Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-11
Governor General of Damascus
 Now Acting Governor.
CASE OF AMERICAN CONSUL.

He Would Settle Satisfactorily In
 surgent Force Attacked By 2,00O
 Troops Renewed Agitation Among
 Mussulmans = Fresh Attack on
 Christians Is Looked For.
 Washington, Sept 1.-The follow Ing bulletin was posted at the navy de partment today:
 Admiral Cotton telegraphs from Beirut September 10 that the governor general of Damascus has been ap- pointed acting governor general at Beirut and has expressed desire to settle the case of the American vice consul satisfactorily to the United States government. Beirut quiet, business improving, confidence in creasing.''
 Constantinople, Sept 11.-An official dispatch received here announces that the imperial troops recaptured Vasil- ike on Sunday last after the insu<- gent force occupying the place had 4 with two cannon.
 The release of Abdul Nader, the naturalized citizen of the United States, from Imprisonment at Tripoli, Syria, and the dismissal of Resnid Paslfa, the vali of Beirut, are taken to indicate that the granting of the oth- CT demands of Minister Leishman will not be long delayed.
 A ports that the situation there is inn proving, owing to the confidence in- spired by Nazim Pasha, who has sue ceeded Reshid Pasha. Rumors of fresh outrages continue to reach Con- stantinople, but these are deliberately spread with the object of creating the impression that the present situation at Beirut was provoked by the arrival. there of the United States warships. As a matter of fact a disturbed state of affairs is chronic at Beirut. Inse- curity has prevailed there for months practically through Reshid Pasha's tenure of office. The grand vizier, six months ago, asked the sultan to remove ReShid Pasha. but the latter's supporters at the palace were too pow erful. Reshid Pasha is alleged to have made large fortune by corrupt administration. He owns extensive property in Cyprus.
 A fresh engagement occurred at Klissura, Albania, September 6. A strong band of insurgents attacked the Turks who were occupying the town. Reinforcements were speedily sent tol KNssuEa and the insurgents were re pulsed after a sharp fight. Both sides lost heavily.
 A consular report from Salonica says 300 insurgents at Zelenitz, dis trict of Kastoria. who surrendered af- ter they had been surrounded were massacred by Turkish soldiers
 The Hamidieh (Kurdish) cavalry regiment was called back as it was en- training for Adrianople. It is believed this was due to protest against the employment of Asiatic troops, made by one of the embassies.
 Paris, Sept 11.-Reports received by the foreign office here from Constanti- nople say there is renewed agitation among the Mussulmans within the city and fears are expressed of a pos sfble Mussulman attack on the Chris tian population. This agitation fol-  lowed the appearance in the Turkish papers of accounts of the Bulgarians dynamiting trains and blowing up the steamboat Vaskapu. The government considered that official sanction of the publication of the news was the best means to avoid exaggerated stories of the explosions. AS the government had vigorously suppressed any men tioIl of explosions during the past 20 years the recent publications caused widespread agitation, The official report says the Mussulmans are eager to avenge the outrages and states that the, feeling is so intense that if the BuIgarians commit any further de- struction the Mussulmans are lf1ely tD take redress by attacking the Chris fian population. Earnest representa- tions have been made on the subject to the porte, which has given assurances that all precautions will be taken and has reiterated it's confidence that it will be able to control the situation.