The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-31
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Washington, Aug S0-A decidedly
rev turn in the case OF United States
Vice Consul William c. Magelssea at
Beirut Syria. who was reported 10
have been assassinated last Snnda =.
developed last night when it becaaae
known that the report was incorrect
and that although Mr., Magelssen had
been shot at he had not even been in
jured, This information came TO the
state department III dispatch from
United States Minister i.eishnlan as
lonstantinople who said the mista..e
IA saalSins the original announcements
Was die to an error in the transin.s
SIGN OF the cipher dispatch from Goa
ss.l Ravndal al Beirut in reporting tho.
Incident to the Minister. The dis
-palch from the minister was al ouc
communicated to the president 4
Oyster Bay.
Acting Secretary LOOMS declined
to make public the text of Minister
Leishman's dispatch last night. but
he gave a summary OF It's contents. It
showed that Mr.. Maselssen
sss@Had- Been Shot At
by some person at the time unknown
to the officials, but that he had not
been hit The local Turkish officials
We're prompt to express their regret at
the occurrence and We're exciting
themselves to apprehend the assassin.
put thus far had been unsuccessful
The minister's dispatch also said that
Consul Ravndal had reported to hiEl
that some of the foreign consuls To-
Gated at Beirut had reported to their
governments that the situation at
that place had become exceedingly
unsafe, that this condition of AFFAIRS
had existed for some time and that
something ought TO be done to relieve
the tension The opinion was ex-
pressed thai the attempted assassina-
tion of Magelssen probably would
bring matters to a focus, the attcn-
ton of the Turkish governm~ At beng
drawn to the matter in this forcible
way ard some effort thds be made to
avoid further trouble.
The latest development in he
Turkish situation was discussed IN Of
fetal circles where the view is held
that The denial OF the report Of the
killing of Mr.. Magelssen
Relieves the Situation
of its immediate awkward and embar-
RAISING feature, but will not prevent
Our naval vessels continuing to the
East Minister LeIshn1an, in one Of
his dispatches to the department. sug-
gested that conditions were such that
ii might be we'll to have some Ameri-
can naval demons. alton in those
waters. Reports also have come TO
the government from the missionary
interests OF threatened destruction
of their property at Harpoot, and be-
cause Of this Admiral Cotton. it Is ex-
pected will be allowed to proceed
with one or more Of his vessels 10
Beirut
Acting Secretary Darling last night
received cablegram from the adj
miral. dated Villefranche, saying that
he had left that place with the cruis-
ersp Brooklyn and San Francisco for
Genoa. on the way to Beirut.
Presidents Orders Not Changed.
Oyster Bay Aug % President
Roosevelt was informed last night of
the incorrectness Of the report that
Vice Consul William G. Magelssen at
Beirut. Syria. had been assassinated.
The president eXpEessei sratiSicauon
that Consul Magelssen had escaped
without injury from the assault of the
would be murderer He announced,
however that no change at present
would be made in the plans Of this
government, and that the European
squadron which he had ordered to
proceed Immediately to Beirut would
proceed to it's ordered destination. 1t
can be said that the president and
Secretary of State Fay both regard it
as advisable in view OF the present
state of unrest in Turkey, to have
American war vessels in Turkish
waters.
ConsuPs Family Informed.
La Crosse, Wis. Aug. 30 News
that Vice Consul Magelssen was alive
and uninjured was conveyed to the
family Of the vice coDsul's brother
the Rev II G. MagelsSen last night
and to the parents Of the vice consul
at Highland Prairie, Minn. Mrs. H.