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THE SBCOXD UAV'H SESMO OF
TUB COMM1MHIOX
MEKTIKG.
The Galveston People Want to om-
prte for J-'lut CoHon-The Pro-
ceedings ol Yesterday's
Krsslon Interesting.
Hearing of Hie proposition to r;flco
tlic rate for tlio transportation of cotton
from Texas points to the gulf was Te-
sumod liofore the railroad commission
yesterday morning with J. Farley chair-
mnn of tin Dallas freight bureau ou
tlio stand. Ho started out by nnnoiiniiiiR
Hint lie proposed to kIiow why tlio pres-
ent cotton tariff wai too high ami
gradually drifted into the subject of
cotton fuctory rutin. If those wore re-
duced ho'inuiiitiiined the farmers would
bo benefited. W. C. Howard of one of
tho Dallas cotton mill had told him he
nHKcrtcd that ho (lid not want tho pres-
cnt rnti-s reduced because if they wore
lowered other mill would bo . estab-
lished in the state and divide the busi-
ness with liim. Said the farmers of Dal-
las county toll him tlmt thoir children
are crowing up In Ignorance because thoy
have to work In the cotton natch on ac-
count of tho liitrli cot toil rates and can
not go to school. li'l not believe that
tho young ieople of Dalian county were
now in a liettcr condition in point of in-
telligence and education than ever before.
Had an idea that tbo. railroads of lexas
were good .paying property. Had been
instructed T.y Mr. Keating chairman of
the governing board of the Dallas freight
bureau to look after the interests of the
farmers of Texas. The bureau had
come to the conclusion that tho Texas
rate on cotton was about $1 a bale too
high; So far lis ho was concerned he
was of tho opinion that the rate on cot-
ton factory products was responsible for
the loss to Dallas of several proposed mill
plants. .
Asked by Mr. Lovott what effect it
would have upon his position as commis-
sioner of the Dallas freight bureau if
TexuH rates were so adjusted ns to en-
tirely satisfy the members of snid bu-
reau ho said lie did not know.
Asked if it was not to his interest to
keep the Dallas merchants in a stew and
make them believe that they could not
get satisfaction from the commission he
replied that no one would be better
pleased than t'jiself If the rates were
so adjusted ns to meet the views of Hie
Dallas people ....
He admitted that ho had in the past
contributed anti-commission articles to
the newspapers and said that he had
changed his mind as to the advisability
of allowing the railroad to make rates
without regulation when he liocnme
chairman of the Dallns freight bureau.
Haiti that the farmer who In-longed to
the annex of the bureau known as the
Dallas Business Men's league had been
invited to come In by circular.
In answer to Commissioner Mayfield
who wanted to know if In his opinion
the cvmpress charge should lie reduced
lu proportion with the freight rate- on
cotton he snid he had not studied that
(locution and could not reply .
Mr. T. J. Bnllingcr of tlnlveston stnted
.ihat his iieoplo preferred a oiie-rnte cot-
jon tariff to the one now in force and
tlmt he (1 ('Hired to submit evidence along
that line as well as on the subject of
tho Houston-Galveston differential.
Mr. Ixivott stnted Hint Messrs. Gnrri-
son and Nelius representing the Houston
cotton people desired that Maj. llutche-
Hon handle tlio case for them and that
as ho could not be here until today they
would ask that the henring of the dif-
ferentia.! be postponed until his arrival
which was agreed to and Mr. J. B.
Denison. chairman of the Galveston
freight bureau was placed on the stand.
lie suit! that the desire of (iulvestou
people waa to have rates so adjusted ns
to lie placed in a position to eomix'te for
Hut cotton. When cotton is concen-
trated la the interior the railroad pays
the compressive which practically
makes the rate thereon to Galveston fi5
cents per 100 pounds.- When cotton is
handled flat to Galveston the rnllrond does
not pay for the compressive thus leav-
ing' the rate 05 cents. The cotton busi-
ness in Galveston is done nt a cost of 50
coM per bale above what the interior
' cotton Binn pays. As a solution of the
difficulty Mr. Denison proposed the
ubolitioii of concentration and "localling
of cotton in trnnsit ami tnc promulgation
of one rate with the provision that the
owner of tho cotton pay for the com-
pressage. He fnvored a menu rate to
lie arrived nt by a comparison of the
tonnage of tint and compressed cotton
handled by the roads. In effect he
thought a charge of 2ri cents per bale for
concentration and compressago in transit
to bo paid by the shiper would tie more
equitable than the present system. A
one-rate tariff would put non-compress
and compress towns ou the same footing.
Hecess until 3 p. m. .
At tho afternoon session Mr. Dennisou
admitted that abolition of concentration
system would huve a tendency to draw
wngou cotton away from non-compress
points. Ilia theory was that shippers
should pay for compression In transit
but should have privilege of shipping on
the through rate from the initial point.
Asserted that in prnctive ns well as in
theory cotton shipped flat to Galveston
costs the price of compressive more to
go to Liverpool than does cotton coin-
pressed in the interior; thought concen-
tration and "localling" privileges unfair
inasmuch as they give interior points nu
ndvantaire over Houston and Galveston
but admitted thut they were beneficial
to buyers lu non-compress towns and to
the railroads as well as they give them
control of the cotton handled into nun
competitive points on Uielr lines.
ltctircscntntive Hums of Hrown county
mntle the statement that the people of
his section had no complaint to make
against present : cotton tariff but that
thov would object to any change in com
press regulations that would deprive lo
cal presses oi local cotton. anil mm iney
did net . want the- concentration system
aiKilishod. Anderson of Tort Worth said
Hum toiced the sentiments of Ki jht
cent of the cotton growers of Texas.
Noting of. Houston said that compress
ed cotton was worth 10 points more than
Hut cotton at the shinside: thought ship
pers and .railroads' should be allowed to
agree upon points of concentration. If
a one-rate tariff was put iu and buyer
paid compressago and snip refunded com-
press charge everybody would be on au
equality.
M.vers of Texas City compress snid
his pretts was idle ticca use under existing
regulations it could not get tint cotton
except at a loss of 50 cents per bale.
Hath a Fort Worth cotton buyer in
troduced by interior press men said the
present system of rates ana compress
regulations everything -snorltod satisfne-
torily and the producer ;ould secure .as
good a iirice for his cotton in a small
town as in a big one. A one-rste tariff
would lead to a concentration of the cot-
ton buying business in Houston and
Galvcsion. Had heard no complaint
among the people against the present sys-
tem of rate making or against the rates
themselves. Thought it would ost buy-
ers more to handle cotton in Galveston
than in the interior; was satisfied with
existing cotton rates.
Anderson a Fort Worth cotton buyer.
said Denison's proposition would drive
interior Iniyors out of non-compress
towns. Klfect of existing system was to
build tip the smaller towns and give pro-
ducer an opportunity to sell cotton there
at as good rate as in compress towns.
Building up of small towns beneficial to
surrounding country ns created nearby
markets for the farmer. Under the ono-
rato system Galveston alone would be
benefited.
Mr. Kvnms of Pilot Point who has
been jn the cotton business nve yenrs
was well satisfied with concentration and
locallinir system. To abolish it would
drive cotton buyers in non-compress
towns out of JuihIhohh.
The Denison proposition was all in
favor of compress towns and incidental-
ly for the ultimate ndvantage of Galves
ton. Jo adopt it would give rise to n
universal protest. Did not know that
the people of his section were dissatis
fied with tlio present cotton rates.
McKic a farmer of Abbott Hill coun-
ty was here as delegate from several
small towns to object to any change in
the present situation. No complaint in
his scctioii against existing rates or
against existing system of rate. His
town had prospered since present rates
went into effect. Cotton was marketed
there at the same price ns at compress
points.
Walker -of lirnndview wns a doiegnte
from about 1000 citizens of Johnson
cotton selected to come to Austin to
protest against any change in present
system. His section was prospering un
der it.
Sterling of Temple wns opposed to tho
Denison proposition and to any chnnge
in present system. Was engaged in com-
press husiucsH and satisfied with existing
conditions. To chnnge them in answer
to the Galveston demand would give
compress towns an advantnge over non-
compress towns and incidentally give
Galveston and Houston presses an nd-
vantage over interior presses.
No complaint in his section against
present rates. In answer to a question
from Terry as to who made the most out
of present conditions the railroads the
presses or the country merchant he re-
jdicd that the country merchant's profits
needed scaling anil that if Mr. Farley
was to bo sent out as a Moses by the
Dallas Freight Bureau to lend the fnrm-
ers out of the wilderness of ' financial
woes in which he was supposed to have
become entngled there wns plenty of
missionary work for him to do in the
wny of reforming country merchants'
profits.
Hamlin a merchant of Italy Hill coun-
ty said nis town and the country sur-
rounding it wore prosperous and develop-
ing rapidly. Asked to state what the
feeling was among his people with regard
to the present situation he replied: "We
are deeply in love with our commission
our railroads and the present rntes."
Kvorybody smiled and Judge Itcngnn re-
mnrked "that's refreshing."
Pleasants of the Cuero compress said
his section wns satisfied with present
rate and compress regulations. Thought
snid regulations should apply to inter-
state shipments of cotton.
T. S. Smith upon the authority of del-
egates from a number of other smnll
towns stilted that the present rates and
regulations were satisfactory and com-
mission took recess until l).30 this morn-
lug. NEWS FROM IINCHUIRG.
No Tiding of the Seventh Negro
Token by the Mob at SonnyMltle.
Bronhnm Tex. Mny 1. (Special.)
The series of exciting scenes at Sunny-
side the murder of the Daniels family
and the subsequent lynching of six of the
suspected murderers hnve been the talk
of the hour but excitement has now
nbout subsided. The searching parties
who have been out looking for the sup-
posed tlead body of Will Williams the
seventh man taken from the guards but
not found hanging to the tree with the
other six have all returned and it is now
conceded that Williams escaped alive.
Whether he escaped the lynchers or was
permitted to escape by some member of
the mob friendly to him is not known but
the latter opinion is the one most gen-
erally accepted.
The six bodies of the lynched negroes
wore all buried late yesterday evening
The hotly of Rhoan wns turned over to
his people and the other live were in-
terred in one gruve neur the scene of
their crime and execution.
LAMPASAS SENSATION.
Dead llody. Taken From a - Spring;
From Which People Drank.
I-flintmnas. Tex.. Mny 1. (Special.)
John Weaver nnd Henry Mullens have
been arrested chnrgetl with murder.
Fannie Mu.vs. alias Me W tuner two
years ngo was murdered. Her body wns
weighted with rock ami sunken in me
Hannn spring from which people were
drinking water all the time. Court sits
next Mondny and the session will lie
more or less sensational. More arrests
will follow.
Ponrell Clayton En Ilonte.
Dallas. Tex.. May 1. Gen. Powell
Clayton of Kurcka Springs Ark. who
was' recently appointed United States
minister to Mexico passed through Dal
las tonight on his way to the t-ity ot
Mexico. He wns accompanied by his
wife and three daughters his son-in-law
Lieut. S. G. Jones of the Fifth cavalry
United States army H. Wi MeCreary
and his wife nnd Hooftor secretary of
the American legation of the City of
Mexico.
OHIcera F.leeted.
F.ureka Springs Ark. May 1. The
board of directors of the Eureka Springs
Itnilroad today nccepted the resignation of
Gen. Powell Clayton ns president and
elected officers as follows: President C.
H. Smith; vice president Powell Clay-
ton; general malinger George West.
San Antonio School Question.
San Antonio Tex. May 1. (Special.)
Mayor Callnghan was today ma minimised
by "a number of citisens to compel him
to order a siieeial election to decide
whether or not the public schools shall
lie placed under the control of n board
of public school trustees instead of an
aldermnnic school bonrd ns at present.
Murdered Fonr Brothers.
Grand Forks. S. D. May 1. Four sons
of Knute Ilellerstad were murdered this
morning by n hnlf-witted farmer living
on nu adjoining farm in Elm Grove town-
ship. Chief of Police llyan hns goue to
the farm. The murderer is still nt large.
A description of him has been scut out
in the surrounding country.
Gold Shipment Increased.
Boston May 1. Kidder Pen body &
Co. will increase their gold shipments
next week fiVl.Ofirt making $1000000
in all ordered by this firm for Tuesday's
steamer sailing from New York.
AUSTIN" WEEKLY STATESMAN
TUB FOICT OF BANES WIS TAKEN
II V TUG SPANIARDS FROM
THE CUBANS.
Combined n the ' Insurgents and
They Were Forced to Evacuate
A Dynamite .Explosion Killed
and Woontled Several.
Havana. Mnr 1. The nort of Bnnes
in Santiago de Cuba held by GeD. Calix-
to Garcia nnd WOO Cubans ever since the
Laurada landed Itoloff's expedition has
been recovered by the Spanish combined
army nnd nnval forces under Gen. Gomez
Kuberto and Admiral Navarro. The
Mnfiiiiwli f.irnf-ta r'ntuliiliOfl nt inp. find
Gen. Iluberte formed his forces consist-
ing of two columns including 700 ma-
rines 400 navy oud 1200 infantry com-
n in I il lit. iVil rViutiitml Xiiiicz nnd
IJi'Mti-niint Anata. accompanied by the
chief of staff Lieut. Col. Kindelan a na
tive of Cuba. JSoin columns boarueu ine
Cntiieh Unfit iinilnr cnmirtntirl nf Admiral
Nnvnrro. The fleet was composed of the
flagship Ligiria and the men-of-war
Keina Mercedes .ueva Jispnna .viiigiu-
lanes nnd Vaseo Nunez de Balboa. The
T iMii r.rtnrtnil hv nrt-illnrv Innded un
der a heavy fire from the insurgent mus
ketry at .minion peninsula or jianes 10a-
Intr ilnrinir tho removal of the troops one
billn.l nr am-Diilnnn tvmimll Menn-
wbiie the marine forces in armed bonts
sent to recounoiter nt the entrance oi me
port of Banes. They succeeded in re-
.ni.itt. tht.n tvirn fflfilofl find one tor-
pedo. The Nueva Espana was the first
boat to enter tne pori. xne jyiginu. iui-
nt?iu with Admiral Xnvfirrn. Gen. Itu-
borte nnd his adjutants on board. The
Spanish columns then advanced protect-
ed by the lire from the Nueva Espnnn
which bombnrded the insurgent heights
iit;tnt-.kiv .nrttiiritifr the ffulinn fortifica
tions with n loss of forty men. The gun-
lioats then communicnieu wun ouuuuku
de Opocio who with fifty men command-
ed nn ironclad fort. Within this fortifica
tion his men had heroically defended
themselves during a fourteen days' seige.
The fort wns constantly surrounded by
1... lai crronta nhn Imwovor. failed tO
reach the stronghold which was to some
extent protected by wire neiium. ":
Cubnn forces were nt all times too far
(Mm thn fnrtifinntinnfl to do anv
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serious injury to the fort. Their artillery
was short range uue 10 xne groin ucikmi
of the ridges. De Opocio denies having
received any water supply from the Cu-
bans nnd says that when the Laurada
entered Port au Banes he sent nu armed
boat with twenty men . into tne nnroor.
ii. tlmt tlio Tjinrndn attempted
to ram this boat and that the men were
compelled to seek refuge on a nearoy
quay. The Laurada then proceeded to
it. I..!. nf tho hnrhnf T.nndinir the
expedition out of reach of fire from the
fort remaining in port twenty-iour uotun.
The Mngnnnlles nnd the Nueva Espann
.Amn!nl nt Hnrtna fnf tlm nlimOSO of
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protecting the town from further attacks.
The fort bunt in ine interior oi bm
nnd the wharves hnve been destroyed and
will be reconstructed at the entrance of
the harbor within rench for defense and
supply thus preventing the tuture lanuing
of expeditions. ...
rri. e.ik.ni in vlnw nf the combined
attack of the army and nnvy hnve aban
doned their strongnotu wunoui iuiu-
sistnnce lcnving a large qunntity of nm-
:.!.. i I- iiniioi.nil thnt the con-
liiiiiiiuuii. i. io "mi. ' -v . rr
struction of a new fort outside the limit
of the present town once completed w.
nnval forces under the command of Chief
haii nnd tlio nrmv under
command of Gen. Ruberte. will leave for
Port Cabonico nearby wnere me insur-
gents are now reported to be located.
Tin. mnnrt thnt Onpntin Rnmlcra hns
passed to the westward and that he is
now in camp between Aitiuizisni- mm j-
temisa with 900 men fully equipped is
onfirmed. They are awaiting me iirnvm
f lmndH of insurgents from Matunzns
and Santa Clnra.
The government has strengthened tho
military forces in Havana province. Un-
usual activity on the part of the troops
in Havana province is regarucu no cij
significant.
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Liberal have been seized by the govern
i.-.i;.n.a nf tita imtMiiniui iiopnuin nnii
ment tor reptibiisning telegrams eui
from Havana by the way of Key West.
Gen. Fiueurn will leave for Spain
May 10.
Saw a Large Body of Cubans.
Ilnvnnn Mnv.l. Passencers on the
Mitiniii trnin recently witnessed the
crossing of the track by a large force of
insurgents. The Cubans are snid to hnve
effected the crossing in the vicinity of
Vinoon. It is estimnted that nbout 3000
of the insurgents succeeded in crossing
the railroad track.
. Considerable sickness is reported from
various sections of the island. In a num-
ber of the towns smnllpox yellow fever
and malaria are said to prevail.
Spanish regulars recently set hre to a
hut nn tho western trochn nenr Mariot.
The insurgents had previously placed a
dynamite bomb along tne line oi me
trochn not fur from the hut. The bomb
exploded killing and wounding several of
the Spaniards.
It is reported nero mat Mtivauor t is-
neros president of the Cubnn republic
was recently married to Miss Agnero.
The insurgents recently burned a cul-
vert ou the western railroad between Al-
qtiizznr and Vncns.
dipt. GTu. Weyler will devote his at-
tention to military operations in the
province of Santa Clnra. It is announced
Jose Cespedo the insurgent lender hns
been released and expelled from the is-
land. Capt. Murphy Arrested.
Kingston May 1. Capt. Edward
Murphy formerly of the American
steamer Lauratln was arrested at Port
Antonio yesterday on his arrival there
from New York by order of the Ja-
maican government on two charges of
filibustering. He will be tried on Thurs-
day next.
American Released.
Washington May 1. The state depart
ment has received formal notice trom
Consul General Lee of the release of
Cepheso whom a few days ago he re-
ported would lie released when certain
formalities bad been observed.
FIVE INDICTED.
Official of the Defunct Chicago
Globe Savings Bank.
Chicago Mny 1. The grand jury to-
night returned indictments against five
charge Spalding with embezzlement of
the defunct Globe Savings bank. The
men indicted are Charles W. Spalding.
president of the bank and ex-trensurer
ot Mate university of Illinois: A. D.
Averill. vice president of the bank:
Chnrles E. Churchill cashier; W. B. Er-
vin assistant cashier; and Allison W
Harlan one of the directors.
There are twenty-nine indictments in
THURSDAY. MAY 6 1897..
all. Banker Spalding is included in all
indictments returned and in fourteen of
them he is alone. Of the latter thirteen
charges Spalding with embezzlement of
tne bonds ot tne niiversiiy oi iiuw
nnd hiip nee used him of embezzliliz $121-
11(H) of the foods of the university. His
total bond foots up $90000. The other
men inro indicted on fifteen chnrees. all
of them relating to the receiving of de-
posits. Spalding is charged with em-
bezzlement of state funds and with re-
ceiving deposits knowing the bnnk to be
hopelessly insolvent ine oiner men nre
charccd with tho latter offense only.
SimMinc was on the stand today and
admitted thnt he had hypothecated bonds
belonging to the State University snu
said he had been advised to do so by
John W. Lanehart now deceased but at
thnt time a law partner or ox-Uoveraor
Altgeld. The reiKtrt of the jury in re-
turning the indictments was very severe
in its denunciation of the conduct of the
bank officials. A special grand jury will
be called next week and the investigation
into the bank's n flairs will be continued.
Gold Going Out.
New York May 1. The steamer Lt
Gascogne carried .$4000000 in gold t(
T.-'mi.iio tnil.ir All lit ii ".(I f 10 nf cnli
was taken froin the sub-treasury. The
imports oi sivecie ai tins port ior me .
...... 4oili Am .f l.ii.li
$108070 was gold against $13."235 last
weoit nnd ?iiiiij me corresponding wee
of 'last year. "
Fatal Fire.
T. ..-..It Af!..l Ifon 1 t i.-i.utii
A.'t'llUJl JIILII .UH.1 . " y in......
frame building nt Cheney street nnd
( iitii.M nvnniin litll-tlfid tnnifrht. rpKlllt-
lif in in 1iiitli nf IMvPli r 1j1 A ntllfinV
Sonig and the serious injury of Lena and
O'Brien Will Not Be Investigated
Atl.mf. Cln Muff 1 fVl TTrnnria
Gucnthor' president of the Romeyn court-
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martini tonignt received oruers iroin iul-
wnr department instructing the thirteen
nva nf tho nnlirt tn rntlim to their
respective posts upon concluding the
Homey n trial mis is coiisirueu to uiruu
thnt nftn nnnGhlnrntinn nf tllp charCCS
agimist ijieut. u .Mien iney iiuti proeu
not oi a nniurc to jusiity uu wvcbubu-
tion. Receivers Appointed.
Ttnainn Afnn 1 Vr1u.MlIrl S Tnlmr.
Thomas B. Tripp and Morgan Rotch have
been appointed receivers oi me ivotc;
Spinning corporation the Howland Mill
corporation nnd the New Bedford Manu-
facturing company all of Bedford as
the result of the proceedings before Judge
Colt in the United States circuit court.
Suicide at Fort Worth.
r.- 4. nrwl Xfnr 1 SHnnninl I V. H.
run tt uiiu .'; vi"-. - ---
Barber night fireman nt the Fort Worth
packing house suicided Inst night in Ins
room by shooting himself. No cause for
the act hns been revenieu.
.
Race Track Scandal.
Cincinnnti. May 1. The judges of the
Newport races after a long session to
night rules R. M. C. Lord of Kansas
!itv off the turf and disqualified Jockey
Soup Perkins from any mount except
for Bar & Co.. his firm. It wns also de
cided thnt none of the members of the
linens club of Knnsas City composed of
Bookmnker E. Wichninn F. S. Ever-
hardt C. S. Post. R. C. Kirke and K
Reynolds could do any more business at
the Newport trnck pending investigation.
Bob Baker testified tonight thnt Lord
offered his jockey C. Reiff $100 to pull
Simon W on April 7. Today Lord was
seen talking with Soup Perkins who bad
the mount for Abe Furst the favorite in
the fifth race and after conferring with
Perkins Lord hastened over to change
the odds to tl to 5. When Abe Furst
came in second the judges decided to in-
vestigate the case. Tonight Perkins
testified that Lord offered him $200 to
pull Abe Furst. Lord denied this nnd
said Perkins wns trying to borrow money
of him Perkins admitted borrowing
.$25 of Lord. The cases will be further
investigated.
I'sorclde and Forgery Alleged.
Stephenville Mny 1. (Special.) The
grand jury met last Monday and thnt
evening returned nn indictment charg-
ing Gordon Brndshnw with forgery of
medical certificates upon which he ob-
tained $7500 insurance upon the life of
his wife. Sheriff Frank Freeman nrrest-
ed Brndshnw nt Pecos City Thursdny
nnd jniletl him here yesterduy nnd this
morning Brndshnw wns Ferved with iu-
dictment charging him with the murder
of his wife.
Stationary at Nevr Orleans.
New Orleans. La.. Mny 1. The river
is stnndiiiL' still todnv. while the fight is
going on all along the line. An army of
men and trains of materinl hnve been
distributed in many sections nnd the
banks nre being raised from two to tour
feet. The situation on Bnyou La Fourche
is ngnin critical nnd efforts to snve the
rich plantations hnve been redoubled.
An ninrm came tnis niternoon irom
Davis' levee in St. Chnrles pnrish. the
scene of the 1884 crevnsse. The levee
hoard of engineers and planters with
the officials of the Texas nnd Pacific and
Southern Pacific gathered for consulta-
tion and executive work was mapped
out and begun. The levee is still holding.
KENTUCKY SENSATION.
The Committee Investigating the
Penitentiary Has Discovered
Something.
Frankfort Ky. May 2. The sennte
special committee which began an in-
vestigation of the loon! penitentinry sev-
eral weeks ago will resume operations
with a vim tomorrow. A big sensation
involving a number of as yet unknown
parties has been sprung nt the .prison to-
day. This time it is a money matter and
not a scandal affecting the name of the
prison officials. It has been discovered
by state officials who have been paying
penitentinry accounts that the prison is
short a million feet of lumber worth .$17-
000 nnd thnt amount hns been pnid out
for which .no returns hnve been mntle.
No nrrests have been mntle but it is
charged that a dozen men nre involved
and the matter will be tar-reaenmg
though a few underlings are charged with
guilt. The commissioners will talk but
little thouch they ndmit something very
serious is wrong nnd they hnve been try-
inc to lenrn bv n ouiet investigation
wherein the trouble lies. The legislative
committee composed largely of demo
crats who believe thnt the republicnn nd'
ministration hns honey-combed more than
one institution with corruption is pre-
paring to go to the bottom of this par-
ticular matter and it is hinted thnt others
of a similar character may keep extend-
ing the extra legislative session longer
than was expected when the senatorial
race came to nu end.
Chicago Plumbers' Strike.
Chicago May 2. Every member of the
Journeymen Plumbers' association 1600
strong will go on a strike tomorrow
morning. The strike involves all shops
in the city. By this action the union
virtually declares war on the Master
numbers' association as a body.
Judge Ormand Hammond Dead.
Baltimore May 2. Judge OrnionH
Hammond assistant treasurer of the
United States at Baltimore died today
at the residence of his son Ormond liani-
niond Jr. in this city.
Gill
Will
IE
IT PROPOSES TO ASSUME DIRECT
CONTROL OVER THE ARMY IN
THE FIELD.
"I
Hero of the Hour at Athena Rumors
of Fighting Conflict Bndly-The
Greek Retreat at Epirus De-
scribed as a Panic.
Athens Mny 2.-Tbere are numerous
indications thut the Ralli ministry m-
t0niu tn nssuine erenter direct military
and naval control and no longer to divide
the responsibility between the minister
and he court.
tio nmvo nf the victory at Velestino
Suiolenski's popu
larity and he is now regarded as the real
hero of the campaign. A foreign omcer
who saw the fight says that the Turks
numbered 2000 and the Greeks 8U00.
Tt i believed the decisive conflict win
be fought ftt Pharsalos and probably to
morrow.
A dispatch from Col. Mauos explnm-
: in t nf thn Cnick forces in
Epirus snys the morale of the army was
somewhat aneciea oy me uuwn ui m.
retreat from Larissa. The entire loss
of tho Greeks in. Epirus is estimated at
200.
Powers Will Not Consent.
t mAnr fniT 9 Tim Berlin corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail learns that the
...ill nnt unturilit tn tllO Ipwillir Of
indemnity upon Greece nnd that both
Austria and Germany are trying to in-
duce the porte to modify its demands.
Ismail Registers a Protest.
r. rwt tav O Tumnil Pnshn.
uiuL-u - j . :
........ nt tlm iulnnil hna rm i tested
UVCH1U1 V ........... . .
against the decision of the admirals al-
lowing food to be supplied to inhabitants
Un Inrnrinf T To (llnininl ft PtPHSfttlOll
uj. in iti
of the blockade or its complete re-estab-
Iislunent.
Taken by the Turks.
wr....;tnn tv 9 Tlio Turkish loca-
tiomiiivii .i. i. j - -
tion wukes public the following dispatch
from tne foreign ouice ut iuusiuiiuuin.-.
"According to a telegram received from
the commandant oi ine army ai juumi
Lonios has just been retaken and occupied
by the imperial troops.
A COMMENDABLE MOVE.
Greek Letter Societies to Assist
Greeks Desiring to Go Home.
r:..:..n n Mt9 An nddress has
viiiuiiiuii li v.
been issued to the officers and members
of Delta Kappa Epsilon stating that a
movement ue mauguraicu union -ui-
l..n .otnniling Knmmnnlf known as the
IL'feU lllllli 11".. . . 1
Greek letter societies in all of the col
leges iu the country to raise a mini iu a-
sist the modern native Greeks in Amer-
ica in the desire so general among them to
return home to engage in the war in be-
half of their laud. It is not proposed
that money subscribed be used to pur-
chase arms or ammunition- (or the
.L-o nr tlmt tlicro 1m? any violation
nf tha' nhliirntions of neutrality. . 'Thai
money suuscriueu win oe umm aun.-ij i
pay transportation expenses. It is sug-
.utnl tn nil eh f rfltPl'llitV to bl'illZ tile
mutter to the attention of the chapters
both alumni ana acuve.
Beta Theta Pi has appointed the fol-
lowing committee who may be ad-
dressed on the subject:
Ellis G. Kinkead chairman 514
Johuston building; David II. Moore
Methodist Book Concern; Milton Snyler
..tn ai Vaat Third utroet. or Knlnb.
H. Caldwell treasurer 048 West I ourth
street Cincinnati.
News From Constantinople.
'..... .i;.if Atnv 9 Wnr nrenara-
VvUiiaiaiiii""!'1- - .
nn .ith iinnlintorl Vliror. TWO
nun ijivo l' " . i ' . . .
commissions composed of omcinis ot
the ministries of public works nnd of
war have been formed for the purpose
of inspecting railways and fncilitnting
the dispntch of troops to the frontier.
It hns been decided to extinguish the
torches in nil the lighthouses on the Gulf
of Smyrna as far as Karaburun during
the continunnce of the war.
It is officially announced tnat tne
(l.iuil.a wiiililnnf in Tilpl'flV tllOT hoCnniP
naturalized as nn alternative to leaving
the country. xnis win ue compulsory
for nil ureeKS omciany empioyeu iu
urKey.
Hh nnpta hna llnrlnrtn fcpn to nrnVldo
guards for the protection of the Ameri
can missions in Asia jvunor uuu uus
promised thnt these shnll not be removed
without tne consent oi tne American
legation.
Greek Inactivity at Pharsalos.
London. May 2. A dispatch to the
Times from Pharsalos says that 6000
troops and sixty guns are concentrated
there but the Greeks are inactive and
their position weak.
Says All Hope Is Abandoned.
London. May 2. Capt. Itabbek of
King George's personal. staff wired from
Athens yesterday that the right wing of
the Greek army had repulsed the Turks
but that the left had retreated behind in
the old frontier line to avoid being cir
cumvented. . Capt. Itabbek adds:
"The Greek army in Epirus after the
defeat at Pentepigidia has retired to
Arta. All hope ot continuing the war is
virtually abandoned. The fleet hns re-
turned to Volo for the protection of the
inhabitants."
Greeks Active in Epirus.
Arta May 1. After remaining in
active for two days the Greek troops
yesterday (Friday) re-invaded Epirus.
The Sixth regiment advanced and occu-
pied Philippida for the third time without
fighting. The Turks are still at Pente-
pigidia and Imaret has been fortified.
The military bridge over the Ufver Arta
has been destroyed.. The streets of
Arta present a strange scene with the
continuous exodus of citizens and the
steady incoming of the peasantry who'
camp out in the streets around fires with
tnousanus ot cattle.
Mediation Rumors.
Athens May 2. Reports are current
here today that the powers are about to
mediate tietweeu Ureece and Turkey.
The Italian and Austrian ministers hnve
hnd n long interview with M. Rnlli nnd
M. Skouloudis.
Drawn Vp in Battle Order.
Athens Mny 2. A dispntch from La-
niin. dated Saturday says:
Yesterday the whole body of Greek
troops near Pharsalos and Domokos had
been drawn up in order of battle but at
this hour (noon) there has been no fight-
ing. The inhabitants of Pharsalos have
abandoned the town in fear of a Turkish
attack and an exodus has begun from
Domokos iu the direction of Lamia the
refugees pitching their tents in the opejj
country.
Occupied Turkish Territory.
London May 2-A dispatch to the
Times from Pentepigidia dated .Thurs-
day snys the Greeks are arming the
nop ilation of the district and have occu-
pied Turkish territory many villagers es-
1 i. .i Turkish lines and
eaping mu-uubu mc y
joining the ranks of the Greeks.
Foughkeepsie Regatta Pogram.
Pougbkcepsie N. Y. May 2.-.The local
regatta committee was ofhcially notified
today that the intercollegiate committee
had decided to hold the boat races on
the Pougbkcepsie course. I here will be
-. ..!.?. i... n.oo tho dntoH of which
lour irmiisoin '; oo vi HV
are: Wednesday June 23 Yale. Har-
vard and Cornell freshmen; I ridiiy June
"5 Yale Harvard and Cornell 'varsity;
Wednesday June 30 Cornell Columbia
and Pennsylvania freshmen; Indny
July 2 Cornell. Columbia and Pennsyl-
vania 'varsity.
Snllsburys Proposal Abandoned. ..
London May 2. It is semi-offlcitilly
stated that Ixird Salisbury s proposal to
the powers for a conference at Paris to
discuss measures with a view of ending
iu. (...imiinn Turkpv nnd liroocp has
me win r
already been under consideration for sev
eral days at tne various ioreiu muc
nnd muy now be considered definitely
abnndoncd.
GrumbkolT's Drnve Act.
London Mny 2. A dispntch to the
ctnntnr.i fVnm TWlin siivs the reason
Geu. Grumbkoff Pasha wus decorated by
the sultan was that at the time or occu-
pying Larissa he advanced alone across
a bridge which hnd been mined removed
all conducting wires and then recrossed
nt the head of his troops. .
Occupied Kardltzar.
Constantinople May 2. Word has
hi.vA tht a Turkish de-
tachment from Trikhala has occupied
Kardltzar.
Greek Ministers at Pharsalos.
London Mny 2. The Athens corres-
pondent of the Standard will say tomor-
row: Tim miniatora nf wnr nnd or the in
terior arrived nt Phnrsalos at noon to-
dny nnd immediately reviewed the troops.
It wns stated yesterday Hint nenaquur-
t.i.a n-ill 1.A (.ii naf orrail tn Vnmnkomn
Tin a tn tUa flSii'ko hflva pnnturpd. it. is
estimnted wnr materinl nnd provisions
ot tne vniue oi s.uuv.uuu nrnenmns.
It is reported that as the result of the
mippn's letter tn tho oznr. Russia will
intervene in favor of Greece.
Osman Supersedes Edhem.
London May 2. The Daily Chronicle
publishes a dispatch from Pharsalos
iil!.1 envo it ia Minnnlnil lliawi tnat fla
U1V.U in 11 .1 " lb 1 V JJlll 11 v. . 1J 1 11. ..Ill L 1 J
mnn "Pnidin hna siinpi-Hpdpit TCdlipm -
Pasha.
Manchester Markets.
Manchester. May 2. The market for
the last few days has been dull but
somewhat firmer. Yarns are from l-8c
to l-4c dearer with a fair sale for India.
Lancashire is buying for Dressing needs
only and the production is probably
nbout absorbed by the demand.
Cloths nre slow and weak though
there are plenty of orders on terms that
provide no remunerative proht. Indeed
there nre very few workable orders in
spite of the fact that the manufacturers
are so much in need of them thnt thoy
nre willing to snerifice all profits. The
German market however is firm and
active. There are many buyers for
yarns and sninners have work for sev-
ernl months ubend. Advices from tl
Rouen district show a similar flourish
condition of affnirs. '
'Thought Much of Ills Baggage
London. Mny 2. The Athens corres
pondent of the Dnily Mnil will sny:
"Both the fleets remain idle. The pop-
ulace continues indignant at the filling
of the railway carriages with Crown
Prince Constantino s bnggnge in the
Might from Larissa despite the protest of
the railwny officials. The people sny
thoy hnve been cheated and betrayed.
They nre nlso angry nt the neglect of
the government to call out the exempted
reserves who are for the most part rela
tives of ministers deputies and aristo-
crats. A hand of 2000 irregulars is about to
start for the front their stnndnrd bearer.
a 19-year-old girl Helen Constinidis.
dressed in the same uniform as the men.
Volunteers Front America.
T .7 If o A .11 A- 1 1.
JJUUUU1I. 1UU.V . A UlOOULCll IU llIK
Daily Mail from Paris says that 200
American volunteers for Greece hnve ar
rived there and gone to Marseilles; They
ii 1 1 1 an vii i inn uuu ml nuic iiuuuiio
bearing the inscription: "War for vic-
tory or death."
The Tariff Bill.
Washington. May 2. The tariff bill as
amended will not be given to the finance
committee tomorrow. No meeting of
the committee ns originally intended will
tie held. . The reason given for this is
the absence of Senntor Piatt a member
of the substitute committee on tariff.
Some questions hnve nnsen in the past
few days. concerning which it is consid-
ered necessary to consult Senator Piatt
nnd he hns found it impossible to reach
the city until tomorrow afternoon too
lute for a meeting. A meeting probably
will be held Tuesday. The republican
their efforts to have the democratic mem
bors agree upon a time for reporting the
Villi Tho In rrit hnu'nvoti nnaiDt i n Ho.
during that they will enter upon
ngreement on this point until they sh
blc nit; uiii mm uuve tin uouui luuii.v l
examine it. The republican committee
spent the entire day working on the bill.
English Army Promotions.
London. Mnv 2. Tho Dpvnn nnrl FV.
eter Gazette says that Adjt. Gen. Sir
ueuver cumer win succeed the UUKO ot
Connaught in command nt Aldershot
enmp; that Gen. Evleyn Wood will suc-
ceed Gen. Redvers Bullier ns adjutant
general and that the Duke of Connaught
will become quartermaster general of the
British army. These appointments are
likely to revive the criticism which raged
Ot thft timn dn T 1 T.' 1 .. 1 T 1 i .
iv nine- ucui.uuiu xi rcuencK itODeris
was passed over in favor of the Duke of
Connaught for the Aldershot command
as Bullier belongs to the Wolsley set.
Stir Ttrdvura Ttnlllnw T j iiti..i
. . nnii i uuu 1.U1 u IV Ulhirj
wore filmnRt nt fm-nrrlu1 .i.; ... M
....... ..j i vi i n in n. jt ci agt
over questions of military policies in India
ns well ns of promotions in the service-
Both are very strong willed men and Bul-
lier has the reputation of being the most
obstinate mnn in the nrmy. It was
thought nt that time he would resign but
he yielded to persuasion of the Prince of
Wales ond has ever since been an out-
spoken advocate of nil plans proposed br
the commander-in-chief.
William Creates a Sensation.
t Berlin May 2.-A grent sensation has
1 ii 1 11 ii i. n i i 1 1 . .. . ' . . . .
uimcu u. ii circular issued at Hiin-
peror W illinm's instigntion to the magis-
trates of the principal towns comparing
the state of the German fleet in 18S6
TIMfh ifa AAn.K! . . - . 1 L
...j. iu uuuuiuuu now ana declaring inni
unless new ships nre put on the docks in
1 i run .1 n ... I.... l . i.
t
il l l" wermnny win uc com
pelled nnd perhaps suddenly ' to recon-
struct her cruiser flotilla and to devote
"j "use amounts tor mat purpose.
..i.i... imitcio lunula; tuwi.il
lnr aprpr-plv T
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