The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-26
The Lexington Dispatch
Wednesday, August rs, 1903.
Time for the Powers to Act.

Constantinople, August 20.-The
Russian squadron arrived off Iniada.
on the eastern cost of European
Turkey yesterday afternoon.
TURKEY COMES DOWN.
Constantinople, August 20 0-Tew-
fix Pacba, the Turkish foreign min
lister, yesterday visited the Russian
ambassador and notified him that the
Turkish government accepted all the
Russian demands and begged that
the Russian squadron be withdrawn
from Turkish waters.
INTERVENTION IMPERATIVE.
Constantinople, Wednesday, Au-
gust 19.-The news of the impend-
ing arrival of the Russian squadron
is spreading notwithstanding the
continued suppression of all tele-
grams and announcements on the
subject.
The general opinion of the Euro.
peans here is that the time has ar
rived for a vigorous Intervention and
the abandonment of sll semi-mess-
ures, which are regarded as the cause
of the present rising.
According to the Turkish official
reports the Strongest positions Of the
insurgents are at Krushevc, Merihoro
and Florina. Contrary to previous
reports, it is now stated officially that
Krushevo is still occupied by the in
surgents. The headquarters of the
revolutionists is in the Peristeri noun
tains, in the vicinity of Monastir.
Women and children are not molested
BY the insurgents who have Destroy
ed only fortified dwellings occupied
by rich Turks. It is not denied that
they kill sill Bulgarians and Greeks
found acting as Turkish spies, but
the strictest orders have been issued
not to interfere with women and
children,
HOW THE POWERS WILL ACT.
Brussels, August 20.-Ths Inde-
pendence Beige says it hears that the
powers have arrived at an understand
ing regarding the steps to be taken
to suppress the revolt and apply re-
forms in Macedonis. According to
this unconfrmed report Russia will
act on the sea, occupying the OAR
danelies and the Bosphorus. Austria
will act on the land and Italy will ex-
ercise surveillance over Albany. A.
ter peace is restored the powers are
to withdraw and restore to Turkey
her full sovereignty.
NEGOTIATIONS IN PROGRESS.
London, August 20.-The Associa-
ted Press learns that important ne
gotiations are in progress among the
powers that promise to result in the
early adoption of new plan for the
settlement of the Macedonian trouble.
A foreign Office official said this after
noon:
'It is somewhat premature to say
that definite agreement on the sub
ject has already been reached, as
stated by the Independence Beige Of
Brussels, but notes are being ex-
changed in this direction"
In other quarters it was intimated
that the scheme was partially on the
lines referred to by the Belgian news
papers.
There is no doubt that an agree
ment of some kind has been reached
as in the beginning of negotiations
the powers started with the general
purpose of cooperating and the har-
mony has continued.
MANY INSURGENTS KILLED.
Vienna, Aug. 20.-Dispatchs from
Sslonica says an important fight &C.
Cured in the mountains of Pissadar
August Is, The town of Erminseco
was burned by the Turks and many
insurgents were killed.
It is said that the, Austrian manu-
factory is negotiating with Bulgaria