The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-02
Shoots to Death the United States
OUR GOVERNMENT DEMANDED


day from Minister LeiShman at Cou-
stantinople announcing that William
G. MagelSSen, United States vice con-
sui at Beirut, Syria, was asSaSslnated d
Sunday while riding in a carriage.
The American minister Immediately
brought the crime to the attention OF
the government and demanded action
by Turkey. Acting Secretary LOOMS
cabled Minister LeiShman inStructing
him to demand the immediate arrest
and punishment of the persons guilty
of the murder No demand for money
indemnity for the mans family has
yet been made. but that probably will
follow. Minister LeIShman,S cable
gram was dated Thursday and stated
that the assassination occurred SUD
dar, the minister being Informed OF
the crime by Consul Ravuda!. The
consul stated that the murderer was
not seen and is not known.
no PARTICULARS YET.
The announcement OF the aSSaSS!-
nation or the American vice consul.
following So soon upon the asSaSSlna-
tion OF a Russian consul in Turkey.
created strong comment III official
circles and the suggestion was made
that sacll frequent as>assinatlons in
dicaSe the disturbed condition OF
affairs in the Turkish nominations.
Minister LeiShman gave no partlcu-
lars OF the assassination and the state
department has no information as TO
the cause OF the murder. The Ameri-
can government will insist that the
local aNhorities be punished II they
were derelict in their duty and that
full measure Of punishment be given
the actual perpetrato tors Of the outrage.
Beirut is a city on the eastern shore
of the Mediterranean sea and is
place of considerable commercial i'm
portance.
PROMPT AND VIGOROUS ACTION.
Prompt and vigorous action is be-
ing taken by the L United States govern
nent to secure the punishment Of
those persons implicated in the
assassination. Minister Lieshman, at
Constantinople. who reported the fact
to the state departments, has been In
structed by the state department so
demand thorough investigation OF
the affair and the punishment OF those
involved in the crime aud the Euro
pean squadron, consisting Of three
warships, has been ordered to proceed
Immediately to Beirut to support the
demands of the United State minister
should this be found necessary.
The determination to lose 20 time
in getting the squadron to Beirut was
also due in part to Information recelv-
ed by acting Secretary LoomlS OF the
state department Thursday night
from tae president Of the American
Board of Missions at Boston indicating
that an attempt had been made to
burn the Euphrates college buildings
at Harpoot. This dispatch said:
Information just received that an
attempt has been made to burn the
Euphrates college buildings. Condi-
tions increasingly alarming. Great
anxiety felt for the safety Of Aneri-
can citizens there
SAILED AT ONCE.
Acting Secretary Loomis cabled to
Minister Leishman at ConStantinople
to make immediate demands on the
porte to take adequate measures for tne
protection of all Americans at Beirut
and to prevent any attack on the col
Iege buildings. Admiral Cotton, who
was directed to hold his squadron in
rediness to proceed at a moments no
tice to Beirut cabled the navy depart
ment as follows, under date OF Nice,
France:
':Cable just received. Machias at
Genoa for coal. Brooklyn has seven
DAYS, San Francisco six and a half
days coal at ten nots. Cannot exceed
that speed with MachiaS. II squad
ron going west should coal at Mar
seilles. If east at Genoa.
(Signed) Cotton"
Admiral Cotton's instructions are TO
sail at once.
It is estimated that the Brooklyn
going at full speed can reach Beirut
within six days
THE WILEY TURKS.
Acting Secretary Loomis received a
rather remarkable cablegram from
Minister Leishnan in which the lat
ter states that he bad called at the
Turkish foreign office at CONSTANT
nople TO inquire about the assassina-
tion of the United States vice consul
and that the minister of foreign al
fairs emphatically denied any know
ledge Of the report. He also attempted
to discredit it. The cablegram gave
no other information. Acting under
the instructions of the president that
Admiral Cottons squadron be directed
20 proceed Immediately to Beirut,
Mr.. Darling cabled the admiral to
this effect at Nice, directing him to
30 to Beirut at once. The presidents
instructions on this point will be car
ried out to the letter.
HEwAs NOT KILLED.
A decidedly new turn in the case OF
the United States vice consul, Nm.
c. Maselssen, at Beirut Syria, who
was reported to have been asSasslnat-
ed last Sunday. developed Sunday
nioht when it became known that the
ranort was incorrect and that al
though Mr. Magelssen had been shot
AT he had not even been injured. This
information came to the state depart
ment tonight in dispatch from
United States Minister Leishman at
Coostantinople. who said the mistake
in making the original announcement
WIS due to an errC> in the tranSmls
sion of the cipher dispatch from Con
sul Ravadal at Beirut in reporting the
incident to the minister.
A ClouGburst.
\ cIoudburSt struck the vicinity o1
Nayesyille. kas.. on Tuesday, causing