Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-10

for 20 years. He knew the inside OF al.
most every village In the province ana
was regarded as friend Of the Chris
tans. He was believer In the tradl-
tion that an oyerbearing manner was
best Ia dealing with 0rlentals.
Last May the consul had an expert
ence apparently similar to the lncldeh'
which led to his death. He went TO the
village of MOgil six miles north OF
Monastir, to Investigate the Turkish eS.
cesses there The Turkish troops had
cordoned the village and sergeant
seized the brides Of NJ Rostkovoskl :
horses and attempted TO stop the con-
sui The latter raised his cane and
struck the sergeant. His action placed
him In Imminent danger until his iden-
tity was revealed,
SITUATION GRAVE.
Vienna, Aug. 10. Officials here realize
the gravity Of the situation arising
from the murder Of NJ. Rostkovski put
believe that Russia in spite of the pro-
vocation viii maintain a peaceful at
tltude as long as possible.
According TO reports received mere the
Turkish population In Macedonia Is
forming bands to fight the Bulgarian
reyoutionists,
Ii appears that insurgents captured
three cannon at Krusheyo'
THE VAIL DISMISSED.
Constantinople Aug. lO--The vail OF
Monastir has been dismissed and Hus-
sein Hilmi Pasha formerly governor OF
Yemin, Arabia, has been appointed as
his successor
An imperial trade orders court mar
tIal to assemble at Monastir to try the
assassin Of NJ. Rostkovoski and report
on the responsibility Of the officials in
the murder of the Russian consul.
BALFoUR ON SITUATION.
London, Aug. lO.-The Balkan stua-
ton has assumed o more serious aspect
I'm the eyes of the British officials. No
authoritative statement as TO the Brit
ish attitude can be obtained pending
the receipt of information regarding
the length to which Russia will go in
exacting reparation for the murder Of
the Russian consul at Monastr II Is
expected, however, that the Russian de-
mands for the punishment OF the muir
derer and the responsible officials VIII
be followed by others Of greater inter-
national Interest and Affecting the
whole Balkan situation
II was stated today by diplomat In
q position 10 know the ears policy
that the emperor had no intention OF
preoipltnting war, and that before deal
ing with the international situation In
Turkey, Russia will communicate with
Austria and acquaint the other sigma
tory powers Of the Berlin treaty with
at least part of her plans.
The state OF affairs In Macedonia was
brought up in the house OF commons,
but Premier Bafour declared he was
unable TO give any satisfactory assur-
ances regarding the situation. The lat
est news reaching the government, he
said, was far from reassuring.
Mr.. Balfour acknowledged the III sue
cess Of the efforts OF Europe In the
Macedonian question since the signing
of the treaty of Berlin but he thought
that the critics Of English diplomacy
should not forget the extraordinary
complication In the difficulties of the
task. There were grave grievances
arising from q deep set disease, He
deplored the nOn-succcss Of their efforts
to deal with the situation, but he was
stll hopeful that the plan recently de-
signed by Russia and Austria would
prove the best way Of dealing with the
problem, II was therefore the duty OF
the rest OF Europe to support them as
long as their efforts were directed In
no ambitious spirit to the ameloration
TO the lot OF the population Of Mace
dOnia,
II must sorrowly be admitted that
the revolutionary. bands themselves
were one of the chief obstacles TO the
success Of Europe's Efforts The lurid
picture drawn Of the condition of Mace
donia by his interrogation, Mr.. Bryce,
was not painted In colors any too dark.
Between the outrages deliberately
planned by the revolutionists and the
license of Turkish troops the historical
truth required him to say that the ball
ance of crlminalty lay rather with the
revomtlonists than with the Turks