The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-16
RUSSIAN FLEET
UNDER ORDERS
Warships of the Gar Going Into
Turkish Waters.
WARNING TO BULGARIAEs
MURDER OF RUSSIAN CONSUL
PROVED DISASTROUS.

OF PETERSBURG, Aug. ia
y squadron of the Russian Black
sea feet has been ordered to sail
for Turkish waters. Notification OF
this move has been telegraphed from
Sebastapol to the Russian ambassador
at Constantinople
The disOatch Of The squadron is in
tended to emphasize Russia's intention
Of eXacting complete compliance with
her demands as to satisfaction for the
murder by a Turkish gendarme Of her
consul at Monastir
H. following kilograms exchanged
between the foreign cilice and Russian
representatives abroad show the first
steps taken as a consequence of the
ms'rder of NJ. Rostkovoski. the Russian
consul at Monastir;
Satisfaction Not Adequate.
"On Aug II, Count Lamsdorff. the
foreign minister, telegraphed 20 NJ
Zinovien, Russian ambassador at Con
stantinople, that neither the sultans
expression of regret. the visit Of Prince
Ahmed. the sultans son. TO the ambas-
sador. nor the expressions of sympathy
by the grand ViZier and other high
turkish dignitaries was considered o
be adequate satisfaction for the muir
der Of NJ. Rostkovoski'
When n. St. Chberina. the Russian
consul, was murdered at Mitrovitza.
continued Count Lamsdorff. the car
took into account the fact that the
murderer was an Albian. whose tribe
was in rebellion against the govern
ment The outrage at Monastir. how
ever, was Of quite another character.
and called for the severest punishment.
The car, therefore. ordered that no
promises on the part Of the Turkish
government should be accepted. but
that that demands should be made IS
follows:
The immediate severe punishment
Of the murderer: the arrest and ex-
emplary punishment Of the person who
fired at NJ. ROstkOvoski's carriage: the
Immediate production of positive proofs
that the rali of MOnaStir has been ac-
tually banished; the immediate severe
punishment Of all the civil and mill
Jary officials responsible for the muir
der.
Latest Demands.
In addition to these demands. Ambas-
sador Zinovieh was instructed as a
means Of general pacidcation in the
Vilayet of MOnastir 10 make the follow
ing demands:
The immediate severe punishment OF
all Turkish officials regarding whose
outrageous behavior n report was made
Dy the director Of the Russian consul
iate al UskuD after making a tour Of
the Vilayet Of KossOvo in company with
the Austrian consul, the reinstatement
or Ismael Haiku. who was dismissed.
out whose efficiency was endorsed by
HlIm1 Pasha. inspector general Of
Macedonia; the immediate release OF
The peasants on whom, according To
the reports of the Russian and Austrian
consuls, the Turks perpetrated atroci-
ties; the instant dismissal and punish
ment of the officials of the adminfstra-
ton of SalOniCa and PriSried. whose
malpracuces have been brought TO
light, and finally that the foreign off,
clals of the administration of SalOnica
and Prisriend, whose atrocities have
been brought to light. and finally the
foreign officials employed in Macedonia
shall Immediately enroll fresh gen
darmie and police for the requisite pro-
lection Of the peaceable population and
the Introduction Of legislative order
On Aug. II Count LamsdOrf teIe-
graphed to the Russian diplomatic
agent at Sofia that the imperial govern
ment could not obtain adequate salts
faction for the assassination of NJ.
ROstkOvoski and, therefore, had already
taken measures to secure redress. As
on the occasion of the murder of Con-
sui st. Chberina, the suppression Of
the insurrectiOnary movement among
the Albanians was demanded. so on
the present occasion demand had been
presented to the Ottoman government
for the severe punishment of all the
military and civil authorities guilty OF
atrocities against the Christians.
Would Be Dangerous.
Count Lamsdorff told the diplomatic
agent that it was mis- duty to see that
Russia's vigorous attitude toward the
porte was not interrupted by the Bull
garian committee as indicating any
change in the political programme laid
down in previous government cOmmu-
nicatiOns; il would be a dangerous err
ror, added the Russian foreign minis
ter, on the part of the principally to
consider Russia present action as fOs-
tering the revolutionary agitation OF
the Macedonian committee, whose con-
tinued criminal activity was a him
drance to the pacihcation of the vi
Iayets and, therefore, 10 the introduce
ton of reforms From the Russian
consular reports IT 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, concluded Count
LamsdOrf, proved the necessity for the
most vigorous confederation on the
part of the Bulgarian government with
a view to the suppression Of the trOu-
blpc in the Balkan DpUiUGUIq