Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-09-10
REPORTS AT VARIANCE.
onsuIar Version of Beirut Affair DIFF.

SOEsS0Ids v Gt SIOi OI DCltQb HIidtE LII"
ferent from Turkish Governments.
Constantinople, Sept 9-Consular
reports received from Beirut are to-
tally different from the Turkish gov
ernment's version of the recent out
break there
The vail of Beirut was not on board
the United States flagship Brooklyn,
when the first brawl occurred, but was
In the country. Contrary to the Off.
cial version the consular dispatches
say the Mussulmans first attacked the
Christians. and the troops which in
tervened sided with the Mussulmans.
One of the pillaged houses belonged
to q French citizen. Though ther6
has been no further disturbances az
Beirut since Sunday, great uneasiness
amounting to almost panic prevails
among the Christians, many of whoL'
have left Beirut and sought refuge in
Lebanon. The foreign consuls at
Beirut met on Monday and decided to
make serious representations to the
local authorities looking to the preser-
walton of order. They also decided
to telegraph their respective ambassa,
dors or ministers at Constantinople,
demanding the recall of the incompe-
tent vail of Beirut and requesting that
warships be sent for the protection of
the Europeans.
Nazim Pasha vail Of Syria, was or
dered from Damascus to Beirut, where
he arrived yesterday
The porte announces that Nazim Pa
sha was sent to Beirut with the bat
talions of troops to take temporary
charge of affairs here The vail of
Beirut, it is also announced, has not
been deprived of his authority, but he
will probably remain inactive at his
post" during the stay of Nazin Pasha.
While the rioting was in progress
the Beirut advices further state, an ap-
peal was made to Rear Admiral Cot
ton to land marines, but he replied
that he could not intervene in q quar-.
rel among Ottoman subjects. It is
considered probable that France will
send warships to Beirut and her ex-
ample Is likely to be followed by other
powers. Several of the diplomats
here drew the serious attention of the
porte on Monday to the situation at
Beirut demanding that measures be tax.
en- to prevent a further outbreak and
insisting on the .recaill of the vail,
who was in office when the outbreak
occurred.
ftJTthAY nRnciI1or 6fcnofNIna
recently been received by the vilayets
of European Turkey. It Is believed
here that the rigorous repression exer.
e1sed by the Turks In the villayet of
Monastir will result in uniting all the
Christians against the authorities.
The porte intends to concentrate
from $4,000 to 10000 troops at Adrian
ople.
1t is said that 1000 insurgents have
been surrounded at Kirk-Kilisseh, 80
miles from Adrianople, and official cir.
cles here momentarily expect news
of their surrender or annihilation.
Notwithstanding the large number
of troops concentrated at Adrianople,
the regiment of Haminieh cavalry to
which the sultan presented colors on
Sept. 4, will leave here this evening
from Adrianople. 1t is alleged that
the dispatch of these troops can only
have one meaning, namely, massacres
| In which the Kurds are destined to
play the same part as the Circassians
did before the Russo-Turksh war. Six
ty battalions of Redifs on a war foot
ing, are waiting at the different mobli-
izatio1 centers in Anatolia, ready to
start at moments notice. The only
news from the interior today is OF the
severe engagement with a strong In
suTgent band which occupied q posi-
tion near Lake Aanittovo In the villa,
yet of Constantinople. The ghi
lasted until nightfall.