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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-24
A SLIGHT DECLINE
Reported at Middle Mississippi
Flood Points.
TIE DANGER is STILL GRAVE,
And a KAln would causO a Numb'r Of
Dangerous Brssl.S-Tho LOuulana Plan
tAtiOnS Inundated will be Delayed ssTi-
ously In the Work Of PIantlnE-Nsw
Orleans Preparing for the Crisis, and
strengthening the Lovsss.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 2S.-No new
crevassss have appeared in the levees
to-day but the current OF the river Is
still beating against the southern em-
bankments with a fury that causes the
Gravest apprehension, The break at
Delta has inundated 5000 acres of the
finest plantations In southern Louisiana
and the water continues 10 pour
through the openings and Is rapidly
spreading over a great area Reports
from Greenville are not encouraging.
While the water IL slowly recedlng In
the oYerii0Wed district OF the YnZoo
delta, yet It Is almost certain that the
planting OF this years crops Will be
thirty days late. The negro laborers
are in fearful state OF destitutloh
throughout the deltn, although the gov
eminent relief work Is being carried on
Memphis and in Arkansas, however,
has greatly improved. Many people
are returning to their farms IN ArkRn-
sas and the work Of planting will be-
gin shortly. According TO the official
bulletin OF the United States weather
bureau. the Mississippi river at Aem-
phIs fell tWo-tenths OF foot In. the past
thirty hours and will continue TO fall
slowly at this poiut, At VieksbarS and
New Orleans there are no changes. tho
river remaining stationary. AT all other
points from which bulletins are istued,
a decline Is reported varying from one
tenth to eight tenths OF foot
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LONDON, April 22-The Athens COR
respondent OF the Daily Chronicle says
mat the Crown Prince Constantine has
written 10 King George as follows:
,.rhe Turks are quiet to-day. owing
"a our success yesterday CThursday).
We have destroyed the Turkish battery
At Iiseria. The Turks have retired
com NeEeros and RapsanL The action
ot our fleet at Katerina was excellent.
Was In the first line OF fire yesterday
The correspondent says: The Turks
are greatly dismaycd BY the destF1c-
lion of their stores at Knterin1 ana at
I IJtnrhorfbn. Commodore Sachtourts
DESTROYED the stores from the coast TO
mo foot OF Mount Olympus. Nothing
remains, therefore, for Edhcm PAshn
10 carry away but hunger. The coast
road being barred. the only remaining
road from Salonica Is the Nerrariar
road. eight days from ElassOna.
The reports OF the injury 10 the rail-
way line By the blowing up OF bridges
ani a tunnel aru confirmed,
Financially, everything ls going we'll
and the value OF paper money has risen.
IL Is reported here (Atheus) that the
turkish troops will BE- Withdrawn from
Crete. Private adYices from Nolo say
that all the villages between katerina
and Nolo have arisen.
Among the wounded who have ar
fivNi here are several who state that a
number OF the Greeks who were wound
"a al Gritzsyal and unable TO follow
,h,. Greek retreat were shut up IN 4
snail church by the Turks. who set tire
20 the building and burned them to
trath
\ dispatch TO the Times from Consthn-
l.n1pis says that while Oam1u Pasha viii
take supreme command OF all the Turk
ish armies engaged against Greece. Ed
hem Pusha will remain Ia active COM
Inand Of the eastern army with head
quarters AZ Macedonia.
BHIEaTia's Demand.
A dispatch to the standard from Con-
s.aatlnople says: "The Russian govern
men, has sharply ordered Bulgaria to
keep quiet: yet Bulgaria has given the
porte notice that she Will mobolizc her
troogs tomorrow (Saturday unless
the Berats (the warrants for i've more
Bulgarian bishops IN Macedonia) ana The
appointments OF Bulgarian commercial
agents at Uskub and Monastir are
granted
ne hkuelt NNAANnNglAGhk VI AAAN a 4AaiA@S
viii say tomorrow:
Those In authority here regard the
situation ~ highly critical despite the
iavOrable news from Epirus Fighting
continues at Natl. The Crown Prince
Constantine has ordered his troops TO
maintain strictly defensive attitude. \
portion NJ the western squadron has been
detached to lombard the fortress P1rEa,
opposite Pax Island"
4 dispatch to the Daily News from Ca
nea says that Col Yassos has notified the
Gdmlrals that he has been ordered to az
tack the Turks in Cretan.
The Times correspondent at Canea
says Il Is reported there that Col VasSos
has received this order. The insurgents
are attacking Fort IZzedln, which Is oc-
cup!ed by the international troops In ad-
dillon TO the Turkish garrison. Three
warships have left Suda and anchored
opposite the fort.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-24
TURKISH REPORTS
Show Little AdVanes-DstaIis are MlShInE
to Confirm Reports.

Show Little Advance Details arc MlShlnE
to Confirm RePOTth.
coSsTANTINoPLE, April 2a.-The
Turkish government yesterday evening
issued the following statement:
"A reconnaissance with n force OF in.
fantry. six batteries OF artillery and n
cavalry division enabled Nalm Pasha
10 occupy position with eight battal-
IONS and some field batteries opposite
the Greek forces centcred south OF the
Milouna and Siulva Passes.
Haiku Pasha with twelve bnttallonB
advanced towards Nernly, on the plain.
In order 10 threaten the retreat OF tho
Greeks at KoHirena.
'Nuim Pasha defeated the Greeks and
occupied the important heights OF kn-
raiin and Virnn.
"Hamdl PaEha captured the fortified
Submits OF Gordonan and Garbika,
commanding tho passes"
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coNsTANTINoPLE, April 23.-Ghezl
osman Pasha, who Is TO succeed Edhem
Pasha as commandcr-in-chlefo OF the
Turkish army In Thessaly, started with
his suite for the frontier this evening.
Saad EdQln Pasha, who has been APP
pointed TO command the Turkish troops
in Epirus. started for the frontier with
his suite this evening.
1t r. stated that lzzet Bey Will be re-
placed by Arif Bcy as second secretary
and chamberlain OF the sultan.
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Arta by assauIt. Their ARTILLERY had
been' secretly brought up during the
night and placed In position on COM
mAnding elsyatIons opposite the town.
Under cover OF furious Cnnnonnde the
Turks advanced upon the bridge and
were received with a murderous rifle fire
from the Greeks. The Turks made sew
eral attempts 20 cross the bridge, but In
spite OF their desperate efforts they new
or succeeded IN getting further than the
centre OF the bridge. There the Turk
ish commander fell dead, and, under the
terrible iire OF the Greeks, the Turks
fell back In dlamny. Some time after
wards the Turkish guns were sllenced.
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A GREEK REVIEW
or the Work Of IIsr Armies shows an
Advance.

Advance.
LONDON. April 22-The Greek
charge d'anairs here has received a dis
patch dated at Athens to-day giving
tho exact situation on the ThessalIan
frontier. from the Greek standpoint 1t
Is as follows:
In Thessaly. in the direction OF Re
yeni and Boughazl, our force has
penetrated into Turkish territory and
have advanced towards Damasi.
AN the attacks OF the enemy have
been repulsed in the direction OF Grit
Zovali.
our army has occupied strong po-
siton at Natl Pass, where there has
been hghtlnR since yesterday. The
Turkish attacks have been repulsed.
THE Greeks had 10 retire from Nczc-
ros, falling back on the bank OF the
Derchi. strong position which they
are now defending.
In EpIruE, our army Is advancing
and has captured Fort lmaret, Flllip-
iada, and several villages.
Tho Greeks have also occupied Sala-
Eora. capturing three cannon, n num-
her Of guns and n quantity OF ammunl-
ton and provisions.
The army Is now advancing north
wards. "SKOUZEs,
Minister OF Foreign Affairs"
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BINGHANrToN, n. Y. April 2s.-Fire
started In somo unknown manner at
whitney's Point, twenty miles north Of
this city carly to-day and destroyed
property OF the estimated value Of $780,
900. Tho insurance ls estimated at $So,-
900. Among the buildings burned were
the Beach House and the Quick House,
the Baptist church, the ofiice Of the
whttney's Point Reporter and q large
number Of stores and offices,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-24

SAN FRANCISCO, April e3-Five
thousand people saw Jimmy Barry and
Jimmy Anthony, bantam weights. nght
twenty rounds before the National
Athletic club. the organization that
conducted the l'itgslmmons-Shn
fiavrd The arrangements were very
poor and the big crowd was exceedingly
uncomfortable In the hot arena, The
fight was for a $1,000 purse. 15 per cent
Ia the winner at ll5 pounds. The men
were noll trained md entered the rims
at 10 o'clock.
Barry was given the decision at the
end OF the twentieth round.
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Special Dispatch to the Intelllgeneer.
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 23.--w.
H. HeImphereville has been appointed
postmaster at Morning View, Belmont
county, Ohio, vice ]. W. Caldwell, re-
moved. Emil LIpscher at Cecil, WASH
ington county. Pennsylvania, vice w.
Pettit, removed. W. +. Truax nj Dlns-
more, Washington county, Pennsylva-
min. vice Buxton. resigned. NJ. j..
Flynn at Good Intent, Washington
county, Pennsylvania. vlce Turner, re-
signed, and A. p. White nt Woodrow,
washington county, vice Julia BuchaR-
"a rCCfgupd
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ATHENS, April 2s.-It has been de-
cIded to call out several OF the Land
wehr. or militia,
In Greece all able-bodIed males from
twenty-one years OF age and upwards
are liable to be called upon for military
service. The total service IL for nine
teen years. OF which two years with
considerable terms OF leaves Of alb
sence) must be passed with the coIors:
eight and seven years are then passed
In the reserve and the remainder OF the
total term OF nineteen years is passed
in the militia or IRndwehr.
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HAVANA, April 23.-LIcutenant Colo.
mel Akphcn, with the Maria Christina
battalion engaged the insurgents al
Purgatorio, Havana province, his ad.
vance guard pursuing them TO the
Providence farm. Here they we're en-
trenched and three hours fighting fol-
lowed. The Spaniurds captured the
camp and important documents. The
fleeing insurgents left sixteen killed on
the field and had many wounded. The
regulars lost none, but had sixteen
,VnundCd
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CORFU. April 22.-The western Greek
squadron Is bombardlng santo Quaranta
and doing great damage to the town. All
the government and private buildings
have been destroyed with the exception
OF the Austrian agency. All the stores
and merchandise on the Quays have been
burned.
Fifty refugees who had embarked on
ships have been landed here.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-24
TgLEGRAPHiC BRIEFS.

The downgcr duchess OF Bedford Is
dead.
-Four hundred miners IN the Nixon
mine. owned by Jesse Sanford on
tho CHARTERS branch OF the Pan Handle
rhllroad, near Pittsburgh, struck yes
terdny. They want the mining rate dd-
yanccd from 6t 10 60 cents.
The scwcr pipe manufacturers have
completed their organization. A hig
company has been incorporated under
tho laws OF Ohio with capital stock NJ
81. 100000. Forty-fuur factories are em-
brncrd and the name OF tho orgunlzu-
tlon Is the Central Union Sewer Pipe
Company
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DIES MONIES, Ia, April SS.-Tremsn-
dous rainfall last night all over the
state caused much damage. Il was Gc-
companled by high wind, taking OF
roofs, tearing down trees and moving
buildings. One barn containing n COW
was carried 200 yards. The COW was un-
hurt. Two bridges on the Chicago &
Rock Island railway between here and
HALEY Junction, were swept away.
The bridge on the Chicago & Great
Of people fed from their homes In the
loWlands.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-24
ANOTHER RAIN
Would Play Havoc with the MIISlSSiPPl
LoNrea-AIready seenInE.

A4eNNee-hAENANy ESNFsHk'
NATCHEz, Miss, April 25.--The river
Is unchanged here, but many people are
becoming gloomy again over the threat
ened outlook for rain and wind tonight
A hard rain would play havoc with
them. A hard rain or Wind storm at
Vidalia would be more disastrous than
anywhere in this section. A slight
wind this evening sen; water sp!ashlng
over the levee in front OF that city,
Many refugees continue 10 arrive at
Natchez. The back water from Biggs
and Reeds creVasses continues TO hll
the lowlands and swamps with water.
The head water from the break has not
yet arrived. The Black and TenSas
rivers Rre rapidly rising from ms
break aud are covering the country OF
that section.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-24

nj pIrpntch 10 the 1nteIIlseneer.

Special Dispatch to the lntelllgencer.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 23.-
Pensions to West Virginia applicants
bave been granted as follows:
Addltlonnl-Wllllam 7, Kcck, Hnmlln.
Lincoln county.
Increasc-Ell Green, Lewiston, Ka-
nnwha county.
Barbour county.
A certificate OF original pension has
been Issued TO Isaac Il. CrIssvell, OF
Beitnire, Ohio.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-24
A sYNpATHY REsoLUrIoN
IntrOduSsd in the IIouSs Declaring Hopes
for Greek Aneeeas.


for Greek success,
WASHINGTON. b. c.. April 23.-The
house to-day completed the eonsidera-
ton OF the senate amendments to the
Indian appropriation bill and sent the
bill to conference. The main conten-
tion as on yesterday ceniered about the
senate proposition to open the uncom"
pahgre Indian reservation under the
mineral land laws. Finally an amend
meut was recommended TO the eHect
that no corporation should be allowed
to obtain possession Of these EilBonlte
deposits, but that the government
should lease the lands in limited aTenA
and for limited terms OF years.
The senate amendment striking from
the house bill the provision for the rati-
ficatlon OF the oil and gas leases made
by the council OF the Seneca Indians
last December. after n sharp debate,
was disagreed to.
Mr.. Bland OF Missouri, attempted
early in the session TO secure action on
the resolution relative to the Union Pa
cIfc railroad mortgages, which he tried
to offer last week, but the speaker ruled
that the resolution was not privileged.
A resolution was adopted by which a
committee Of twenty-five was appoint
ed TO uttenu lne ucQlC0llol Va Nhu ~ H.'e
tomb in New York on Tuesday and the
house agreed 10 a programme Of three
day adjouFnIneutB for next week ---
Representative Mcguire. OF Califor-
MIA, introduced resolution declaring
that war between Turkey and Greece
was a war between Moslem and Chris
tian civilization and directing that the
sympathy OF the United States be ex-
tended to Greece with the hope that her
struggle may be successful. The reso-
luton was referred to the committee
on foreign aflnirs. but as that commit
tee Is not appointed, no action Will be
taken at present.
Representative Dorr. Of West Virgin
Ia, introduced bill 10 repeal the civil
service law.
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NEW YORK, April 2s.--Five hundred
and sixty-two Greek recruits will sail
tomorrow on the French line steamship
La Champagne for Havre. From there
they will he transported via Marsellles
20 the scene OF the conflict between
their countrymen and the Turks. The
recruits come from different cities.
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cETTINJE. Montenegro. April ga
The Crown Prince DanIlo, In nm address
10 the Montencgrln troops to-day, said:
We sincerely hope this conflict uhc
war between Turkey and Grcece) VIII
cost ag little human life as possible
our interests thus far have not been
affected. but should the force Of circum-
stances, or. which God forbid. some un-
happy event In any way prejudice our
interests. We viii Instantly prove our
q Ives bravo ana worthy sons of our be-
LlYnl faLhnrlnnn."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-24
rATAL FIRE
In witch One Life was Lost aud Two
Otfrrs serIously injured.

Othvrs Seriously injured.
PITTSBURGH, April 23--A FIRE in
Mrs, Cecil Daugherty's grocery store
and residence at Rraddock to-day was
attended by one and possibly three IA
tatftfcs. Frank Neeiey was burned to
death His son. Frank, jr., aged six
teen. inhaled the flames and was so
badly burned that he cannot recover
Mrs. Necly was not badly burned, but
tho shock has been so great that not
much hope Is entertained for her re-
Covery.
celia Daughcrty, aged eighteen, was
burned, but not seriously.
THESE people all lived over the gro-
Gerry. The IRE spread so rapidly that
alI were in jeopardy before any warn
ing was given them. That all were not
burned 10 death was due TO the prompt
action OF the firemen.
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Avail m. Gr,sk Fleet.

PARIS. April 22--The Pontlque Colo
male publishes tefegrams from the spor-
ades and the island OF Samoa, on the
coast OF Asia Minor. declaring that the
Inhabitants are impatlently awaiting the
arrival of the Greek fleet as u signal "a
shake OF the Turkish yoke.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-24
EDHEM PASHA
70 be Succeeded in the Field by
osman PashR,
TIE RuSSO-TUREISH VETERAN
Who Held the Russian Army at
Bay at Plevna.
CROWN PRINCE CONSTANTINE

Report, the sueO.,o OF the Greek Arm, At
LAv,rla-Tho Greek Landwshr will be
called Upon SOrssrvlSs-ThS R'vsF''aOf
Thursday Ezsrelso = QulstinE Infiu'nS'
ON the Turks-RspOrtS OF UPrl'lnE'.
Good Work ortho Greek Navy.
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OTTAWA. Ont, April 22-The new
tariff is such as viii hit the United
States pretty hard. In that regard lt
Ia popular here, but doubly 30 on ac-
count Of the preference It makes in ID.
yor OF British goods.
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RICHMOND. Va, April sa-col
John S. Mosby was thrown from q
buggy at the University OF Virginia
this afternoon and received a cut which
may seriously lnjurc one eye.
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HAvRE, April 23.-S p. m.-Sailed;
Steamer La Tourainc. New York. (She
DlnEley tariiI).
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TREND OF TRADE.
The Report Of Business Conditions
for the Past Week.
INFLUENCES OF WAR ARE FELT

In the Priess Of CsreaiSana hs PO,,rbllity
ofa General EuroPoan COnAlct-IsduS-
trial COnosrnS arO RssumipE Throuah.
out The Country-COttOn and WooIsa
Goods Inprovo slowly, bat = Bsttsr
Ciasu Of Goods ars RSqust.sd.
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SAN QUENTIN PRISON. Cal, April
23-Frank KtOss was haugud to-day for
the murder OF william Deadly over two
years ago The men had Il qunrrel in
n saloon and had parted. kloss re-
turned, found Dcady asleep IN a chair
and stabbed Ms victim 10 death kloas
made no statement on tho gallows to-
day. but had previously tried to Justify
his crime because he was intoxicated.
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AItTA, April a. During tho hghtlng
on Tuesday the Turks. At daybreak. at
tempted to rush the bridge and capture
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For West Vlrginla-Showors and pos.
slbly thunder storms; slightly coolors
southwGstcrly winds
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio
Threatening weather. with showers
and thunder storms; slightly coolers
brisk southwesterly winds. becoming
northerly,
Local Temperature.
Tho temperature yesterday as observed
by G. SchnCpf druggist, corner Market
and Fourteenth Etrcots. was as folloWsi
a, m,.,........, 20 = y. ri,.......,..... i9
. a. m...,...,.. 62 ~. m...,..,,...,. u
u m..,.,.,. .,,... 20 Weather-Chans'lo 10
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SEATTLE, Wash, April 23.-R II,
straub was hanged at Friday Harbor
wash. to-day FOR the murder Of Leo
Lantermnn. OF Blakely islnnd August
30, 1895,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-12-18

The scenes seek to show the rudi-
mentary life in the Tennessee mountains
the dark background of story whose
real action is carried forward in the
Brighter atmosphere of Southern home
llfe.s 1t is said to he fell of human IN
terest. it's men and women are familiar
characters of the South to-day and that
1t ls remarkable for the number of dis
tlnct types introduced, the rugged noun
talneer the artistocratic southern gentle
man. the mountain girl, the dainty cul-
tured daughter of the valley the octoroon
and the blacks meet in strong
dramatic contrast. Briefly the play
tells OF the trials and triumphs Of a
young white man, who when a baby
mad been stolen and hidden away in the
tennessee mountains by revengeful
octoroon, who then ad vanced another to
the rank and wealth which belonged to
the abandoned child. The company
contains the names of some we'll known
people including David Higgins: Freder-
lex Julian, BENZ. F Horning, Mrs Lonise
Rial. Sarah Cameron, Van Kinzie,
Ohve Davis, Elizabeth Fields and Marie
kenzie. If what has been said of "At
Piney Ridge" is true we may expect a
clever play by q Chicago gentleman.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-12-18

Helena, Mont, Dec. l1.-Lawyers
spent yesterday before Acting Governor
Spriggs arguing against the issuance of q
for the return to Missouri of
Joseph G. johnson. Tie girl has been
taken home as is in an insane asylum.
Lawyer Hall, who appears in john
sons behalf, says that instead of john
son elop,ng With the girl, He left Sweet
Springs to escape her, as he feared if he
was seen with her he would b. lynched.
She followed him to Kansas City. where
be again eluded her. Then he came to
Butte, stopping few days in Denver,
The girl followed him to Butte, So Mr..
Hall says. and they went to Missoula,
where Johnson with the aid of some
friends, raised enoush money to send
her home as he declined to have any
thing further to do with her, When ar
rested in Missoula Johnson was work
ing as porter in barber shop. Hal
says he will be lynched If he is taker
back. ....
Johnson hos made an affidavit: in &C
cordance with the above facts. Numer-
GUS kilograms were sent to the governor
not to honor the requisition. The gin
has written letter exhonoratlDg John
son from all the blame.