New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16
RUSSIAN SHOW OF FORCE.
GO TO TURKEY.
Al Demands Must Be Met-A SSur-
anceS to Bulgaria.

St Petersburg. Aug ia squadron Of the
Russian Black Sea fleet has been ordered TO
sail for Turkish waters. Notification of this
move has been teegraphed from Sebastopol to
the Russian Ambassador at Constantinople.
The dispatch of the squadron is intended to
emphasize Russia's Intention of exacting COM
plete compliance with her demands for satisfac-
ton for the murder by Turkish gendarme of
her consul at Monastir.
kilograms exchanged between the Foreign
ONCE and Russian representatives abroad show
murder of NJ. Rostkovski
On August II Count Lamsdorff, the Foreign
I Minister. teegraphed to NJ, Zinovieff. Russian
Ambassador at Constantnople. that the Sultan's s
expression of regret the visit of Prince Ahmed,
the Sutans son. 10 the ambassador, and the
expressions of sympathy by the Grand Vizier
and other high Turkish dignitares were not
considered to be adequate satisfaction for the
murder of the consul
When NJ. Stcherbina. the Russian Consul, was
murdered at Mtrovitza. continued Count Lams-
dorff the Car took into account the fact that
the murderer Albanian whose tribe was
in rebellion against the government. The out
acter, and called for the severest punishment.
The Gar, therefore, 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 mur-
derer; the arrest and exemplary punishment OF
the person who fired at NJ. Rostkovskis car
riage; the immediate production of positive
proof that the Vail of Monastir had been actu-
ally banished, and the instant severe punish
ment of all the civil and military officials re-
sponsible for the murder.
In addition to these demands. Ambassador
Zinovieff was instructed. means of general
pacfcation in the vilayet of Monastir. to make
the following demands
The immediate severe punishment of all Turk
ish officials regarding whose outrageous be-
havior a report was made by the director of the
Russian consulate at Uskub after tour of the
Nllayet OF hossovo in company with the AUS
trian Consul: the reinstatement of Ismail Haiku,
who was dismissed. but whose efficiency was in
dOrsed by Hilmi PaCha. Inspector General OF
Macedonia; the immediate release of the peas
ants on whom, according TO the reports Of the
Russian and Austrian consuls the Turks peTpe-
trated atrocities; the instant dismissal and pun
ishment of the officials of the administration OF
Salonica and Prisrend, whose malpraCtices have
been brought to light; and. finally, that the for
eign officers employed in Macedonia should I'M
mediately enroll fresh gendarmes and police
for the requisite protection of the peaceful popu-
lation and the introduction of legislative order.
On August y Count Lamsdorff telegraphed to
the Russian Diplomatic Agent at Sofia that the
imperial government could not obtain adequate
satisfaction for the assassination of NJ. Rostkov-
ski, and therefore had already taken measures
to obtain redress. AS on the occasion of the
murder Of Consul Stcherbina. the suppression OF
the insurrectonary movement among the Alba
mans demanded, so on the present occasion
demands had been presented to the Ottoman
Government for the severe punishment of all
the military and civil authorities guilty Of atroci-
ties against the Christians.
Count Lamsdorff impressed on the diplomatic
agent that it was his duty to see that Russia's
vigorous attitude toward the Porte was not i'm
terpreted by the Bulgarian Government or the
Macedonian Committee indicating any
change in the political programme laid down in
previous government Communications
1t would be a dangerous error, added the
Russian Foreign Minister, on the part of the
principaty TO consider Russia's present action
as fostering the revolutionary agitation of the
Macedonian Committee, whose continued crim-
tnal activity hndrance to the pacifcation
of the vilayets, and, therefore 20 the introduc-
tion OF reforms. From the Russian consular re
ports it clear that the peaceful Christian
population suffered at the hands Of the revolu-
uonary bands much they did from the out
RACES and robberies committed by Turks.
All these circumstances concluded Count
Lamsdorh. proved the necessity for the most
vigorous counter-action the part of the Bull
garian Government with view to the suppress