The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-01
BULGARIAN
INSURGENTS
DEFEATED
Sustain Severe Reverse at
SmilOvO-IOOO of Them
Killed
VICTORY BY TURKISH TROOPS
Conditions Are Becoming Ser
ious in Macedon a Reports
of New Risines Daily

SALONICA, August 91-The Bull
earian insurgents sustained a severe
reverse at Smilovo Friday, 1000 of
them being killed. The insurgents
to the number of 5000, occupied a po-
sition on height, which was stormed
By six battalions of Turkish troops,
commanded by Servet Pasha. After
losing 1000 of their number the Bull
garians fed in the face of the heavy
Turkish artillery fire. The Turkish
losses were insignificant.
The Bulgarian insurgents on cap
turing the town of Neveska August -
seized the arms and ammunition OF
the garrison, levied a contribution &C
$4,000 on the town and then withdrew
to the mountains. The Turkish troops
on their arrival bombarded the town.
but receiving no response they enter
Ell without molesting the inhabitants
SOFIA, Bulgaria, August 31-Dis-
patches received today from Constan-
tinople, Salonica, Monastir and Adri-
anople reveal an equally unsatisfact-
ory condition of affairs in Macedonia.
From Salonica comes reports Of new
are said to be masters of the situa-
tion.
kilograms from Adrianople declare
that the insurgent bands are continu-
ing their outrages. At the moment
the Porte is asking Belgium to supply
officers for the Macedonia gendarmerie
and the Swedish ambassador at Con-
stantipople has notified the Turkish
government that unless they receive
their pay Immediately 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 Servians are
said to be modified without any hos
tile intention as regards Turkey, but
they will be sent to the frontier to
prevent Albanian incursions into
Servia
SPREAD OF REVOLUTION
A new outbreak is reported to have
occurred in the environs of Salonica
and several skirmishes have taken
place between Gievgyeli and Salonica
and there has also been fight near
Edidjevarda, both sides losing heavi Y.
In the district between Kasteria
and Florina, south of Monastir, the
insurgents have destroyed all the for
titled residences of the wealthy beys.
A notorious brigan1 named Abdul
Medjid recently delivered harangue
to the inhabitants of Te-ovO, telling
them to prepare themselves 20 slaugh.
ter all Bulgarians upon the first ap-
pearance of revolutionary bands in
the neighborhood
Many wounded Turkish soldiers
have been brought into Salonica, Us
kub, Seres and Monastir The Turk
ish troops are reported TO be greatly
discouraged and many deserters have
been thrown into prison.
INSURGENTS IN CONTROL
According to the Dnevnik the Hodia
(teaehers attached to the mosuuel in
the vilayet of Kossa are preaching
that the time for holy war has come,
and that the people musj De ready
to kill the Christians in rhe vilayet.
Insurgent bands are said 10 be in COM
plete control OF the districts of Lem
/ irhssar and Kitsehevo and the chief
mountain passes in the yilayet of
Monastir The total strength OF the
bands in the vilayet of Adrianople is
estimated at 5000 men.
| The insurgents have blown up the
barracks at Ghioktipe. near Ma keter-
novo. killing sixty soldiers. They ESQ
attacked and set fire to the Turkish
camps at Egrt, Alanka, Kratovo ard
Kotscheni. A great panic ensued, The
troops firing on each Other.
The Bulgarian government has sent
another regiment to strengthen the
frontier forces in the Eeighborhood
OF Kratendil, says the reserves in the
frontier villages have received orders
tO be ready for mobilization the mo-
ment that fighting occurs az a frontier
most