Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-09
SULTAN BREAKS IS. ...
LONG Precedent
Makes Addresses to Religious Rep
resentatives Declaring Atrocities
Are Inspired Abroad.
SAYS he HAS WELFARE OF
entire POPULATION 1T Heart

Tells Greek Patriarchs He Will Be
Glad to Contribute to Aid of Suffer-
ers-No New Advices Received from
MISREPRESENTATION Agent Held
for Extortion.
Constantinople, Sept. 4.-On the an
niversary of his accession Tuesday
the sultan received in audience at the
palace the heads q the religious com.
munities, and the ecumenical patriarch
made a speech of congratulations. In
reply thereto, after thanking the
patriarch and the others present for
their good wishes, the sultan, con.
trary to precedent, spoke at soma
length, as follows:
Desires Welfare Of All.
GAIL my desire is for the welfare
of the population. without distinction
of race or religion. AS to the detest.
able and regrettable deeds to which
the patriarch alluded. am convinced
that the movement does not proceed
spontaneously from the population:
but is instigated from abroad. / hope
the measures taken will insure tran
Quillity. I call God to witness the
sincerity of my declaration and that
all my aspirations and work are for
the welfare and prosperity of all my
subjects"
Turning then to the Bulgarian
patriarch, the sultan babe him COM
municate his words to his flock.
Next addressing the Greek patri.
arch, the sultan said he regretted
that the Greek population had also
suffered from the recent troubles and
declared he would be pleased to con.
tribute to the subscriptions being
raised in the patriarchate in behalf
of the sufferers.
The sultan further remarked that
he was very sorry that some of the
soldiers had been guilty of acts con.
trary to his orders and desires.
The sultan personally assured
Mgr. Ormanian. the Armenian patri.
arch, that his words applied to the
Armenians as we'll as to the people OF
other nationalities.
The porte's note of warning to the
embassies and legations informing
them that, according to police infor.
nation, the Bulgarian agitators were
projecting outrages against the EN-:
bassies, legations and public buildings
in Constantinople, saying the Ottoman
government had taken precautions.
and requesting the heads Of the for.
eign missions to do likewise. was is
sued in consequence Of the receipt
at the Russian embassy of an anony.
nous letter threatening outrages al
the winter residences of the Russian
ambassador and consul general.
No News at Warrington.
Washington, Sept. 4-For two days
the state department has been with:
out advices from Turkey. Pending
the receipt of Minister Leishman's re-
port on the situation there, the state
department will not ask the navy de-
partment to send additional instruc'
lions to Rear Admiral Cotton. com
manding the European squadron
The position Of the Washington gov
gard to the Turkish question.
It is expected that the Brooklyn
and San Francisco WEB arrive off
Beirut Friday and the Machias of
Port Said. Upon arrival their COM
manders will cable full reports about
the situation. Upon the receipt OF
these advices and the expected report
of Minister Leishman will depend the
programme of the state department.
AS there is no intention on the part
of this government to become in.
volved in the eastern question. it is
desired that the ships shall 20 their
way as soon as their mission is full.
filled. The navy department officials
also are anxious for the squadron to
get to work on it's target practice,
which was scheduled to begin early
In September.
Use Threats to Raise Funds.
Bucharest, Sept. An. Svetkoff.
the agent here of the Macedonian
committee, has been arrested for ex.
torting by menaces of death subscrip.
tions to the funds of the revolution.
lists. The police discovered receipts
signed by Boris Sarafoff, the revolu,
tionary leader. for sums aggregating
$4,000. Svetkoff had been in the
habit of crossing the frontier to send
the money to Sarafoff.
The Bulgarians residing in Rou.
mania continue to receive orders to
return home in view Of tho nossih1o
mobilization of the Bulgarian forces
Big Steamer Destroyed.
Constantinople, Sept. Three ex-
plosions occurred Wednesday on the
Austrian steamer Vaskapu soon after
leaving the Bulgarian port of Burgas en-
route for Constantinople, by which 20
persons persisted. The vessel caught fire
and had to be beached. A telegram con-
veying this news was received by the