New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
PLOT SUSPECTED IN MoNAsTIR.
Letters in Boston Describe the Attack on n
Rostkoyski as Unprovoked.

Boston Aug 2S-I.etters have been received here
from persons at Monastir, European Turkey, indi-
eating that the attack on the American Vice-Con-
sui William c. Magessen, at Beirut on Sunday,
August g. just fifteen days after the assassna-
ton OF the Russian Consul, NJ. Roskovski' did not
surprise the English speaking people there, as 1t
was considered a part of well laid plan OF Turk
ish land owners to bring ABOUT European occu-
patton of Turkish territory For a long time II
has been understood that the native proprietors,
feeling that their investments were insecure under
Turkish rule, have been working to secure foreign
intervention. and of late rumors of a plot involv-
ing the assassination of consuls have been fire.
quently heard. In fact the reports had become so
well grounded that the consus had considered the
DISABILITY Of asking their governments for ma
tional guards but had delayed taking definite &C
ton to that end.
Investigation into the assassination Of NJ. Rost-
kovski at Monastir August has shown that there
is no reason to believe that the Russian Consul
made any of a cane or revolver on the police
man. as was asserted by the Turkish authorities.
The advices received here say that he was driving
into the city from the BukoVo Monastery in com
pany with a Bulgarian teacher named MisirkaR.
Outside of the city, on the way TO the railroad sta
ton, Is a Turkish guardhouse. On passing this
house. the Russian Consul observed that the police
man duty failed to give him the ordinary salute.
He stopped his carriage. and, getting out, walked
back to the policeman and asked the latter why
he had failed to show the courtesy.
The policeman answered the consul that he did
not know him. Mr. Rostkovski then asked the
policeman for his name, and for answer received
bullet In his side and another through his head
causing instant death.
The teacher, who had also alighted either from
extreme fright or presence Of mind. fell prone in
the roadside ditch and remained as if dead until the
turkish officials and others appeared and he
could escape without fear of meeting death
On the forenoon OF the same day some women
observed five armed Turks in the quarters at the
gTa r as ana when the shooting occurred
Of the fye armed me men replied "A dog was killedS
When the Vail received the news he was evil
IDENTIFY much disturbed. and remarked tnat inc
consul was to blame for using his revolver on the
policeman. When the body of the consuN Was
6 hdd 70 b es hone hut WAS fGnnd that he
crushed In BY blow from the butt end of the
on the following Monday Hnmi Pacha sought an
interview with Nine. Rostkovsky. At first the he
being made known that he came as a renrese g ~
tive Of the sultan she net him in the presence Of
at the unfortunate affair. e'e'
,.Unfq4gtunIiate? Infamous affair. exclaimed
the faeha bS with for 3 M pro
planned, with much Summarizing that the Sultan
widow for herself and children Nine Ros6yaatve
who is a princess by birth, asked il she rightly
The blood of my. husband cannot be paid for bx
10 your master and If he does not know Wbat IN
do with It. tell him give to his soldiers Who 20
have received no pay for so many months tg TTo
are the decorations which the Sultan hcstoyysd &c
my husband and myself. l return them throuc oi
you Tomorrow l will advise the Sultan hv tef
graph that have given them back" This ended
the interview.
The advlces also say that NJ Rostko,,sl,v \,
Kral the Austrian consul, and Mr.. McCSregor +b ~,
British Vice-consul, were looked upon with go
picion by the Turks because of supposed svnnsth,,
with the BugaTtans and that recently an 5aeSiES
was appointed to kill the British officer as - ea
taking his customary walk but that the plot Fae5
because Mr.. McGregor on that day took an un-
usual route.
on Saturday August s. five towns in the district
of Mogilan were burned by the revolutionists WIZ
took the wheat of the Turkish proprietors and eoo
X the Bulgarian villagers,