The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-15
LETTER FROM
THE CAPITAL
Wisdom of President ROOSe.
velts Policy is Plainly
Apparent

SYRIA, uemOHStTdte the WlSuOm VI
President Roosevelt's action in
promptly ordering the European
squadron to that place. Riots have
occurred in the streets and some per-
sons have been killed, although the
number varies with the authors of the
several cablegrams thus far received.
When it is reflected that every ortho-
dox Mussulman believes that he is
carrying out the will of Allah, as he
designates his conception of the Su-
preme Being, whenever he kills a
dog of a Christian the difficulties
with which the Sultan has to contend
IN preserving order in a period OF ex-
citement can be appreciated. More
over, the Mohammedan religion is so
interviewer with the state In the east.
and especially in Turkey, that every
devotee regards the Christian mission
aries as exponents of treason and that
still further contributes to the hatred
of the Christians. In Beirut the situ-
alion is particularly acute because OF
the presence of large numbers of Ar
menlans, who are at heart opposed to
the Turkish supremacy and whose re-
ligion is Christian. The Turks, more
over, feeling that they were doing tne
work of Allah in Staying the Arme-
mans, consider that they have been
81 <.f hn ho-
cause the reports which were publish
ed of their massacre of the members
OF that race few years ago.
While it is appreciated that the sit
uation is acute and that Admiral Cot
ton has peculiarly delicate duty to
perform in protecting Christians with
out precipitating strained relations
between his government and the Sub
lime Porte, there is felt the 81 eatest
relief at the presence of the Ameri-
can warships and it is believed that
come what may, the lives of practi-
cally all Christians are safe so long as
the squadron remains at Beirut. Sec
retary Hay has left Washington for
his summer home at Lake Sunapee
N. H., but he will remain in constant
telegraphic communication with the
State department and will direct every
important step taken under its author
| ity to land marines from the Brook
lyn and the San Francisco if the situ-
alton demands and it is regarded as
altogether likely that the British and
other consuls may appeal to the Amer
iean admiral for protection against
the fanatical Moslems.
| Activity and secrecy are the key
notes of the postoffice investigation
ington has already returned seven in
diotments against six persons and nu-
merous others are expected in the i'm
mediate future. some of them Of a
sensational character. In fact it was
stated today that the grand jury had
begun the consideration of a case
against a man, not an official of the
Postoffice department, but las well
known as the postmaster general him
self" No information can be Cleaned
regarding the identity of the persons
thus far indicted, although it is prob
able that the fact will become public
as soon as the arrests are made. That
the persons to be apprehended are not
| in Washington is evidenced by the
fact that several inspectors, armed
with bench warrants left Washington
to cause the arrest yesterday.
! There is great satisfaction among
postal officials at the surrender of
George w. Beavers, the indicted su-
perintendent of salaries and allow
ances, who gave himself up to United
States Commissioner Hitchcock in
New York this week. 1t is believed,
moreover, that another indictment
against Beavers has been returned by
the District of Columbia grand jury.
News of the whereabouts of Leopold
Stern, the indicted trunk manufacture
er, of Baltimore, has been received at
the department. Stern has been To-
Gated in Toronto. Canada. and steps
have been taken to secure his extra
dition. AS he was first indicted un-
der United States statute 5,440. on the
charge of conspiracy against the gov
ernment," 1t will be necessary to in
diet him again in order to make his
indictment conform to the specifica-
tions Of the treaty governing extradi-
tions from Canada. So great Is the