The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-08-27
Powers Working on New Plan for
Arrangement of Macedonian
$ ~ Difficulty. T.
4 DEFINITE AGREEMENT HAS. "a ~
! NOT AS Yet BEEN REACHED
tBeigiaahh Newspaper Gives Terms of
Arrived At-England Denies Or
.derings Warships to -Turkey-Ger-
:t.man Government Passive. w.

result. inithe. early adoption of a newJ
plan for the settlement Of the Mace
dpnian trouble. A foreign office official
said Thursday afternoon:
!. .."It is somewhat premature to say that
aadefinite agreement on the subject.has
already b~eenreached, as stated, by theIn-.
dependence Beige. Of Brussels, but notes
are being exchanged in this direc-
ton; ~ iE-@ "!H3"jt !
i: In other quarters it was intimated that
the scheme was partially on the lines re-
ferred to by the Belgian newspaper.
s$There is no doubt that IN agreement
81 some kind has been reached, as at the
Beginning OF. the negotiations, the pow
ers starred with the general purpose of
cooperating. and this harmony has con-
Report of Agreement.
Brussels. Aug. 21.-The~ Independence
Beige says it: hears that the powers have
arrived at an understanding regarding
;:the steps to be taken to suppress the
f:revolt and apply reforms in Mace
:.:donia. According to this ,unconfirmed
report, Russiasiwili act on the sea, oc-
:: cupying the Dardanelles and the Bos-
phorus: Austria will act on land, and
Italy will exercise surveillance over Al
.,.:bania. After peace shall be. restored,
1.-THE powers are to withdraw and restore
!. to Turkey her full sovereignty.
-. Denies Sending Of :Warships. =
-. London, Aug. 21.-The admiralty
denied the Daily Chronicles statement
!; that Admiral Domville, commanding
!: the British Mediterranean squadron, now
off the, coast: of. Portugal, had RECEIVED
urgent orders Immediately to dispatch
some of his ships to the vicinity Of Sa-
1onica. The officials said that nothing
had been done regarding the dispatch
of a British force in Turkish waters
and it was not expected that:such action
swould be taken, in view of Great Brit
aaain's announced support. of$the policy of
Russia and Austria, unless a radical
T"change in the situation should occur. r
If The British:foreign oficeyhas .been
@notifie6 of. theiorders issUedsto the4tal-
lam squadron (which appear ITO ;Shaxe
%been communicated to all the capitals
sand which the Italian diplomats say
l.does not mean that Italy intends to
withdraw in the. slightest degree from
s'cooperation with the powers: $
{: The Austrian embassy vouches for
i the continuance, up to the present of'the
!: harmonious tagreemen between the
:. powers relative to Macedonia.
8 Neither the Austrian, Russian nor
:@s:the Italian embassies have any knowl-
s edge of the reported: exchanges of com
I munications between the continental
| powers fn@regard to a Joint naval DEM
#onstratiop. off S%alonica. Great Britain
Is playing a minor role, letting Russia
and Austria take the lead, and is not
disposed to give encouragement to the
+ insurgents by engaging in a naval dem,
# onstration, which it is considered, coule
=; only be- construed as directed agains'
I; the Turkish government.
= Believe fNews\Is Exaggerated.
+: All the embassies here unite in the
e statement that the news from Macedo'
3 MIA is exaggerated. 1t is officially re
\ ported, however,, that Turkey hat
: about 100, 900 troops in the disturbed dis
trict, and this number is accepted as be
- Ing oil l1uiCdLlOu ludI q sc A4oJo11 I
i Of the population is engaged in the in
Z: surrection. ~ II -.
While there is a general belief tina
!: the United States. will not intervene II
4 Turkey, interest is, displayed in diplo
! matte circles as to whether the author
Il tiles at Washington will order American
- Warships to Turkish waters. TIL
- FJr;toJ CEa+ac E,1rnnoon cn1IoHrNn ui1
leave Vile Franche Friday, for the pur
pose of engaging in evolutionary drills
preparatory to- taking part in tn
%neapeuvers in the Caribbean sea, and
-;snot believedsinE american official cur
cles here that lift is decided to hav
the United States represented in Turk
ih$waters more han a gunboat will b
sent, and sit..is paiptedsout that tn
Machias would Be available fer:this pur
b ~ I'll u 4 III ~ Il: y ri, II
Fl G~eraaany May Jeip Powers. 9
sBerln, Aug. 21.-The rising in Mace
donia'is regarded here as bringing on
darker stage. The Instruction is tal
ing. on proportions unexpected by tn
German diplomatic agents, Bulgaria
feeling excited by the murders andto1
lures across the border, is less restrain
able by the Bulgarian government, an
the movements of the Russian and Bri
i5A:heets; aidIfo the nervousness nrth
bserse and among traders and banker
owning Turkish railroad shares OF hay
ibgscommercial interests in Turkey Tt
Garman government;maihtains its pas
i've latitude, with the desire to join tt
ottIier powers. in any communication. t
TSu1slzey or Bhhlgaria designedto preve1
wair, ana tsnding,to c%onfnesthe disturb
atiee to an resurrection which Turke
nssHHlt su,pppp1resg:;;:::Es:
49, Russian Squadron Arrives'
{Coastantirople, Aug. 21.-The Russia
sdInareaa:ar.t5ed on Iniada easthe:eas
ern| coast Of European Turkey, Wedne
day afternoon.