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The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12
Telegraph and Telephone Tax.

Augusta, May 11.-State assessors have
assessed the following taxes against tele-
phone and telegraph companies: New
England Telephone and Telegraph, 81 ,312;
White Mountain Telephone, SAY; Dirigo,
s1S; Franklin, s37; Northern Telegraph,
500; Maine, 81 ,25o; Western Union and
International, $4,375; Eastern, $3.50; Ca
madam Pacific, $3.50 Postal Telegr aph,
Cable, 1926; Portland & Rumford Falls
Railway Co., SIS; Great Northwest t, $3.50:
The rate of taxation is two and one-half
per cent of the valuation.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12
Local Weather Report.

Portland, Me-, May 1.-THE local
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are as follows:
8 a. m.-Barometer, 29,923; thermo-
meter. As: dew point, As; humidity, 100:
wind. s.: velocity, 4; weather, cloudy.
s D. m.-Barometer, 29,9S5; thermo-
meter, At; dew point, 45, humidity, 90:
wind, Sc; velocity, 5; weather, partly
cloudy.
mum thermometer, so; minimum ther-
mometer, AZ; maximum velocity of
wind, IA, E; total precipitation. Is.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12
GREEK ARMY NOTIFIED.
Announcement Of Mediation Of the
Powers Made.
FEELING OF RELIEF AT ATHENS
OVER END OF WAR.

Prince Const antin Issues a Proclamation
to the Army which Reads Well But Is
Behind Han d-Formal Acceptance of
Mediation Made.
Athens, May 1.-THE government has
notified the Greek army of the mediation
of the powers.
M. Skouldis consulted all day long yes
terday with the premier M. Ralli and
the King. All the officials of the foreign
Office were up all night in authorization
Of the action of the German minister. who
early this morning sent his secretary to
inform the Greek foreign office that he
had received instructions to Join in the
representations of the powers and to
proffer mediation. AS soon as the replv
of Greece to the note of the powers was
handed to the representatives of the pow
ers the latter telegraphed the Greek de-
cision to the representatives of the powers
at Constantinople with the request that
they obtain an ar1nistice with the view
of arranging for permanent peace.
There is a sense of relief in Athens to-
uety dU UilC PIoopSCu Va lHlIlCu1dUC emu TO
the calamitous war.
Grown Prince Constantin yesterday is
sued the following address to the troops
at Domokos:
Soldiers-The Greek army retired to
Domokos because our positions at
Pharsalos were not strong enough to hold
against enemy greatly superior in num-
bers. But the position you occupy here
are so strong that our army may be con
sidered invincible. / am confident YOU
will be able not only to repulse with
success every attack of the enemy, but
you will shortly be able to take the often
sive and compel him to abandon Greek
territory.
Remember you defend the sacred soil
of the fatherland and the honor of the
King and nation. The enemy must not
be allowed to make further step into
Greece. know you have suffered and
are still suffering many priyations af-
ter having been obliged to fight SO many
days, but we must endure these priva-
tions patiently, confident that we are do
ing our duty to fatherland.
(Signed)
"CONSTANTIN.
The Greek commisiariat has collapsed.
The only rations now received by the sol
diers are bread and cheese. Not even
coffee is procurable.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
Turkey Preparing for steonger Foe Tha


London, May IA despatch to the
Standard from Constantinople says that
1t is reported that orders have been sent
out for the mobilization of the sixth and
seventh army corps reserves stationed at
Bagdad and in Smyrna, an for the imme-
diate despatch of fifty battalions to
Koniah, from which point they will be
taken to Ismeed, in Asia Minor.
These prepa rations, which involve an
expense that Turkey is quite unable to
bear, cannot be required against Greece
and they excite anxiety as Indicating
that Turkey is preparing either to con-
herself in such strong position that she
will be able to ignore the Powers and
their plan of mediation.
Outrages by Turks.
/. London, May 1.-THE Athens corre-
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
M. Ralli, the premier, showed me today
dispatches and reports from Col. ManoS
and various civil authorities in Epirus
showing that fourteen villages between
Tourour and Keastrosyika, have been
burned by the Turks after all the women
and children had been maSSacred, except
few who had hid in the Businesses of
Mount Zalongos, or concealed themselves
in the marshes along the shore and
| managed to get aboard the Greek ships.
| Not stone of the village of Kamarina is
left standing The men fought like lions
in defense of the women, who sought re-
| fuge in the woods and caves of Mount
ZaIongos and when chased by the Turks
| jumped from precipices to avoid capture
and dishonor.
Pitiful Scenes Witnessed. =
London, May IA despatch to the
Daily News from Lamia, dated Sunday,
says that $4,000 Thessalians are herded
| there and in the neighboring villages af-
| ter the successive flights from the Tyr
navos, Larissa, Pharsalos and Domokos.
! The most - pitiful scenes are to be wit
| messed on every hand.
Will Be No Holy War.
Constantinople, May 1.-THE Porte
has given positive official denial to the
statement that the Sheikhum- Islam has
| issued a circular to the Imams in Con-
| stantinople and the provinces foreshadow-
| ing holy war, and to the report that
Sacred edict was already being prepared.
Russia and Austria Trade.
London, May 12.-The correspondent of
| the Daily News at Rome says: 1t is re-
ported here that Russia and Austria have
concluded an agreement to maintain the
status quo in the Levant and to divide
influence in the Balkans, giving Russia
free hand in the eastern portion and
Austria in the western.
An Interesting Report.
Arta, May lit is reported that the
Turks have severed the arms and legs of
all the Greeks found in village on the
plain of Louros, and left the mutilated
bodies by the roadside to terrorize the
population.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12

MEDIATION ACCEPTED.
Powers Have Completed Negotiations at

AtnenS.
Athens, May ia collective note from
the powers on the subject of mediation
has been presented to the Greek minister
for foreign affairs by the Russian min
lister here, M. Onou.
Greece has formally adhered to the pre-
liminaries of peace as agreed upon be-
tween the powers and the heads of the
different legations have received positive
assurances, investing them with authori-
ty to treat with Turkey
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12
The Pennington Bonds.

Lewiston, May ia special to the
sun from Pennington says deposits were
made to the amount of s2400 to take up
railroad bonds issued by Pennington for
the purpose of extending the Maine Cen
trail from Pennington to West Farming
ton-making about $14 600 to date.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12
Orders by Adjutant General Richards.

Augusta, May 11.-Adjutant General
Richards has issued order that the in
spector general of the Maine National
Guards shall inspect companies on seven
days notice, without waiting for the
semi-monthly drill nights. He has also
ordered all military property condemned
to be shipped at once to the quartermaster
general.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12
cLEvELAND's ORDER STANDS.


| House Refuses to Concur in Senate
Amendment-Also in One Relating tt
Pearl Harbor.
Washington, May 1.-THE considera
ton of the Senate amendment to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill was finished
by the House today and the bill sen to a
conference. President Cleveland's forest
reservation order was the subject of much
debate and the House voted not to concur
in the Senate amendment to annul the
order, with the understanding that the
conferees should arrange an amendment
which would have the same effect.
The most interesting debate was on the
appropriation of $4,000 to improve Pearl
harbor, in the Hawaiian islands, which
was rejected by vote of IS to 50. .Mr
Hit of Illinois, past and prospective
chairman of the committee on foreign
affairs, earnestly urged the Importance of
taking steps to confirm the title of this
government to the harbor in view of the
Senate proposal to abrogate the Hawaiian
treaty. He was supported by Messrs
Cummings, New York; Henry, Connecti
cut; Parker, New Jersey; Simpson, Kan
sas; and opposed by Mess1s. Scannon,
Illinois; Sayers, Texas; Walker, Massa-
chusetts.
The House decided to concur in the
amendment which gives the President
power to appoint the twelve mineral land
commissioners thus taking them out OF
the classified service and the provisions
for four new commissioners and four
deputy marshals for Alaska and for con-
tinuing the investigation of the seal
fisheries.
n1.s rIo11cn c0nti ra11nd IL. I.-e- 10 II
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12
Two Years For Harry.

Manchester, N. H., May ia Ply
mouth special to the Union says that
t.arry Frizzel, who shot Mrs. Edith
Young in that town on December s, last
.entenced today two years in the state
iison at Concord. Frizzel had been pay
iag some attention to Mrs. Young and be-
came enraged when she tried to dismiss
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12
fHE WEATHER.

Boston, May IL.
Local forecast
for Boston and
v i C i n i ty for
Wednesday,: In
creasing cloudi-
ness and probably
showers, con-
tinued W a r m
south to south
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12

"The proposed temporary duty on tea
so much the first year as estimated, be-
cause of the large stock on hand, and the
short stocks would be maintained with
the knowledge that tea would soon go
back to the free list; and the proposed
increased of international revenue taxes
would also increase the revenue to the
extent estimated. But the other proposed
amendments would, as whole, diminish
rather than increase the revenue.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12

Sanford, May 1.-THE office of the
Mousam River Railroad company here
was entered by burglars during the night.
A hole was drilled in the safe, but the
thieves were evidently frightened away,
as no further damage was done. A re-
volver and box of cartridges only were
missing. The burglars entered and left
the place by a window.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12


covered in ITS Incipient Stages But IL
Was impossible to Stop 1t.
Gardiner, May 1.-THE largest ice plant
on the Kennebec river, situated at Far
mingdale, about three miles up the river
from here and consisting of the buildings
of two companies, the Consolidated Ice
company of New York and McCausland
and Morrill,, was completely destroyed by
fire this evening together with over 75, 900
| tons of ice. The loss is estimated at $780,
| 600.
The buildings which were entirely of
| wood, were nearly filled with the product
of last winter harvest. In the Consoi-
dated houses which We're all connected
and which extended nearly quarter of q
mile along the river front there were Co.,
900 tons of ice distributed in twenty y-nine
compartments. The McCausland and
MorrilPs buildings were only short dis
tance away, and were about one-third as
large as the Consolidated, and in the big
sheds was 5000 tons of ice. The two
plants have for sometime been one of the
most conspicuous objects on the river be-
| low Augusta.
Directly behind the ice houses runs the
Maine Central railroad, the companies
| having been IN the habit of delivering ice
! by both boat and cars. 1t is thought that
the sparks from some passing locomotive
found it's way into the building.
There were but few employees about the
plant at the time and although the fire
was discovered in apparently its incipient
stage, the efforts of the men nsstaying the
flames was futile.
1t seemed but few minutes before half
the plant was ablaze and then gathering
headway it dashed along on the roofs un-
til mass of flames covering over an acre
was mounting skyward. The tons of hay
and sawdust packed in between the
double walls of the building furnished
| the finest kind of fuel for the fire and for
over an hour the flames fairly revelled
in the repast, unmindful of the icy con-
| tents of the structure. The fire was of
such magnitude that it was seen from
many distant points, and was distinctly
visible in towns nearly twenty-five miles
away. An engine was d1SpaIcned from
this city and Augusta sent another, but
before either reached the scene the plant
was mass of smoking ruins. The loss
will be particularly heavy ON the Consoli-
dated company as that firm carried but
| little insurance while McCausland and
Morrill, had only $1,000 insurance on their
buildings. 1t is thought that the fire will
have considerable effect on the ice ship
pi ng industry on the river.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12
Will Celebrate St. Johns Day.

ST. Alban Commandery, No. s, KING hts
Templar, will make a pilgrimage to the
Hotel Rockledge, Popham Beach, St.
Johns day, Thursday, June Oath.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12

Gloucester, Mass, May 12.-At y; 40
thls morning fire that caused s155,ooo
Damage broke out in the three story
wooden building forty to forty-two Pros
pect street, owned by Augustus Hubbard,
ana occupied as bakery on the first floor
ana an as a tenement for two families above.
Inc building was completely burned with
nearly all of it's contents. A large new
sIaple IN the rear, also owned by Mr.
hubbard hubbard. and which contained several
nofses, nor carriages, ETC., caught from sparks
the horses it is thought, were all saved.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12

DIR. Woods Norway Pine Syrup is
pleasant to take, positively harmless to
the most delicate constltutlon, and abso-
cough or cold. A household boon.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12
west winds.

Washington, May 11.-Forecast for
aine, New Hampshire and Verment:
Increasing cloudiness with showers,
warmer near TIM coast, southwesterly
winds.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12
Tbomaston Schooner F1oa.ed.

Boston, May 1.-THE ship j. B. Walker
of Thomaston, which keeled over in
Simpsons dry dock this morning, was
floated out Of the dock on tonight's tide
She anchored in mid stream and is ap-
parently uninjured.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12

In an interview Tuesday Eafternoon,
Gen. Martin denied that he had decided
to resign from the position he now holds
in various private enterprises.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12

Az tne meeting of the National Trottlng
assotiatlon d; at Chicago, yesterday, the ap-
plcaoion OF Y. FL. Nelson of Waterville for
reinstatement was denied.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12

BICYCLES.

It's our business to Repair Bicycles in
skilful manner. There is no part of any
Bicycle we cannot make. We have the
toolsJthe mechanics and the experience.
We DO our work well. We ask fair
prices, and we guarantee everything.
Work called for and delivered. We repair
punctures in single tube tires for 20 cts.
PURITAN BICYCLE FACTORY,
may12M, w, ,Ftf1stp % Temple street.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12
Portland Board Of Fire Underwriters.

Portland, May s, 1897.
I To the Public:
The members of the Board have
voted to close their Offices at ONE
o'clock p. m. on Saturdays from date
until October 1st.
T. J. LITTLE,
maySd10t Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12

The House continued the legislative day
of yesterday and when it met today took
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12
PRODUCE LESS REVENUE.
Chairman Dingley Critics Amended
Tariff Bill.
SAYS EFFECT WILL BE TO DIM.
MISH REVENUES.

This Outside of Tariff on Tea, Tax on Beer
and Abrogation of Hawaiian Treaty
Delay in Passage of Bill Win Nullify
Its Effect During irst Year,
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-12
Nearly $4,000 Tons Of Ice We're
Destroyed.
LITTLE OR NO INSURANCE ON ANY
OF THE PROPERTY.

One Plant Owned By McCausland and Nor
pany-Spark From Locomotive ESup-
covered in ITS Incipient Stages But 1t
Was impossible to Stop 1t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-05
SLOAN & SHELLEY.
Undertakes and embalmers, 219 st.
Mary's street. Telephone sos. Loft.
PERSONAL MENTION.

II. C. Storey, of San Marcos, is reg
istered at the Southern hotel.
Mr.. John G. Kennedy, of Corpus
Christi, is at the Menger.
Charles D. Frazer. of Laredo. is in
the city.
Fred. W. Douglas. of Austin, is ut
the Maverick.
Vernon White, of Taylor, is at the
Maverick.
E. II. Hartman. of BRENNAN. is at
the Mahncke.
Mr.. Louis SPAIN is i'll with la
grippe.
Hon. Geo NJ. Martin of Pleasanton,
is in the city on business.
J. II. Fleming, a stockman of Vic
toria, Tex, is at the Mahncke.
General Livestock Agent w. w.
Miller, of the Katy, is in the city.
E. S. Beard, commercial agent of
the Fort Worth and Denver. is in
town.
Mrs. Vincente Cantu is i'll with la
grippe at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert HUH.
Misses Lizzie and Alice Pyle, day
and night operators for the Arkansas
Pass at Kennedy Junction, are in the
city.
Hobart r. Wheeler and D. Fairchild
Wheeler of Bridgeport, Conn. ar.
rived in the city yesterday on theiI
return from Mexico and are luartered
at the Menger
General Freight and Passenger
Agent L. J. Martin, of the AranSa.
Pass, has returned from st. Louis
where he attended a meeting of thu
Southwestern Traffic association.
Mr.. J. f. Dickey, superintendent o.
the Mexican International railroad, ar
rived from c. p. Diaz yesterday, &C
cOmpaniedRb by his daughter, Miss Ma
ry Dickey, who is on her way to San
Marcos to attend school, after spend
| ing the holidays at home.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-05
RAILROAD NOTES.
Harry Walters, an engineer on tn
Gnlf Shore has RESIGNED

Harry Walters, an engineer on the
Gulf Shore, has resigned.
Ed Edmunds, formerly an engineer
and fireman on the Gulf Shore, has
accepted a position with the same
road as engineer on the pile driver
"a Booming Town company arriv-
ed over the International from Aus
tin this morning.
f. c. Rhea, livestock agent for the
Katy, returned this morning from
North Texas, where he spent the holt
days.
The work of construction on the
high bridge across the Cibolo river
on the Gulf Shore progresses Satisfac-
torily and providing there is no delay
in receiving bridge material, the
structure will be completed by Sat
urtlay night and the work of construc-
ton to StOckdale will commence Mon
day. This bridge will be one of the
highest wooden structures in the
state, it being IS feet high from the
water, and is considered to be one of
the safest of its kind.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-05
ANOTHER VICTIM.

Mr.. Duncan Bell, Sr., a respected
resident of this city for many years
past, died yesterday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock, at his residence, No. Ill La
vaca street, from a short but severe
attacg of Ia grippe. The funeral will
take place this afternoon at the resi-
dence at 4:30 o'clock. Deceased was
native of Glasgow, Scotland, and
will be remembered by many of our
old citizens as the engineer of the cid
ice factory on LoSOya street. now
closed down.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-05
FREE CURE FUR MEN.
A Michigan Man Offers to- Send His
Discovery Free.
Claims 10 be a Benefactor. To
Weakened Mankind.

There is always more or less Sis.
picion attached to anything that is Of
fered free but sometimes a man so
oYerfiows with generosity that he can
not rest until his discovery is known
to the world, in order that his fellow
men may profit by what he has dis
covered. 1t is upon this pricipal that
a resident of Kalamazoo, Mich, de-
sires to send free to mankind q pre-
scription which will cure them of any
form of nervous debility; relieves
them of all the doubt and uncertain
ty which such men are peculiarly LA
Die to and restores the organs to nat
ural size and vigor As it costs moth
ing to try the experiment ii would
seem that any man, suffering with the
nervous troubles that usually attack
men who never stopped to realize
what might be the final result, ought
TO be deeply interested in remedy
which will restore them to health,
strength and vigOr, without which
they continue to live an existence of
untold misery. AS the remedy in
question was the result of many years
research as to what combination
would be peculiarly effective in restor-
ing to men the strength they need, it
would seem that all men suffering
with any form of nervous weakness
ought to write for such a remedy at
once. A request to III. G. Odds, Box
174S Kalamazoo. Mich. stating that you
are not sending for the prescription
out of idle curiosity, but that you wish
to make. use of the medicine nv pivinp
it trial, will he answered promptly
and without evidence as to where in
formation came from.
The prescription is sent free, and al
though some may wonder how Mr..
Odds can afford to give away his dis.
covery, there is no doubt about the
offer being genuine. Cut this out and
send to Mr.. Odds so that he may
know how you came to write him.
II p D S 3m
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-05
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Frank PabSt and wife to Joseph S.
Carr, sixth part of IS acres off west
side city lot 2, range 5, district 5; $3.50.
Juan NJ Chavez to Dorothea Chavez
half of lot fronting seven varas .on
east side North Flores street. bound
ed east by San Pedro ditch; 81.
c. H. McGinnis and wife to Miss C.
A. Wallace, lots 1 and 2, block 8, orig
inal city lot 126, corner Monterey and
San Jacinto streets; 1915.
G. NJ. Rounds and wife to George HI.
NOOnan, lots 30, 90, %, "a. Also lots
>. 6. 7, s, and east half of 4, block 3,
original city lot IA; $3.50.
Caroline Kuleza and husband to Jul
liza Cola and Agnes Dylla, 100 acres
out of survey %, in name of +. Carde-
mas and known as subdivision 10, IA
1-16 acres, being subdivision 81 of said
survey, except about Az acres here
tofore sold out of same; 800.
Julia Cola to Agnes Dylla, half in
terest in same property described in
above deed; 500.
A. and Agnes Dylla and Julia Cola
to Caroline KuleZa, all interest in all
real estate and personal or mixed
property now owned or that may be
hereafter owned Jointly by the mother
Caroline KuleZa and husband, John
Kuleza, and also all interest in about
AZ acres about sixteen miles east Of
San Antonio, north of ST. Hedwig
road; 81.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-05
MR.. SHELLEY'S EXPLANATION
To tho nailv Ti0bt

10 the DAILY Light.
Referring to the communication in
your issue of yesterday rather reflect
ing on me as director of the funeral
attended to l would first say that l
feel great deliCacy in appearing before
the public in this matter, even in self
defense.
We all recognize the right of any
order to direct in any matter in which
they take the lead. In the funeral re-
ferred 10 the Masonic Order has en-
tire charge of affairs by request of the
family and as funeral director. was
acting under their instruction. and
otherwise was acting as impartially
toward all as | could. Certainly. l
could not with any show of justice,
take out of the procession any person
or persons and replace them with 9th
er parties falling in with the process
sion on the way to the cemetery. l
feel assured that when the parties ag,
grieved reflect over the matter from
an unbiased standpoint they will not
attach any blame to me whatever
Respectfully JOE SHELLEY. II