The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-09-26
THOUSANDS SLAIN.
Wholesale Massacre Of Bull
garians by Turkish Troops
IL Reported.

Sofia, Sept. l5.-Courier dispatches
received here by the Autonomye say the
Albanians, acting under direct orders
from the sultan, have been engaged in a
general massacre Of Bulgarians in the
districts of Okrida and Leren. One re-
port says that $4,000 persons have been
slaughtered In the district Of Leren
alone, which is purely Bulgarian. Other
reports affirm that the Turks have
burned the Christian quarters in three
towns, Florina, Okrida and Resen. Ac-
cording to information brought by a
courier to the revolutionary paper Au-
tonomye. force Of Albanians, assisted
by Turkish regular forces acting under
orders direct from the Yildiz Kiosk.
massacred the entire Bulgarian Chris
tian population of the Okrida and Leren
districts. Fearful descriptions are given
of the sights seen there, the soldiers
slaughtering men, women and children
in every direction. displaying bar
barism never before witnessed.
Sofia, Sept. 16.-The revolutionary
headquarters have received news of a
terrible situation at Losengrad. The
whole district is filled with Turkish and
Albanian troops and Bashi-Bazouks.
Twelve villages have been burned and
over 100 families have been massacred.
Many OF the women and girls captured
have been sent to various harems.
About 100 widows and orphans have ar
rived at the frontier village Of Tekendge
rom Losengrad A telegram from Bur
gas says the authorities of the town OF
Losengrad have ordered the Bulgarian
families to be removed from the Greek
districts. The decree causes great rear
among the Bulgarians. All the Bull
garian prisoners In the town jail at
Losengrad have been killed by Mussul-
man prisoners. aided by the prison
guards.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 1S.-The foreign
office here has received reliable informa-
ton that the Turks have destroyed the
town of Kastoria, SO miles south OF Mo-
| nastir, and have massacred the popula-
ton.
| The report of q massacre at Kastoria
comes from sources admitting OF little
doubt, though the details are lacking.
1t was received with the gravest con-
Germ by officials here. The population
of Kastoria numbers about 10000 per-
sons and the massacre of such number
in one place, IL the report be true, ex-
ceeds anything which has yet occurred
In Macedonia. At the present critical
moment, when popular feeling Is in
tense, the effect of the report OF such
stupendous slaughter may be most Sc
rious.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept 19.-Further re-
ports from Kastoria say the city Is
burning and that the massacre Of Its
population ESTIMATED to have numbered
10 900 persons) was indescribably ter.
rible. The Turks slaughtered indiscrim'
! inately Bulgarians and Greeks, mer
and children.
A severe fight has occurred at Ula
vita, in the mountains of Kratova, be
tween 1000 Turks and 80 insurgents
The insurgents used bombs with deadl!
effect. About 100 Turks are reported
: to have been killed and many wer
wounded. The insurgents had two mel
wounded.
London, Sept 18.-The proposal tina
Austria and Russia occupy Macedonia
was received here in time to be sub
mitted to the cabinet at its recent meet
ing. It is understood that the reply o
Great Britain states that she Is wiiiin
Q this should be done, provided the othe
9 powers agree, and that Great Britain
!, ready to assent to any proposition look
d ing to a settlement Of the present sit
n uation in European Turkey consonan
Y with the views Of the powers concerned
q Paris, Sept 1s.--The oficials OF tn
e foreign ONCE say Italy has approved tn
x Austro- Russian note regarding intel
Q. yention in Macedonia and add ths
l. France will doubtless make similar rel
. reservations at Sofia and Constantine
y pie.