The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-09-17

U8tSS the SuOSt8m0o OF report TeCelVeQ
~ him from the United States consul
az Beirut. The situation there appeared
to have improved. The new acting gov
;ATnor, Nazim PashA, had called upon
him stating his desire to treat the
Magelssen matter promptly and salts
sfactorily, and expressing his purpose
10 effect q complete reorganization Of
the police forcesof Beirut. Mr.. Ravndal
|sys that the new governor enjoys the
reputation Of being . very capable man,
and his appointment has given much
Dleasure to the people Of Beirut"
g,s French view Of situation. !.
Paris, Sept. IA. Former Foreign Min
lister Hanotaux IN IN interview Satur-
sdsy pointed out the extent Of the devas-
talon In Turkey, bridges blown up, vii
slages burned and railroad trafhc inter-
Tlhted. Speaking Of the Beirut incident.
Sle said:
s,sss: The events ataBeirut create q new.
morbid condttio lon. The alleged attack
on the American consul has never been
clarified. Was he, or, was he not the
victim Of an attack? In any case, the
presence Of the American naval force
has contributed to the effervescence
which eliminated In the outbreak be-
tween Mussulmans and Christians. The
vail Of Beirut has been displaced and an
Investigation is being conducted by
Turkish officials and American naval
oficers. II this is long prolonged the
effervescence may recur since the pas
sions of those interested are more likely
to be aroused than Gained"
NJ. Hanotaux adds that France should
not be Indifferent to the events in Syria
rs this is a field where her interests and
rights are unquestionable and he de-
clares that nothing should be done at
Beirut or other Syrian points with
out France or against France"
The departure Of the French warships
causes considerable interest, the general
feeling being that the purpose Of the
sailing of the ships is not only to safe
guard French interests in Macedonia,
as officially announced, but also to special
1y watch events in Syria, where French
political and commercial interests are
extensive.
Fear Extensive Devastation.
London, Sept. 1.-THE Salonica cor
respondent Of the Times, after visiting
Monastir, sends detailed history OF the
instruction and the Turkish operations
for its Suppression. He says:
mo details have yet been received as
to the result Of more remote military
drives, but from information emanat-
ing from Trustworthy sources not usual
" ,1nfriendly to the Turks there is rea-
son to fear ,that the country has been
absolutely devastated and all the Chris
tians of both sexes and all ages who
have failed to find refuge in the woods
have been put to the sword.
Paris, Sept. 14.-After q conference
between the onicials Of the marine min
istry and Of the foreign ONCE. 1t has
been decided to send the crusier La
touche- Trevill to Turkish waters with
out waiting for the other ships OF the
French squadron ordered to be In read
tness to sail for the Levant.
The misunderstanding will probably
be followed Immediately by the cruiser
Du Chayla. Their special points Of OBJ
servation will be salonica, Beirut and
Smyrna, but they will not go directly to
these places. The warships will rendez-
vous at the small Greek island of Syria,
of the coast, and within easy steaming
distance of. the disturbed districts.
Admiral Jaureguiberry and his flag
ship will remain at Toulon ready to re-
lnforce the two cruisers with large
naval force in case Of a more serious
:urrs of events.
DE-. scheb1e Arrested.
woctinofnn Sent ~ The nrSt office