The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-09-03
WASHINGTON LETTER

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WAsuNeroN. ID. c.. Aug. 81
Excitement ran high in official cir
Giles ma Washington during the pas,
week At the ucws that Vice Consul
Magclsscn at Beirut, Sierra. had been
asssssinated aud ~ soon ~ the in
formation reached Oyster BAY the
President ordered the European
squadron 60 proceed AZ once 60 Turk
len waters. Later information soon
followed the fret report. however.
saying that the Vice Consul had not
been killed but had been fred az.
chat the shots failed 10 take effect.
ihe miscreant hsd been arrested and
the Turkish officials had made an
due apologies Meanwhile. the feet
b. ou the way 10 Genoa, where 70 will
have So proceed 60 get coal. aud IL IL
announced that the squadron will
proceed Co the vicinity of CONSTANT
inople with a view Of demonstrating
Co Turkey that further attempts at
Z VIGILANCE toward American representa-
tives will be met with prompt action.
The situation ia Turkey Is apprc-
ciated Co be exceedingly grave aud il
is known that the government Is hard
put 60 maintain any scmbance Of
order Ia many portions oil the Empire
Meanwhile. Great Britain j. under
stood 10 deplore the prompt action ct
this Government IN ordering the
European squadron 10 tho Mediter-
fanean because il il feared that such
action may encourage the rebels To
many persons familiar with the East.
elu question. howevcF. IL sppears that
/ the Partition OF Turkey cannot be
much longer postponed and that only
the moral effect of a powerful AmeIi-
can fee, can serve to protect from
VIGILANCE American consuis. their
families aud Others ia the event Of a
general war ia the East At Beirut.
where the attempted assassination Of
1 Vice Consul Magelsscn occurred. l.
the EuphFa,es College aud anxiety il
st,il felt for the safety Of the Ameri-
can teachers aud the American and
Armenian pupils At the school.
Second only 20 the interest ia
events in the far east has been the
interest m the revelations concerning
conditions ia the far west. The re-
port Of IA agent Of the Indian Rights
Association referred to recently, has
tesulted in the disclosure e disgrace
tul conditions ia the Indian Territory
where the Dawes Commission has
long been engaged ia paroeling out
approximately 10000. COS acres Of
lsni, valued az Si5o. coo. coo. among
the individual members OF the Eve
civilized tribes Of lndisns. Informa-
tion 60 dstc II 70 the effect that the
members Of the Dawes Commission.
% which Is entrusted the interest Of
the ladiAns have slmost without ex.
cepti0n associated themselves with
Land and investment companies OF
gAzize1 for the puspose Ct acquiring
eventual possession Of the allotted
Lands. ia which the possibilities Of
profit are enormous. Hon. Tams
1 Bixby, the Chsirmsn Of the Cotnmis-
sion, has admitted the fact thai he Is
8 stakeholder in a company. the Can
sdisn Valley Trast Company. which
BIAS Offices ia the boildlng at Mas
eogee also occupied by the Dawes
Commission aud that be is presiaea,
q she company. bat be b~litsles the
gravity Of his offence on the gsoead
that hiss hoiiinK< 81 stock are small,
coal, $50 worth" Other mewte's