a propaganda of bribery within the organization itself. By
this means he hoped to work up a majority within the committee in
favor of annexation with Bulgaria.

At this juncture Yani Sandanski reappeared on the scene. Grueff had
recently been killed in a skirmish with soldiers. Sandanski sent one
of his men down into Sofia, where Sarafoff was conferring with
Ferdinand at the time, and had him shot down in the streets of the
capital. At the same time he sent an open message to Ferdinand,
warning the prince that if he continued his interference in
Macedonia's internal affairs, he would share the fate of Sarafoff.
That ended Ferdinand's second intrigue in Macedonia. Sandanski, who
was now the recognized leader of the Macedonian organization, was of
course outlawed in Bulgaria. But the time was presently to come when
Ferdinand would seek his friendship most humbly.

It must not be supposed that the Macedo-Slovenes, though they formed
an overpowering majority in the membership of the committee, were
the only ones who were discontented with the rule of Abdul Hamid.
The Vlachs of Macedonia stood solidly beside the Macedo-Slovenes. In
the beginning some Greeks, too, had joined, but as the Greek Church
excommunicated all who enrolled under the banner of the committee,
and, moreover, as excommunication meant certain assassination, those
few Greeks who really felt sympathy for the cause of a free
Macedonia found it expedient to remain quiet.

The Mohammedans, however, though they did belong to the ruling race
and had more reason to hold aloof than the Greeks, were by no means
solidly against the committee. Whole communities of them, too,
joined, or at least offered shelter and comfort to the armed bands
of the committee. The Albanians especially were sympathetic, and
great numbers of them were active in the work.

But the discontent of the Turks with the Government was more fully
represented in a movement of separate origin. Young Turkish men had
been going abroad to study in foreign universities for a generation
past and had begun imbibing advanced ideas. They returned and began
spreading those ideas among their followers at home. Finally they
too organized, and this was the beginning of the Young Turk party.

The Young Turks had aims that differed very little from those of the
committee. They wanted a constitutional Turkey, under which all the
subjects of the sultan should be allowed to enjoy equal rights,
regardless of c