Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-08-28
BRATTLEBORO,
U. S. CONSUL MURDERED
AMERICAN AGENT AT BEIRUT,
SHOT IN HIS CARRIAGE.
This Government Takes Prompt Ac.
tion.-Turkish Barbarties in Mace.
donia.-Express Train Blown Up by
Revolutionists.-7O. VILLAGES Gone.

voIutionists.-70 Villages Gone.
! The state department at Washington
has received a cablegram from Minis
ter Leishman, at Constantinople, an
nouncing that William Magetssen,
United States consul at Beirut, Syria,
was assassinated Wednesday while
riding in his carriage. The American
minister Immediately brought the
crime to the attention of the govern
ment and demanded action by Turkey.
Acting Secretary Loomis yesterday
cabled Minister Leishman instructing
him to demand the immediate arrest
and punishment of the persons guilty
of the murder. No demand for money
in behalf of the mans family has yet
been made, but that probably will fol-
low. Magetssen was of Scandinavian
descent, and was appointed vice-con-
sui at Beirut September 20. 1899, by
Consul Gabrael Rie Ravudal, who is a
scandinavian At the time of his ap-
pointment as vice-consul, he was
la consular clerk in Tur-
key. Magetssen was appointed on
the recommendation of Senator Nelson
of Minnesota, who says that he was
the son of prominent Lutheran min
lister. He was born at Bradsbury Fill
more county, MINI.
Admiral Cotton, commanding the
by the navy department to have his
vessels in readiness to move to Beirut,
which is on the eastern shore of the
Mediterranean sea. in case the de-
mands of the United States govern
ment are not complied with.
One hundred of the wealthiest mer-
chants of Stockholm will visit the
United States and the St. Louis Fair
in the autumn of 1904, chartering
steamship for that purpose.
Samuel J. Parks, the convicted
walking delegate of labor unions, was
sentenced to Sing Sing, Wednesday,
for term of not less than two and a
half years nor more than three and
half.
Both sides claim the victory of the
battle resulting from the attack by
Rear Admiral Barker's naval squadron
on the forts at Portland, Me-. early
Wednesday morning. Army officers
say that every ship was put out of
anchor before it reached the line of
the fort.
The three masted schooner, John
Booth, from Long Cove, Me-, with gran
ite for New York, was rammed and
steamship H. M. Whitney, of the Met
ropolitan line off New Haven. Five
members of the crew and one passen-
ger were drowned.
The east bound daily express from
Budapest to Constantinople was blown
up about 25 miles south of Adrianople
early yesterday morning. Seven per-
sons were killed and Is We're injured
Tyrp ta
cars were smashed. Apparently the
outrage was the work of revolutionists
who travelled on the train.
An unknown man, about 25 years |
old, was fatally injured by being |
struck by n passenger train at Pownal, |
He died without regain
ing consciousness. There was moth |
ing on his person to identify the man. |
He was sitting on the track at sharp |
curve and was struck and hurled a |
ong distance. The engineer could |
not stop in time to save him.
Turkish repressive measures in Mac
,donia are said to have reached the ut
most limit of barparism, evidently
With the intention of accomplishing
he total extinction of the Bulgarian |
In the last few days ~
more Christian villages have been
handed over to fire and sword and the
women and children and the aged have
,een murdered by their escorts.
The Macedonian committee has is
;ued a black bordered list of 20 viii
ages. which have been pillaged and
destroyed in the vilayet of Monastir,
O which are added, instances Of re-
rolting outrages on women. The pub
ication has created a sensation. A
,reat mass meeting was held at Sofia
1t was resolved that
should be presented to
he representatives of the great powers
t Sofia urging their governments to
axe action.
The senate committee to investigate
onditions in Alaska reached Victoria,
3. c., Wednesday. 1t will recommend
he appointment of a delegate. though
lot elective, for Alaska; the building
f a government aided wagon road
rom Valdes to Eagle on the Yukon
nd the establishment of hatcheries for
he salmon fisheries to be maintained
y taxes placed upon the cannery out
ut. Recommendations will also be
1ade to revise the mining laws and
improve the mail service.
Local lumbermen will be inter- /
sted in the news that the New York {
'entral and Hudson River railroad &
yill pay more for ties used on the Bos- I
on and Albany road than ever before. I
N increase of five cents each on all I
lasses of ties will be made. About q
rs 900 ties will be needed. 1t is e
Iaimed that chestnut ties are becom- I
,e scarce and that the numerous ex-
,nsions of the street railway lines
AXE an eXceptional demand. that can