Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-09-25
MASSACRES MUST CEASE
POWERS NOTIFY TURKEY TO END
MACEDONIAN oUTRAGEs.
Awful Stories Of Slaughter and Out.
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Campaigns Against Mormonism and

Spiritualism.
Great Britain, France and Italy have
interviewed to prevent the continuance
of massacres in Macedonia. Repre-
sentatives of these powers have noti-
fled the sultan of Turkey of their dis
satisfaction with the methods of sup
pressing the outbreak and declared
that the massacres must be stopped.
1t is stated that they made special
| reference to the excesses committed
by the Turkish troops In the vilayet of
Uskub where the revolutionary out
break is insignificant and affords no
excuse to the soldiers for pillaging and
burning the villages and killing the in
habitants. The porte is said to have
replied that Turkey Is simply carrying
out the wishes expressed by the powers
which urged the sultans government
to adopt energetic measures and sup
press the revolution as speedily as pos
sible. Bulgarians are said to be much
pleased with the attitude of the powers.
The sultan told the Russian embas-
sador Friday that he regretted the ex-
cesses committed by the Turkish
troops and that orders had been given
the authorities to prevent their recur-
renee. He declared that the insurrec-
ton was drawing to a close. Turks
and Bulgarians have been discussing
matters and a satisfactory adjustment
is expected soon; the question of
peace or war will probably be settled
within AS hours. Bulgaria asks that
the porte grant a general amnesty and
stop the persecution of the Bulgarians
in Macedonia; that mixed commits
sion be formed. the Bulgarian members
Bulgarian exarch, and never be in
on the commission, to elabor-
ate administrative reforms, arrange for
an extension of local administrative
insure the safety of the
highways and the equality of Christ |
ians and Mussulmans before the courts |
reform the taxation and gendarmery |
and provide for personal security. At /
ter the accomplishment of these tasks /
the commission, which would probably |
sit at Salonica, would become the !
council of the inspector general and |
would depute one of its Bulgarian I
members to represent the sultan on the |
progress of affairs. Bulgaria also ask
ed that the burned villages be rebuilt I
with government assistance, the ref
ugees repatriated, an especial ordin-
ance issued providing for the organiza-
ton and admission of the Bulgaria
schools and churches These propose 4
ais seem to have been accepted in prin-
ciple, although nothing definite has yet 4
been decided. Proofs of good faith
would be required in case of an agree
nent.
Fresh horrors continue to be report
ID. The Turks have destroyed the
own of Kastoria and have massacred
he population. which numbered 10000.
This exceeds anything which has yet
occurred in Macedonia. A Monastir
says The Turks burn
ID IS children to death in a baking
wen at Pisoder, near Armensko, Sept.
2. They massacred 200 women and
hildren at Jervan in revenge for a de-
eat at the hands of the insurgents.
fifty women and children returning
tarved from the mountains to their
evastated homes were murdered by
oldiers. Between Sept 10 and Sept :
2 the Bashi Bazouks destroyed four
illages near Krushevo, massacring T
nd mutilating the inhabitants. From
ofia it is reported that Turkish troops
iscovered the hiding place of hun
red families of refugees from the vii
iges of Dupene and Echla, near Re-
en-, captured the party, prosecuted the
omen, and committed other atrocities.
ther reports tell the same story of
ruelty and pillage.