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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03
EDHEM SAYS TRUCE
The Turkish Commander
Wants Five Days Rest
From Fighting.
SIZING UP GREEcE's ARMY
Some Believe the War Is over
Details of the Fighting
About Tyrnasos.
SIZING UP GREECE's ARMY
by Gable to the Associated Press.

by Cable to the Associated Pressl
LONDON, Mays, 1S97.-A special des-
patch from Athens announces that Edhem
Pasha has sent an officer with a flag of
truce to Greek Headquarters, asking for
an armistice of five days.
Another despatch from Athens saws
that it is again reported that Bulgarian
irregulars, to the number of about two
hundred men, have crossed the frontier
into Macedonia.
A despatch to the "Daily News" from
Patras. on the west coast of Greece and
not far from Arta, dated Sunday, gives
most graphic account of the battle be-
tween the Greeks and the Turks at Pen
tepigadia, Epirus, and of the retreat of
the former from that place. It shows
that the rout and panic of the Greeks
at Pentepigadia was as complete as the
Tyravos and the retreat on Lsrissa and
Pharsalos, in Thessaly. The Daily
News correspondent says:-
''The net effect of the Greek retreat to
Arta is that each army is now in the
position which it occupied before war was
declared but with all prestige gone from
the Greeks. The latter had held the hill
near Pentepigadia on Wednesday against
fierce Turkish attacks. The Greeks OBJ
viously needed to be reinforced; but all
though considerable forces were near, no
help was sent. On Thursday morning
the Turkish fire was brisker and our
guns, on the crest of the hill, for some
reason, were silent. The fury of the fire
eliminated at $3.50 P. M The Turks fire
was easily distinguishabie by reason of
the sharper crack of the Martini rifle and
it developed in the space of a quarter of
an hour into the most terrific roar ever
heard in any battle, whitening down to
a fusilade in three-quarters of an hour.
''The Turks, in the meanwhile, were
preparatory to rushing the hill Yet our
guns on the central hill were silent after
twenty minutes and were withdrawn.
Il asked sergeant where the guns
position.
'-As a mater of fact they were being
romped back to Hanopoulo as fast as
the mules could take them.
.The EVzones on the crest of the hill
made gallant reply to the murderous
fire and held out n1anfully. losing a hum
dred men, and until five o'clock when
cheers began to mingle with the roar of
the Martins. A moment later the
Evzores tumbled over the crest firing as
they came and the Turks following and
firing incessantly as the killed men ran
down the hillsides. 1t only remained to
make good our retreat.
1.-THE Turks continued to pour O. smart
fire at the Evzones. The latter eagerly
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03
SITUATION SUMMED UP.
TBy Cable to The Associated Press. h

L
ATHENS, May 8, 1S97.-The diplomatic
situation may be summed up as follows
No request for mediation has been or
will be addressed by Greece to the powers
until the Ministers of War and Marine
report upon the state of the Greek forces
at Pharsalos and elsewhere.
The powers have not offered mediation.
although they do not conceal the fact
that a request for Intervention be highly
acceptable to them.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, NJ
Skouloudis, says the military situation
has greatly improved in both Epirus and
Thessaly and that the victory of the
Greeks over the Turks at velestino was
brilliant
The Ministers of War and Marine have
left Pharsalos for Athens, after long
conference with Prince Constantine and
the Headquarters Staff.
AdviceS from Arta say that the chief
local authorities and about one hundred
inhabitants. of that place have returned
there. Panic however, still prevails at
Arta. All the stores are closed and the
military authorities are said to be con-
templating further withdrawal of Greek
troops from that vicinity.
In the direction of Fillipiada flames are
visible.
A despatch from Arta says the Turks
have occupied the Bride at Louros.
An armed Greek priest has been at
tempting to restore the morale of the
troops at Arta by preaching a crusade
against the Turks in the Public Square.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03
GERMANY GETTING EXCITED.
The New TariR B3ights Their Hopes
of Getting Our Grade.


WASHINGTON, May 8, 1S97.-United
States Consul Monaghan at Chennitz in a
report to the State Department. says
that Germany just now is very much ex-
cited about the proposed new tariff act
for the United States. Her hopes to ex-
tend and increase her exports have been
built on other rates than those reported
Reciprocity is regarded as the only way
in which to keep commerce within safe
and sure lines. Hopes are expressed
that commercial treaties may be made
between the United States and Germany,
but the consul feels that there is little
market there for American manufactured
products, and believes that were our
manufacturers to make half the effort in
Russia, South America and the east that
would be necessary in Germany, the re-
turns would be five times as great
Even natural products Germany would
not buy from us could she get them as
cheap and good elsewhere, says the coun-
sui, who produces an array of figures to
show how our grain tradesonce of large
proportion has. been turned by Germany
conclusion he earnestly enjoins American
manufacturers to patent their machines
and processes in Germany, where our
machines are now bought, taken apart
and successfully initiated. Annual Wis
it's are made by German manufacturers
to the United States to pick up American
ideas. One man, the consul says, has
way and has just sailed again to find
something else.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03
THE old BOARD OUT.
Final Meeting to Confirm
Minutes Plague Of
Would-Bes.

The old Street and Water Board held
it's final meeting at ten O'Clock this morn
ing Commissioner Harding did not put
in an appearance. Commissioner Weastell
was on hand, but at the suggestion Of
President Brown who had Travelled l. ar
ly three hundred miles to attend the meet
ing, he decided not to sit with the Board
The terms of Messrs. Harding and
Weastell expired at midnight Saturday
and it was deemed wise for them to take
no part in today's session. The only thing
to be done was to approve the minutes
of previous meetings.
When the Commissioners filed into the
big assembly chamber about three hun
dred men, who had been lettering in the
corridor, followed, apparently expecting,
as the Board now had Democratic ma
jority to hear resolutions adopted dis
missing all the Republicans employed in
the department and seating Democrats.
They showed their disappointment when
Commissioner Boltwood moved the ap-
proval of the minutes and subsequently
to adjourn.
The crowd filed out in disgust and took
up their old positions to renew their
Misunderstanding tactics and to buttonhole
everybody in sight to give them place
of any old kind. AS soon as the old
Board had adjourned, ex-Commissioner
Weastell, arm in arm with his prede-
cessor, John E. Kaiser, left the building.
Commissioners Heintze and Boltwood
We're the busiest men in the building.
They We're held up at every turn and they
had no peace until they managed to get
into their private offices. They locked
the door behind them and endeavored to
map out plans for the transaction of the
business before them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03
MAYOR HOOS' VIEWS.
Wants Pure Water at Once
and a Statement Of the City
Debt Which AL! Can
Comprehend.

The first thing Mayor Hoos did upon
taking office this morning was to send
this message to City Clerk o'Donnell. ia
be laid before the Board of Aldermen
To the Honorable the Board of Alder
men OF Jersey City
Gentlemen-By Section 81 of the Charter
tne Mayor OF Jersey City is authorized
to recommend to any Board of the civ
government such measures as he NAV
deem necessary or expedient for the vel
fare of the city," Under this provision
wiSh shail tba lr6m 6iff tlme fo time communicate
recommendations as experience suggests
now presenting to you, as the legislativ
pody OF the city a few general views IT
should have a more accurate knowIejge
of their municipal finances During fhe
recent campaign opposite assertions were
made Of the condition of the city deht
increase during the administrator Of nv
predecessor being alleged, and decree 60
being claimed: Justice to those who have
nad charge Of the treasury demands that
showing the debt, as it existed when The
recent administration took charge and a &c
It i,ost exists ,,s,a today. lay The custom, al
Statements showing what Il Il called called
a net debt, is misleading re
net figures have. been reached by
ity's property, but the real and personal ma
property devoted to municipal uses can
not be looked upon as assets. AThev could
not be BE turned into cash to pay the bonds
assessments are the only assets that can
be properly credited in making deduc-
tions to reach the net debt of the CITY
At an early day shall endeavor to place
before the people statement that will
enable them to know just what Is owing
the annual charge for interest and the
possibilities Of reduction
1nr51
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03
STOPPING RAIN BY oopoUss1oN
An Austrian Successfully Drive.

An Austrian Successfully Drive.
Away Showers by Firing Cannon.
WASHINGTON, May 8, 1S97.-Possiblv
it was from noticing the unsuccessful at
tempts made by the would-be rainmak-
ers in the United States to bring down
showers when wanted that an ingenious
Austrian grape-grower was induced to
exactly reverse the American practice
An account of his experiment is given
by United States Consul Stephan, at An
naberg, in a report to the State Depart
ment The Austrian owned extensive
vineyards situated on the southern slopes
of the mountains, in a locality often vis-
tied by destructive hailstorms. AT first
he tried galvanized wire netting, but this
was 100 expensive, and he decided to in
stall a battery and test the plan of caus-
ing explosions to drive off the hailstorms.
He erected six stations on prominent
mountain SUBMITS, commanding a terri
tory about two miles in extent.
Every station sheltered ten mortars and
corps Of volunteers handled them.
The practical test is thus described
Threatening black clouds made their
appearance on the submits of the Bachor
Mountains. At given signal all the
mortars were fred off and the continuous
detonations in a few moments caused a
sudden reaction in the movements of the
clouds The cloud wall opened up fun
nel-Iike; the mouth of the funnel began
to rise in the form Of consecutive rings,
expanding gradually until all the clouds
scattered and entirely disappeared No
hail nor even sudden downpour of rain
fell. The same experience was gone
through six times last summer and has
without a single exception proven sue
cessful preventive
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03
new BOARD MEETS.
Boltwood and Bouton, President
and Clerk Big Slate
Made Up.

Shortly before noon ii became whispered
about that the new Street and Water
Board, with its Democratic majority.
would organize at twelve o'clock. Office
seekers seemed to drop from the ceilings
They sprang up from the most unexpect-
ed quarters, and the way the badgered
every official they came in contact with
was highly amusing. On the minute of
twelve O'Clock, Clerk Bouton EMERGED
from the private office of the Board. He
was followed by Commissioners Boltwood.
Heintze. Brown and Hauck. Their march
across the hall to the Assembly Cham
ber was great one. At least three hun
dred men shook hands with the whole
party. Some particularly enthusiastic
Democrat who imagined he had an ap-
pointment "cinched," cheered. One Of
Custodian Datz's assistants threw the
Assembly room door open, and the Com
missioners and the Clerk escaped from
the crowd.
In the&chamber, everything was in con-
fusion owing to the fact that workmen
had raised a scaffold directly behind the
presiding officers chair preparatory to
raising plaster Of paris seal of the city
into its place. The scaffolding, some of
the sight-seerers laughingly remarked,
was to be used in chopping off the heads
of Republican officials.
The four Commissioners took their
seats inside the railing and waited for
Commissioner Nolan, who had not yet
put in an appearance at the hall. His
colleagues waited patiently for ten min
utes and then messengers were despatch
ed for the missing member. At ten min
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03
WAR In THE REICHSTAG

by Cable to the Associated Press
BERLIN, May 8. 1S97.-In the Reichstag
today Count Won Kanitz, the Agrarian
leader interpellated the government on
the subject of the new United States tar
iff. He asked if the government wished
to continue the agreement of 1891 and
said the Dingley bill implied less the in
crease of the American customs revenue
than the successive expulsion of Euro
pean imports from American markets.
Continuing, Count Won Kanitz remark
ed
THE industry most prejudiced is the
German sugar trade. We should not ex-
aggerate the consequences to ourselves
Of abrogating the most favored nation
treatment, but we could give a prefer
ence to Russian against American petro-
leum, place obstacles in the way of i'm
ports of maize, raw copper, bacon, hams,
sausages and cotton from the United
States, and the government, it is hoped,
will take such measures as will tend to
the advantage of our industry, commerce
and agriculture and of the whole coun-
try" Cheers from the Rightly
Baron Marschall Won Bieberstein, the
Minister for Foreign Affairs, arose to re-
Baron Marschall Won Biberstein said
that as the new United States tariff was
still in suspense he would confine his
remarks to the measures of the Imperial
Chancellor. Prince Hohenlone, to counter
act the danger of threatening German
trade, adding
But, cannot unroll picture and show
how matters will shape themselves il
the decisions of the United States House
of Representatives become law"
After historical review of the develop
ment of Germanys politico-commerical re-
lations with the United States he con-
tinued:-
1T is true that no treaty exists between
the United States and the German EN-
pire. There are, however, treaties OF
former times with individual German
States, especially that of 1928 with Prus-
sia. The latter has repeatedly appealed
to both sides on the question of its valid
ity and scope, but the matter has never
been thoroughly discussed between the
two countries. The Federal Governments
have always acted on the legal principle
of the rights and duties of such treaties
by the German Empire. After the foun-
dation of the Empire the validity of the
treaty of 1888 was expressly recognized
by both parties. inasmuch as thereundel
rights had been claimed and obligations
fulflled.'
The Minister of Foreign Affairs then
cited instances in support of his observa-
Itions.
/ A despatch from Rome says the Italian
Government. has instructed the command
er of the Italian warship at Pateras west
coast of Greece, to protect German inter-
eStS there.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03
THINK THE WAR OVER.
TBy Cable to the Associated Press ]

[By Cable to the Associated Press.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 8, 1s97.-In
some of the influential Turkish circles the
opinion is expressed that the war with
Greece will soon terminate. They point
out that while Turkey was forced into
the war by Greek aggression and the
counsels of certain of the Powers, Tur-
key will not gain any advantage by
crushing Greece for the benefit of the
Slav element in the Balkans. and it is
thought that the successes attained by
the Turkish troops in Greece are all the
Turkish government could desire. FL
nally, it is said that under the circum-
stances Europe might intervene.
1t is officially reiterated that the report
founded.
The Commander of the Turkish forces
at Janina, Epirus, telegraphs that the
Turks have recaptured and occupied
IiOurOS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03
AUTONOMY FOR GREET.
[By Gable to The Associated Press. !

GAMBIA. Island of Crete, May 8, 1897,
The Admirals commanding the fleets of
the foreign powers in Cretan waters had
a conference yesterday with the insurgent
leaders at Paleokastre and promised the
latter complete autonomy including that
the nomination of their ruler should be
subject to the ratification of the Cretan
Assembly. The insurgent leaders, how
ever cut the discussion short and reiter-
ated that their motto remains, "Annexa.-
ton to Greece or Death
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03
GOLD SHIPMENTS.

NEW YORK, May 8, 1S97.-It is an
nounced that Heidelbach. Ickelheimer g.
Co. will ship $5oO,OO0 in gold tomorrow
This, with the $1,Oo0,0o0 already announced
by Kidder. Peabody & Co. of BOSTON
makes the total 10000 for tomorrovSss ils Z
steamer, and makes the total SHIPMENTS
to date ST. ,000
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03
KING GEORGE HAS sPAsMs

LBy Gable to the Associated Press.I
PARIS, May 8, lS97-An Athens despatch
to the Figaro" asserts that King George
Is suffering from cardiacal spasns and
that his physicians insist that change
- Ta, az @ tne island of Milo or to the
Island of SYRIA is necessary.
[For other items regarding Greek war.
see last page.l va
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03
DIPLOMATIC NOMINEEs.

+ WASHINGTON, May 5. 1S97.-The Presi-
dent today sent the following nominations
to the Senate:-
to be Consul General at Calcutta, India
Stanton Sickles of New Yor, Secretary of
Legation at Madrid
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03
RALLI lNyoKES FRANCE
[By Gable to The Associated Press. /

[I3y Gable to The Associated PressJ
ROME, May 3. 1s97.--Oficial dispatches
from Athens received here today say that
the Greek Premier, Mr. Ralli, continues
negotiations with the view of securing
lne intervention of France, Russia and
Great Britain in favor of an armistice.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03
HUDSON CIRCUIT COURT

Calendar. Tuesday, May A, 1S97.-Circuit
Court cases: Nos. 1S7 1sS. PAL, 1873, III, ia.
Supreme Court cases: Tuesday. Nos. /
e 81, s. 1S, 16. Wednesday: Nos. II, 10
20, q. Y. Thursday: Nos 26, 20. 81. 81
90. Friday: Nos Al, a, As. 46, Al, 49, 81,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03

Cor death notices see fourth page.)
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03

one guns.
The Royal party shortly afterwards
started for this city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-03

One. Hundred Doses One Dollar is peculiar
economy to buy Hoods
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-15
Pressure Brought to Bear on
DIR. Andrews Is Too Great
And He Consents to Remain at
the Head of Brown.
HASDROPPED WALKER
And That Gentleman'S CoSmO.
politan University Scheme.
Will Give His Entire Time to
the Rhode Island Institution.

Providence, r. l., Sept. he. Benja-
min Andrews has Withdrawn his resig-
nation as president of Brown UNIVERSE
~. The students are celebrating the
event and the university will reopen
with renewed activity and vigor. Pres
ident Andrews letter to the officials is
as follows:
Brown University, Sept. IA, 1897.
To w. V. Kellen, J. H. Shines and D.
G. Hazard, COMMITTEES:
Gentlemen:-Ther resolution of the
corporation of Brown university on the
first instant communicated to me, by
you, has been carefully considered, L
take pleasure in assuring you that the
action referred to, entirely does away
with the scruple which led to my resig-
nation. At the date, however, when
you laid the communication before me,
I had undertaken to perform the COM
ing year certain work which, after
learning the judgment of the corpora
ton on the subject, I came to regard as
Incompatible with the duties of the
presidency. I therefore felt obliged at
first to adhere to my resignation. But,
being now free to give to the university
my undivided service,I have withdrawn
my resignation and have notified the
secretary of the corporation to that eff
feet.
1 am, gentlemen, yours with sincere
esteem,
E BENJAMIN ANDREWS.
This move is entirely unexpected.
the corporation admitted that he had
received a letter from DR.. Andrews re-
newing his resignation. This was belieV
ed to be an answer to the request of
that body made at it's meeting Septem-
Der 1, requesting DR.. Andrews to with
draw his resignation. Secretary Ander-
son announced that he would issue
notice for meeting for a time which
seemed most convenient for the purpose
of electing a new president or a tenn
pOrary one when this was taken to
mean that DR.. Andrews had finally de-
cided to take charge of another educa-
tiOnal institution.
The students appointed a delegation
to wait on the president and ask him
to address them from the steps of his
residence. Dr. Andrews thanked the
students for their interest in him, but
declined to say anything, reServing I'M
til chapel, whatever of Importance is to
be announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-15
TO COLOMBO THE POOR.
Scheme of a Boston Woman to Aid
People in Acquiring Homes in
the West.

New York, Sept. 15.-Miss Anna Forbes
Goodyear of Boston, who is identified
with philanthropic work in that city, pro-
poses to raise 100000 for the establish
ment of a farming community in the
northwest, where poor men and women
of the east may find happy homes and
live comfortable lives working on the
farm plantation.
She would at first have them give their
labor for their living and then gradually
to acquire piece of land of their own.
She hopes in this way to show that the
modern problem of poverty and industrial
interest can be best solved by going
back to the SOIL Miss Goodyear is quot
ed in local paper regarding her pro-
posed work as follows:
1T is proposed to send some poor I'M
employed men, with competent man
ager, to the eastern southern part of
Washington to start a plantation
to be self-supporting and perpeu-
ally self-elarging; to relieve by
giving work to as many of the
unemployed destitute as possible.
The public is appealed to for the means.
It may be advisable to defer sending any
but men until preparation is made for
families. The capital needed for each
man is about $500. 1t is planned to have
each laborer repay in work all laid out
for him by the enterprise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-15
WAR PAPER SCRAPS.
Chief of Police Orders Arrests for Lit
terine Chicago Streets

Chicago, Sept. 15.-Every few days an
empty peanut or luncheon bag is pick
ed from the street and sent scurryin g
by the wind into the face of the chief
of police, and the prank so exasperates
him that he issues one of those this is
peremptory' orders to his blue coats
to enforce the ordinance intended to
prevent the indiscriminate practice of
throwing waste paper in the streets and
alleys
Its a hard matter to drag a good
citizen into court and fine him for toss
ing an empty bag to one side,'' Assist
ant Chief Lewis said
"Of course we will have to do so.
There are the civic federation waste
paper boxes, which hang on lamp posts
but how many persons have them con-
stantly in mind?
'And there's another thing. Thou
sands of countrymen and other nom
residents are constantly passing
through the streets. Some MUNICH pea
nuts fruit, and when they have fin
ished give the paper bag or wrapping
paper or newspaper to the winds, and
there you are!
"They would regard Chicago as a
mighty inhospitable place and go to St.
Louis, where they could sit around the
streets and on dry goods boxes and eat
their ginger bread in peace. Seriously,
though, we will prosecute all city folks
to the limit, and when outsiders learn
that it is a crime to mar the beauty
of Chicago's streets they will be care
full not to do So