Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-28
ASSASSIN WILL Be PUNISHED.
President and Seey. Hay Consider Sit.
uation That Has Arisen in All
Its Different Phases.
NO INTERFERENCE FROM EUROPE
Neither Great Britain nor France will
lnterpose Any Objection to Summary
Action by United States.

Washington, Aug 2S--lf Turkey does
not promptly comply with each and
every demand OF the Washington gov
eminent Rear Admiral Cotton will be
Instructed to seize one or more ports
and hold them until the American de-
mands are granted.
Minister Leishman's withdrawal will
shortly follow In case TurNey refuses
TO comply win the American demands.
In that event the American legation
Will be In charge Of the British minis
ter.
Oyster Bay. l., l., Aug 28.--Preddent
Roosevelt received telegram TO-DAY
IRON the state department transmitted
10 him communication from the Turk-
ish foreign Office disclalming any re-
sponslbility for the murder OF Vice Con-
sui hagelssen and expressing regret
that II should have occurred. Official
Information OF the murder seems to be
lacking In the Turkish foreign office, as
The communication expresses some
doubt OF the report.
Seoy. OF State Hay arrived here today
70 meet an engagement made with the
president prior to the receipt OF the
news OF Magelssens assassination The
president and Secy. Hay considered In
all Its phases the situation which has
arisen. The information now at hand Is
indefinite but II Is expected that details
OF the crime from an official source VIII
Be forthcoming soon.
DEMANDS PRESENTED.
Washington, Aug. Is Minister Leish-
man has cabled the state department
that he called at the foreign Office again
last night and presented the American
demands FOR an immediate investigation
OF the reported assassination OF Vice
Consul MHgelssep at Beirut, The minis
ter for foreign affairs, while denying
all knowledge Of the affair and attempt
ing to discredit the report, on the INSIST
ence OF Mr. Leishman, promised that an
immediate investigation would follow,
and that the Turkish government would
take immediate steps 10 find out and
punish the guilty parties.
sir Leishman states that Macedonian
conditions are growing constantly more
acute and that the situation In that sec
ton is extremely grave.
In his cablegram 10 Minister Lelsh-
man last night regarding the report OF
the American board OF missions than an
attempt had been made 10 burn the Eu-
pirates college buildings at Harpoot,
Acting Secy. LOomls instructed him TO
demand OF the Turkish government that
II take immediate steps for the prolec-
ton OF the lives OF all Americans there,
The BROOKLYN will proceed with all
speed to Beirut and will not walt for tbs
Machias which is a much slower vessel
Acting secy. Darling thls morning tele-
graphed the commanding officer OF the
Machlas az Genoa, lnstrucung him 70
follow the Brooklyn 10 Port Said, where
he Is to coal and await orders
II ia believed the dispatch OF Amer-
can warships 10 the scene of the muir
der in such haste win convince the SUI
bllne porte that the United states
means 10 make all It's demands effect
i've. The American squadron VIII be
useful In protecting Americans and VIII
furnish refuge for those who are near
the seacoast,
NEWS IN CoNSTANTINoPLE,
Constantnople, aug. 2S.-The news
Of the assassination OF United
States Vice Consul Nageissen al
Beirut, Syria while ne vas CRYING
homeWard Sunday, reached here Ntster-
day morning The ASA sin = dnMnOWn
and there are no further details.
United States Minister Lashman' on
hearing OF the outrage. proceeded I'M
medlately to the foreign office TO CONFER
with Tewhk Pasha.
Lack Of propeI protection for me pup
lie In Beirut has been commented on lot
some time The porte has even sent
commission of INQUIRY bat no'hlnG mas
resulted.
Consider, bic force. n troops have
been stationed In NE various SUBURBS OF
Constsntlnople as a precautionary 'hnl
sure In vieN af tie appearance 0i Inf W.
gents less than q hundrei mile ''o'n
the capital. -,
A train load ~ uoont wac llsn tche1
Yesterday from this city Go Ts'h'i5.WN.
koi. yilayet Of Adrlannfle near E'''"
place three Bulga rian villages ",n
Gently attacked by Circasians Rh' ''e'
inhabitants massacred.
The troops.s sent 10 reinforce Y. sf.u
son AT Kirk Killsseh. 80 miles from ~
rianople. were routed by insn tlnN'
whose numbers In the vilayet OF Adriah-
ople are estimator to be 5000.
CRUISERS LEAVE FOR BEIRUT
Nice. France, Aug 2s.-ln consequence
OF orders from the navy department az
Washington the United States cruisers
Brooklyn and San Francisco now AZ
Villefranche. will sail this evening ior
Genoa. where they VIII rejoln the Ma
chlss After coaling AZ Genoa, tnc
American ships VIII sail for Beirut
NO OBJECTION FROM BRITAIN
London. Aug. 2s--The foreign once
has received a dispatch from the brII, VI,
consul al Beirut, notifying the auihor-
ties here OF the assassination OF WI
liam c. MaEessen. the United stAus
vice consul at that place. No deiaus
are given, and this. Coupled win tne
fact that there have been no develop
ments since the assassination was re-
ported. leads the British officials 10
conclude that no anu-foreign uprising
has occurred
The foreign Office informs the Asso-
cIated Press that Great Britain GER
talnly viii not. and that II i not IKE
ly that any other pcSer VIII. raise an
objection 10 summary action on the