River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-08-20
RUSSIAN SHIPS
SAIL FOR TURKEY
The Car Sends a Fleet of His Big
War Vessels.
THE POWERS WILL NOT OBJECT
Action Is Taken to Enforce Compli,
ance with Demands for Satisfac-
ton for Murder of Consul
at MOnastir.

st. Petersburg, Aug. IA squadron
ordered to sail for Turkish waters.
Notification of this move has been tele-
/ graphed from Sebastopol to the Russian
ambassador at Constantinople.
! The dispatch of the squadron is in
/ tended to emphasize Russia's intention
of exacting complete compliance with
her demands as to satisfaction for the
murder, by Turkish gendarme, of her
consul at Monastir.
The new consul at Monastir has re-
ported officially that two of the assassins
of M. Rostkovski have been hanged and
number of others implicated have been
punished. The consul acted as public
prosecutor during the trial
The following information from the
| foreign Office to Russian representatives
abroad shows the first steps taken as a
consequence of the murder of M. Rost-
| kovski, the Russian consul at Monastir:
| On August II Count Lamsdorff, the
| foreign minister, telegraphed to M. Zinc
view, Russian ambassador at CONSTANT
nople, that neither the sultan's express
sion of regret, the visit of Prince Ahmed,
the sultans son, to the ambassador, nor
the expressions of sympathy by the
grand vizier and other high Turkish
dignitaries was considered to be ade-
quate satisfaction for the murder of M.
Rostkovski
When M. Stcherbina, the Russian
consul, was murdered at Mitrovitza, con-
tinued Count Lamsdorff, the car took
into account the fact that the murderer
was an Albanian whose tribe was in re-
bellion against the government The
outrage at Monastir however, was of
quite another character, and called for
the severest punishment. The car,
therefore, ordered that no promises on
the part of the Turkish government
should be accepted.
Demands are then made as follows:
The immediate severe punishment of
the murderer.
| The arrest and exemplary punishment
of the person who fired at M Rost-
kovski's carriage.
The immediate production of positive
proofs that the vail of Monastir has been
actually banished
| The immediate severe punishment of
all the civil and military officials respon-
| sible for the murder.
Affect Ignorance.
Constantinople, August 1.-THE Of
ficials here affect ignorance of the news
that Russia is sending a squadron to
Turkish waters. They say that two di-
visions of the Russian Black sea fleet
which recently assem- led for the usual
autumn maneuvers left Batoum three
days ago, and some of the vessels will
probably visit ports on the Turkish
Black sea littoral, as was the case last
year, but the movement has no signifi-
canoe and they scout the idea of Rus
sian naval demonstration.
A Serious situation.
| Constantinople, Aug. 1.-THE British
ambassador has called the attention of
the porte to the serious situation in
Macedonia. He pointed out that grave
consequences may attend fresh murders
of consuls or foreign subjects. The am
bassador had an audience with the sui
tan On Friday.
Powers Will Not object.
London, Aug. 17.-There is reason to
believe that the powers, certainly Great
Britain, will raise no objection to the
demands of Russia upon Turkey, or to
the stay of her squadron in Turkish wa
| tiers, until her demands shall have been
| fully complied with. Count Lansdorff's
representations to Bulgaria are due to
the wish of the Russian government to
| localize the trouble, as desired by Great
Britain and Austria.
A press correspondent was informed
at the admiralty Saturday that no in
structions had been sent to the Mediter-
ranean fleet to proceed to the eastern
Mediterranean. Two British guardships
are stationed at Constantinople and a
cruiser is at Salonica. In order to par
ticipate in the naval maneuvers, the bat
| tleship Families was withdrawn from
Salonica and the cruiser Mohawk from
Cyprus.
eff the situation in Macedonia shall
become more threatening than the gov
eminent is at present Informed" said an
admiralty official, ''ships will be sent.
AS It is, the commander in chief of the
Mediterranean fleet has the control. 1t
is discretionary with him to detach a
squadron and order it to proceed to
Turkey. 1t is probable that the Ram
lilies and Mohawk will return thither,
as the commander in chief has been kept
informed of the developments in the
near east"
Widow Refuses Indemnity.
Constantinople, Aug. 1.-THE widow
of M Rostkovski, informing Hilmi
Pasha, the inspector general of Mace
donia, that she would not accept the in
demnity of $4,000 offered by the porte
for the murder of her husband, said she
did not want Turkish charity. She has
returned the decoration of the order of
the Nishani-Shopakat, bestowed on her
by the sultan, and also her husbands
Turkish decorations.
To Improve Fort Smelling.
st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 1.-THE war
department has decided to make add1-
tional 100000 improvements at Fort
Smelling.
ECHOES OF CURRENT THOUGHT