Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-19
Must Be Stopped---Sultan's
Methods of SURPRISING Out
breaks Not Sanctioned.
SEE NO EXCUSE FOR ExCESSES
Great Britain May Send Fleet to Turk
ish Waters--France and Italy Also
intervene-Fishting Still Continues.
Three Hundred Bulearians Killed.

soma, Bulgaria. sept. ia ulo-
tincetly optimistic tone now peryades
government and diplomatic circles
here ana hopes are again expressed
that war may after all be averted.
From London it is reported that the
British government will send fleet TO
Turkish waters, while reports from
Constantinople state that Great Brit
ain, France and Italy have interviewed
to prevent the continuance Of massa-
ores in Macedonia. 1t i. said that
Thursday the representatives OF these
powers notified the sultan of their
dissatisfaction with the methods OF
suppresSing the outbreak and declared
that the massacres must be stopped
/. is stated that they made special ref
erence to the excuses committed by
the Turkish troops in the yilayet or
Uskub, where the revolutionary OF
break is insignificant and affords no
excuse to the soldiers for pillaginS
and burning the villages and killing
tho inhabitants.
The porte is said TO have replied
that Turkey is simply carrying out the
wishes expressed by the powers, which
urge the sultan's government to adopt
energetic measures to suppress the
revolution as speedily as possible. The
report that these powers have taken
such action has been received with
great satisfaction by the Bulgarian
ministry.
Situation More Hopeful
The diplomatic corps here also ap-
pears to be more relieved that Turkey
has taken the news of Bulgaria s
mobilization steps much more quietly
than was anticipated At the present
moment the whole situation is regard
ed as distinctly better than at any
other time for weeks past.
A special dispatch from Bila says
several Bulgarian bands under Captain
Stoyanoff have attacked Melnik, prov
ince Of Sores, 65 miles northeast of
Salonica Two regiments of infantry
with cavalry and artillery In support,
were sent from Djoumaia to relieve
the garrison and they forced the in
surgents to retire to the mountains
where they are being pursued by the
troops
Desperate fighting is reported to he
proceeding in a defile of the valley OF
the Struna, near Kresna, between
Turkish troops and bands under Gen.
eral ZontcAeff Reinforeements Of
troops have been sent from Sores.
Nazir Pasha, the Turkish eomman-
der at Monastir, Is reported to have
declared to the consuls there, 1--WE
have had one instruction. 1t will BE-
the last in this territory"
Appeal to Christian Unions.
The Young Mems Christian union in
Sofia has issued an appeal to the
Christian unions in Europe and Amer
lea asking them to make Sept. q a
day of general intercession on behalf
of the Macedonans
The Dneynik, in publishing the news
OF Mr.. Chamberlain resignation, re
marked that he always led the anti
Macedonian policy.
Salonica, Sept 19.-Three hundred
Bulgarians have been killed in a fight
between insurgents and Turkish troops
between Okrida and Dibra. The Bull
garian dead included many officers.
one of whom wore Russian decora-
ton.
A battalion of redifs attacked the
Christian gendarmes at Mitroyitza
Sept 16 and several of the latter were
killed and wounded The rest of tina
gerearmes took refuge at the Russian
consulate, where they are besiegei.
The situation at Mitrovitza is ex.
tremely critical.
The Bulgarian villagers who are OPP
posing the Turkish forces in the neigh.
borhood CT Melnik are estimated to
number 900.