The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-01
Minister Leischman Has Not
 Made Such a Request
MAY GO ID ANOTHER PORT
While Reports State That No Attempt Was Made on the Life of Consul, Official Advlces Say That
 Such Is Fact.

Washington, August 31--Late dispatches from MT. Leisohman do not differ mate rially in tone from those previously sent Minister Leischman does not, as reported in some quarters, request the withdrawal of the American ships from Turkish wa ters. While reports by way of London state that no attempt was made upon the life of Vice Consul Magelssen, official advices so far received show that such an attempt was made. The present sta tus was known before the ships left Ge- noa, and when the ships arrive at Beirut the matter of sending them to another port will be considered and possibly adopted.
 The Turkish minister made no request of Secretary Hay in the interview today regarding the movement of United States war vessels, and nothing in this matter was promised by the state department
 In one of the dispatches from Minister Leichman the question of the trial of teachers in one of the missions at liar poot was discussed and the minister in- formed the department that he can see nothing irregular in the trial, but at the request of the missionaries he is seeing to it that no injustice Is done. The man was arrested charged with sedition
 Turkish Minister Sees Hay.
 Chellib Bey, the Turkish minister. had long interview today with Secretary Hay He refused to discuss the inter view, stating that he had nothing to communicate further than what appear ed in the Associated Press dispatches yesterday morning. After the interview Secretary Hay visited the navy depart ment. If the Turkish minister request ed that the European squadron be kept away from Turkish waters his request probably cannot be granted, even should this government desire to accede to it, as the navy department states that 1t will be impossible to communicate with either the Brooklyn or San Francisco un- til they arrive at Beirut.
 Chellib Bey assured Secretary Hay that the Turkish government had done nothing wrong and will use every en- deavor to protect American citizens re- siding in Turkey He also discussed the condition of the insurrection in Turkey and said that the Turkish government was not responsible for any of the dis asters that had occurred.
 As Fit as a Fiddle.
 Franklin. Pa., August 3.-Major c. J. s. Miller, an intimate friend of Vice Con- sul Magelssen, on Saturday cabled the vice consul as to his condition after es- caping assassination and received the fol- lowing dispatch today from Beirut:
 "Fit as a fiddle. Magelssen."
 War Is Imminent.
 Sofia, August a.-Both in official and revolutionary circles the opinion Is freely held that war between Bulgaria and Tur- key is imminent and can he averted by nothing short of a miracle.
 It Is not expected that either govern ment will formally declare hostilities, but that the prevailing conditions will force on war.
 There is no question that large number of insurgents have recently crossed the frontier. An extensive outbreak in north ern Macedonia Is possible any day. The | Autonomle prints a telegram from Con- stantinople declaring that the sultan, in- huenced by the counsel of Germany now favors a war with Bulgaria The Turks here, however, take an optimistic view, asserting that there is no danger of a war as Turkey does not desire one and Prince Ferdinand and the present Bulga- rian government are not in position to force hostilities
 Number of Villages Burned. Salonica, August 31.-The Turks have occupied Klissura, Albania, without re- sistance A number of Bulgarian villages in its vicinity were burned.
 Inspector General Hilmi Pasha recent ly sent a commission composed of five Christians and five Turks to offer ann nesty to the insurgents on condition that they lay down their arms before the great feast tomorrow in honor of the sultan's coronation
 The revolt has become general at Casa and Yenidje, twenty-five miles from Sa- lonica and Is spreading to Cherghli and | Tikhvesh, sixty-f1ve miles from iSaloni-
 A.aff the revolutionary leader, has
 the neighborhood of Salonica
 >nse of Ndirecting the move
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