Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-03
DON'T LIKE THEM.
Withdrawal CT American Vessels
from Beirut Is Askedby
the Porte.

Constantinople, Sept. 26.-The porte
has expressed wish for the withdrawal
of the American warships now off Beirut
$50 that the settlement of the questions
pending between the United States and
Turkey can be proceeded with" 1t is
thought here that the United States will
not consent to withdraw her ships. Min
lister Leishman has arranged for con-
ference with the foreign minister, Tew-
ak Pasha.
Washington, Sept 26.-The state
department had no fresh news
from Minister Leishnan Friday
The American minister has had
several conferences with Tewfik Pasha,
the Turkish foreign minister, concerning
the settlement of the Magelssen affair
and the American claims against the
sultan's government. While definite
conclusions have not been reached, no
hitch has occurred in the negotiations
On the ground that all is now quite at
Beirut it is not unlikely that the porte
is pressing for the withdrawal Of the
American ships, but 10 direct request of
this nature has been preferred to the
authorities here.
Constantinople, Sept. %. - The
porte, after several meetings at the
Yiidiz Kiosk to discuss the Bulgarian
proposal that an international COM
mission be appointed to deal with
Macedonia has dispatched reply,
pointing out that it considers the
mission intrusted to Hilmi Pasha,
10 ho 10,
to the commission proposed by Bull
garia and adding that if the Bulgarian
government is powerless to reestab-
lish and maintain order among it's
population it's suzerain is always
ready to come to it's assistance
Sofia, Sept 25.-According to tele-
gram received Thursday from Kosten-
dill (43 miles from Sofia, 600 Turks were
killed in a fight at Kotchani, September
Is. The Turkish force number 1000.
After the fight the troops, enraged at
their losses, pillaged and burned num-
Der of Bulgarian villages.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 25.-The Russian
government has issued an official note re-
iterating that the attitude of the powers
in regard to the Austro-Russian reform
scheme for Macedonia is unchanged
and that consequently neither Turkey
nor Bulgaria can expect support from
any quarter in the event of open or Sc
cret resistance to that scheme.
Sofia, Sept. 26.-The imperial ottoman
Commissioner has Informed the Bulgarian
government that the sultan has promul-
gated an trade sanctioning the pro-
gramme OF reform which is to be carried
out by a mixed commission, and that he
has deputed Hilmi Pasha to superintend
the execution of the programme with or
ders to suspend the persecution of the
Bulgarians. AS no Indication is given
concerning the constitution of the pro-
posed mixed commission Or as to an am
nesty of political offenders, demanded by
Bulgaria, there is no disposition here to
believe that the negotiations will be eff
fective
When the Turkish diplomatic agent
communicated the sultan's trade to
Premier Petroff the latter is reported to
have answered that SO long as Turkey
does not withdraw her, troops from the
frontier and does not fulfill all her prom
ises Bulgaria is justified in believing
that Turkey is talking merely for talk
ing's sake. The Sofia press refers to the
trade in similar terms and declines to
consider it seriously.
London, Sept 25.-Dispatches from
Sofia report the arrival there of war
correspondents from all parts Of the
world and further state that the insur-
gent leaders have given orders to the
bands not to resort to retaliatiye opera
lions for some days longer.
1t is announced from Salonica that the
Turkish military authorities have re-
ceived orders to have all the bayonets
and sabers sharpened.