Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-24
TURKEY YIELDS,
Agrees to All the Demands
Made by Russia.
Will Settle for Murder Of Consul and
Will Make Reforms.
Russian Fleet, in Consequence, Leaves
Turkish Waters.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 23.-The Russian
Elack Sea squadron which was ordered
to Turkish waters and winch arrived
at Inada, Eastern European turkey,
Aug 49, in order to support Russia's
demands on the Sultan growing out of
the assassination of M. Rostkovski,
Russian consul at Monastir, has been
recalled to Sebastopol, the squadron's
point of departure.
The recall followed on notification
from the Porte that the Sultan had
ordered all the Russian demands to be
complied with.
The dispatch received from NJ. Zinc
vieff. Russian ambassador at Constan-
tinoplc, announcing that the Sultan had
yielded completely to Russia's demands
was as follows:
THE Porte has taken the following
measures to fulfill the demands OF the
Russion government. In addition TO
the condemnation and execution OF NJ
Rostovski's murderers and the purlsh-
ment of their accomplices, those OH
GERS who made disrespectful illusions
to NJ. Rostkovski are dismissed from
the service. A careful search is beng
made for the persons who flred at the
consurs carriage. All the ofhclals, "a
in number whose names We're handed
to the Porte as objects of unfaNoraIle
comment by the Russian ambassador
are relieved of their posts ana hahoed
over to Justice. All private persons
mentioned in the same list as guilty OF
various offences will likewise be trled
"Ismail Haki Pasha, the chief OF po-
lice at PaIanka, province of Uskub. is
restored to his post. The persons I'M
der arrest for accusing Mussulmans or
outrage and abue are liberated.
"Hussein Hilni, inspector general OF
Macedonia, is repremanted. The chiefs
of gondarmeric and police at Salonlca
are replaced.
"The Porte has ordered the appoint
1nent of the gendarmerie OF several
foreign officers whose names VIII De
announced later and finally, all the
military, civil and judicial authorities
have received the strictest orders Z"
take measures to secure orucf an"
tranquility"
ronstantinoplc. Aug. 23.-The Russian
squadron has sailed from turkish wa
ters IT.. A.. ,,.:
demands was delivered II hours aitfl inc
nresantation of the Russian note-a
nromptitudc most unusual in the history
OF Turkish diplomacy.
ON the receipt of :: favorable reply from
St Petersburg. NJ. Xinovicf telcgra i'hed
the order of withdra wal to Admiral krie-
ger. commanding the Russian squadron at
Iniada
tan appealpd to the German Emperor 10
llse his good offices at St. Petersburg III
favor of the recall of the squadron
An extraordinary council OF MINISTER'S
assembled at YidiS Kiosk, yesterday, to
consider the situation in the interior ana
discuss the military measures rendered
necessary by it. The Sultan had on Fri
day sought the advice of the f'rehch am
baSsad0r. .
+ News from Adrianople represents the sit
s4 nation in that vilayct as NerglhS ON Il
i panic. The Insurgents have destroyed tci-
I egraphic communication 1T several points
between Adranople and klrk-klllSo. -
miles to the northeast. and have burned
and pilaged several Greek and Mussul-
man villages. including kaVakl and M
ZiIii southwest of Kirk i<ilise. Troops
have been dispatched to the environs of
Adrianople.
Sofia. Aug 23.-From eastern Adrianoplc
come reports of more fighting which APP
pears to be resulting chiefly in favor OF
the revoutionists. Many villages have
been burned and their inhabitants have
taken refuge across tho bulgarian from
tier After a long fight at Stoloyo. the
insurgents defeated Il detachment OF
Turkish troops, which lost 20 dead and
wounded.
At charagasko. near Surovicovo, the IN
surscnts are reported To have annihilatcd
AN entire Turkish regiment
AT BulantkZCIa. near TernoVo, - reNo-
lutonists are credited with defeating a
Turkish battalion. The villages of Am
dcrmiS and t.nrik near Naslo, have been
burned to ashes.
The Turks have bombarded and de-
Stroycd the monastery of Constantine.
near LoSenGrad. where 50 insurgents had
fortified themselves Tho villages of BaK-
dika. Konakara. Evercn, DingiSco and
Brusho rvi have been burned and their in
hahitants have fled The village of Urine
beg. left near IoScngrad has been burned
by the BaShi- BaSoullS. The villages or
Buch. with 800 houses, and Rakovo, 300
houses. situated in the NilaNet of MonaS
tr. have also been burned by Turkish
troops Two hundred women and children
from these villages are now begging III
the streets of MonaStir.