WKR BETWEEN TURKEY AND GREECE DISASTER TO THE GREEKS. Defeated by the Moaleen and Foroed to Re treat The Greek iirmy abandoned Lnrlssn to the Turk. first spiking nil the gun In position al carrying iiwny nil the movnble cannon and munition of war. This retreat was tlie wnll if the battle nt Mull Thursday nfter nooti, when the Greek suffered a lolal de feat after a conflict that lusted seven hours and a hull. A llt-r resisting the Turks as long as whs possible, Crown Prince Coti'timllne iravo tin: order to retreat. Tvrnavo was abandoned nt the ennic time, hihI tho army It'll hack upon l'lmraln, tho ancient I'har ealo. where It Is reported to have assumed a strong position (or defense, Thre Hundred Greek Killed. Alined HIM, ecmtmindor of the 'l'iirklh foro-s nt Fidrti, telegraphed that tho Turk ish troops recaptured l'cntcplgndln fortress, 't ho Greeks had :H0 killed mid 2I wounded. The l urks hud ft I killed mid three wounded, nnd tin y captured tl'2 Greeks. A large qiiim tilii of stores, nmmtinitioii mid Urns rules worn iihnmloned hy the Oieoks. OPERATIONS OF THE FLEETS. Greek Worships Doing Eff ctive Work On Both I'osete. After tho bombardment ol Kiilerlnn, on lheGulf of Sulonleti.by llio Greek aqundroii, had put to II I u 1 1 1 two battalions of Turks nnd th Inhabitant i f that place, tho Greek licet lamb'd a detnehtneht nnd found Ihi 'l urks bad left behind tliein immiMio Mores of provisions d tlned for tho nrnib'S of lid hem liishu. These valiiablo stores bad been Wt almost unprotected. In t'-o belief by tho Turks that n blockade of Greece by tho lleets of tho Towers would prevent tho Greek Meet from attacking tho TurkMi towns on Hie itilf of Salomon, wlibduiro near tho railroad lit Hulonleu and which Imvii been used an points to land stores for th" Turkish army nnd forward tli'in to the Iront. Tho captor" ol those tow, rs, not to mention 1h los ot th" stop s, places a serious dlltl cully in the path of l dhcni 1 ti n. mid It is united that ns soon ns tlm Turkish Commander-in-chief heard the news of the cap ture d I'latomona and Knterlna ho dispatch- l Iii.ihii men toward tlm oonst ol .Macedonia, fearing n Hunk attack from tho (lull i,f Mi- lolllen. Tim (Iroek fleet In returning from llio cap ture ot Kateriun bombarded tho port of l.iteUor-'U. WAR BULLETINS. Outline of the Siuntlcn of the Contending Fcrcei. Tho Greek Charge d'Affaira at London hits has received a illspnteh from tho liM'k ml.". liter of foreign nfluirs, ilated at Atheu", giving tho exact etfuiitloii uu tho Thcssiiijnu frontier. It in ns follows: In 'i'hcssiily, In tho dlreotlon of llcveni nnd Jloiiglm:d, our force havo penetrati'd Into Turkish territory, ami luivo udvuuced lon iird liaiuasi. All tho nttneks of tho enemy have been rc otlsoi In the direction of lintz'ivnll. Our annv has occupied n strong position nt Mntl. where there there has been lighting hIik'm Thursday, Tho TurKl.di iittaeks have l'n repulsi'd. i ho tireeks had to P'tiro from Ner.eios, nllliii buik on tho bunk of tho liorebl, n siriiuK posiliun nhh h thuy urn now Uofend Inif. In Kpirus our army Is ndvnneiui; and has oantuied l'ort luuirol, rililpludii and eev-s-ral vllnces. 'Jim dn oks havo nlso onptureil salocnra, vanturtuK threo onunoii, n number of nun- and a ipinutlty ot aiuinuuliloii ami piovi hlons. Tho army Is now ndrum'lmr northward. Tho Willi's wnrslilps huvo taken two towns on thu cull of huloiih'ii. On tlm west oonst to Turkish rlllui;es hvo fallen and l'reveiiiu Is all hut taken. Kdliem litshn sent utifavorablo ropnrls to iVinstantiuopIo, and has been rocnlled. o man l'n.-lia will tnko his pliieo and K''t DO.UVU mora troops. 'Jii Turks In t'onstantliioplo nro snared, and will Luako a vhiuik'u in their plan of war. EDHEM CLAIMS VICTORIES. TurkiikCommandcr Wirei the guitar. Iht Ho Uu Won. KdhPm Taxha wired the Huitnn that hn woo soveral notnbltt vli'torloa TueeJay, oc cupying all tho fortllloil puslllona commaud- Iiik Tyrtiova. Ho reported that tho (Ireoks evacuated their lutretiehed eanip, leiivlnir behind thirty onsxs of cartridge aud uiany rillos Tho Turks, ho says, have retaken Velltzko, whieh the Greeks surprised ami captun'U oil lue nisi uuy oi inu iruuiior ng .nssion. Tho Turkish eommander nt Janlnn an ' Bounova that tho Oreek Hoot whloli has boon bomuoardluK l'ravesa. lias been compelled . to retire, one division withdrawing to the ' Interior of the irulf and tho lnrKor Iron olmls oiiuudo snilitiR fur the islunds ot 1'uxo and tlnoetil l.aura. Au offleial tcleKram from anthl asserts that the Oreeka who landed at lileiitheropoll . aud reached Uojrut, near the railway were attacked mid defeated by Turkish troops and cukiiutg, uud that 1UU (ireok wore killed. OAHASI CAPITJBED. ' Oreekt Takt tbt Town After a Dciperate Struggle. The Greeks, after a desperate battle, have captured and burned HamasL Vl;lla la (till rftriatlnK. Another dlTislon of the II reek . troops, it In reporied, have traversed the lle veul puss aud captured three block houses. This division has almost reached Damasl, vuxre It mill effect a union with the foice that captured the town The '20,000 troops under Hen. Hmuleoitz displayed the greatest bravery. STRUCK DEAD. Appealed to th Almighty to Prov Bim Innocent , "flay Ocd etrlke me dead If I am tha eaiderer of Bernardino Aeeaeuro," cried Joseph CUcado iu ccftirt nt Hollle'.er, Cat At the last word left hi Hp he toppled for ward aud with a loud shriek fell heavily to tho floor. Court offleera and spectators itood aghast for aotue moment. Then several rushed over to the prostrate man and sought to as 1st bini. There was no response, for Joseph lUuvodo was dead. The niuu was a Portuguese and had been arrested on the charge of having murdered Aaneuro, a Mexican rancher, whoso body was louud Saturday In hi cabin In Clove Jjtud district. After killing Asseuro the jnurderor sot fire to the cabin. Circumstances pointed to tts ceJo. When arraigned yesterday ha arose from hi chair several times to proclaim hi Innocence. (Tread bad alwaya apparently Ammo in good health. Can, Mil to Goto thaWar. ' Uu J. Quo. Nelson A. Mile, commanding general of tho army, la going to Europe to observe the operation of tbfTurk and the X INTO THE THESSALY PLAIN. Orsphio Story of the Turkish Adrancs Through Milonna. The Turkish victory of Runday In the Mllotinn I'nss was complete. The (Ireoks re tired to the plnln of Thessnly, leaTlns; only a rear itunr I on n hill, from which It was driven biter b four battalions of Turkish Infantry, The Turks pulled up to the top of the hill three mountain batteries, sitiKluK, lauhi'iir and weeplnir with joy, Ilk" children. One battery opened lire on tho Greeks, who worn retrentln on the plain of Traves, and ilid ter. riblo execution. The correspondent ,f i lm A'soolutcd Press saw Some of th Turkish shells burst In the middle of a serried battal ion of H reeks, with the result thnt whole Rroups were killed nt wounded. Sunday eienlnK seven new Turkish bat talions and several mounted hntteries of ar tillery left for the front, mid nt dawn Mon day the Runs wore trained on tho Oreek blockhouse nu the plain below. dunes Kffondl, the Turkish rommnndor, and his men hie I been 811 hours without food or drink. When Ihey were prepariuK to cap ture the Oreek blockhouses, Junes address ed his soldiers, snvliu;: "All who love Ood must advance to tho assault." This wns enoimh. I" very man, with loud, exultant shouts.itnshed forward In the direc tion oft lie blockhouse, l-.ven the mutineers, who were brink-Ink' up the reserve ammuni tion, Jidned In the nsiiult on the block homo, which was held by the Oreeks with nuik'nlll cent eouriik'e. Tho Turks, with splenilbl dash, elmrk'ed with the biiynnet and eventu ally leaped over the ramparts with shouts of triumph. The Ori'ks watted their approach until the l urks lyerc within id yards before withdrawing. In this assault the Turks hud only Hi uo'ii klhod nnd 17 wounded. J.verywhero was to bo seen the effect of Iho Turkish artillery, their terrible phelia bursting just nt the calculated moment, 'i ho Oroeks, on tho iitioT hand, appeared to ho lackliiK In artillery. Iho Oreek attempted to reply to the Turkish artillery, but wore forced to retire, iho cerresiinieiit saw numberless Oreek bodies, stripped of their uniforms by tho Oreek", liavlnir only their shirts and drawers on. Most ol the dead, however, wore car ried oil by tho J urks.who raised tlie corpses of the Oreeks reverently and placed tliein beneath the shnile of tree. The Turkish lossi-s In the llihtitu; of Sun day were only fiO killed anil li0 wounded. Inirlnir Hiiiiday nlirht tho Turks strength ened the iiovitiniin which they had captured from the Oreeks; but nt sunrise It was seen that the Oreek forces had retired, e voK I mm a hill which win occupied by the Omk rear guard. Iiestiltnry llrliiK took plnco nil the morn luit and llnully at 1 p. m. .Monday, llairi I'ashu sent lour battalions to drive the enemy from the hill referred to. In 2(1 mlii i.i".". II was nil over. 'J tie resistance of tho O-reoks wns feeble, and many of them stir lenderi d to the l urks. Tho prisoners were n.ostly yoiint nnd sturdy men. Af'.vr t!i" -otura of the Inst Oreek posi tion tlie iiil! ndvn.iced, sIiikIiik as they inarched forward, mid occupied uil the ru tralnliik' helk-lits. On ri'ni'hliik' tho summit of the hills of Tvrnavo, the Oreek frontier town, situated about ten miles f-om l.arissn, the Turks ob served that the Oreeks were occupvlhir u Kiniill hill froi'i which they II red. but beohiy, lit the Turks, f inally, two Turkish moun tain butteries W'cro tuoiiKht up to tho sum mit of the hill occupied by the Turks, nnd Irointhat position IN-kMti boiiibardliu; Tyr vano. I'uder cover ol this lire the TurkUli iiifaii'.ry advanced and captured a spur op posite tho Oreek blockhouse. Orders weio k'lven to the Turks, lit fi o'clock .Monday a:ternoon, to take the block hoiito by lis. saiilt. This movement was briliiuntly of icctod IX) miliiltes later. WAR NOT DECLARED. Turkish Hlniater Mnk-e This Plain to teorotnry Sherman. Tho Turkish .Minister, Motisknph Jley, hn commiinii'iiteil with Secretary Micrmnii on the status of tho Turko-Oreciiiu con M let. lie oflleinlly Informed Iho American secretary of state ol the termination of diplomatic rela tions between 'Turkey and Oreeco, and i f the attitude of ufloiiMi w hich Turkey had been compelled to take by reason ol the ui grceslvo course of Oreeco, It was expressly undo known, however, that no declaration of war has been made. VICTORY OR EXTINCTION. Xing George Ooolarea Greece Hu.it Win or Dliappear. The correspondent at Athens Imd an Inter view with King George at the palace. Ills majesty Is iUotvd ns saying that be believed to the last moment that peace would bo maintained, and did his utmost to bring about a pacific solution of tho matters in dis pute. '1 lie king denied that It recce com menced hostilities against 'Turkey, nnd argued that Turkey was not compelled t) go to war because of tho incursion of u few in surgents, whom nobody could have restrain ed. Continuing, King Oeurge sunt; " The truth is, wo were attacked because Turkey was ordered to nttui k us. There never would have been war but for certnlu Intrigues w hich will appear inter. All the powers are more or leas against us, lr they wanted war they have got it. Such is tlie result of tho European concert, Kuroim must understand that after forcing us to war there can be no question ot limiting it. Our fleet l destined to take au important part, a will be soon learned. Greece understands that she must he cither victorious or disap pear. 'The war may bo prolonged ami bloody; but It Is now too lule to stop. A great cilino ha been committed agaliMt right and humanity In tho Cretan iiuustlon uud the chastisement has now commenced." DN10N OF TWO SECTS. Congrcgatlonalist and Diioiplea Drawing Cloaa Together. There li a national movement on foot looking to the union ot Congregational and Christian denomination. Homo mouth ngo, In uddltlon to atop taken In Ohio and the East, a union meeting of the minister of the two bod ! wns held In St. Louis. This meeting reeulted In second, held on the lVth, at which paper were read. A dis cussion followed, which brought out In tho most fraternal manner the belief, Imelluus and difference of tho two denominations. Three committee, composed In the mala of prominent mluister, were appointed to aouslder (uggestion made for co-operation In educational, evangelistic, and benevolent work, and to formulate plan to be present ed at the next meeting. Complete union i not looked for at pres ent, but It I thought thnt plan may be made drawing tho demooluatlon more closely together In work aud fellowship, and dually result In union, 1 1 1 . i Dlag race, of a Mitr. . The liev. pr. Farrnr, ex-pastor of St. Luke' church, Albany, N. Y,, wo expelled from the Methodist Episcopal church and the ministry of the Troy conference. T he acuusutlou agulust Dr. Farrar wsi Improper conduct with n woman. He was formerly l'reslduot of the Stale Sunday School asso ciation and held high rank among the Metho dist preacher of New York State. Ho la a grandfather. Dr. 1. H. Cub-man, the presid ing alder of the Aibnuy district, who hud charge nt th cose fur the prosecution, read to the conference a coufvs-lou signed by Dr. Farrar, Th conference then voted uu nil luutisly to expel him from the ministry aud ineuiberablu of the UethodUt Cburuh. NEWS FROM IHE-NAIIONHL CflPlTAL HOLMAN DEAD. Famoni "Watch Dog of th Treainry" Wti Fifty-Fonr Teari In Publia Life. Itepreeentatlve llolmnn of Indiana, died at his home In Washington, ). ('., April 22, after an Illness of several weeks. Spinal liionlnultls was tho cause, William Steele llolmau wnuld hnve passed the three. iiiarter century murk had he lived until next September, and his career Is re. marknlde for the large proportion of Ids life that wns given up to the eorvico of the t' ii 1 1 1 In. No living mini, and few men dead, have a record as he did of sixteen terms In the house of representatives, aud in all 54 yearn of hi life were spent in some public capacity, beginning a a probate judge in native etate at the age of 21, mid winding tip In the house of reprencntntives which he llrst entered In the Thirty-sixth congress. Mr. llolmnn wns a great force In political af fairs for many years, and even of late when advancing ago inndo It harder for him to meet the more severe demands of hi place, he was an honored and respected counsellor In the liemocrntlc party caucuses, where his ripe wisdom and long political experience was freely availed of In shaping party policies. As tho "Watchdog of the treasury" he was known to the American people for the policy of strict economy Hint he consistently pur sued when iu charge of the approprlution bills. Mr. llolmnn was born in Ipdiann In tho country a, a little pioneer h unestend lit lienrhorn county, trailed Varaestau, In September, 1X22. As ho wrote his auto biography for tlie congressional directory it Is recorded that he hail a common school education, supplemented by a two-yenr course in Frniikllii college, Indiana. Then he taught school nnd practiced law until 1st:), when at the no of 21 years he entered the public service as pro! ate judge, 11" w as prosecuting attorney from 1HI7 tolHlii, nnd in 1HM) he iiltemleil the constitutional con vention. '1 he following vear he enten-d the legislature anil from IH52 to lHTitl bo ai Judge of coin nioii pleas. Ills congressional! career began with the Thirty-sixth congn", nnd nut of the 211 congresses that huvo elapsed since that time he has I u ul nt from only four, namely th" iiilrty-nirllt, l orty-llftli, Forty-sixth and lifty fourth, im almost unparnlli lei record, SENATOR NELSON'S BILL. What Hii Bankruptcy Meaiure Tailed Call! For. The bnnkruptcy bill passed by tho Senate was framed by Seuator Nelson of Minnesota and Is simple, compnred with the Torrey bill. The bill provides that any debtor, other than a corporation owing $200 or more, who is unable to pay his debts, may llln his petition iu tho district court of the Lulled States, ollerlng to surrender all his proj erty for the payment of his debts, ex et pt suc h us is exempt by the law of UU domicile. The petition ehnll give a schedule of nil property, exempt and unexenipt, aud of nil creditors and the amount and nature of tho debts nnd the petitioner shall olTer to sur render all his iincx' iii 1 1 property for a full discharge from his dents aud liabilities. Tho petitions shall bo heard by the court In not les than thirty or moro than ninety dny.. if the court upholds tho petition Iho estate, is transferred to an "assignee" for settle lueiit: creditors can resist the proceedings lieforo the court on certain ciilllnerilted 1 grounds of fraud, preference to creditors. etc. Preferences four months prior to filing bankruptcy petitions nro void and transfers of property within six months nro void. Provision Is Hindu for illstrliuititig tlm es. tate among creditors. After tho settlement tlie court gives a filial decree, discharging the bankrupt from all liabilities to nny of too creditors described iu tlie Hcfiedillo who tuny become a party to tho pr ediugs. lint such discharge shall not include, nny obligations which shall have been created in j coiiseipionce of his defalcation as a puidio ' ollleer, or ns au executor, admliii.-tiiitor, guardian or trusiee, or while acting In any other fiduciary capacity; nor liny debtor ob ligation to any surety of the bankrupt who i has paid, or may pay any such lldiiclary iieotor any part oi it, nor liny ueotor oouga Hon created by tho obtaining of moneys or property under false pretenses. 'The provis ion as to involuntary bankruptcy is that if liny del, tor being IV bunker, broker, mer chant, trader or manufacturer who owes ti Uur over, shall at nny time within four months ol the time of tlie llling of the peti tion convey or voluntarily encumber any of his property with the purpose to prefer or defraud any creditors, ho shall be. deemed bankrupt. Creditors having debts against such u bankrupt to the nmoiint of trMIO may, within four uiontliB after the act of bnnk ruptcy has been committed, llio In the court it petition for mi adjudication of bankruptcy. The court then ptoceods within thirty days to hear the case. The accused may demand n jury. On tho hearing the court or jury holds' whether the accused la or is not u bankrupt. 1 ecs in both classes of bankrupt cy are provided viz., nttorney fees, not above f 100; assignee, nut above i'4 per dny. Appeals are allowed except when enliru bankrupt estate is under ft.OOO. Ih Honduras Revolution. Home news of thclnsurrectioiiuryoutbrenk In Honduras ha reached the state depart ment through I'liited State Minister Cose at Antigua, Oiiatomalik Ho say a revolu tion started Saturday hint on the north coast ot Honduras under the rumored leadership of r.nriitie Soto ami V usque., former presi dent, mid thnt the revolutionists have gained possession of I'uorto Cortez nnd I'edro Sole, Three thousand troops have been sent by the government to put down tho revolutionists, who are believed to nuiuber not over 5U0. Arrests of Important persons suspected of complicity have been made at Tegusigulpa. NEUTRALITY. Tha United State Will Not b Involved in tha European War. Bocrutary Sherman was aeen at hi resi dence and shown tha War bulletin. "It I no lurprise to me," euid the secret ary of etute, "as recent event have seemed to make war inevltuble, and I have expected taut result to come. Fortunately the scene of tho reported conflict I far from u and the Lulled State has little or no concern with the war. Wo will, of course, observe the strictest neutrality between the parties. This Is a national result from the condition prevailing aud will require no spectllo decla ration of neutrality. Our commercial Inter est with Greece and Turkey gre very small, o that there 1 no grouud for dhvubance iu that connection. Last year our export to Greece amounted to only (029,727, an insig nificant sum, barely 1 per ceut. us compared with the total export. Turkey exported to to the United State 2,fil9,000 lust year, allowing a similar lack of important com mercial dealings between tho United State and Turkey. That being the ease our commercial, geo graphical aud political Isolation from those countries leave u quite free from any possi ble eutunglemeut In the oouillut." FREE RIVER AT LAST. I Navigation Company Decld to Aooipt ! tha Award. I Th Monongabula Navigation company baa decided to accept the award of the viewer ! of the condemnation proceedings. The only obstaole now reuialuiug between the river men aud free navigation Is the signature of the warrant by tha secretary of wur. This 1 tlie best new the rlvormen nud coal men have beard In many a long day, nud , they are oouiegucutly haupy, " AFFECTED BY THE WAR. Ih Market Throughout th World Badly Frightened 11, O. Dun A Co'., weekly review of trado says: If either Turkey or Greece had been wholly burled In the sea, markets might hav0 been affected less than by the outbreak of war In Kurope, Mk fire In the heart of a crowded city, It raised tho question If a general conflagration may spring out of it. To tills possibility, and not to the direct I re llueiico of either Turkey or Greece upon the world's money or produce markets, was duo tlie excitement In grain and stocks. As the unknown is inngiillled, American mar kets were much more Highly than f'.iiropean, where the posslhllllles linye been discussed and partly discounted for months. Hut the uncertainty remains nnd will affect move ments of money nnd etuplce until it dis appears, creating a larger demand for American product at higher price, causing hasty speculative selling ol securities at times, but also more continuous buying by foreign investors mid not Improbable In fliienciiig the nttituds of foreign powers on questions important to tills country. Wheat rose 0 cents from Thursday to Mon day and l.as retained most of tho rise. Since llusslii and the Haniibian states will be likely to ship wheat scantily, especial i da and much higher prices teeing possible there, Inrger share of the requirements of Western Kurope may naturally ! drawn from this country, and a chance of war between great powers have more lulliieiice because supplied held are not large. Cotton has been scarcely affected nt till, though government estimates that the tlood eil district yielded nearly 500.000 bales for Increased acreagu iu other sections is gener ally reported. The pnst week, like others of Into, has wit ness".! the starting of operations by several Ironworks, especially In black sheets fortin nlng, and yet prices for pig iron and iil.lln Islieil products lire lower, demand not yet equaling supplies Itessemer pig lias sold as low as i"l,05 at Pittsburgh and gray forge at S"..'.il Iu Idrmlnghiim. Steel billets fell to ilt 2.1 at Pittsburgh nnd angles lc, but win roils cannot bo supplied fast enough tit c2.75; nulls nro strong and n P v more strnctiiinl orders are pending- lliii-iern worl.s also have orders fur 15,00!) tons of steel rails. Complaint and proof that the demand for products is dol. -lent l.lln.ls many to the fact that the actual work In progress, largely on heavy orders for beams, billets, rails and sheet Lars, taken w hen the pool broke up.ls of gtcntcr volume limn lor a long time. Large sales of copper are reported at II : c, Willi production is,2".i tons in .March, i'he eti.l of stipulated curtailment bus heert reached by some cotton mills, and nearly by till, nud since the miction idilo some bleached good huvo Icon slightly advanced, but Actual buying does not Increase, and print cloths do not Improve. Sales of wool have been largely of foreign, reports being arrivuls of quantities sold some time ago and im porisat Iiostmi for tlie week were 32,000 Pales, l'or the threo cliief cities sales were !U.0il'..s(IO pounds 111 three weeks, 20.2T1,!IIIO being foreign, ngu'iist l.y.Kiil.lOO in l!'2. in cluding 7,oi4,OUO foreign. hut mniiufuetur crs nro doing scarcely anything mid orders for goods improve very little, though for somewhat better grade of goods. 1 allures for the week have been 21M in tho Vnited States, against 2 Is last year, nud 21 In Canada, against 41 last year. I INDIAN RELICS. Collection of Mtsa Fanny A. Weeke Po- qneathed to tha Nation. Miss Fannie A. Weeks, who Is said lo own the flnest collection of Indian curios private or public In Washington, will bequeath theso relics to the Smithsonian Institution. Miss Weeks wns at one time the superintend ent of the ITntiili Indian lloiirdlng nud In- diis'rlal School, lintah Indian Agency, I'taii, nnd nfterwnrds uplod tho sauio position i nt the Western Shoshone s iiool, in North- : western Nevada. She was brought, in con- 1 scqnenoo, in the closest contact with these j ti'lues for nearly live years. Iu this way shu I bud an opportunity of making a study ol tin ir handiwork, and the methods employed In its execution, and was time cnahled to iud;T" i f Its relative merit. Apart from its intrinsic worth, however, encli article In her collection lias tho added charm of having belonged to some famous chief, noted war rior or other distinguished personage, nnd I the pretty histories and poetic legends con- j nccted with many of them, form by no means their least attractive feaiiirc. Sometimes they Illustrate a custom of tho race, some times a superstition. Among the most valuable souvenirs In the collection lire the pipe of peace, giirrer and tobacco pouch formerly owned hy lied (ioiid, th" famous Sioux chieftain, who with Sitting Hull anil Spotted Tail, visited Wash ington during the spring of 1173, and Inter viewed General Grunt concerning a fnvorite hunting ground upon which the United Mutes Government hud Hxed a covetous eye, 'Jim pouch is of buckskin, finished at the bottom witli a deep fringe of tho same. bead ed witli stained porcupine quills, and la gorgeously hi uded; the "stirrer" Is simply a long, rouiiiieu suck, pointed at one emi. anil used for stirring tin) tobacco in the pipe, The pipe, which is of red clay, with n Hat stem upwards of two feet long, and wrapped with scarlet porcupine quills, had been smoked by lied I loud iu c mini! for many years, and the throe in cotiformnnco with a custom which prevails among the Indians were presented by him, through his son, So wuwh'k, chief of tlio White ltiver t'tcs, on the occusiuii of some cotilerenco. RETROACTION DOESN'T GO. Agreement With Demooratio Senator on th Dingley Bill. Tha Itepubllcan member of the finance committeo ot the senate linvo reached an agreement cither to strike out the rotroactlvo provision of the Dlugly tariff bill or so to amend It as to pave the way for It being stricken out Iu conference aud have so noli- lieu run jjcmucruiio memiiers oi me commit- tee. The Demourats have agreed, In view of tho promise, not to press the Vest resolu tion on the subject ot Secretary Gage's re cent circular. There has been some discussion of the Crobnble progrum of the Democrailo mem ers of the Illinium committee with referunco to the tariff bill, and It I learned that while their pluu are uot definitely matured they intend to have "reasouuble consideration of the bill iu committee," and believe that theyj will have mo support ot seuator Jones, of Nevada, upon any fair proposition they sub mit The Democrats do uol waut au extended consideration In committee, but may desire to offer ome umendineuts after they have een .. .... .. . . .l . .i i the bill, the adoption of which they consider they would be more likely to secure in the committee than In the open tunate. It I snld that In tha scnato the Uemocnitla plan t not to delay the bill any longer thuu necessary, but that every aeuutor desiring to discuss it sbnll have the opportunity to do so and that such record making vote a the Democrat tbiuk necessary shuli be had. -RUSSIA WANTS ARMOR PLATE. Th Illinois Steel Company Alkad t Maka a Bid. Tho Illinois Steel Company has received through the llusslnn mluister at Washington proposition lookiug to the oompauy's bid ding on the Armor plate for two llussluu warships, Tha contract I to b for 8,000 ton, aud In case ol an award to the Chicago concern would turn into the treasury in the neighborhood ot (S.OOO.Ooa for the last two years the itussiau government ha been cotnlug to America for ueurly all tha armor plate used In constructing ehlpe ot war. siiie of mm m cue. i INSIDE THE LINES. Th Iniorgenta Are Making a Sncceiiful War. William Law, formerly of Worcester, Mass., now with the Cuban Insurgent army has written a letter to a friend In Worcester In whleh.imder date of Jucaro, I'uorto I'rlu lipc April S, he says: "I am in the heart of the fighting. The Cubans have the best of ft ail through, but SdtTer great hardships. The entire east end of the Island Is absolutely controlled by tnem, and most of the provinces of Hindu Clara and linnr del llio. Havana Is uncer tain and may fall anv day. A few davs ago I saw ii battle between sifl Cubans nnd two forts defended ,y l.tiisi Spanish trooiis. It took tliel ubans less ihnn MO minutes to take them nnd capture nil arms and cannon. I sen brought in men, women nnd children who have been murdered by Spanish sol diers, whose lleudish deed are too awful to describe, 1 saw last week the bodies of three beautiful littl" Cuban girls, aged H, 0 and 4 years respectively; of their mother, a woman about .10, and of two old women, possibly 00 year of age, all In one lieop, with their throats rut. Their war seems to be on wo nu n and children. When they meet a body of Cuban troop they scarcely wnit to fight, but throw down their arm and run." I he insurgent lender Julian Zarrnga, who surrendered to the Spanish authorities iu Iinar del Itio on April Hi, has made n re quest to be sent to Spain. He admitted that he personally dynnmlted trains In the prov. Inee of linnr del llio, ami says ho surrender ed because he considers the insurgent cruise to be lost. He claims that the insurgents in linnr il"l llio hav" neen dispersed, every leader acting on Ins own account and till will ing to command. WHEAT AND WAR. A Speculative Rise In Prioi of Grain Cuied hy War News. The war news lias caused a speculative de mand for breadstufTs nnd prices hnva gone up, v,iu nt having advanced In Chicago eight cents nnd a traction In two days. This Is on the supposition tlie war between Turkey and Greece may assume greater proportions, and Involving other Kuropcnn pow rs, nnd specially tho wheat exporting countries. This may turn out to be a correct diagnosis of tho situation, but the probabilities am equally against It. It is much more prob ai'lo that the powers may Intervene after sumo decisive trial of strength lietween between lirw'Oii nnd Turkey, nud Impose on tho two countries conditions of peace. Neither Turkey nor Greece are factors In the k'i'iiiii suppiy of llurope, but If llussia and Australia or the llaikiui states should become Involved there will be a rapid rise in prices. And In tho Improbable event of a general l.iiropeau war. there would be sucn a do luand for American breadstufTs ami pro visions, lo say nothing of everything thnt enters Into war material, that would quickly enter on the booming period of prosperity. It is on these contingencies that tha grain speculators tire operating. DAGGER AIMED AT A KINO. ' Humbert, of Italy, Narrowly Eicipsi Ba il ing Killed. I King Humbert of Itnly narrowly escaped . dentil from an assassin's knife Thursday His assailant' name Is lictro Acciurito, nn 1 iron worker out of employmont, who is a : political crank. I The fellow madn n lunge nt the King while tho hitter was on bis way to tho races, but I was seized before lie could carry nut his pur , pose. Humbert proceeded on his wny to the ; t am panel!" race course, apparently un i moved, where ho was enthusiastically cheered. King Humbert, ncompiinled by his nlde decamp, Goncrui I'ondis' Vugliu. ware going i o wi'.ncsH the itoyai ncrny. Ills assailant, ! who was watting outside St. John's gate. rii-lied up to the carriage in which ho was feiited and attempted to stub him. The King avoided the dagger by rising from his seat. Acciurito, seeing ho hail failed in his at tempt to assassinate the Klng.tlirew away the dagger. He was immediately arrested by two euriihiners, white the King calmly order ed the coachm au to drive on. THE AIR SHIP AOAIN. It Appear to a Number of People a Waahlngton. The mysterious air ship wns seen In Wash ington, D. ('., Friday morning. It rnme dowu the 1'otomao and gruduully disap peared from view over the hills of Virginia, it was plainly seen by the olllcers rtnd sold iers at Fort Meyer, by the attaches of the Aiialustnn Jtout club and by hundreds of other reputable citizens who are willing to make oath that It was th genuine thing. To the naked eye It seemed like an oblong bal loon Hunting along iu side, with a slight pitch In the direction in which It was going. Those who wore fortunate enough to have glasses declare that It was n double-barreled arrangement, shaped like a catamaran, hang ing vertically, rocking from side to side, and often shifting Its position ns If it was drifting In the atmosphere. Sometime one of the ends would bo tewurd the observers and then they would see it full broadside. No smoke or smokestack or wings or other means of propulsion could be detected -nothing more than the two cylinder-like ob jects that were coupled to eacti other fore and uft. Wool. The Iloston Commercial liullotln say of the wool market; The market Is dull, the only sale of washed fleece is 4,000 pounds of Mlcgtgun X. Prices " m,,j un, e,.o ui buwh ale of domestic wool. Liberal deliveries of forelgu wool continue. The most uotnble sute wus of the line of tlie new-arrived Cape wool to ooet OHrttiOc. clean, for clothing and combing. Australian, Xuutevldeo and Ar gentine wools have ale been taken freely at the old rates. The mill are all busy. The largest wool scouring plant In New England Is running lit! hour a week, night aud day. Lust week. was the best Easter week that the retail clothier have known for year. Going Bom T Tight Th first bodv of Greeks to depart from " """'b '' ot wrll,I?',,5hkU, ' Itiiiu IMj.rcH left Mk I.niiis. Aitrll 20. Thev are headed by Alexander Stravrlanos, who started from Dallas for the East by the Iron Mountain route to HI. Louis, thenue to Chic ago aud New York. At Marshall, Tex., a number of Greek from Houston and Gal veston joined the Stravianoa party, ant other will be picked tip at Little Honk, Ark. At New York they sail on the first steamer that cau be taken. ( Moslem Against ChrUtian. ' KupreseutaUve btaguire of California, In troduced a resolution declaring that the war between Turkey and Greece was a war between Moslem ami Christian civilisation, nnd directing that the sympathy of the I tilt ed State be extended to Greece with the hope that ber struggle may be successful. The resolution was referred tothe committee on foreign affairs, but a that committee Is uot appoiuted, no acxlou will be taken ut preeeut. LATE BREVITIES. I The state ot Missouri contuln 44 million acres ot laud. At it receul senslnn tha Missouri leghila turv considered 1,200 bill. TUB SUGAR SCANDAL Th If. I. Supreme Conrt Settle th Qnl lion of th Senate' Right The t'nltcd Slates Supremo Court decided that Elverton II. Chapman would have to go to jail for 80 day for refusing to answer question put to bim by tho Senate Sugar Investigating Committee three year ago. Chhf Justice Fuller rendered the decision and, to the surprise of all the court, not only denied the writ of habeas corpus, but also denied without hearing argument the appeal for a writ of certiorari. i here ere six other oases of recalcitrant witnesses awaiting the decision, for the fol lowing gentlemen refused to testify lie fore the eotnmlttee.nnd were Indicted at ihe same time with Mr. Chapmani Henry O. Hnvo meyer, John E. Searles. President and Sec retary, respectively.of the Sugar Trust; John W. McCartney, broker, of Washington, an I John Seymour, broker, ot New York, and two newspnper men. These witnesses are out on bull, but had not been called upon to plead. The cases of tho Sugar Trust official ami the brokers are similar to that of Mr. Chap man, but thoso of the newspaper men differ greatly. They refuse to give th" names of the authority from which they obtained their news or betray the confidence Imposed upon them, nsserting that they had the same right to refuse ns as a doctor, lawver or prbist In revealing coulldence of patients, client or confessions. 'J hcBo eases have been pending for three years. The witnesses refusing to testify be fore the Senate committee in May, 1804, when tho Wilson bill was before the' Senate. DROWNED IN THE FLOODS. Boat Needed to Rescue Peep': in Louiei ana, A terrible tale of woo come from Dayou Vidal, in the lower portion of Madison par ish, I. a. The water from the lllgg crevasse caught the people thero unaware of danger. Word was sent from that locality requesting that boats ho sent thero at once, us tlie peo ple were drowning. How many were ac tually drowned is unknown, but Thorn an lllnckbiirn, his wife and infant are known to have been drowned, nnd T. 1'. Kells cam near losing his life in attempting to savj them. It Is believed others have perished, limits have been sent to th locality. Thnnks to the prompt measures taken by Maj. W lllnrd, I'nited State engineer, in dis patching the steamer Vidette, with skiffs, to Hie country back of Coons Landing, it I be lieved thnt nil persons in danger will be re lieved In time. Large skiffs were taken by the Vidette. nnd these can bo pulled over the levee and used to help the people In tho In terior. No more breaks are reported and the levee north of Memphis, tor which some uneasiness has been felt, are so far secure. It Is Impossible to say how many people are in need, but estimates run ns high as 15,000. riecretary Alger was shown a telegram from Judson I. amour" at I'amhliia, N, I)., to Senator llansl. rough, saying thnt the storm and ll.iod had left over 200 people destitute along the l(e,l river and requesting aid. The department will communicate with the mayor of I'cmhina, and probably aiithorir.9 bim tie aid tne destitute. HEAVY RAIN AND WINDS. Th Indian Territ ry Viiited By a Da Itruotive Storm. A series of cloudbursts, heavy wind nnd rainstorms occurred In nnd around Eufaula, Ind Ter., ami extended over about 100 square miles, 'J hn ruin wns tho heaviest for 50 years. The North Canadian river railway bridge is so badly damaged that no trains can cross It. Many trains were tied up anil there is a series of washouts for 20 miles that are impassatde for the present. The damage to crops is lieyoinl estimate. Nearly every acre of ground for many mile In all direc tions will have to bo replanted. Many fnrro are entirely under water. Several covered wagons flouted down tho South Canadian river, aecompnnied by small houses nnd household iiirnllttre. All ferry txiat are washed away and communication cut off. So far no news of loss of life has been re ceived. Much property was destroyed in Lufiiiila by the wind nml rain. A cyclone passed about live miles souih of town, de s'rojiug sumo houses nnd killing some cattle. INJURED BY X RAYS. Experiment That Rave Brought Tronbl to tha Eubjeot. Mrs. S. 11. Slmrpiteln lies In the New York rost-Grudiiute hospital at Uliighnmpton, N. Y., in a critical condition as the result of au X-ray experiment performed by ber hus band, who is uu expert electrician in ISiug blllllpton. William I. iinnlng. a youth of 18 years, Is lying at his home sulTeriiig from bums in the groins that will not heal, niso tin result of an experiment by Mr. Sbnrpsiein. The experiment was an ut tempt to make an X-ray picture of tlie hips of both su jects. Mrs. Shui'pslolu was ex posed with her clothes on tor 30 minutes to the Crookes tube. Tim sores appeared in about two week and the flesh began to lull of. The cases have no parallel, so far us known. In the country. A skin-graiting operation will be attempt ed on Shurpstein. The nerve tissue about her hip are said to be dead, and the opera tion may not be a iicc: as. BURNED THREE TOWNS. Turk Plunder and Ui Both Toroh and Dynamite. The London Dally Telegraph' correspon dent nt Larissit says that on Thursday the Greek attempted to retake Grltr.oval. A long light ensued, but the Greek fulled, owing to the superior force of tile Turks and their stronger position. The Greeks, how ever, occupy it good position in front ot Ligaria, where, the correspondent ia convin ced, they will he victorious. He adds: "I regret to say that the Turks have burn ed, after plundering, the village of Ligaria, Karayol aud Meralaria,detroyed the church es with dynamite." Advices received from Volo say that even the women are arming themselves to do but tle with the Turks. Coogreie Taking It Easy. April 25. There will not be a quorum In the Senate this week owing to th absence of a large number of Senators In New York, In attendance upon the Grunt memorial oe re monies. Cousequeutly, no business of Im-porte-ce will be transacted. If the wish ol the H 'publican member ot the Finance Committee. 1 accorded to, the tariff bill will be reported Thursday, but it Is most prob able that this will bj postponed until next week. The work ot preparing for the reor ganization ol the Senate Committees will proceed Informally. Under the arrangement mude on Friday the House will meet formal ly to-morrow uud adjouru uutll Thursday, when an adjournment will bo taken uutll Monday. Puddlsr Go 0a Strike. About 1,000 puddlera are on strike at tha National roiling mill at McKeesport against a reduction lu the rate from CCO to 4 a ton. They claim that while the company did not sign the acuie of tlie Amalgamated association, it agreed to pay the scale, rule, and that the action lu uoiifying the men of it reduction to 4 was in violation of thi agreement, the scale not having expired. Samaria Doubtleaa Loat A lite buoy marked "Samaria" baa been washed ashore at Long Drain h, Witsb, Tin Samaria ut a iirltlsh bark, long overdue fiuut fillet Bound lor Sun Francisco. I.
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