Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-08-24
REIGN OF TERROR
INHABITANTS OF USkUB AFRAID
TO LEAVE HOMES.
Possibility That Mussulmans NAV
Massacre Christians Fierce
Fighting Reported In Vicinity
of MOnastir... Bulgarian Army
Getting Ready.

Getting Ready.
Sofia, Ang. ia reign of terror is
reported to prevail at Uskub, where
the Inhabitants are afraid to leave their
homes. The vail has issued the strict
est orders to the Mussulnan population
to remain quiet and not modest their
Christian neighbors; but the Mussnl-
mans meeting in the mosques have re-
solved at given signal to massacre the
whole Christian population immed,-
ately the first insurgent bands appear
near Uskub, or on any other petext
The Christians are terrified. The Rus
sian troops, which are their only pro-
lection, do not show the slightest dis
position to aid them. Telegraphic COM
munication between Sofa and Constan-
tinople is interrupted, the wires having
been cut between Adrianople and Con-
stantinople.
The evening Post states that band
of Bashi Bazouks have crossed the Bull
garian frontier in the district of Ethel
dere, killed three frontier guards with
yatagans and wounded two others.
They also set fire to several houses.
This raid has created great excitement
in the district. The news is not con-
tirned officially.
In Fierce Fighting
According to report from Uskub,
Michaellovski. the Bulgarian leader.
was killed in the fighting at Krushevo,
and Boris Sararoff, the noted insrugent
1hief, has been surrounded at Prassbal-
kan, in the southwestern part of the
Monastir vilayet.
Forty three battalilons of the Turk
lsh reserves have been called out.
A fierce battle is reported to have &C.
Cured in the neighborhcod of Monas-
tir. Three Turkish battallions attack
ed 900 insurgents and after the fight
had ragedfor six hours the Turks were
repulsed with the loss of 210 killed
ard wounded. The insurgent loss is
not given.
Reports received here from Constan-
tinople, and believed to be authentic,
confirm the previous statement that
when the Turks recaptured Krushevo
they slaughtered the entire Christian
population without exception, and it is
pointed out that among those killed
were the employees of the government
tobacco esta blishments, which were un-
der European control, as the proceeds
frmo these establishments were assign
ed to the service OF the Turkish debt.
Bulgaria MObilizes Army.
Rome, Aug. 19.-Private advices
from the Balkan peninsula received
here state that Bulgaria has practical
ly modified an army, as the troops un-
der arms in the principally now
amount to more than 0,00o, which is
double what is considered as the peace
effective.
The Bulgarian government, however,
is unwilling to venture for the time
being on any hostile movement against
Turkey, as it does not wish to lose the
support of Russia. 1t hopes, however
that public opinion in Russia will force
the government to help Bulgaria against
Turkey, and the dispatch of a Russian
squadron to Turkish waters encourages
the Bulgarians in this view.
An UnwelcOme Surprise.
Constantinople, Aug l9.-The Rus
sian squadron of warships which left
Sebastopol yesterday is expected to ar
rive off the Turkish coast this after
noon to support the demands made or
Turkey by Russia, in connection with
the assassination of NJ Rostkovoski
the Russian consul at Monastir. The
fact that Russia is about to make s
naval demonstration in Turkish waters
has been kept profound secret here
the public being entirely ignorant o
the Russian movements.
The mobilization received here of the
sailing of the squadron was an unwel
come surprise to the Turkish govern
ment, which had pretended to believe
that the Rostkovoski incident had been
closed with the punishment of the gull
ty parties.
The most recent advices received here
from Monastir were forwarded Sunday
night, and announced that the fighting
between the insurgents and Turkish
troops in the vicinity OF krushevo con
tinued, and that many refugees from
neighboring villages had congregated
at Monastir. Several villages inhabit
cd by Greeks, it was added, had beer
set on rife by the insurgents.
According to advices received at one
OF the foreign embassies at CONSTANT
nople, no less than 800 Mussulmans
have been massacred throughout the
district of Monastir by insurgents
whose movement continues to gain
ground. Enmer Rushdi Pasha, who il
nominally in command of Turkish
troops operating in the Monastr dis
trict, is seriously hampered in thu
efforts to suppress the instruction b.
the fact that the instructions he re
ceives from here are constantly chang
ing. and that when movement is un
dprtaken counter order from the pal
ace alters the whole situation.
Scarcity of Supplies.
The Turkish commissary department
Isl wretched condition. The troop
at Monastir. for instance, have no