The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-10
Macedonian Revolutionists Attack
Inhabitants of Villages in Mon
astir With Savage Ferocity.
CHILDREN ARE MAssAcRED.
Turkey Apologies TO Russia for.
Death of Consul NJ. Rost-
kooske, Who Was Killed
by Policeman.

Constantinopie. Aug a.-Late dispatches
from Hilmi Pacha. Inspector General of the
| reform movement, announce that the insur-
/ gents in large numbers In the district of
| Clisuri Vilayet of Monnstir. attacked the
| village Djivarek, near Kastoria. and mas
sacred the inhabitants. including women and
children. and then furiously attacked neigh
boring villages taking many captives, Some
of whom We're burned alive.
| Some Greek peasants We're also killed in
one of the Kazas of the ,vilayet Of Monas-
! tir, and in the yilayet of okhrida insurgents
likewise attacked some MussuIman villages.
| They everywhere displayed rage and fe-
rocity. and the Mussulman inhabitants we're
! greatly terroIized.
The Government is taking every meas
,ire possible to suppress the rising.
| Eight more battalions have been ordered
| to the Nilayet OF Monastir. NJ Maurocor-
dato. the Greek Minister. has made repre-
sensations TO the Porte on behalf of the
Greek subjects. -.
NJ. Rostkovski, the Russian Consul at
MoHastir. il turns out. was murdered SAT-
urday morning by a Zapte "a member of
| the Turkish police. who was on duty OUT
| side the consulate. The assassin was ar
| Tewhk Pasha. Minister of Foreign AZ
fa,~s. called on the Russian Ambassador,
NJ Zingrief, and expressed the Govern5,
ment's deep regret over the occurrence. Il
Nothing can end the present revolution
in Macedonia until our national aspirations
are satisfied or those fighting to attain
them are exterminated'' i
This was the concluding sentence of
statement made to-day to the special corr
respondent of the Associated Press who is
investigating the situation in Macedonia,
by member Of the Macedonian Committee
at the revolutionary headquarters here. e
Boris Saratoff. the head and front of the
movement. is with the insurgents in Mace
donia. His representatives here believe that
the desired results will be reaped through
the present movement s
THE object of the rising" said the Mace:
DOMAIN committeeman, sis to win reform
which will assure to the Christian popula. );
ton of Macedonia security for their lives
and property, and the right to participated
in the administration of the country. 4;
ORIGIN OF UPRISING q
''rhe present revolutionary organization.
came into existence nine years ago. whent:
the persecution of the Bulgarian population
of Macedonia became fragrant
To-day all Macedonia is embraced in the
movement and though II was not intended
to strike SO soon, because the preparations
for rthe uprising were NOT sufficiently COM
pieted. the recent 5utrases of the Turks the s
massacres of the innocent, the filling Of tf1e-.
prisons with the pacific tSTai population,
pillaging entire villages. and the extort-=
ing of heavy fines from other under var
rious pretexts, SO exasperated all that the in
surrection was decided upon.' no matter
what might be the outcome.
1.-THE fighting area is widening and VIM
gradually embrace every vilayet hin Mace
dona until the autonomy of the country
has been gained by force of arms or by the
Intervention of those great Powers which
desire peace. Not until then will we lay
down our arms"
The Macedonian Revolutionary Committee
is now drawing up and will shortly circulate
declaration addressed to the Powers. ex-'
planning Macedonian grievances and the
objects Of the revolution.
GOVERNMENT FORCE INCREASED.
The Bulgarian Ministry is closely watch
ing the situation in Macedonia, and has de-
cfded to increase the frontier forces Or
ders have been telegraphed to the frontier
authorities to redouble their vigilance and
prevent all unauthorized individuals as well
as insurgent bands from crossing the Turk
ish frontier.
The Foreign Minister has informed the
representatives Of the Powers that the Gov
eminent will use its utmost endeavors to
quell all unrest in Bulgaria eoccasioned by
the events in Macedonia, but the Powers
must do their part and take the necessary
steps to induce the Porte to stop the perse-
cution Of the innocent and the employment |
Of bashi-bazouks in suppressing the revoiu- |
ton.
? The massacres likely to follow the letting !
loose of the bashi-bazouks, added the Minis
ter, are liable. to precipitate the movement !
in Bulgaria in favor of the revolution and
thus force the band oflthe Government