Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-12

! ..Constantinople, Sept. 8.-War be-
tween Turkey and Bulgaria is now re-
L garded here as inevitable. It s.even be-
/ Ueved that the outbreak Of hostilities
Will occur before the end of September,
. when the reinfo rcements from Asia will
have been concentrated in Macedonia
and IN the vilayet Of Adrianople. It is
not thought that there will be any for
/ NAL declaration Of war, in view of Bull
garia's vassal status, but that some
frontier incident will precipitate hos
/ tilittes., " '
sls ,5 Fear Massacre. &s
The Bulgarians and Macedonians re-
siding In Constantinople are In, terror
Of massacre. A large number of them
were arrested q few days ago as 'pre-
ventative measure" and they have not
yet been released. The fear of q massa-
Gre is probably exaggerated, although,
In view of the present excited state of
Mussulman feeling, an insignificant in
c1dent might perhaps lead to a massa-
ere. :.- .- -s... ri.
n The terrible accounts received regard
Ing the conduct Of the Turkish troops
have not surprised European circles
here, but many who have hitherto been
optimistic? in their views now accept
the prevailing belief that Turkey is on
! the eve Of catastrophe.
: A consular dispatch from Salonica
says that according to authentic infor-
NATION the insurrection in the district
of Monastir has been practically
stamped out. Bashi-Bazouks assisted
the regular troops in the work of re-
preston, which is said to have been
carried out with sanguinary ruthless
ness, the object of the Turks being, ap-
parently, to exterminate not only the
Bulgarian Inhabitants but all the Chris
tians Of whatever nationality.
Has an Ominous Look.
Salonica, European Turkey, Sept. 8.
The latest orders received from the
Turkish government are regarded here
as sure indication that the porte en-
tertains serious apprehensions of war.
districts, and the artillery and cavalry
ond reserves have been called to arms
In the Salonica, Uskub and Monastir
Sixteen battalions of mustahfuz or Sec
reserves of the Adrianople and SMYRNA
: divisions have also been mobilized
The commander of the third army
corps has been ordered to strictly
watch the Servian frontier, where. It
lis thought, revolutionary bands will
probably cross.
No Sign of Improvement.
London, Sept. 8.-The Balkan situa-
ton shows no sign of improvement. In
deed, In Constantinople it is now
thought war between Turkey and Bull
garia Is Inevitable, but the Turkish am
bassador in London insists hostilities
can only result from an overt act on the
part of Bulgaria. The Sofia government.
on the other hand, preserves strict neu-
.trality, as advised by Russia and Aus
tria. The announcement of Bulgaria's
attitude caused an optimistic tone in
the papers and the market for foreign
bonds and government securities be-
came much firmer. Roumania, too, is
enforcing neutrality, in compliance with
, the advice Of Russia, having taken
measures to suppress the Macedonian
ag1tators within her borders.
-2 Conditions Growing Worse.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept Sin official
quarters there is a suspicious absence
of news from the interior of Mace
donna and also from Adrianople, and it
, Is feared that the conditions there are
steadily becoming worse. The Mace
DOMAIN organizations are i: straining
every nerve to force Bulgaria into s
war. Large and small bands are cross
ing the frontier of northern Macedonia.
where Gen. Zontcheff and Col. Yankoff
are organizing the insurrecionary
movement, which is expected to break
out in the valley Of the Struma before
the end Of the week. The Macedonian
committees are prosecuting an active
campaign to raise funds in Bulgaria.
4 According to revolutionary estimates
I; Turkey has now in Macedonia an army
of .175 900 men, with 300 horses and
s44o guns. .25s p / ia. 7.
More Villages Burned.
Sofia, ii Bulgaria, Sept. The y re-
evolutionary headquarters received in.
formati ton Monday that the Turks
have burned or otherwise DESTROYED
nearly all the villages in the district
of Kastoria, near the Greek frontier
The villages In that district were the
largest II & Maced onia, each having.
! from 1000 to 8, 900 inha bitants. Among
the largest burned were Zagoritchani.
Dumbeni, Kenomladi u Mokrent and