jrw & TEN PAGES. SCKANTON, PA., TUESDAY MOltNlNGr, APRIL 'JO, 1897. TWO GENTS. ii SITUATION AT SEAT OF WAR Turks on the Defensive. Desperate Figlitining All Along llie Line. GREEK FORCE IN EPIRUS Turkish Authorities Declare the Gulf of Arta Closed. Situntion on the Frontier Jlni Not Mntcrinlly iinngcd--Both Turks niul Greeks Arc Resting from Tre mendous i:crtloiis--r.dticm I'nslui Nnrrowlv r.scupcs Bring Tukcn Prisonci--Cnptnin Tngnrdc, Who Was Wounded nt Grctzovnliii, Shot Jlimscli Iiut'icr Tlinn l'lill Into the Hands of Turks. London, April lf. 7 p. m. Communi cations have been In progress till dny long between the foreign ofllce nnd Home Franco and Athens, it Is re ported tonight that among tho other matters considered Is the expediency of ordering tho International lleets to leave Cretan waters and to go In the direction of Snlunlca and tho Darda nelles to watch the lighting, with n view to localizing It, If necessary, by naval Intervention. Should this sug gestion, which Is understood to emanate fiom the Indian foreign oirice, be net 'd upon, It Is probable that only half the lleet of foreign warships would v withdrawn for such n purpose, the oth er halt remaining to continue the Ore tan blockade. There is said to be a sharp difference of opinion between the military powers, Russia. Austri.i-llurigory and Germany and the maritime powers, Great Brl tain. Fianc- and Italy, ns to the most expedition and Ienst violent methods of compelling a cessation of hostltll tles should this lcsult not bo reached by tho exercise of diplomatic pressure nt Athens nnd Constantinople. The likelihood Is thnt the force to bo em ployed by Europe. If a resort to force becomes iiecesMiiy, would be by Fen, as the contingencies- of military Inter vention might be moie serious than the hosltllltles now In progress It Is reported at tho foielgn otlleo that the communications iecelved here today fiom the Marquis of Salisbury, nftr his Interview with Queen Vic toria at Nice, support the theory that the British government Is using its ut most energy to persuade both the com batants to make a cessation of the con flict at the stage which It bus now remind. M. Ilnnotnii.v, who received tin- Greek minister to France today, is understood to hnvo assured him that wh.le Franc could not tolerate the In definite prolongation of war and would m.i nii'Tnt to any essential modifi cation if the existing territories of Greece and Turkey, sue would con tinue for the present her policy of non InU rventr.n. except so far as interven tion might be iift-i-ssary to prevent the spread of the cuntest to other combat ants. SITUATION ON THK FRONTIER. The sltu.W'r.r ., the frontier has not, according to t!. Ut.,t advices, been materially modified today, Both the Tmks -ihil tlit- Greeks niv resting from tie tivmcndoiH exeiiicjii.s of Friday, Sot ird.iy and Sunday, 'j'hu tic ops of Kdhem Pa.lia Ueie half dead wUh fa tigue and hunger v.-luu the firing slackened lart night. Most of them Muni: themselves down where thoy ste. d mi the bare ground to sleep. Tho Turkish eomiiinnder-In-cMcf prudently decried to nllow his army to rest to day. As- detail' come In It becomei more nnd more atijKiio.it that the liphtlng In Jlil"una pass vus of the most stubborn on-' sawig" character. The Turks i 'ii.ht like devils and the Greeks re-si-ct-d In the spirit of their ui'cestun. Tli most tin xnllcabl.) fact In connec tion with the wh'-le .nuagement Is the comparatively small number of killed. All the spcei.il correspondents ngiee n to this. Tin- Turks appear to have fired a? v stilly with their rides nt. Mllouna jia.-i us they did at Attn, where the flg;,tt"g nn.-dhied "f .in artillery duel betvi-n the rival batteries on each side r '.lie river, lastlnc about four houis In the afternoon. There they flrcl .iily one out of five shots with any effect nnd their lutterlts were soon silenced liy the Greeks, whose mark mnnslilp was very much superior. Tho TuikI1' losses at Aita are believed to June been very heavy. On the Greek bide there was not n man killed. KDHEM'S NARROW ESCAPE. Luter i p. in. -General Smolenltz, ex-mlid !t-r of war, la In command of 14,00,1 Creeks i.t Revenl, not far from Tyriwyo, noithwcst of Lniissa. At this point Edhtm Pasha, closely press ed, was marly taken prisoner. His plan was to force the P.n.ss of Ilevenl. to enter the Plain of Larls3a, to cut oft tho retreat of tho Greek army with hip eiv.lr nrd thus to tnko Larissa without reslstnnce. Hut this plan wa eltf,eated, General Iemonulos, at tho head of one division, forced the Turk ish line nt Benghazi, close to Tyrnavo, nnd General Mavromlchale broko hrcugh' at KVubkos. Tho two gener Us united their tioops near Dnmasl, T " news ijf this success at Ilevenl and he i mmlreiu fall of Prevorti has hangd the dismay cusd at Athen y the loss of Mllouna Into tho wlldost 'ejolclng, Tin! latent advice tonight ir i thnt thi' Greek troops nro udvanc hg to re-oceipy their positions at Mil Ulna and nt Grltzovall, the latter of vhlch, It Is nlleged, was abandoned iwlng to u uiUunderstandtng by tho icneral In command who Interpreted is -in order of retreat what was really ntended en an order to advance. C;iDtnln Tacarde, who was wounded nt Grltzovnll shot himself In order to nvold falling Into the hands of tho Tuiks. T)io Greeks report -that tho Turks lost 7,000 killed and wounded nt Rovcnl, hut the estimate is probably excessive. It Is stilted tlmt the Turk ish forces attacking Revenl numbered more tlinn ten thousand men. TURKS HOLD MILOUNA. Inlinhitnnt nt riiissonn Arc Pushing Northward. Headquarters of tho Turlsh Army In Macedonia, Elassonn, April 19. Even In k. The Turkish forces euntlnuo to hold the Mllouna pass, 'though It Is re ported that the Greeks aro advancing or making ready to advance to re-occupy the positions from which they were dislodged on Sunday. The two block houses have been strongly forti fied, and It would take a powerful body of Greek troops to recapture them. Ed heni Pnsha has entrenched himself on all the heights from Papalyvado to Mockrho, and strong bodies of troops aro stationed In tho deities between these points. The Inhabitants of Flas sona have left the town of Masso and are pushing northward, many of them going on to Solonlcn. Bvldently they fear that the Greeks will defeat the Turks nnd actually reach this place. Edhem Pasha., tho Turkish com mander In chief, Is a marvel of energy and caution, lie attends more assid uously to his duties than any member of his staff, receives reports while on horseback and attends to trilling de tails with as much care as to Impor tant movements. Ills manner Is grave and imperturbable, It Is curious to note how Implicitly he Is relied upon by his troops. GULF OF ARTA CLOSED. The Greeks Have Dcfontcd the Turks nt ltcvcni. Constantinople. April 19. Tho Turk ish authorities at Prevesa have pro claimed the Gulf of Arta closed to nil but Turkish ships. Larissa, April 10. 5 p. m. The Greeks have defeated the Turks at Ilevenl, and two Greek brigades have entered Turkish territory In different directions nnd penetrated to Damnsl, northeast of Zarkos, Another division Is trying to Hank tho Turks, who are retreating In disorder. Heavy firing Is In progress nt Grltzo vall. It has been going on since noon. The Greeks are trying to recapture the place. Athens, April 19. A telegram re ceived this afternoon from Arta says the troops hnvo left that point for Jan Inn. The sea off Prevesa Is very rough. The firing there today was de sultory. (ruck Steamer Sunk. Salonlea, April 19. A Turkish tor pedo boat has sunk the Greek steamer Athens In the gulf of Snlonla. On board were Insurgents and members of various secret societies. A great panic prevails. All vessels are prohibited from leaving the gulf. The Turks have seized the Greek steamer Keuhallon. MR. SNOWDEN'S OPINION. The i:-Ministcr Thinks Thnt Turkey Will Win the Fight with Greece. Philadelphia, April 19. Ex-Jlinlster to Greece Snowden .-stated today that he had recently received the following reply to a message sent to King George, approving tho attitude, assumed by that monarch: "Hearty thanks for your approval. Precious to me. Have elx powers against us. George." Continuing Mr. Snowden paid: "There never was so 111 an opportu nity as the present for Greece to have a cenlllct with Turkey. Up to two or three years ago, an advance of tho Greek army Into Thessaly would have meant a general uptislng of Ttoumanln, liulgarla, Servla. and Macedonia, nnd the overpowering of the Turks for Hou mania, alone 1 ns a larger nnd bettor equipped nrmy than the sultan. "Now, however, the situation Is very dillk'Ult. Koumanla has practically established an allezlanco to Germany by hiving n llohenzollern on her throne, liulgarla has almost become a Itusslan province nnd Sen la's king is the son of a daughter of a Russian colonel; so that, unless the peoples of these countries act contrary to the In lluence, their leaders Is not likely to be any combination ngalnst Turkey. The Turks can, nnd no doubt will, dilve the Greeks back over the frontier. Tho Turkish nrmy outnumbers that of Greece two to one, and Is better equip ped. The eretlre army of Greece, In cluding reserves, consists of about 80, 000 troops, and I do not think It has been possible for them to have been equipped with the most modern muni tions of war. Greece ha& a deplorable financial condition and: cannot stand a protracted conilict. 1 very much fear bhe will be badly whipped, but I do not believe the powers will allow the sul tan to run Greece, or to take posses sion of Athens." . Drank Nine Gills of Whisker- Wllllamfport. Md., April 19.-I.ast nlsht Charles V. Harrison, In. company with Illchnrd Coatcs und John Young, went Into n saloon where they met some men who volunteered to pay for all the wlskey th.it the men could drink, nothing less a gill ut nt a time to bo taken. All three of them nc they could clrir.lt. nothing lcs than a gill Ellis In rapid suecesrion, falling senseless upon tuklng the last drink. Ho died Boon after without leealnlng cosclousness. Tho others have recoverel. American Mowers Sent to F.uropc. kron, O.. April 19.-Aultman, Miller & Co have recently shipped to New York for transportation to Kuropcan points moro than l.OOo Iluckeyu mowers and reap ors. Preparations nro under way for shipments to Australia nnd South Ameri ca, but these will not be mado until to ward fall. American Bishops I'roclnimr-cl. Rome, April 19.-Tho Secret Conslatory today wub largely attended. The l'opo elevated tho archbishops of Lyons, Ilen nes, Uoucn and Santiago dn Compostela to" tho cardlnalate, nnd formally pro claimed the previously named bishops of lluffalo, Cheyenne, Wilmington nnd Mo bile. Two Men Suspected of Arson, Lyons, N, Y April l'J. An alleged case of arson has been discovered hero and two young men will probably be arrested today ns a result. Karly yesterday morning a barn belonglnn to Sarah n. lto;era, hear here, was set on Are, and two young farm hands were ic;n running away. A I DA Ml A 1 -oift ASl V -U U- i. iv V AvV"- -t ...VSv II -SJ I ve' fLnCJCl-r .... .-ej.'. livoeJAV-l "---.' vc fek pipsV iMU(?yTA5 VanK tv Xrmc,N$ C.' i ' - T uVlATkY I 'V ? iKVTTA V'Jk- . If. ' II Y r- ri B bf -'i - H (. .-iit XV The headquarters of the Grecian troops is at Larlssn, and the Turkish forces, under Hdhcm Pasha, are moving on that point with the hope of capturing it, and causing panic among their antagonists. Fighting Is in progress along the entire frontier, and the situation is aptlv illustrated hv the statement that "the -whole Thessallan frontier is IllumlneJ bv the flashes of artillery." The Greeks here stormed Prevesa on the Gulf of Arta, and they are also seeking to cut off communication with' the Turkish base of supplies at Salonica. The light ing is reported to be very fierce, and w.ooo men have been involved in the conflict From th; Philadelphia Record. WAR NEWS CAUSES FLURRY IN WHEAT Fortunes Made In a Day Chicago Pit. in the WINNINGS OF CUDAHY AND LfNN Thoy Clcnr I'm $100,000 Ilnch. Other Ilcnvy Winners in the llig Itush--Iiiteiipc Incitement Prevails nt Xch' Yorli Stock I'.xcliiinge--Tlio Fluctuation of n Dny. Chicago, April 19. After a very ex alting opening today at an exception ally great advance In Its prlbe, wheat simmered down to about Its usual sub dued nei vousness. The final outcome was that May closed worth 75e. nnd July "-niiaTuc., as compared with 73 e. and 73'e. respectively Saturday after noon. The outbreak of hostilities be tween Turkey and Greece oversha dowed all else In Its inlluence on the markets. As was expected wheat was wild and excited at the opening. The news that war had actually begun pro duced consternation aniong the shorts and the utter disregard of caution dls- l played by a majority of them was clearly Indicated by the prices thoy ' paid at the first onrush. May wheat, ' which K:ltnri1nv nlnespil nt 7-ia'.r ejlfirl. ' ed this morning in one mighty bound from 3'4 to 4140. higher. There was a difference of 1 cent per bushel in prices between the first transactions made simultaneously In different parts of the pit. IJoth May and July were bought at from 77 to 77&c., with a few sales as high as 7Se. So utter was the con fusion and haste to do business during the first few exciting moments that meir standing nlongslde of each other In the pit were doing business at 4e. Ier bushel difference. Most of the usual statistical news wanting owing to the closing of the foielgn markets during the Faster holl- days. Private cablegrams, however, j snowed a ciul advance at Llveruool equal to G cents per bushel. Although reports from the growing crop were enough In themselves to produce n strong market. It Is probable ,. ! that after Saturday's excited closing. a reaction would have been recorded today and had It not been for the out break of hostilities In Europe. As It was, after the llrst wild scramble, the excitement began to die down. The market heaved and sank and heaved again, however. In great Irregular bil lows for an hour before Its motion got calmed .down for a while to tho com parative ripple of Its ordinary lltic tuatlous. Heallzlng during this time was enormous. Line after line of long wheat was thrown on the market and acted like oil on stormy waters. In deed this fact probably prevented what many looked for today, namely, SO-cent wheat. Cudahy, Linn and IJar rett were the most conspicuous sellers during 'the first hour, the two former supposed to bo taking profits on long stuff, while the latter sold for the short account. Cudahy and Linn were cred ited with clearing something like J100, 000 each as a result of the day's trans actions. John "W. Gates, of the Illi nois Steel company, and XV. T. Baker also won heavily. Before the prices settled down lu the manner indicated It had touched 74 on tho downward course nnd reacted to around ". It rose again to 70, once more got dowu to 75 und closed at that. Chicago re ceived six carloads of wheat and 63, 000 bushels were taken out of htore. Minneapolis and Duluth receipts were 500 carloads against 4,770 correspond ing day of the year before and CC2 cars a week ago. Clearances since Satur day from the four principal Atlantic ports wore equal In wheat and Hour together to 283.000 bushels. The visible deciease for the week was 727, 000 bushels. THK NFAV TORK MARKET. New York, April 19. Tho announce ment that war had been declared be tween Greece und Turkey set the wheat market wild. On tho heels of Satur day's 4 cents rise In prices, came an other Jump of 4 cents, May opening nil the wny from S2'4 to SSUc., so intense was tho excitement prevailing nt the outset, For an hour the market was In a furore, with values fluctuating so wildly that it was next to Impossible to follow their course. May reached 8374c on one of Its wild spurts, which proved to bo high water mark for the dny. Suddenly foreign houses, local trad ers, outsiders and everybody who had clamored to buy wheat at the opening turned sellers. Large prollls were rep- J resented on most of the wh?at thrown THE SEAT OF WAR. r rZ frr ;-x f ffKASToRlA M ACE tUvPSlSTA I 5C f sccw.h -3U--' CEEVEHA . over, and by mid-day the unloading process was In full swing, with nrices tobogganing down hill as fast as thej; had ascended. May tumbled to SQ?aC. before the selling movement could be checked. From this point there was a later rise to 82c, followed by a sot back to Sl'4c. and a subsequent rally, the close being extremely nervous. At the best point today May was 12?ic above the bottom and SHc. higher than the closing of Thursday. Foreign mar kets were all closed today, which ac counted In a measure for the advance of European orders In market. The lack of exports nnd private cable3 ex piesslng belief that the war would be confined to Greece and Turkey were'ln lluences In the late session. DOINGS OF CONGRESS. Indian Appropriation Dill Passes Senate. Adjournment Out of Respect to Rep resentative Milliken, Deceased. Washington, A'prll 19. Tho senate passed the Indian appropriation bill today. It Is substantially tho same ns it passed tho house and can occasion little division save on the amendment opening the Uncompahgre Indian reser vation. Resolutions of Inquiry were agreed to nsklng the secretary of state ns to the operation of tho reciprocity treaties made under the McKInley net. Mr. Vest introduced his resolution de claring Illegal the recent order of the secretary of the treasury, relative to Imports arriving after April 1. The senator gave notice of pressing tho resolution tomorrow, and It may alford another test on the tariff. After the executive session the son ate adjourned as n mark of respect to Representative MIIIikcii, deceased. FISTS AGAINST A RAZOR. Missouiri University Student's Dcs pcrnto Tight with n Footpad. Columbia. Mo April 10. John Mc Millan, of Maryvllle. a student at tho Missouri university, an all-around ath lete nnd a member of the foot ball eleven, had a llerce light with a negro footpad here last night. McMillan was strolling In a secluded spot, when u negro called for him to throw up his hands. Instead, he as sumed a sparring attitude, und when the negro, urmed with a razor, rushed upon him, the student bowled him over like a ninepln. After 11 desperate scrimmage the nezro tied. In the light McMillan had his cap cut to pieces -by the razor, which the negro aimed at his head. He received a slight scalp wound, but was other wise unhuit. 1 e CAUSED THREE DEATHS. Dying Woninn Snicl to Hnvo Confessed to the Crimes. Mlddlctown, April 19. A local paper hero prints a strange deathbed confes sion, alleged to have been made by Mrs. Susan C. Kvnns, widow of Ed ward Evans. She died in New York on Sunday last. The article in question states thnt she was In a repentant mood nt the time of her death, and that she con fessed that she was tthe cause of three suicides those of her husband, an other man, and her daughter. No Trnc.o of n MUxing l'rnnclier. Lagrange. Ind., April 10. The where aboucs of Hev. A. L. Case, of Tekonsha who disappeared Tuesday, Is still a mys teiy. Tho manner of his disappearance innkes somo of frier ris think lit was lured to death and they cling to that theory. Robbed by Two Men. Cellars, April 19. PostniaFter Daniel Mc Lalron was putting his horce In tho b.iru last evening when ho was grabbed by two men. One held a revolver at hli head hllo tho other relieved him of $373. Shot by 11 liurglnr. Adrian, Mich., April 19. Lafayctto Ladd, one of the moat prominent citizens of this city, was shot and tatally wounded by a burglar.' Tho robber escaped and there U no clew to his Identity. Will Not I'erinit Women to Vote. Adelaide, South Australia, April ID. The federal convention, by a voto of 23 to 32. hns rejected on anvndment to allow wo men to voto for members of the house of representatives. Joseph Kelly Captured. Slontroal, April 19. Joseph E. Kelly, the Summersworth (N. II.) murder suaprot, has been captured by tho Montreal dctoc Uvea. I.oic Fuller DiiiicIiis in Cclm. Havaiin, April 19. Lolo Fullor, tho Amorlean dancer, has Just mndo her first appoarance here, with success. tft . .Tc . .o in w; &. eS 7KfS&fr L-S K Sttr vS lOVA 1W'T Wrv S ) , JJ! ??V i J 7 KRAHft.'Vx.TUi? v ytiAe505jsKp ' - nM.mV,. S. ktltltSiHOrt RAPSO . ( f -fesiuiki3r h-MkvA..J 'S17 La Q'A,r,. , lDli- -' rnrtn. r: - 'i ALAMVDll eS-V " '" . . r i -K A Sr A v-tf . ' Ss. AMERICANS WILL BE PROTECTED Admiral Selfridge Prepared to Look Alter Tlicir Interests. THE MINNEAPOLIS IS AT SYRA State Departments Notes from Min ister Terrell--Turkey's Ofiicinl I)e-clarntion--Thc Forty Thousand Subjects of Greece Must Leave in fifteen Days. Washington, April 19. After much effort, owing probably to some confus ion In wire transmission, the state de partment oflicliils have succeeded In translating the cipher cable dispatch received by Secretary Sherman last night from Frilled States Minister Ter rell at Constantinople. The result was the following ofiicinl statement: "The depaitment of state has re ceived a dispatch from the United States minister to Turkey concerning the rupture of relations between that country and Greece nnd the Turkish declaration of war. Mr. Terrell states that the minister from Greece has been Informed that he must leave before next Wednesday. He Is not permitted to communicate by telegraph with the Greek government. "There- me peihaps 40,000 men sub jects of Greece In Turkey; all subjects of Greece are lequlred to liavo Con stantinople lu fifteen days. The note of the porte to the foreign powers dis claims any desire for territorial ac quisition. The Greek minister Informs Mr. Terrell that the Greek government requires all subjects of Greece of mili tary aire reserved for milltniy duty. The Turkish government claims that regular Greek troops seized and were fortifying Ananllpsls In violation of agreement prohibiting It. Hence an attack there by the Turks on tho lCth, Turkish troops nro scattered along the border of Thessaly nnrt cannot quick ly concentrate for decisive battle. This may enable the Greek army to fight them In detail." The United States navy Is prepared to do all that Is necessary for protec tion of American Interests, though It is not expected that that will be a very large task. Admiral Selfridge, the commander of the European squadron, consisting at present of four war ships, all In the Eastern Mediterranean, has been expecting an outbreak of hostili ties, and. from time to time has advised the navy department of tho outlook. He Is now under general Instructions to look after American Interests, and no attempt has been madt', or Is likely In the Immediate future, to give him precise directions as to his conduct. MINNEAPOLIS AT SYRA. The first sign that the admiral has begun the disposition of his little squadron to meet tho war epoch was the receipt of a cablegram at tho navy department today announcing tho ar rival of the United States cruiser, Min neapolis at Syra, This Is an Island In the Greek archipelago, lying at the foot of the Aegean sea, and at n point al most equally distant from Crete (where war has been , actuully going on for weeks), Athens nnd the entrance to the Dardanelles, so that It Is admirably selected In the Judgment of the depart ment officials as a place of observation and a base of action In either direction where nn American warship may be needed. Tho officials of both the state and navy departments, however, have little npprehenslon of the Ill-treatment of American citizens In either Turkey or Oreece, which Is regarded ns about the only possible cause of friction now. Possibly at a later stago of the war, In the event that tho Turks are defeated, there may be rioting at Constanti nople or somo of tho larger Turkish cities, but that is not feared at pre. ent. WATCH CHAIN OF HUMAN BONES. It Wns .Undo in Libber Prison by 11 .Member of 11 New Yorli Regiment. Rollvnr. N. V., April 19. Cyrus O. Thornton, u farmer living a few miles out of Ilolivar, has an odd watch' chain. It Is made of human bones. The chain consists of eight links, each a trlllo more than an Inch long, connected by pVUed rings. The chain Is about ton Inches long, and has been highly pol Ished by years of wear and glistens like ivory. Thornton secured the chain at Pe tersburg, Va., In 18G4. Ho was a mem ber of Company E, Fiftieth' New York Engineers. A member of the 121st New York Infantry made two chains while -S f I' S' HkT- . (RfflERW -- 5E"V ---.' i . 7 srrA confined lu I.lbby prison, nnd on his re lease met Thornton nnd Bold hint one cltnln for $50 tin greenbacks. Thornton has forgotten the maker's name. Tho bonoa were tnken from amputated nrniM and legs, and It required eighteen months' time to carve out the clmlns. For many years after ho enmo homo from the war Thornton wore the chain every day, but for several years ho has not worn It only on Memorial day nnd at Grand Army reunions. MURDER OF TWO ITALIANS. Were Selling Jewelry, nnd Trnmps Ate Suspected ol'tho Crime. Columbia, S. C, April 19. Two Ital ians were murdered near Klngtrce, Williamsburg county, last night, their bodies being discovered this mornln.T. They were shot nnd their throats cut. One of them, Flrgo Vlrglneo, had na turalization papers on his person, tak en out In New York last month. The Italians were going toward Charleston, and were selling a cheap grade of Jewelry. Three negro tramns are suspected, and bloodhounds aro fol lowing them. VERY WARM SESSION. Sensation at the Meeting of the Legisla tive Committee Appointed to Inves tigate Miners' Condition. Pittsburg, April 19. Today's session of the legislative committee appointed to investigate' the condition of th- min ers in this district was deviHed to hearing the opentors. XV. V. IX-urmit, president of the New York and Cleve land Gas company, was on the stand all morning. He said tho miners hwj gettlnj; M cents per ton and were pr.ld for all coal mined. As regards waros, the miner, he said, was getting more thrin his share. An an illustration, the company on a $1,000,000 Investircnt hii'l a profit of not less than una per cent. Inst year. Mr. Der.imlt, at the afternoon session, created a sensation by nsklng that tho onicinls of the United Mine Workers, whom he charged with belnpr largely responsible for the condition of the Illinois, be Investigated. Later In the afternoon, G. XV. Kchlu- erderborg, general manager and a stockholder In the F. L. Robbing Coal company, was called. Mr. SelYluerder berg was a member of the sub-committee, which worked among the opera tors In the Pan Handle district regard ing uniformity, and during tho course of his testlmonj statec'l that If Ma Dearmlt branded as u lie the report of tho committee, he, as e. member of that committee, branded Dearmlt as 11. liar. Mr. Dearmlt said: "I merely state that the report of the committee which claimed that 90 per cent, of the opera tors of the district were In favc.r of uniformity In 1895 reported an Infernal lie." "The gentleman ' don't know what he's talking nbout," replied Schhier derberg, "for he was not over the ground himself. I don't have to lie, and you utter a He yourself when you say it." The two men approached each other In a threatening manner and the greatest excitement reigned for a time. Just before the close of the meeting. Mr. Dearmlt In hot words assailed William Warner, secretary of tho United Mine AVorkero, winding up in a most dramatic maimer with the statement, "this man does not contri bute to the state either by capltnl or by sinew, but innkes bis living by sucking the veiy blood out of the- lives of miners." Secretary Warner wan about to reply to this statement when Chairman Say lor declared the meeting adjourned. MURDERER AT EIGHTY YEARS. Assaulted 11 ilO-Yenr-OIrt linn, Then Attempted Suicide. Providence, R. I.. April 19. Joseph Phillips. SO years old, fatally assaulted Albert F. Wilcox, a deformed man, r,0 years of age, ut the Wilcox farm In Exeter. He then cut his own throat with a jack-knife. Inflicting probably fatul wounds. Arrestee', for Murdering a Miser. Grant: Island, Neb., April 19,-ShorliT Nellson, ot Gage county, this morning lert Beatrice with two men aec-us-ed of murder of David Jone?, at Wymore. Tin, old mluer hnd $10,ou0 in rold concealed in his house, nnd died rather than reveal Us place of hiding. Murderer ICrornrr Respited. New York, April 19. William Jay Koer ner. formerly of Pittsburg, was to have reecn executed at Sing Sing prison today for tho murder of Ro.a ltedgatc, his sweetheart, last Jnnunry. Ills counsel appealed, howeicr, nnd tho appeal acted as a stay of execution. Troy 1'ire Chief Drop Dend. Troy, April 19. H. C. Salisbury, assist ant chief of tho Troy Fire Department, dropped dead thl morning at his homo here. He was about as usual and on duty yesterday. THE NEWS THIS 3I0KNINU. Weather Indications Today: Fair: Northerly Winds, (General) Turkish nnd Greek Armies Resting After Three Days, ot Fight ing. Americans in tho East Will Bo Pro tected. War and the Wheat Market. New Orleans In a Fever of Excitement, (State) Tragic Death of James J. Slo. cum. A Day's Legislative Work, (Sport) Scranton Lom to tho At.i- lotle. Ownership of Trout StM.ims, Editorial. Tho Coal Fields of Nov.- Mexico. (Story) "Tho Jlmmyjobn Boss." (Local) Max Koehler on Trial for Murder. City Teauhors' Institute. Supremo Court Opponent to tho Grade Crossing r.t Mooslc. (Local)-Clty Solicitor Torry to Hold Ills Otllce. Good Roai3 League und the Hoard of Trade. West Sldo and City Suburban. Lackawanna County Hupponlngs. Adjoining County New. Financial ami Commercial. NEW ORLEANS BADLY SCARED The City Has Been Thrown Into a Fever of Ex citement. NO FAITH IN THE LEVEE Water on Level with House tops in Residence Portion. Mnss Meeting of Citi:cns.-Tulk of Cutting the Opposite Hanks, on Which Men Arc Cninping and Ready to Shoot--Another Break in tho Levee Is formed Near Natchez. New Orleans, April 19. Tho city ha caught the fever ot excitement, nnd though tb'e authorities insist that tins levee Is well protected and no danger exists, the citizens held several musa meetings und urged action, pledging all the meney needed. This has induc ed the board to build the temporary levees two feet higher, after having already provided for a temporary rWa of two feet. A lurire force of men are already at work night nnd day on the upper levees and by tonight this extra safeguard will be completed. Work will then bo begun on tho commercial cectlon and two feiet of sand bags added there by tomorrow night. The t'nrrotltuit levee, about whlolii most of tho nzltutlon Is in progress, stunds at tha hid of the finest resi dence avenue In the city, and ns ay specia'oi- stands nt the top he looks upon tho roofs of mansions, while al most wettlnu his feet in the mighty river that is now eager to break ItH bond. One glance nt the phHure In i'Ulllcteut to account for the anxiety which lus led to much bitter attnele upon the ically good work the leveo board has accomplished. At one of the meotbigs a citizen sug gested the cuttinc ot a. leveo on the opposite bank of the river In order to rave th- city. Some ot the people from over the t-Ivei1 were preftf-nt, nnd quiet ly replied that any such attempt would mean the perforation of the cuttlnsr committee, A groundless fear that New Oilcans would attempt imch. measures has been abroad In adjoining seetl'ins for huvor.il days, and ut the monster Bonnet Cairo embankment 1 iimor has caused the camping of an armed company 01 volunteers on tho levee each night. MEN IN A BOAT FIRED UPON. Lnst night three negroes In a skiff were caught stealing along In thn shadow of thn levee, and a fusllado whs prompt. Tlie boat swiftly darted toward the opposite bank, but not be fore one of the oarsmen was wounded. Although a number of weak places continue- to develop, the line below Baton Rouge continues firm, and there is no e-bsfi.itlun of work. Yesterday's'1 fine we-athtr and the absence of the delayed additional Hood kept the gauge stationary below 19 feet. The predic tion of 20 feet will probably be verified. MISSOURI RIVER STILL RISING. Kansas City, Mo., April 19 The Hood of tlio Missouri liver at this point li steadily Increasing, the rise In twenty- . lour hours endlns Inst night having bei;n neaily six Indies. At dark the stago of th river was 22.S foet. a foot and a half above tho danger line. Al though a large area of bottom land Is under water, no serious damage has, . been done so fur. A few poor families, number probably lifty persons, have ' been washed out of their homes and,' ure In need of food, but their wants will probably be met tomorrow by the local authorities. These families nro living In tents or under board sheds that have been hastily thrown together. St. Joseph and I.avpnworth report n steady Use In the river. At Leaven worth, while railroad trafllc is badly crippled, the situation Is no worse thart on Saturday. Memphis, Tenn., April 19. Another break In the levee on the Louisiana, sldo is reported from a point twenty mlle3 below Natchez, Miss, The ex tent of the break cannot be learned. Tho situation at Biggs, where the wa ter Is rushing through the crevasse In tonents Is growing worse. Madison parish Is fust becoming Inundated and tho water will extend to other par ishes destroying thousands of acres of newly planted crops. Vlcksburg, Natchez and other river points nro crowded with refugees and everything possible H being done to alleviate their suffering. The situation through out the delta tonight is unchanged. Suicide ut Wheeling. Wheeling, W. Vn., April 19.-Early this morning William Steward, uged 10 years, married nnd with n family of seven chil dren, committed suicide by Jumping into the river In front of the city. His bo:ly wus recovered nt Twenty-ninth btreet. Cuune, domestic trouble and despondency. over lack of work. Struck Dead by 11 Ronrd. Cumberland. Mel.. April lD.-Isaacj Wll klns was struck in the abdomen by a board thrown back by tho saw In tha mill ot the Buffalo Lumber company, Bayard, W. Va., whore he had worked for years, yetterday, aiul 'lieu in u few hours. Marquis of Bulbcm Dend. Havana. April 19. The Marquis of Bal boa died toduy. . The Herald' Weather Forecast. New Ycrk, April 20.-In tho Mlddls stnte-s and New England today, clear nnd much colder woather will prevail, with severe fronts In all thn northern, western and mountain districts, and br'.itk to fresh northwesterly and westerly winds. On Wednaeduy, In both of these sections, clear and warmer weather will prevail, preceded by killing fronts with fresh west, erly winds, becoming variable, and fol- l lowed by cloudlnets in the western dls-MrlctB. it - -
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