The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-09-02
TURKEY
TAKES ACTION
Five Arrests at Beirut Owing e
Alleged Shooting Of Magelssen.
KARPUT sEDITION TRIALS,
FIFTY Cases Pressed Into Regular
Court at Insistenee Of Minister
Lefshman-Result OF Battle IN
Vuayet OF Monastir.

Constantnople, Sept. 2-The porte
has notified Minister Leishman that /
Eve arrests have been made at Beirut (
in connection with the shooting which /
led to the report that William G. Ola. |
gelssen. the United States vice and dep /
uty consul there, had been assassinat- |
ed. The Turkish officials continue TO
insist that no attempt was made on
the vice consufs life, and they reassert3
that the whole story originated IN a
feu-de-joie fred on the occasion of a
native marriage and in accordance with
custom. ME- Leishman, however, re-
fuses 10 accept such an explanation
without conclusive proof that the judi
cial investigation continues.
The Anair at Ixarput
The attempt to burn the American
college ait Karput occurred five weeks
ago and apparently was the work Of an
individual who considered he had
grievance against the college authori-
ties. When Mr. Leishman was inform
ca OF the attempt he demanded that the
porte protect the American institutions
and in consequence Of his representa-
tons instructions were sent to the au-
thorities at Karput to try in the regu-
lar courts the charges against fifty
lArmenians accused of trafiieking in
arms and engaging in other seditious
acts Among the accused is Professor
Tenekediian of the American college,
whose treatment in prison pending his
trial was also ordered to be improved.
Mr.. Leishman is pressing for def
mite settlement of a number Of matters
on which agreements were reached
with the Turkish authorities last year,
hut which, in spite Of frequent prom
lises on the part Of the porte. have new
er been executed. For instance. a nat
luralized American is still in prison at
ITripoli syria, although the porte has
frequently informed Mr., Leishman
that the authorities at Beirut. who haIe
jurisdiction over Tripoli, had been or
Idered 70 liberate him.
Yesterday MIR Leishman received a
telegram from Rear Admiral Cotton,
dated from Genoa, Italy, sunday even
ling, announcing that the United States
war ships Brooklyn and san Francisco
would arrive off Beirut at the end Of
this week.
How Americans View situation.
The American officials here attribute
the dispatch Of the war ships to Turk
Iish waters not solely to the Magelssen
affair. but to the general dissatisfac-
ton Of the authorities at Washington
lat the nonful6llment OF. the porte S
promises in regard to pending ques-
tons ana to the determination of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to show Turkey that
she cannot trihe with American repre-
sentations Diplomatic circles here
generally approve of the energetic ac-
ton OF the United States, which, it is
pointed out. is amply justified by the
bad faith Of Turkey, and If il felt here
that the appearance Of the United
states war ships In Turkish waters viii
lead to the immediate settlement Of
the pending disputes. Nothing SO i'm
presses the porte as naval demonsra
! ton, and the diplomats claim that this
viii be specially noticeable in the pres
ent case, as the Americans are not fet
tered, like other powers, by agreements
t regulating the International political
] affairs of Turkey
= Three Hundred Insurgents Killed.
t Official reports say that 800 insur
q gents were killed or wounded during
0 the fiGNHng which occurred last week
: in the yilayet Of AIonastir.
' The porte has sent a memorandum tC
! the Austrian and Russian ambassador.
q here pointing out that at the receni
mass meeting Of Macedonians III Sofia
I Bulgaria, it was decided to send fresl
I bands into Macedonia, and also calling
!, lattention TO the fact that committees
! In Bulgaria were supplying the insur
: gents with arms and ammunition by
I. means Of ships which land their car
q goes on the coast in the vicinity o.
Iniada.