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AUSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN. TITFRSPAY APRIL 23 1897.
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A DESPERATE ENGAGEMENT AT
REVENA IN WHICH GREEKS
WERE! VICTORIOUS.
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COMMANDER EDHEM PASHA WAS
NEARLY CAPTURED SUSPENSE
AT ATHENS EXTREMES.
The Resistance Is Feeble Turks ai
Milouna Pass Fired Wildly Aim -of
the Greeks Was' Good.
Coolness and Discipline
of the Tnrks.
London April 19. (Copyrighted 1897
"by the Associated Tress.) The situation
on the frontier has not according to the
latest advices received here been mate-
rially modified today. Both the Turks
and Greeks are resting from the tremens
dous exertions of the fight Sunday. The
troops of Edhem Pasha were half dead
with fatigue and hunger when the fire
slackened last night. Most of them flung
themselves down where they stood on
the bare ground to sleep. The Turkish
commander-in-chief prudently decided to
allow his army to rest today. j '
As details come In it becomes more and
more apparent that the fighting in Mi-
louna Pass was of the most stubborn
and savage character. The Turks fought
like devils and the Greeks resisted in
the spirit of their ancestors. The most
inexplicable fact in connection with the
whole engagement is- the comparatively
small number of killed. All the special
correspondents agree to this. The Turks
appear to have fired as wildly with their
rifles at Milouna Pass as they did at
Arta where the fighting consisted of an
artillery duel between the rival batteries
on each side of the river lasting about
four hours in the afternoon. There they
fired only one out of five shots with any
effect and their batteries were soon si-
lenced by the Greeks whose marksman-
ship was very much superior. The Turk-
ish losses at Arta are believed to have
been very heavy. On the Greek side
there was not a man killed.
T.nter ft n. m. Gen. Smolenitz ex-
minister of war is in command of 14000
Greeks at Kevena not tar rrom lyrnn-
vo northwest of Larissa. At this point
Edhem Pasha closely pressed was near-
ly taken prisoner. His plan was to force
f 'Rpvenn. to enter the nlnin
of Larissa to cut off the retreat of the
Greek army with nis cavalry ana tnus
take Larissa without resistance. But
this plan was defeated. Gen. Demopou-
lous at the head of one Greek division
forced the Turkish line at Boughazi
close to Tyrnnvo and Gen. Mavromo-
chate broke through at Koniskos. The
two generals united their troops near
Damasci. . " 1 - .
this success at Revena and
thn imminent tan or 1'revesn. nils cuuiiura
the dismay caused at Athens by the loss
of Milouna into the wildest rejoicing.
rwn 1 1 ' .-1. k.t
.l.ne latest UUVICCB iuiiikui uitr-iub
the Greek troops are advancing to re-
occupy their positions at Milouna and at
Gritzovali the latter of which it is al-
leged was abandoned owing to a mis-
understanding by the general in coin-
mnnd who interpreted as an order of
retreat what was really intended as an
order of advance.
Cnpt. Tagarde who was wounded at
Gritzovali shot himself in order to avoid
fnlling into the hands of the Turks.
The Greeks report that the Turks lost
7000 killed and wounded at Revena but
this estimate is probably excessive.
The Greek engineers constructed a
bridge at Pnchiskalos to enable their
troops to cross the river.
It is stilted that the Turks that attack-
ed Revena numbered over 10000 men.
Forced Edhem Paitha Back.
London April 20. A dispatch to the
Chronicle from Athens dated midnight
says that Gen. Smolenitz. in command of
the Greeks at Revenn has pushed Ed-
hem Tasha towards Dnmasci. Suspense
here is extreme. Everybody is waiting
for the list of killed and wounded.
Patriotic bankers and others have offered
the government over a million pounds.
Gulf of Arta Proclaimed Cloned.
Constantinople. April 19. The Turkish
authorities at Prevesa have proclaimed
the Gulf of Arta to be closed to all but
Turkish ships.
PREVESA BOUND TO FALL.
r h a a lt . nFinini a nniinnH 11
Bombard With Good Effect.
Athens April 19. While the incidents
of the day along the eastern portion of
the frontier have not been of notable im-
portance the situation at the Gulf of
Arta nnd in the vicinity of the Albanian
frontier is more favorable for the Greeks.
The bombardment of Prevesa was re'
sumed at daybreak but feeble replies
coming from the Turkish batteries at
Ilnmidich nnd Pnntocrators. The posi-
tion of tlie Turks is unreliable and it is
believed the town will fall into the hands
of the large Greek force in the vicinity
which is waiting for the demolition of
the remaining batteries. The Greek bat-
tleship Spetzin has taken the lead . In
the bombardment. By an order received
nt rrevesn from Constantinople at noon
today the Gulf of Arta .was officially
closed to all but Turkish ships. ' '
Col. Manos with 5000 men is now in
Epirus vbcro it is believed his force is
considerably in excess of the Turks. It
is reported here that a large body of
Albanians estimated at upwards of
3000 who had crossed the Greek fron-
tier with the avowed intention of push-
ing on to Larissa has recrossed and is
now ravaging Epirus. Arta is practical-
ly deserted. ' The mayor has transferred
the public offices and official records to
Konipote. . . .
SHOWS TURKEY UP.
Minister Skouxes' Reply to the Ert
while Turkish MiniHter at Athens.
Athens April 19. M. Skouzes the
Greek minister for foreign affairs has
sent a reply to the note which Emin
Bey the retiring Turkish minister' hand-
ed "him announcing that "in consequence
of the aggressive attitude of Greece dip-
lomatic relations between the king of
the Hellenes the sultan of Turkey and
their respective governments" were
broken off.
M. Skouzes in his answer says:
"In wishing .to make Greece responsible
for the rupture of diplomatic relations
the imperial government appears to lose
ight of the fact thnt Greece far. from
proceeding tto nets (f 'hostility against
IUEMS
Turkey has had to suffer during the'
last few days from repeated acts of ag-
gression npon the part of the Turkish
government at several points on the fron-
tier. Owing to the conflict at The Proph-
et Elas on March 28 the royal govern-
ment drew the attention -of the imperial
government to the attitude of the Turk-
ish troops but instead of yielding to the
spirit of modern dictation this step of
the imperial government appeared dis-
posed to precipitate events. Thus on
Friday the Turkish army withont prov-
ocation attempted to obtain possession
of Analipsis which was mutually agreed
to be neutral territory. It was only ow-
ing to the resistance of the Greeks that
this attempt to violate neutral territory
failed.
"The royal government can not let pass
in silence the fact that before it was offi-
cially notified of the rnptnre of diplomat-
ic relations and while the king's minis-
ter at Constantinople was only notified
at an advanced hour of the night the
Turkish forces nt Prevesa opened fire
at 5 o'clock in the morning nt the Hel-
lenic position at Actium and sunk the
Greek steamer Macedonia.
"In face of these facts showing there
is little foundation for the assertion of
the sublime porte- to the effect thnt
Greece committed acts of hostility the
responsibility for the consequences can
in no way rest with the king's government."
STATEMENT FROM TERRELL.
United States Minister at Constanti-
nople Gives the State of Affairs.
Washington April 19. After much ef-
fort owing probably to some confusion
in wire transmission the state depart
ment officials have succeeded in trans-
lating the cipher cable dispatch received'
by Secretary Sherman last night from
United States Minister. Terrell at Con-
stantinople. . - .
The result was the .following official
statement:
"The department of state hns received
it dispatch from the United States min-
ister to Turkey confirming the rupture
of relations between that country and
Greece and the Turkish declaration of
war. Mr. Terrell states that the minis-
ter from Greece has been informed that
he must leave before next Wednesday.
He is not permitted to communicnte by
telegraph with the Greek government.
There are perhaps 40000 men subject
to Greece in Turkey; nil subjects of
Greece are required to leave Constanti-
nople in fifteen days. The note of the
porte to the foreign powers disclaims
any desire for territorial acquisition. The
Greek minister informs Mr. Terrell that
the Greek government requires all sub-
jects of Greece of military age reserved
for military duty. The Turkish govern-
ment claims that regular Greek troops
seized and were fortifying Analipsis in
violation of the agreement prohibiting
it. Hence an attack there by the Turks
on the 16th. Turkish troops are scat-
tered along the border of Thessaly and
can not quickly concentrnte for decisive
battle. This may enable the Greek array
to fight them in details."
Another and belated dispatch from Mr.
Terrell was also given out at the state de-
partment. It bears date of Saturday
from Pera the diplomatic suburb of Con-
stantinople and in it Mr. Terrell con-
firms the press reports of the initial stages
of the breaking out of hostilities. He
savs that several parties of troops from
Greece had invaded the Turkish province
of Macedonia. Responsibility for this
movement however was denied by the
Greek minister at Constantinople. Mean-
while an advance on Larissn the Greek
headquarters in northeast Greece had
been ordered by the Turkish government
d-liinh had recalled its minister from
Aliens. The Greek minister at Con-
stantinople was expecting every hour to
be recalled at the. time Mr. Terrell s dis-
patch was sent.
The United States navy is prepared to
do nil that is necessary for the protection
of American interests tnougn it is not
esneeted that will be a very large task.
Admiral Selfridge the commander of the
European squadron consisting nt present
of four warships all in the eastern Medi-
terranean has been expecting an out
break of hostilities and from time to time
has advised the navy department 'of the
outlook. He is now under general in-
structions to look after American inter-
ests and no attempt has been made or
is HKeiy in tne near iiuure to give u"
nreeise directions as to his conduct. The
movements of the vessels of the squadron
will be left entirely to his discretion the
department believing that as he is- at the
seat of war he is better prepared than any
other to net to best advantage. The first
sign that the admiral has begun the dis-
position of his little squadron to meet the
war epoch was the receipt of a cablegram
nt the navy department today announcing
the arrival of the United States cruiser
Minneapolis nt Syra. This is an island in
the Greek archipelago lying at the foot
of the Aegeanza. and at a point almost
equally distant from Crete where war
hns been actually going on for weeks
Athens and the entrance to the Darda-
nelles so it is admirably selected in the
judgment of the department officials as a
place of observation and a base of action
in either direction where an American
wnrship mny be needed. The officials of
both the state and navy departments how-
ever have little apprehension of the ill
treatment of American citizens in either
Turkey or Greece which is regarded as
about the only possible cause of friction
now. Possibly at a later stage in the
war. in the event that the Turks are de-
feated there may be rioting at Constan-
tinople or some of the larger Turkish
cities but that is not feared at present.
FIGHT AT MILOUNA PASS.
It Was a Fnrions Conflict Coolness
nnd Discipline of Tnrks.
Headquarters of the Turkish Army in
Macedonia Elassona April 18 9 p. m.
(Delayed in transmission. Copyright
1897 "by the Associated Press.) After a
most fatiguing dny with the headquar-
ters staff in the Milouna pnss the corres-
pondent of the Associated Press has re-
turned here. The battle resulting in
giving the Turks possession of Milouna
pass was waged with admirable courage
and determination on both sides. The
whole pass rang with the roar of artillery
and the rattle of musketry. It was how-
ever around the two Greek block houses
that the most furious conflict occurred.
They were defended with the utmost
valor and tenacity. The correspondent
was greatly struck with the coolness nnd
discipline of the Turks. In the midst of
the hottest fighting four Turkish soldiers
ndvnncing in skirmishing order under a
deadly fire beenme detached from the
main body. Nevertheless they con-
tinued to advance with perfect .self-
possession amid a hail of bullets. One
of the- men was hit and fell then the
second was was short nnd the third re-
ceived n bullet .wound but the fourth
mnn calmly continued firing without re-
gard for his personal safety until the
Greeks retired.
Tliejnost important Greek block house
nenr Kritchova was strongly defended by
earthworks. The Turks mostly attacked
in skirmishing order firing independently.
The scene while the engagement was at
its height was exceedingly picturesque.
Edhem Pasha surrounded by a brilliant
staff was the center of a striking group
with the constantly going nnd coming of
orderlies carrying reports instructions
etc. The ambulance corps was busy in
every direction bringing in the wounded
whose faces were black with powder and
covered with blood.
Edhem Pasha gravely followed every
These are- the positive fore-runners of serious womb complications and unless
given immediate attention will resultJn untold misery if not death.
Lydia E. Pinkhm's Vegetable Compound will; beyond the question of a.
dbubt relieve all this trouble before' it becomes serious and it has euredi
many after their -troubles had becomejohroniei
: The Compound should be taken immediately upon the appearance of any of
these symptoms above enumerated. It is a vegetable tonie which invigorate
and stimulates tba entire female 'organism: and will producas the same bene
fflcial roeults in the case of any sick woman aa it did with Mna. Ghas. Km 1813
Rosewwd St. Philadelphia Pa. whose letter-we attach:' ' - '
" I write those i'ovv lnus. thanking you for restoring my health. For twelve
vetvvs 1 auiiornd wti.h pains impossible to deseribe. I had beaning-dowa feelings
oti?;H-?. b-iilR.7risfition in my. storajLctiit chills headacnevand always had
biy'!c H'otv Ivo-. B my eyes. I was afraid to stay alone ton-1 sometimes had
Vir an 1 v fahir stk11s n day. I had several doctors and' tried many pat
niR...-i 1 ; V y.-ir.s aro I 9Wutao bad that I had togoto bed and have 8
' ' '.ir v'h li.ir. 1 owyrtifinced to take Lydia E. Pinkham't
pbase of the fighting through a field
glass giving orders and receiving reports
with - imperturbable deliberateness. It
was conceived that many of the reports
were scribbled on scraps of paper stained
with blood.
. The officers and men alike were black
with the dust of battle and had not
slept shaved or washed for two days and
nights.
Riza Pasha commanding the Turkish
artillery is a man of magnificent pres-
ence. He exhibited most masterly skill
in placing his batteries and in directing
their fire. I . ' '
It is believed that tomorrow the fight-
ing must be decisive. Several batteries
of artillery and battalions of infantry
have arrived to take part iu the great
combat of tomorrow (Monday).'
The hill slopes on the northern side of
the pass are strewn with Greek . dead
mostly Ev zones splendid men. The faces
of many of the dead are as 4calm as
though asleep. t
' 'War Bulletins Front Athens.
Athens April 1 19. Firing commenced
this morning between the Greeks and
Turks at several points nlong the frontier.
Col. Manos at the head of 25000
troops has crossed the river Akraphos on
the frontier of Epirus and is now enter-
ing that part of South Albania after hav-
ing driven back the Turkish advance
posts.
A dispatch from the Greek headquar-
ters nt Larissa this afternoon snys that
three important positions were occupied
nenr Menexa today by the Greek troops.
Prince Nicholas of Greece the third
son of King George has been ordered to
the front in conunand of a battery of
artillery. - ...
Later in the day confirmation was re-
ceived of the report that a large Greek
force had crossed the river Akraphos.
The Greek battleship Spalzai has been
taking part in the bombardment at Pre-
vesna. Firing commenced again at 5:30
a. m. today.
A body of 700 Greek "insurgents" has
landed nt Syrako Epirus and is now
marching on Philippida. Numerous
other bands of Greek insurgents have
entered Epirus..
Will Be Protected by France.
Paris April 19. At a cabinet meeting
held this morning it was decided not to
modify the policy of non-intervention of
Graeco-Turkish affairs previously adopt-
ed by France.
At the request of the Greek minister
at Constantinople the French ambassa-
dor there has been authorized to tnke
under his protection the Greek Catholics
in Turkey.
THE NEWS AT LONDON" .
Foreign Office Coinmnnlcatlna; With
Italy France and Greece.
London April 19 7 p. m. (Copyright-
ed 1897 by the Associated Press.) In
spite of the fact that tlie hostilities on
the Greek frontier have caused but little
excitement here communications have
been in progress all day long between the
foreign oflice and Rome France and
Athens. '
It is reported tonight thnt among the
matters considered is the expediency of
ordering the international fleets to leave
Cretan waters nnd to go in the direction
of Snlonica and the Dardanelles to watch
the fighting with a view of localizing it
if necessary by naval intervention.
Should this suggestion which is under-
stood to emanate rom the Italian foreign
oflice be acted upon it is probable that
only half the fleet of. fpreign warships
would be withdrawn for such a purpose
the other half remaining to continue the
Cretan blockade.
There is said to lie a sharp difference of
opinion between the military powers
Russia Austro-IIungary and Germnny
and the maritime powers Great Britain
1' ranee and Italy as to the most expedi-
tious and least violent methods of com-
pelling a cessation of hostilities should
this result not be reached by the exercise
of diplomatic actions nt Athens and
Constantinople. The likelihood is that
the force to be employed by Europe if s
resort to force becomes necessary would
be by sea as the contingencies of militar)
intervention might be more serious than
the hostilities now in progress. 1
It is reported at the foreign oflice thai
the communication received here today
from the Marquis of Salisbury after bis
interview with Queen Victoria at Nice
supports the theory that the British gov-
ernment is using .its utmost energy to
persuade both the combatants to make
a cessation of the conflict at the stage
which it has now reached. .. ' .
M. Hanotanx who received the Greek
minister to France today is understood
to hnve nssured him thnt. while Franc)
could not tolerate the indefinite prolonga
tion of war and would never consent tn
any essential modification of the existing
territories of Greece and Turkey she
would continue for the present her policy
of non-intervention except so far as inter-
vention might be nocessary to prevent the
spread of the contest to other combatants.
STILL HOLD THE PASS.
Tnrks Stronger Fortified at Mllonna.
Edhem a Great Commander.
Headquarters of the Turkish Army in
Maeedonin Elassona April 19. (Copy-
righted. 1897. by the Associated Press.)'
Evening The Turkish forces con-
tinue to hold Milouna .Pass al
though it it is renorted that
the Greeks are advancing or making
ready to advance to occupy the positions
from whiclj they were dislodged on Sun-
A W03TA F S BODY.
What Ita Negrect Leads to. Mrs. GhfW
King's Experience.
A' woman's body is the repository of the
most delicate mechanism im tlie whole
realm of creation and yet most women
will let it get out of order ana keep out of
order just as if it were of no aonsequenoe.
f xneir oacics ache and heads throb and
burn; they have wandering pains now here and'
now there. They experience extreme lassitude
that don't-care and want-to-be-left-a-lone feelingv
excitability; irritability nervousness sleepless-
ness and the blues yet they will go; about their
work until they cam scarcely stand on their poor
swollen feet and do nothing to helr themselves.
s nd i riev-r had anything give mo the relief that it'haa
ti. .. ml ii m now enjoying the best of heallh again. I
y-ine.:' !'.';J . -. ... ' i i ;;;;.( -i ;... i .
day.' The two block houses' have been
strongly- fortified and! it would take an
awful body of Greeks to recanture them.
Edhem Pasha has intrenched himself
on . all the heights from ' Papalivada to
Meckehe and strong bodies of troops are
stationed in the defiles between these two
noints. The inhabitants at Elassona
have left the town - en masse and. are
pushing northward many. of them going
on to Salonica. Evidently they fear that
tne u reeks will defeat the Turks and
actually Teach this nlace.'" ru . m
' Edhem Pasha the Turkish commander-n-chief
is a marvel of energy and cau
tion tie stands more assiduously to his
luties than auy -member of his staff re
ceives receipts while on- horseback- and
attends to trifling details with as much
care as to important events; . His manner
Is grave and imperturbable and It is cu-
rious to note how implicitly he is relied
upon by his troops. .
Ex-Minlster to Greece Talks.
Philadelphia April 19. Ex-Minister to
Greece Bnowden said today tuat ne nad
recently received the following reply to a
message sent to King George approving
the nttitude assumed by that monarch:
"Hearty thanks . for your approval.
Precious to me. Have six powers
against us.
(Signed) ' ' "KING."
' Continuing. Mr. Snowden said:
"There never was so ill an opportunity
as the present for Greece to have a con-
flict with Turkey. . Up to two or three
years ago an advance of the Greek army
into Thessaly would have meant a general
uprising of Roumania Bulgaria Mace-
donia and the overpowering of Turkey
for Roumania alone hns a larger - and
better equipped army than tne sultan.
"However the situation now is very
different. Roumania has practically es
tablished an allegiance to uermany by
having a Hohenzollern on her throne.
Bulgaria has almost become a Russian
province and Servia s king is tne son ot
a daughter of a Russian colonel; so that
unless the people of these countries act
contrary to the influences of their leaders
there is not likely to be any combination
against Turkey.
"The Turks can and no doubt will
drive toe Greeks back over the frontier
Tho Turkish army outnumbers that of
Greece two to one and is better equipped.
The entire army of Greece including the
reserves consists of about UUOU troops
and I do not think it hns been possible
for tnem to have been equipped with mod
ern munitions of war. Greece has been
in a deplorable financial condition and
can not stand a protracted conflict. I
very much fear she will be badly whipped
but I do not believe the powers will allow
the sultan to overrun Greece or to take
possession of Athens."
Greeks Ordered to Quit Crete
Caneo April 19. Placards have been
posted here at Candia and at the other
towhs in the islands allowing the Greeks
a tortiiight to quit (Jrete. This is regard-
ed as a complete annulment of the pro-
nosed scheme of autonomy.
With a view of anticipating an attack
by Col. Vnssos. Fort Izedded and Suda.
and tlie entrance to Suda bay have been
placed under the protection of Via
lwers. .
Fiffhtinw at Janlnl.
London Anril 19. A disnatch to the
limes irom Jilassona snys that bghtmg
began nt Janini on Sunday mornine.
There is no confirmation of the rumor
that 12000 Turks have occupied the fort
ai fentepegadin on the road from Arta
to Janini.
Greek Steamer Sank.
Salonica April 19. A Turkish tonpedo
boat has sunk the Greek steamer Athens
in the Gulf of Salonica. On board were
insurgents and members of the various
secret societies. A general panic pre-
vails here. All vessels are prohibited
from leaving the gulf. The Turks hnve
seized the Greek steamer Kcphaleion.
Voted the Measures Wanted. i
Athens April 19. At the second! sit-
ting of the legislative assembly last even-
ing the house voted the various measures
proposed by the government nnd then
adjourned sine die.
The sitting lusted until 2 o'clock this
morning.
The- Greeks hnve occupied several
strategic points around Damns! Includ-
ing Viglia. Three thousands armed
peasants have joined the troops. It is
alleged that 22000 Turks attacked
Kevena. ; '
It is feared that a massacre has taken
place at Prevesa. i
BlK natch" of Immigrants.
Galveston Tex. April 19. (Special.)
Some 325 men women and children
mostly foreigners arrived on the North
German Lloyd steamship Roland today.
The pnpers of the few Americnn citizens
nbonrd were examined by Inspector Levy
ufter the steamer was berthed and they
were permitted to land tonight. He will
commence his inspection of the foreign-
ers tomorrow morning but it will be
afternoon before the work shall have
been completed.
The Roland left .Bremen March 21.
Come From the Floods.
Jackson. Tenn.. Anril 19. The buffalo
ifnats are killing stock in the western por
tion of this cqunty. The farmers in
many instances nave nad to stop piow'
ing and nrotect their mules and horses.
The nests come in swarms driven 1 by
westerly winds? They come from the j
floods- in the Mississippi river bottoms. .j
from morning till night the woman who still
uses soap for cleaning. The "Gold Dust" woman
is through by noon as fresh and bright as her
house is clean. '; : '
makes one stroke serve for two in house clean-
ingand the saving of money is equal to '-. the'
saving of labor. Sold everywhere. Made only by
THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY '
Chicago. f St Louis New
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IriSd30lld CAKE EnZ
Looking; cutWtnemuty lomMortU eouatry Two m thousand
f women wearing away their live in household drudgery that might b
materially lessened hy the use of a few cakes of SAPOUO. an hour
lTed each time a cake ia used if one leu wrinkle gathers upon the
; fa Because the toil' is lightened she must be foolish woman who
would hesitate to make the experiment and he a churlish husband who
wouiu gTuag-e lew "M wnicn it
A MIDNIGHT DISPATCH ASKING
FOR BOATS TO SAVE FLOOD-
BOUND PEOPLE!.
MORE BREAKS OGGOR IH LEVEES
' .IT:
Many Thousand Acres of Land in
Louisiana Will Be Inundated.
The Situation In the Upper
Valley More Hopeful.
Vickshnrjr Miss. April 19. (Mid-
ingiu.j aiuj. j. li. winaru united
States engineer hns just received a
dispatch from the master of tlie steamer
Florence ordered Inst night to Coon's
landing La. to rescue flood sufferers
asking him to send all skiffs obtainable
by first steamer as people are drowning
and can not be reached except by skiffs.
Coon's landing is about thirty-five miles
frm this city and is being flooded by the
Biggs crevasse.
Dispatches arrived at midnight from
Ashwood La. that tho water is rushing
rapidly into the swamps . of Tensas
parish which are inaccessible by steam-
er and this dispatch arouses ninny ap-
prehensions. Skiffs can not be sent to-
night. .
Itelief work here is depending upon
private charity upon which the burden
Is daily heavier.
. Thousands have arrived and thousands
are coming and the levees are covered
with people.
Later A dispatch' from Vailey Route
operator at Hays Miss. referring to the
foregoing says that- the. calamity at
Coon's landings is due to a break in the
levee there and thnt another hns 'oc-
curred opposite Rodney. Boats can not
be sent before morning. '
Glasscock Levee Gives Way.
Natchez Miss. April 19. The first
break on the Concordia parish front oc-
curred on Sunday morning last when the
Glasscock levee gave way.; This levee
is located about twenty-eight miles be-
low Natchez and is nenr the lower end
of the levee system of the parish. . The
water rushed throngh at a great rate
and began spreading out in the low lands
adjacent. The catastrophe was not un-
expected and its disastrous effects were;
in a measure' discounted . hy reason of
all the stock and other perishuble prop-
erty having been previously .'removed.
The water from this break will inun-
date the lower part of the parish from
Morville down to Brabstone covering a
number of fine plantations- but it was
expected that most of this section' would
go under anyhow from the overflow
that vill take place in EJack river from
the Biggs crevasse below Delta.
- Break In the Reld Levee.
Vicksburg Miss. April 19. The
United States steamer Vidette arrived at
0 p. ni. from below in charge of Cnpt.
W. S. Brown assistant United States
engineer under Lieut. Newcomer. He
reports a break: in the Reid levee-one
mile below the sawmill and one and one-
half miles below the Bitrcs break. At
3 p. m. the break was 300 feet wide and
not widening fast as the water behind
the levee from the Biggs break nrevent-
ed It going through with any velocity.
Reports From Memphis.
Memnhis; Tenn.. Anril 19. Another
break in the levee on the Louisiana side
is reported from a point twenty miles
below Natchez Miss. The details at this
writing are meagre and the extent of the
break can not be learned.
Ihe situation at Biggs where the
water is rushing through the crevasse
in torrents is growing worse. Mndison
parish is fast becoming inundated and
the waters will extend to other parishes
destroying thousunds of acres of newly
planted crops.- r
Vicksburg Natchez and .other river
points are crowded with refugees and
everything possible is being done to alle-
viate the suffering of the poorer classes.
Culls for aid have been Bent out from
several sections of the overflowed Mis
sissippi delta and while the waters are
slowly receding the suffering and desti-
tution Increases. ' " " ' " J ; 1 .'
' The situation tbrooghdut the delta to-
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Powder '
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costs v ! i.u o Ji i -uliri
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night Is about the snme as on yesterday.
It was a beautiful day in the flood-stricken
district and the planters hope that
the waters will be carried away in time
to make a good crop.
At Memphis the river is slowly falling
nnd at Cairo a decisive fall is reported.
The Memphis relief committee . has
issued the following: ; ' 1 '
The executive committee of the flood
sufferers relief committee of Memphis
after returning thanks to. a generous
public at home and abroad for liberal
contributions beg to state that owing to
tho action of the general government the
calls on the Memphis relief committee
have been so reduced that in the judg-
ment of the executive committee the
funds now in hand will in all probability
be sufficient for demands and that con-
tributions to the Memphis relief commit-
tee should cense. If any future: emer-
gency should arise the public will bo ad-
vised. By order of the executive' committee.
(Signed) H. PKOUDFIT-.
..'.! Chairman.
At New Orleans. 1
New Orleans April 19. The river nan
attained the 19 foot stage. There are
now several hundred additional laborers
engaged iu strengthening the embank-
ments and all necessary vigilance is
being exercised by the local authorities.
All of the rnilroads entering the cltyre
again assisting in the work of nrotec-
tion. It can be reiterated again that
wniie the local situation Is certainly pro-
ductive of some apprehension : there is
really nothing critical about the situation.
Chattel Mortgage. . ' " .-
Galveston Tex. April 19. (Special.)
Jacob Johnson filed a chattel mortgage
on stock of wares- and merchandise.
Thos. I Sherwood 'trustee. Five pre-
ferred creditors. . Aggregate Indebtedness
is $550. ' - : Z
. Struck a Broken Rail.
Kiilispol Mont. April 19. A Great
Northern east bound passenger train
struck a broken rail near Bear creek east
of here tonight. Both engine 'broke
loose and were hurled down the side of
the mountain. Four of the crew were
badly hurt. None of the passengers were
injured.' ' -i -i.ti.-i-.t i r ;
Electric LltchtiMen.
San Antonio Tex. April 19. (Special.)
The third annual convention of the
Texas Gas and Electric Light association .
met here today and will remain in ses-
sion three days. . ( . .. i
F. R. Starr Jr. of Gonzales presented
the report of the executive committee
which was adopted the most important
feature of -which was a recommendation
for the adoption of a new constitution
which was concurred In. !'. --."-
President Thomas O. Miller of Dallas
read bis annual report In which he re-
viewed the progress in lighting ' made
during thd past year and gave a com-
prehensive summary of the ; gas. exposi-
tion at Madison Square New York In
January. .' . . r . r
Several papers relating to the' 'manage-
ment of gas and electric plants were
read. .i;:r ':S. n ;
. The local lighting plants were inspect-
ed and at night the delegates were given
a Mexican supper. ' o -i '.
THIS COMMISSION.- r. r
Brief Session ' of . Interstate ' Com-
merce Commission at Fort Worth.
Fori Worth. Texi. Anril 19. (Soecial.)
The interstate commerce commission
held a brief session today in the; matter
of complaint lodged by the Cattle Rais-
ers' association of Texas against' the
Texas railway lines' and their twnnec-
tions into Chicago seeking to abrogate
. i 0n i i i .
tie shipments at that point and also the
refunding of all such charges exacted
since June 1894. ' i i -. -
Present at the .hearing were President
E. P. Ripley and Vice President Paul
Morton of the Atchison Topeka and
Santa Fe; Vice President and General
Manager Truesdale and General Traffic
Representatives J. N. Johnson and J. C.
McCabe of the Rock Island; General
Manager Polk of the Santa Fe as well
as a large contingent of freight agents -and
general attorneys of the i various
lines involved.' '
A vast amount of testimony was ad-
duced showing the improved conditions
of railway service. In the way of better
track faster time- better cars etc. The
members of the commission and the rail-
way contingent left for Dallas where
traffic bearings along other lines will re-
sult .tomorrow. .. . -; t .
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