Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-11
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The delegates al S'tt oi 20 Macr'
donian committee have addressed the
following appeal to each Of he repre-.
sentative of ne pewe s.;
The delegates of the Macedonian COM
mitt have the honor TO bring to your
notice the following declaration, with
the request that you comml lica'e it TO
your government:
The Mussulnans' systematic persecu-
ton has compelled The Christians in
Macedonia and the vilayet of Adr'anOple
to institute a general rising. They have
had recourse to this extreme measure
after exhausting' all pacific means TO
secure the Intervention of Europe 10
enforce the provisions of the Berlin
treaty. At the present moment this
Intervention is the only means ofremcdy-
ing the evil and stopping blOodshed.
The sporadic efforts o, the powers to
secure reforms having failed, they re-
suited merely in recTJdescence of
Turkish fanalicism and government OPP
preston.
1t is evident that reform measures TO
be effcacious must include the appoint
ment of Christian governor general OF
Macedonia, someone who has never held
Office under the Porte, and who must be
independent OF the Turl sh government
in the exercise of his functions then
the further appointment by The powers
of a joint, permanent administrative
board with full pow ers 10 deal with any
disturbance.
Having published the foregoing facts
to the civilized world and make known
the causes which have d.yen the Mace
dOnians to despair, the committee for tue
Macedonians now in aims proposes 10
continue the fight till lhe object of iheir
uprising has been attained.
The Representatives of the Macedonian
revolutionary committee have published
a statement saying that the nrnber Of
insurgents in the district Of Monastir Is
5000, aud that they arearmed with rifles
purchased in Greece. 1t also states that
on August 2nd coo insurgents destroyed
three detachments Of Turkish troops,
numbering altogether 100, and attacked
the town of Kitchcyo, but failed TO oc-
cupy it. The insurgents, however de-
stroyed the Turkish village of Drougoyo,
whose inhabitants had come to the assist
ance of the garrison of Kitcheyo. The
statement further says that three Chris
tian villages-Smilevo, Krouche and
Bolono--near MoDasiir, have been com
pletely destroyed by the Turkish troops.
1t is officially reported that 10 Turk
ish villages in the vilayet Of Okhrida
have been burned by the Bulgarian
revolutionlsts. The Turkish troops ar
rived too late to save the villagers.
Further fighting occurred Sunday near
Sorovitch, the Turkish troops coming
into collision at the village Of Kailar
with large insurgent band.
According to mail adyices from Mon
astir, dated August 5, the insurgents
who recently occupied the little town of
Krushevo, 90 miles north of Monastir,
number 900. They killed the garrison,
consisting of 80 soldiers, dynamited and
burned the government buildings and
then hoisted on a hill overlooking the
town a red flag, bearing on one side a
lion with the inscription death or lib
erty," and on the other the words
Courage, brethren" The rebels were
| in pOssessiOn of the town when the let
ters were sent of. :"
Practically the whole country north
of Monastir is in revolt. The Turkish
official reports state that fresh bands of
revolutionists in considerable numbers
have crossed the frontier from Bulgaria
during the last few days.
An Internal machine in the form of a
box filled with dynamite was sent from
Phillipopolis to Uskub, timed to explode
at the latter place the moment that two
passenger trains coming from and going
to Salonica were due to pass through.
Fortunately the train upon which the
machine was sent was detained at the
frontier depot at Zibeviche, where 1t ox-
ploded last night, damaging the station,
but injuring nobody.
Boris Sarafof, the active leader OF the
Macedonian insurgents, has warned the
directors of the Oriental Railway MT to
sell passenger tickets, for all the rail-
roads, he says, will be destroyed.
The Gar has demanded the exem-
plary punishment not only Of the mur-
derer of the Russian counsel at Monast r,
who was killed last week by Turkish
gendarme, but of all the military and
civil officials in any way responsible for