The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-16
Punishment Of Murderer and His
Abeftors Demanded, with Enforce-
ment OF Needed Reforms.
ATTITUDE OF GREAT POWERS
ENGLAND WILL NOT OBJECT TO
RUssIA's DEMONSTRATION.
Berlin Takes Calm View of the Sftu-
ation-Paris supports Russia-Late
Reports from the East.


OF the Russian Black sea fleet has been
ordered to sail for Turkish waters. Notifi-
cation OF this move has been telegraphed
dor at Constantinople.
The dispatch OF the squadron is in
tended to emphasize Russia's intention Of
exacting complete compliance with her de-
mands as To satisfaction for the murder
By a Turkish gendarme of her consul at
aIonastir.
The following kilograms exchanged be-
tween the Foreign Office and Russian rep
resentatives abroad show the first steps
taken as a consequence of the murder of
NJ. RosrKovski. the Russian consul at Mon
astir:
On Aug. II Count Lamsdorf. the for
eign minister, telegrapher to NJ. Zinovieff.
Russian consul at Constantinople. that
neither the Sultan's expression of regret
the visit OF Prince Ahmed, the Sultan's
son. TO the ambassador. nor the expressions
of sympathy by the grand vizier and other
high Turkish dgnitaries was considered TO
be adequate satisfaction for the murder
of NJ. Rostkovski. When NJ. st. Cherbina,
the Russian consul was murdered at Nit
rovitza.- continued Count Lamsdorff, the
Car took into account the fact that the
murderer was an Albanian whose tribe was
In rebellion against the government The
outrage at Monastir. however. was of quite
another character and called for the sever
est punishment. The Car. therefore,
ordered that no promises on the part OF the
Turkish government should be accepted,
lows:
The immediate severe punishment Of the
murderer; the arrest and exemplary pun
1shment of the person who 6red at NJ
Rostkovski's curriage; the Immediate pro-
duction of positive proofs that the Vail of
Monastir has been actually banished; the
immediate severe punishment OF all the
civil and military officials responsible for
the murder
In addition to these demands Ambassador
ZinoVien was instructed as a means OF
general pacification in the vilayet of Mon
astir to make the following demands:
The immediate severe punishment of all
Turkish Ofncials regarding whose outrage
Gus behavior a report was made by the di-
rector OF the Russian consulate at Uskub,
after making tour of the vilayet CT Kos
sovo in company with the Austrian consul
the reinstatement OF Ismael Hakki, who
was dismissed but whose efficiency was in
dorsed by HiImi Pasha. inspector of Mace
donia; the Immediate release of the peas
ants on whom, according TO the reports of
the Russian and Austrian consuls; the
Turks perpetrated atrocities; the instant
dismissal and punishment of the officials of
the administration of Salonica and Prizrend,
whose malpractices have been brought to
light. and finally, that the foreign officers
employed I'm Macedonia shall Immediately
enroll fresh gendarmerie and police for the
requisite protection OF the peaceable popu-
lation and the introduction of legislative
order.
on Aug. Il Count Lamsdorf teIegraphed
To the Russian diplomatic agent at Sofia
that the imperial government could not
obtain adequate satisfaction for the assas-
sinatton of VI. Rostkovski and therefore
had already taken measures to secure
redress. As on the occasion of the murder
OF Consul ST. Cherbina the suppression of
the ifiSurrectiOnary movement among the
Albanians was demanded. so on the present
OCCASION demand had been presented to the
Ottoman goVernns mt for the severest pun
ishment of all OF the military and civil
authorities guilty of atrocities against the
Christians
Count Lamsdorff impressed on the dplo-
matte agent that IL his duty to see
that Russias vigorous attitude towards
the Porte was not interpreted by the Bull
garian government or the Macedonian COM
inittee rs indicating any change in the poIit-
ical programme laid down in previous gov
ernment communications. Ii would be a
dangerous error. added the Russian foreign
minister, on the part of the principality TO
consider Russia 5 present action as foster
ing the revolutionary agitation of the Mace
DOMAIN COMMITTEES. whose continued crni-
nal activity was hindrance TO the pacifica-
tion OF the vilayets and. therefore to the
Introduction OF reforms. From the Russian
consular reports II was clear that the
Christian population suffered at the hands
OF the revolutionary bands as much a S they
did from the outrages and robberies COM
initted by the Turks. All these circum-
the necessity for the most vigorous counter
action on the part OF the Bulgarian govern
ment. with a view of the suppression of the
troubles In the Balkan peninsula.