The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12
THE VILE TURKS.
RISING AGAINST THE CHRIS
TIANS AND THREATEN
ING AMERICANS.

| Is iSiIlng OOspeaKaDle Horrors
Upon Women and Girls-The
Situation Viewed With
! Alarm-Other News.
! Washington, Sept S-Far-reach-
ing excitement was occasioned here
today by the receipt Of the follow
ing cablegram by the state depart.
ment from Minist-r Leishman un-
der today's date:
"a riot occurred In B-irut yes.
terday, in which seven Christians
were killed and several others
wounded.
Two houses of Christian families
were pillaged by the soldiery and
two women outraged. An officer
and man from Colonel Cotton's
ship are now in the consulate and
are Investigating the fearful con-
ditions in Beirut. The origin of
the disturbance is unknown.
The Sublime porte claims that
Beirut is now quiet and that the
government force there is sufficient
to insure good order. The United
States department Immediately in
structed Mr.. Leishman to keep his
government in formed of the sltua-
ton and make every possibls re-
presentation to the porte to insure
| the safety of Americans.
! War is imminent.
Paris, Sept 8-Oficial advices
received at the foreign office from
Beirut Gays, that seven Christia rs
were killed and many wounded in
that city. The outbreak occurred
on the night of the 9th, instead of
yesterday, and the fighting was
furious.
Knives and pistols were used.
The Italian council rescued one
Christian, The news is causing
much apprehension all over Europe
and official quarters are exercised.
The presence of the American war;
ships is regarded as very fortunate
circumstance. An official report
shows great activity in Smyrna
which has hitherto been quiet.
Junction City, o., Sept. 81
Frank Mulkey. young man of this
place, was stabbed to death today |
at 1890 P. NJ. by Jonathan r. But
tier. Mulkey had for some time
been causing trouble at the Butler
home in Junction, by his attentions
to one of the women of the family,
and he had been repeatedly warned
to desist. Mulkey failed to heed
the warning, and words last night
passed between him and the father
of the woman whom he persisted in
visiting.
As Butler started for his mid
day meal today, Mulkey met him
a block from his home and assault
ed him with two large rocks, maxi
ing serious wound in the right
temple. The men then clinched,
and Butler, who is somewhat aged,
and also cripple, drew his knife
in defense and struck at his oppo-
nent, the blade making a clean-cut
hole about three-fourths of an inch
10, z just under the heart.
Mulkey, wounded to death, stag
gered painfully back to the Butler
nome and called for the woman
who had been the object Of his at
teDtions, but before she reached him
he fell dead.
Deceased was son of G. c. Null
key, and is we'll known here. J. J.
Butler is an ex justice of the peace,
ex city recorder, and as citizen is
much respected. He is an ex-sol-
dier, and is member Of the Mason
ic fraternity. He has the sympa-
thy of the community.
The coroner held an inquest this.
evening over the remains of Frank
Mulkey. The jury rendered ver-
dict that the deceased came to his
death at the hands Of j., j. Butler,
and tnat the killing was done in
self.defense. t
Aberdeen, Wash, Sept. S.-A
tug-of-w war between team of the
Sailors Union and one from the
Longshoremen's Union on Labor
day has brought out great deal of
adverse criticism. The teams were
SO equally|sdivided that the men
held firmly for nearly an hour and
half without one side gaining an
inch. The strain was so great that
some of the men bled at the rose
and others looked as though there
veins would burst.
The contest was finally abandon
o1 Of tba nrntesf of snectators