The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-29
PLOT WAS FORMED
 TO KILL CONSULS
IT IS BELIEVED ATTEMPTED MUR- DER OF MAGELSSEN WAS PART OF WELL-LAID SCHEME OF TURKISH LAND OWNERS.

Boston, August 2s.-Letters have been received here from persons in Monastir. European Turkey, indicating that the at- tempted assassination of the American vice-eonsul, William c. Magelssen, at Beirut on Sunday, August 23, just fifteen days after the assassination of the Rus sian consul M. Rostkovisk did not sur prise the English-speaking people there. 1t was considered part of well-laid plan of Turkish land owners to bring about a European occupation of Turkish territory.
 For a long time it has been understood that the native proprietors, feeling that their investments were insecure under Turkish rule, have been working to se- cure foreign intervention and of late rumors of plot involving the assassi- nation of consuls have frequently been heard. In fact. reports had become so well founded that consuls had considered the advisability of asking their govern ments for national guards but delayed taking definite action to that end.
 Investigation Into the assassination of M. Rostkovish at Monastir August has shown that there is no reason to believe
 
 cane or a revolver on the policeman, as was asserted by the Turkish troops.
 The advices state that M. Rostkoviski, M. Kral, the Austrian consul, and MT. McGregor. the British vice consul, were looked upon with suspicion by the Turks because of supposed sympathy with Bull garians and that recently an assassin was appointed to kill the British officer as he was taking his customary walk, but that the plot failed because Mir McGregor on that day took an unusual route.
 ----~-~---------------- -------------------~-~-~>-~ terfere with the work In a mine and en- deavor to stop non-union miners from working in the mines by persuasion. The case Is very important one.
 The Virginia City local of the United Mine Workers of America held a meeting on Thursday in a church near the mines. The meeting was presided over by Adam Stewart of Cardiff. a member of the ex- ecutive board of district No. 20.
 While MT. Stewart is not regularly or dained clergyman he led the services, such as they were, and 1t Is said that two deputy sheriffs who came to serve papers in connection with the injunction suit of the Alabama Steel and Wire company against certain members and officials of the miners union were scared away by threats of arrest for disturbing a reli- gious gathering.
 It was reported yesterday that there are constant aceessions to the ranks of the strikers, taken from among the non-un- ion men who have been working in the mines.
 In connection with the complaint of the Central Coal and Coke company that cer- tain of the men engaged on headings had left their work, it was stated yesterday by the officials at the miners headquar- ters that these men would be forced to return to their work or they would be discharged. The officials of the union say that they intend to carry out the findings of the arbitration commission in the spirit as in the letter and that they will do all they can to compel the members of the union to act fairly under the terms of the award.
 Edward Flynn, the president of District No. %. United Mine Workers of America, went yesterday to Needmore, where the miners have been on a strike for some months past. A few weeks ago they were evicted from their houses under an order made by Judge Jones.
 While no statement would be made as to the object of Mir. Flynn's visit. it Is surmised that he hopes to be able In some way to bring about an adjustment of the trouble and has made the trip for the purpose of looking over the situation
 Charles McCrery. second vice president of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company, has gone north. The duration of his stay is uncertain, but he will be away for several days