Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-15
.BULCAR|ANS ARRESTED
BY TURKISH OFFICIALS
The Prisoners, Including Six
Priests, Tied and Marched
Through Streets.
oreign Correspondence OF The Star.
ATHENS. Eovemb

ATHENS. November 2, 1910
According to oficiad dispatches from
Uskub. the Turkish authorities have
turned their attention from the disarma
ment Of the population of Macedonia and
fresh arrests Of Bulgarians on charges OF
completely In the designs OF the secret
committees.
Forty Bulgarians recently were arrested
on this charge In the district Of Esri
Palanka. and were brought, bound. into
Uskub. Among the prisoners were six
priests, including the vicar, or local repre-
sentative OF the archbishop. The au-
thorities insist on their surrendering the
archives and correspondence Of the COM
mittees.
A piteous spectacle was afforded by
the procession of prisoners through the
streets OF Uskub on their way to
Kotchane. where they will be judged BY
a court-martial. All. even the priests
and the archbishop's vicar. were tightly
encircled their necks in the form OF
ha.ters. Each was accompanied by SOL
der, with rifle and fixed bay0net. who
held the end OF the cord.
Meanwhile, another series OF arrest
was carried out In the district Of Kot-
chane. Among the prisoners were several
refugees who had returned from Bulgaria
on the strength Of the guarantee given
would be protected from molestation. All
were brought to Uskub. where they were
subjected to q severe Interrogation. and
were subsequently thrown into prison.
Train Il Derailed.
The dynamite outrage by which, on the
night of October -. goods train WAS de-
rallied between the stations OF Kumanovo
and Ajarlar. on the Oriental railway,
was the work of agents Of the Mace
DOMAIN Internal Organization. Both the
choice nf q goods train and OF a railway
belonging to a foreign company appear
to have been deliberate, goods train
being selected in order to avoid sacrifice
of life, and the property OF the Oriental
Railways Company in order to excite
greater attention beyond the frontiers OF
the Ottoman empire.
There appears 10 be a good reason to
fear that this may prove to be but
the first of a series of similar outrages
perpetrated with the object Of drawing
the attention OF Europe to the present
state of Macedonia. In q word. the
Macedonian organization has resolved 10
have recourse to terrorist" tactics.
and some prominent members OF the
committee OF union ana progress diTo8oy
have been condemned to death.
The immediate cause of this decision on
the part of the Macedonian organization
appears to be the failure OF the recent
appeal of the Bulgarian acting foreign
minister to the powers of Europe. There
can be no doubt that the obvious reluc-
lance to see the Macedonian question
reopened, which was manifested in the
replies of the powers, produced a feeling
Of great disappointment and discourage
ment in Macedonia.
Circular to the Powers.
The Montenegrin government has Sd
dressed circular to the powers, drawing
attention to the difficulty I'm which 10 is
placed owing to the necessity OF main
tanning the great number of Albanian ref
ugees. who have fed across the frontier
In order to escape maltreatment on the
part of the Turkish military authorities
More than 500 families, numbering about
5000 persons are now dependent upon
the state for support. Almost all are Mo-
hammedan or Catholic Albanisns who be-
long to tribes hitherto hostile to the
Montenegrins. and are thus compelled 10
throw themselves on the mercy Of their
traditional foes. Among the refugees is
the farious chief. !sa Boletin.
An open grave I'm the West Nottingham