The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-19
SITUATION IN THE BALKANS
CONVINCING EVIDENCE THAT
 AUSTRIA THINKS IT SERIOUS.
Bulgaria niobilizes an Army of More Than zo.ooo-No Hostile Movement
 Against Turkey to. be ven,ured at
 Pressnt-Anelgno of Terror in Uskub-
christian Fear Dlasaimaus.

Vienna, Aug. 1S.--At a banquet of the
 general staff of the army given to-day on the occasion of Emperor Francis Jo- seph's birthday Baron von Beck. chief of the staff, in toasting the emperor. said: Heavy cares are expressing the heart of our noble monarch. May the ! Almighty avert further trouble. May He free us from the nightmare which at present is weighing down the heart iof every patriot. <
 Rome, Aug. 1S.-Private adyices from the Balkan peninsula received here state that Bulgaria has practically mo- Ibilized an army, as the troops under | arms in the principaIity now amount to more than 10000, which is double what
 is considered as the peace effective. The Bulgarian government, however, IS unwilling to venture for the time being | on any hostile movement against Fur
 key; as it does not wish to lose the sup- port of Russia. It hopes, however, that
 public opinion in Russia will force the
 government to help Bulgaria against
 Turkey, and the dispatch of Russian squadron to Turkish waters encourages
 the Bulgarians in this view. Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 1S.-The Even l ing Post states that a band of Bashi-
 Bazouks have crossed the Bulgarian frontier in the district of Teledere, kill- led three frontier guards with yataghans land wounded two others. They also set I fire to several houses. This raid has
 created great excitement in the district. The news. is not confirmed officially I The revolutionary organ Autonomye
 says the insurgents, after two unsuc-
 cessful attempts, have succeeded in de- lstroying with dynamite the bridge at
 Exschesso. thereby absolutely stopping
 Communication between Salonica and
 Monastir.
 Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 1S.--A reign of lterror is reported to prevail at Uskub, $ where the Christian inhabitants are Iafraid to leave their houses. The vali has issued the strictest orders to the
 Mussulman population to remain quiet l and not molest their Christian neigh bors but the Mussulmans, meeting in =l lthe mosques, have resolved at a given lsignal to massacre the whole Christian l population immediately the first insur-
 gent band appears near Uskub, or or lany other pretext. The Christians are l terrorized The Turkish troops, who l are their only protection do not show the slightest disposition to aid them. IThe attitude of the Turkish troops was ! Irecently plainly manifested when a #ltrainload of soldiers shortly after leay- i ing, Uskub fired on the Bulgarian work I linen who were repairing the track, t Three of the workmen were killed and Itheir bodies were left lying on the line. l Photographic communication between l Sofia and Constantinople is interrupted
 the wires having been cut between iAdrianople and Const antinopie No tel l egrarns from Constantinople have been received here since 6 o'clock Monday evening The Turkish officials at Adri' anople refuse to state where the breal occurred. Fears are expressed here re- I garding the safety of the railroad be tween Adrianople and Constantinople.