The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-14
Twenty-Five BuIgarians Bcheaded by
Turkish Soldiers in One village in
Presence of Their Families.
CHRISTIANS ARE IN STRAITS
ALL WHO ARE ABLE FLEE TO THE
FORESTS AND MOUNTAINS.
Villages Burned and influential Beys
Delivered Over to Vengeance
Robbery of the Churches.

LONDON. Sept. 14.-Rumor from Vienna
and elsewhere is very busy this morning
regarding the Balkans crisis and while 1t
Is impossible to confirm the more sensa-
tional statements there is accumulation of
evidence that some violent solution cannot
long be delayed.
The Sofia correspondent OF the Daily Tel
esraph sends. under Sundays date. another
long dispatch warmly defending Bulgaria's
patient and quixotic attitude of loyalty
towards the Porte and the powers and de-
nouncing Europe's indifference to the wip-
ing out of large Christian community.
He says:
Bulgaria has displayed unexampled mod
Grafton Her last urgent request to the
powers was that they should compel Tur-
key to suppress the rising by legitimate
methods OF warfare, but spare women and
children from indignities and massacre.
But even THIS Christian Europe has re-
fused and now Prince Ferdinands govern
ment. having carefully considered the ques-
tion and aware OF the disastrous conse-
auences with which the powers threaten
Bulgaria IL she intervenes, has decided that
II cannot longer neglect its sacred duty to
prevent the Christian population being
done TO death. IN couple of days more
the die will be cast and Bulgaria will do
her duty. An official communication will
be made to the powers in the above indi-
Gated sense and forthwith the necessary
measures will be taken and only counter
manded IL the powers Immediately inter-
vene- This is Bulgaria's last word. The
moral responsibility will fall on Christian
Europe. even if the material cnsequences
have to be endured by Bulgaria.
A dispatch from Constantinople to the
Standard says large forces are being col
lected to the north and northeast of Con-
stantinople. where. i'm the event of war.
the first fighting is expected occur and.
though aliusion to anv plan of campaign
Is strictly censored. it may be assumed that
German advice during recent years has
not left Turkey unprepared this time.
From Vienna comes the semi-offfcal
statement that Austria again proposed to
the powers 10 admonish Bulgaria. but that
SO far nothing has come of the PROPOSE
tion.
Ihe Neuespestcr Journal often well in
formed, accuses Russia of openly assist
ing the Macedonian revolutionists. even
{, nding them arms. her object being grad
ualsy 10 exclude Austria from influence i'm
Balkan affairs- The paper even alleges that
the Austrian government has asked Count
I.amsdorff the Russian foreign minister. to
explain this ambiguous dealing.
The Morning Posts correspondent who is
travelling in Hacedonia, writes from Kirk
1xilesse and Adrianople declaring that the
accounts of massacre and piIlage by the
revoutionists have been greatly exagger-
ated. but. the writer confesses. in common
that the behavior OF the Albanian troops
has been exceedingly bad and that they
are quite out of hand. pillaging and burn
Ing wherever possible. in spite of the at
tempts OF the local troops to prevent them.
The Monastir correspondent of the Daily
Mail had an interview with the commander
n vif1vpf NaZir DaSha m NH -
latter asserted that the rising was abso-
luteIy suppressed. He admitted the trut h
of the burnings and atrocities. but accused
the Bulgarian insurgents of committing
them.
dispatch from Salonica. dated Satur-
day, reports fresh discovery OF explosives
rested. but afterward liberated. at the time
OF the last explosion.
IL Is reported from Constantinople that
no foreign military attaches have gone to
Monastir. but that another American war
ship. presumably the gunboat Machias. has
arrived at Beirut
The correspondent of the Times at Sofia
says: 1T would be very inadvisable for
the powers to address admonitions to Bull
CARA at the present moment. because II
would strengthen. the eve of the cleo
tfons. the hands OF the opposition party,
which Is trying to foment bellicose agita-
tion in order TO overthrow the present gov
ernment. The infiiction of n needless hu-
initiation upon the government which was
endeavoring TO convince the nation of the
lOiy OF an anNtntufouS pollcy would De
merely playing into the hands of the war
party.
The Times publishes long dispatch from
Monastfr dated Sept. ). in which. as the
result OF his own observations and those of
other reliable witnesses. the correspondent
fully confirms the descriptions of the Turk
fsh determination of the Christian popula-
tioH In the vflayet OF Monastir which he
AYERS II being carried out wholeheartedly
and indiscriminately by regulars and bashi-
bazouks. between whom there Is little 10
choose and whose doings. il is evident, are
directly sanctioned by the Sultan
The bishops of Durham. Worcester Here
ford aid Gibraltar all publish letters i'm the
Times protesting against the Turkish afro
cities In Macedonia aud urging the govern
-ment ID intervene TO prevent and indelibIe
stain resting on Christian country for
permitting such cruelties.