Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-09
fnsurgent Bands Ordered Not
to Modest Peaceful Turkish
and Albanian Villages.
WILL Al. WAYS Be pLENTY0F TIME
Turks Burning Forests and Villages
and Killing Fugitives--Famine in
District of krushevo - Wholesale
Maseacres Reported from Monastir.

London, Sept. 9.-EYefythlng seems
to point to new and terrible develop
ments in Macedonia. On top OF the
appalling accounts of the results of
the Turkish methods of restoring
order" in the vilayet of Monastir
comes the threat by the insurgents to
resort to reprisals on the same scale.
The porte's anxiety to suppress news
by eXpelling newspaper correspond
ents from the area of the operations ,
held to have but one meaning. This
mornings papers comment upon the
significance of the news that Russia
and Austria are seeking to persuade
the powers to eoerce Bulgaria as
showing belief that war Is inevitable.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 9.-The Mace
DOMAIN interior organization estimates
that 10000 women, children and old
men are hiding in the mountains and
forests Of Macedonia The Turks are
burning the forests in the districts of
Leren and Kostur and killing fugi-
tives who attempt to escape to the
plains The Vlach village of Gopesh.
three hours distant from Monastir,
has been burned by the Turks. who
are reported to have thrown several
OF the inhabitants into the fire. The
Bashi-Bazouks have destroyed the vii
iage of Stoilovo,. near Malketerno.
Thirteen thousand Turkish soldiers
| assembled on the frontier at Palanka,
Kratovo and Gotsehani and are plum
dering the surrounding villages. The
people have not complained, fearing
that they may be murdered In the
district of Debristsi. vilayet of Mon
astir the soldiers are reported to be
naked and starving and to be robbing
II around.
Orders Issued by General Staff.
The general staff of the insurgents
has issued a circular ordering the
bands not to modest the peaceful Turk
ish and Albanian villages. The order
concludes: There will always be
plenty of time TO take such measures" .
Famine prevails in the district of
Krusheyo and the population Is going
into the adjacent districts.
All reports from the vilayet of Mon
astir agree in describing the situation
as appalling Between 10000 and So
| coo Bulgarian inhabitants are believed
to have been destroyed The refugees
in the mountains and forests are dy-
! ing Of starvation by thousands. The
! Turks are apparently determined to
exterminate the entire Bulgarian pop
| ulation Of the yilayet, The actual de-
tails of the happenings outside the
town are not available The foreign
| representatives at Monastir are de-
| pendent on information furnished to
them from Turkish official sources.
Situation Grows Alarming.
In government circles here the sit
uation is viewed with increasing
alarm. 1t is reliably reported that the
| Turkish forces in Macedonia number
! 100000 It is considered impossible
that such a force has been assembled
merely to crush the rebellion 1t is
| feared that the sultan is meditating
an attack on Bulgaria.
According to a telegram from Con-
stantinople the porte has issued an
unconditional order that all European
correspondents must leave Macedonia
because they are circulating false
news. The ambassadors have been
notified of this decision.
The latest reports regarding Boris
sarafoff, the Macedonian leader, says
he was wounded in the leg near
Darlene
Saloniea Turkey Sept. 9.-Twelve
battalions Of Turkish troops are re-
ported to have surrounded large
revolutionary band near Ostroyo, 30
miles from Monastir Fighting Is pro
eeeding.
The reyolutionaries have taken Zip
a position near Lake Aniatovo, in the
vilayet of ConstantinopIe Turkish