Show HAT AT HIS DESK His Return Not Due to Occurrences in Turkey Washington Aug 29 Secretary of State Hay returned to his desk In ihr State department thin morning It was said that his arrival In Washington Washing-ton at this time was not due to the oo curcncea in Turkey but in acordancr with arrangements made at the time of his departure for Oyster Bay WRONG CODE NUMBER Mr Hay said that ihJle uprisings In Turkish dominions weie more or lops chronic the present state of affairs assumes as-sumes the proportions of an Insurrection Insurrec-tion of considerable magnitude Ho said that the Ministers ndvlcctt wcro that time erroneous report on the assassination assas-sination of Mr MngelEscn was duo to the use of time wrong code number and not to any error in transmission CONDITIONS AT BEIRUT Tho Information given In the cablegram cable-gram was that the Governor called nt the consulate and offered prompt action ac-tion and would make overy effort to find out and punish tho wouldbe nn nasaln Mr Lclshman further advlnod the Secretary that several of tho consulates con-sulates have reported to their Governments Govern-ments that the condition of the city of Beirut at the present moment is unsafe un-safe WILL CALL ON SECRETARY With the view to furnishing Secretary Secre-tary Uay with tin fullest facts concerning con-cerning the reports which have como from the missionaries In Turkey n committee representing the board of American missions will call upon him tomorrow or Monday he having Indicated Indi-cated a desire to meet such committee and obtain from them all Information In their possession SITUATION NOT ALARMING The State department today = received a cablegram from Minister Irishman in which ho stated that advices from the American Consuls at Har > oot an1 Beirut were to the effect that while the Americans in those places ore In danger of suffering from an uprising at any time the situation waa not at the tlm6 of Bonding the dispatches as grave aH earlier reports would indicate indi-cate MUST KEEP PEACE Mr Lolshman has been Instructed to notify the Turkish Government that it must keep tho caco and that It will bo held to a strict accountability for I zens any lawless act toward American citi |