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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-02
Cretan War Notes.

1t is understood at Vienna that Grea,
Britain does not desire that the blockade
of the ports of Crete by the warships OF
the Powers shall be continued. The adj
mirals commanding the European war
ships in Cretan waters propose to block
AIDE the Aegean gulf as well and the con-
tinental Powers will adhere to this pro-
posal if England also does.
The Greeks. it is believed at Constan-
tinople, greatly underestimate the
strength of the Turkish forces in Mace.
donna and Epirus. Edhem Pasha the
Turkish commander-in-chief now has al
his disposal about 1oU. 900 fighting men and
supply of ammunition, n fair commissa-
riat. and his medical staff and hospital
corps are in satisfactory condition. All
the strategic points on the frontier are
occupied. defended by newly-thrown-uu
earthworks and other defences, and are
supplied with powerful batteries of ar
tillery.
tinople from the Turkish headquarters at
Elassona are correct. fighting has already
occurred or the Turkish. side of the from
tier of Macedonia. 1t is said that Greek
chieftain. AleXiA Taxi, brother of the
famous chieftain of that name. crossed
the frontier into Macedonia, Sunday. ac-
ccompanied by about Is of his followers
Near Crevena the Greeks met and en-
gagged an advanced post of Turkish
troops, commanded by a German officer
In the fighting which followed the Turks
lost u men killed and had 20 wounded.
including the German officer. The loss OF
the Greeks is not known. The latter sub
Greek territory. The situation is about
as critical as it can be, and it is difficult
to see how war between Greece and Tur-
key can be averted
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PROBALY A BLUFF.
Railroads and Steamship Lines Working
Points for Better New York Facilities.

New York. April IA powerful syndi-
cate is being formed to turn the hitherto
comparatively useless coast of New Jer-
Sey into an immense center of maritime
and railroad commerce.
The plan is to build a sea-fall from Lib
erty Island to Robbins Reef light. a di =
tame of three miles. The mud flats with
in this territory are to be excavated ard
the land built up with piles and piers ex-
tending inward several thousand feet.
Cement bottoms will probably be laid
when the mud is dredued out. Thc n
wharves and warehouses will be built on
the reclaimed land and. it is said. will be
leased by great railroads and steamship
lines which now have similar facilfti .
in New York city.
The present discomfort of the dock corr
panies and steamship lines doing busine IS
In this city over the rentals and arrange
ments now in force will 1t is said. insure
the speedy formation of this syndica tie
and the prompt execution of it's plans I'M
less some concessions or counter scheme
are made by the New \ ork authorities.
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NEW YORK MARKET.


New York. April 1.--Todays market
can be pretty concIusively summed up Ii
In these stocks which persisted interrnit
tingly through the greater part Of the
days trading was the divided influence
on the course Of prices and the effective
also brought to their aid Of yesterdays
raid on the Gould properties. Finally
the coalers and the Gould shares Jumped
TO a higher level OF prices
Prices generally throughout the list at
the same time rose to the highest of the
day. The course In prices Of the coalers
was very irregular. the improving ten
Sency STRUGGLING constantly with the
opening carried up New Jersey Central
ia and Delaware & Hudson III. Lacka-
wanna fell ]; Delaware & Hudson. 3; New
Jersey Central 2; Susquehanna & West
ern pfd.. ~: and Reading pfd. H.
When these stocks began to iuctuate.
the bears opened raid on the Gould
common stock sold of tx: the pfd.. ~:
and the first and second mortgage bonds.
Si2 Western Union lost q Manhattan ].
and Missouri Pacific u. The depression
Gouids through the list. and the Changers
and railroads generally fen a fraction
There was an undercurrent of strength
In the railroad list. The heaviness in the
coalers and the Gould stocks weighed
upon the list, and. in consequence. re-
stricied the dealings somewhat in the
LranKerS.
When a brisk demand for the coal
stocks set In. the shorts hurried to cover
and the Gould shares also recovered. The
coalers recovered all their loss and more
New Jersey Central showing a net gain
OF l% and the others fractional. except
Lackawanna. which closed unchanged
The recovery in the Goulds led the
Changers for nearly the fractional, ex-
cept for Western Union. which lost la
on the day. The Changers and the gen.
eral railroad list rose a fraction. The in
dustrials were not heavily dealt in. Sugar
and General Electric lost 1Ss EACH and
Chicago Gas IA. Consolidated Gas was
also depressed.
In the final rally these stocks recovered
all but "A fraction of their loss. the i'm
provement extending to a fractional net
gain In General Electric. Tobacco rose
IL. net gain of a fraction. Mobile e.
Ohio sold up to 20 and closed at 20i4 bid
as compared with IS at yesterdays
closing.
The closing of the market was strong
and generally at top prices. The South
ern issues We're the future operations and
were alternately advanced and depressed.
The general market was featureiess but
a firm tone throughout, with
values more prominent. the speculative
issues appreciating slightly. The sales
were s95i coo.
Governments held firm. with the new
fours conspicuous for an advance to 124. |
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Michael Moran of Bangor, employed at
Lewis & Sons saw mill. Grindstone. Me-.
had his right arm cut off. Wednesday
night, by a saw. while working on an
edging machine. He was sent to the Old
Town city hospital.
The newsboy employed by Chisholm
Bros. on the Houlton express, which
leaves Old Town at $50 p. NJ. daily, fell
from the train, Wednesday night. when
1t was passing Peacove station. The
train was running about 30 miles an hour.
He struck on his head and rolled under
passenger car of the Bangor local train.
which was standing on the side track
waiting for the express to pass. The boy
was uninjured. He did not receive a
scratch.
Hon. Albion Little of Portland, and
Col. S. n. Campbell. formerly of the
has Eastern Maine Insane hospital commits
win Stevens of Portland, who made the
plans for the buildings, arrived in Ban
gor, at noon on Tuesday and in the after
noon went up to the hospital to look over
the buildings and to prepare to put them
into condition for the two years rest.
They were accompanied by Col. Fred N
Dow of Portland.-Bangor Wing.
The trustees of the Maine State fair
Bangor, Wednesday. The meeting was
held for the purpose of revising the
premium list which has been consider
ably enlarged and changed to meet the
matter of special attractions was also
thoroughly discussed. D. H. Knowlton
secretary of the State Pathological So.
clety. was present to make whatever ar.
to the fruit exhibit in connection with
the fair. The officers present were: s. G.
Jerrard, Kenduskeag; DR.. G. NJ Twitchell
Augusta. Alonzo Libby. Westbrook; E.
den; w. c. Marshall, Belfast; Isaiah
Pompilly, Auburn.
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IN THE SENATE.
Hoars Amendment 10 the Arbitration Treaty
Passed by Overwhelming Vote.

Washington, March 3l.-The Senate to-
day. began voting upon the miscellaneous
amendments TO the Anglo-American arbi-
tration treaty. The proceedings were
conducted in executive session. but IL Is
understood that they were confined al
most exclusively TO the numerous votes
taken. Action upon the amendment Of
fered by Senator Hoar was the first taken
and several senators expressed the opin-
ion that it would render any further
amendment unnecessary.
The first roll call was on Senator Hoar's
amendment 1t was adopted by an over
whelming majority. The final announce
ment was "a to Is. but there had been
four changes in favor of the amendment
before this result was reached. The text
of this amendment is substantially as
follows:
ANY difference which. in the judgment
of either power materially affects its
honor or its domestic or foreign policy
shall not be referred to arbitration under
this treaty except by special agreement.
nor shall any question as to the contin-
uance in force of any treaty which has
previously been made.
1T is further explicitly specified and
agreed that all agreements entered into
by the contracting parties under this
treaty shall be signed by the President of
the United States and receive the appro-
val of the Senate by Il two-thrds vote
before it becomes binding upon either
Great Britain or the United States"
The provision in regard to the contin-
uance of existing treaties was inserted
for the protection of the United States
in connection with the Clayton Bulwer
treaty. The only other affirmative ac-
ton was the adoption of the series OF
amendments offered by Senator Foraker
These amendments are to each article
providing for a tribunal of arbitration
and declares that each case submitted to
arbitration must be tried by separate
tribunal. The arbitrator appointed on
the part of the United States are to be
nominated by the President and con-
firmed by the Senate.
The Chiffon amendment providing for
the submission of all agreements to the
Senate was laid on the table by an aye
and nay vote. because as was urged. the
provision was practically included in the
Hoar amendment.
An amendent introduced by Senator
Mills. expunging the last half of article
six of the treaty invoking the good offices
of other powers before resorting to war
in case of failure to reach an agreement
under the terms of the treaty, was also
lost by close margin.
A motion to omit all of article eight
was laid on the table.
Senator Hansbrough gave notice of a
substitute for the entire treaty which he
said he would Offer Thursday, in the
shape of a resolution setting forth that
while the United States accepts the doc
trine of arbitration as wise and human.
the present treaty is not demanded by
the eXigencies of the times.
When the Senate adjourned it was with
the understanding that the vote on the
amendments should be taken at o'clock
tomorrow
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sTosy or COMMANDMENT.
Shot and Shsll RaIaed on PIucsy Crstans
from. Powers Warships.

London, April 1.-The Canea cor
respondent of the Standard In descrlp
ling the bombardment by the foreig'
warships Of the position taken up p9
the insurgents on the hill to the soutr
| OF Suda Bay, Tuesday evening, says
When the Cretans began their work
Col. Dor proposed to the admirais tna'
they should land mixed force OF oot
men to drive the insurgents from the
position they occupied behind strong
stone wall along a ravine. The Aus
TRAN and French admirals were OPP
posed to taking the offensive, ana they
decided to confine their action to bonn
harding.
by o'clock in the morning, the en-
gagement was in full swing. Inc
Turkish guns In Fort Izzedin could
take only a small part in the firing, as
most of them are directed seward
But Turkish frigate shelled the in
surgents freely though with little
effect.
within an hour later the foreign
men-of-war slgnalled their intention to
lombard. The Grosastchy fired first,
then the II. NJ. S. Ardent and finally
the Austrian gunboat lager. Each
vessel fired in it's turn. aiming chiefly
at the Greek flag which was hoisted
above the stone wall. The Ardent
ceased firing at $50; but, the
Groziastichy ranging closely in shore
by degrees knocked down the wall,
yard by yard every shot telling.
The Cretans held their ground stout
ly. even throwing out skirmishers TO re-
pei the Turkish outpOsts. though they
We're compelled to abandon their own
principal position behind the stone wall.
"At 9.45 A. NJ. II. NJ. $. Camperdown.
the outermost of the large lronclads. be-
gan firing 6-inch shells The Cretans
thereup retired slightly but continued a
heavy fire until 10 o'clock. when the
fired her big guns. The effect was In
Simultaneous. Three ont OF four Of the
shells burst directly in the center of the
insurgents position. and the Cretans fled.
Things were now getting too hot To
last. and the insurgents flag was speed
lily lowered. The Cretans in fun retreat
astchy and the lager. which poured IN
with extreme accuracy of aim a success
sion of shrapnels.
AT Ills the last shell fell. Seeing that
the object OF the bombardment was ac-
compiished. the Russian and Austrian
warships steamed away for blockade ser
vice. The Ardent returned To Suda. The
Turkish soldiery sailed quickly from tn
forts, occupied the positions lately held
by the insurgents. hoisted the Ottoman
flag with great manifestations OF delight,
ana even advanced across the open with
great coolness though exposed to the
continuous fire of the insurgent sharp
shooters. who remained In the ravine up
to the last moment.
AT n.S0 A. NJ. the Turks were still
pouring a rafting rifle fire upon the re-
treating masses OF the insurgents. who
replied with wonderful spirit Altogether
about 100 shells were fired"
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THIS IS SPANISH NEWS.
Il Is Dated Havana But Tells Only Weyler's
Side Of the Story.

Havana. April 1.-The Queen Regent
has cabled her congratulations to Captain-
General Weyler on the capture of General
Ruis Riverrai and the success of the late st
operation against the Cubans.
A dispatch from Matanzas announo es
the surrender there of Major Vallina.
Captain Barrotto. Perfect Captain Sal
dina, Lieut.. Vallejo and IA privates of the
insurgent forces composing what the
Spainiards term the "Barrotto band
Lieut.. Col. Luchana with half bat
Pinar del Rio. Guerilla force and marched
to the Brujo hills where he defeated the
insurgents and captured three of their
positions.
troops. commanded by Col. Boy and
captain Hidalgo, with so cavalrymen from
the plantation of Pillar Haven. infiicte ed
vicinity who retired in disorder. Lieut..
Col. Perez Blanco, one lieutenant and
four soldiers were killed and IA wounded.
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New York Produce market.
New York. April /.

New York. April /.
FLOUR-Receipts. l2.95S; sales, 200
pkgs.; weak: city mills patents, $4.65d
490: do. clears. $4.60MI4.70.
WHEAT-Receipts. 2775: sales, 1890
opened fairly steady. but yielded to act
i've liquidation. bearish cables and croI
news. and turned very weak; July, 75@
75A; Sept, 72a4GI73 sic.
RYE-Steady.
CORN Receipts. 1890: sales. $4,000
quiet. but steady on weather and export
news: July. 2l$M21A.
oATs-Receipts. i5s,soO; sales. 5000: dull
May, %.
BEEF'-Quiet.
PORK-Quiet.
IARD-Steady; prime Western steam
$4.45. nominal.
BUTTER Receipts, 2312 pkgs.; steady.
CHEESE-Receipts, 557 pkgs.; quiet;
state large, 9M12A.
EGGS-Receipts. 12.75O pkgs.; weak
state and Pennsylvania, 10GIl0H.
SUGAR-Raw, firm; fair refining. 8;
centrifugal 81 test. 3as /: refined firm: re-
fined. firm; crushed. 81; powdered. ~:
graduated, 4ss.
PETROLEUM-Quiet.
CCFFEE--,Neak: No. Z. 5.
/ SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Dull.
MOLASSES-Stea
RICE-Steady.
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cRITiCIsEs ENGLAND's ACTION.
Lord Kimberly Says crctan Trouble Might Be-
Settled u England Would Act.

London. April 1.-At the banquet
given in his honor Wednesday evening
at the National Liberal Club. Lord Kim
berly. leader of the Liberal party in the
House of Lor.s. severely arraigned the
Powers for their systematic procrastina-
affair. He complained that every action
was taken to accomplish the end de-
signed.
The sultan" he said. should be re-
CURED to remove his troops from the
island of Crete. and IL he refuses. then
the Powers ought to remove them. The
feeling in this country is that the whole
might be settled If Great Britain should
start promptly and enectually for free
dom and for liberty
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Old People.

Old people who require medicine to reg
ulate the bowels and kidneys will find
the true remedy in Electric Bitters. This
medicine does not stimulate and contains
no whiskey nor other intoxicant. but acts
as tonic and Alternative. 1t acts mildly
on the stomach and bowels addinS
strength and giving tone to the organs
thereby aiding Nature in the performances
of the functions. Electric Bitters is an
excellent appetizer and aids digestion.
Old People find 1t just exactly what they
need. Price fifty cents and 800 per bot
tie at Chas. X. Partridges Drug Store.
m, &f& Wfolrm chWky
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SSH coHoaess.
CONTINUED from page ~

sentative Dolliver of Iowa. Representa-
Mr.. 6onberg OF Pennsylvania. the secre.
tary OF the Tri-State Swedish League Of
the United States. Mr.. Erickson was en-
dorsed by several thousand Swedcs.
An interesting piece Of news In connec-
ton with Speaker Reeds Enforcement of
Mr.. Thomas IL that the Speaker has
recommended only one other candidate
ior federal office. Col. ". Al Pledger Of
Kingston. Jamaica. He was one OF the
original Reed men in the South and
worked hard for the Maine candidate
prior to the st. Louis convention.
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CAUGHT IN AMBUSCAoE.
CUBAN Patriots Decoy Spanish Force Into an
Ambush and Slaughter Them.

1.-The insurgent forces under Baldo-
nero Acosta, 1000 strong. succeeded in
giving false information of pretended
confidential character to Col. Cirujeda,
who sent 100 San Quintan men to re-
connoitre in the territory in the vicinity
of Punta Bravo. Acosta's men had been
previously concealed in ambush
Armed with machetes they charged on
Cirujeda's men, killing the captain and
II soldiers and wounding a lieutenant
and 90 soldiers
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Nominations Confirmed.

Washington. April 1.-The Senate in
executive session. today confremed An
son Burlingame johnson TO be consul OF
the United States at Annoy. China;
charlemagne Tower OF Pennsylvania. to
be minister 10 Austria-Hungary. VIM s..
Shilllngberger OF Pennsylvania. TO be
second assistant postmaster general /:
Penrose A. McI.aia OF Pennsylvania. TO
be collector of internal revenue for the
district OF Pennsylvania: Alexander
Montgomery Thacksrav OF Pennsylvania.
TO be consul a. havre. France: and sev-
eral promotions In the army and marine
corps OF the navy.
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ASKING FOR ARTILLERY.
Foreign AdmiraIs Evidently Enjoy Blsodshcd
By the Way They Act.

London. April 1.-The Times pub
fishes a dispatch from it's Canea cor
respondent saying that the admirals
have asked the Powers for battery of
artillery each for use in Crete.
Col. Vassos remains passive at
AlilIianu. He does not intend to take
the aggressive against the Powers.
But. although the insurgents ac-
knowledge him as their chief, he has
little control over them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-02

A whole fleet of damaged ships arrived
at ST. Johns, N. F.. Tuesday night and
Wednesday. Among the vessels are the
bark Velen Isabelle. which lost sails and
deck gear, and the brigantine Jersie.
which has sustained general damage.
Several of the crew of the latter vessel
We're frost bitten. The bark Silver Sea
also arrived with the loss of bulwarks,
part of her cargo. The schooner Elite had
her rails carried away and was frozen in
an Ice foe for three weeks. Four of her
port that the ice foe is unusually heavy,
extending for nearly 800 miles off the
coast,
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ROBIN-DuII,
TALIOW-Qulef.
az TALi0W Steady; city. az; country,
P1G IRoN-Easy: southern. soan,.
Northern, tlO50Ml2.0.
CoPPER.-Easy: brokers. sf1.D; cx-
., IA 3 Quiet; brokers. quiet; exchange.
TIN-Easy; straishts. si1.soa1s.0; plate,
observation-disclosures, Nls.
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The Laurada AGAIN Seized.

Wilmington, Del, April 1.-The
Laurada was seized. Wednesday night.
by the customs officials on suspicion of
having violated the provisions under
which she was allowed to sail from
Baltimore.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-02

al. VS.. the steamship Croatia, was heard
in the United States district court Bos-
ton. Wednesday. This is a libel to re-
cover damages aggregating $10,360 for fhe
loss of the schooner Maud b, Witherell
her cargo and the personal effects of her
crew. in collision in a fog off the Nova
Scotia coast. June 10. 1896, In running at
too great a rate of speed in fog. The
Hamburg Packet Co. of New York, own
er of the steamer, denies responsibility
and asserts that the damages claimed are
grossly exaggerated.
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BASE BALL.

Portland Argus: Mr.. Clarity has de-
cided to devote his entire time to man
aging the Lewiston team, and will take
up his residence in Lewiston shortly.
This fact should place the success of
base ball in that city beyond doubt. We
do not question the ability of the Port
land directors to run the business with
out any suggestions from outsiders. but
we beg leave to remark that they have
placed the price of season tickets. at
what seems to be a point way below the
profit mark. This view of the matter is
liable to appeal forcibly to President
Woodbury. and his coaljutors most any
the patrons would then be withdrawn
Better take them while they are going.
Let us see: Fifty games at S. would be at
the rate of 10 cents game. Talk about
your bargains, this one is the best yet.
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| On the produce exchange. today. thu
| butter market steady. creamery. 16GH
| dairy. HAS; cheese steady, 10Y G1ON: eggs
May wheat closed at loss of y and
July at gain of Nc. May sold at one
Il time below 10c., but the market recovered.
Corn and oats were firm and advanced
about 1sc.. each. Provisions show very
little price changes.
In wheat. the Liverpool market opened
steady at unchanged prices to Nd. higher
and a little later at Nd. decline, COM
pared with yesterdays closing. Mime
apolis and Duluth receipts we're heavy.
the number of cars reported being So.
The opening price for May varied In
different parts of the pit from !O7s to l0ts
against yesterdays closing price OF 7O1s.
and touched 7Os4 before it made plunge
to 6s7s. At 20 cents there were number
of waiting orders both to buy and sell.
and in hot fight, during which wheat
stopped and fell. the buying side began
11.30 o'clock the price jumped to 70@@
l0s4. During. the last hour, the export
and milling demand caused a slight drain
in prices. May closing at 70is.
Corn followed wheat only when that
market turned upward. Prices. held
steady. Clearances amounted. today. to
l.136.0 600 bushels. Prices at no time showed
opened opens 'I anehanged at AK. sold between
24s.a247s and 25G25k. closing firm at 3.
On oats. a steady feeling and an ex-
tremely dull trade were reported. sea.
board clearances were liberal, 10000
bushels. May opened unchanged at In.
advanced to 17Ssd171s and was bringing
that price at the close.
Provisions prices were firm. The open
ing was strong on small hog receipts.
After a moderate reaction, prices firmed
up again. the market closing steady with
but little change. May pork closed UNI
changed at ss.571s: May lard. ~ higher:
at A25: and May ribs. 21s higher, at
$4.671SG4.70
Estimated receipts for Friday-Wheat;
u cars; corn, IS; oats. lis; hogs. lS.oOV
head
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Washington Bicycle Race.

Washington, April 1.-The score in
the bicycle race at midnight. Schoch,
1912 miles; Lawson, 966; Alberts, 937
Golden, 902; Cassidy, S41; Ricierre, sos:
Ford, 1859; Muller, 1928.