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AUSTIN" TEXAS THURSDAY MAY13 1897.
PRIOB FIVE CKNTS.
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GOT THE DECISION OVER SMITH
WHO GAVE A MISERABLE
EXHIBITION.
THE REFEDEE STOPPED IDE MOT
In the Fourth Round Owing to the
Foul Tactlca of Smith The Latter
Wns Badly Punished League
Ball Game Yesterday.
New York May 10. The twenty-round
bout between Joe ChoynHki the Cnli-
fornian and "Denver Ed" Smith to-
night was cut short by Referee Koche
who stopped the bout after two minutes
and eight seconds of fighting in the
fourth round. Smith tried to hold
Choynski's hand during the first three
rounds and was roundly hissed for so
doing.
Choynski had an easy task for no
knocked Smith down in the nrst round
"V"id the Denver ninn took nearly the full
rjvu seconds in getting to his feet. Joe
was always ready with left jabs and he
sent them on Smith's face repeatedly at
the close of the third round.
Smith's face was badly punished and
the blood trickled over Choynski's body
during the clinches. The foul tactics of
Smith in the fourth round made Keferee
Roche caution him. Finally Smith
clinched and refused to break acting like
one bereft of his senses. The referee
dhouted to him but all to no purpose.
Smith would not brenk away and kept
rubbing his head into Choynski's head.
As soon as the referee succeeded in get-
ting them separated he sent them to
their comers and stopped tne bout lie
awarded the fight to Choynski and there
were mingled cheers and groans.
Choynski was the favorite in the bet-
ting at odds of 7 to 5. Choynski was
seconded by Sharkey Davies George
Ross and Bob Armstrong: Smith by Peter
Maher Pete Burns Buck Connolly
Dick Colyer and Jack Quiun.
Choynski weighed 178 pounds and
Smith was a few pounds heavier.
SUICIDE OF A BEAUTY.
Dead Body of An Unknown Woman
Taken From a Reservoir.
New York May 10. "Never mind who
I am or why this is done. It will hardly
ever be found out. 1 hope not.
(Signed) "TITIAXA."
This note written on a telegraph blank
was found on the body of a woman taken
from the Park reservoir off Ninety-sixth
street today. It was undoubtedly a case
y suicide DUt it is ciau in mystery aim
Ve woman took every precaution to eon-WL-'al
her identity.
-VThe body was that of a woman about
JU years oiu uve iuei six im-iies m ucibui
of fine proportions and a face of striking
beauty set off by magnificent black hair.
GEORGIA RACE WAR.
The Town of Delmar the Scene of a
Conflict Between Blacks and
Whites.
Waycross Ga. May 10. The actual
breaking out of a race war at Delmar a
little town to the south has resulted in
the shedding of much blood today. C. A.
Demory well known in this town and
vicinity is in charge of a commissary at
that p'lace and because he refused to
wait on William Simmons a negro poli-
tician of some repute who ran an account
there until he had served another custom-
er Simmons attempted to brain him with
a scale weight whereupon Demory shot
and killed him. The body was removed
by companions of the negro and Demory
continued his duties until late in the after-
noon when a friendly negro informed
him that the blacks of the neighborhood
were arming themselves with rifies and
shot guns and swearing that they would
string him up to the nearest tree in re-
venge for the death of Simmons. Demory
at once locked himself in the commissary
after summoning some friends and tele-
phoned the sheriff at Valdosta for as-
sistance. At hbont 4 o'clock the store was attack-
ed by a large mob of negroes who kept
thick volleys of bullets pouring through
the thin sides of the building until 8
o'clock at night. They wounded Demory
William Harrell .Tames Bond and two
brothers named Williamson. The sheriff
secured a heavy possee at Naylor and
mounting his men on horses made a dash
for Delmar. At his arrival there the
negroes retreated maintaining a persistent
fire however all the time. The sheriff
'ias sent reinforcements as iue uegrues
f. .:n nmnA it a roonliita mnh. nnd
ire mm luiuim m - - . -
lo nrrnnrrnt his fnrCPS tO nrOteCt
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lrnrnnvr nnl tn-n nthpra rrttirnllv wound-
ed through the night. They will then be
The Greatest of AH
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AUSTIN TIX
carried to Waycros.i.' A number of the
negroes were shot but none were killed
so far as can be learned. .
TEXAS ELECTRIC DEALERS.
A Meeting- Held at Dallas Yesterday.
Ollleers Elected.
Dallas Tex. May 10.-(Speclal.) At 2
o'clock this afternoon a second meeting
of electric dealers and contractors was
held in the parlors of the Oriental hotel.
About thirty representatives of the trade
were present.
Mr. J. E. Johnson of Austin was cnlled
to the chair and Mr. Edward Broden of
San Antonio elected temporary secretary.
Every electrical supply house in the state
was represented either by a delegate or
by proxy.
The election of permanent officers to
serve for the ensuing year resulted as
follows: Fresident J. E. Johnson of
Austin; first vice president C. W. Hob-
son of Waco; second vice president C.
E. Woodhend of Houston; secretary W.
G. Sehuwirth of San Antonio; treasurer
Thos. Hummell of Dullas.
SUICIDED AT SHERMAN.
J. H. Fitch of Y'oakum Tex. Took
Strychnine Left a Letter.
Sherman Tex.. May 10. (Special.)
Shortly before 10 o'clock this morning a
stranger apparently 40 years old died
from the effects- of -strychnine poisoning
at the Matthews hotel where he regis-
tered last Thursday evening as "J. H.
Fitch Yoakum. Tex." A justice of the
peace held an inquest over the body and
returned a verdict that death was the
result of strychnine taken by the de-
ceased with suicidnl intent.
On the table with the vial lay the fol-
lowing letter:
"Sherman. Tex.. May 9. Tonight
May 0 18!)7. Mr. B. Dial & Bro. Dear
Boys: I am glad I met you. You will
find in my pockets a letter to my sister.
Please forward to her and send a tele-
gram to E. G. Riggs and Ross Bros..
Yoakum Tex. of my ending. You will
find money in my purse to pay for same.
Take care of my remains until you have
further orders.. My brother will come
after me when I am gone. Yours most
respectfully a true friend.
1 "J. H. FITCH."
BREAKS IN THE LEVEES.
Many Thousand Acres More of Land
Will Be Flooded.
Natchez Miss. May 10. The river hns
fallen a tenth since Saturduy despite
considerable rainfall todny.
Advices received here today state the
Deer Park private levee some twenty
miles below Natchez on the Mississippi
side has given way flooding several
plantations.
Also that the Spencer private levee
near .Tonesville La. had crevassed. let-
ting the water on several thousand acres
heretofore protected by this levee.
A Break at Baton Ronge.
Vicksburg Miss. May 10. A break oc-
curred in the levee at Baton Rouge a
short distance below the Burtons mill
break and within a stone's throw of the
upper end of the Pontchartrain levee dis-
trict. It was fifteen feet wide at last
reports. A desperate effort is being mnde
to close It with the prospects doubtful.
Disclosed a Shortage.
Columbus O.. May 10. The examina-
tion of the books of the National bank
which is to be consolidated on June 10
with the Fourth National bank has dis-
closed the fact that C. H. Damsel gen-
eral bookkeeper for the National bank
is a defaulter to an amount between
$15000 and $25000.
Delegates Appointed.
Little Rock Ark. May 10 Governor
Jones has appointed the following dele-
pates to the ninth convention or the
Transmississippl congress to be held in
Salt Lake City on duly 14: John k.
Fletcher president of the German Na-
tional bank and George R. Brown Little
Rock; L. P. Fuller. Waldron; David S.
McRae Malvern; George Sengel presi-
dent of the state board of trade. Fort
Smith: E. S. Greening. Camden; F. W.
Mullins Texarkana; W. B. Alexander
Pine Bluff; F. C. Stuart Powhattan;
II . C. Stewart Magnolia.
Mexican Convict Killed.
Luling Tex. May 10. (Special.) Juan
Lopez a Mexican convict while trying
to escape by jumping from the running
convict train near here was fired upon
by the guards. Three bullets entered
his head and he died a few hours later
liopez was sentenced for five yenrs from
De Witt couuty last January for horse
theft.
Died of His Wonnds.
Princeton N. J. May 9. Rowley Shop-
ardson the Princeton student who was
accidentally shot while rowing on Rari-
tan canal died from the effects of his
wounds this afternoon. The remains will
lve removed to Richmond where Eugene
Shepardson fathi of the dead youth re-
sides. llenges the World.
e safest the best.
THIRTEEN BODIES WERE TAKEN
FROM THE ILL-FATED SHIP
HORRIBLY CHARRED.
or
One Says the Crew Did Everything
to Save the Passengers While
Another Insists That They
Only Sought Safety.
New York May 10. It was a gruesome
sight on board the Mallory line steamer
Leona early today. Thirteen dead bodies
blackened by fire nnd smoke were lyiug
in the steamer steerage and men and
women were on the deck looking as
though they had passed through an awful
ordeal. Nobody was allowed to either
leave or board the vessel until after the
coroner had arrived to view the bodies
and gave permission for .their removal.
Coroner Hoeber arrived about 2:30
o'clock this morning at the pier and found
Charles H. Mallory one of the owners of
the vessel in conversation with Capt.
Wilder in the latter's cabin. Accompanied
by Mr. Mallory and the captain Coroner
Hoeber went to the steerage and viewed
the charred bodies. Then he gave per-
mission for the removal. The coroner
told Capt. Wilder that as a matter of
form he would be compelled to put him
under arrest. He was immediately parol-
ed in the custody of Mr. Mallory who
was instructed to produce the captain
when the inquest is held. The witnesses
were told to be nt the coroner's office at
noon today. A watchman guarded the
vessel and refused to allow any person
aboard without the consent of the cep-
tain or owner of the vessel.
Coroner Hoeber found one man who
had been one of the steerage passengers
whom he ordered detained until after the
inquiry. This man's is Thomas Doyle.
He is 07 years old and lives at Paterson
N. J. He was on his way to Vnllejo Col.
to see his uncle and aunt. Doyle is a
veteran of the late war. He will be de-
tained until the inquiry is held.
Doyle said that he was among the
steerage passengers who occupied bunks
on the starboard side of the vessel. He
said among the pessengers who could
sneak English were two men whose names
he did not kuow and a young Irish girl
named Bridcct Sullivan on her way to
Los Angeles. She was about 17 years
old and pretty uoyie stated tnat ne was
lying asleep in his bunk early on Sunday
moriiinc when he was awakened by a
suffocating smoke. He first thought that
some one was smoking a bad cheroot but
when he opened his eyes and saw the
apartment hlled with smoke ne jumped
from the bunk and made for the com-
nanionwav lending to the upper deck.
This was oly a short distance from where
he slept. At the entrace ot tne companion
way he met tne steward wno was snout-
Ins "fire." He started for the compaion
way and found two men had preceded
him. When he started un he fell back.
having lost his balance and when he
started up again he was jostled by some
one behind him who pushed him up. He
does not know who this was. On reach-
ing the deck his first effort was for the
safety of Bridget Sullivan and he started
down into the women's side of the steer-
age to rescue her but he was put back
by members of the crew. The crew
worked like beavers to put out the flames.
The matches burlaps etc. which caught
fire were stored only a short distance
away from the steerage apartments.
At 5:30 this morning two dead wagons
drove on board the steamer and passed
about the steamer twelve pine boxes in
which the bodies of the victims are to be
removed. The members of the crew re-
fused to touch the bodies and the work
had to be performed by the wagon at-
tendants. The thirteen bodies were placed
in nine pine boxes some of the bodies
being those of children and others char-
red and burned to about half their natural
size. The bodies were taken to the
morgue where they will remain to await
identification. Those who can not be
identified will be buried in the potter's
fioM
Samuel Schilderaut was one of the
passeugers in the Bteerage of the Leona.
He came here from Hungary about a
month ago and was on his way to Colum-
bus Tex. He has a wife and six child-
ren in his native country who he expected
to bring over in a short time. He had
$450 with him with which he was going
to start in a small business in Columbus.
He lost everything he had both money
nn.1 ilrtthinfr 14a tlnpa tint- Knpnk Ene-
liuh. hut tlirnutrh an interpreter he said:
"The crew made no effort to save the
passeugers and none of us were awaken-
ed by them. They simply took care of
themselves and left us to our fate. A
nront miinv lives micrbt have been saved
if the crew had done anything to help
the smothering passengers.
A1 Schilderaut said the general im
pression was that the fire was caused by
a lighted match dropped by one of the
crew into the cargo. He declared he saw
a'number of the crew carelessly throwing
away their matches. The officers he said
made no attempt to stop the smoking of
the crew which was unusually dangerous
considering the inflammable nature of the
AariTrt in thA forward hold.
Men on shore thought it strange that
the fire was not discovered earlier; it
must hnvo lippn smouldering several days.
and yet neither the captain nor any of the
officers knew anything about it until the
vessel wns filled with smoke.
Following is the revised list of those
who lost their lives on board tne Lona:
Passengers:
Bridget Sullivan.
B. Cotrane.
Mary Mndros and her two children.
Mrs C Giinzza and daughter.
Josenh Solomoinsons sister and
daughter.
J. V. Leieilka. -Sophie
Schmaize.
Crew:
Alfred Lang waiter.
O. Heatman butcher.
H. Hnrvev. waiter.
Charles C. Mallory made a brief state-
ment today in which he said:
"I do not attach any blame to the cap-
tain of the Leona. He tells me that the
greatest credit is due to the officers and
crew of the Leona. He says that every
effort was made to awaken the passengers
and such of the crew as bad turned in
by the usual tire alarm system consisting
of bells nnd whistles."
Hie steerage passengers who survived
the catastrophe will sail on the Lampasas
on Wednesday. Some of the main cabin
passengers left by rail today for their
destinations.
Mrs. Madros and her two children were
on their way to join husband and father
at Galveston 'iiiey were accompanied
Uv Trn Afndrftfl' hrnthnr K Pntrnnp. whn
also lost his life.
'Longshoremen' were busy tonight un
loading the freight from the Leona. The
undamaged cargo was transferred V the
steamship Lampasas of the same line
which will sail for Galveston in place of
the Leona on Wednesday.
After being unloaded the leona will
be placed in dry dock and her burned part
repaired. Her hull is not believed to be
damaged.
M. E. CHURCH SOUTH.
Proceedings of the Meeting of the
Board of Education.
Nashville. Tenu.. May 10. The board
of education of the Methodist Episcopal
church South met in this city today the
following members attending: Bmhop (J.
B. Galloway of Mississippi Bishop E.
R. Hendricks of Kansas City. Dr. J. II.
Kirkland chancellor of Vnnderbilt uni-
versity; E. W. Cole: Dr. J. D. Hammond
president of the Wesleyan Female col-
lege Macon Ga.; Dr. W. W. Smith
president of Randolph-Malcolm college
and academies Ashland Va.; Dr. A. C.
Smith Maj. R. W. Mills Jackson Miss.;
Dr. J. C. Kilgore president of Trinity
college Durham N. C; Professor R.
Crockett of Keutucky; Dr. J. S. Ken-
nedy of the Houston conference; Dr. J.
II. McLean chancellor of the Southwest-
ern university Georgetown. Tex. nnd Dr.
R. J. Bingham the secretary of the
board. W. B. Hill of Macon On. and
T. B. Anderson of California did not at-
tend. Bishop Galloway presided. The report
of the secretary was rend and adopted.
The committee appointed nt tne last
meetinir of the bonrd to formulate n sys
tem for improving the condition of Meth-
odist schools reported. The recom-
mendations refer chiefly to rnising the
standard of preparatory schools nnd col
leges. With slight amendments tne re-
port wns adopted.
Bishop Duncan nppenred before the
board and made an appeal for help for
the Pnine institute nt Augusta. On. At
the afternoon session it wns decided to
nid the Paine institute.
Routine business chiefly wns considered
during the afternoon. C. C. Goodrich of
Augusta Ga. was elected a member of
the board vice W. B. Hill resigned.
The convention adjourned sine die.
Master Plumbers in Session.
Dallas. Tex. May 10.-(Speciol.)-The
Master Plumbers' Association of Texas
began its eighth annual session in this
city this morning.
President W. W. Otter of Houston
cnlled the association to order.
Mavor Brynn T. Barry and Dnn F.
Sullvan delivered addresses of welcome.
Fifty-three delegates responded to roll
call.
Preslden Otters' annual address shows
a large increase in membership during
the past year and the finances of the as-
sociation are in a healthy condition.
An executive session was held during
the afternoon.
At the night session San Antonio was
chosen as the place of meeting next year
and the following officers were elected
to serve for the ensuing term:
Jonathan Bowman San Antonio presi-
dent; Ed A. Thomas Waco vice presi-
dent; Geo. Mummert Dallas secretary;
D. F. Sullivan Dallas treasurer.
MOTHERS' DAY
At
Nashville Interesting Papers
' Read by Women.
Nashville Tenn. May 10. Rain cut
down the attendance at the exposition
today but did not deter a large audience
of smartly dressed women from being
present at the beautiful woman s build
ing where a congress of mothers was
held. Today had been set apart as
"Mothers' day" and the convocation ex
ercises were in keeping witn the nnme.
The papers read and addresses made
were most interesting and thoroughly ap
preciated and the kindergarten features
ot the program received unquauneu ap-
proval. Mrs. V. L. Kirkman president of
the woman's department was chairman
of the day and in a few words opened
the council of mothers. After songs and
exercises by the kindergarten class Miss
Fleming spoke on "Six Years of a Baby's
Life." Mr. Hopkinson Smith then
spoke briefly and in a most charming
manner in tne interest of the "Fathers. '
Miss Pate of Chicago gave a recitation
and Mrs. Walter Faraho of Memphis
read a paper on the "Relation of Chil-
dren to Books." Miss Locke of the Chi
cago public schools read a delightful ad
dress entitled "The Child and Nature."
There was vocal and instrumental music.
The art exhibit in the Parthenon was
opened todny. Tomorrow will be the
first day of the equal suffrage conven-
tion. Shops Ga to Clebnrne.
Waco Tex.. May 10. (Special.) Tele
grams received here state that the Santa
Fe shops etc. will be moved to Cle-
burne. S. E. Moss of that place who is
here received a confirmation by wire
iroin uenerai Manager 1'oik.
Sap Appointments.
San Antonio. Tex.. May 10. (Special.)
George F Lupton chief clerk in the
passenger department of the San An-
tonio and Aransas Pass Railway was
today appointed assistant general pas-
senger agent of the road.
J. C. Manghum chief clerk in the
freight department was also appointed
assistant general freight ngent. Both
appointments are effective May 13.
Received Fatal Injuries.
Houston. Tex May 0. (Snefinl.)-
Robt. Legree a negro nbout 40 years of
age. died at St. Joseph's infirmary about
2 o'clock this afternoon. Legree had
been at the infirmary for some time and
a duy or two ago was delirious. During
ihki iiiMi!. ue jiiinpeu or ieii iroiu u pec
ond story window to the ground re
eeiving injuries from which he died. Jus
tice Hill held an liinnest nnd rendered n
verdict in accordance with the above
facts. The deceased leaves a brother
here.
: Shot Accidentally.
Rarnnm. Tex.. May 0. fSneelnl.) Mr.
John Fortenberry had the misfortune to
shoot himself in the band completely
severing a finger on the right hand. Two
other persons were shot by the accidental
dischnnze of the gun but were not
seriously injured. ' j. u
MEDIATION IS PHDI.
'HE POWERS HAVE SUBMITTED A
NOTE WHICH GREECE HAS
ACCEPTED.
REEK MPS 1ST LEAVE CRETE.
reece Has Placed Its Interests In
the Hands of the Powers and
Will Let Them Deal
With Crete.
London May 11. In the house of com
mons today the first lord of the treasury
and government leader Mr. A. J. Bal
four announces that instructions hove
been received this morning from all the
representatives of the powers nt Athens
saying that niedintion between Turkey
and Greece had been offered to the lat-
r country and Iind been accented by the
Greek government.
The Note of the Powers.
Athens May 11. The following is the
text of the note of the powers:
Ihe representatives of France Italy
Great Britain Germnny and Austria
charge M. Onou the representative of
Russia nnd the dean of the diplomatic
corps to declare In the uome of their re-
spective governments that the powers are
ready to offer mediation with the view
to obtain an armistice and smooth the
difficulties existing between Greece and
Turkey on condition that' the Hellenic
government declares that it will proceed
to recall its troops from Crete adhere for
mally to autonomy for Crete and accept
unreservedly the counsels which the pow
ers mny give in the interests of pence."
The reply of the Greek government wns
as follows:
"The royal government in taking the
note and declaration of the Russian rep
resentative acting in the name of the min
ister of the powers declares that it will
proceed to recall the royal troops from
Crete adhere formally to autonomy for
Crete and confide the interests of Greece
to the hands of the powers."
M. Skouloudis consulted nil day long
yesterday with the premier M. Rnlll
nnd the king. All the officials of the for-
eign offices were up all night in anticipa
tion of the action of the German minis
ter who early this' morning gent his sec
retary to inform the Greek officers that
he had instructions to join In the repre-
sentations of the powers and to offer me-
diation. As soon as the reply of Greece to the
note of the powers was banded to the rep
resentatives of the powers they tele
graphed the Greek decision to the repre-
sentatives of the powers with the request
that they. obtain an armistice with the
view of arranging for permanent peace.
There is a sense of relief in Athens to
day at the prospect of an immediate end
to the calamitous war. There is no ex-
citement and no popular demonstration is
anticipated. The government has noti
fied the Greek army of the mediation of
the powers.
CONSTANTINE'9 ADDRESS.
He Tells the Troops Their Present
Positions Are Invincible.
Athens May 11. Crown Prince Con
stantiue yesterday issued the following
address to the troops at Domokos:
"Soldiers The Greek army retires to
Domokos because our positions at Phar-
salos were' not strong enough against an
enemy greatly superior in numbers. But
the positions you occupy here are so strong
that our army may be considered invin-
cible. I am confident you will be able not
only to repulse with success every attack
of the enemy but that you will shortly
be able to take the offensive and com
pel the Turks to abandon Greek terri
tory.
"Remember yon defend the sacred soil
of the fatherland and the honor of the
king and nation. The enemy must not be
allowed to make a further step Into
Greece. I know you have suffered and
ore still suffering many privations after
having been obliged to tight so many days
tint we must endure these privations pa
tiently confident that we are doing our
duty to our fatherland.
"CONSTANTIXE."
The Greek commissariat has collapsed
The only rnMons now received by the
soldiers are bread and cheese. Not even
coffee is-procurable.
Reports of Turkish Hatcheries.
Arta May 11. It is reported that the
lurks nave severed me arms ana
of all Greeks found in a village on the
rtlnin nf Tillpna ftnrl lfft tho Tniitllnted
bodies by the roadside to terrorize the
population.
MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENT.
Reported That Turkey Is Mobilising
Troops In Asia Minor.
London May 12. A dispatch to the
Standard from Constantinople says: "It
is reported that orders huve been sent
out for the mobilizintion of the Fifth
and Sixth nrmy corps reserved stationed
at Bagdad and in Servin for the imme-
diate dispatch of fifty battalions to
Konieh from which point they will be
taken to Ismeed in Asia Minor.
These preparation which involve an
expense that Turkey is quite unable to
bear can not be required against Greece
and thev express anxiety indicating that
Turkey is preparing either to confront a
more formidable foe or to place herself
in such n strong position that she will
be able to ignore the powers and their
plan of medintion. -
Three staff officers have been sent to
the depots of Fourth army corps at
Erzroum and Erzingen to reiwij
whether a sufficient supply of arms and
equipment to mobilize the reserves of
that corps . i . -t '. -r- -
BUT 3 OF TflEJII LEFT
AT
10 PER CENT OFF
LIST PRICE
FOR CASH.
The Cosh Hardware Dealers.
Sign of the Aermotor.
Six officers of the Turkish troops sta
tioned at Janinl together with the com-
mandants at Lou n is Phillippida and
other stations have arrived here in
ehaius. They will be tried for neglect of
duty in face of the enemy.
Cohan Correspondence.
Washington. May 11. The president
todny sent the- senate a report by the
secretary of state containing the state
department transaction ot the letters
nrmy to President Cleveland in Febru-
ary liift and to President McKinley in
March appealing for the sympathy and
support of this country. The letters are
the same which were published six weeks
or two months ago differing only on ac
count of the fact that the translations
were evidently made by different per-
sons. In the same communication the
secretary takes up the report that the
Cuban authorities have refused to per- -mlt
the consul of the United States at
Sngun La Grande to commumnicate with
Consul Genernl Lee nt Havana by
means of cipher dispatches. He says the
consul did receive such prohibitum front
the mayor of Sugua La Grande but that
the mayor wns promptly reprimanded
upon a protest by General Lee to the
governor general. A copy of the gov-
ernor general's letter is transmitted.
He says the mayor misinterpreted nls
nstruetiois not to allow personal cinher
dispatches to be sent without seeing the
code used but that in order to avoid a
repetition of such acts he has ordered
that the "mayor be severely reprimand
ed nnd that the governors and mayors
be hereafter instructed not to obstruct
official telegrams addressed to United
States commercial agents or consuls lit
this island and their superiors or infe-
riors. The secretary says this terminated
the incident nnd since this occurrence'
the department or the United States con-
suls huve experienced no difficulty in the
matter of telegraphic correspondence.
Greece's Costly Experiment.
Constantinople May 11. The expenses
of the war with Greece are estimated at
5000.000 pounds sterling ($250X)000)
which Greece will pay as an Indemnity
in annual Installments guaranteed by the
Thessallan revenues. .
Now as to Turkey.
Athens May 11. Greece having ac-
cepted mediation the ambassadors of the
powers at Constantinople have been in-
structed to approach the Turkish govern-
ment with the view of ascertaining upon
what conditions Turkey will agree to de-
clare peace.
Holy War Rnmor Officially Denied.
Constantinople May 11. The porte haa
1 111 a iuniuic v I . 1 1' -'. - '
statement that the Sheik.UI Islam has is
sued a circular 10 me imans in vouhihu-
tinopln and the provinces foreshadowing
a holy war and to the report that the
sacred cdiet was already being prepared.
Greeks Bombarding.
1 . l. t..n 11 TIia ftonilr HtffR
squadron has bombarded the Tillage of
Sykia on tne coast 01 cpirus wnn-u
Nieopolis nnd Elius where the Turkish
provision depots are located.
Destitute Tuessallans.
London May 11. A dispatch to the
Daily News from Land doted Sunday
says 8000 Thesaalians are homeless in
eessive flights from Tyrnavo Larissa
1'harsalos and uomoaos. xue muv pm-
ful scene are to be witnessed on every
hand unousanus oi nieu wumeu su
children are lying exposed to the con
tinuous neavy rains. jiubi ui mrii-
carts and horses have been requisitioned
Uwr tha TTiilWnptr FlfM M Of niffhtlV
occurrence and villages are burned
wherever tne xuras are 10 oe seen. ii
Greek authorities have endeavored to
supply bread to the thousands of home-
less but their efforts are almost un-
availing. Absolutely. Pure.
Celebrates for Its peat leavening
strength and healthfulness. Assure
the food against alum and alt forms oC
adulteration common to the cheap brands
BOYAL BAKING POWPWB
I! Bill I K
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