Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-09-10
CONSULAR ACCOUNTS.
They Differ From Those Sent Out BY
Turkish Authorities.
MUSSULMANS FIRST.
They Preeipltated the Trouble by IN
Attack Upon the Christians, the
Troops Of the Porte siding With
the AEgressors.


constantinople. Sept. s-Consular
accounts received here from Beirut to-
tally differ from the Turkish govern
ment's version Of the recent outbreak
there. The vail OF Beirut was not on
Loard the United States fiagship Brook
lyn when the first brawl occurred. but
was In the country. Contrary to the Of
neial version. consular dispatches say
Mussulmans arst attacked the Chris
uans, and the troops who interyenei
sided with the Mussulmans. one OF the
plllaged houses belonged TO a French
citizen. Though there has been no fur
ther disturbance at Beirut since sun
day great uneasiness. amounting al.
most 10 panic. prevails among the
Christians. many % whom have left
Beirut and sought refuge at Lebanon.
Foreign consuls At Beirut met on
Monday and decided TO make serious
representations 10 the local authorities
looking TO the preservation ot order.
They also decided 10 telegraph their
respective ambassadors or ministers al
Constantlnople demanding the recall %
the vail OF Beirut and requesting that
warships be sent for the protection Of
Europeans
Maxim Pasha. vail Of Syria. was or
dered from Damascus to Beirut. where
he arrived Tuesday.
The porte announces that Nazlm
Pasha was sent to Beirut with two
battallons OF troops to take temporary
charge of affairs there. The vail OF
Beirut. Il II also announced. has not
been deprived OF authority. but he viii
probably remain inactive az his post
during the stay OF Nazim Pasha al
Beirut.
White rioting was In progress az
Beirut. the advices further state. an
appeal was made 10 Rear Admiral COT
ton to land marines. but he replied
that he could not intervene In quar-
rel among ottoman subjects
II is considered as probable that
France will send warships 20 Beirut.
and her example IL likely TO be follow
ed by other powers.
Several diplomats here drew se-
rlous attention OF the porte on Monday
90 the situation at Beirut. demanding
that measures be taken TO prevent 4
further outbreak. and insisting on the
recall Of the vail who was In office
when the outbreak occurred.
No further consular dispatches have
recently been received from the villa
vets Of European Turkey.
II r. believed here the rigorous re-
preston exercised by the Turks In the
vilayet OF Monastir will result In unit
ing all Christians against the authori-
ties
The porte intends 10 concentrate
from 5000 20 10000 troops az Adrian
ople II is said that 1000 insurgents
have been surrounded az Kirk Killsse.
thlrty-two miles from Adrianople, and
oficial circles here momentarily ex-
pect news OF their surrender or annihi-
lation Notwithstanding the large num-
Der of troops concentrated az Adriano-
pie. the regiment OF Pamineh cavalry
10 which the sultan presented colors
Sept. 4 win leave here for Adrlanople
II IL alleged that the dispatch of these
troops can only have one meaning.
namely. massacres. In which IN Kurds
are destined 10 play the same part as
the Circassians did before the Russo
Turkish war.
sixty battalions % Redlfs on a war
footing are waiting at different mohiii-
zatlon centcrs In Anatolia ready TO
start at moments notice.
The only news from the interior We'd
nesday IL OF n severe engagement
with n strong insurEeut band which oc-
cupied a position near Lake Anatlevo
IN the vlllayet of ConstantInople The
feht lasted until nightfall
Rulrarlans who were arrested here on
the eve of the anniversary Of the sui
tau's accession have been released,