Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-21
De MANDS AND BEGS.
Turkey Has Enough Of Her
Quarrel With Russia.
HumbIy Asks That Squadron Be With
drawn from Her Waters.
Somewhat as Expected, but Lesson Is
Yet to Be Taught.

Constantinople, Wednesday, Aug. 10.
-Tewfik Pasha, the Turkish foreign
minister, yesterday, visited the Rusr
sian ambassador, and notified him that
the Turkish government accepted all
the Russian demands and begged that
the Russian squadron be Withdrawn
from Turkish waters.
Athens. Aug. 20.-M Ralli, the
premier and foreign minister, has COM
smunicated to the representative of the
powers the gist of the reports made
by the Greek consuls in Macedonia in
which it is stated that the Greek church
schools and 322 houses belonging to
Greeks at Ketcheri have been blown
up by dynamite and burned and that
a number of Greek subjects have been
killed.
Constantinople, Aug. 2O.-It is officially
reported that a strong band of insurgents
has been captured near Florna and that
the peasants are surrendering their arms.
Vienna, Aug 20.-Count Goluchowsk1
had a long conference. today. with M.
SturdZa the RCumanian premier on the
Macedonian question. 1t is reported that
Count Goluchowski declared if Bulgaria
went to war the powers would give Tur'
key a free hand.
Dispatches from Salonica say an i'm
portant fight occurred in the mountains
of Pissoder Aug 49, The village of Erin.
inseco was burned by thc9Turks and many
insurgents We're killed., n As said that all
Austrian manufactorySis negotiating with
bulgaria to supply That country with 49,
Oo0, 600 cartridges. The decision ofthe Bull
garian government is expected early next
week.
Berlin Aug. 20.--aAsdespatch to the
Cologne Gazette from St. Petersburg
dated, yesterday, says: THE situation
in the Far East is beceming more
acute. Even in Manchuria the Chinese,
are assuming an insolelst attitudasAto-
ward the Russians, particularly tor
wards the troops. At One place stones
were thrown at the COMMANDER of the
soldiers. While all RUSSIANS are thk
objects of insults, spiIitsof Opposition
to the Chinese government ia also Lnan
festcd.' 48G AZ
tOtlStuIllllloIlt, AUG. AV.-1IdIt NUS
sian squadron arrived off Armada on
the eastern coast of European Turkey,
Wednesday afternoon.
Tripoli, Aug. 2O.-Ali Ria Pasha, the
former vail of Monastir. (who was re-
moved owing to the assassination there
of the Russian consul NJ. RostvoskD
accompanied by his family, has arrived
here in exile.
Berlin, Aug 20,-The rising in Mace
donia is regarded here as entering uron
n darker stage. The instruction is
taking on proportions unexpected by
the German diplomatic agents Bull
Carian feeling, excited by the muir
dcrers across the body. ie loss restrain
able by the Bulgarian government. and
the movements of the Russian and the
British fleets add to the nervousness
on the Bourse and among traders and
bankers owning Turkish railroad shares
or having commercial interests in Tur-
key.
The German government maintains
join the other powers with any COM
IlililiN ipilo w b4 htS VI IbuiS'lt III dt-
signed to prevent war and tending to
confine the disturbance to an insurrec-
ton which Turkey must suppress.
The German foreign office appears to
be as much puzzled by Russia's pur-
pose in moving Il squadron of her Black
sea fleet. as a n-poltical ayman
would be. The foreign office officials
have made no inquiry Of Russia on this
point. AS such a question might be
construed as suspecting Russias de-
signs, and Russia, The Associated
Press is informed. has sent no explain
alton or assurance on the subject. none
being considered necessary.
Constantinople. Aug. Gothic Rus
sian squadron arrived off Iniadia on the
terday afternoon.
London, Aug. 20.-The admiralty, to-
day, denied the Daily Chronicles
statement that Admiral Domville, COM
handing the British Mediterranean
squadron. now off the coast of Portu-
gal. has received urgent orders to inn
mediately dispatch some of his ships
to the vicinity of Salonica. The Off
cials Informed The Associated Press
that nothing had been done regarding
the dispatch of a British force to Turk
ish waters and it was not expected that
such action would be taken unless a
radical change in the situation occurs.
The Austrian embassy vouches for
the continuance up to the present of
the harmonious agreement between the
powers relative to Macedonia.
Great britain is playing a minor
role, letting Russia and Austria take
the lead and is not disposed to give
announcement to the insurgents by
engaging in a naval demonstration
which it is considered, could only be
construed as directed against the Turk
ish government.
All the embassies here unite in the
statement that the news from Macedo-
mia is exaggerated. 1t is officially re-
ported. however, that Turkey has
about 100000 troops in the disturbed |
district, and this number is accepted as
being an indication that a large ma
jority of the population is engaged in :
the instruction. /