The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-04
SULTAN SEEKS FOR PEACE,
SENDS A COMMISSION TO CONFER
WITH THE ALBANIANS.
win Issue an Ultimatum n they Are OBJ
stinate-Another Battle In the slsun-
tains-Russia Not Entirely Satisfied
With the suitan--siay Take Q Hand.

WIN INC outsn-Mhy ishe manu-
Special cahh DsspaioAss 10 TEE SUN.
CossTANTINoPLE. April .. via Sofia
The sultan last night dispatched . specia
mission to Albania consisting Of Mullah
a General and three Albanian officials
They are instructed to try to calm thu
Albanian ferment. and II they do not suo
oeed to issue an ultimatum. II IL doubtful
however, whether the Albanians will re-
ceive them
II is stated that 5000 Albanians from
Diakhova and Ipek are preparing to ad
vance on Mitrovitza to avense their slair
countrymen.
The Turkish garrison at Mltrovitza ha,
been reinforced by four battalions OF troops
Men Of thirty Bulgarian villages te
the number Of 5000 have taken up arm,
against the Turks. They are supported by
the Bishop.
party Of Turkish troops was surrounded
by Albanians In the mountains, but man.
aged to cut their way out. with some loss.
The revolutionary uprising In northern
Albania has surprised no one who Is con-
yersant with the conditions there. The
events Of the past few days have made q
great impression on the Porte, and there
have been many prolonged deliberations al
the Yildiz Kiosk.
SOFIA. April "a bridge thirty yards
long and an adjacent tunnel, 200 yards
long, near Series, on the Salonioa- Con-
stantinople Railway. have been destroyed
with dynamite. All the neighboring tele-
graph lines have been cut No details are
given.
VIENNA. April sit IL reported that NJ.
stcherbina, the Russian Consul at Nitro
vita, who was shot ~ an Albanian, Is
dying. The expectation is growing In
Official quarters that Russia's patience
will be soon exhausted. and that abe will
take a hand in suppressing the lawlessness
In Albania without waiting for Turkey
to act.
1t is reported here that an insureent
band under fhe Macedonian leader, Boris
sarafon. has been cut to pieces by Turkish
troops.
ArHISsj April "a despatch to the Asty
from vol9 says band headed by one Papa
stefanonfh has been arrested while In the act
Of crossing the borders into Macedonia at
KouvStz.
81 PETERSBURG. April Sit Ia stated
un9niciaIly that the Government Ia be-
o9fning impatient over the Balkan situa-
t9sn and that change In Russia's attitude
toward Turkey may be expected. The
Porte 10 severely censured In Official quar-
ters here for disregarding Russias warn
ings Of the preparations being made by
the Albanians. and for failing to take timely
precautions to prevent an outbreak. II IN
reported that the Foreign OfSoe = incsnsed
over the outrn ue oornn,fttAd IN ~ Ssch~r-
bina and the failure Of the Turkish troops
TO pursue the men who attacked him.
Ford Pasha. the Turkish Grand vixier,
whose Albanian origin has perhaps pre-
vented him from taking effective anti
Albanian measures. will be compelled to
resign his Office.
The Nopos Vremya regards the attack
upon Mitrovitza as opening q new phase
Of the situation. 1t says that the moment
has now come for the Turkish Government
to understand that its traditional irresponsi-
BILE liberation Of Albanian disorder cannot
be longer allowed.