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The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS FIGHTING
Osman Pasha Crushes a Force Landed to
Attack the Turks in the Rear -Edhem's
Army Advances After Peace Nego-
tiations Have Begun.

VIENNA, AUSTRIA, May 19.-The Neue
Freie Presse publishes a dispatch giving
an account OF the landing of 4C00 Greek
troops at Avlona, Albania, with view of
making an attack upon the rear of the
Ottoman force in Epirus. Learning OF
this movement, Osman Pasha sent an
overwhelming Turkish force from Janina
to meet them. A battle ensued and lasted
for twenty-four hours. The Greeks were
defeated, retiring with loss of 1000 killed.
LONDON, Eng, May 19.-It is evident
from dispatches received here that the
Turkish advance guard continued its for
ward movement after the pourparIers for
an armistice began. The Greeks resisted,
and series Of skirmishes ensued, in one
OF which foreign legion was involved.
The commander of the legion, Captain Va
ralassi, was mortalIy wounded. The Turks
advanced to Antinitza, midway between
Dhomoko and Lamia and the Greeks re-
tired to the latter place
The correspondent of the Morning Post,
who was with the Greek army at Dho-
moko, has reached Athens, from which
city he telegraphs that the retreat of the
Greeks was made in good order. The
moon brightly illuminated the rough
country through which the troops passed,
enabling them TO readily see their way
The Crown Prince displayed great COOL
ness and courage
Constantinople resume of the official
view CT the situation, while claiming that
the Turkish demands are fully justified,
declares that the Porte would not create
difficulty regarding the ayment of an IN
demnity or the cession of Tnes saIy, but
that it is impossible to modify its de-
mands for the abolition of capituIations
in favor OF Greek subjects in the Turkish
empire.
Should Europe attempt to forcibly COM
pei the Porte to yield this point, a situa-
ton would be created which, it is declared,
would endanger the general peace. The
Porte could not be answerable for the
grave consequences that would follow the
inevitable excitement of the Turkish pop
ulace.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
THIS FROM THE CZAR.
Text Of ths Felicitous Message Sent
by Nicholas to Abdul
Hamid.

LONDON, Eng May ia dispatch
from Constantinople gives the following
rs the text of the Cars message to the
Sultan, asking for a cessation of hostiE-
ties:
Your Imperial Majesty will not feel
astonished by the fact that, encouraged
by the evidence of the sincere friendship
and neighborly feeling which exist be-
tween Us, take upon myself the task OF
addressing to your august sensibility nv
expression of the wish that you will
crown the heroic success of your soldiers
by suspension of hostilities. This is
course which will be in entire accord with
the firmness and peaceful mode ration you
evinced at the com mencement of the CAM
paign. Your Imperial Majesty Will thus
ccomplish an act which will be entirely
in conformity with wisdom and moder-
alton, and which will serve to still further
argument the respect and admiration
you personally inspire and of which /
will forever retain memory. l pray your
Imperial Majesty be good enough to be-
lieve in my unalterable friendship"
According to the dispatch the Sultan re-
piled expressing lively and sincere thanks
and informing the CZ2r that ne had o.
dered the Turkish commanders 10 stop
fighting. In conclusion the Sultan said:
Il pray your Imperial Majesty also to
take into consideration that l wish for the
friendly Intervention of the powers to as
sure the re.esta olishment of peace. having
Tor its result the safeguarding of the
rights and prestige of my Government and
the maintenance of general peacs by SUBJ
seouent continual security of my from
ter
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
MORGAN,S UTION.
Vofe to Bo Taken tn a Feto Days and 1t
viii surely Pass.

wa surely PdSs.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 19-Mor.
gan's resolution providing for the recog-
milton of Cuban belligerency will reach a
vote in the Senate in very few days and
pass by large majority. All indications
point to the approaching end OF long
session of debate and the rapid breaking
down of the opposition forces. The vote
will be reached, moreover, by amicable
agree ment and without resort to dog-ln-
the-manger methods by mem bers of con-
1icting factions. The truth of the matter
is that the opposition to the resolution
has broken down under the overwhelming
sentiment in its favor, so that its final
passage can now be prevented only by
the adoption of downright flibustering
tactics. No Republican Senator, not even
Hale or Hoar, appears willing TO resort 10
this method, and so after a few more
speeches have been made and the cor
respondence called for by the Senate has
been submitted a vote will be taken by
common consent.
Several OF the managers among the Re-
publicans are opposed 10 the Morgan reso-
luton. but they are now alive to the wis.
dom and necessity OF permitting vote to
be taken, and while the two subjects of
Cuba and the tariff may for few days
run along side by side in the proceedings
of the Senate. the sentiment OF the ma
iority will prevail and the Morgan resolu-
ton be adopted. 1t is quite possible that on
Monday an arrangement will be made in
open Senate for taking a vote. Many Re-
publican Senators are still inclined TO
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paying of an indemnity would be merely
putting her creditors money into the
Suitan's nockets
SIGNED AT ARTA.
Comm anders Attach Their Sigma
lures to the Agreement for
an ArmiStice.

ATHENS, GREECE, May 19-The agree
ment concluding an armlstice was signed
at Arta al noon to-day by the command
ers of the Greek and Turkish forces. 1t
was arranged that the Turks should re-
occupy their position on the right bank of
Arachtos (Arta) River, and that the
Greeks should retire to the left bank.
The Government telegraphed the text
of the agreement to Crown Prince Con.
stantlne at Lamita, ard instructed him to
send officers 10 Edhem Pasha to notify
him OF the armistice that had been con-
cluded for Epirus. Constantine arrived at
Imerba. five miles from Lama this even
ing and held telegraphic conversation
with Prime Minister Ralli.
Smolenskl's army has arrived at Lamia,
and he has joined Constantine at Imerbe.
A Greek torpedo boat has captured the
steamship Minerva bound for Volo with
seventy Turkish sailors and the new Turk
ish Governor of Volo aboard.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
THE RAVY EMBARRASSED.
Injuries to the 6rookyn Drydock WIN
Keep 0ut Battle Ships for SIX
Mon bS

WASHINGTON. D. c., May 19.-The
accident to the new drydock in the Brook
lyn Navy Yard is more serious than was
at first realized. 1t is now certain that
the navy will be unable to use it again for
large vessels for six months and perhaps
longer. Rear Admiral Bunce telegraphed
Commodore Matthews, chief of the
bureau. that $4,000 would be required to
repair the dock. Should an accident
occur to either the Massachusetts or In
diana that required docking the Govern
ment would find itself without means of
taking them from the water at any port
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
Quoted a cheap restaurant on Butte
avenue. Shortly after she opened it

Quoted a cheap restaurant on Butte
avenue. Shortly after she opened it
Davidson came and took charge of the
kitchen. Soon he began to find fault with
her management, and about three weeks
ago he left for Los Angeles. From that
city Davidson sent many letters and tele-
grams asking his wife to come to him. but
no attention was paid to them. Finally
he sent word that he would come and
compel her to return with him. The
woman expected trouble, but not of a
serious character, and she was not sur
prised when he appeared this morning.
Davidson arrived on the Kramer stage
at 10 O clock and at once went to the res
taurant.
II see you're not glad at my coming" )"
said the eX-husband when his salutation
to her on entering the restaurant was
not answered.
II don't want anything to do with
you," was he1 reply.
Without giving the intruder further
notice, Mrs. Davidson went out through
the kitchen door to a neighboring store
for a bottle of vinegar. Davidson awaited
her return, and went out to meet her. She
tried to avoid him by crossing the
street, but he crossed over after her. On
meeting her he said something, and sew
eral bystanders heard her exclaim, "No,
no, no. no." Davidson CRASHED one of
her hands and drew pistol. The woman
struck the weapon aside, and the bullet
era shed through the bottle she was carry
ing. She then tried to shield her face
from second bullet, which entered and
passed through her right shoulder. As
the woman vas falling Davidson shot her
in the left side. The fourth shot was fired
at her PROSTATE body, but missed its
marx.
Men who had witnessed the shooting
it was all done so quickly that they had
not time to interfere-came running up,
and while some seized the assassin and
hustled him off to the camps Jail others
raised the dying woman and carried her
into the restaurant. She lived but few
minutes.
raved like mad man, declaring that he
was crazy and repeatedly calling for re-
volver with which to end his life. When
searched in his cell another loaded pistol
was found on his person.
Soon the news OF the brutal murder
spread and men came running from all
directions. Low mutterings soon devel-
oped into shouts from the more hot
headed ones to hang Davidson at once.
The friends OF law and order hastily de-
cided to entice the mob away, and passed
out word that the Citizens Committee
would meet at once.
In the meantime the citizens commit
tee was not idle. A light wagon with the
best span of mules in the district was
fitted out and held in readiness, while
Citizen Fugard went among the people
telling them to hurry to the meeting
place. Fugard worked his way along
Butte avenue toward the calaboose. On
his arrival there the team hove in sight,
and a prominent mine.owner, growing
suspicious, asked Fugard:
''Are you going to take that fellow
away?"
Fugard looked at his questioner mo-
ment and exclaimed, "What, me? Not
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20

on the Eastern coast. as the Port Roy al
dock can take none of the battle-shlps ex-
cept at extraordinary stages of high tide,
which occur. as rule, semi-annuolly.
Fortunately few of the battle-ships re-
quire the attention of a dock, but there is
the possibility of some accident Detailing
them which might render it imperative
for the shin to be taken from the water
with out delay and that renders the situ-
alton embarrassing.
The battle-ship IoNa goes into commits
sion June 15 and should be docked duri n e
the next few months.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
CAREER OF THE VIDsoNs.

Gained Notoriety IN Sensational Suit
against a millionaire.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, May 19.-David
I. Davidson and the woman known as
Mrs. Emily Davidson, passing as his wife,
had checkered career in Los Angeles.
At III East First street they kept res
taurant, which was som etimes controlled
by both together and from time to time
was the individual property of one or the
other. The apparent domestic trouble be-
tween the two did not have any lasting
effect upon their financial affairs here,
for the ownership of their establishment
seemed to pass back and forth between
them.
The Davidsons first came into promi-
nence last October, when they figured in a
sensational denouement. that has since
been denounced as blackmail. Davidson,
accom- panied by two detectives, found
Mrs. Davidson in company with Henry
Worthington, q Denver mill ionaire, then
soiourning here, and from evidence then
obtained in a dramatic way a divorce suit
was instigated by Davidson on statutory
grounds. He was given decree about
four months ago.
After the divorce was granted Davidson
went to Randsburg and opened u restau-
rant, leaving the Los Angeles place in
charge OF Emily. Two weeks later she
followed him and Davidson came back.
The fact that they were divorced did not
seem to interfere in the least with their
mode of life. Davidson came to Los An
geles to prosecute a suit against Worth
ington for $50 900 for alternating the affec-
tlons OF his wife.
The case was tried in the Superior Court
on the 18th inst. and resulted in verdict
for the defendant. In his answer to the
complaint against him Worthington de-
nounced the Davidsons as pair of black
mailers and immoral persons, and de-
clared that the woman was not David
sons wife and the two had engaged in a
conspiracy to extort money from him.
Davidson left this city Tuesday night,
accompanied as far as the station by E. A.
Bartlett, bis steward, who claims that
Davidson gave him the restaurant here.
Bartlett says that ! e believes the murder
of Mrs. Davidson to have been long pre-
meditated, for before leaving this city
Davidson said TO him:
''In case / don't come back you take the
restaurant and run it for what you can
make out of it."
Bartlett says that when Davidson left
the city he had $1,000 in money on his per-
son and wore $500diamond pin.
Davidson's father is said to be million
aire, living in Santa Cruz County, and he
has relatives in San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
UL-ISLAM'o REVELATION.
Declares That Allah Would Have
Thessaly Reunited to
Turkey.

LONDON, Eng, May 19.-According to
dispatch to the Daily Mail from Vienna
the 1agebIatt says: The Sultan has con-
suited Sheik- Ul-I Islam, who declared it to
be the will OF Allah that Thessaly should
be reunited to Turkey. Should the Sultan
act upon this religious prompting, it may
be extremely difficult for the powers to
prevent his purpose from being carried out.
The Telegraph's Constantinople CORE
spondent says the Sultan has stated to
Baron de Calico, the Austro- Hungarian
En- mbassador that he is willing to modify
the terms of peace, which were form ulated
under pressure OF the Irritation at the
fresh Greek attacks in Epirus.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
WILL PAY NO GOLD.
Prime Minister Ralli Says Greece
VIII Resist the Indem-
pitv Demand,

BERLIN, GERMANY, May 19.-The
Athens cores pondent of the Frankfort
Z'itung says that in an interview to-day
Prime Minister RalIi declared that La
nssa and Trkkala, the richest provinces
in Greece, had been devastated and the
harvest spoiled by the war and that the
Government would have to provide for
130, 600 refugees. Thus it would be IN
possible for the Government to pay an in
cemnity to Turkey.
Ralli added that the Government medi-
tated compromise with Geeece's foreign
creditors when peace was concluded. The
system OF European control of Greece's
hnances which had been mentioned in
connection with q settlement of the war
was humiliating. Moreover 1t was worth
less, Tor Greece was in bankruptcy. The
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20

much" and with look of disgust wended
his way to the lookup and ordered the
committeeman to hurry.
AS soon as the prisoner was brought
out and hurried into the wagon cry
went up, but Constable Bohannan's shot
gun and the pistols of the other four COM
mitteemen held the most anxious of the
would. be lynchers at bay. The mules
were whipped up and dashed out of town,
followed by yells of rage from the bafaed
miners.
Davidson was taken to Bakersfield to.
night.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
FOR MINISTER TO PERU.

official Annonanceniento of Irri,ag s. Dud-
fey's A~iecifon.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 19-It was
officially announced tonight that Irving
5. Dudley, prominent Republican of San
Diego. Cal, will be nominated next week
for Minister to Peru. This is the place for
which ex-Representative Hunter of Ken
tucly was an applicant. Mr.. Dudley is a
brother OF W. w. Dudley, the well-known
Republican politician of Indiana.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-20
ESCAPES WITH THE CASH,
Young Bank Messenger Collects S45, 900
at Bosfon's Clearing Hcuse and
Then D.scppears.

at 6osfon'S Clearing House and
Then Disappears.
BOSTON. Mass. May 19-Arthur King,
a nineteen-year-old messenger for the
Boylston National Bank, was sent to the
Clearinghouse this morning to collect
the balances due his bank. He had an
order on Freeman's National for 500, 600
and an order for $4,000 on the Union
Loan and Trust Company. These he COL
lected and failed TO return to his bank
with the cash. The police were notified.
and telegraphed to those of New York
and elsewhere to be on the lookout for
him. There is not the slightest trace of
him since noon, when he got the last of
the cash. The young man has been i'm
plicitly trusted heretofore. His father
rendered his services to the bank in hunt
ing his son.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23
E LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
N~N<D~N~>~<~<><>>><~~>|-~~
FREE GRAVEL ROAD LETTING-NO-
TICE TO GRAVEL ROAD
CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be
fceelVed by the auditor of Bartholomew county
for the construction OF ten (10) miles OF free
gravel reads in Sandcreek township, Bartholomew
plans and Specifications file in the au-
ditor's office at Columbus. Ind Said ten (i0)
miles are divided into seven divisions as follows
to wit: =
Section No. is 74SS feet in length; section No.
Is 6,6iz feet in length; section No is 655 feet
in length; section NO. 10 is $50 feet in length
section No. II is S,622 feet in length section No
y Is S6lS feet In lengths section No. 10 is 1852
feet in length
Separate bids must be filed upon each division.
but bids may be filed upon ali the divisions as a
whole.
No bid will be entertained in excess of the
estimated cost as reported by the engineer ana
viewers. Bidders 70 file bonds in double the
amount of their bids for the faithful performance
Of the work, with sufficient sureties. two OF whom
must be resident freeholders OF Bartholomew
county, Indiana.
All the bids must be filed with the county au-
ditor at Columbus, Ind. by 10 O'Clock a. m.
November the 9th, 1897, when bids will be
and contracts awarded.
All bidders 10 furnish w. w. Lambert, county
attorney, Columbus, Ird with list Of the
names offered OH their respective bonds Cor fur
nish other proof of the suf1ciency of the bonds)
on or before the 26th dev of November, 1887. The
board reserves the right to reject any and all
bids, and TO award the contracts in accordance
with the law and equity of the bids filed. In the
event that the bonds 10 be sold to pay for the
construction of said roads shall fail to sell as is
now provided bv law said bidder bidders to
take the bonds in payment of his contract price.
e. b. NEWLY,
II. c. HARRIS,
DANIEL WERTZ
Board of Commissioners.
Witness! my hand and the seal of the Board
18th day of November, 1857 at the city of Co
4 lumbus. /. Is. JARRETT. Auditor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23
STARVATION IN CURA.
Death Rate from Famine Reported to
he Increasing.

NEW YORK. Nov. 22.-The Journals cor
respondent at Havana says: General
Blanco and Senior Congosta are working
hard to aid the reconcentrados. but the Of
ficials in whose hands relief lies complete
ly ignore instructions. Relief Agent Hate
of the consulate staff, distributed food
among tho starving Americans at GUIANA
bacoa on Thursday The police broke into
one home at midnight and loudly demanded
to know who had sent the food. The fright
ened inmates tremblingly answered that the
supplies were sent them by the United
States government, and when the widow
owner produced her citizenship papers the
officials hastily withdrew, Had these people
not been naturalized it is evident the dona-
ton Of food to save their lives would have
been accounted a heinous crime
The alcalde Maury, is noted for brutal
actions toward starving Cubans, and Gen.
Blanco would do Well to remove him. In
MatanZaS the reconcentrados for months
have been worked TO death by the munich
pal authorities Every day come instances
winch snow the utter hollowness of the
paper campaign of mercy. 1t exists in the
minds of the chief officials and they are
powerless TO enforce it. The late official
declarations that the pacihcos will be fed
are ABSURD. The troops are dying of slow
starvation, and Spain can never attend to
the wants of Cubans before her own army
Perhaps the most puerile decree yet pub
ished is that announcing the remission of
outy on cattle imported for farmers to re-
stock Weyler stole cattle from the Cubans
and sold them for his own benefit and these
plundefed men, who are naked and starv-
ing, are coolly told they may repurchase
cattle without paying Spain for the privi-
iege. The people cry for bread and are Of
Iered stone The intransigent press bitter
~ attacks Americans for sympathy exhib-
lteu toward the starving. An insulting ar
ticle headed "Yanlleesn1o el ComerciOs l,if-
terly attacks the United States and begs
tnem 10 attend to their own starving. BY
ofncial reports, which only cover the large
trochas. 100000 deaths are entered for the
last eighteen months. Tho mortality is APP
palling, and this months record in Havana
city Is expected to reach nearly four thou
sand
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-23
SALE OF TROTTERS.
Horse with Good Record AuctiOned
of at New York.

NEW YORK, Nov 22.-The annual sale
of champion trotters and PAGERS, conducted
by William 3. Fasig & Co., of this city
and Cleveland. began at Madison-square
Garden to-day. 1t will last nine days. There
are more than seven hundred horses to be
sold. over fifty of which have a record be-
low 2:15 and more than two hundred below
2:9O. There were five hundred or more peo-
pie at the garden when the sale began
George Balm, of Lexington, ny, was the
first auctioneer. Following are the best
sales: Greenlander Girl, blk. m, y. o..
record 2:14l6 ACCOMPLISHMENTS, to j. S.
Murray, of Chester n. Y; $780, Captain
Jack. blk g., " o., Black Wilkes-Mattie
c., to Stewart Flynn, Of Southington
Conn; $685. Bright Light b. m, 15,l hands
1892. Dark Night--Maid of the Mist record
2:OSM PAGER, to b. II. Demarest of Bos-
ord lis. Ambassador Regalo, to l.. White
head, New York, 1880. Hornelia Wilkes
trotter CHI. f.. 1894, race record 2:l64, Hor-
nell Wilkes-Isabell, to Albert Moser, Wen
ma Austria SO 800. Alice Leburn, b. M. 1891
Baron Wilkes-Mattie and George M, b.
M, 1891. Wilton-Daughter of, were sold as
g. team 10 Schlesssnger. of Vienna, for
5000. Valleau. b. h., record 2;l2 1880 SEN
tinel Wilkes-K Kitty Cuyler. to r. Vronk,
New York, $3.50; Pastoral b. m, record
g:l3 1855 Acolyte- Cathedral TO Albert
Moser Viei ma, Austria, " 700. cephas, b..
E., 1887, Cyril-Molly Matchless. to H. Oar
lington. Pittsburg. s., 900 Royal Victor. b.;
h., record 2:OSs4. 1891, Roy Wilkes-Highland
Mary, to S. r. Clark, New Haven Conn,
SO 600.
At the American HorHe Exchange to-day
a lot Of horses belonging to John ;: Brat
ton, of ST. Louis, the Chestnut Hill STOCK
farm and other exhibitors at the horse show
were sold at auction. Some Of the horses
were prize winners. The best prices realized
were: Cadet and Rufus, b. g., live ana SIX
years. to George Watson England, 81 OO1'
Governor EroW n, br. g., six years. sire Bad
ger Sprague, to George Watson, England,
Sl.5c0. Pride and Caprice, ch; m, I'VE ana six
years. to r. Martin, New York, $3.50.