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Brigandage in Monastir

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jul 16, 1902

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 29.

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Brigandage in Monastir

A DETACHMENT of Turkish troops recently surrounded a band of Bulgarian brigands in Monastir, killing thirty and making the remainder prisoners. The report states that brigandage is increasing alarmingly in that part of the country. There is no doubt that very much of it is occasioned by the harsh measures and incessant and heavy taxation to which the people are subjected by those who have the power to oppress them.