The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-18
TURKS REPULSED.
Battle Rages Six Hours in vi
cinity of MOnastir.
Sultan's Army Defeated With
Loss of 2lO Killed.
SURPRTSE IN STARE
SURPRISE IN STORE.
COnstantinOple Is Not Expect
ing the Russian Squadron.
Thought the Whole Matter Had
Been Settled.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug 1S-A fierce
battle is reported to have taken place
in the neighborhood of Monastir. Three
Turkish battalions attacked a thousand
insurgents, and after the fight had
ragged for six hours the Turks were re-
pulsed with the loss of 210 men killed
and wounded. The insurgent loss is not
given.
SURPRISE FOR THE TURKS.
Constantinople, Aug 1S.-The Russian
squadron of warships, which left Sebas-
topol yesterday. is expected to arrive
off the Turkish coast this afternoon, to
support the demands made on Turkey
by Russia in connection with the assas-
sination August of the Russian consul
at Monastir The fact that Russia is
about to make a naval demonstra ton
in Turkish waters has been kept a pro-
found secret here the public being en-
tirely ignorant of Russian movements.
The notification 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 Rostkovski incident had been
closed with the punishment of the
guilty 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 inhabited
by Greeks, it was added had been set
on fire by the insurgents.
According to adViceS received a. one
of the foreign embassies at CONSTANT
nople no less than 800 Mussulmans have
been massacred throughout the district
I of MOnaSflr nv insurgents whose
ment continues to gain ground.
Emir Rushdi Pasha, who is nominally
I in command of the Turkish troops oper-
atlng in the MOnaStir district is seri-
ously hamDered in his efforts to sup
press the inSurrection by the fact that
the instructions he receives from here
are constantly changing and that when
a r1OVement is undertaken a counter
order from the palace alters the whole
situation The Turkish connmissary de-
Dartment is in wretched condition.
The troops a Monastir, for instance,
have not been served with ratiOnS of
meat for six weeks.
The insurgent bands in the Villayet
of AdrianOple are also active. One
band recently captured a detachment
of sixty Turkish soldiers near Haskoi
close to the Bulgarian frontier. Twenty
/ four batualions of reserves in the villa
yet of Anatoh have been summoned to
| the colors-
The repeated attacks made by the in
adequate protection afforded by the
/ Turkish authorities have compelled the
railroad officials to order, in spite of
! the protest Of the military command
/ ers, suspension of traffic on the Salon
\ lea. Monastir and uskub lines.
! Dispatches received here from Bel
/ grade. Servia, say that the Turkish
minister there has secured the deten-
! tion of g. quantity of arms and ammu-
/ milton destined for Bulgaria The for
Warder of the war munitions was SEN
! fenced to pay a fine of "a 600 for the
! illegal expectation of munitions of war
4 DESTROYED TOBACCO FACTORIES.
Sofia, Aug 1S.-Reports received here
from Constantinople and believed to be
authentic, confirm the previous state
| ments to the effect 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 establish
ments which were under European con-
| troll, as the proceeds from these estab-
! lishmentS were assigned to the service
of the Turkish debt.
TO PROTECT THE SULTAN.
Vienna. Aug. 1S.-A curious sugges-
tion has been made in some political
circles to the effect that the Russian
squadron bound for Turkish waters is
not intended so much as menace to
Turkey as to protect the sultan in the
event of serious outbreak at the Yildiz
palace resulting from the dissatisfac-
tion of the Albanians and of the Arab
ian-Syrian clique