The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1903-09-25
END MASSACRES
Turkey May Then Talk Peace
With Bulgaria
TWELVE HUNDRED CORPSES
Said to Be Lying Unburied In Fields
and on Roadsides Around Kastoria-
Promotion of Reshid Pacha Consid-
cred a Challenge to the Powers


Sofia, Sept. 22.-The unfavorable re-
plies of Austria and Russia to Bull
garia's last note and the fact that none
of the other great powers has yet re-
Piled coupled with the allegations
that ore of the powers is encourage
ing the military party at the sultan's
palace, tend to create a less hopeful
feeling here. There is, however, no
perceptible change in the situation.
Various reports are in circulation re-
garding negotiations between Turkey
and Bulgaria looking to solution of
the Macedonian difficulty.
The Dnevnik says Turkey has pre-
scented a note to Bulgaria asking for
the latter's assistance in reaching a
peaceable solution. Bulgaria replied
that Turkey must end the massacres,
withdraw her frontier forces, guar
antee peace and protection to the vii
layers desiring to return to their
homes, amnesty to the political of
tenders and introduce such govern
mental reforms as will pacify Mace
donia and Adrianople. The Bulgarian
reply concluded:
"If the present situation continues
the Bulgarian government will be COM
PEELED to yield to public opinion and
send an army to the frontier
1t appears doubtful that the gov
eminent has sent such an answer, but
the statement published represents in
some degree the governments atti
tude.
According to information received
by the revolutionary headquarters
from AIonastir, 120 persons persisted
in the flames of their burning villages
near Kastoria. Over 1900 bodies of
women and children are said to be ly
ing unburied in the fields and on the
roadsides around Kasroria.
The Servian governments reply to
the porte's representations says meas
ures have been taken to prevent bands
entering Macedonia and that a strong
band which was preparing to cross the
frontier has already been dispersed.
The reply adds, however, that if the
persecution of Christians and the ex-
cesses Of the Turkish troops continue,
and serious reforms are not introduced
the government would noe be able to
restrain the popular agitation in Servia.
The unfavorable comment aroused
by the appointment of Reshid Pacha,
the former vail of Beirut, to bc vail of
Brusa, which is really a promotion,
continues. The action of the porte in
this connection is regarded as a chal-
lenge to the representatives of the
powers, especially to the American
minister, who, it is thought, is likely
to protest and may possibly demand
Reshid Pacha's recall from Brusa, in
the interests of the American cdIlca-
tional establishment in that village.
Reports from Beirut say the appoint
ment of HALL Pacha is to vail Of Beirut
has caused much disappointment. The
inhabitants expected that Nazim
Pacha, the vail of Syria, who in
spired confidence by his conduct when
he became acting vail after Reskid
Pacha's removal, would be made vail.
A special dispatch from Rila gives
the following details of the fighting at
Perrin: On Sept. 16 1000 Turkish troops
surrounded the village and attacked the
bands under Stoinoff and Dervingoff,
who had taken up a position there.
The latter were reinforced by the bands
commanded by Yankoff and Zontcheff,
turned on the Turks and completely
annihilated them. One Turkish COM
mander was captured.