The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-09-11
They Totally Differ From the Turk.
ish Governments Version
of the Trouble.
kJSSULMANS STARTED RIOT
and TROOPS SIDED WITH THEM.
The Foreign ConsuIs Get Together
and Decide to Meke Rcpresenta-
lions to Their Governments As to
the Serious Condition of Affairs
I'm Beirut.


accounts received here from Beirut to-
tally differ from the Turkish govern
ment's version of the recent outbreak
there. The vail of Beirut was not on
board the United States flagship
Brooklyn when the first brawl &C.
CURED, but was in the country. Con-
trary 10 the official version, the consul
lar dispatches say the Mussulmans
first attacked the Christians and the
troops which interviewed sided with
the Mussulmans. One of the pillaged
houses belonged to a French citizen.
Though there has been no further dis
turbance at Beirut since Sunday
great uneasiness, amounting almost to
a panic, prevails among the Chris
tians, many of whom have left Beirut
and sought refuse in Lebanon
Meeting of ConsuIs.
The foreign consuls at Beirut met on
Monday and decided to make serious
looking to the preservation of order.
They also decided to telegraph TO their
respective ambassadors or minister at
Constantinople, demanding the recall
of the incompetent vail of Beirut and
requesting that warships be sent for
the protection of the Europeans.
Maxim Pasha Sent TO Beirut.
Nazim Pasha vail of Syria, who was
ordered from Damascus to Beirut, ar
rived Tuesday.
The porte announces that Nazim
Pasha was sent to Beirut with two bat
talions of troops to take temporary
charge of affairs there The vail of
Beirut, it is also announced, has not
been deprived of his authority, but he
will probably remain inactive at his
post during the stay of Nazim Pasha
at Beirut.
While the rioting was in progress,
the Beirut advices further state, an ap-
peal was made to Rear-Admiral Cot
ton to land marines, but he replied that
he could not intervene in quarrel
among Ottoman subjects.
France May Send Wnrships.
1t is considered probable that
France will send warships to Beirut
anu utI likely 10 DE lOI-
lowed by other powers.
Several of the diplomats here drew
the serious attention of the porte, on
Monday, to the situation at Beirut, de-
handing that measures be taken to
prevent further outbreak and insist
ing on the recall of the vail who was
in office when the outbreak occurred
No further consular dispatches have
recently been received from the villa
vets of European Turkey 1t is be-
lieved here that the rigorous repres-
sion exercised by the Turks in the
vilayet of Monastir will result in unit
ing all the Christians against the au-
thorities.
Troops for AdrianopIe.
The porte intends to concentrate So
600 to 10000 troops at Adrianople
1t is said that 1000 insurgents have
been surrounded at Kirk-Kilisseh, 80
miles from Adrianople, and official cir
eles here momentarily expect news of
their surrender or humiliation
Notwithstanding the large number of
troops concentrated at Adrianople. the
regiment OF Haminieh cavalry, TO
which the sultan presented colors Sep
TENDER 4. will leave here for Adriano-
pie. 1t is alleged that the dispatch of
these troops can only have one mean
ing, namely. massacres, in which the
kurds are destined to play the same
part as the Circassians did before the
Russo Turkish war.
sixty BattaiiOns of Rcdifs.
Sixty battalions of redifs on war
footing are waiting at the different
mobilization centers in Anatodia, ready
to start at moments notice.
The only late news from the interior
is of the severe engagement with a
strong insurgent band which occupied
position near Lake Aniatovo. in the
vilayet of Constantinople. The fight
lasted until nightfall
The Bulgarians who were arrested
here on the eve of the anniversary OF
the sultan's accession have been re-
leased.
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