The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-11
WAR IN TURKEY
 SEEMS CERTAIN Shooting of Russian Consul
 Makes Matters Worse MACEDONIA ISSUES APPEAL 
Powers Are Asked to Intervene In Her Behalf and Unless Some Action
 Is Taken Fighting Is the N Only Recourse.

Belgrade, servia, August 0f.-Accordina to the latest reports received here regard ing the murder of the Russian consul at Monastir, M. Rostkoviski abused the Turkish gendarme who was doing sentry duty for not salutlng him, and calling him pig of Turk" Then he struck the sentry with his whip, saying: Next time perhaps you will know me" The gendarme thereupon fired upon ths consul.
 l It Is stated M Rostlroviski was hated l by the Turks on account of hls intense arrogance.
 Punishment Demanded.
 St. Petersburg. August 10-The czar has demanded the exemplary punishment not only of the murderer of the Russian con- sul at Monastir, who was killed last week by Turkish gendarmes, but of all tho military and civil officers in any way re- sponsibie for the crime.
 According to the report made by the of- foial now in charge of the Russian con- sulate at Monastir. the murderer is a gen. darme. The consul asked his name, be- cause. in defiance of'instructions, the gen darme did not salute him. The gendarma thereupon fired several shots, mortally wounding the consul in the head and hip. The horse drawing the carriage in which the consul was riding received two bull lets. and shots vera also fired at tha Acoachman.
 Excitement Is Intense. WI
 Constantinople, August 10.-The murder of the Russian consul, M. Rostkovisli, has caused intense excitement here, and is the sole topic of conversation in the streets. cafes and public resorts Ths general belief Is that the incident Is bound to considerably aggravate the already serious situation in Macedonia, | and 1t is felt that 1t will undoubtedly en- courage the Bulgarians to support the in- surrectionary movement, which Is spread ing rapidly, notably to the southward of Monastir.
 According to mall advices from Mon astir, dated August B. the insurgents who recently occupied the little town of Kru- shvo, twenty-three miles north Of Mona stir, numbered 300 They killed the gar rison, consisting of hfty-two soldiers, dynamited and burned the government buildings and then hoisted on a hill over- looking the town, a red flag bearing on one side lion, with the inscription, Death or liberty" and on the other ths words. Courage brethren" The rebels were still in possession of the town when the letters were sent off. Practically tha whole country north of Monastir Is in revolt. The Turkish official report states that fresh bands of revolutionaries in considerable numbers have crossed tha frontier from Bulgaria during the last few days. The local Bulgarian official, however, deny this, and declare that tha strictest watch is being kept along the frontier.
 Delegates Address Appeal. Sofia, August 10-The delegates here of | the Macedonian commission have address, ! ed the following appeal to each of the representatives of the powers: Your Excelency-The delegates of the Macedonia commission have the honor to l bring to your notice the following declara- | ton with the request that you communi- 1 cate 1t to your government. "The Musselmans systematic persecu- | ton has compelled the Christians in Mace donia and the vilayet of Adrianople to n- stitute a general rising They have had recourse to this extreme measure after exhausting all pacific means to secure the intervention of Europe to enforce the
 
 present moment intervention Is the only means of remedying the evil and stopping bloodshed. The efforts of powers to secure reforms having failed, they resulted mere ly in a recrudescence of Turkish fam aticlsm and government oppression.
 It Is evident that reform measures to be efficacous. must include the appoint ment of a Christian governor general of Macedonia, some one who has held office under the porte, and who must be in- dependent of the Turkish government in the exercise of his functions, and the further appointment by the powers of a joint permanent administrative board with full power to deal with any dis turbance.
 Having published the foregoing facts to the civilized world, and made known the causes which have driven the Mace- donians to despair, the commission for those people now in arms proposes to con tinue to fight until the object of their uprising has been attained,
 For the Commission; Doctors Tart chef. Christo and Matoff."
 Insurgents Number 5000.
 Sofia, August 1o.-The representatives of the Macedonian revolutionary commit tee have published a statement saying that the number of insurgents In the dJs- trict of Monastir is 5000 and that they are armed with rifles purchased In Greece. It also states that on August 2 800 de- feated three detaehments of Turkish troops numbering altogether one hun dred. and attacked the town of Kitchevo but failed to capture. The insurgents have destroyed the village of Drougovo. whose inhabitants have come to the as- sistance of the garrison at Kitchevo. Tie statement further says that three Chris tian villages, Smilevo, Krouche and Bol- mo- near Monastir have been completely destroyed by the Turkish troops.
 Internal Machine Sent. ,'>,--
 Constantinople August 10.-An internal machine, in the form of a box filled with dynamite. was sent from Phillipo- polls to Cskub at the time to explode at the latter place at the moment tw trains were to pass The train ur which he machine was sent was tained at the station at Zibevche, 1t exploded tonight. damaging th tion but in1uring nobody.
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