The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-09-03
CONSUL NOT KILLED
The Attempt, However, Was
Made to Assassinate Him.
WARSHIPS GO ANYHOW
Roosevelt Determined to Chow "Un-
speakahle Turk" that Lives and
Property Of Americans Will
be Protected at Any Cost.

According to .-dvices from CoEstan-
tinople it transpires that the report
that United States Vice Consul Ma
gelssen was killed is incorrect. An
unknown individual fired at MIN ana
the bullets passed close to him, out
did not touch him. The vail of Beirut
afterwards visited Vice Consul Magels-
sen. expressed his regrets for the out
rage and ordered measures for the ar
rest of the perpetrator. The error II
stating that Vice Consul Magelssen
had been killed arose from mistake
in the cipher telegram.
Attack Premeditatsd.
In response to telegram of inquiry
REGARDING the reported ASSASSINATION
of Vice Consul Magelssen at Beirut,
Syria, Mr.. Freyer, treasurer OF the
board of the Presbyterian missions at
Beirut. has cabled to the Associated
Press as follows:
Beirut, Syria, August 2S.-Thoush
the attack made on Vice Consul Ma
gelssen was evidently premed.tated,
the bullets missed him and he escaped
uninjured. FREYER.
Ships Not Recalled.
A dispatch from Oyster Bay says:
President Roosevelt Friday night re-
ceived through the state department
at Washington confirmation OF the AS
scciated Press dispatches from Con-
stantinople and Beirut which sho"
that the report of the assassination OF
Vice Consul Magelssen at Beirut IS IN
error.
The president will not countermand
the order to Rear Admiral Cotton to
proceed with the cruisers Brooklyn
and San Francisco and the gun boat
Machias to Turkish waters. The at
tack on Mr.. Magelssen is regarded as
an incident which points to the nec2s-
sity of a demonstration which will
have the effect Of insuring the protec-
ton CT Americans in the Turkish en-
pire.
The president expressed gratilca-
ton that Consul Magelssen had es-
capped without injury from the assault
Of the would-be murderer.
For several hours Friday President
Roosevelt and Secretary Of State Hay
were in conference at Sycamore Hill.
They discussed every suggested phase
of the situation in Turkey.
At II o'clock Friday night tele-
gram was received by Secretary Loeb
from Acting Secretary of State Loom
Is at Washinlto communicating the
text of a cablegram from Minister
Leischman at Constantinople, confirm
ing the Associated Press report Of the
inaccuracy Of the report of Consul
Magelssen's assassination. AS soon
as the message from the apartment
was disciphered Secretary Loeb COM
municated its contents to the presi-
dent by telephone. $50
The text of Minister Leischman's
cablegram has not been made public.
It can be said to be the purpose OF
President Roosevelt to afford Ameri-
can citizens in the disturbed prov
inces of Turkey all the protection pos
sible. For that reason and for others,
which may develop in a short time,
the decision is reached that no change
at this time will be made in the or
ders to the ETrpean squadron. Ad-
miral Cotton will proceed with his
vessels to Turkish waters with the
idea of safeguarding fully Americans
and American interests.
Cruisers Proceed to Turkey.
Nice, France, August 2s.-The Uni
ted States cruisers Brooklyn and San
Francisco left Villefranche at o'clock
this evening for Genoa and Beirut.