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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-12
A CASUS BELLl.
The Invasion So DcnOminntcd by
the Turkish Governments.

the Turkish Governments.
London. April 1.-THE Times will print
the following dispatch from its Athens cor
respondent tomorrow
The porte, in protest to the powers
against Greek invasion. says that the regu-
lar Greek army entered Turkish territory
near Grevna and committed acts OF hos
tility by destroying three posts.
THE PROTEST. FURTHER DECLARES
THAT THESE ACTS VIRTUALLY con-
sTITUTE AN ACT OF AGGRESSION
AND A CAsuS BELI.I AND DENOUNCEs
GREECE AS AN AGGRESSOR IN THE
AFFAIR.
Tho choice Of the moment to begin war
does not rest with King George or with the
government. but with the Ethnike Hetaria.
The activity of this organization has been
centered mainly In Macedonia. and only
incidentally In Crete Tho rebellion in
Crete was planned for March, but was
precipitated by the violence of certain
Cretan Mohammedans and broke out six
weeks earlier than was intended. The
Cretan movement was designed To be sub
slliary. The Macedonian movement was
planned for much later date. owing 10
the Nreaier rlgOr Of the Macedonian eli
mate, which is moi favorable to active on
eratlons much before Nav. Events. how
over. have Travelled faster than was ex
Dected. Even II the Cretan question had
not arisen there would have been an at
tempt TO carry out the scheme for rising
In Macedonia
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situation NJ New orleans.

New Orleans, La. April 1.-THE river
gauge fluctuates between IS feet and 1872.
This brings the record up to one-tenth Of
foot higher than that given by any
official data compiled. The river ia GER
tainy booming. and in spots the water
washes over the aprons" OF the levees.
making extensive deposits or mud. Tho
authorities. however. deny any additional
approximations and are resourceful In COM
batting any inroads made by the river.
rapidly applying temporary barriers OF
sacks filled with earth and such other dc.
Vices MS appear most exDedient. In the
adjoining parishes OF st. Bernard and
Plaquemine the lcvees suffer most from
wave washes. but the officials CHARGED
with the duty OF maintaining the embank-
ments in good shape are straining every
nerve to keep out tho water. The present
dry weather is Godsend and the rain
soaked levees are drying quickly. facili-
tating improvements In spite of the ris-
ing river tho situation can be described -
satisfactory.
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in BETTER SPIRITS.
Planters in the Delta Feel Somewhat
Encouraged.
STEADY RISE FROM vlcKSBuRG SOUTH
The Levces Arc Strong and Expected
to Hold Intact.
ALIENATION or SUFFERING. /
ALIENATION or SUFFERING.
Army Officers Have started IN rnc,.
Tours OF invcstigntion, Carrying
Supplies for the Destitutc.

Memphis. Tenn, April 1.-THE water
In tho Mississippi delta is slowly recedinr.
reports received tonight from the over
flowed country are most encouraging. Thu
day has been an ideal one and every plan
ter In the delta is in better spirits.
Al Grcenvillc the river MS we'll as the
hackwater surrounding the town. is sta
tlonary tonight. Everything is In readi-
ness FOR the receipt and. distribution OF
provisions from the government and ns
soon as the army officers arrive the work
VIII be actively entered into
Al Lulu, Miss, decided Improvement
is noted. There is s,il some suffering In
the back country, but 1t is being alleviated
by tho planters and the government which
VIII assist the destitute at once.
The fa2oo and Mississippi Valley railway
has been busy all day with pile drivers
repairing washouts and bridges The road
viii probably have trains running into
Lulu and Clarksdalc on Tuesday.
1t is now believed that water will dis
appear by May /. and II this proves true
n fair crop can be made The overflow
viii leave n sediment or deposit which
greatly encourages the planters.
The river is falling al Memphis tonight
In Nicksburg and all points south steady
rise IS noted
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SPECIAL. RIVER BULLETIN.
Water Highest Ever Known New Orleans Washing Over Lcvec
Steady Rise Continues NickSbnrq

Washington 1.-THE
Of
n n
American bottom Water also backed
Ill with
fee n
ut
Water Iuenne parish but damage
strengthened
below
Missouri
ST. Paul kcoknk payen-
In
Is a
O an
(Signed) l. o
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CONSTANTINE PREPARED.
Troops In Good Condition-Shys In
ynhion Was Unauthorized.

rroons In Good CnndItion-Snys In
| ynhion Wns Unauthorized.
| New York, April 1.-The Press will to-
morrow print the following from their cor
respondent at Larssa, Thsssay:
| had personal interview with Grown
/ Prince Constantine. commander in chief
of the Greek troops at his headquarters
here this afternoon. The prince talked
freely Of the situation now confronting the
people. He said:
81 am fully prepared to make war when
1t becomes necessary. My troops are in cx-
cellent condition and tho warlike spirit
prevails In the soul OF every man under
arms.
"If tho Turkish army should make an at
tempt to cross the frontier and attack us
should act promptly. | shall stand by
this decision, whatever may happen, but
shall not do anything TO force the crisis.
I'm the face OF any popular demonstra-
ton favorable to a declaration OF war
am convinced that my soldiers would prove
true to their allegiance and would obey mo
no matter what influence was brought TO
bear ON them Therefore l do not fear
any hasty action ON their part without
first considering my orders.
"The incursion into Turkish territory by
several rebel bands OF armed Greeks was
wholly unauthorized by me and absolutely
against my policy and my Instructions
from the king.
Their attack upon the Moslems VIII BY
no means be used as an excuse to begin
war. and | shall do my utmost TO prevent
n repetition OF such q violation OF the neu-
trality laws.
THE Turkish position captured by these
robelg will not be occupied by the Greek
army. nor will wo aid the invaders In any
way. / shall remain here without any de-
nisve action, unless forced to take IT.. until
the Cretan question Is fully settled"
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THE EVE OFF THE INVASION.
The Insurgcnt Camp Described by n
COrrespDndeut.

London, April 1.-THE Daily Nows will
publish tho following dispatch from its La
rissa correspondent. describing the scenes
at the insurgent camp near Kalabalaka on
the eve OF The invasion;
Tho encampmcnt was in tho great forest
vreneji. close to the frontier We spent
the night In the open air. wrapped In
great shaggy goat skin capotes and lying
around camp fires The morning dawned
clear. The bright. fresh vcrdure and tho
new foliage OF the magnificent plane treeA
and the clear, azure aky gayo beautiful
setting. a neyer-to-be forgotten spectacle.
The whole corps was drawn up In military
order twelve deep, the Italians occupying
tho center Each insurgcnt was clad In
the Hetanria uniforms white Fustnella
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st. Louis. April 1.-THE executives Of
the Southwestern roads held meeting
yesterday In the rooms Of the Southwest
ern Traffic association to decide on a line
OF action with reference to the recent de-
clsion OF the supreme court OF the United
States In declaring traffic agreements IL
legal. The trend OF the discussion was that
the association might continue to serve the
roads represented In It by exercising the
functions OF an information bureau ON the
plan laid down by tho Western Freight bu-
reau. No definite action was taken, but It
is highly probable that solution OF the
problem will be arrived at next Tuesday.
when the executive committee OF the as
ISOLATION Will take the matter up and dis
pose OF 1t,
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TURKEYS CIRCULARS.
Considered by Ambassadors M he.
Ing MeddIcsOne.

London, April 1.-The correspondent OF
the Times at constantinople say the for
eign ambassadors there consider the three
circulars addressed in the early part of
last week by the porte to Its representa-
tivee abroad protesting against the sug-
gestions made by some or all Of the powers
for the solution of the Cretan difficulty,
as meddlesome and intended as tn quoquc
argument in reply TO the recent remon-
STRANGE against the Tokat massacres The
porte has issued two additional circulars
to its representatives. the first was sent
on Friday and declared that Greek artiI-
lery. commanded BY bugle calls, have in
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kit short, blue Jacket, white logglns. ma
| tive red shoes, round black cap, bearing
the gold embroidered device. and a gray
cnpolc thrown back from the shoulders and
partly covering the cartridge belt. which
is slung shouldorwse across the breast and
around the waist.
Each man armed with n new Gras rifle
a revolver, and bayonet and carried
small artillery knapsack.
The two commanders, ox-off!cers OF the
Greek army. were on horseback In front
of their men. md when a square was
formed they assisted the monk who per-
formed mass, the chief feature OF which
was a prayer for the liberation of "our
brothers In Crete. Macedonia aud Epirus"
Tho object OF the Invaders was to make
their way through the mountain passca
and to cut Off all communication between
Macedc mia and Epirus. once VOL en-
trcnohcd In the mountain ranges II would
take whole army to dislodge them. Tho
invaders fired few badly aimed shells
during the fighting without hitting tho
TurlA
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lncursion of Greek Troops So Regarded at Con-
Stantinope.
opinion at Athens Is That Formal Declaration Will BE Lsud
ioday or Tomorrow for Turkish Army Take Of
fensiye Expected at ANY Moment

.'anunope April lin communication
ma OIL the Greek invaders of the previous day regular
ana the fnuon
tack the
TWO thousand Bash Bazouk
serves In readiness to advance
Athens April IL Of
he invading force continues bge
S iued ee advance but destination
reported that communication is
me cr refugees have addressed
after reing the whole history
be moved by
claims The several thousand
London
Henry Norman will
"As had Sunday, George
short actual The
tie hope.
militia and the national guard The sen insurgents the Macedonian
frontier and the servan government
The Times will
rIe,aa looks for
ana with leading supporters of the patriotic who
here and there have
the Ethnike learia
proceeding to their positions
The
e invading insurgents first advanced towards Chassng
Turks opposed the with artillery.
wounded The Turkish
the
been of
HERE THAT WAR Will pp
TOMORROW
critical
at Al
of war ent siasn.
morning 1900 Euson uniformed commanded
frontier Baimo
detachment of Fifteenth
them After hours
the
back
artillery
their respective positions is not known how Turks killed buat
said the number is small
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THE FLOWER LAKE. cRnvAssE.
New Lcvcc Cnn Not lie Quilt Dcfore
the June ntsc,

| New Lcvcc Cnn Not lie Quilt ncfore
the June Rise.
| Memphis, Tenn. April li.-Major Dab
| ney. chief engineer OF the upper Yazoo
loveo board, has arrived In tho city from
the scene Of the Flower Lake crevasse and
| had c0sultatIon with Captain Fitch and
In the city.
Major Dabney said that on Thursday he
had measured the crcvasse by engineering
Instruments and found that IT was 1876
feet wide. Since then he thinks that tho
width has increased to no less than 1850
feet. The upper end of the icvee, the ono
that has been doing most of the cutting,
has been tied, but Major Dabney says that
he Is not certain that II will hold at that
point.
Major Dabnoy was asked for an estimate
Of tho volume of water that IL passing
through the creyasse into the delta and
after making some rough calculations no
placed the amount at $50 900 900 cubic feet
per hour,
what will the chance be for closing the
opening before the time for the June
rise2"
at viii be absolutely impossible for
leveo OF fun size and height to be built
around tho opening before that time With
the circular line that we viii have to fol-
low around tho hole 1t viii take $4,000
yards Of dirt to mako standard levee
there and that will cost between $4,000
and $4,000 1t could not be finished In
time for the June rise, but in the event
that the present flood In the river goes
down In time, we viii probably make
small leyee along tho line to be followed
inter by larger one that Will be sufh-
'icDt TO keep out a moderate rise In tho
liver from tho melting OF SHOWS In the
Rocky mountains"
with the river falling all along the front
n his district, Major Dabney does not ex-
)ect any further trouble.
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THE Crete
|Toe...

.l's is another one of the new Spring
wv S.s not quite so rounding as the Nicholas.
~ VI 'he same order. This Shoe also in
pa. s'V brown Vici Kid, Havana Brown
III an Best American Wax Calf.
:, 'l.s0 " Shoes were specially made for
b w. ~ @0fSmen who usually make s. and
ma ~. an" you'l find that their finish
m,,,I N equal to any So Shoe in tho
. MI. Coine and see for yourself. try on
=" ana you will join the big army who
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ATHENS. APRIL Ill p. m.-PRESI-
DENT OF THE BOULE HAS CONVENED
A SPECIAL SESSION TO PASS MEAS
UREs IMPERATIvELY NEEDED. 1T
IS UNDERSTOOD THAT AN INTERNA-
TIoNAL LOAN OF 2oOOO.OOo DRACliMAs
is UNDER CONSIDERATION AND THE
GOVERNMENT is NOW NEGOTIATING
WITH THE BANKS FOR THAT
AMOUNT
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London. April 1.-THE Times CORE
spondent at Aria Will say tomorrow: The
town is full OF soldiers, Many of the resi-
dents have left their houses and gone to
safer points. Three lines OF defense are
ready with trenches and plenty OF engi-
nenrA and artillery.
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Elassona. April II $50 p. m.--No def
tho incursIon OF the frontier last week.
Edhem Pasha Ehas sent an officer to the
scene, who Is expected to return tonight.
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Cro..inw the Frontier.

LONDON. APRIL lO.-AN ARIA DIS
PATCH TO THE TIMES TONIGHT (SUN-
DAY. SAYS THAT THE GREEKS ARE
INEVJTA nj n
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(Signed.)

vaded Turkey and asserts the rights OF
Turkey TO repel Tho second circular.
which was dispatched yesterday. tSatur-
dayl, announced the retreat of the aggreB-
sors over the frontier, and the restoration
Of the statu quo. The ambassadors con-
slider the Turkish procedure in this respect
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I.ncnl.

The Importance of tile drainage
Yesterdays church services.
The Drummer fire department picnic.
me JUNIOR rally at the Christian En-.
deavor convention.
Companies that Will participate in the
san Jac!nto Day celebration.
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Presidents of Georgia roads will NEE,
at Atlanta to agree on rates.
Interstate commission at New Orleans
10 hear complaint against the Louisville
and Nashville,
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sport,

Houston is, Americans ?: Galveston n.
I5rehhafn ! san Antonio IS. LAGRANGE !.
Fort Worth II; amateurs 3.
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TODAT'S FEATURES

Crete,
,an assoc by Greeks declared c,.r.
BELL by Turkey. casns
,.,' orinai declaration of war expec,e, t.,
Athens today or tomorrow, 'es'e" IN
I pu,'' are still besieging Turks
Prince Constantine declares IN.
sion was urauthorlzea '"e ihVa-
eleeh troops reported in good condition
special session OF the boule was c,lle,,
~, Domestic.
nre" kiiied' one fatally and half +,
uoNeh others severely injured in a COLI
son OF passenger trains near Chorlo,to
n. c. eii''io''e'
IeXan IN Washington got lost and was
heeced by sharpers.
ser, senator Joha P. Jones says tariff bill is
likely to fail 10 pass.
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NATIVES ruvhlessly attacked and villages
burned by exploring expeditions in Africa
over ten thousand rebels in the Philip.
pines surrendered.
Japan decides 10 send warsh.ps TO Ha-
wall -'''
war between England and the Truns-
Vaal reported to be imminent
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Ctilln.

Josef Gonzales Curbello, a raturalized
American ana Joseph Bonila, an English
man. have been released by the Spanish
authorities.
deneioi Weyler expresses himself as
wei satisfied with the present campaign
Spanish defeated by Insurgents In an
engagement.
Goneral Sancuillv th,nhs 1,i.ern nn,,or,
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"A row at Galveston resulted In one
death one man severely wounded and
three persons in jail
'ohh Palmer died suddenly of heart h.
ease az orange. His heart weighed TWEEN
ty-eight ounces.
Lumber yard at sherman burned entail
Ing q loss OF .25.no0.
Evening star., 1897-03-03
Washington stock Exchange.

Sales-regular cali-i2 O'Clock m.-Metroj,,,su an
curi,y and Trust mt l4I. Merg-nthaler Linoiyi,c
25 at LIS. laist,n Monoiype, 30 at ~.
District OF Columbia Bonds 20 year Fund. IS
Ioa bid. so-year Fund gold 6s, lilo bid wuic
Stock currency as 1891 III bid Water stock cur
rency a.. 1903, llils bid Fund currency 3G5s.
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Meiri,oiItaa Railroad 5s
90 ' & I;a bia Mstnan os% :alrad Ho,. cnr,a si
Indebtedness. III bid. Belt Railroad 5s, 40 hid.
Is asked. lexington Railrcad U.s. 80 bid. so asked
Colu rbia Railruad Us, III lid, 10 asked. Wash
ingtou Gas Company, ser. A, 6s. li3 bid. Wash
ine,on Gas Company, ser; q, M bid ch''s,-
Security and Trust Be, r. and A, 10i bid.
American security and Trust 3s. A. and o., lOi
Washington Market Company imp. Gs, 100 bid.
Washington Market Company exten Gs. ioI hid.
Masonic Hall Association @ ss; io4 bid Washington
Ss'ional Bank sto.,ks.mBsnk Of Washington, 80
lid Bank I Of apus slo @ Did s9 asked s af S
Farmers and Mechanics. 175 bid. i?o asked Scs,-
caa iss bid ,isn; ,,s ia iiS sd wes. esuna o iae
coin. Io2 bid. los asked. Ohio 50 bid. 30 asked.
Safe Deposi. and Trust Companies National "a =
Deposit and Trust. li2Ia hid. ii4l. asked. was.-
insi1n Loan and Trust: liss. lad, l2!E asked.
Washington Safe Deposit. 52 bid.
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction Company. s3ts
bid. IS asked Metropolitan los bid, liV1s asked
Gas and Electric Light Stocks Washington Gas.
44R. bid, 45 asked. Gcorgctown Gas. as hid, 80
asked. United siates Electric Light, si sid. ss's
asked.
Insurance stocks.-Firemen's. q bid Franklin.
81 bid Metropolitan. 6s bid Corcoran, IS bid.
Potomac, % bid. Arlington. 125 bid. l4o asked.
Grrman- American. lso hid. 2l5 asked National
unlon. l0h hid. IL asked Columbia, IL bid. l3
asked Riggs. ~ bid. sh asked Peoples. 81
hid. % asked lincoln, so hid, asked. COM
merciul. AZ hid. So asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title ~ hid,
lO7 asked. Columbia Title. bid asked WASH
ington Title, asked. District Title, = asked.
Telephone Stocks. Pennsylvania. Is lid. 50 asked
Chesapeake and Potomac 81 bid. % asked Amcri-
can Graphophons I'D 9,s asked. American
Graphsphone. pfd.. ~ bid. II asked Pneumatic
Gun Carriage. go bid, Is asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Mergenthaler Linotype, i25
bid. 120 asked. Lanston Mosotype. bid. rs nsked
asked.
eEx div.
Evening star., 1897-03-03
AFTER NINE MILLIONS.
The Unsuccessful Guest of Assistant
Secretary Berry.

The Unsuccessful Guest of Assistant
Secretary Berry.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 3.-Camp-
bell P. Perry, assistant treasurer of the
United States, stationed in this city, start
ed out on a quest day or two ago for
make the collection.
Under Instructions from the Secretary OF
the Treasury bearing date Of February II.
Assistant Treasurer Berry was instructed
to demand of Isaac l.. Requa, president of
the Central Pacific Railway Company, and
of the treasurer of that company the sum
mentioned, in order that the governments $
case might not he prejudiced in the future
by failure to formally demand the exact
sum claimed to be due from the railway
company.
The government did not expect the de-
mand to be met and was not disappointed
Within a few days the railway company,
through it's resident attorneys, will make
a detailed reply to the government, setting
forth the offsets and counter claims WHICH
it will be contended, more than balances
the amount of the demand 1t will be
has many judgments which affect every
department of the government. ard tha,
the aggregate of these claims more than
cCunterbalances the demand of the United
States.
The demand is the result of the sale dur
ing last month of block of twenty mort
gage bonds of the railway company hello
by the government as security for subsidy
bonds
Evening star., 1897-03-03
FINANCE AND TRADE
Gravity of the Political Situation in
the Levant
REFLECTED IN SPECULATION ABROAD
Domestic Dealing Was Unaffected
and Advance Continued.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
Special Dispatch TO The Evening star

Special Dispatch 10 The Evening star
NEW YORK. March 3-The gravity Of
the political situation in the Levant was N
hected In all departments OF the foreign
II rarkets this morning. Consols declined
sharply and inspired a sentimental reac-
ton In miscellaneous securities. These con-
litions were ignored in the local market
and the advance of yesterday was re-
sumed. after momentary period of hesi-
fancy. during the opening hour
The demand for the high priced dividend
paying stocks was again marked In al
most every instance securities having an
lnbroken dividend record were sought
after at substantial advances over preyious
sales.
The Vanderbilt properties were features
OF the days operations. both as to the
value OF business and the exten, of gain.
New York Central was in good demand by
friends of the property. as the result OF
well-feunded information relative TO a
funding scheme similar TO that contem-
plated by Lake Shore
The advance extended to = per cen: with
out attracting any considerable am punt of
stock. Omaha and Northwestern were ac:-
we ana higher under the influence of con-
The former was especially in deman 4
more than per cent being added To carly
nSures-
The revival of the proDosed consolidation
scheme may be regarded as indicating con-
hdehce In a coming period OF financial
prosperity. Many important undertakings
have been perfected in detail during the
recent era Of stagnation ana fear and are
now. for the first time, brought to public
attention.
Unless uneXpected results follow the
ccnVeniag of Congress in extraordinary s,.s-
sion. the future course of prices Will not I,.,
dominated by an Irresponsible room .lc-
ment.
The Granger shares were well supI,orte,Is
throughout the day, Burlington especially
being IN demand. The statement OF This
company, mentioned yesterday. is dir. city
responsible for the revival Of activity on
an ascending scale. ST. Paul was bought
for both local and foreign account but
Nashville Jagged in both markets.
The result of the days trading was IA
Norably commented upon I'm all financial
circles outside of the room. Theory is now
beginning to find practical demonstration.
The Improvement noted from time 10 time
preston on the skeptical clique which has
of important interests.
The advance is not expected to continue
without interruption. but its nature Is
thought to he sufficient to deter significant
short selling for the present. The tariff
debate Is relied upon TO develop practically
all OF the adverse features of the situa-
ton and to give impetus to future activity
in the short account.
The Industrial department, while a
feature of only secondary importance. re-
fected the motives operating elsewhere.