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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-07

s. 5. Richards, Of Washington. arrived recently
by the Umhria. from Liverpool His baggage
missed the Umbria and sent by later vessel.
The Tariff law says that personal effects. TO be
admitted free Of duty. must accompany the owner
y decision was received at the Custom House yes
terday from Assistant Secretary Of the rreas NY
Howell that. to all intents and purposes Mr.. Rlcn-
ardss baggage accompanied him. and That IL
should be admitted free. Two weeks ago Ger
man living at Frankfort -on-the Main arrived In
this country. His baggage by mistake not
forwarded by the same snip. but by snbseqrent
As he a nonresident. IL was ceterIniAed
that he must pay duty on his personal effects.
Mr.. Richards Is resident OF the country
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-07

rouri'lou. the French rider. won tho Grand Prx
o, Paris recently. The prize was worth 800
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-07
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

Gold TO the amount OF $4,000 was withdrawn
yesterday from the Bank OF England for shipment
to Network. The gold In American eagles.
II was reported that the specie was consigned TO
Kuhn Loeb & Co. and would, on arrival. be de-
posted In the National Park Bank On account Of
the Jewish holiday. none of the partners in the
finn Of Kuhn. Loeb Il Co. were at their Office and
10 information in regard TO the gold importation
could be obtained. The steamship Kaiser Wilhelm.
which arrived from GenOa Tuesday brought $780,
600 in gold bars for the National Ciy Bank. This
assignment had previously been reported. The
Central National Bank Yesterday deposited $4,000
which certificates We're issued This deposit made
the total in the vaults 81 $4,000
Currency transfers through the Sub-TreasUry
yesterday were 500 Ot0 for which gold wa re-
ceiVed. The currency sent TO Minnesota. Tues
day 5000 I'm currency was transferred through
the Sub-Treasury 10 New Orleans. and for this
currency gold was paid in.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-07

Uure, whose twenty-'our-hour record was beat
o., -ocon,ly by Cordang says that he will not make
a, effort 70 lower CordanEs record until next
snrinC fIure, says that su'A records are mercy
a matter OF pacing. any way
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-07

The Bowling Green Wheclren Will hold an indoor
b,cvcle meet In contuction with Company r, OF the
g., r,.v,n,.nt on November ~. There will be SIX
ooaa,es,S Tor amateurs and professionals as vel
&c ~ tv.,-mi,s National Guard championship.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-07

Tho Morris Wheelmen have received only thirty
~ ortra. f,r their century run next sunday
nm, many more entries are expected before Sat
urday.
-,.,r,.ts desiring 70 join the League OF American
yyb,elmen may obtain full printed Information and
o,oobershln banks by sending names and addresses
~ mo cycling Editor. The Tribune
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

river situation between Greenville and
Vlcksburg is becoming serious. Re-
ports that the water is flowing around
the Arkansas leveees are regarded as
specially menacing to the Tensas basin
dlstrlct Boats are beginning to run
by daylight only to avoid injuring thp
levees 80
Friars Point. Miss, March 25.-Tbe
only change in the situation here i,
that the gravest fears are entertained
for the safety of the levee at Green
Grove. 1t is feared the levee cannot
hold until morning. The river rose
mere one and one-half inches in the
past twenty-four hours.
Memphis Tenn, March 25.-Another
slight fall in the river is noted tonight
and corresponding rise in the spirits
oi all interested in the prevailing con-
d1t1ons. The river, according to the
official bulletins Of the weather bureau
register 36.7 feet, fall of one-tenth Of
a foot The river at Cairo continues
to rise, while at Paducah it is reported
stationary. Dispatches from all points
south of Memphis show that the river
is rising slowly The continued fair
weather is favorable condition. News
received from all points along the Mis-
sissippi side indicate that the system
of levees is Still intact.
Little Rock, Ark, March 25.-A spec
1al from Arkansas City, Ark. saws.
The guage reads 50.7 feet, a rise of
s1x-tenths in twenty-four hours. four
tenths higher than ever known. The
levees are in good condition and four
feet above the level Of the water. The
water Is running around the head of
the levee system at Amos Bayou. The
outpour there will, however, affect but
small portion of Desha county.
Greenville, Miss. March 25.-The
river rose seven inches during the past
tWenty-four hours and is now six in
ches higher than the top water mark
The levees are still holding on this
side but the strain is being hourly in
creased and there is no telling what
the outcome may be. The people whose
all depends upon the staying quality of
the great embankments are still con-
fjdent of their ability to hold the mas
sive waters in bounds, but the out
look is not encouraging. Heroic efforts
are being made all along the line and
thousands Of men and boys are OH
constant duty. The weak places are
being guarded carefully, built up and
strengthened in every way possible,
SO that there is a chance Of yet es-
Gaping the desolation and distress a
single break would bring upon the peo-
pie and the property owners OF this
great and fertile valley.
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W0LCOTT EXPLAINS
Japs' Monetary plan.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Wolcott, who has interested himself so
much in international bimetallism, ex-
pressed the opinion today that the re-
cent action of Japan, in attempting to
depreciate silver, would hasten inter
national action to restore the equality
OF the two metals. and made the fol-
lowing statement giving his reasons
for this belief:
The monetary situation in Japan is
not only interesting, but most far
reaching. and perhaps not generally
understood. The result which japan
seeks is to make permanent the de-
probation of silver in relation to gold
and to preserve thereby the advantage
which this depreciation naturally gives
to japanese agriculture and japanese
industries, and 1t is not In any sense
an attempt to equalize values.
There was a time in the history of
the United States when we might have
taken step identical with that which
Japan now proposes. If during the
years of our civil war, when our money
was worth but 80 per cent of the gold
dollar, we had by law declared that
henceforth our dollar should be of the
value Of 30 cents only in gold, our legis-
lation would have been parallel with
that which Japan evidently intends.
The action of Japan is simply an at
tempt to preserve the economic advan-
tages which she at present enjoys,
because of the gold premium which ex-
lists in Japan, and this at the expense
of the great commercial countries of
the world which have heretofore main
tained the stability Of their coinage as
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Cuts in LeYeeS Ordered.
Rumor So Startling as Scarcely to Be Credited
Current at Helena. Arkansas

HELENA, Ark, March 25-A start
ling rumor reached this city this morn
ing. So startling is it that few people
credit 1t, although stranger things
have happened along this raging father
or waters in times of excitement like
the present. The rumor was to the
effect that the lower White river levee
from Modoc down had been ordered
cut by the Desha levee board; the levee
being cut in half a dozen places. the
released waters devastating the fertile
country between Hughey's landing and
Laconia circle, drowning cattle, horses
and mules and driving the defenseless
inhabitants to the levee for protection.
President Greenfield Quarles, of Cotton
Belt District No. l, received informa-
ton to this effect over the telephone
from Modoc today, and it was after
wards repeated from Oldtown landing.
A correspondent Immediately called up
James Harden, who Is temporarily in
charge of the Modoc telephone, and
learned that there was good founda-
ton for the rumor Mrs Harden SAYS
that Clint Hughey, near whose house
the first break in the levee occurred.
called to her husband from the levee
this morning, saying he had seen the
engineer cut the levee with his own
hands at a point near the Dixie
plantation. There were already three
breaks between Modoc and the Hughey
place, the smaller Of which was 800
feet wide, and, as there are now four
breaks below the Hughey place, the
inference is that the Desha levee- board
has had the White levee system rid
died in order to save the levee around
the rich country contained in the fam
Gus Laconia circle.
1t will be remembered that in 1882
the Mississippi river ran over the tops
of the Laconia circle levee, innundating
more than 10000 acres of land con-
tanned therein, and entailing untold
loss and suffering to the defenseless
whites and blacks Of that rich section.
The levees have been greatly enlarged
and strengthened since then, but the
indications undoubtedly pointed to a
similar calamity this year, as the
guages at Modoc and Beiths all showed
stage Of water unexpected and un-
precedented.
vicksburg, Miss, March 25.-The
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house of Keratidi is situated. But
while the Turks were unaware of the
insurgents doings, the latter had close
ly followed the movements of the Turk
ish colmn escorting the provision and
ammunition train
Near Keratidi, the Turks were met
by body of insurgents, who, from
well-selected positions, opened a fierce
fire on the advancing troops. The fire
or the Christians stopped the advance
of the column, and the Turkish COM
mander took up the best position pos
sibie, in order to protect the convoy
and send it to the rear If necessary.
At noon, the fighting between the
Turks and Christians near Keratidi
was still in progress, and the result
was uncertain
The Turkish garrison, at Malaxa, lost
heavily during the retreat from that
place.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 25.-The
Greek patriarch issues an official re-
{ pert that there were 700 persons killed,
including a number Of Greeks, in tie
recent massacre at TOkat. The porte
fearing an outbreak here, has arr este0
eighty Armenian suspects.
Today it is stated that the sultan, Is
soliciting an explanation through the
Turkish ambassador at st. Petersburg
of the concentration of Russian troops
upon the Turkish frontiers. On the
other hand, the rumor is revived of the
existence of. a secret treaty, by the
/ terms of which Russia undertakes to
uphold the integrity of Turkey. VINO
thereby becomes her vassal
Salonica, March 25.-It is still rr-
mored here that Edhem Pasha com
mander-in-c chief of the Turkish forces.
has resigned. 1t is reported that an
advance is imminent. Fresh divisions
are mobilizing at Prevesa and Katrina.
The consuls are quitting the frontier
districts. Reinforcements continue to
arrive. Over 10000 men are now on the
frontier. A thousand horses, with tons
OF provisions, tents and ambuIanees are
going forward Siege artillery was sent
to the frontier but it broke down. ow-
ing to the lack of draft horses. Ten
thousand Martini rifles have been sent
to Janina.
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HUNTER is BEATEN.
Bradley May Win.

FRANKFORT, KY, March 25.-Some
of Hunters friends admit to one an
other tonight that his fate is sealed; !;
that he cannot be elected, and will to-
morrow and next day begin to lose
votes and will again have to rellnquish
to another the prize he has so nearly
grasped on two occasions. The situa-
ton, as understood by outsiders to-
night, is that Hunter has reached the
high water mark can never get the
needed two votes, and will lose more
from tomorrow on. The story goes that
the administration lis going to give
Hunter something handsome, with
draw him and have nominated a Hun
ter man, State Senator Deboe, Yerks
or Holt, and inf1uenee his immediate
election by the reunited Republicans.
There is something insthe way, though.
The six Bradley Republicans will try
to name the next neninee, who can
not be elected without their votes, and
will insist that he be other than a
Hunter man. This makes the Hunter
majority of Republicans hold on to
him. and they may never consent 10
vote for any one else unless absolutely
ton. The best judges say it is Hunter,
Bradley or no election and most prob
ably the latter.
The third ballot was taken today by
the legislature. Before the two houses
met in joint session Il was stated that
Gov. Bradley would receive As Demo-
cratic votes and "a Republican votes.
Rumors Of bribery had been afioat
all day, and il was said at IL o'clock
that the Hunter forces had brought
back two of the yRepublican bolters
into line, and tha# Hunter. the NOM
inee, would certainly win. 1t was also
said that the sound money Democrats
would vote with the Hunter forces to
make a continuous session today. and
vote till sundown, or till some candi-
date was elected
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f1culties. His presence among the
troops is certain to have the most ex-
hilerating effect upon them, and it is
notice to Turkey that, If a conflict
comes, the Greek troops will enter it
under the leader of their choice. The
step thus taken is momentous.
The military preparations go on un-
ceasingly upon a large scale. Con-
tracts are being placed abroad for
blankets and cloth for uniforms, as
well as other equipments. The Greek
newspapers continue with one voice t.
denounce the proposal that Prince
George should become the governor of
Crete, and it, is generally felt that the
temper of the people is such that this
solution could not now be accepted
by the government, even If the powers
We're willing to accept it.
The reply of the Greek government
to the notification of the blockade will
be handed to the foreign ambassadors
tomorrow. 1t will be a brief and digni-
fed protest, emphasizing chiefly the
fact that the result of the blockade of
the island must be to starve innocent
CretanS A private meeting of mem
bers of the boule was held today, and
as a result a deputation waited upon
M. Delyannis to ask for an explana-
ton of the situation. The premier re-
piled that the government would fol-
but would be glad to hear the opinion
of deputies on the suggestion that
Crete should be treated like Bosnia
and Herzegovina in the event that the
powers continued to oppose the union
with Crete. -s'-
CANEA, March $3.50 p. m-Tae
Christians still occupy the fort at Mall
AKA, from which they drove the Turks
by bombardment this morning in spite
Of the shells which fell around it, which
set fire to the block house. 4
At 1856 p. m, while the Turkish rein,
torcements were vainly struggling 70
capture the heights above Nerakourou
the Christians from Akrotiri attacked
the Turkish Gordon at Halepa, which
was keeping them at a distance, with
mountain artillery. 7-t-
The lighting continues as this dis
patch is being forwarded, the shots of
the insurgents reaching Mordevariia
and Halepa. Desperate fighting con.
tinued between the Turks and the
Christians until a quarter past 6 thia
afternoon, in and about Tsikadaria, nor
far from Suda, to which point the in,
surgentS succeeded in pushing forward
this morning, while in pursuit Of the
retreating garrison of Malaxa. The in
Surgents burned several more houses of
Tsikalaria, whereupon the war ships
" Ilo Ioi eSh powers, dt 5:I5 p. m,
began firing at the Christians. The
bombardment, however, only lasted ten
minutes. .
The fleets fired ninety shells upon the
insurgents, and four of these fell in
side the block house. Of the Turkish
garrison, numbering sixty-four, one es-
capped to Nerokhuri and eighteen others
to Suda- 1t is believed the others per-
ished.
ATHENS, March 25.-It is understood
tonight that Crown Prince Constan-
tine will start for the Greek camp at
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Joint Traffic Legality.
The Attorney General Moves to Bring the Matter
Before the u. S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Attorney
General McKenna today sent instruc-
tionS to District Attorney MacFarlane,
at New York, to take an appeal to the
United States supreme court from the
decision of the circuit court of appeals.
in the case of the United States
against the Joint Traffic association.
AS soon as the papers reach the de-
partment of justice motion will be
made in the supreme court for the ad-
vance of the cases on the docket so
that speedy hearing may be had.
1t is stated that the decision of the
supreme court last Monday, in the case
of the Trans Missouri Freight aSsocia-
tion covers all the main points in the
decision of Judges Wallace and La
combe in the Joint Traffic association
action, and. although it was a major
ity opinion, neither it nor the decision
of the minority sustained the principal
points contended for by the traffic as
sociation, and allowed by the court be-
low.
The officials of the department of JUS
tice had assumed that in view of the
late decision of the supreme court the
Joint Traffic association would dissolve
as it is understood the Western asso-
Citations are doing, but information has
reached them that the Joint Traffic as
sociation intends to still further con-
test the questions involved, and hence
the appeal. There is no question at
the department of justice that last
Mondays decision covers every mate
rial point involved in the Joint Traffic
association case, and so far as the off,
Gals are able to see, there can be only
one issue to the contest, and that is
that the association must dissolve It
is also their opinion that the passenger
associations come as clearly within the
prohibitions of the law as do the
freight associations. 1t is believed the
appeal will be argued and decided be-
fore the summer recess of the court.
NEW YORK, March 25.-John F. Dill
Ion, the noted corporation attorney,
said today regarding the decision of
the supreme court in the Trans Mis-
souri, case and its effect on the rail-
roads: II cannot regard the decision of.
the majority as holding anything less
than the railroad companies cannot
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which the admirals were thus acting
was that of the powers.
H. d. Davies, Conservative, asked
If the United States had consented to
have their ships searched in Cretan
waters. Speaker Gully declined to al
low the question without notice.
CANEA. March 25-The insurgents
made determined attack upon the
blockhouSe, or fort, at Malaxa outside
of Suda, today. During the night the
lnsurgent forces were pushed forward
until they occupied convenient posi-
tons for attack, and about a. m.
the artillery opened fire upon the Turk
ish blockhouse. The pieces of the
Christians were served with such ad-
mlrable promptness and precision that,
IN short time. nothing remained to the
Turks but determination or evacua-
ton. T4Ie Mussulaans, preferring the
later left the. fort and commenced
retreat on Suda, relying upon the
Turkish Warships In the bay to save
them from the Christians The suItan's
fleet opened a badly judged fire upon
the insurgents in order to cover the re-
treat from the blockhouSe The shells
fell either short or far beyond the in
surgent forces, Consequently the Chris
uanS pushed forward steadily, press
ing hard upon the rear of the Turks
and keeping up continual skirmish
fire. The Turks made a stand now ana
then, pouring few volleys in the di-
rection of the insurgent skirmish lines.
The insurgents succeeded in pushing
on as far as the village of Tsikalaria.
where they set fire to some houses.
While this fighting was In progress
a detachment of Turkish troops; be-
ing unaware of the fact that the garri-
son of the fort at MaIaxa had evacuat-
ed that place. was retreating upon
Suda, closely pursued by the Chris
tlans, and made a sortie from Canea
with a convoy of provisions intended
for the garrison of Malaxa From the
route followed by the Turks nothing
could be seen of the fighting in prog
ress between Malaxa and Suda, and
the Ottoman troops advanced half way
to the heights upon which the block
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under the antitrust act make any
agreement except possibly with CON
Meeting lines, for fixing or maintaining
rates for interstate traffic, even though
such rates are reasonable, and although
such Incidental restraint as such agree
ment might put upon commerce is a
reasonable one. The great object of
such an agreement on the part of rail-
road companies, is to prevent the pri-
vate and public loss and evils that
flow from secret rebates, rate cutting
and rate wars
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blowing up the block house at Malaxa
with dynamite. The whole structure
is now in flames, and the Turkish
war ships are bombarding the insur,
gents.
ATHENS, March 25.-The news OF
the dynamiting of the Malaxa block
house as the elimination of a day of
fierce fighting and a prolonged siege
has made tremendous sensation here.
1t is regarded as an event of far-reacn-
ing Importance, both in it's effect upon
the insurgents themselves and upon the
Greek mind at this stage Of the crisis.
1t confirms the belief generally enter
tanned here, in official circles as well
as by the people at large that the
Christians in Crete are not in the least
deferred by the blockade, and not IN
the least beguiled by the appeals Of
the admirals or the implied arguments
OF the autonomy proclamation.
AdVices from Canea as to the details
OF the days fighting show that the
insurgents displayed the most desper-
ate valor and left the Turkish garrison
of the block house no choice but flight.
Evacuation by the Moslems was fol-
lowed Immediately by occupation by
the insurgents, who were close upon
their heels. To hold the block house in
the face of rain of shells from the
Turkish war ships in Suda bay was
impossible The commander of the in
surgents having resolved that if they
could not keep it, neither should the
Moslems, blew the whole structure into
fragments with successive heavy
charges of dynamite. At 8 o'clock TO-
night the long-fought-for block house
is mass of burning debris. and the
flames light up the bIockaded waters
of the bay.
Immediately on the receipt of the
news, Premier Delyannis and the min
lister OF war drove together rapidly to
the royal palace where they had an
audience with the king. What hap
pened there can only be guessed at,
but one thing is significant King
George and the cabinet have given the
consent they had withheld for the last
four days to the formal gazetting Of
Crown Prince Constantine as com
mander-in-chief of the Greek army in
TheSSaly, and the decree will be pub
lished tomorrow. 1t is understood
that the crown prince will not wait for
the actual appearance of his commits
sion in print, but will start for the.
frontier at 4 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The hour is fixed so early in order
that any unnecessary demonstration
by the pOpulace may be averted
His departure with the full approval
of the king and the cabinet to take
supreme control of the army can have
but one meaning. The Greek govern
ment is determined not to accept the
terms offered by the powers for 4
peaceful settlement of the Cretan diff
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well as their financial integrity.

we'll as their financial integrity.
Or course, at the present price of
silver, measured by gold, the result of
the action would be to drive all the
silver out of that country. 1t is pre-
mature, however, to attempt to fore
cast the full effect of her action in this
respect. In my opinion 1t could only
serve to hasten some agreement be-
tween the leading commercial nations
of the world looking to a settlement
of this question upon an international
haSiS''
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NEW YORK-Arrived: Palatia, Hamburg
Ohio, West India cruise; H. H. Meier, Bre-
men; Trave, Bremen; Cuic Liverpool Sailed:
Weimar. Bremen; Manitoba, Montevideo.
QUEENSTOWN-Arrive Germanic, New
York, for Liverpool. Sailed: Majestic Liv-
erpool, for New York.
LIVERPOOL-Sail Rhynland, Philadel-
nhia