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Show FJ5EEY- BY; T5B.:P0?5RS, Prepared to Adopt Measures to Insure Their Being ! Scrupulously Carried Out CONSTANTINOPLE.' Feb. 23. The Identical note on the subject of reforms in Macedonia, presented to the. Grand Vizier Saturday by the Austro-Hun-garian and Russian Embassadors has been translated into Turkish and handed to the Sultan the same evening. even-ing. .The powers recommend in addition addi-tion to the appointment of an inspector-general inspector-general of gen-d'armerle for three years, with ample, powers to act independently inde-pendently and to requisition troops in case of emergency and the reorganization reorganiza-tion of the gen-d'armerle and police under un-der European instructors, that Christians Chris-tians be admitted into the gen-d'armerle gen-d'armerle In numbers proportionate to the population without being required to read and write the Turkish language. Amnesty Is also demanded for all persons per-sons who have been arrested for political politi-cal offenses. . J The scheme for administration and financial reforms In Macedonia, as proposed pro-posed by the powers, beside planning a more equitable collection of taxes, provides pro-vides that local expenses shall be a first charge on the revenues of each vilayet. In the event of there being a surplus this may be sent to Constantinople. Constanti-nople. It is understood that the powers are determined to admit of no modulation of the reform scheme, but demand its application without delay and that they are prepared to adopt measures to insure in-sure its being scrupulously carried out. An Imperial trade has been Issued authorizing au-thorizing the Turkish Minister of War to purchase ten additional Maxims. |