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The new North-west., 1897-03-19
THE BLOCKADE or CRETE
POWERS EXPECT TO CLOSE THE
ISLAND PORTS TODAY.
Foreign Squndrons Later May Shut
or Communication With the
Hellenic Capital.

Rome, March 15.--It is officially an
nounced here this afternoon that the re-
suit of the pour parleurs of the powers
Yesterday is a definite agreement not 10
reply to the Greek note, but to issue or
ders to the foreign admirals to estapl!sh
an Immediate blockade OF Cretan ports,
which will probably go in full Operations
tomorrow.
This agreement is somewhat III the ma
ture of a concession to Russia and France
Russia during the middle of last week
proposed, with France seconding the
proposition, another joint note TO Greece
insisting on the withdrawal of the troops
instead OF an immediate resort by tile.
powers to force. Russia S action Was III
spired, it is officially stated, by certain
sympathy for Greece, but so many obJec-
t1cns We're raised by each power i'll turn
to the suggestion that the course mas
finally been agreed upon. 1t is thought
the simplest way to carry out the threat
made in the identical note will be the
blockade OF the Cretan ports and the
landing Of forces sufficient to insure the
maintenance of order, leaving further ac-
ton as to the fate of Crete TO later nego-
tiations. This was the view of Russia at
the outset.
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
sPoRTsMEN's TOURNAMENT BEGINS
Tbfrty-First Annual Exposition at
New York.

New York. March 14.-The 31st annual
exposition of the National Sportsmens s AS
sociation opened yesterday at Madison
Square Garden, and will continue for one
week. The exposition is representative
of every branch and feature of sporting
life from the gun and the revolver to the
stuffed trophies of the chase. The special
attractions att, Of the exposition. however,
VIII be the various championship contests
winch are scheduled for the first three
days OF this week. The first OF these Is
the national revolver championship tour
nament, In which crack shots from the
western frontier, southerners who have
been handy with pistols from their child
hood days, and eastern cracks will COM
pete with each other In putting 80 bullets
INTO the smallest space. There is to be
a police, military and free-for-all match,
together with a press match for individ-
ual newspaper writer's. Police, national
guardsmen and naval reserve men from
Pittsburg, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Bos-
ton, this city and other points will COM
pete for the medals.
The second event of the exposition Is
the national championship short range
rifle shoot for which have been entered
representatives of German, French and
American shooting organizations and a
large number of Individual crack shots.
The rules call for 10O-yard range the Gon-
testant who gets a majority Of his shots
AiSe'i eol .lAS CeHltI ol d 20 IOoC ring TAR
get taking the title Of champion short
range rifle shot of America, an artistic
trophy and a purse of gold
The third and last contest is a national
indoor tly-casting tournament, the first
ever held in this country The executive
committee, of which p. Cooper Hewitt
Is chairman, has held large number of
sessions, owing to the difficulties in max
Ing rules that would govern the contest,
under such peculiar conditions. They
nave succeeded, however, in reaching an
unanimous agreement. There are a num-
ber of entries, and as an interesting cx-
pertinent the event will attract an Inn
mense number of disciples of Izaak
Eo1t
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
BAN REMOVED FROM SHOEMAKER
DtsSfacei Counsel of DR.. EIo!mes
Can Practice Again.

Philadelphia, March 14.-Lawyer William A
Shoemaker who a year ago today was sus-
pended for one year from the exercise OF his
profession for taking part in an alleged con-
spiracy to impose false evidence upon the
court In his behalf to secure a new trial for
II. ii. Holmes, will be at liberty to practice
again on Monday morning. the order of stspsn-
sion expiring at midnight tonight Shoemaker
has Jared better than most of those who were
associated with the arch-murderer and came
under the influence of his 'evil eve" siren
uous efforts were made to procure his disbar-
ment, but his youth and inexperience. and
mis- extreme zeal In behalf of his client, ap-
pealed to the sympathy of the Judges who sat
upon the case. Those who believe that Holmes
cast a perpetual spell upon all those with
whom he was brought in contact will watch
terest. ~ "
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
TWO BIG WARSHlPS ARE Overdue.
Columbia, With the Puritan in Now
Has Not Been Sighted.

Washington, March A.-No news of the
United States steamers Columbia and Puri-
tan was received by the navy department to-
day but Notwithstanding alarming rumors as
to the safety of the big monitor Puritan the
officials of the navy department are under
no apprehension as to the safety of either the
monitor or her convoy. 1t is said that or
ders given to Captain Sands of the Columbia
Mhen he left Hampton Roads to go to the as
slstance of the disabled Puritan were elastic
ana he may exercise his discretion in shaping
MS course. The Puritan Is almost as big as
the Columbia and the latter could not tow her
very last. Under the most favorable condi-
tons at sea five or six knots would be as
much speed rs could be expected and provid-
ed that all went we'll and there were no broken
towing bits or hawsers, such as might be
expected to result from such an unweldy tow
the vessels could not have reached Hampton
roads before yesterday afternoon. Not hear
ing Tor some time, however. the department
officials concluded that Captain Sands had
gone On directly to New York, which was to
be the ultimate destination of the Puritan
as she IS under orders to try the new dry
docks there at the earliest opportunity, II
TINS Is the case the vessels could scarcely
reach New York before tomorrow afternoon
even in fair weather.
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
attorney declined to cross-esamtno ~

The trial and conviction Of tho 80
young men brought the greatest distress
to their families. The venerable mothers
of the scapegrace sons have been mos
trated and severa. times it was feared
they would lose their minds Walling's
lhother mas always asserted that her son
was under the influence of :Iaclrson,s
stronger mind. Mrs. jackson has often
visited her son in jail and besought him
to write confession to send to the gov
ernor, who might commute his sentence
70 life imprisonment, but the son has
$ steadfastly refused. The two were 10
governor reprieved Walling his attorneys
representing that Scott Jackson might he
induced to confess and save his confed
crate.
The new North-west., 1897-03-19

this part of the state. Pearl Bryan was
the pretty daughter of a prosperous
household at Greencastle, Ind, that num-
bered six sons and two daughters. She
was of quiet, retiring disposition, so
little inclined to filtration that only when
her mutilated body was found did her
parents know of her secret acquaintance
with young men. Sunday, January 26,
1896, the girl told her parents she was
going to visit a woman friend in Indian
apolis. Instead she came to this city,
arriving Monday. She was then, as the
autopsy showed in an interesting con-
dition and her visit to this city was to
undergo an operation. Here she met
Alonzo Walling and Scott Jackson, who
We're young medical students, and room
ed together. The girl had been led astray,
1t is said by young man named Will
Wood. in Greencastle, her second cousin,
and friend of the two students. and is
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
Headless Body Found.

Pearl did not return Tuesday or We'd
nesday and her parents were beginning
to worry over her long absence, when
news came of the finding of headless
body of a girl across the river near Fort
Thomas, Ky. 1t came out at the trial
that the last time the girl was seen was
Friday evening, January 81, entering
cab at George and Plum streets, this city,
and that the cab was then driven toward
the Kentucky side The clothing of the
girl had been removed and there would
have been no clue to her identity had not
the murderers dropped shoe. BY this
the girl was traced The hackman was
found who had driven the trio and he told
enough to warrant the arrest of Walling,
Wood and Jackson. Wood was eventual
ly released, after confessing he had sent
Pearl to this city for an operation Then
the other two made haste to confess and
throw the blame each other They
agreed on this that the girl was induced
to leave the cab and walk to a secluded
spot. There her head was severed from
the body and the clothing removed in
valises, which were subsequently thrown
into the river. No trace of the head was
ever found. Which of the two held the
fatal knife no one will ever know, as the
two murderers have confessed, retracted
aud reconfessed so often that no one but
the judge who can read the human heart |
can CLEAN the truth. Their defense was
so weak At the trial that the prosecuting
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
Talk With Senator Jones.
BUTLER WILL GIVE UP FIGHTING 1T.
EXtradition to Australia He Realizes
Cannot Re Aynided

San Francisco, March h.-Trank Butler,
alias Ashe alias Newman. the accused MIR
derer of Captain Lee Weller, Arthur Preston
and Charles Burgess, has decided to give up
his fight against the effort of the Australian
police to secure his eXtradition from this
country He gives his reasons for this ac-
ton that he has no hope that the United
states supreme court will reverse District
Judge Morrow, and that he cannot stand the
cost Of carrying the matter to the court Of last
resort.
Butler said he had considered the matter and
mad come to the conclusion that he felt conf
dent the supreme court would decide against
AAn' anu that an appeal would give him
nothing but postponement of the day upon
winch he would have to return to Australia
to answer to the crimes with which he stands
charged. In this view of the matter he con-
sldered 1t best for him to not longer oppose
the matter of his extradition.
Ultimately, he said, he would have to go
on trial for his life, and the sooner the thing
was over the better it would be for him lie
VIII go back and face his accusers and depend
upon the loop holes of the Australian criminal
laws TOR his escape from the gallows
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
PLAIN LANGUAGE FROM RUSSIA.
Greece Must Retire, bag and Bag
gage, From Crete.

ST. Petersburg, March IA. - The official
st. Petersburg Journal says this morning.
1--WE recently stated the reasons which
determined the attitude of the imperial
government as to the Cretan insurrection.
Unfortunately they do not seem adequately
recognized at Athens. Humanitarian mo-
tives actuated the powers more than any
other consideration, as has been shown by
the action of the powers toward the lei
lenic government. The Greek note in re-
ply to the powers endeavors, in spite of
the practical utility of a system of auton-
omy for Crete, to prove that annexation
to Greece will alone end a state of an
archy.
While consenting to recall her ships,
Greece persists that the cooperation of
her troops is necessary to the pacfication
of the island, after which a plebiscite
should decide the fate of Crete.
"Such an attitude is unsatisfactory. The
powers did not in the present case consult
the opinion of the Greek government
They simply expressed to Athens in autfi-
cient terms the decision imposed by cir
cumstances, Whereunto it was for Greece
to conform. In refusing to heed this de-
cision Greece gives clear proof that under
pretext of assuring a condition of peace
and order in Crete she is really pursuing
a much less disinterested object, namely,
annexation by surprise
The powers are too unanimously re-
solved to maintain peace in the east to
sanction such designs. They find them
selves compelled, though much against
their will, to have recourse to vigorous
measures, which they shrink from adopt
ing, in regard to the Greeks. At the same
time they will have in the reserves at
their disposal a sure means of pacifying
Crete without the cooperation of the
Greek troops. 1t is hoped that Greece,
seeing that the powers are firmly resolved
not to shrink from any measure of coer-
cion necessary, will give way, thus exor-
cising the danger with which her present
attitude threatens European peace"
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
GUATEMALA's IMMENSE EXPOSITION
Was Opened Yesterday With Impos-
ing EXERCISES.

Washington, d. c., March 15.-Mnistcr Lazc
Arriaga of Guatemala gave a reception this
afternoon in honor of the opening day of the
International exposition at the capital of that
republic, and in which the United States to-
gether with England, France and Italy are
well represented. According to programs re-
ceived Ivy Minister Arriaga, the opening exer-
cses today will be Of an imposing nature. The
sYe structures, modelled after those at the
ums, ranging from $1,000 to $780, together with
large number of gold silver and bronze med
ais, will be awarded to exhibitors whose dis
plays mertorious. The idea of the expo
stion originated with President Barrios who
has worked indefatigably to make it a success
The closing exercises will take place on Sep
tember S0th, but the rainy season may compel
a temporary close in the summer. 1t is eX-
pected that the exposition will be visited by
large numbers of American manufacturers
and that it will tend considerably to develop
commercial interests between this country and
the Central American group.
Washington Is Represented.
Guatemala City, Guatemala, March l5-
The Central American exposition formally
opened today and will remain open for the
next four months.
The frames of most of the buildings are of
iron and they are distributed over a surface of
some 20 odd acres. The grounds. including
Reform Park, cover area of 800 acres
Principal among the foreign nations which
will take part are Germany, France and Italy,
The United States, Great Britain California
and Washington will be represented.
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
GREEK PEOPLE CLAMoR FoR WAR
Preparations Along That Line Go on
With FeYcrish Hnste.

Athens, March H. p. m.-Everything
remains in statu quo pending the action
of the powers, but the minister of war
is Fastening in every possible way the
military preparations, precisely as II war
was already declared. Great uneasiness
is caused by the strained situation on the
frontier. Graver advices are being receiv-
ed from Larissa. A dispatch states that
$4,000 troops have been concentrated near
i1iassonnia. The Turks have formed two
irregular battalions to guard the Thes-
salian passes, through which insursent
bands could enter Macedonia. The Turk
ish forces at Epirus' were reinforced yes
terday.
Among the Greek troops on the frontier
there is an increasing desire to try con-
clusions with the Turks. A declaration
of war is awaited with impatience in
military circles at Larissa.
The Greek correspondents who were
expelled from Canea have arrived at
Syria. They assert that Captain Ameretu
urged them to leave because the Mus
sulmans threatened to dynamite the
Greek consulate, where the correspond
ents were staying.
The Mussulmans firmly believed the
Greek correspondents were responsible
for the burning of the governors palace
and the murder of Colonel Suleiman i3ey.
Preparations for Trouble.
A royal decree summoning the remain
der of fhe reserves is expected tonight.
Prince Nicholas with his battery has been
stationed on the center line. Thousands
of horses and mules are arriving from
abroad, the gift of sympathizers who
are also sending large sums to the ma
tional treasury for patriotic purposes.
A corps of military telegraphers has
sailed for Crete, with a view of establish
ing communication between various
points occupied by the Greek troops.
A committee of ladies is busy making
uniforms and attending to the wants of
thousands of Cretan refugees.
Steamers are daily embarking troops for
Thessaly The government has sent
strong protest, warning the Turks that
the erection of forts at Prpversa is a
violation of the treaty of 1881 and holding
the porte responsible if the warning is
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
MEN SLOWLY BURNED TO DEATH.
Engineer ana Fireman Pinned Down
by Their Machine.

Chattanooga, March 13-News comes
from Cole City Ga, of a terrible railroad
accident there a noon. A switch engine
of the Dade Coal Company, running be-
tween their mines and the furnace, ran
into an open bridge washed away by high
water.
The locomotive plunged down an en-
bankment, carrying with it Engineer
Stewart and Fireman eagle. The loco
motive turned upside down and the coal
from the fire box fell across the engf-
neer's breast. The fireman was pinned
to the side of the cab and could render
Stewart no assistance. Stewart begged
the fireman to kill him. Stewart was
burned to death. The fireman is fatally
burned
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
IT WAS MITCHELL OR NO SENATOR
Nd Compromise Wns Agreed to In
the Oregon Contest.
Portland, Or, March E.-The Oregon

Portland Or, March ps-The Oregon-
ian says:
The assertion that comes from Wash
inSton that Senator Mitchells friends off
cred to compromise the senatorial contest
by the election of George Williams, Sol
lirsch, BinGer Hermann, j. C. Fullerton,
NJ. c. George, Stephen A. Lowell, James
A. Fee, Robert Lake or any other re-
publican of good standing, is without
foundation. The Mitchell party insisted
on Mitchell, and no one else. Those on
posed to him offered his supporters to
name the candidate, only stipulating tina,
ne be d sound republican and gold stan
dard man. twenty republican senators
signed an agreement to this effect and
sent it to a conference of MitchelPs sup
porters, but it was rejected, they insist
ing on getting Mitchell or no senator.
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
a,
one OF the Recent Proposals for
Crete Coming From Athens

London, March 14-That Greece seems
TO realize the unwillingness of the pow
ers TO give way is outlined in runored
PROPOSALS and suggestions reaching Lon
uon today from Athens. 1t is stated that
member of the Greek government de-
eiarea @ inns morning that Greece would
accept d. Tor Crete regime similar to that
the principle of Recommendation while
maintaining the integrity of the Ottoman
empire, and it is said he suggested that
france should take the initiative In pro-
posing this solution remarking:
unless France does this, she will have
10 Watcn carefully the action of Great
Britain which is preparing to land a
considerable force in Crete
IL is to the interest of France to make
friendly advances to Greece, whose sup
port would give her naval supremacy in
the Adriatic and the Mediterranean.
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
PILLAGE RENEWED AT CANEA
Landing of European Troops Is Nee
essary to Preserve Order

Canea, March 14-Pillaging began yes
terday at Candla, Retimo and at this
place, and has continued today. The
bishop of Nicephere remains here, though
alone, in the hope of being able to save
the Metropolitan church from piliage
The landing of European troops is ex-
pected Immediately. The insurgents MAIN
tain ceaseless cannonade at Spinalonna.
The foreign admirals have not Yet
been informed as to the decision of the
powers on their proposals of a week ago.
Yesterday they telegraphed their respec-
tive governments asking that detach-
ments of sailors, equal in number to those
already landed al Canea, Retimo Can
d1a and Sit1a be sent Immediately to re-
lieye the present force, whose work is
most harrassing, comprising as il does the
double function of police and firemen
The admirals have been instructed to
confer with the consuls as to the best
means of proclaiming the fact that Tur-
key has granted Crete complete autono-
my. The nope is entertained that such a
measure will help pacifv the island.
Great Britain has instructed Colonel
Chormside and Major Bor to remain in
Canea.
In addition to the Italian warshjps
one British ironclad assisted in the bonn
bardment of the Greek insurgent forces
commanded by Captain Koracas at HE
rapetra.
Admirals Are Confused.
Sir Alfred Eiliotti has been authorized
to proclaim autonomy, but without detail. |
Inc other conSuls Will soon receive SINH |
lar instructions from the British admiral /
A Russian cruiser brings news that the /
insurgents bombarded Kissamo yesterday.
ne town was set on fire in several places |
asst night. Desultory firing continues
around Canea.
torelgn men-of-war have gone to Spina-
Tonga, where insurgents and Greek volun-
teefs with three guns are making an at
tack under Chief Coracoas. The men-of-
war VIII stop further bombardment. No
Greek steamers are now allowed to am
Choir in this port
The adnirals are communicating with
the insurgents, but find considerable aitii-
Guilty, owing to their ignorance of foreign
languages. 1t is feared that the interpre-
.ers lmpart only what pleases them. Alto
sether the administration of the island is
n state of general confusion, owing to
he conflict of authority. Should Euro
.eah troops be landed to keep order and
he Greek troops replaced other difficult
les are expected over the language
The new North-west., 1897-03-19

WASHINGTON Ia RenrasautaE
ENGLAND VIEWS 1T WITH ALARM
Tariff BtII of MT. Dingiey Causes :,
WniE From rIo Times

London, March 1.-THE Times prints this
morning nearly a page of what purports to be
the new tariff schedules, and commenting ed
itorially upon it, says:
A cursory perusal is enough to show that
a long backward stride is being made in the
way the matter may be settled, it will in
volye serious disturbance and arrangement
of business for British exporters as we'll as
a corresponding loss for Americans them
selves.
Proceeding to comment on Mr.. smaley's in
tervleWs, the Times compares the "earnest-
ness of President Mckinley with the nebu-
losity of Mr. Sherman" and says that it can
not understand McKney's anxiety on the
currency, because If he looks around on Rus
sia, Japan and other countries he will see
that every nation goes its own way at it's
own time in currency matters and that the
action of Russia and Japan raises a foi1nida-
Bile obstacle to the realization of bimetalllsts
dreams
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
STOCK YARD MAN COMPLAINING
New L:sv. OF KANSAS Reduces the
Value of Hia stock

Kew Law. OF Kansas Reduces the
Value of His Stock.
Topeka, Kan, March 13.-At noon today
Judge Foster of the United States dis
trict court granted a temporary injunc-
ton restraining the Kansas City Stock
Yards Company from putting into effect
the rates fixed by the legislative act
which has just become law. The an
piication for the injunction was made by
Charles U. Getting, holding $4,000 in
shares in the stock yards company. He
CLAIMS that the new rates would reduce
the value of his stock
The date for the hearing was set for
March 25
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
GEN. ANTONIO EZETA is DEAD
Central American Refugee Whose
Case Was Once Famous.

New York, Marcn ta.-Dspatehes received
from Panama state that General Antonio EXeta
died there yesterday. Fzeta, who was u.7gt1c
cessful in a revolution in San Salvador, too,
refuge on the United States steamer Bennng-
ton and came to the United States when san
Salvador demanded his eXtradition charcin,,
numerous murders. The government refused
to grant the papers. and since then Ezeta has
been attempting to regain what he lost in
his native land
The new North-west., 1897-03-19
LOSSES REACH THIRTY THOUSAND.
Opera Managers Learn n CcatIv
lesson in Chjcauo

good authority that the loss of the Abbey
shoeffel & Grau Opera Company on it's sea-
son in this city will reach at least $50 000 or
an excess of $1,000 dollars for each performances
Some authorities, however put the total loss as
high as $4,000. 1t is certain, at least that
the season has been SO pronounced a failure
that Robert Dunlap, president OF the COMPANY
has officially announced that there will be no
more grand opera in Chicago under Its aus
piees except upon the basis of an advance
guaranty sufficient to cover all eypenses
The e%tortionate prices demanded for tick
cts and the fact that in past seasons ticket
scalpe1s were allowed to have the first fling
at the box office sheets and charge the public
whatever they pleased, are regarded as the
principal causes of the disastrous failure this
season.