The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-25

Washington, September 21--The state
department today received a long cable
gram from Minister Leishman, at Con-
stantinople, but nothing was given out
regarding it, except the informal state
ment that it contained no alarming
news and in part concerned with rou-
tine business.
communication have reached the
state department urging this govern
ment to say or do something that will
put a stop to the atrocities in Turkey.
1t is said hat this pressure does not
emanate from the missionaries.
Officials at the state department are
r~eticent about the probability of the
United States giving expression to the
feeling with which the alleged atroci-
ties in Turkey are viewed by the peo-
pie of the United States, but they say
that reports from Turkey show that the
deeds daily perpetrated in sections OF
that country are of such a character as
to shock civilization and necessarily are
of deep concern to the United States.
INSURGENT FORCES DEFEAT TUR-
KISH TROOPS.
Sofia, Bulgaria, September 21.-Ac-
cording to fugutives who have arrived
at Ria from Djoumaia, a serious en-
gagement has occurred at Perrin, near
Melnik, sixty-five miles from Salonlca,
in which the Turks are said to have
lost 500 men killed. including two colo
nels.
A special dispatch from Rila gives the
following details of the fighting at
Perrin:
On the 18th of September 1000 Turk
ish troops surrounded the village and
attacked the bands under Steinof and
Dervingoff, who had taken up a position
there. The latter were reinforced by
the bands commanded by Yankoff
Z~Ontcheff and the combined insurgent
forces turned on the Turks and COM
pletely annihilated them. One Turkish
commander was captured.
APPOINTMENT OF Wallis CAUSE
UNFAVORABLE COMMENT.
Constantinople, September 21.-The
unfavorable comment aroused by the
appointment Of Reshid Pasha, the form
er vail of Beirut, to be vail of Brusa,
which is really a promotion, continues.
The action of the Porte in this connec-
ton is regarded here as a challenge to
the representatives of the powers, es-
pecially to the American miisnter, who
it is thought, is likely to protest and
may possibly demand Reshid Pasha's
recall from Brusa, in the interests Of
the American educational establishment
in that port.
Reports from Beirut say the appoint
ment of HALL Pasha to be vail of Bel
rut has caused much disappointment.
The inhabitants expected that Nazim
Pasha. the vail Of Syria, who inspired
confidence by his conduct when he be-
came acting vail after Reshid Pasha's
removal, would be made vail.
PORTE NOT ATTENDING TO THE
AMERICAN CLANS.
Washington, September s1.-The state
department has under consideration the
matter of the appointment Of the re-
firing vail Of Beirut to be vail of Brusa.
At present, the officials are disposed to
regard the appointment in the light of
a transfer rather than a promotion, but
a further inquiry into the facts by
Minister 1elShman may change this
view of the case. It was said at the
state department today that 1t was the
original intention of the sultan to ap-
point the former vail Of Beirut to be
substitute secretary Of the department
of the interior and it is intimated tina
the strong representations against this
appointment made by Minister Leish-
man were effective. In his cablegram
today Minister Leishman states that
the Americans claims against Turkey
are not receiving satisfactory attention
by the porte.