New-York tribune., 1903-05-07
PANIC IN. SALONICA.
WORK BOMB THROWERS
Il Massacre of BuIgarians Nurosrty
4Uerted at One Time.

~, c~,, . . s,acisI Correspondent OF The Tribune)
Copyright: 1903: BY The Tribune Association
Salonica. via London. May 6-The city re
mains in state OF panic The TURK s'ahos
covering in dread Of the revoiutlonlsts poliIo'
The RuIsar is in momentary expectation OF d
a,era, massacre The foreigner fears both
bonob and massacre. There is not se'ue'
untroubled head in all Salonica In every pu"-
-. h,,ildino the minutes are counted, for there
IS a consuming dread that terrlnc eApiosioi
NOV come without warning There has been
sudden access of evil passions since lhe uS Tx"
mite outrages ami the aftermath OF horIoi
hon the Turks suspected that every stranger
;,+ ba a hombtbrower and Bulgarians were
sho+ dou-n at sight. Even the peaceaple bul-
gors having nothing to do with plots' are at
che mercy of gypsies, bashibazouks ana the
Turkish regulars from Asia MINOR anu are III
.iroidated, pIundered and menaced with oea'h'
rrte danger of a general massacre is not yet
nassed The slightest spark may set OIL 'he
tnaammable elements of the populaIloi- 0
so.o;c, cons1Is when the excitement was at its
height held secret fonsuitauoh anu
a inform the vail that they would not inter
- TER an,, measures which he might adopt
E. +,,a s,,r,rression of the Bulgarian bands and
.,,o ,os+ora+ +ion of order in Salonica The Rus
,,, consul is reported to have taken the lead
and +o have proposed the motion the Bui-
earian consul not present at TINS Hlee'ihs'
The consuls subsequently cooled Off ana declueo
- demand damages from the Turkish Govern
,,ent for the losses of property. seVerai nun
a-ads of excited people fn the Turkish ana gypsy
.,-..- a+teropted to hold q meeting and Or
oa,,ize a massacre, but the Vail acted with dis
cration. employing a large military force IN
driving the fanatical Mussumans back INTO
their houses, and also appealing to the maj
o,+er+e himself to refrain from violence and
not +o take I'D arms against the Bulgarians-
The number of deaths from the explosions ana
subseuuent fights with bomb throwers IS Var1-
ously estimated. and the official hsures reporIeu
by the Vail are untrustworthy. Investigations
show that the dynamite conspiracy was car
ried on with remarkable boldness and executed
with precision I have explored the tunnel
leading from the shop underneath the oank'
.nd have been informed that sufficient ex-
rlosives were stored there TO blow up the
building. The experts have not agreed whether
On electric battery was used or whether the
a,raroite was set off by bombs thrown into the
,pir6ov-s II is alleged that the bulk Of this
material passed through the custom houses
with the help of bribery. 1t is hardly credible
that the large stock of explosives collected by
the Bulgar bands could have been smuggled
across the northern border and brought from
the mountains to the coast. One Of the con-
suls tells me that a large case CoLIdilhs poiiiDS
and shells has been discovered within two or
three days in the custom house, where 1t was
awaiting delivery.
American missionaries have been going
among the Bulgarians and suffering from
rauding visits and attacks by Turks and gyp-
sizes The Mussulmans are beginning to threaten
/ vengeance and ii has been necessary for the
| Turkish officials to place guards around the
! houses of missionaries. Drs. Haskell and Hol-
way are here with their wives and children
but DR.. Hose has gone to America. DR.. Hol-
way himself arrested by the excitabe SOL
| diers, but speedily released The situation in
this panicstricken town is one Of extreme ter
ror.