Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-16
TO TURKISH WATERS
RUSSIAN FLEET GOES
Satisfaction to Be Demanded
For ConsuI's Murder.
ozAR ISSUES STERN ORDERS.

Emphasize Russia's Intention of Elk
acting Complete Compliance With
Her Demands-Punishmen of Turk.
lsh Officials.
st. Petersburg, August ia squad
ron of the Russian Black sea fleet has
been ordered to sail for Turkish wa
ters.
Notification Of this move has been
telegraphed from Sebastopol to the
Russian ambassador at Constantine
pie
The following kilograms exchanged
between the foreign office and Russian
representatives abroad show the first
steps taken as a consequence of the
murder of M Rostkovski, the Rus
sian consul at Monastir:
"On August II Count Lamsdorff, the
foreign minister, telegraphed to M
Zinovieff, Russian minister at Constan,
tinoDle, that neither the suItan's ex-
preston of regret, the visit of Prince
Ahmen, the sultans son, to the am
bassador, nor the expressions Of sym
pathy by the grand vizier and other
high Turkish dignitaries was consid-
cred to be adequate satisfaction for
the murder of NJ Rostkovski.
when M. Cherba, the Russian con-
sui, was murdered at Mitrovitza," con
tinued Count Jamsdorf, "the car took
into account the fact that the murder
er was an Albanian whose tribe was in
rebellion against the government. The
outrage at Monastir, however, was of
quite another character and called
for the severest punishment. The
czar ordered that no promises
on the part of the Turkish government
should be accepted, but that demands
should be made as follows:
The immediate severe punishment of
the murderer; the arrest and exem-
plary punishment of the person who
fired at M. Rostkoyski's carriage. The
immediate production Of positive proofs
that the vail of Monastir has been &C.
tually banished; the immediate Sc.
we're punishment of all the civil and
military officials responsible for the
murder
In addition to these demands Am.
bassador Zinovieff was instructed as
a means of general pacification in
the F1layet of Monastir to make the fol
lowing demands:
Iae immediate severe punishment
Of al Turkish officials regarding whose
outrageous behavior a report was made
by the director Of the Russian consu.
late at Usxub, after making a tour
OF the vilayet of Kossovo in company
with the Austrian consul; the rein
statement of Ismail Haiku, who was
dismissed but whose efficiency was
Endorsed by Hilmi Pasha, inspector
general Of Macedonia; the Immediate
release of the peasants on whom
according to the reports of the Rus.
sian and Austrian cOnsuls. the Turks
perpetrated atrocities; the instant dis.
missal and punishment of the officials
Of the administration of Salonica and
Prisnend, whose malpractices have
been brought to light and finally that
the foreign officers employed in Mace.
donia shall Immediately enroll fresh
gendarmery and police for the requi
site protection of the peaceabIe popula,
ton and the Introduction of legisla,
tive order.
On August IL Count Lamsdorff tele.
graphe3 to the Russian Diplomatic
agent at Sofia that the imperial gov.
eminent could not obtain ADEQUATE
satisfaction for the assassination of
NJ, Rostkovski and therefore had al
ready taken measures to secure re-
dress.
The despatch 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.