The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-31
SQUADRON SAILS FOR BEIRUT,
1T rs DUE no ARRIVE THERE IN
ABOUT SIX DAYS
No Fresh News Received From the Scene
or the TrOuble-Turkey Has No Min
lister In washington. Chel<lb hey Hav.
Ing Never Presented His Credentials.

lister in washington Cheklb hey Hay-
Ing Never Presented HIS Credentials.
WASHINGTON, Aug 30.-The cruisers
| BROOKLYN and San Francisco sailed from
| Genoa to-day for Beirut according TO
despatch from Rear Admiral Cotton to
| the Navy Department The vessels VIII
| make the run in about six days, which
! would make them due to arrive at Beirut
next Friday night or Saturday morning.
Both cruisers have plenty OF coal and
are ready for any emergency. The Machlas
will arrive at Port Said at the end OF the
week, where she will coal and wait orders.
| Nothing whatever was received al the
| State Department to-day from Minister
Leishman or other representatives OF the
| United States in the Levant Attempts
| have been made TO communicate direct
with Consul Norton at Harpoot, in order
to get the latest particulars concerning the
threatened attack upon American teachers
there,
But the State Department has not been
able to get word from Consul Norton, nor
has Consul Ravudal of Beirut communi-
Gated directly with the Department. Both.
however, have communicated with Minister
Lcishman at ConstantinOple.
1t is understoo here that the telegraph
and cable lines Of Asia Minor are involved
in the disturbances in the Turkish En-
pire, and that this accounts for Minist or
1eishman's delay in reporting late de-
veopments.
Chekib Bey, appointed Minister from
Turkey to the United States, is reported
to be anxious to confer with Secretary
Hay on the Turkish situation. but up to a
late hour tonight he had not seen the
Secretary.
Owing to the fact that Chekib Bey has
never presented his credentials, he has no
official standing as the representative OF
his Government, though courteous treat
ment is accorded him at the State Depart
ment.
An official Of the department said tonight
that il Chekb Bey had any representations
to make they would be received informally,
for what they might be worth, but that if
this country had any representations to
make to Turkey they would be made
through Minister Leishman.
There are conflicting stories as to the
reason for the failure of Chekib Bey TO
present his credentials. All versions, how
ever. trace the trouble back 10 the insorut-
able politics of the Porte.
As successor 70 Ali Ferrouh Bey, who
was recalled, Chekib Bey brought creden-
tials "a Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiarv At that time the United
States was pressing Turkey closely for the
collection of indemnities. II was Just
before the assassination Of President
Mckinley.
One story at the State Department is 10
the effect that the somewhat bitter feeling
engendered over the collection OF indemni-
ties from Turkey led to an order to Chekib
Bey 10 return his papers before they, had
been presented and that the Turkish
Foreign Office has not yet returned them.
Another version If that the credentials
contained the name of President Nick inlev
and that the ASA sination Of the President
necessitated the return of the papers to
Constantinople, where, as the story goes,
a faction favorable to Ali Ferrouh Bey
has become influential enough to prevent
the issuance of new credentials to his Sic
Cessor.
Whatever the reason. Chekib Bey has
been and is now a man without a country.
go far as official action is concerned: Score
tary Hay, will, however. receive the Turk
ish Minister, so-called, If he desires con-
ference. Anything that Chekib Bey may
communicate from the Turkish Govern
ment will be verified through Minister
Leishman before being accepted az official.