Bulgarian situation as
being grave. but responsible officials say
that II collision can be STAYED of through
the summer more sober counsels can get a
hearing in the winter. when military action
is impossible.
Regarding the mutual recrimfnation OF
Turkey and Bulgaria in imputing bellico.e
purposes, the officials hero say Turkey GER
tainly cannot wish for war. because she IS
unable to bear the expense. and knows be-
forehand that the Powers would not per-
NIT territorial expansion as a result of VIC
tory. It Is also believed that Bulgaria.
while showing deplorably weak attitude
toward the revolutionary elements. does
not desire war.
The powers have made representations to
Sofia. emphasizing the impossibility Of al
lowing Bulgaria to realize the fundamental
paim of It's policy. namely, the acquisition
OF part of Macedonia Tho Powers know
that the partition OF Macedonia in favo, of
Bulgaria would cause Greece. Servia and
other countries to raise claims for Turkish
territory.
CHANGE OPPOSED.
Hence the Powers are unitedly determined
not to permit any change in the status quo.
On the other hand, the reforms in Macedo-
MIA. which have unfortunately sbeen sus-
pended through the outbreaks Of violence
at Salonica, must be carried out and Aus
tria-Hunsary and Russia, which are imme-
diately concerned. will see through their
consuls that they are carried out.
It Is understood that tho Powers in their
representations at Sofia reproaching the
Bulgarian cabinet with showing weakness
toward the revolutionists pointed out the
necessity for a more energetic attitude.
In addition to the communications made
to the Government at Sofia the Powers have
made representations at Constantinople
which have convinced Turkey Of the hope
lessness Of deriving any territorial or pecu-
mary advantage from attacking Bulgaria.
Nevertheless. danger lies in the fact that
Turkish and Bulgarian troops are facing
each other on the frontier and in proximity
to it, rendering more or less accidental
collision possible, which could easily grow
into uncomfortable dimensions.
The situation, therefore, is having a de-
pressing effect on German boerses and Is
preventing any operations on large scale.