The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
Council Is Said tn Have Decided in
Favor of HostiIities, but the Sultan
Has Not Yet Consented.
TROOPS ON THE FRONTIER
SOME REPORTED TO HAVE ALREADY
CROSSED MO BULGARIA..
lower Notified by. the Porte that
safety of Legations Cannot
BE Guaranteed.

BERLIN, Sept. ga dispatch to the
Tageblatt from C~onstantinople dated to-day
says: War with Bulgaria is in sight. The
council Of war has issued an ultimatum TO
Bulgaria, but the Sultan has decided TO
wait. 1t Is rumored that Turkish troops
have already crossed the Bulgarian from
tier with the intention of war. The mem
bers OF the council of war were up all last
night at the Yidiz Kiosk and designated
Edhem Pasha as commander in chief. n
Turkish press is printing infiammatory ar
ticles against Bulgaria"
The Turkish government, according to in
formation received from the Foreign Office.
has notified the powers that the Porte can
not guarantee the safety of the legations at
Constantinople. This extraordinary state
ment was made without explanation
or qualifying details in response to an in
quiry as to whether German marines were
among those United States Minister. Leish-
man reported as having been landed at
Constantinople. 1t is inferred here. how
ever, that the conditions at the Turkish
capital are not so bad as the SultanS notl-
fication would imply, but that the legations
have been warned TO look out for their own
safety, the Porte disclaiming In advance re-
sponsibility for any disorderly act. The
Foreign Office officials added that the Ger
man embassy at Constantinople had pot re-
ported whether German marines had been
landed nor whether marines Of any other
power had been landed. Complete official
reserve is maintained on his point.
The Associated Press correspondent
learned from sources outside the Foreign
Office that the German government regards
Turko-Balkan affairs as having entered on
an acute phase. The Porte's inability to
tax energetic hold of the Macedonian in
surrection is the worst feature of the situa-
ton. The apparent weakness of the turkish
government is due largely to its long def
erence toward the powers and to the d.
vision in the councils within the palace,
which is regarded here as justifying the
view that Turkey is incapable of preserving
order in her European provinces unless she
Is allowed an absolutely free hand to deal
with the insurgents as she pleases. Pressure
is being brought to bear on Russia and AUS
tria on this point, as a continuance of the
drifting of the powers and Porte alike
toward fresh dangers.
The Cologne Gazette publishes the report
OF an interview with one of the Macedonian
leaders. who is quoted as saying that the
Macedonian controls an enOr-
nous quantity of dynamite, many guns and
much ammunition and a large sum of
money. and is firmly resolved that. unless
its efforts result in a war between Bulgaria
and Turke or in European intervention, TO
destroy the Macedonian cities with dyna-
mite, burn the villages and contaminate the
fountains and water systems throughout
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 an alterna-
tive, Bulgaria would prefer war, and upon
this result Macedonian hopes ore based.