Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-10-09
ONLY TENESCAPED.
Great Slaughter of Christians
in Town of MehOmia.
According TO Reports Received at
Sofia, the Backbone Of the RevO-
luton In Macedonia Is Broken
Turks Win Many Battles
Austro-RussIan Note.

Sofa, Bulgaria, Oct. 3.-The Mace
donian revolutionary headquarters
assert that they have positive infor-
nation that the whole Christian pop
ulation of the town of Mehomia,
(Razlog) province of Serves, was mas
sacred September 2S, with the cxcep-
ton of ten men who escaped with
the news.
Mehomia is an important town and
the seat of the local government.
The population was about equally di-
vided between Turks and Bulgarians.
The latter numbered 5000 persons.
According to advices received here
yesterday the backbone of the revolu-
tion in Macedonia is broken, the
Turkish troops are gaining the upper
hand everywhere, several insurgent
chiefs have been killed or wounded,
Others are abandoning the struggle
and fleeing to the frontier, the revo-
lutionary bands are sustaining heavy
losses and are seeking refuge in
large numbers and the Turks occupy
every important point along the
routes of retreat to the frontier.
Five engagements are reported to
i'"'S IDldNt III llle vicinity Oh
Kratovo, where 5000 Turks were at
tackled by revolutionary bands and,
though many Turks were killed, the
insurgents were completely routed.
One of the leaders of the latter,
Lieut.. Tontcheff, committed suicide in
order to avoid capture.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 5.-Serious
news has been received here from the
nf Es.I -; I,
and Bulgarian troops at Demir-K KAPPA,
both sides sustaining losses.
From insurgent sources it is report
ed that the Bulgarian villages of OBJ
iditt and Kremen have been pillaged
and burned. Many of their inhabit-
ants were slaughtered. The Bulgar-
ian quarter of Belitza is in flames.
Seven hundred refugees from Belitza
are reported to have been killed in
Turkish ambuscade near Samakoff.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 6.-The Austro-
Russian note to the porte published
yesterday has been received some
what sceptically in official circles
here, and among the Macedonian or
CARNATIONS with utter disbelief that
any good can come from it. One
point on which all parties are agreed
is that action is the only satisfactory
pledge of reform that the Ottoman
government can give. The Bulgarian
government is anxious to see the
promised details of the new meas
ures, but il is feared that if they are
stringent Turkey may prefer war to
accepting them, while if they are not,
stringent they will certainly be use
less.
DR.. Tartacheff. the president of the
Macedonian committee. saws that he
does not regard the new note more
seriously than the former ones. He
declares that any system of European
control is useless unless il has the
power to enforce the reforms entire
ly Independent of the porte.
1t is stated that the Catholic arch
bishop of Philippopolis has sent the
pope long account of the situation
in the vilayet of Adrianople and has
begged his holiness to intervene and
prevent the continuance of the mas
sacres and atrocities. The refugees
at Rila monastery are now said to
total 5000.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. "details of
the fighting at Kittkar, October l and
? have reached the revolutionary
headquarters here. The battle was
waged for So hours. The Turks found
it impossible to dislodge the band of
so insurgents from their strong posi-
ton and brought up two cannon. The
shots, however, went over the insur-
gents and wrought havoc among the
Turks on the other side of the posi-
ton. The insurgents ultimately es-
capped. The Turkish losses are var
iously estimated at from so to $50
men killed or wounded.