The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-04
INSURGENTS BURN
AND BUTCHER
New Outbreaks Reported; Rebels
Continuing Their Ravages.
COMMIT WHOLESALE MURDERS
The Inhabitants Panic-ssricken aud
the Aus horiti~s Have Lost All Con-
trol-Have blown lp the Bar-
racks at Ghtoktipe.

II
received. Sunday. from Constantinople
Salonica. Monastir and Adrianople re-
veal an equally unsatisfactory condi-
ton OF affairs in Macedonia From
Salonica come reports of new risings-
AT Monastir the insurgents are said 20
be masters of the situation. Tele-
grams from Adrianople declare that
the insurgent bands are continuing
their rayages.
At the moment the porte is asking
Belgium 10 supply officers for the Ma
cedonian gendarmerie the Swedish am
bassador al Constantinople has noti-
fed the Turkish government that un-
less they receive their pay immediate
ly. the Swiss officers now at Uskub will
leave the country.
he Dneynik says the Servian diplo-
matte agent has notified the porte that
two divisions of the Servlan army
have been modified without any hos
tile intention. as regards Turkey. but
they will be sent 10 the frontier 10 pre-
vent Albanian incursions into Seryia.
Inhabitants Panic->tricken-
The inhabitants are panic-stricken.
and the authorities have lost all con-
troll The rebels are committing whole
sale massscres.
An unsuccessful attempt was made.
the Dnevnik's advices add. 10 blow up
the west-bound Orient express between
Usunkistri and Tschernkeskia- Only
the locomotive. however. was derailed-
Destroyed All Residences.
A new outbreak is reported 10 have
occurred in the environs of Salonica.
and several skirmishes have taken
place between Gievgyeli and Salonica.
and there has also been a fight near
Edidjevarda. both sides losing heavily
In the district between Kasteria and
Florina. south OF Monastis, the insur-
gents have destroyed all the fortified
residences of the wealthy bees A no
torious brigand named Abdul Medjid.
recently delivered a harangue TO the
inhabitants of Tetoyo. telling them 10
prepare themselves TO slaughter all
Bulgarians upon the first appearance
Of the revolutionary bands in the
neigh borhood.
Turkish Troops DISCOURAGED.
Many wounded Turkish soldiers have
been brought into Salonica from Us
kub. Sores and Monastir The Turkish
troops are reported TO be greatly dis
couraged. and many deserters have
been thrown into prison
According 10 the Dnevnik the Hodja
I teachers attached 10 the mosquel in
the vilayet OF hossavo. are preaching
that the time for holy war has come
and that the people must be ready 4
4 kill the Christians in the vilayet In
I surgent bands are said to be in com.
\ plete control OF The districts OF Demir-
| hissar and Kitscheyo and the chief
mountain passes in the vllayet 81
Monastir
The total strength OF the bands liz
the vilayet of Adrianople rs estimat &c
at 5000 men. The insurgents hav.
blown up the barracks at Ghioktipe
near Malketernovo. killing 60 soldiers
They also attacked and set fire 10 tn,
Turkish camps at Egripalanka. Kra
tovo. and Kotcheni. A great panic en-
sued, the troops firing into each other
The Bulgarian government has sen
another regiment 10 strengthen thu
frontier forces in the neighborhood o
Kostendil A private telegram from
Rula. Bulgaria. near kostendil. say
the reservists in the frontier Villages
have received orders TO be ready 70
mobilization the moment that fightini
occurs at the frontier posts.