Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-23

Telegraph asserts that the overtures
came from Turkey and We're welcomed
by the Bulgarian minister on the condi-
ton that deeds were substituted for
words and that the cessation of whole
sale massacres should become an ac-
complished fact. He adds that a pa
cific solution, II It comes, will emanate
from Constantinople where the Bulgar-
ian representative is invested with full
powers and the negotiations are said TO
be proceeding satisfactorily.
The same correspondent says in the
meantime devastations by fire and
sword continue and the Bulgarian gov
eminent has received from trustworthy
sources a RruesOme tale of massacre,
tortures, indignities and hurnngs, I'm
many instances the victim beng slowly
roasted alive.
The assertion is made in another Sofia
telegram that the sultan will issue an
trade on Thursday granting the demand
for mixed commission, but this state
ment Is not confirmed and would aeem
to be negatived by the dispatches from
Constantinople
Monastir correspondent Of the Daily
Chronicle, writing Sept 10, says the
bulgarian list Of villages pIllaged and
burned reaches total of i04
The general effect of these conference
es In Constantinople and Sofia has in
duoed much more hopeful feeling here.
although In Balkan affairs It is always
possible that the next days happen
ings may change the entire situation.
The following is the position of the
Jurco- Bulgarian negotiations:
Inc porte recently manifested a dis
position TO consider proposals for a dl-
rect Understanding, and Bulgaria adj
Vanced the following conditions:
First, the porte to grant a general
amnesty and stop the persecution OF the
Bulgarens In Macedonia; second, a
mixed commission TO be formed, the
bulgarian members of which should be
nominated by the Bulgarian exarch and
never be In q minority on the COM
mission, to elaborate administrative re-
forms, arrange for an extension of To-
cal administrative autonomy, insure the
safety of the highways and the equal
ity or Christians and Mussulmans be-
fore the courts, reform the taxation and
gendarmerie and provide for personal
security.
After the accomplishment OF these
tasks the commission. which would
probably sit at Salonica. would become
the council OF the inspector-genera and
would depute one OF its Bulgarian mem
bers To report to the sultan on the pro-
gress Of Affairs.
Bulgaria also asked that the burned
villages be rebuilt with government as
istance, the refugees repatriated and an
especial ordinance issued providing for
the organization of the Bulgarian
schools and churches.
These proposals seem TO have been
accepted In principle, although nothing
definite has yet been decided. Even in
the event Of an agreement being arrived
at, proofs OF good faith would be re-
qulred as a guarantee OF the execution
OF the reforms, and II not forthcoming
the Maccdonians would continue their
agitation,
A list compiled from official sources
Is published giving the names of and
details regarding 20 villages IN the dis
trlct OF Malkoternovo. is In the district
OF KIrk-Kilisse. four in vasillko and
three In Vezene which have been the
scene ofJpillage, murder and outrage
by Turkish troops.
The war ministry has taken steps to
strengthen the Bulgarian frontier for
ces and II il rumored that troops win
occupy all the commanding positions
thus making " almost impossible for
bands TO cross the frontier. Some regi-