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The Portland daily press., 1897-04-26
HAD TO FIGHT.
Greeks in New York Are Wild With Enthu.
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New York, April "a. The widest war
enthusiasm prevailed in the Greek colony
on Roosevelt and Madison streets this
morning. A great crowd surged about
the Parthenon restaurant, the headquar-
tiers of the Greek patriots. =
The place was filled all night with
Greeks writing letters to friends ANNOUNCE
ing their departure for the seat of war.
The latest cable dispatches were list
ened to with the keenest interest," and
every item favorable to the cause OF the
Hellenes was. received with shrieks of
delight. A brass band entered the res
taurant early in the morning, and added
melody to the din.
"Long live the war; burst from a
thousand lusty Greek Threats as the flag
of the Hsllenes was unfuIled. 1t seemed
a signal, for instantly from all SIDES be-
gan to pour in big, brawny. grim looking
fellows wearing buttons which bore a
portrait of George I. For the most port
they carried in their hands two small
flags, one Greek and the other American.
Four hundred and fifty Greeks leave for
fatherland today.
Mingled with the cheers for war and
cries of victory or DEATH" were "zitos''
for the American woman who, without
the formality of organizing a committee
or holding mass meetings. had helped to
equip the army of King George. Mrs.
Hoe, who is the wife of Robert Hoe, the
millionaire manufacturer Of printing
presses, was very modest about the Incl
dent in the 23d street store when re-
porter asked her at her home last night
to tell about it.
cts nothing at ALL" said she. 81
would rather have nothing said about
it,
"But you know, "she added, Zone can It
help being thrilled by the courage of the
Greeks fighting over again in Thessally
the battles that made their ancient his
tory glorious. And those Cracks at the
store were such determined looking fell
lows. i couldn't resist the impulse to
help them.''
Mrs. Hos also said that the Turks
ought to be whipped and that every
Christian In the world ought to rise up
to the support of Greece in this struggle
of Christianity.
Mrs. Hoe said that she thought, if we
could do nothing else we ought TO make
it our responsibility to look after the
families of the Greeks who go to their
native country to fight, and added that
she intended looking into it little.
In the crowd which assembled on the
pier were many Greeks who had not been
able to secure accommodations ON the
steamer and who must curb Their patriot
ism until next week. The entire Greek
colony of this city seemed to have turned
out, and Greek colors were seen and
Greek cries were heard on all sides.
There were, too, some hearty Ameri-
can cheers for the devoted little band.
Hundreds of interested persons cried en-
courageIf1ent to the Hellenes and bespoke
their dislike of the Turks.
The Chicago contingent arrived in this
city at 1850 this morning and marched
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-26
james Makers Peculiar Plight.

Woonsocket. R. l., April 24.-James
Maher, a blacksmith. was taken suddenly
insane tonight and tried to throw him.
self from the fourth story window of his
boarding house. Fortunately his feet
caught in the sash and he hung sus.
pended over the sidewalk until rescued
by one of the other boarders. Maher was
subsequently locked up in the police
station.
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-26
Plots Against King Humbert.

Rome, April "a The Opinion states
that plot was in existence on April IS
to assassinate King Hum bert and that
man named Gudini. friend of Ac-
ciarato. who attacked the King on Thurs
day last while His Majesty was en- route
to the races, has been arrested.
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-26
FROM THE HUB.
Two Hundred Will Start This Week for
the Seat of War.

Two Hundred Will Start This Week for
the Seat of War.
Boston, April 24-Michael Anagnos
of the kindergarten for tho Blind says:
"Next week 200 Greeks will go from
Boston to fight for their country. A mum
Der Of individuals went Thursday, but,
owing to failure to notify all of them,
he organized party postponed their trip
to next Wednesday.
81 don't think that the capture of
Salonica would end the war, but it
would be big story. The great powers
would themselves tear their hair, and this
hypooritioal combination, this unholy
confederation, would go to pieces.
"The treasurer Of the Cretan commit
tee here in Boston, an organization for
purely philanthropio purposes, over two
weeks ago sent letter and telegram
to Secretary Sherman asking him what
protection would be accorded a vessel
sailing for Crete under the American
flag. provided only with clothing and
necessary supplies, but with NO ammu-
milton or munitions of war; We have
waited two weeks, but have received no
reply whatever.
"We have been collecting clothing and
supplies here in Boston. There are 20, 900
Cretan refugees In Athens. What is 90.
ing to become of the Cretans? All Europe
is ready to supply the Turk, but nobody
can send anything to the Cretans.
''The principle involved is the same
as that of 1872, when England was for.
hidden to search American vessels.
"We know that Secretary Sherman
received the announcement of the block
ade, for he gave a receipt acknowledge
ing the acceptance of the formal announce
ment. But he has made no other reply.
Gladstone is right. That blockade
has no legs to stand on in international
law. The three governments may agree
in regard to their own vessels, but they
have no right to forbid the port to other
nations. Belgium, Holland and other
small nations would not say anything,
but for nation of 70, 600, 600 to be die
tated to by this unholy alliance and told
that its vessels will not be allowed to 60
to Crete, is not to be tolerated
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-26
Del Val Says No.

Montreal, April IS. A sensation has
been created in political circles owing to
the reported adverse decision of Mgr.
Merry Del Val, the papal delegate to
Canada, Of the governments settlement
of the Manitoba school question.
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-26
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assn

recommends the use of the greatest &c
all tonics, ''Malt-Nutrine,' and ora -
antees the merits claimed for if. I Eo-
sale by all druggists. ~.
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-26

Cyrus Morris Todd, seventy years
old, for the past twenty seven years pro-
fessor OF mathematics at Williams COL
lege, died Sunday.
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-26
GREEKS CANNOT ENLIST HERE.
The Law Does Not Authori 20 the Raising
of a Regiment.


Washington, April 24.-The State De-
partment has received inquiry from Greek
oonsuls in this country rs to their right
to organize subscription for tine equip
ment Of a Greek regiment in the United
States which project has been mentioned
In the newspapers, but the law on the
subject Ia said to be so well defined that
suoh q request would require NO especial
consideration. Funds may be subscribed
in the United States to aid the Turks or
Greeks. rs well as munitions of war may
be sold to either side, they accepting the
risk of getting them across the water to
their destinations. But the neutrality
laws apply strictly and as the United
States is on friendly terms with both the
combatants under no circumstances can
the organization of hostile expedition
against either nation be permitted on
our soil, nor will it be allowed to depert
from the United States on such =
mission.
To Aid the Wounded, &
Aarau, Switzerland, April "a THE
Red Cross society is organizing ambu-
lance corps for the purpose of assisting
the Greek wounded.
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-26
EID in SIGHT.

Continued From First Page.)
The Portland daily press., 1897-04-26

The feud of the Havemeyers and the
Arbuckles-How the Sugar Trust
Fights the Coffee Trust.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
RUSSIA is In A RAGE.
WOULD ESCAPE BLAME FOR
KILLING OF CHRISTIANS.
Angry at the Powers for Their Action
in the Grecian-Turkish Imbrog1io-
Two Have Withdrawn from the
B1ockading Squadron.
Fears She rs Trapped.

st. Pete sburg Dispatch In the most i'm,
portant quarters much annoyance is felt
at the signs of the vacillating policy
shown by the powers at moment when
the greatest frmness is necessary. The
feeling is that the other powers are trying
to place Russia in the undesirable position
of shedding Christian blood. The Otgo-
loski publishes very strong article on
the subject, and thinks England is going
to establish herself in Crete, and being
there, say: "'J'y sus, J'y reste,' and as
Crete is not what the Dardanelles is to
Russia, the latter would not go to war
about it, Crete can only be pacified by
shedding Christian blood, but orthodox
Russia cannot do so. England has done
SO before and can do it now" In diplo-
matte circles the position is looked upon
as very embroiled, and the only solution
will be that if the Greeks insist on fight
ing they should be allowed to go on and
be beaten
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
Telegraphic Brevities.

herman l4ehuer, noted authority and
writer on chess, died at Berlin, aged 81.
Walter Scrymser a wealthy retired
oroker of New York, died at Elizabeth,
N. ].
Bayard H. Ames won the final orator.
cal contest at the University of Michigan
with his grafton, Castelar," Charles
olmons won second honor.
Two burglars visited the home Of Can
tain Ben Afford at Shawnee Springs.
Mich, and attempted to terrorize his wife.
She sent her little girl for help and one of
the thieves was captured
1t is announced that June 20 has been
definitely fixed upon for the Jubilee
thanksgiving day for the celebration of
the sixtieth year of the reign of Queen
Victoria. June % will be bank holiday.
Lee Kennedy of Lawrenceburg. Ind.
who was released on charge of drunken
ness, went to the home of Huston Wright
and assaulted Miss Lizzie Moses, the do
mestic, aged II years. He was captured
later In the night and taken to barn by
crowd of men, who coated him with tar
and feathers, gave him few lashes and
ride on rail. He Immediately disap.
peared
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
Passes the Senate.

The anti-department store bill passed
the Illinois Senate Wednesday. The vote
was 80 to 4, with Z members absent or
refusing to vote The four members open
ly protesting against the measure were
Baxter, Chapman, Hamilton and Me
Cloud. A number who voted for it did SO
under protest, saying they believed it to
be unconstitutional, but were willing to
let it go to the courts. Senator Baxter
made speech against the bill. lie de-
clared such legislation to be against the
spirit of all advancement. The depart
ment store, he said, was the natural pro-
duet of economical conditions. 1t was, he
said, an example of the universal ten
dency toward the concentration of capital
and the Capitalization of distribution. The
introduction of machinery, he explained,
resulted in doing away with the small
shops and smithies, and in sending the
spinning wheel and hand loom to the gar
ret, but in the end it increased mans pow
err of productiveness and made the lux
uries and necessaries more plentiful, ana
gave greater leisure to workmen for rec
reation and intellectual improvement. IL
we are to follow the spirit of this legls-
lation," said he, eve might as well do
away with the railroad, the telegraph, ana
the'telephone We should go back to the
OK teams as means of transportation ana
distribution of merchandise. l must vote
against this bill" concluded Senator BaX-
ter, because it is not in the interest of the
great consuming class; because it will i'm
pede progress and stop the march of civil
ization' Senator 'Mahoney answered
Senator Baxter with a speech i'll which
he defended the bill and criticised the de-
partment stores. He referred to the al
legged fact that there are $4,000 unrented
stores in Chicago and argued that the big
establishments are responsible for such
condition. He said he would vote for the
bill on the ground of morality alone, and
declared that the conditions under which
women are employed in department. stores
in Chicago are disgrace to the city. Con-
tinuing, he asserted that the big stores
outstrip their smaller competitors, not be-
cause of the superior business ability of
their managers, but because the latter
have the advantages of securing more
capital, furnished in many cases." said
Mahoney, ''by retired stockyards mag
Mates
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
Sultau in No Fear,


Authentic details of the outbreak Sum
day at Toka, in the Sivas district of Asia
Minor, when the Turks attacked the Ar
menans while the latter were in church,
show that 100 Christians were massa-
cred The Armenian quarter and bazaar
were given over to pillage for eight hours.
The representations Of the Ambassadors
of the foreign powers regarding the con-
dition of Anatolia have made but little
impress upon the sultan, who, relying
upon the support of Russia, is convinced
that he has nothing to fear from the So
called concert of the powers, which IS
continually harped upon, although 1T IS
believed that little or no concert beyond
the desire in some quarters to postpone
an outbreak of war really exists. The
diplomats are said to be once more turn
ing their attention to the conduct of the
sultan, and it is semi-o officially intimated
that they are again of the opinion that the
system of friendly representations on the
subject of Armenia which have hitherto
been followed, must be changed for stern
er methods of dealing with the evils. The
sultan, however, has heard this story
many times during the last few years and
he consoles himself with the BELIEF that
he will survive this new fit of righteous
Indignation, as he has tided over others OF
much more serious character.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
FEAR FURTHER RUIN
TORRENTS ARE NOT YET AT
FULL FLOOD.
Experts Say the Crisis Has Not Yet
Been Reached-Wi1l Take the Water
at Cairo Ten or Twelve Days to
Reach vicksburg.
Peor,e Have Been Warned.

The experts at the weather bureau say
that the crisis has not yet been reached
in the great floods of the Mississippi.
From Cairo to the delta it seems that the
condition could not be worse; and yet
along this route of several hundred miles
the weather men announce as certainty,
disaster and havoc have only played half
their ruin. Strange as it may seem, when
the raging torrent at Cairo is considered,
it will take the waters ten or twelve days
to go from there to Flcksburg. inns
means, the weather bureau people explain,
that if the rains ceased Immediately the
highest waters in the Mississippi would
not occur for almost two weeks. Recog-
nizing this inevitable happening, the bu-
reau folks have warned the citizens IN the
lower river regions. Those who have al
ready lost their lives were warned in due
time to leave. They were loath to nee.
1t is not improbable that others VIII be
the same and fail to heed the warnings.
They will doubtless suffer the conse-
quences. There will be the greatest de-
struction ever known between the mouths
of the Arkansas and Red rivers. There
is water enough going down now to cause
unprecedented loss of life and property.
The first of the week the bureau gave
warning to the people below Vicksburg to
get away from their homes, and they Will
have week yet to remove their stock ana
effects. A great flood is inevitable. 1t is
hardly in the jurisdiction of the weather
prophets to go back to the primeval causes
of the great rains that have poured al
most ceaselessly throughout the Missis-
sippi valley for the last fortnight. 1t sui
fees to say tina. it has rained. The rains
have swollen rivulets into small torrents.
Greeks have widened into rivers. Small
rivers have broadened into lakes and CULTS
that moved and moved rapidly. Such
general rains have not been witnessed III
decades. Whether sun, moon or stars has
to do with it, the weather makers cannot
say They can only forestall coming oc-
currences after the noodgates of the heav-
ems have been opened. When the gates
will close they are unable to tell.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
TARIFF DEBATE BEGUN.
Great Throngs of People We're Present
at the Opening of the Discussion.

Great Throngs of People We're Present
at the Opening of the Discussion.
What will go down to history as the
tariff debate of 1897 began in the House
at 10 o'clock Monday morning. Despite
the early hour of assembling there was
large attendance on the floor and the gal
leries showed evidence of the great inter-
est manifested in the proceedings. Mr.
Dingley and Mr. Bailey, the opposing
leaders, We're early in their places. BY
the terms of the rule under which the
House is to operate during the considera-
ton of the bill the House Immediately re-
solved itself into committee of the whole
and the Speaker conferred upon Mr. Sher-
man, representative of New York, the
honor of presiding over the committee.
Those who expected the debate to begin
Immediately were disappointed. The lead
ers decided not to dispense with the read
ing of the bill, but to have it read in fun
at the outset in order to disarm the critl-
cism passed on previous bills that they
were put through without even having
been read in the House. The spectators
in the galleries and the members on the
floor waited while the clerk droned
through the 1853 pages of the bill. At the
conclusion of the reading Mr.. Dingley
arose to open the debate and explain the
intent of the bill and the results expected
to follow it's enactment.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
CYCLONE IN TEXAS.
Austin and Several Villages Suffer
Great Damage.

Austin and Several Villages Suffer
Great Damage.
Sunday afternoon Austin, Texas, and
the surrounding country was visited by
terrible cyclone. Several large electric
light towers were blown down, entailing
loss of several thousand dollars. Quite
q number of houses in the residence por-
ton of the city were blown down and in
several cases narrow escapes from death
are reported. The small town of Clarks-
willie was swept by the wind and many
horses were killed by flying debris, while
| number of small houses were blown
down, though fortunately the inmates
were not killed, though several were bad
ly manned. Reports from the surround
ing country are to the effect that the
storm was general in this section. The
small town of Buda near Austin was
badly handled by the storm, quite num-
Der of houses being blown down and one
or two persons killed, though their names
are not obtainable, owing to the fact
that most of the telegraph wires are down
and the news is very meager. This IS the
worst storm that has ever visited that
section and it has laid waste everything
in it's track, though fortunately so far
the reports of deaths are few. The storm
was over in an hour and the sun came
out as bright as if nothing had happened.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
PASSING OF MUTILATED COIN
New Law Makes 1t a Criminal Onense
and Provides Penalties.

New Law Makes 1t a Criminal onehse
and Provides Penalties.
Letters by the bushel have been pour
ing in on the Treasury Department asking
for information concerning the new law
in relation to the passing of mutllated
coin. although those seeking the informa-
ton might, in majority of cases, nave
secured it from the United States district
attorneys or secret service officers OF thelf
respective localities. In brief it may ne
explained that the law is in the mann an
extension of that against counterfeltlng.
1t provides that the passing OF mutllatea
or defaced coins, or the mutllatlon ana
DETACHMENT of coin for any purpose, shall
be held to be criminal offense, punish
able by Imprisonment for period or one
to five years and fine of 500 to 5000.
Under this law the practice of presenting
ladies with coins of gold or silver, with
the initials of the donor engraved thereon,
to be worn as bangles is a criminal Of
Tense. The law also drives out of business
a number of people who have made good
living by purchasing mutilated coins at
reduction from their face value and plug
ging up the holes so skillfully that the
original mutilation could not be discov-
cred. Even this kind of tampering with
the money of the Government will pc re-
garded as an offense under the statute.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
READY TO DIE FOR CRETE.
PronosaI of the Powers TO Uras
Autonomy Is Refused.


Autonomy Is Refused.
A dispatch from Canea, Crete, says
that the insurgent commandments at
Akrotiri referred the proposal OF the pow
ers to grant autonomy to Crete to the
var;ous leaders of the insurgent forces
who had assembled from different parts o.
of the island. The Cretan leaders unan-
;mously declared that only two issues were
possible-the annexation Of Crete 10
Greece or fighting until death ends the
struggle for the union. AdVlces iIonl
Aria say that as result of the protest
of Greece Turkey has stopped the con-
struction of Notifications at Preyesa, at
the northern entrance of the Gulf OF Artas
which was contrary to the stlpulatlons %
the treaty of Berlin. Startling reports
are in circulation regarding the numerl-
cal strength of the Turkish troops on the
frontier. For instance, one report mas sa II
that the Turks have concentrated Ioo'ooo
troops on the frontiers of Epirus aione.
The report, however, is not believed IN
Greek military circles.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-03-25
KILLED BY DYNAMITE
THREE MEN BLOWN TO iNS iAN
DEATH.
Employees of Dupont Chemical e
,,v at Gibbstown, N. J.-FactorS -
Completely Wiped Out, only
+s Of the Victims Are Discovered
s.ook Felt for Twenty-Five Miles.

shock Felt for Twenty-Five Miles. =,
a terrific explosion occurred at the
works of the Dupont Chemical Company,
located on the banks of the Delaware rls W.,
at Gibbstown, n. j. Ihree heii We
blown to atoms. The dead are: Sanles
Henderson. Paulsboro, n j.; Cara
Wright. Paulsboro, N. j.; Thomas Stiles,
Asbury Park, N. J. A gang of workmen a
who started to clear away the wreckage
Immediately after the explosion were abe
to find only fragments of the remains %
the unfortunate men. The explosion "a
Cured in the separating building, anu
TINT structure, with four other buildings
surrounding it, was blown to spilnters.
The destroyed factory was devoted TO the
manufacture of dynamite and powder ana
because of the dangerous character OF the
explosives turned out, was remote from
any habitation. The shock OF the expo
sion was Mainly felt at points twenty-five
miles away