THE PLAITSMOUTII JOURNAL
R. A. BATES, Publisher.
TLATTSMOUTH.
NEBRASKA.
. THE NEWS IN BRIEF. I
Last year America imported only
8,000.000 bushels of potatoes.
Twenty-four persons living in Coun
ty Tlpperary, Ireland, are centenar
ians.
It Is nald that Texas alone mar
kets $50,000,000 worth of cattle an
nually. Secretary Hay will remain at his
family home in Sunapce, N. II., until
October.
' Japanese Is the latest language tc
bo added to the list at the Universit
of Chicago.
It is said In London that J. M
Barrie has reaped larger profits from
fiction than any other contemporary
writer.
According to mall advices from
Shanghai several hundred lives were
lost In the great floods at Chefoo
briefly reiorted by cable.
Miss Tda M. Tritt has been elected
treasurer of the New York & Queens
County Street Hallway company. She
possesses unusual business qualities
Mrs. Shaw, wire of the secretary
of the treasury, and their two daugh
ters, who are now In Paris, will re
turn to this country late in Septem
ber. Mr. Clevoland has written friends
In St. Paul, Minn., accepting condi
tionally an invitation to visit Minne
sota on a hunting expedition in Oc
tober. Daniel K. Hubbard, who has been
In his time educator, lawyer, consul
general, and acting commissioner of
education for Porto Rico, is in the
Grafton (Mass.) almshouse.
Nicholas Murphy, a New York pol
itician, who died the other day, was
the former long-distance pedestrian
of America In the palmy days of
that sport.
Rear Admiral Harris, the, recently
appointed paymaster of the navy, will
ppend two weeks at Narragansett
Pier with Mrs. Harris, who has been
there about a month.
The Catholic organ Germania hears
from Rome that the late Pope Leo'b
fisherman's ring, which disappeared
shortly after his death and which was
thought to have been stolen, has been
found.
Chinese representatives from Pek
ing assert that the banished Prince
Tuan Is there incognito and that he
has had several secret interviews
with the dowager while the emperor
was asleep
II. A. Bigelow, an attorney of Hon
olulu, to whom was tendered the chair
of criminal law in the University of
Chicago, has accepted the offer and
will shortly leave Honolulu to assume
his duties.
Hon. David B. Henderson, ex-speaker
of the house, is the recipient of a
great deal of attention at Magnolia,
where he and Mrs. Henderson and
Miss Henderson are spending the
summer.
Leon C. Marshall, who has recently
been called to the chair of economics
in the Ohio Wesleyan university, is
probably the youngest man to occupy
such a position anywhere. He is now
24 years of age.
Mr. Joseph Pulitzer has provided
the sum of $2,000,000 to establish a
school of journalism at Columbia uni
versity. A new building for the school
will be .erected on Morningside
Heights, at a cost of $500,000.
Gen. Leonard Wood has returned
from a visit to the governor of Bor
neo, where he has been for some time
observing the methods adopted by
the British government to pacify and
promote the interests of the natives
and to Improve the commercial con
ditions of the country.
The Berlin Society for the Preven
tion of Cruelty to Animals is taking
thfr Initiative in attempting to bring
about an international understanding
on the subject of cruelty to animals
and birds in Italy, with the aim to
support the work of the Italian so
cieties and with the cooperation of
the Italian government.
The assistant attorney general for
the postofflce department has render
ed a decision depriving the commis
sioners of the District of Columbia
of the franking privilege, which they
have heretofore exercised. The de
rision is based upon the fact that they
are not officers of the United States,
but officers of a community.
Mr. McMaster, of Montreal, a lead
ing Canadian lawyer, will represent
the United States before the privy
council of England on the application
for leave of appeal from the decision
of Justice Caron, of Quebec, in the
Greene and Gaynor cases.-"
Acting Secretary of State Loom is
has received two cablegrams from
Minister Beaupre, at Bogota, the
latest dated August 15, conveying the
information that efforts are still be
ing made to find a way to revive the
tanal treaty.
Colonel Elijah Walker of the
Fourth Maine infantry, now residing
In a Boston suburb, is said to be the
oldest surviving field officer of the
Army of tho Potomac and he was a
marked feature In the Hooker monu
ment ceremonies at Boston recently.
It Is said that Emperor William in
tends to build a castle on the island
U Plchclwerder, in the River Havel,
and to fortify it against the socialists.
A new lighthouse costing over $2,
600.000 is in course of erecttion at
Folkestone.
A LOOK INTO
Newspaper Item, 1950: "Sir
deavor to lift the cup this
OUR SHIPS MOVE
VESSELS UNDER WAY FOR TURK
ISH WATERS.
NOTHING LATE FROM BEYROOT
Reports Not Confirmed Are That Min
ister Leishman Has Requested the
United States to Recall the Euro
pean Squadron from Turkish
Waters.
WASHINGTON. Other than the
advices from Admiral Cotton announc
ing his departure with the cruisers
Brooklyn and San Francisco for Bey
root, there were no developments in
the Turkish situation so far as Wash
ington Is concerned. No additional in
formation came from United States
Minister Leishman, Secretary Hay
saying he had not heard from our min
ister to Turkey Saturday.
The orders to Admiral Cotton to
proceed to Beyroot will not be can
celed, it is authoritatively stated, un
less the president so directs. Such
an order at this time, however, ap
parently would not avail anything, as
the admiral is now on his way tc
Turkey.
The Associated Press interview with
Chekib Bey, the Turkish minister, at
his summer home at Sayville, L. I.,
was a topic of almost general dis
cussion in official circles. That the
minister is manifestly perturbed over
the situation of affairs in Turkey is
fully realized here.
His uneasiness over the presence of
an American fleet in Turkish waters,
lest it be taken by the revolutionists
as an evidence of the American gov
ernment's sympathy with their cause,
it i3 thought, will not be a strong
enough reason for its withdrawal.
The administration regards it as a
sacred duty to see that adequate and
prompt assistance and protection
should be given American interests
in the disturbed districts and for this
reason feels justified in having the
warships sent to Turkey.
Railroad Builder Carlisle Dead.
CINCINNATI, O John Carlisle, one
of the most prominent and foremost
citizens of Cincinnati, died Monday,
aged 67. He constructed part of the
Ohio & Mississippi railway, was for
merly vice president of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton railroad and trus
tee of the Southern railway. He built
the Chatteroix railroad from Ashland
to Richardson, Ky., to develop his coal
lands and was largely interested in
buildings and business in Cincinnati.
Pes C02I Remains the Same.
POTTSVILLE, Pa. The Philadel
phia & Reading Coal & Iron company
announces a continuation of the spe
cial reduction of 25 cents a ton at the
mines on pea and buckwheat coal, on
conrtacts for September, making the
price of pea coal $1.75 at the mine,
the same as in August. Owing to over
production of anthracite several large
colleries have been closed indefinitely.
Attack Was Premeditated.
NEW YORK In response to a tel
egram of inquiry regarding the re
ported assassination of Vice Consul
Magelssen at Beirut. Syria, Mr. Fry
er, treasurer of the board of Pres
byterian missions at Beirut, has ca
bled to the Associated Press as ,
follows: "Although the attack j
aiade on Vice Consul Magelssen j
was evidently premeditated, the !
ullet missed him and he escapei un- j
lau'ed."
Agitation in Servia.
BELGRADE. Servia A crowd of
?feousands of people gathered in the
theater square cn Sunday afternoon
and demonstrated in sympathy with
the Macedonians. Several well known
politicians spoke. They condemned
Turkish misrule, appealed to the Ser
vians to assist the Macedonians in
their struggle for freedom and declar
ed that Servia. Bulgaria end- Monte
negro ought to occupy and rebuild the
Turkish etipire.
THE FUTURE.
Thomas Lipfon will ajjain en
year.
FAVORS A NEBRASKA IDEA.
Judge Talks on Lynchi-igs and the
Crime Which Causes Them.
MYSTIC, Conn Hezekiah Butter-
worth of Boston made the opening ad'
dress at the Universal Peace union's
sessions Friday. His topic dealt with
the effect upon the world of the open
ing of the pan-American canal. H
said that the canal would wed two
oceans and make all mankind one
family.
Supreme Justice Charles B. Lore
of Deleware, wfco at the time of the
lynching: at Wilmington. Del.. de
nounced such practices, made an ad
dress. He recommended the Falls
City method of dealing with criminal
assault. Alfred H. Love of Philadel
phia, president of the Universal Peace
Union, and Henry W. Wilbur, of New-
York, editor of the Defender, also
gave addresses.
The objective and aims of the
Straight Edge Co-ope.ative industries
were explained by their organizer,
Wilbur F. Copeland of New York.
BRAZIL'S BIG APPROPRIATION.
That Nation to Have a Larg Exhibit
at World's Fair.
WASHINGTON. D. C The state de
partment has transmitted to the Wash
ington representative of the World's
fair a dispatch from the United States
minister to Brazil, D. E. Thompson of
Lincoln, stating that an appropriation
of $600,000 gold on account of Brazil's
I participation in the exposition ha
passed both houses of the Brazilian
congress and has received the pres
ident's approval.
The appropriation, which is the full
amount recommended by the govern
ment, is the greatest appropriation
Brazil has aver made for representa
tion at an international exposition,
and will insure that country the most
extensive exhibit of any South Amerl
can country.
FREIGHT DEPOT DESTROYED.
Rock Island Sustains Big Loss at
Chicago.
CHICAGO, 111. At midnight Thurs
day fire started in the freight house
of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific railroad, situated at Polk and
Sherman streets. The flames had
secured quite a start, when discover
ed. and by the time the first engine
arrived, the building, which is 250
feet long and two stories high, was a
mass of flames. The firemen from
the first had no hope of saving tho
structure or its contents.
The loss was primarily on outgoing
freight and is estimated at $500,000.
Discuss Prospects of War.
VICTORIA, B. C. Japanese papers
brought by the Empress cf China,
which arrived Tuesday from the Ori
ent, have columns discussing the pros
pects of war. The Mainichi reports
that the Japanese government has
concluded arrangements with a certain
power for the loan of $100,000,000 for
military purposes. The paper states
editorially that the report is believed
to be true.
Jan Kubelik is Married.
VIENNA Jan Kubelik, the violin
ist, was married at Debreezin, Hun
gary, on Wednesday to Countess Mari
anne Cfcaky, niece of Coloman Von
Czell, former premier of Hungary.
Only a few friends were rresent.
Bishop Wolotka performed the cere
mony. The couple have proceeded to
Prague to visit the bridegroom's
motter, and from there they will pro
ceed to Marienbad to spend their
honeymoon.
Shaw Coming West.
WASHINGTON. D. C Secretary
Shaw left here Friday for Oyster Bay,
where he will remain over eight and
go west. The secretary, who has ser
eral engagements in the middle west,
will return here about September 15.
Hawaiian Volcano Get3 Busy.
HONOLULU. The volcano of Kil
auea shows increased activity. Clouds
of smoke are ascending from the
Crater.
ARREST FIVE MEN
BECAUSE OF THE ASSAULT OK
OUR VICE CONSUL.
WHAT TURKISH OFFICERS CLAIM
They Say No Attempt Was Made to
Assassinate. Assert that Shots
Were in Celebration of a Marriage
Ceremony.
CONSTANTINOPLE The porte
has notified Minister Leishman that
five arrests have been made at Bey
root in connection with the shooting
which led to the reyort that W'lliain
C. Magelssen. the vice consul there,
had been assassinated.
The Turkish officials continue to in
sist that no attempt was made on the
vice consul's life and they re-assert
that the whole story originated in a
feu-de-joie fired on the occasion of a
marriage in accordance with customs.
Mr. Leishman, however, refuses to
accept an exnlanation without con
clusive proof that the judicial investi
gation continues.
The attempt to burn the American
college at Harpoot occurred five weeks
ago and apparently was the work of
an individual who considered he had
a grievance against the college au
thorities. When Mr. Leishman was
informed of the attempt he demanded
that the porte protect the American
institution and in consequence in
structions were sent to the authorities
at Harpoot to try in the regular courts
the charges against fifty Armenians,
accused of trafficking in arms and en
gaging in other seditious acts.
WASHINGTON. Chekib Bey, the
Turkish minister, has received from
the minister of foreign affairs at Con
stantinople a dispatch giving the
Turkish version of the reported at
tempt on the life of United States
Vice Consul Magelssen at Beyroot. It
was dated August 30 and originally
was sent to the minister's summer
home at Sayville, L. I.
After declaring that the report of
the assassination of Mr. Magelssen
was absolutely false, the dispatch
gives a version of the affair practical
ly the same as has been told in the
dispatches from Turkey. It says that
the pistol was fired by a man return
ing from a marriage fete, that the shot
was fired in the air and that it hap
pended just as Mr. Magelssen was
passing in his carriage. This, the dis
patch says, led the vice consul to be
lieve that an attempt had been made
against his life. The man who did
the shooting already has been deliv
ered to the judicial authorities. Che
bik Bey's dispatch also asserts that
order and tranquility prevail at Bey
root. The information contained in the
cablegram has been furnished to
United States Minister Leishman at
Constantinople by the Turkish minis
ter of foreign affairs and to Secretary
Hay by the Turkish minister here.
PROBLEM FOR THE COURTS.
Can Philippine Government Enforce
Court Martial Sentence?
WASHINGTON. D. C. The war de
partment has decided to refer to the
supreme court of the Philippines is
lands the case of the native, Philipino
Dunony, who was convicted of mur
der by the military government and
sentenced to death. He escaped and
was apprehended after the Philippines
passed to civil control. His attorneys
make the claim that the civil govern
ment cannot carry out the sentence of
the military government.
It is expected that the case ulti
mately will be taken to the United
States supreme court.
Confessed tc Murder.
DETROIT, Mich. A man giving the
name of Charles Risch, walked into
police headquarters at 2 o'clock this
morning and said he wished to give
himself ip. as he was the murdered
of Little Alfonse Wilmes, the 4-year-
old boy who was found murdered and
his body terribly slashed several days
ago. The police have searched far
and near for some clue to the mur
dere, but this far their efforts have
been unavailing.
Colonel Eskridge Dies in Manila.
WASHINGTON, D. C General
Wade has cabled the War department
from Manila announcing the death of
Colonel Richard Eckridge, U. S. A.,
retired, who died in the hospital
August 29. He was retired in 1901.
Insurgent Forces 'Total 15,000.
SOLIA The Macedonian leaders
here claim that an aggregate of 2.000
Bulgarians have crossed the frontier
in small parties and joined the insur
gents during the last ten days. Gen
eral Zontohoff, the president of the
Macedonian political committee, and
Colonel Jankoff, one of the revolution
ary leaders, who are now in Mace
donia, sent word that the insurgent
forces total is now 12,000 to 15,000
men.
Deficiency In World's Grain.
BUDAPEST The annual estimate
of the world's grain crop by the min
ister -of agriculture sets the wheat
crop in Hungary at 41,226,700 meter
centners (a metercentner equals
440.92 pounds), compared with 46,-
507.000 last year. The deficiency
the other cereals is about the
same percentage. . The report indi:
cate3 a deficiency amounting t? 13,-
0,000 metercentners in the world's
grain crop.
CAUSES AN EXTRA SESSION.
Salvador is to Deal witht r. Claim
s Against Her.
SAN SALVADOR Congress will
hold extraordinary sessions to deal
with the payment of the Burrell claim
in accordance with the last agreement
arrived at In Washington through the
efforts of Senor Lopez, Salvadorean
minister to the United States.
Alfred H. Burrell brought an ac
tion against the republic of Salvador
because of the government's- treat
ment of the Triunfo company. The
court of arbitration, sitting In Wash
ington in May last year, awarded Mr.
Burrell $448,000 damages in gold. The
Salvadorean government refused to
make payment and efforts were then
made to arrange another settlement.
ARMS FOR THE MAD MULLAH.
Weapons and Munitions Furnished
by a London Firm.
ADEN, Arabia The principal
sources of supplies of rifles and am
munition to the Mad Mullah's forces
in Somoliland have been traced
through a complete identification of
trade marks through agents at Har
rar and Jubutil, Tbyssinia, to a Lon
don firm.
Since the commencement of the op
erations in Somoliland an aggregate
of 30,000,000 rounds of Lee-Met ford
ammunition and corresponding num
bers of Lee-Metford and Gras rifles
have been shipped by this London
firm to Jubutil and Harrar, by way of
Manchester and Marseilles.
FIRE OF REVOLUTION.
Indians Arise on Isthmus of Panama,
Joining New Insurgent Leader.
NEW YORK Travelers in Panama
report the isthmus alight with fires
of a new revolution, according to a
Times dispatch from San Jose, Costa
Rica.
The Indians have arisen and the late
followers of General Benjamin Her
rera are mustering in the mountain
villages preparatory to joining an or
ganized revolt caused by the rejection
of the Panama canal treaty.
Hundreds of stacks of arms con
fiscated by the Colombian government
at the close of the late revolution have
reappeared from some mysterious
source. With the arms goes ammuni
tion fresh from factories, showing the
movement is not spasmodic, but care
fully planned.
KEARNEY GETS THE NORMAL.
State Board of Education Puts in a
Large Part of Day Balloting.
LINCOLN, Neb. Kearney gets the
new state normal school for the erec
tion of which the late legislature ap
propriated $50,000. Ord and Broken
Bow also ran. The location was de
cided upon the 11th ballot, after the
board had discussed for some time
the advisability of adjourning. The
proposition made by the Buffalo coun
ty town was a 20-acre site for the
school, a large three-storv brick
building that can be used as a dormi
tory and a water power privilege, in
all valued at $90,000. On the winning
ballot Kearney got 4 votes, Ord 1 and
Broken Bow 3.
The Thomas a Treasure Ship.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. The army
transport Thomas sailed for Manila
by way of Guam. She carried 307
marines for the Philippines and
Guam, twenty-five members of the
Fourteenth cavalry and a few casu
als. In addition to a large quantity
of freight, the Thomas takes to the
islands $7,000,000 in treasure, of which
$2,000,000 is in the new silver pesos
and the remainder in Philippines sil
ver certificates.
Bulgarian Loss is Heavy.
SALONICA According to the lat
est Turkish estimate, about 1,500
Bulgarians were killed in the recent
fighting at Smilero, Ve Nevska and
Klissura. The Turkish loss is not
stated. This loss does not Include
loss in the Smilero district, where
fighting was resumed August 30 and
continued until the following day.
It is reported that Sarafoff, the rev
olutionary laaders, left Salonica on
Tuesday.
Condition of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON. D. C Today's
statement of the treasury balances in
the general fund, exclusive of the
$150,000,000 gold reserve in the divi
sion of redemption, shows: Available
cash balance, $233,450,711; gold, $103,
202,871. Hears of Allen in Mexico.
BOSTON A dispatch was received
by Chief Inspector Watts from United
States Minister Poweil at the City of
Mexico, in relation to the report that
Willard S. Allen, the defaulting treas
urer of the Preachers' Aid society of
the Methodist Episcopal church had
been seen in that city last Sunday.
Minister Powell said he had no per
sonal knowledge that Allen had been
there, although he had heard the re
port. Vesuvius is Still Busy.
, ROME -The eruption of Vesuvius
continues in all its grandeur, but with
out apparent danger to the neighbor
hood. Hundreds of the people remain
up all night long to witness the spec
tacle. An lowan Killed by Train.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. R. W. Hos
tetter of Cedar Rapids. Ia.. was run
down and killed by a train at Cerril
los, N. M-, Sunday.
WITH CHEKIB BEY
TURKISH MINISTER CONFERS
WITH SECRETARY HAY.
HE WOULD SHIFT THE BLAME
He Asserts that Turkish Government
Has Done Nothing Wrong, and that
His Country is Not Responsible for
the Present Trouble.
WASHINGTON Chekib Hey. the
Turkish minister, had a long interview
Monday with Secretary Hay. He re
fused to discuss the interview, stat
ing that he had nothing to communi
cate further than what appeared in
the Associated Press dispatches Sun
day morning.
After the Interview Secretary Hay
visited the navy department. If the
Turkish minister requested that the
European squadron be kept away
from Turkish waters his request prob
ably cannot be granted, even should
this government desire to accede to It,
as the navy department states that
it would be Impossible to communi
cate witht either Brooklyn or San
Francisco until they arrive at Bey
root. Chekib Bey assured Secretary Hay
that the Turkish government had done
nothing wrong and will use every en
deavor to protect American citizens
residing in Turkey. He also discuss
ed the conditions of the insurrection
in Turkey and said that the Turkish
government was not responsible for
any of the disasters that bad occur
red. Secretary Hay's call upon Acting
Secretary Daraling was for the pur
pose of ascertaining the whereabouts
of the European squadron and also
what its orders are. There is no in
tention of changing any orders at
present, especially as the ships can
not be reached until they arrive at
Beyroot.
No messages of Importance have
been received from Minister Leisch
man. Late dispatches from Minister
Leischman give in detail the condi
tions in Turkey and do not differ ma
terially in tone from those previously
sent. Minister Leischman does not,
as reported in some quarters, request
the withdrawal of the American ships
from Turkish waters.
While reports by way of London
state that no attempt was made upon
the life of Vice Consul Magelssen, offi
cial advices so far received show that
such an attempt was made. The
present status was known before tho
ships left Genoa and this government
did not decide to change the orders
it is now stated, however, that
should there be a calm and peaceful
condition at Beyroot when the ships
arrive there the matter of seneVng
them to another point will be consid
ered and possibly adopted.
The Turkish minister made no re
quest upon Secretary Hay at the in
terview regarding the movement ol
United States war vessels and noth
ing on this matter was promised by
the state department.
WIND IS TOO LIGHT.
Fourth Race Between Reliance
Shamrock III a Fluke.
and
c Miter
Mark. Fininh.
::(r..l Ja
2:21 :) called
Start.
Reliance n.Kr.ir,
Shamrock III 11 :4.":2
NEW YORK Again on Monday the
beautiful cup defender Reliance failed
to register its third victory over Lip
ton's challenger because the wind died
to nothing and the time limit of five
and a half hours expired before It
could reach the finish line. Its margin
was approximately the same as on last
Thursday. It was less than half a
mile from the finish when the gun
sounded. Shamrock III was a faint
blur on the horizon, fully two and a
half miles astern. Reliance's failure
to score the race was the more exas
perating because its ultimate triumph
is now conceded even by Sir Thomas
himself to be simply a formality.
RISE IN THE PRICE OF COAL
Kansas Operators Tack Twenty-five
Cents Per Ton on Product.
TOPEKA, Kan. At a meeting of
the Osage county coal operators, held
here, the price of coal from the mines
that supply the northern and eastern
Kansas markets has advanced from
$2.85 to $3.10 per ton at the mines
This is the highest price ever charg
ed for this coal. One of the oper
ators said the increased cost is the
result of the increased price of labor.
Cardinals for America.
CHICAGO William J. Onahan of
this city, who returned Monday fi-om
Rome, is authority for tne statement
that in the near future two r.dditlonal
cardinals will be created in the United
States. Mr. Onahan was a friend of
Leo XIII and no layman in the country
stands higher in the Catholic church
than he. Mr. Onahan would not dis
cuss the name of those to be appoint
ed, and would not even admit that he
knew them.
News Conveyed to family.
LACROSSE. Wis. News that Vice
Consul Magelssen. reported assassin
ated at Beirut, Syria, was alive and
uninjured, was conveyed to the fam
ily of the vice consul's brother, Rev.
H. G. Magelssen. here Friday night
and to the parents of the vice consul
at Highland Prairie. Minn. Arrange
ments will be made for a family re
union and services of thanksgiving
probably will be held In the Norwe
gian Lutheran church here.
CONSUL NOT 8 HOT,
Unsuccessful Attempt Was Mads to
Kill Him.
WASHINGTON. A decidedly new
turn In the cuse of United States View
CoriKul William MnKelssen ut Beyroot,
Syria, who was reported to have been
assassinated lattt Sunday, developed
Friday night when It became known
that the report was incorrect and that,
although Mr. MagelKsen bad been shot
at. be had not been Injured. This re
port came to the State department In
a dispatch from United Elates Minister
Irishman at Constant inople. who mild
the mistake in making ti e original iiii
iiouneeiiifiit was due to u mistake InJ
translating the cipher lucsi-age to th
minister. The dispatch from Mr.
I ihhtiKi ii followed c losely on the Kanin
subject which had been shown to the
prominent ollUlalu of the government.
The dispatch of the minister was com
municated to the prehldeiit HI once at
Oyirter Hay, but up to a late hour
iinthing bad b en Ix iud from him cm
the subject nt the State depart fiient.
Its contents were extremely gratify
ing to the officials of the government
here, as if relieved the situation of its
extreme tension and leaves the way
open for an amicable and peaceful ad
justment of the incident. Whether
or not orders will be given culling off
the proposed cruise of the European
squadron to Turkish wate rs is a mat'
ter for future determination.
PRESIDENT IS GRATIFIED.
Thankful That Consul Magelssen Es
caped.
OYSTER BAY. President Roose
velt was notified Friday night by a
representative of the Associated Press
jf the Incorrectness of the report that
Vice Consul William C. Magelssen at
Ueyroot, Syria, had been assassinated.
Tho president expressed gratifica
tion that Consul Magelssen had en-
aped without injury from the assault
A the would-be murderer. He an
nounced, however, that no change
would be made in the plans of this
government and that the European
rquadrou which he ordered to pro
ceed immediately to Beyroot, would
continue to its ordered destination.
It can be said that the president
and Secretary of State Hay bolh re
gard it advisable In iev of tit- fire-s
ent state of unrest in Turkey, to
have American war v sf-e Is in Turk
ish waiers.
For several hours President Roose
velt and Secretary of Slate Hay were;
n confidence at Sagamore Hill. They
discussed every sugge-Me-d ph.-if-e of
he situation in Turkey. At the con
elusion of the conference Secretary
Hay announced bis intention of rev
turning immediately to Washington.
SIX MASKED MEN.
Rob the Depot at McFarland, Kan.
Railroad Men Are Soon Subdued.
M'FARLAND, Kan. At 1 o'clock
Friday morning six masked men,
heavily armed, appeared at the Rock
Island dejot and started to enter the
office door.
Conductor Monn ban of freight train
No. 48, which had Just pulled in, and
Night Baggageman Charle s Toler saw
them and hurriedly attempted to block
the door, but the robbers forced hu
entrance and, after taking their mon
ey and watches, beat the railroad me-n
info Insensibility.
They then rifled the depot of !tn
contents and going hurried to the cat
ing house, held up and took all 1 he
valuables from half a dozen men on
the platform, employed at the round
house, and a part of the train crew;
Passengers at the lunch counter scur
ried upstairs and blocked the entrance
effectively. The bandits then looted
the eating house cash register ami
silverware, doing their work In a cool
and collected fashion, after the man
ner of veterans.
Gorman's Son in Politics.
BALTIMORE. Md. Colonel A. P.
Gorman, jr., the only son of United
States Senator A. P. Gorman, was
nominated by t'urt Howard county
democratic convention for the state
senate, having won a decisive victory
over his opponents. Colonel Gorman
is 30 years of age and begins his po
litical career where his father begun
thirty years ago.
Ships Going to Beirut.
GENOA The United States cruis
ers Brooklyn and San Francisco,
which sailed from Genoa yesterday
evening, are bound for Be irut an! not
for Port Said, as previously cabled.
The Machias previously sailed for
Port Said, where she will coal.
General Penrose Dead.
SALT LAKE. Utah Brigadier Gen
eral William H. Penrose. U. S. A., re
tired, died of typhoid fever at his
home in this city Sunday night. Gen
eral Penrose was commissioned from
Michigan as second lieutenant in the
regular army in 1801 . became colonel
of the Fifteen New Jersey volunteer
Infantry in 18G3 and at the close of
the civil war was a brigadier general
of volunteers. He re-entered the reg
ular service In lfc6C.
Cleveland's Zabf Boy.
NEW YORK. The baby boy re
cently born to Mrs. Grover Cleve
land at Buz7.ards Bay, Maps., has been
hristened Francis Grover Cleveland,
i name se-k'Ctcd by the other chil
dren. Steamer Given Up for Lost.
v MARSEILLES The French steam
er Admiral Gueydon, which sailed
from here July 2.". for Colombo, has
been given up for lost.