The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-31
COTTON HAS SAILED
CHEKIB BEY's FEARS WILL NOT
KEEP SHIPS FROM TURKEY.
NO NEWS FROM LEISHMAN.
LONDON HEARS TEWFIK PASHA
ASKS WITHDRAWAL OF FLEET.

ingtOn-EIeeC Will NOT lie Recalled
Unless President So Directs-Nevv
Outbreak Reported from SaIOnica.
MOsIems of kOsSavO Preach a
..HOIy War'-Austrian Consulate
Not Fired On-Italian Wants to
Free Albania.
Washington, Aug. 30.-Other than ad-
vices from Admiral Cotton announcing
his departure with the cruisers Brook
lyn and San Francisco for Beirut,
there were no developments in the
Turkish situation to-day so far as
Washington is concerned.
Secretary Hay said tonight he had
not heard from Minister Leishman
since yesterday morning. The orders
to Admiral Cotton to proceed to Beirut
will not be cancelled, it is authorita-
lively stated tonight, unless the Pres
ident so directs. Such an order at this
time, however apparently would not
avail anything, as the Admiral is now
on his way to Turkey.
The uneasiness of Chekib Bey, the
Turkish minister, over the presence of
an American fleet in Turkish waters,
lest it be taken by the revolutionists
as an evidence of the American gov
ernments sympathy with their cause,
it is thought. will not be a strong
enough reason for it's withdrawal.
The administration regards it as a
sacred duty to see that adequate and
prompt assistance and protection
should be given American interests
in the disturbed district, and for this
reason feels justified in having the
warships sent to Turkey.
Contrary to expectation, Chekib Bey
had not arrived in Washington up to
o'clock tonight.
Ships Sail for Port Said.
Genoa, Aug 30.-The United States
cruisers Brooklyn and San Francisco
sailed at 1925 o'clock this afternoon for
Port Said, where they expect to find
instructions indicating their future
movements.
Asks Fleets Recall.
London, Aug. 9O.--A dispatch from
Constantinople. dated Aug. 20, to the
Exchange Telegraph Company says it
is understood that after an interview
with Foreign Minister Tewfk Pasha
Minister Leishman requested Washing
ton to recall the European squadron
which has been ordered to Beirut.
Calls 1t Wedding Feast.
London, Aug. 31.-The Sofia CORE
spondent of the Times telegraphs that
was merely a wedding party indulging
in feudejoie and the shots were not
directed with design against the United
States vice consul, Mr.. Ma gelssen.
Unsatisfactory Condition of Affairs.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 30.-Dispatches
received to-day 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 to
be masters of the situation. kilograms
from Adrianople declare that the in
surgents bands are continuing their
ravages.
At the moment that the Porte is
asking Belgium to supply officers for
the Macedonian gendarmerie, the Swed-
ish ambassador at Constantinople has
notified the Turkish government that
unless they receive their pay imme-
diately the Swedish officers now at
Uskub will leave the country.
The Dnevnik says the Servian dip
lomatic agent has notified the Porte
that two divisions of the army have
been modified without any hostile in
tention as regards Turkey, but they
will be sent to the frontier to prevent
Albanian incursions into Servia.
New Outbreak.
new outbreak is reported to have
occurred in the environs of Salonica,
and several sxirmishes have taken
place between Gievgyeli and Salonica
and there also has been a fight near
Edidjevarda, both sides losing heavily.
In the district between Kastoria and
Flirina, south of Monastir, the insur-
gents have destroyed all the fortified
residences of the wealthy beys.
a notorious brigand named Abdul
Medjid recently delivered a harangue
to the inhabitants of Tetovo, telling
NA4NiAl ~ prepare lllCllloGlNCS W HAo'NSAt
ter all the Bulgarians upon the first
appearance of revolutionary bands in
the neighborhood.
Many wounded Turkish soldiers have
been brought into Salonica from Us
kub, Sores and Monastir. The Turkish
troops are reported to be greatly dis
outraged and many deserters nave
been thrown into prison.
MOsIems Preach Holy WAR
According to the Dnevnik, the hodja
teachers attached to the mosque), III
Nilayet of Kossovo, are preaching
mat the time for a holy war has come,
ana that the people must be ready TO
XIII the Christians. in the vilayet.
lnsurgent bands are said TO be in
complete control of the districts of
Demirhsar and Kitschevo and the chief
mountain passes of the vilayet of Mon
asstlr. The total strength of the
lands In the vilayet of Adrianople is
estimated at 5000 men. The insurgents
nave blown up the barracks at Chick
eope near Malkoternovo, killing sixty
sUldlers. They also attacked the Turk
~ camps at Egrlpalanka, Kratovo and
,plcheni' great panic ensued, the
'gops nrlng into each other.
ne bulgarian government has sent
9uother regiment 10 strengthen the
'ntier positions in the neighborhood
hostendil A private telegram from
uiAi bulgaria, near Kostendll, says
IfatfNistf in the frontier villages