The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-06
Austria and Russia Join in
Sending a Note to the
Sultan.
ALL THE REFORMS MUST BE
CARRIED OUT.
Hope to Establish Lasting Peace
in Sorely Tried Pro.
vinces.

Vienna, Oct. CAS- an outcome OF
the conference between the czar and
Emperor Francis Joseph at MuevZsteg
the governments of Austria and Rus
sia have sent the following Identical
kilograms to the ambassadors OF those
countries in Constantinople. The tel
egrams were couched in the following
terms:
''You were recently instructed to de-
clare that Austria-Hungary and Rus
sia adhere to the task of pacifcation
which they have undertaken and are
resolved to persevere with the pro-
gram drawn up at the beginning of the
year, notwithstanding the difficulties
hitherto opposed to its execution For
indeed, while on the one hand the rev
olutlonary committees have provoked
disturbances and deferred the Chris.
tian population of the three vilayets
from cooperating in the execution of
the reforms, on the other hand, the
representatives of the sublme porte
intrusted with their application have
been generally wanting in
ne necessary Zeal,
and have not been imbued with the
idea which inspired these measures.
Both powers are united in the de-
termination to show that it is their
firm resolve to insist upon the execu-
tion in their entirety of those reforms
which was accepted by the porte and
which are calculated to guarantee gen
eral security. In this connection you
will receive detailed Instructions with.
-out-delay.
While the powers recognize to the.
full the porte right and duty to sup
press the disorders fostered by the in
surrectionary agitation of the Mace
donian committee, they at the same
time deplore the fact that this sup
preston was accompanied by excesses
and cruelties from which the peaceful
Inhabitants suffered 1t therefore ap-
pears to them to be their urgent duty
to come to the assistance of the vic
tins of these regretta Bile occurrences
and the above mentioned Instructions
will acquaint you with the details Of
the
Humanitarian Action
which they deem necessary with the
object Of supporting the Inhabitants
who have been. deprived of all means
of existence, facilitating their repatrl-
alton and restoring the villages.
churches and schools destroyed by
fire.
THE Austro-Hungarian and Rus
sian governments entertain the firm
hope that their continued endldvors to
establish lasting peace in the .sorely
tried provinces will attain their object
and they are convinced that their i'm
partial advice will be needed by all to
whom it is addressed in their own in
terests.
by command of his majesty, my
august master, | request you to com
municate the foregoing to the Ottoman
government, after you have arrived
at an understanding with your Rus
sian Cor Austrian) colleague who has
received identical instructions 4,
Heavy Losses Reported.
Sofia, Bulgaria Oct 6. Serious
news has been received here from the
frontier of fighting between Turkish
and Bulgarian troops at Demir Kappa,
both sides sustaining losses In Of
fetal quarters all knowledge of the
affair is denied, but the circumstantial
details given seem to indicate that
there is some foundation for the ac-
counts Of the conflict.
From insurgent sources it is report
ed that--the Bulgarian villages of Obi
dit and Kremen have been pillaged
and burned. Many OF the inhabitants
were slaughtered The Bulgarian
quarter of Belitza is in flames. Seven
hundred refugees from Beli1za are re-
ported to haye. been killed IN Turk
ish ambuscade near Samakoff, prov
ince of Kirk-Kilisse.
1t is reported that twenty Turkish
villages in the Razlog district have
been burned. The large village of
Bonisko is said to have been de
stroyed and its 1900 Turkish inhab-
itants killed