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SHIPPING SCORCHED AT NEWPORT NEWS.
Total Fire Loss Of Two Million Dollars

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, April 81
A fire broke out on the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railroad company's pier No. 5
this morning, and before the flames
were checked damage to the extent Of
$2,000OOO had been done. Two of the
company's immense piers were de-
stroyed, three vessels burned to the
waters edge, a tug boat entirely de-
stroyed and eight persons injured, some
seriously
The flames were discovered in pier
No. about 5:15 o'clock and spread
with such rapidity that it was impos
sible to make any Roadway against
them. A fierce north wind famed the
flames furiously and swept them across
the docks to pier 6. which was soon
also burning furiously. The British
steamship CIintonia, which was load
ing with oil, tobacco and general NOR
chandise at pier No. s. was soon ablaze.
Tugs pulled her out into the river,
where an Intellectual battle was wag-
ed at terrible odds against the flames
that were raging in her infiammable
cargo. She was burned to the water
line by 10 o'clock tonight
The Norwegian steamship Solveig,
which was loading grain at pier No.
5, caught. The crew managed to escape
by climbing down the hawsers to the
pier. Meanwhile the Chesapeake &
Ohio tug Wanderer, which had caught
fire, had burned down to the waters
edge The German sailing ship J. D.
BischOff, taking on slaves from the
north side Of pier No. 6, also caught.
The flames obtained such a hold on
her that they could not be conquered
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and she went to the bottom at s
o'clock this afternoon The crew of
this vessel had very narrow escape
from being cremated after they were
aroused by John Anderson, one of the
crew. The captain and boatswain were
badly burned
The heavy north wind and the he
roic efforts Of the fire department saw
ed the large grain elevator of the Ches-
apeake & Ohio company from destruc-
ton. The fire was rapidly spreading
across the conveyers that connect the
elevator with the piers, but, with the
aid of locomotive and an immense
chain the conveyers' supports were
pulled out, the conveyers themselves
torn down, and this danger averted.
At L o'clock this afternoon the fire
had spent its fury and was well un-
der control. The injured, so far as
known, are as follows :
Capt. Forest, of the tug Wanderer;
slightly burned about the face and
hands. John Diggs, mate Of the Wan
derer, badly burned about the head
and arms. Capt. Kreite, of the ship
Bischoff, perhaps fatally burned, and
the boatswain of the same vessel, who
was terribly burned about the arms
There are vague rumors Of many per
sons having lost their lives, but they
cannot be traced to any reliable source.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
company estimate their Joss at about
100000, which is fully cexered by in
surance. The total loss, including the
three ships and the cargoeS, the tug
Wanderer and the merchandise on the
piers, will probably reach s2,O0OOC0.
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soldiers and our sailors, today stood
side by side with men of fame Of al
most every nation of the earth and
paid, without regard to race or creed,
or party prejudice, the last and long
delayed honor of the living to the
dead while the greatest thrOng that
ever filled the city Of New York added
it's surging pean to the roar of belch-
ing guns and the tramp of marching
soldiers. And in that thrOng there
was no North, no South, for since the
soldier-president had said: Let us
have peace" the gray had blended
with the blue.
Before the presidential party left the
city to take part in the dedication
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FISHERMEN
IRE LOST

ST. JOHNS, N. F., April 27.-The
French vessel Valiant, Capt Pierra.
bound from st. MaIo for Miquelon.
struck an iceberg on the Grand Banks
on the 10th inst. and almost immedi-
ately foundered. She had seventy
three fishermen on board, and all took
to the boats, but only one of those
boats has thus far been heard from.
When it left the vessel it's complement
was seven men Three of them per.
fshed from exposure and hunger. The
bodies Of the first two were thrown
overheard, but the survivors, in their
desperation, were given to cannibal-
ism, and ate the third The boat was
picked up yesterday by the schooner
Victor Eugene, which arrived at st.
Pierre today. The survivors are in a
shocking condition, and so badly frost
bitten that their arms must be ampu-
tated.
Men forgot their brotherhood in the
mad struggle to secure a place in one
Of the poor little boats when the YES
sci sank, and no heed even was paid
to dozen or more of the company
who lay dead and dying in the debris
resulting from the collision. 1t was the
survival of the strongest, and the con-
test was not for long. In less time
than 1t takes to tell it, the four boats
had cast off. not second too soon, for
the boats had scarcely been manned
when the valiant sank.
1t is certain only that one boat es-
capped the whirlpool caused by the
sinking of the brigantine. The three
other dories may have gone down, or
they may now be floating about upon
the bosom of the ocean freighted with
the dead With such haste did the
sailors escape from the sinking brigan-
tine that not only had they no clothing
with them, but they were unable to Sc
cure water and food, and in the morn
ing the seven men in one of the boats
found themselves afloat with nothing
aboard with which to sustain life. The
three other boats are believed to have
contained about twenty men, and such
as were left on board the valiant
persisted quickly. AS events proved,
theirs was the better fate.
The fog did not lift until late the next
day, and the weather was biting cold
while the icy spray fell over the men
unremittingly. Worn with rowing,
cold and hunger, with suffering from
thirst, the seven men looked out all day
for sail, but could see no further than
their noses, and night fell on again
The weather cleared on the morrow and
this gave more chance for seeing some
ships of rescue, but nothing came in
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Metzovo has been temporarily sus-
pended in consequence Of yesterdays
events.

LONDON, April PA dispatch re-
ceived at one of the embassies here
from Athens says that King George Of
Greece may at any time be deposed or
assassinated, and that the mob is like
ly to take possession Of the city. The
dispatch adds that the worst is feared.
London, April PA special dispatch
from Athens says that the Greek min
lister of marine has resigned.
The correspondent of the Daily Tele-
graph at Athens will say tomorrow: I
am at liberty to affirm that King
George emphatically repudiates all re-
sponsibility for the precipitate retreat
of the army. He asserts that he re-
Ceived a telegram from his aide-de-
camp, Col. Sapountsake, asking him to
allow the retreat. The king replied:
Il am at Athens and cannot form ade-
quate judgment as to what should be
done at Thessaly; whereas, you are on
the spot, acquainted with all the data,
and, therefore, in a position to act ac-
cording to the circumstances of the
case. Exercise your best discretion
Col Sapountsake replied: Retreat is
absolutely necessary, and I shall take
Continued on Fourth Page.
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Grant Chrono1og y.

Born at Point Pleasant, ......April o. 1922
Admitted to West Point July l. 1889
Brevet Second Lieutenant .......J July l. 1S43
Brevet First Lieutenant for gallant and
meritorious conduct in the battle of
Molino dds Ray ....... Sept s. 1S47
Brevet Captain for gallant conduct at
Chapultepec" .................... Sept. 49, 1917
First Lieutenant of the Fourth infan-
try Observation-Disclosures. Sept 16, 1S47
Captain Of the Fouth infantry. Aug. 5, 1853
Resigned from the army ........July 81 1854
Farmer near st. Louis, Mo. ......... .1S54-1S59
Real Estate agent St. Louis, Mo -. .1S59-1S6O
Merchant. Galena, Ill .................1 S60-1S61
Commander of company Of Illinois vol
unteers OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. April 10, 1861
Colonel of the Twenty-frst Illinois Vol
unteers ...........-...... .........June II, 1861
Brigadier General United States Vol
unteers, to date from May 27 Aug. T. 1851
Fought the battle of Belmont..N Nov. Z, 1861
Captured Fort DOne!son $500. Feb. t. 1862
Major General, United States Volun-
teers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Feb. 16, 1862
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scenes OF the Day, for Enthusiasm and Grandeur
Without Parallel in the History of
the New World.
SIXTY THOUSAND IN THE LINE OF MARCH.
over Million People in New York to Do Honor
to the Memory of the Well Loved Hero OF
the Civil War

NEW YORK, April 27.-Never but
once in the history of the world and
never before in the history Of the Unit
ed States has such a tribute been paid
to the noble dead as when, today with
Wondrous pageant by land and sea. the
nation dedicated the tomb that now
noIos the body of the hero, Ulysses S.
Grant. 1t was an occasion more of
triumphant eulogy and national pride
than OF funeral rite for in these
Twelve years since first the nation
mourned for Grant, the keenness of
gr1ef has worn off and there lives in
the hearts of men the hero Worship
which found such tumultuous vent to-
day. The greatest Of our citizens, our
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REPUBLIC OF GREECE.
Athens on Eve of Revolution.
The Reigning Dynasty Seems to Be Tottering
to Spectacular Downfall.
KING GEORGES CAPITAL IN AN UPROAR.
His rajesty 1ade the SCapegoat for All the Disasters
Which Have Been Heaped Upon the Greeks
in the Field.
RALU IS THE IDOL OF THE POPULACE.
Destinies of the Kingdom in the Hands of the
Leader of the Opposition Georges Life
Itself Is in Peril.

ATHENS, April Unpopular feeling
points to a revolution in favor of a re-
public. The citizens are greatly ex-
cited at the revelations made by for
mer Minister Rail- as to the conduct
of the campaign. Today large meet
ings have been held in Constitution
square and other places, and fiery har-
argues have been delivered by we'll
known orators in denunciation of
those who would betray Greece. !"
The fall Of the ministry is regarded as
certain
This afternoon 800 men formed them
selves into a volunteer body, forced
their way into the gunsmiths' shops,
armed themselves with rifles and re-
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the steps that lead to it's massive door
To the south, where the loop around
the oval met the Riverside drive tberg
We're two solid lines of humanity. On
all four sides of the monument oyaH
the stands We're packed to overflowinga
while facing these crowds was the
great mass Of eager sightseers who had
not been officially provided for. The
solemn service of dedication seemed tci
throw strange hush over the vast
throng. The president stood barehead-
ed in the wind. When he spoke he
was heard distinctly by the 5000 peri
sons who stood directly in front Of himt
Gen. Porter's grafton in honor of the
hero seemed to impress the crowd less
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sight, and another day was gone. On
the second night two of the men died
from exposure, and their bodies were
thrown overheard
1t was on the twelfth day Of their
shipwreck that the lookout Of the fish
ing schooner Victor Eugene, bound for
Pierre, saw a far off speck upon the
ocean which later proved to be the dory
Of the Valiant with four miserable men
still aboard-raving idiots. They were
rescued and tenderly cared for, and as
soon as the Victor arrived In port TO-
day they were removed to hospltal.
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ST. LOUIS FLOOD SITUATION IS GRAVE.
Serious Break in the Hunt Levee at Warsaw.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, April 27.-The flood
situation tonight throughout the neigh
boring Mississippi and Missouri river
territory is one of gravest danger. At
several points the swollen streams
have overstepped their banks all
burst through the levees. Already sew
eral lives have been lost, and many
people are imperilled by the rapidly
rising waters. Thousands of acres of
farm lands on both the Illinois and
Missouri side of the Mississippi river
have been inundated, or will be soon;
stock has been drowned and crops de-
stroyed. According to the weather bu-
reau both rivers will continue to rise.
While Joseph Johnson, William Dali
ton, Minnie Frazier, Mrs Ida :5'lgg ard
her two small children were attempt
ing to ford a swollen stream in a
wagon at Jackson, Mo, the wagon
was overturned, and the women and
two children Wer4 drowned.
The Hunt leVees whiC projected
the Hunt drainage district On the Hill
nois side below Warsaw, broke today,
sending the Mississippi over me Of the
most fertile regions n the Mississippi
valley. The widest excitement pre-
vailed, for fully 50,Ol acres Of land
and hundreds o. homes will be under
water in a few hours TIE .OWest part
of the district is Just below ihe ilUfs,
seven miles back of the leEec, and the
water is making straight % the hills.
BY tomorrow a territory thirteen miles
long by seven miles wide viii be- COW
cred with water
Couriers were sent On horseback TO
the houses back in The district, and a
scene of disorder and flight every
where prevailed Some were urable to
save anything and barely escaped with
their lives. 1t is feared that some have
been caught and su"tJulde1 by the
flood The levee was covered today
with a crowd of farmers and their
wives, hurrying their children and tEeir
live stock to a place Of safety. Many
are now camped out on the hills With
absolutely nothing left. poverty and
untold suffering must inevitably fol-
low this disaster. Levee 'OmmiSsiCn-
er Shaffer at once tel9grlph>d ID Maj.
M. Meigs, Of the government feet at
Keokuk To-, for aid. The latter i'm
mediately ordered the st .amar Mac to
the spot with berges II sand bags,
and he followed shortly after with the
Vixen. The Associated Press core
spondent visited the scene and f. u: d
that the rumors of disaster had not
been exaggerated. The crevasse is
nearly 800 feet wide, and he fleet is
working under great difficulties. The
break may be repaired, but in the
meantime the whole district is being
/ flooded.
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feeling of alarm is active and general
The wall of water has been rising to
overwhelming height at Nicksburg, and
all of this, as well as much of the
creVasse volume, must come down to
the gulf with the river here at nine
teen feet above the low water this
means twenty feet If it comes quick
ly the weakened banks will hardly be
able to hold it. If it delays, the strain
may grow too great before the arrival
NEW ORLEANS, La, April pa
break occurred today on Melrose plan
taton, on the opposite bank of the
river about fifty miles below the city
The levee is of clay, about five feet
high. and the break, caused by an old
wooden rice f1ume, is thirty-five feet
wide and four feet deep. The planta-
ton is flooded and the Grant Isle rail-
road is under water There are a
number of orange groves in the vicin-
ity, but they are protected by levees
and will not suffer.
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than the sight Of the pale-faced, bare
headed president, standing beside the
widow of the dead general, ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland and the gray-haired
statesmen and soldiers. 1t was their
presence rather than their words that
lent solemnity to the occasion. And
when it was all over, when Mayor Strong
had formally accepted from the nation
the trust of the tomb, and when the
president and his party disappeared
in the luncheon tent, a sigh of relief
went up from the crowd, for at last
the hero lay in the tomb BETTING his
renown and f1ttingly dedicated by a
grateful nation
The land parade was waited for af-
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Fought the battle of Shiloh. April and 7, 1869
Received the surrender Of Vicksburg
July A, 1863
Major General, United States Army,
July 4, 1861
The thanks of congress and a gold
medal .....................-.....D Dec. 49, 1869
Raised the siege of Chattanooga. Dec. 25 1863
Lieutenant General United States
army March 2, 1864
May and 6, 1854
Received the surrender of Gen. r. E.
Lee $500. ....'.'..... April . 1853
Secretary Of War ad interim -. Aug. IL, 1867
President of the United States 49,. .1869-1S77
Commissioner TO negotiate a commercial
treaty with Mexico ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1889
General, United States army, retired
March d. 1881
Wrote his Personal Memoirs" go. 1SS4-18S5
Died at Mount McGregor, N. Y..Juiy %, 1881
Temporary burial in Riverside park.
Aug. s, 1888
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ceremonies, the flag-decked streets
were black with people. who cheered
vociferously as the great men drove
by. When the tomb was reached
strange sight met the eye. All around
the oval, in the center Of which stood
the gray monument, were what SEEM
ed to be black hillocks. This somber
background was formed by the thou
sands Of spectators who filled the
stands, built up from the ground on
both sides of the tomb to the level Of
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SURE FOR DEBoE.
Senator Pretty Certain to Be
Elected Today.

FRANKFORT, Ky, April 27.-The
two political armies here are fighting
the fight as never before The Black
burn people, who see the prize slipping
from them and the election Of Deboe
almost certain to occur tomorrow, are
making desperate efforts to stave off
the election. They are following up
the letters they produced today, touch.
ing the silver proclivities of the new
nominee. and tonight have received an
even more palpable free. silver expires
sion, said to have gone from Deboe to
the POpulists when he was a candidate
before and about the time the famous
free silver pledges of Hunter were
given.
Gov. Bradley was in the hotel Hobbies
this evening working, and when he LEFT
said there was no earthly doubt of cleo
ton tomorrow. The silver Democratic
state convention, to be held here on
June 2, will be a big and interesting
affair. Notwithstanding but enc nomi-
nee is to be named. Owing to the in
creased votes and the rules of the call
recently issued something like 1900
delegates will be entitled to seats in the
convention.
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voIvers and paraded the street in front
of M. Rallfs residence. Several dep
uties addressed them, exhorting them
to remain calm and to await the pro-
gress Of events. Finally they proceed
ed to the royal palace, where, after
making a demonstration, they dispers-
ed without further disorder The in
cident made a great sensation.
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ter the conclusion Of the ceremonies.
The sky became overcast with clouds
and the wind increased until it al
most howled around the trees. The.
waters OF the Hudson reflected the
ashen hue Of the sky, and the great
white ships that floated on It's bosom
stood in almost ominous relief Tho
dusty roadbed Of the drive was whip
ped up until a black coat became.
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ATHENS, April 27 g p. m.)-The
legislative assembly, in the absence
Of quorum this afternoon, ostponed
the extraordinary session until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. A majority
Of deputies signed manifesto exhort-
ing the people to be calm. Neverthe-
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BULLETIN OF
TIE ST. PRUL GLOBE,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL %, 1897.
Weather for Today
Threatening, Showers, Colder.

PAGE L.
The Grant Pageant in New York
The People of Athens Ratified.
The Turks May Capture VOIO.
Campaign in Epirus.
Serious Flood Situation.
Great Fire at Newport News.
Seventy Fishermen Lost.
PAGE z.
Work of Board of Abatement.
Troubles of Scavenger MOriarfty.
AssembIyman Craig Turned Down.
Suit to Cancel a Dawson Deed.
PAGE 3.
Notable Minneapolis Wedding.
Principal of n School Let Out
GOOdnovv Divorce Case About Ended.
HObOes in Il Fight.
PAGE {.
Editorial
Long Siege in Senate.
Minnesota Has No Fish Law.
PAGE q.
st. Paul Defeats Milwaukee.
Minneapolis Beats Kansas City.
Ovation to Amos Rusie.
Results of Many Sporting Events.
Distress at ST. Vincent.
PAGE q.
Cash Wheat in Chicago, ~ I-Sc.
TURNER'S Putting in Wheat.
PAGE Z.
Congressman Tawney Talks.
London Wild Over ROssInnd Mines,
Old Man Commits Suicide.
Wants of the People.
PAGE 9.
Pair Of Prisoners Escape.
Annual Meeting of the ID. A. II.
The Fire Board Its own Master.
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AS a rule, women are strictly for tenn
perance. There are exceptions to the
rule. however. Indignant because their
husbands were arrested for drinking
on a warrant sworn out by a preacher,
three Kansas women met the dominic
and gave him q horsewhipping.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS,

QUEENSTOWN-Arrived Catalonia, Bos-
ton.
York.
CROCK HAVEN-12:2O a. m.-Passed: The
steamer Teutonic, New York for Queenstown.
NAPLES-Arrived: California, New York
via Genoa
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a Missouri university has declared
Tor the Greeks. 1t is difficult to see.
however, how this is going to dampen
the ardor Of the Turks before Phar-
BalOs.
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protected by the rugged bank of the river.
Scipio commanded the center and Pompey
the left wing. Caesar, at thee head of his
leg.ons, was opposite Pompey and Marc An
tony held Caesars left. Pompey, after the
battle, retreated to Larissa over the very
road along which the Turks are expected to
march against the Greeks.
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Somebody took a mean advantage of
IN Ohio farmer, who purchased a court
house, by removing the safe, the only
valuable thing in it, during the night.
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less, they are gathering in various
parts of the city and especially on the
square in front Of the palace, where
M. Rail- and the other leaders of the
opposition are comforting with the king.
After the conference a representa-
tive of the Associated Press had an
interview with NJ Stouloudis. one Of the
opposition leaders. He said the lead
ers of the opposition had impressed
the king with the fact that it was his
first duty to organize ue Greek forces.
To this the king had assented. The
leaders also pointed ut that a new
ministry must be product Of a vote
taken in the legislative assembly
The newspaper organ of M. Rail-
says that meeting of the legislative
assembly is the result Of a conference
Of the leaders of the opposition. Sotir-
polou, Rail-, Mopoulo, StouIoudis and
Carapanos, with the king and his min
listers. These leaders pointed, out the
necessity of preserving order, and, as
a necessary measure to meet the dan
ger, urged the immediate assembly of
the legislative assembly to decide upon
a probable solution. The king and His
ministers consented to this
LONDON, April PA dispatch to the
Daily Mail, from Paris, says that the
Greek cabinet has resigned
LONDON, April Everything now
points to the conclusion of the cam
paign by the intervention of the
powers. There is no confirmation of the
report that the Greek ministry has
fallen. 1t is probable that coalition
cabinet will be formed 1t is stated
that preparations are being made on
King Georges property at Smidstrup.
Denmark, with a view to having the
castle ready for its owner in case of his
abdicatiOn or deposition. Everything
sent from Athens by the special cor
respondents emphasizes the increasing
gravity of the situation there and the
rapid development of revolutionary
feeling. This condition Of things ap-
pears to have resulted largely from the
cessation of hostilities in Epirus. While
there is no doubt that the Turks are oc-
cupied in establishing their lines Of
communication, it is equally evident
that the Greek disaster in Epirus is
much more serious than was at first
supposed 1t now looks like a hopeless
task to renew the advance upon Janina,
as Turkey is in a position to send
overwhelming reinforcements. The IT.
regulars cooperating with the Greek
forces show up in a very bad light, as
mere bandits, more intent on plumber
than fighting.