The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-08-17
SQUADRON OF RUSSIAN BLACK
SEA FLEET CRt ) TO
TURKISH WA ;.
NO PROMISES WILL ACCEPTED
ADEQUATE SATiSFAC On MUST
BE MADE FOR MUf OF
RUSSIAN CONSUL.

st. Petersburg, Aug. IA squadron
of the Russian Black sea feet has been
ordered to sail for Turkish waters.
Notification of this move has been
telegraphed from Sebastopol to the
Russian ambassador at Constantinople.
The dispatch of the squadron Is In
tended TO emphasize Russia's inten'
tion Of exacting complete compliance
with her demands as to satisfaction
for the murder by Turkish gendarme
OF her consul at Monastir.
The foreign Office has made public
kilograms exchanged with the Rus
sian minister at Constantinople In re-
gard to the assassination of NJ Rost-
kovski, the Russian consul at Monastlr.
The czar ordered that no promises on
the part of the Turkish government
should be accepted. but that demands
should be made as follows:
The immediate severe punishment
of the murderer; the arrest and ex-
emplary punishment of the person who
fired at nj. Rostkovsh's carriage,
the immediate severe punishment of
all the civil and military officials re-
sponsible for the murder.
In addition to these demands Am
bassador Zinovieff was instructed. as
a means Of general paciication in the
vilayet of Monastir, to make the fol-
lowing demands:
Additional Demands Made.
The immediate severe punishment of
all Turkish officials regarding whose
outrageous behavior a report was
made by the director Of the Russian
consulate at Uskub, after making a
tour of the vilayet of Kossovo in com
pany with the Austrian consul, the re-
instatement of Ismail Haiku, who was
dismissed, but whose efficiency was
endorsed by Hilmi Pasha, Inspector
general of Macedonia; the immediate
release OF the peasants on whom ac-
cording to the reports OF the Russian
and Austrian consuls, the Turks per-
petrated atrocities; the instant dis
missal and punishment of the officials
OF the administration Of Salonica and
prisrend, whose malpractices have
been brought to light, and, finally, that
the foreign officers employed in Mace
donia shall Immediately enroll fresh
gendarmery and police for the requis-
ite protection of the peaceable popu-
lation and the Introduction of legis-
lative order.
On Aug. IL Count Lamsdorff tele-
graphed to the Russian diplomatic
agent at Sofia that the imperial gov
crnment could not obtain adequate sat
isfaction for the assassination of M.
Rostkovski and therefore had already
taken measures to secure redress. AS
on the occasion of the murder OF Con
sui Stcherbina the suppression OF the
insurrectiOnary movement among the
Albanians was demanded. SO on the
present occasion demands had been
presented to the Ottoman government
for the severe punishment OF all the
civil and military authorities guilty
OF atrocities against the Christians.
Not Aiding RevoiutIonists.
Count Lamsdorff impressed on the
diplomatic agent that 1t was his duty
to see that Russia's vigorous attitude
towards the porte was not interpreted
by the Bulgarian government or the
Macedonian committee as indicating
any change In the political programme
laid down in previous government
communications.
1t would be dangerous error. added
the Russian foreign minister, on the
part Of the principality TO consider
Russias present action as fostering
the revolutionary agitation OF the
Macedonian committee, whose con-
tinued criminal activity was a him
drance to the pacification of the vii
ayets and therefore to the introduction
of reforms. From the Russian con-
sular reports 1t was clear that the
peaceful Christian population suffered
at the hands Of the revolutionary
bands as much as they did from the
Outrages and robberies committed by
Turks All these circumstances. con-
cluded Count Lamsdorff. proved the
necessity for the most vigorous coun-
teraction on the part of the Bulgarian
government. with a view TO the sup
preston OF the troubles In the Balkan
peninsula