Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-09-25
THOUSANDS ARE SLAIN
Turks Are Said to Have Destroyed
Town of KastOria.
THE POPULATION WAS OVER 10000.
While Bulgaria is Proceeding With Moblliza-
ton She Cannot Hope, Under Present Con-
ditions, for Aid From the Other PoWets
of Europe-Murder In a Monastery D.
Turks

Sofa, Bulgaria (By Cable).-lhe
Foreign Office here has received relia-
bic information that the Turks have
destroyed the town of KaStorla, 80
miles south Of Monastir, and have mas
sacred the population.
The report comes from sources adj
hitting of little doubt, though the de-
tails are lacking 1t was received
with the gravest concern by the Off
Gals here. The population OF Kas-
toria numbered about 10000 persons,
and the massacre of such number in
one place, if report be true, exceeds
anything which has yet occurred in
Macedonia.
AT the present critical moment, when
popular feeling is intense, the effect
OF the report OF such stupendous
slaughter may be most serious.
The press is assuming a belicoSe
tone. The Dnevnk complains that the
Governments partial mobilization OF
three divisions is utterly inadequate,
and urges the immediate mobilization
of the whole Bulgarian army, pointing
out that the experience of other ma.
tions-France, Austria and the United
States-has proved that it is always
necessary to display strength when
dealing with Turkey.
The paper advises the Government to
act now ''at favorable moment, when
the people of Europe are evidencing
encouragement to Bulgaria"
The Government, while steadily pro-
ceeding with the partial mobilization
plans, is trying tc avoid unnecessarily
exciting the people, and, consequently,
has resolved not to mobilize any part
of the Sofia garrison.
The War Office has recalled the Bull
garian officers who were studying in
the military schools Of Russia, France,
Austria and Italy.
The German representative here has
addressed a note to the Bulgarian
Government in accord with the declar-
atoms of Russia and Austria, saying
that Bulgaria cannot expect assistance
from any power in the event OF war
with Turkey, and that the Austro-Rus-
sian reform plan will be applied.
The Austrian representative, in in
sisting on the necessity for Bulgaria
remaining calm, declared that If the
principally was powerless to prevent
the passage of insurgent bands into
Macedonia, Austria and Russia would
take note of her powerlessness and
charge Turkey to exercise her rights
defend her territory against foreign IN
cursions and maintain order in the in
terror.
Dispatches from Uskub announce
that since the calling out OF the Turk
ish reserves the situation in the vilayet
has grown worse. The Austrian and
Russian consuls are reported to have
asked their Ambassadors at Constan-
tinople to demand that the Porte dis
band the reserves or maintain dlscl-
pine among them Since the reserves
we're mustered pillaging and murders
have been reported daily. The consuls
are powerless. The Turkish authorities
receive their complaints and appoint
investigating commissions, which never
convict.
Reports from Monastir OF the burn
ing OF villages and the massacre OF
their inhabitants continue The Au-
tonomy publishes the names of 80 vii
lagos in the viayet of Monastir which
were recently destroyed by regular
troops and bashi-bazouks, and also an
nounces that the Monastery OF the
Holy of Holes, near Okhride, has
been destroyed. At the monastery
Turkish soldiers killed an entire fam
lily, the Bulgarian priest, his children
and his grandchildren-35 persons in
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