Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-15
BLACK SEA FLEET.
SQUADRON OF Russian Boats to
Sail for Turkey.
MURDER OF RUSSIAN CONSUL

ment of the Murderer is Demanded
Also the Punishment of Officials Re-
sponsible for 1t.
st Petersburg, Aug 15.--A squadron
of the Russian Black sea fleet has been
ordered to sail for Turkish waters.
Notification of this move has been teie-
gaphed from Selhastopol to the Rus
sian ambassador at Constantinople.
The following kilograms exchanged
between the foreign Office and Russian
Representatives abroad show the hrst
steps taken as consequence OF tne
murder of NJ. RostkovSki, the Russian
consul at. Monastir.
On August IL, Count Lamsdorn. the
foreign minister, telegraphed to NJ.
Zinovieff. Russian ambassador at Con
stantinople. that neither the sultans
EXPRESSION of regret the visit of Prince
Ahmed, the sultan's son. to the am
bassador, nor the expressions of sym
pathy by the grand yisier and other
high Turkish dignitaries. was consid-
cred to be adequate satisfaction for the
murder of the consul.
When NJ. Stcherbina, the Russian
consul was murdered at Mitrovitza.
continued Count Lamsdorff, the czar
took into account the fact that the
murderer was an Albanian whose tribe
was in rebellion against the govern
ment The outrage at Monastir. how
ever, was of quite another character
and called for the severest punishment.
The czar. therefore ordered that no
promises on the part of the Turkish
government should be accepted, but
taht demands should be made as fol
lows:
The immediate severe punishment of
the murderer; the arrest and exem-
plary punishment of the person who
fired at NJ. Rostkovski's carriage; the
immediate production of positive
proofs that Valdi of Monastir has been
actually banished; the instant severe
punishment of all the civil and military
officials responsible for the murder.
In addition to these demands, AM
bassador Zinovieff was instructed as
a5neans of general pacification in the
vilayet of Monastir to make the follow
ing demands:
The immediate severe punishment Of
all Turkish officials regarding whose
outra geous behavior report was made
by the director of the Russian con-
sulate at Uskub after making tour
of the vilayet of Kossoyo in company
with the Austrian consul; the rein
statement of Ismail Hal1ki, who was
dismissed, but whose efficiency was en-
dorsed by the Inspector general of
Macedonia: the immediate release of
the peasants on whom, according to the
reports of the Russian and Austrian
consuls, the Turks perpetrated atrocl-
ties the instant dismissal and punish
ment of the officials of the administra-
ton of Salonica and Prisrend, whose
malpractices have been brought to
light, and finally that the foreign Off
GERS employed in Macedonia shall inn
mediately enroll fresh gendarmerie and
police for the requisite protection of
the peaceful population and the intro
duction of legislative order.
Count Lamsdorff telegraphed, Au-
gust II. to the Russian diplomatic
agent at Sofia that the imperial gov
eminent could not obtain adequate sat
isfaction for the assassination of M.
Rostkovski and therefore had already
taken measures to secure redress. AS
on the occasion of the murder of Con-
sui Stcherbina. the suppression OF the
insurrection movement among the AL
banians was demanded, so on the pres
ent occasion demands had been pre-
sented to the Otomtan government for
the severe punishment of all the mill
tary and civil authorities guilty of
atrocities against the Christians.
Count Lamsdorff impressed on the
diplomatic agent that 1t was his duty
to see that Russia's vigorous attitude
towards the porte was not interpreted
by the Bulgarian government or the
Macedonian committee as indicating
any change in the political program
laid down in previous government COM
xnunications.
It would be a dangerous error, added
the Russian foreign minister, on the
part OF principality to consider Rus
sia's present action as fostering the
revolutionary agitation of the Mace
donian committee. whose continued
criminal activity was hindrance to
the pacification of the vilayets. and.
therefore to the Introduction of re-
forms. From the Russian consular re-
ports it was clear that the peaceful
Christian population suffered at the
hands of the revolutionary bands as
much as they did from the olrtra Ges
and robberies committed by Turks.
All these circumstances, concluded
Count La1nsdroff, proved the necessity
for the most vigorous counter action
on the part of the Bulgarian govern
ment with view to the suppression of
the troubles in the Balkan peninsula.
The dispatch of the squadron is in
tended to emphasize Russia's intention
of exacting complete compliance with
her demands AS to satisfaction for the
murder by a Turkish gendarme of her
consul at Monastir.
Censtantinople Aug 15.-The widow
OF NJ. Rostkovski, in informing Hilma
Pasha, the inspector general of Mace
donia, that she would not accept the
indemnity of $4,000 offered by the
porte for the murder of her husband
said she did not want Turkish charity
She has returned the decoration of the
Order of the -Shopakat. be.
slowed on her by the sultan, and also
her husbands Turkish decorations
A steamer has left for the Oar
danelles to embark Ali Ria Pasha
the dismissed vail of Monastir, who