The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-14
Turkish Soldier Who Killed Rus
sian Consul Pays the Penalty
of His Crime.
The Sultan's Troops Occupy Kru.
shevo After a Siege and Bonn ).
bardment by Artillery.
Bulgarian Residents of Monastir
and Saloniki Fear an Upris-
ing Of the Mussulmen.

Constantinople, Aug. 14.--A court mar
tial held at Monastir yesterday condemned
the gendarme Hahn to death for the
murder of M. RostKovski the Russian con-
sui at Monastir. The sentence was imme-
diately carried out. Another gendarme
was sentenced to fifteen years penal SER
vitude.
Dispatches received ny the porte give
particulars Of a number of encounters with
the insurgents. The latter attacked the
village of Gumenke, throwing bombs into
it. but official dispatches say they were
repulsed. The foreign representatives
have demanded Of the porte protection for
| the consuls and foreign residents at Mon
astir. The grand vlzier has promised ef-
fecttve measures of protection
| The Mussulmans in the disturbed area
are persistently demandin garms and am
| munition to protect themselves against
| the Christians. This is considered a dan
| gerous factor In the situation
! Turks Take krushevo.
| The imperial troops have occupied
| Krushevo, twenty-three miles north Of
the insurgents. A force of 1000 troops be-
sieged the place and bombarded it with
| artillery.
The fighting with the revolutionsts is
| still proceeding outside the town. Con-
suar advices from Monastir and Saloniki
1ndorse the belief that any overt movement
In those towns on the part of the revolu-
| tionary committees will lead to a massacre
Of the Bulgarian inhabitants by the Mus
sulmen. The panic continues at Monastir
| where the shops are closed.
| A settlement of the indemnity for the
murder of M. Rostkovski, the Russian
minister, is imminent The governments
offer of $4,000 to the widow appears to be
satisfactory to Russia.
Bulgaria Prepares Statement.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug 14.-The Bulgarian
| government Is preparing memorandum
to the powers giving statistics Of the acts
of oppression by Turkish officials In
| Macedonia since the institution Of the re.
| form program, three months ago, and
| other evidence In support Of Bulgaria s
belief in the hopelessness of expecting
any good result Hom the Russo Austrian
reform plan,
| The Bulgarian police have arrested Gen
eral Tzontcheff and Colonel Yankoff, both
officers Of the Bulgarian army, who are
now prominent leaders Of the Macedonian
! committee. They were taken into GUS
tory near the Macedonian frontier on the
charge that they were going to join the
! insurgents.
ProclaIms Macedonian independence.
| Berlin, Aug. 14.-The Cologne Gazette
publishes mail letters from the revolte6
Turkish provinces stating that Boris
Sarafoff, who Is leading the insurgents II
person, has proclaimed Macedonia an in.
dependent state and has formed a provi.
sional government :.-
| General Bachtiar is in command Of the
Anatolian troops, who the march
from Albania. Hussem Pasha, inspector
Of the Greek frontier, has been appointed
chief of the forces operating between
| Ostrovo and F1orina.
Disquieting news comes from Kl1ssura
When military train was ordered from
that place the troops deserted en- masse
and went to their homes.
Telegraphic communication Is practi
cally completely suspended turnout the
i disaffected provinces,