The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-08
TENDENCY AGAINST WAR
OPINION OF FOREIGN DIPLOMATS
SEEMS TO BE DIVIDED.
to Destroy Mace
DOMAIN Cities With Dynamite
Powers to Take Action.

Constantinople, Sept 5.-Although in
high Turkish official circles the ten
dency IS decidedly against war, the I'M
rest among the military element and
in certain sections Of the Musulman
civil population has markedly increas-
ed during the last few days.
The opinion IF the foreign diplomats
here is divided regarding the issue.
Great Importance is attached to the
coming meeting between the Gar ard
pected to be followed by decisive steps
in the direscction of guaranteeing the
Macedonians radical reform.
Minister Leishman has received a
telegram from United States Consul
Randall, saying that the authorizes at
that place apparently have not yet Sc
cured the men who fired at Vice Con-
sui Magelssen, and adding that the ar
rest among others of a fifteen year old
boy seems to indicate that they do not
realize the gravity of the situation.
Mr.. Randall also refers to the gen.
eral state of insecurity at Beirut, n
suggests that the assailant of Vice
Consul Magelssen was the same midi
vidual who attacked Mr.. Magelssen
one night about a year ago, with the
object of robbing him. The man was
imprisoned and recently was liberated.
TO DESTROY MACEDONIAN CITIES
WITH DYNAMITE.
Berline, September 5.-The Cologne
Gazette published the report of an in
terview with one of the Macedonian
leaders, who is quoted as saying that
the Macedonian committee controls an
enormous quantity of dynamite, many
guns and much ammunition and a
large sum Of money, and is firmly re-
solved that unless its efforts result in
a war between Bulgaria and Turkey or
in European intervention. to destroy
the Macedonian cities with dynamite,
burn the villages and contaminate the
fountains n water systems through
out the country.
The committee this leader says
firmly expects war, as otherwise an
archy might be carried into Bulgaria
and placed face to face with such ar
alternative, Bulgaria would prefer W a
n upOn his result, Macedonian
hopes are based.
POWERS FORCED TO TAKE AC-
TON.
London. September $50 threaten
ing is the Macedonian situation that
the powers are being forced to take
action sooner than it had heretofore
been believed would be necessary.
Before adopting n definite scheme
Tor the p"2clf1catlOn for the Balkans 1t
is intended to wait until the Cars
visit to Vienna n the matter was to
be discussed fully. Emperor Francis
Joseph, it is now learned has by a re-
cent exchange of views, brought the
powers to a stage where a decision Is
about to be reached regarding the
character of the intervention which
should be adopted.
While the proposed plans are not di-
vulged it is au~thoritatively denied that
the intervention contempIates the oc-
cupation of Macedonia by Austria and
Russia. 1t is equally certain that the
powers have no intention of acting SO
as to in any way encourage Bulgaria
to declare war.
All the diplomatic advices available
here agree in the statement hat order
prevails in COnstantinople. The few
marines landed there from the guard
ships were merely for the purpose OF
playing sentinels at the embassies as
an extra precaution in consequence OF
the porteS warnings against insur-
gents plot. 1t is emphatically stated
that the marines were landed for the
purpose of impressing the sultan and
1t is asserted that the porte can be
relied upon to protect the embassies.
But, in case of riots at Constantinople
the guard ships will quietly land adj
dltional men to protect foreigners from
harm.