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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
SILVER COINAGE SUSPENDED
In Peru-ExpOrted Silver Money Can
Only Return as Merchandise.

In Peru-ExpOrted Silver Money Can
Only Return as Merchandise.
Washington, May 14.-The state de-
of the decree promulgated last month
suspending silver coinage in Peru:
Whereas, The fluctuations of exchange
arising in the constant depression of the
silver metals demands that the national
executive power take such measures as
are within it's legal faculties.
Decree No. Ito suspend the coinage
of national silver money. The mint will
therefore not receive bullion for that OBJ
ject.
2. Silver soils converted into an article
of commerce by the fact of their being
exported from the country can not re-
turn except as merchandise.
3. Consequently the importation after
the 10th of May next will be delivered
to the mint. This article and the pre-
ceding one also refers to foreign silver
coin.
4. To render the foregoing article eff
fective the importatt, can take place
only at the port of Gallao, it being COM
pulsory to make the respective manifest
at the custom house to be transmitted
by the custom house administrative to
he mint, there to be melted into bars
a. INC CoSt VI the iinporter, tHeH returleu
to him in this form.
8. In the interior prohibition will not
include the silver soils which travellers
bring with them for their personal ex-
penses and which must not exceed the
sum of 80 soils.
g. The national silver money which is
removed from one port to another of the
republic will be conveyed with a custom
house permit stating that it has not been
imported, only shipped by the custom
house authorization.
Given at the custom house this 9th day
of April, 1897.
n. de PIOROLA, President.
IGNACIO REYE, Secretary of State.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
Turks Due mt DOmOkOs,

Constantinople, May 14.-Oficial ad-
vices received here from Larissa, dated
yesterday, say that the Turkish divisions
Greek headquarters, have occupied the
villages of Hadjiomar (Hadzi Amier),
Bokriler, Karalar, Pounar and Vardali.
Vardali is only about five and one-half
miles north of DomOkOs, and Bekriler
is situated about seven and one-haIf
miles north of Domokos and little to
the westward of Vardali. Consequently
today the Turkish forces should now
be before Domokos.
Eleven Greek sailing vessels, which.
with their crews, have been captured by
Turkish war vessels, have been brought
into the Dardanelles.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
IN THE WORLD OF BUSINESS
BRADSTREET'S AND DUN A. CO.'S
REVIEW OF FINANCE AND
COMMERCE..
l. PERIOD OF COMPARATIVE CALM.
Wholesalers Report Small Business.
Advance I'm Cotton, Corn and
Wheat-Better News From
the Flooded District.

New York, May 14.-Bradstreet's. to
morrow will say:
Ihe unexpected falling off in the, re
quest for staple goods within a month no.
suited in period of comparative calm a,
the time when a general revival in de
mand had been looked for.
Wholesalers report that the volume Of
the business consists of filling orders, ever
Chicago not claiming more than to hay,
held its own in volume of goods distrib
uted. Interior merchants continue t.
buy for nearby wants only, and in many
directions farmers are too busy with
field work to supply their wants at tn,
country stores.
Ihe continued subsistence of the floods
In the lower Mississippi river valley has
encouraged wholesale merchants in tina,
region, grocers reporting an UNUSUAL,
large distribution of canned goods west
and southwest, and the extreme deprcs
sion in pig iron prices is followed by large
western purchases. Wholesale dealer,
announce an increased demand for gro
eceries and hardware at Duluth, st. Paul
minneapolis, Kansas City and Memphis
Exports of wheat flour included a.
wheat from both coasts of the United
States and from Montreal this weel
amount to 2,1S3,S75 bushels as compared
with 1,799,OOO bushels last week, 1908,
0OO in the. week year ago, 1887 ,OOJ
IN the week two years ago, 2420, 900 three
years ago, and as contrasted with 1886,
OoO in the like week of 1893. Export,
els, compared with 3,127,OO0 last week
I,663OO0 in the week year ago. 1,21O.
700 in the week two years ago, ILL ,OOJ
three years ago, and 1,247, 900 in the cor
responding week of 1893.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
force the handsof the government of Bull
On ria
DESPERATE FIGHTING.
The Greeks Forced One Line Mt
GibrerO-GunbOats Open Fire.

Arta, May Ia, 6 p. m.-Desperate fight
ing has been progress all day mead Gibre-
70, on the road to Phillippda. Two brig
AIDES OF. Greeks, with many guns, two
companies of Sappers and a squadron of
cavalry, attacked the Turks, who were al
most without artillery. The Greeks
forced the first Turkish line of defense,
but met stubborn resistance at the sec.
ond. In several places the bayonets were
so close to the cannon that they (the
bayonets) could be used.
Already 800 of the Greeks are hors du
combat.
The Turks have occupied various
heights in the neighborhood. The bat
tie will be resumed tomorrow
Since 4 O'Clock p. m. the gunboat flo
tilla has been attacking Nicopolis from in
side the Gulf of Ambracia, with stimuli
taneous attack proceeding from the land
side. The Turkish batteries replied Wig
orously and resisted the attack. The
coming ON of darkness stepped the en-
gagement.
All of the Greek efforts are now con-
centrated on capturing Nicopolis and Pre-
vesa Before advancing to Pentepigidia.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
FOREIGN ITEMS.
Thanked as individuals.

Paris, May 1.-THE minister of for
eign aairs, M. Hanoaux, has written to
the retiring United States ambassador
James b. Eustis, thanking him and the
personnel of the United States embassy
for the expression of sympathy with the
families of the victims of the charity
bazaar. In this connection he does not
allude to the United States government.
the latter, it is claimed, not having fol-
lowed the example of the governments
of the other powers in sending an Off
cial message of coincidence.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
Important Statement From Russia,

st. Petersburg, May 14-The important
semi-official announcement was made to-
day that in well informed Russian quar-
tiers evidently the foreign Office here
the belief prevails that it will be diff
cult, if not impossible, to prevent the
forces of the sultan of Turkey from con-
tinuing the occupation of Thessaly after
peace between Turkey and Greece shall
have been concluded. This declaration
may possibly be only put forward as a
feeler, leading up to later intimation
that Russia may not be opposed to a
permanent annexation of Thessaly to the
Turkish empire
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
Senator Morgan has no purpose of
changing the form of his resolution in

Senator Morgan has no purpose of
changing the form of his resolution in
any respect.
II was fully aware of the situation
when l prepared the resolution" he said,
"and therefore find in the recent publica-
tons in regard to it no room for alter
ing my plans"
The senator declined to express an opin-
ion as to the possible length of the de-
expressed strong hope of securing the
passage of the resolution when the vote
should be taken.
The first vote will be taken on Senator
Hale's motion to, refer the resolution to
the committee on foreign relations, and
Senator White, who takes issue with Mr..
Morgan on the Cuban question, ex-
pressed the opinion today that this mo-
ton would prevail.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
Grave Rumors From Bulgaria.

st. Petersburg, May 14.-Following
upon the intimation that Russia would
not be opposed to the administration of
Thessaly by Turkey, 1t became known
semi-officially this evening that the diplo-
mats are generally concerned at the news
recently received from Bulgaria. During
the past week much agitation against
Turkey has been reported, both among
the people of Bulgaria and in the Bull
garian army, and fears are expressed that
the popular feeling thus aroused may
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
Noted Forger Sent Up.

Fort Wayne, Ind, May 13.-Charles F.
Moore, thu. noted forger, check-raiser and
draft manipulation, who has swindled the
banks and building and loan associations
in many cities of the United States dur.
ing the past three years, entered a plea
OF guilty to the charge of forgery this
afternoon and was sentenced to fourteen
years Imprisonment. 1t is said his
operations involve nearly $4,000 in three
years.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
The Flood Situation.

New Orleans, May 14-The river
seems to be falling tonight, bearing out
the theory that the worst is over. The
next danger will be from caving banks
while the waters are receding. No new
disasters have occurred at Baton Rouge,
and the protection work will be COM
pleted by Monday. The rest of the line
is holding well.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
Coached by Germany.

London, May 15.-The Constantinople
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
says the sultan, acting upon the advice
of Emperor William, has declared to NJ.
Cambon, the French ambassador, that
he can not agree to granting an armis-
tice until the basis of peace has been de-
cided upon and approved by him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
Rcd River Rising Rapidly.

Texarkana, Ark, May 14.-(Special.)
The Red river is rising at a rapid rate.
The government gauge at Fulton for the
past twenty-four hours ending at noon
today records rise of "a inches. This
measurement was for the last four days.
The water is now standing sixteen feet
above low water mark.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20

Athens, May II, 6 p. ma brief dis
patch received here from Arta late this
afternoon says that a bloody engagement
has been proceeding since early this morn
ing near Gribero between the Greek and
Turkish forces. Gribero is on the road to
Phillippida. Both sides, the dispatch
adds, have sustained heavy losses.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
Turks Were Reinforced.

London, May 15-The Athens. cores
pendent of the Daily Chronicle says:
The Turks who have taken refuge at
Gribori were largely reinforced during
the night Thursday and received the
attack of the Greeks this morning Fri-
day. with terrible fire. The Greeks re-
tired with loss of 500 men,.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
Terrible Railway Disaster.

St. Petersburg, May 14.-A terrible rail-
way disaster befell military train last
evening between Rockenhof and Aiva in
the Valki Jurjev line. Sixteen cars were
smashed. Two officers and nearly 100
soldiers were killed, and 60 others serious
ly injured
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
Irregulars Ousted.

London, May 15.-The Vienna cores
pOndant of the Daily News says Gen.
Smolenski dismissed all the irregulars
from his camp believing they are respon-
sible for many of the Greek disasters,
and he intends to punish with death any
one who intrudes among his troops.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
worlds Record Broken.

Atlanta, Ca, May 13.-Con. Baker Of
Columbus, o., broke the worlds record
for one mile on an indoor track at the
Coliseum tonight, covering the distance
in trial heat In 2:04 is, the previous
record being 2:06 1-5.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
The President,s NashviII. pate.

Nashville. Tenn, May 13-Presidenf
John w. Thomas of the Exposition COM
pany received letter today from Preyi-
dent William Mckinley stating that be
would visit the centennial exposltion %
Ohio day in June. Il. q. =
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
win Dine and sleep at wina,or.

London, May 15.-The Duke and Ouch
ess of Marlborough will visit Queen Vic
toria today, and will dine and sleep at
Windsor castle.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
Greeks Leaving Crete.

Canea, May 1.-The Greek troops
have begun to embark and their depart
ure is apparently to be unopposed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
COTTON MOVEMENT.

Secretary Hester's New Orleans
Cotton Exchange Statement.
New Orleans, May -14.--Secretary Hes
ter's weekly New Orleans Cotton Ex-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-20
Turks Retired From Domoko.
Bloody Battle Reported.

Domokos, May ii, D. m.-The Turks
have retired in the direction of Pharsalos.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-24
FAvoRs THE BALLOT FOR WOMEN.
Mrs. Crouch-Hnzlctt Addresses tb,.
People of Council Bluffs

hrs. CroUch-HnZlctt Addresses the.
People of Council Bluffs
MRS. Crouch-Hazlett received very sub
stantial encouragement in her effort yes-
terday to organize the National Suffrage as
sociation in Council Bluffs number of
women attended the meeting in the parlors
OF the Grand hotel at 4 o'clock. called for
the purpose of effecting organization. Mrs,
III. A. Ballenger was chosen president and
Mrs. 5. Sackett secretary. Before and after
the meeting Mrs. Crouch HaZlett held an
Informal reception and made a very favor
able Impression upon the women to whom
she was presented.
The rain interfered considerably with the
attendance at the mass meeting held in the
Eiseman building at o'clock, but despite
threatening weather the room was quite well
filled. Mrs. Ballenger presided. and intro
duced Mrs. Hazlett to the large Council
Bluffs audience, and for half an hour the
bright little woman from Colorado instructed
and entertained the audience. She pre-
sented the cause of universal suffrage in a
most enticing manner, so much so that when
tho call was made for the enrolment of the
names of those who favored the larger lib
erty OF the women every man in the house
signed the roll A majority Of the women
did likewise Mrs. Crouch -Hazlett explained
the character of the state convention that
will be held here on June and 8, and urged
the necessity for large and active organ
lzation to take care of the delegates.
Mrs. Crouch-Hazlett leaves this morning
for the eastern part of the county and will
hold meetings in Nicola, Avoca and Walnut
and will then go into Mills county. When
this work Is completed she will proceed to
Marshalltown and join Miss Ella Wright.
and the two will spend the time intervening
between that time and the date of the CON
vention in travelling throughout the state
holding meetings in the interest of the move
ment and the convention
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-24
HE HAS A PEDIGREE,
The OmcesecI<er Dates BnclS to WASH
ingtOn's Day.

ingtOn's Day.
The scramble for office that is now going
on has caused Robert Lincoln O'Brien, a
Boston newspaper man, who is fond of
'delving deep into musty lore" to recall
the days of President Adams, the first of
our chief magistrates to acquire Office as
party leader and on party issues. Mr.
O'Brien finds that Philadelphia seems then.
as now, to have been something of a po-
litical storm center, and to have contained
good many citizens anxious to serve their
country for reasonable consideration.
Frederick A. Muhenberg wanted to be
treasurer of the mint, and took pains to ex-
plain to the president that "a series Of mis-.
fortunes to son-in-law of mine occasioned
by French captures have affected me very
materially, and being at present out of pub
lie employment, l have both leisure and
inclination to attend to the duties of this
or any other office, whilst at the same time
1t would afford me some aid in a situation
have never been accustomed to-"
Apparently, office was Office with Mr.
Muhlenberg whatever it's title, for after
waiting some months he changed his course
and became an applicant for the Philadel-
phia collectorship, but was willing to accept
either the naval officers or surveyors DO
sition. Nearly three years later, having
failed in all his applications, he appealed
to President Jefferson in like manner at
hostility of Oliver Wolcott.
Another Philadelphia politician conspicuous
at that day was the clever but erratic COM
missioner of revenue, Tench Coke He was
turned out of Office during President Adams
term on charges of political treachery to
the administration. He came back to Jeffer-
son with plea that "the world sees me
yet unprovded for-yet unrestored-my old
office held by him that extruded me-the
best branch of it given to another" He
wanted that place-or something equally as
good as our modern politician would put
1t. He scorned anything of a dignity un-
worthy of man of his especial merit "The
trivial appointment of a commissioner of
bankruptcy" he wrote, which Judge p.
will have the power to render fruitess, will
neither maintain my large family, repair
my substantial loss nor restore me to pub
lie honor and confidence. The Office cannot
produce $1,000 per annum, and is a very
uncomfortable and inconvenient one"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-24
PASSES CITY GOVERNMENT BILL
Amended TO Ruin Municipal Owner
ship of Des Moincs Water Works.

Amended tO Ruin Municipal Owner
ship of Des Moincs Water Works.
DES MONIES, April 23.-(Specal Tele-
gram 1.-The senate passed the bill relating
to city and town government today, after
adopting a number of amendments, one OF
which is declared to ruin the law for munic-
ipal purchase of water works and to
have been injected into the measure in order
to assist the Des Moines Water Works COM
pany in it's fight with the city, which is try
ing to force the company to sell, or in case
the company refuses, to build municipal
plant.
The bill on corporations was taken up and
discussed at length. 1t was amended in q
number of respects and will pass tomorrow.
One important requirement Is that the ar
ticles of incorporation of all news companies
shall be submitted to the attorney general
and approved by him before the company
can do business.
In the house the banking BILL from the
senate, was taken up and most OF the SEN
ate amendments concurred in. The notes
and bills bill passed, and the fish and game
law was passed. The two houses Joined in
a concurrent resolution calling on Iowa men,
bers of congress to support the Terry bill
to extend to states power to interfere with
interstate commerce to the extent of inter
dieting the traffic in cigarettes, even to the
extent of prohibition of sales of cigarettes
brought into the state from outside, and sold
In the original packages. If this becomes
law it will give effect to the Iowa anti-cigar-
ette law and sales will be prevented In the
state. At present 1t is null under the de-
cison of the federal court that it interferes
with interstate commerce.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-24
CASES COMMENCED BY COOK
Litigants In the Lurch as the Result Of a
Sudden Death.
LAWYERS DIFFER AS TO THE PROCEDURE
Several Important Suits Almost Conn
pIctcd When the Late Justice
Died May Have to lie
Begun Anew.

Some doubts have arisen concerning the
course necessary to be followed in the fu.
ture conduct of number OF cases started
in Justice Cooks court prior to his sudden
death. Dates we're fixed for the hearing OF
these cases, several of them falling on the
day OF his death, and the others at subee-
quent dates that passed before ]. W. Fer
rier, who was appointed to fill the vacancy,
took charge of the office. The plan pro-
posed was to note continuances on Justice
Cooks docket and revive the cases again
n this way, but in the opinion of num-
her of attorneys this will not be legal. If
his proves to be true, score or more of
cases that have been started and others that
have been continued a number of times will
have to be started anew. Several of these
cases are important civil actions that have
already been half tried. aud others have
been tried and submitted, and in all bills
of costs have been contracted. Several are
criminal actions of some Importance. One
of them is the case of the State against S.
Labhart charged with assaulting ID. w. Otis
with intention of committing murder. This
case was set for hearing on April g. a day
or two after Mr.. Cooks death. Justice Fer
rier yesterday notified Labhart to appear
for trial, and Mr. Labhart. paid no attention
to the command. His attorney is of the
opinion that unless new information is
hled and new arrest made Labhart cannot
again be brought within the jurisdiction of
the court. and is confident that he can clear
mis- client on any one of several technicalties
hat are within reach, and which have arisen
since the death of the justice.
one case was disposed of by the new
Justice yesterday. The day that Justice
Cook died was fixed for passing sentence
upon Johnson, who pleaded guilty of steal
ing coal from ron the Union Pacific Railway
company. The justice had partially written
up tho record and evidenced his intention
of fning johnson S. and costs Justice Fer
rier yesterday called the man before him
ana finished the sentence, which Johnson
paid.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-24
SLANG OF COLLEGE GIRLS.

"Crush," "Dcad SIueIch" and Other
Terms Expressive of Student Life.
College girl slang is not often heard out
side OF college walls, relates the New York
Sun. To outsiders it is chiefly interesting
because 1t gives glimpses OF college life
Take the word prod" for example. A
prod would scarcely be met with except
in the college world, although prodlgles
might. 1t is always a question whether q
girl who is called a prod" receives the term
in appreciation or disgust. There are two
sorts or ''prods,' one receiving the term
from pure brilliancy in some particular line
the other for general studiousness. The lat
ter are the most irritating, for they are al
ways ready with answers in recitations while
the brilliant prod" may be on the ordinary
piano OF Intelligence when out of her par
ticular sphere. She is prod" through no
fault OF her own. A distinctly woman's col
legiate word Is Crush" expressing a rela-
tlonship between two girls hard to define
one glrl, generally an underclassman, and
usually freshman, becomes much attached
to another girl, ordinarily an upper-class
girl. The younger girl is Crushed" on the
other sends her flowers, and tries in vari-
GUS ways to give expression to her admra-
tion. The crush" soon passes over the
admirer finding some flaw in her idol or
else as is OTTER the case, the Crush at
length loses its youthful sentimentality, and
settles down into good friendship.
III, however before either of these states
are reached the object of the crush" gets
weary of the devotion, she resorts to what
in college parlance is known as "sauelch-
ing, the highest form of which is I'd. S."
or dead squelch" This method indeed has
often to be employed toward freshmen
whether crushed" or not, to teach them
their proper place. There is an unwritten
but well established decree that upper-class
girls shall always be held as superiors At
the first OF the year, for instance, before
the entering class is thoroughly at home, II
would be decided breach of etiquette
for freshman TO ask mighty senior or
junior to dance. She must wait to be in
vited. But the freshmen-well they don't
understand all these important points. but
judicious use OF the dead squelch" will
teach them a good deal
In much the same category with slang
are the abbreviations rife at college Lit
erature is always "lit," psychology "psych,"
dictionary die" The abbreyiation most In
the minds OF the girls at present is that
dreaded monster exams" Volumes might
be written concerning the blue state OF the
atmosphere during the time when every one
Is looking forward to the exams" In the
corridors may be heard such questions as
How many exams have you got2' do
you think Well have one In 'lit?" then
with gloomy foreboding. "Oh, I'm SO afraid
III funk" Then the synonyms for hard
work come into play. grind" dig" and
bone"