The sun., 1903-04-02
OUTBREAK Or TEE ALBAMANs.
EUROPE NOW LOOKS on TIE SIT.
UATfON As SERIOUS.

Z OrUeutaea 70 ~ nefsros Dictated b.
nuss1s and Austria the Cause es the
Uprising--Chrfstians Flee 10 the Ser,
n veD Pssntier-TurAD Wss Battle,
spseasi Cssss Despssass - Tss SUM-
LONDON. April i.-Details were received
eo-dny OF the hsrcs AghtinG on Q
larxs soals that has suddsnly broken
oue IN the 6ultAn's European do
mlnions The revolt 10 isd. not by Mace
doaians backed By Bulgarians. but BY Al
hantans. against forces employed BY the
Tsrhish ooverumsnt IN applying the Austro-
Ru9Aan reform scheme. These Abanians
arc sctustsd by iniplaoable hatred Of re-
form schomes administered BY stransers
and aiso fssl that the time II ripe for 60
curing autonomy for .themselvea
Several thousand Albanlaus. who were
well armsd. surrounded the town Of vuchi-
tirn. on the MitrovitM and Uskub Railway.
and demanded the surrsader Of elsven Ser
Wan eendarmns who had rsosotly enlisted
under tho reform scheme
The Consuis hav~ reported from Nitro
vita and Prishtina what followed The
Alhaniaus menaced tho Government build
ing. and tho Magistrate. wbo was helpless.
gave up the gsndarmss. whom the Alba
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Ptshtina Ths Albaniam pillAgsd some
chops ct Vuchitiru and maltreated Q number
Of osrvians. including ptssst Of ths nams
ofFsttzniA
They theu marched 10 Mltrovitsa. which
they surrounded and attacked. There
they demanded that the Russian Consul
should leave. A big hght snsued with
the Turkish garrison. which numbered
NJ a..
day. Finally the Albanians were repulsed
with the loss Of many killed
Two battalions OF troops from Usirub and
two from Adrianople have been ordered 10
venforce the garrison at Mitfovitsa. The
Palace has cent orders 70 the commander
Of the Third Army Cops, at Salonica. TO
the rebellion. One division Of troops sta
reeufcrce the Third Army Corps m conse-
Quenoe Of the Albanian outbreak.
REL0RADE. April THE Albanian out
break has caused the Christians 10 Old Servia
20 dee to the Servian frontier All the
shops and schools are closed. The Chris
tians In ths Prlep district are neeing to
sulmans a& Prilep have killed . number Of
NAu1D. AUG is1inuShSsh VI ssV Hioo<As~sD
y increadng
LONDON. April 7.-The English and
European press regards the Albanian up
rising a. being OF the gravest moment.
Ths view taken in Berlin and Vienna may
be summed up in the words Of the Togische
Bsndschon, which says; The die In cast.
Arms must now decide the issue
There are. however. no present means OF
knowing how the Cabinets view the
situation. or Of adding anything to
the bare record Of events. Tho viennese
papers report that the Russian Con-
sul. NJ. Stcherbtna, was shot and wounded
In the back at Mitrovitza In revenge for
compelling the Turkish commander TO
repel the attack Of the Albanians.
Ono report says that he was killed. but
neither Of the statements can be confirmed.
The commanders reluctance to engage
(hs insureents IL ascribed to the fact that
HE own troops were Albanians. and hs
vss In no way certain that they would not
ioin their fellow oountrymen instead Of
them. II 10 stated that the as-
sault was repulsed BY Turkish artillery.
CoHsrAxTINoPLK, April The Grand
vizier to-day visited the Russian Ambassa-
dor and expressed regret for the attack
on NJ. Stcherbina. the Russian Consul at
Mltrovitza- The Sultan sent Selim Pasha
10 the embassy with . personal message
and the Foreign Onioe ssnt Noui Bay.
The nature Of the attack has not been pub |
licly specified yet. Tho Albanians COM |
posing the imperial bodyguard warmly and |
openly applaud the Albanians who attacked |