The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-22

Sofia. Bulgaria, September 1S-Furth-
er reports from kastOria say the city
is burning and chat the massacre of
its population estimated to have
numbered 10000 persons) was lndes-
cribably terrible. The Turks slaught-
cred indiscriminately BulgaTians and
Greeks. men, women and children.
a Turkish war balloon is reported to
have been seen lowering or the last
three days close to the Bulgarian
frontier, in the vicinity of Haskovo.
a severe fight has occurred at Ula-
vita, in the mountains of Kratovo,
between two thousand Turks and
eighty insurgents. 1t continued for
eight hours. The insurgents used
bombs with deadly effect. About one
hundred Turks are reported to have
been killed and many were wounded.
The insurgents had two men wounded.
a fight is also reported to have
taken place at RupeI PasO. near Zeres.
where an insurgent band recently sur
rounded and annihilated a whole COM
pany of Turks. The bands then fled
TO the mountains.
10000 MEN WILL BE UNDER ARMS
Paris September 1S.-Advices to the
foreign office from Sofia say the 8 200
men being mobilized in Bulgaria will
bring the present effective force up to
$4,000 troops.
IL QUIET AT BEIRUT.
Washington. September 1S.-The fol-
owing bulletin was posted at the navy
department today.
Admiral Cotton cables from Beirut
18th instant tina Beirut is quiet and
nothing of Importance has occurred
since Saturday last. SOme definite
news about the case of the vice consul
Is expected soon.
TURKISH ATROCITIES ARE FEAR
Full
London. September 1S.-The West
Minister Gazette says a we'll known
London Journalist cables from Bel
grade as follows:
starting with PrO-Turkish sympa-
thies. l have found overwhelming evil
dence COnyinCingly proving that the
Turkish atrocities are rather underes-
knated in the reports of British con-
-ShIs. baukers and unprejudiced peo-
pie. Foreign Minister TsOkOff tells me
ne knows cases OF starving women in
the forests killing two of their Owa
children to preserve the third. The
4DAt9N NAANACLVAS ! d4 pei 4SI vi
cold within two months"
THREE HUNDRED BULGARIANS
KILLED.
SaIonica. September 1S.-Three hun
dred BuIgarians have been killed in n
light between insurgents n Turkish
troops. between Okrida and Dibra.
The Bulgarian dead included many
officers. one of whom wore a Russian
decoration.
\ battalion of redifs attacked the
Christian gendarmes at MitrOvitza.
September 10th. and several of the lat
ter were killed and wounded. The rest
of the gendarmes took refuge at the
Russian consulate. where they are be-
Sieged. The situation at MitrOVitZa is
extremely critical.
DAILY MAILS CORRESPONDENT
NOT EXPELLED.
London. September "a a result
of the intervention of the British am
biSSador. the decree of expulsion has
not been enforced against the Daily
Mails correspondent at Monastir. who.
under date of September 10th. tele-
graphs:
a veritabIe reign of terror exists
here. SUSPECTED Christians vanish ut
ferly. presumably to prison. Spies
abound on every hand. The following
are some tales of atrocities which J
have thoroughly authenticated:
The Turks burned eighteen children
TO death in a baking oven at PisodOr
near ArmenakO on September 18th.
They m1ssdCred two hundred women
and children At Jervan in revenge for
- n defeat ut the hands OF the insurgents
Fifty women and children returning
= starved from the mountains to theil
devastated homes We're murdered by
soldiers Between September 10th and
September 18th the Bashi-BOzOuks de-
EtrOyed o u villages near Krushevo IN
the presence Of the Kaimakan (admin-
~iStratOr) Of EruShevO. masSacreing and
mutiIatinr the inhabitants"