Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-09-03
VICE CONSUL VICTIM OF PREMED|TATED
ASSAULT ROOSEVELT REFUSES TO
COUNTERMAND ORDER TO WARSH|PS--
SQUADRON STARTS FOR BEIRUT
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT SOLVES TO
MAKE EFFECTIVE NAVAL DEMONSTRA-
TON AGAINST THE TURKS

ciated Press bulletin of the same sub
ject, which had been shown to proml.
nent officials of the government. The
dispatch from the minister was com
municated to the president at Oyster
Bay. The contents of the telegram
were extremely gratifying to the otfi
Gals of the government as it relieved
the situation of its extreme tension
and leaves the way open for an
amicable and peaceful adjustment OF
the incident
Acting Secretary of State LOOMS
declined to make public the text OF
Minister Leischman's despatch last
night but gave summary of its co l.
tents. AS stated in the press dis
patch, it showed that Magelssen had
been shot at by some person at tie
time unknown to officials, but that he
had not been hit
Turkish officials were prompt to OK
press their regret at the occurrence
and were exerting themselves to ap-
prehend the assassin but were thus
far unsuccessful.
The opinion was expressed that
the attempted assassination of Mag
elssen probably would bring matters
to focus, the attention of the Turk.
, Ish government being drawn in this
forcible way to- the real situation at
Beirut, and some effort thus be made
&c avoid further trouble.
The latest development in the Turk
ish situation was discussed in official
circles, where the view is held that
the denial of the report of the killing
of Maglessen relieves the situation OF
the awkward and embarrassing feet.
ure, but will not prevent our naval
vessels continuing to the east. Mir.
lister Leischman, in one of his des-
patches to the department, suggested
that the conditions were such that il
might be 9Fell to have some Ameri-
can nava4 demonstration in those
waters. Reports also have come to
the government from missionary In
terests odf the 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.
Acting Secretary Darling last night
received a cablegram from the ad-
miral, dated Vile Franche, saying
that hej had left that place with the
cruisers Brooklyn and San Francisco
for Genoa, on the way to Beirut.
Situation Still Serious.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 29.-For several
hoursI yesterday President Roosevelt
and Secretary of State Hay were in
conference at Sycamore Hill. They
discussed every suggested phase of
the situation in Turkey. At the con-
cluSion of the conference the secretary
returned Immediately to Washington.
Fhe fact that Secretary Hay consid-
erf his presence in Washington neces-
safry at this time indicates the serious
view he takes of the Turkish situation.
He had not expected to return to
Washington for several weeks, but the
developments in the Ottowan empire
Huring the past few days induced him
ITO come to Oyster Bay for the confer
ence with the president, after which it
was deemed desirable by both of them
that he should return to Washington,
at least for a couple of weeks.
1 At II O'Clock last night a telegram
was received by Secretary Loeb from