Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-09-03
American Squadron ordered to syria
Any Demands Made Upon Turkey
VIII BE Backed Up by
America.

Oyster Bay, N. !. Aug. 28.-Pr, ST.
dent RooSe yelt tonight issued orders
that the American European squad
ron, under command Of Rear Admiral
Cotton, should pro3C ed at once TO Bey-
rout, Syria, to be in readiness to
supportany demand the United States
may make on account of the aSsaSina-
tion there of Vice Consul MaglesSen.
Washington, Aug. zS-The state de-
partment has received cablegram
from Minister LeShman at Constanti-
nople announcing that William @.
MaglesSen, United States vice consul
at Beyrut, Syria, was assassinated
Wednesday while riding in carriage.
The American Minister Immediately
brought the crime to the attention of
the government and demanded action
by Turkey. Acting Secretary Loomis
today cabled Minister Leishman, in
structing him to demand the imme-
date arrest and punishment Of the
persons guilty Of the murder.
No demand for money indemnity for
the mans family has yet been made,
but that will probably follow. Mag
lesson was appointed from Minnesota.
Admiral Cotton, commanding the
European squadron, has been cabled
by the navy department to have his
vessels in readiness to move to Beyrut,
which is on the eastern shore of the
Mediterranean sea, in case the de-
nandS of the United States govern
nent upon the Turkish government
Are not complied with. Brooklyn and
San Francisco are at Villcfranche,
and Machias is at Genoa.
Magic ssen who is a Scandinavian
was appointed vice consul at Beyrut
Septem Der 20, $685. by Consul Gabriel
Ravaudal, who is Of the same nation
Atty. At the time of his appoint
ment as vice consul he was consular
clerk in Turkey.
The announcement of the asSasSina-
ion Of the American vice consul, fol-
lowing so soon upon the assassination
Of Russian consul in Turkey, created
strong comment in official circles, and
the suggestion wa made that such
frequent assassinations indicate a
veay disturbed condition of affairs in
the Turkish dominionS.
Minister Leishman gave no partic-
nlars of the assassination and the
state department has no information
as to the cause Of the murder. The
| American government will insist that
the local authorities be punished il
they we're deIelict In duties and
that full measure Of punishment be
given the actual perpetrators OF the
outrage.
BeyIut is city on the eastern
shore of the Mediterranean sea and is
q ace of considerable commercial
Importance. 1t is probable that the
action or the Turkish government
and the condition existing at Beyrut
will determine whether the European
squadron shall be sent to Turkish
waters.
Unless the Turkish government
acts promptly on the demands made
ty the United States government, it
is expected that the European squad
ron will at once move eastward.
Minister Leishman's cablegram was
dated yesterday, and stated that the
assassination occurred Sunday, the
minister being informed of the crime
by Consul Rayaudal. The consul
stated that the murderer was not
seen and is not known.
TIE state departmint forwarded
Minister Leishman' S dispatch to the
president at Oyster Bay and is in
communication with him on the sub
ject.
Mr.. Magelssen was thirty years cd,
having been born In 1873. He was
educated In the common schools OF
Minnesota and was student Of the
Lutheran college at DEBORAH, Ia, for
three gears. For time he was as.
Sistant city assessor Of Sioux Falls,
y. d., and also associate editor of a
paper called the, Echo published there
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