The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-12
FOREIGN SIT
UATION LESS
THREATENING
Rear Admiral Cotton Cables
That Beirut is Quiet and
Business Improving
PUBLISHING NEWS ALLOWED
Minister Leish m an 10 Gainina
Rapidly in Popularity and
Prestige

! WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE fol-
lowing bulletin was posted at the
Navy department today:
Rear Admiral Cotton telegraphs
/ from Beirut September 10, that the
governor general of Damascus has
been appointed acting governor gen.
eral at Beirut and has expressed a
desire to settle the case of the Ameri-
can consul satisfactorily to the United
States. Beirut quiet; business i'm
proving; confidence increasing"
The State department has authen-
tic advices that Governor General Ma
zim Of Damascus, who has Deen ap-
pointed acting governor general Of
Beirut is a trustworthy and broad
minded man, and Minister Leishman
has been instructed to advise the SUBJ
nme Forte that the Washington gov
ernment is greatly pleased at the i'm
mediate granting of its request of the
removal of the governor of Beirut and
the appointment in his stead of re-
sponsible person and one favorable to
foreigners.
long cablegram reached the State
department from Minister Leishman
on the general Turkish situation
which has not yet been made public.
The prestige of Mr.. Leishman at Con-
stantinople has greatly increased since
the appearance Of the European squad
ron off Beirut and the scope Of his
representations to the Porte have also
Incl ieased in the last few DAYS.
1t is understood that our govern
ment will push to an early conclusion
all it's pending claims against Turkey.
PARIS, Sept. 11-Reports received
by the foreign Office here from Con-
city ana fears are expressed OF pos
stantinope say there is a renewed agi-
tation among Musselmans within the
sibie Musselman attack on the Christ
ians.
This agitation followed the appear
ance in the Turkish papers of ac-
counts Of the Bulgarians dynamitins
trains and blowing up the steamboat
Vaskapuz.
The government considers that Of
nCiaI sanction of the publication OF
the news was the best means to avoid
eAaegel aIed stories Of the explosions,
as the government had vigorously sup
pressed any mention OF explosions
during the past twenty years the re-
cent publications caused widespread
agitation.
The Official report says the Mussul-
rases ana states that the feeling is
so intense that if the Bulgarians com-
NIT any further destruction the Mus
sulmans are likely to take redress BY
attacking the Christian population.
Earnest representations on the sub
ject have been made to the Porte
which has given assurances that all
pI Iecautions will be taken and reiter-
ated its confidence that it will be able
to control the situation.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. n.-An
official dispatch received here announ-
ces that the Imperial troops recaptur-
ed Vasiliko on Sunday last after the
insurgents occupied the place and had
been attacked by two thousand Turk
ISL troops with two cannons.
The release of Abdul Kader. the
naturalized citizen Of the United
States from Imprisonment at Tripoli.
Syria, and the dismissal OF Reshid
Pasha, the Vail of Beirut, are taken
to indicate that the granting Of the
other demands of Minister Leishman
will not long be delayed.
The American consul at Beirut re-
ports that the situation there is i'm
proving, thanks to the confidence In
spired by Nazim Pasha, who has sue
ceeded Reshid Pasha.
Rumors of fresh outrages continue
to reach Constantinople. but these re-
ports are deliberately spread with the
object of creating the impression that
the present situation at Beirut was
provoked by the arrival there Of the
United States warships.
AS matter of fact a desperate state
of affairs is ehronicled at Beirut In-
lContinuaA ON pasa ~