Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-21
MASSACREs To END
Sultan Assures Ambassadors
Excuses by Troops VIII
Not Be Repeated.
GUILTY ONES TO Be PUNISHED
Prince Ferdinand Gives Dinner 10
American Representative-5uls
Explains Recent Note to Powers.
Turkish Garrison eesiesed.

Turkish Garrison 6esieged.
Constantinople, Sept 21.-At an
audience with NJ. Zinoyieff, the Rus
sian ambassador, Friday. the sultan
expressed his regret at the excesses
committed by the Turkish troops III
the vilayets of Monastir and Adrian
ople. He said that orders had been
sent to the authorities concerned to
prevent their repetition and he gave
the Russian ambassador to under
stand that the guilty parties would be
punished.
The German ambassador. Baron
Marschall Won Bieberstein. also hal
an audience with the sultan, who
showed himself most optimistic, do
claring that the insurrection was draw
| ing to close. In fact, it had already
been suppressed in some districts and
the porte would, therefore, immedi.
ately issue proelamations announcing
the resumption of the application of
the reform scheme.
Misunderstanding Explained.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept 21.-Some ap.
prehension having apparently been
created owing to misunderstanding
in regarding the precise meaning of
Bulgaria's last note to the powers, ex-
plantations have been given to some
diplomatic agents here that the mem
orandum was not intended as an ulti-
/ matum, but was rather in the nature
of an appeal for the Intervention of
i the great powers before that interven-
tion should be too late. The Bulgarian
ministry, 1t was stated, was determin-
ed to maintain its attitude of neutral
ity up to the last moment, but 1t feels
the impossibility OF standing by In.
definitely while the Turks exterminate6
the Bulgarian element in Macedonia.
The governments position is rem
dered increasingly difficult by the at
titude of the Macedonian population in
Bulgaria, which, vigorously backed up
/ by the revolutionary committees, is
| persistently endeavoring to force the
governments hand and provoke hos.
tilities with Turkey.
American Guest at Dinner Party.
Prince Ferdinand Saturday evening
gave dinner party at the palace in
honor Of ]. B. Jackson. who had pre-
scented his credentials as the first
American diplomatic agent to Bul.
garia. The guests included F. e. p.
Elliot, the British diplomatic agent
and the Bulgarian ministers and high
oficials Prince Ferdinand propose /
the health OF President Roosevelt,
speaking in English. Great satisfae-
ton Is expressed at Americas action
In establishing diplomatic relations
with Bulgaria The belief prevails
that great opportunity exists for de.
veloping a profitable export and i'm
port trade with the United States
A dispatch from the monastery of
Ria, Bulgaria, says the condition of
the Turkish garrison of Melnik Is be-
lieved to be critical It Is besieged By
hands of insurgents under the leader
ship of Yankoff, Stoyanoff, Darving.
hon and Zograhoff. all of whom were
formerly Bulgarian officers. The In.
surgents number 1900, while the gar
rison Is believed to consist of only one
battalion.
Quiet During Absence of Troops.
Melnik is very important strategic
point in the mountains. command
ing the road between Demirhissar
and Razlog The Turks have with
drawn nearly all their forces from the
districts of Danaoumaia and Razlog
to send to the relief of Menik AS q
consequence unusual tranquility pre-
walls throughout the district of Razlog
where the authorities, lacking the sup
port OF the troops, have ceased their
policy of persecution and the beys are
even furnishing bands with food. The
Turkish population Is described az
being in state OF great CONSERVATION
A company of Turkish soldiers and
Bashi-Bazouks recently found the hid
ing place of hundred families Of
refugees from the villages of Dupeni
and Echla, near Resen. They cap
tured the party, violated the women
and committed other atrocities.
Forecasts Fearful Future.
London, Sept. 21.-The Daily Mail .
correspondent at Sofa teiegraphs:
One of the revolutionary chiefs have
informed me that the revolutionists
are massing thousands of men at vari
Gus points on the frontier and their
laboratories are working necessarily to
replenish their stock of bombs and ex
plosiyes. They do not count much on
war between Turkey and Bulgaria, but
on the day they hear that the meeting
between the car and Emperor Francis
Joseph has not had the desired resu,;
for Macedonia the world will witness
the beginning of massacres, burnings
and destruction compared with which
the Turkish atrocities will seem child's
play. 1.-The banner of revolution, my
informant says. will be unfurled in al
the border districts. Every city and
village, whether the inhabitants arc
friends or foes, will be destroyed and
such a state of anarchy will be caused
that the Turks will step out volur
tarlly and leave the country to the
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