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New-York tribune., 1897-10-24
HAS THE LESSON BEEN FORGOTTEN

HAS THE LESSON BEEN FORGOTTEN!
FEDERAL INTERFERENCE WITH GovERNAE"
BY THE PEOPLE IN 1882. AND ITS RESULT.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: was forciby struck and agreeably impressed
with the following editorial paragraph In Iuesdsys
issue OF The Tribune NO boss rule No Feders
interference.' The advice is wise and timely ana
It also awakens most painful memories OF recen,
boss rule and Federal interference The Federal
interference OF Chester a. Arthur broke the hear
OF Judge Folger and elected Grover Cleveland
Governor OF the State of New-York and President
OF the United States for two terms-a result tnat
we'll nigh wrecked the fortunes OF the people ana
almost destroyed the credit Of the Government IN
event which the Nation greater sum tnan
It did to suppress the Rebellion against the Cor
ernment.
is It possible that the people OF the Greater New
York can forget that costly lesson. just as tnU
have begun under Republican Administration m
National affairs to recover from the terrible ana
destructive blow given to the wealth ana ,nau s,sss
and unpairio,c IN administration OF its affairs?
With profound regret, cannot In all candor ~
able able and and @ pa,rotc S % xdmnstration is its ans
disposition 10 strengthen and engthen and 10 ca
f,u the part Of President Mckinley has not only been
clearly and strongly revealed In his openly e
pressed preference for the election OF BENJAMIN u.
office Of Mayor OF the Greater New-York but %
is in bad company and under the domination OF. Of.
"rule-or-ruin" leader-as well as by the open az" @
OF a member OF his official family. nut ! have tns
written statement OF one OF President Mckinleys
nearest neighbors and most intimate friends fr,r
friend and neighbor for nearly third OF centus
that he tMr Mckinley said: ~ will not run COUNTS
to the men who control the State politics A.
In this frank statement Of the course tnat s.s vi
President declared he would pursue In all teoefs
appointments the public will find the solution o.
his ofi,cious and unwarranted interference ~ ~.
pending election Of Mayor for the Greater Ne"
York. , ~.
Now the query wish to PROFOUND Is this le ~ ~
government OF the people, by the people and 10
the people" National. State and municipal; 10 M
come political machine where the political oos,s
are TO exercise supreme power and control, ~ ~
Is Il any part OF the legitimate function OF ts
President OF the United States TO aid and abet nss
political bosses in their defiance OF the viii of .n
, people. and in their attempts 10 subvert the 's'
genius OF our government? - ...,,,,s
corars Oct u 1907
New-York tribune., 1897-10-24
SyCILIAN DEFENCE.

PROBLEM NO. 2l2-BY y MANlMoN' 81 IHi'-''
Pack--Fye Pieces.
y nm O 2. p. on q Kt 3 and X r. KS on Q III ana
Evening star., 1897-04-28
ATHENIANS GAINED
Effect of an Address to the Greek
People.
THE OPPOSlTIOK'S PATRIOTIC APPEAL
Maintenance of Order Urged as
indispensable.
TURKISH ADVANCE STOPPED

ATHENS Greece, April 2S.-Pubiic excite
ment was increasing, the foreigners were
hosting their national flag over the buiid-
ings inhabited by them. and a popular out
break was feared when the opposition aepu-
ties issued TIE following address to tho
people:
Fellow Ci;izens:-In the critical period
through which the country is passing
summonng the chamber is necessary. The
opposition believes Il to he it's duty to ad-
Dress to all citizens a recommendation a,i
request TO do all in their power to con-
tribute to the maintenance of order. which
is Indispensable not only for the safely of
all, but because 1t constitutes an indis-
pensabie element for safeguarding the
honor and rights of the nation
Let us not forget that the enemy is
reading the soil of our country, and tha,
our army is confronting Il. Such a mo-
ment any one attempting to disturb order
would be nothing but an ally of the Turks
This address is signed by all the oppost-
tlcn deputies now in Athens
The address of the eppositiop den,ti,.s
mad calming effect upon the peopie A
better feeling now prevails here. and there
is little probability now of a dynastic crisis
Special trains have been placed al IN.
disposal of the provincial deputies in or,Iar
10 enable them to arrive In time to take
part in the extraordinary session of the
legislative assembly
The French minister here, M. T. p
Bouree, has ttlegraphed for the French
warship Latouche Treville to return inn
mediately to the Piraeus
Inc merchants on Hormes street hay, or-
canned a private guard TO protect their
stores, and patrols have been placed IN tba
streets near the bourse and telegraph Of
fees.
Inc report that the king was COMPELLED
10 sign decree recalling Prince Constan-
eihe from the front is unfoundcd The
crown prince will remain at IN. bend of
the army
LONDON, April 2S.-Special dispateaes
iron Rome say that news has been re-
ceiVed there from Athens announcing tr,.
the popular ferment against King Geore.
and his government has become grayer.
AS result the Italian government has
ordered Admiral Canevaro, the Italian com.
.nander In Cretan waters. to eea,i the .I;sl-
ian ironelads Sardegna and Umberto AMI
the Italian cruiser Montello TO the Piraeas
In order TO protect Italian subjects IN the
event of trouble.
1t is believed at Rome, the dispatches
further announce, that the powers will
intervene between Turkey and Greece after
the Turks have occupied Volo.
PARIS, April 2s.-The Matin today de-
clares that the supercession of Prince Coz
stantine, If made by royal decree -
equivalent to his remuneration of his right
TO the crown.
Continuing, the Matin asserts that tn.
replacing of the premier. NJ. DeIyannis by
M Rail-, the opposition leader will NOT
serve TO arrest the course of popular in
dignation against the royal family. adding
that the ministerial crisis. therefore, only
precedes dynastic crisis by few days
King George is credited with desiring TO
abdicaie in favor of his second sor, Prin- e
George.
Evening star., 1897-04-28
Supernumerary Officers.
Personal Menti0n.

Mr.. Edward D. Easton. president of the
American Graphophone Company and the
Columbia Phonograph Company, has re-
moved to New York. the executive offices
or those companies having been estab-
lished II, that city.
Mr.. James Lane Allen. well known in the
literary world. is at the Cochran, a guest
of Senator and Mrs. Lindsay.
Mr.. Vim. +. Haileck has been confined to
MS room by illness for the past six weeks
Bohrer Won Orendorf left yesterday
morning for ten days trip to New York
and Baltimore.
Representative Bartholdt of Missouri was
taken with a congestive chill on the train
while on the way TO New York to attend
the Grant ceremonies. He was attended
by DIR. Booze of Maryland and recovered
before The train reached Jersey City.
Mrs. Thomas c. Piatt. who has been i'll
for some time, is recovering gradually and
her improved condition warranted Senator
Platts going to New York.
Evening star., 1897-04-28
FATAL FIRE IN BROOKLYN.
Four Persons Lost Their Lives Enr.x
This Morning.

NEW YORK, April 2S.-Four persons lost
their lives in a fire at 1878 I'd avenue,
Erooklyn. early today-Mrs. John Newell
ara her two children, aged three and five
years. and Mrs. Celia Barnett, aged thirty
eight years.
Before she was suffocated Mrs. Newell
threw her two children out of the window
into the street. The injuries they received
resulted in their death soon afterward.
The flames began in the lower hall, and
spread with great rapidity through the
building. cutting off the escape of the New
ell family. which occupied the top floor
Mhen Mrs. Newell found the stairway
burning and the halls filed with smoke
she threw her children, Louis, aged three
ana John. aged five, from a window to the
street below, where four men held a blan-
ket TO catch them. The children bounded
from the blanket and were killed py fall.
ing on the sidewalk Mrs Newell was
afraid to attempt the leap, and was found
sunocated later in her apartments Her
nCsoand escaped with slight burns On the
moor below lived Mr.. and Mrs barnett
Ihey reached the street in safety but Mrs
Barnett ran back into the burning build
ing 70 secure some tewelry which she had
lelt benind She was subsequently found in
an aicoVe room, dead and slightly burned
Inc loss is estimated at $4,000 The
origin of the fire is unknown
Crossed Electric Wires.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, April 2S.-Fire " hic h
rroke out In the big store of NJ. c. Ebbecke
hardware company, early this morning. did
damage amounting to nearly $4,000 before
1t was extinguished. Ebbeckes store was
sutled. Loss, $4,000; insurance $1,000
'ehh T. Lents shoe factory was damaged
to the extent of $4,000; the building ,u,n..d
Dy Philadelphia Nadig was damaged S3 ss
0ther losses aggregate $1,000; full insured.
ne hre Is supposed to have Originated
from electric wires becoming crossed.
Evening star., 1897-04-28
CYCLONE IN KANSAS.
wires Down. but the Weather Oh.
server Dfscredits the Report.

wires Down. but the Weather Oh
server Dfscredits the Report.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 2S-At 1875
am today d cyclone is said to have swept
between Abilene and Safina, doing immense
damage. All telegraph wires on the main
route to Denver were destroyed The cy-
clone is supposed to be continuation of
the frightful storm which resulted i'm such
disaster i'm Oklahoma
Almost nothing definite has been received
here of the cyclone
Weather Observer Connor, speaking to an
Associated Press representative at IL
O'clock, said:
Ine occurrence of tornado in any por-
lon OF Kansas up to this time is extremely
improDaDie The conditions favor local
thunder storms, but IL storm of any se-
verify mas occurred 1t must have been of
the local thunder storm type, accompanied
by heavy squalls. All heavy thunder storms
snow some characteristics of a tornado, but
tney are all far removed from a tornado in
the scale of intensity"
Evening star., 1897-04-28
Going Into Com mmi.sion.

Arrangements have been made at the
Navy Department to put the battle ship
Iowa in commission at the League Island
navy yard June Is. and TO put the gunboa.
Wilmington in commission at the Norfolk
navy yard on the 10th proximo. The Iowa
is the largest and most formidable vessel
in the United States navy. Her first COM
rlander will be Capt. VIM. T. Sampson,
chief of the bureau OF ordnance. 1t is gen
orally understood that he win be succeeded
at the head of the ordnance department by
Capt. Chas. ONeill, now in charge of the
gun foundry at the Washington navy yard.
Evening star., 1897-04-28

carried away. and horses. cows and
chickens soon dotted the river in all direc-
lions , Men and women could be seen in
houses beckoning for help In many in
stances the water had reached the caves of
the houses.
An old negro woman was seen on a float
ing house. The house was overturned and
she sank from sight. Many persons had
claf1oered into trees. There We're no boats
for rescUing and the men set about con-
s.ructinS RATS When placed in the river
tne terrible swiftness of the current which
boiled and tossed as if in a TEMPEST mafir
II impossible TO manage them.
The work of Rescue.
The Guthrie Club quickly organized a
rescuing party and began the construction
OF boats. Three daring raftsmen attempted
10 rescue an old man from tree The
raft, as 1t rushed down the river, was
watched with breathless excitement Ii
struci the overhaI ging limbs and the RATS
men Were Knocked from their feet. They
managed to stay on the raft however ana
IL went whrlng toward the Cimarron
Tothins has since been heard of the men.
men secured small stern-wheeI
1851, mure poat and heroically went 10 the
ltscue OF a number of men and women
"ho were lodged in trees. Manv nersons
were rescued. amidst the cheers of the spec
tators. The cable which held the hon,
into ,ha @ @paIteu ana the boat was drawn
.it,o thc current and carried away. Fortu
nateiy IL was finally larded farther down
TIE stream '
MANY Overturned Houses,
Many overturned houses can be seen f.r
out In the flood. but it will be hours heforo
.he fate OF their occupants can be learned
ihere are many persons who claim tn bay.
seen persons drowned
II VIII De almost impossible to find tba
poales before weeks have passed as exerv-
eli,is s Is swept into the Cimarron river Two
miles away iiNei' '"o
;d Inc Simarron is from one to two miles
w me large wagon bridge has gone
out, and 1t Is feared that the newly corr
Pie.eu steer bridge of the Santa ENe rail
way Is weakened. The tracks OF tho San,
r are submerged, and traffic has been
directions have been washed o,,, =" ,,a al
iosses In Guthrie will reach thousands az
uotais. 1 ne disaster equals the Chandler
'orhado Tor its terrible suddenness.
Damage To Tracks.
special to the Star from Perry. Okla
homa, says: reritable flood visited this
secton yesterday and last night. The
santa fe road is badly damaged by num-
e'ous washouts. South of here four miles
OF track has been washed away. The
pridge over the Cimarron river is unsafe
LOT trains, and 1t may also go out Numer-
GUS other washouts are reported and train
service IN every direction is stopped. In
tnls city one bridge was washed down and
the streets were filed with water
All streams are out of their banks. and
much damage to lowland is reported News
is meager.
Every Wire Down.
WICHITA, Kan, April 2S.-At 1 o'clock
the Western Union Telegraph Company
mere reports that every wire communicating
with Guthrie mas gone down.
Evening star., 1897-04-28
FIGHTING IN THEssALY.
Turkish Forces Beaten by the Greeks
mt Nclcstiuo.

LONDON, April 2s.-A special dispatch
from Folo, the port of Thessaly, announc-s
that the Turkish advance forces have at
tackled the Greeks at Velestino, about eight
miles west of Nolo ard on the railroad
connecting tie latter place with I.arisea
and Pharsalos
The Turks, however the dispatch says
were repalsed with heavy loss ard driven
back as far as Teherlis..
Gen. Smolenski, en- hearing of the ATTACK
upon Velestino made a sortie from Phdr-
salos in order to support the Greek forces
at Neiestino.
CONSTANTINOPLE. April 2s - The
Turkish troops at Larissa captured sixty
artillery caissons. in addition to a large
quantity of ammunition.
An official dispatch received here from
Salonica says that in engagement at
Losfakis the Greeks were compelled to re-
treat with loss of 400 killed and many
wounded
Evening star., 1897-04-28
Leased by the spanish Minister.

The Spanish minister has leased for a
term OF three years the residence of Mrs.
Noble at the northeast corner Of Massa-
chusetts avenue and 18th street. Some al
terations and improvements are being
made under the direction of Mr.. W. J.
March. architect, the principal feature Of
which will he a staircase and doorway in
the rear of the house, where the office of
the legation will be located, with an en-
trance from 18th street. The legation will
be removed June l from the present quar-
tiers On Connecticut avenue to the new res
idcnce.
Evening star., 1897-04-28
ADMIRAL MILLER.
He VIII Probably Co to England on
thcsBroOklfn.

The Navy Department issued an order to-
day modifying the original order to Ad-
rniral Miller to proceed. to take command
of the Pacific station, SO as to delay the
execution of that order until further notice
The admiral will be relieved of the COM
mand of the Boston navy yard as originally
projected, but it Is the present purpose to
send him to England on the cruiser Brook
lyn to represent the United States navy on
the occasion of the celebration of the
erect have not yet been issued, and this
program is subject ITO mobilization, but as
the British authorities have fntimated that
they would be pleased toshave an officer Of
no lower grade than rear admiral, Ad-
miral Miller will almost certainly be sent,
iaasHuch as 1t may not be prudent in the
present state of affairs in the Mediter-
ranean to permit Admiral Seifridge, who
commands the European station, to leave
those waters for some time to come
Evening star., 1897-04-28
..rhe Death of Moxnrt..

Munkacsy's celebrated painting OF 1.-The
Death of Mozart" owned by Secretary
Alger, was today placed on exhibition tem-
porarily at the Corcoran Gallery of Art
The painting has been brought to Washing
ton for hanging In Secretary Alger's new
home on II street opposite Lafayette Park.
1t has long been one of the art attractions
of Detroit Micl
Evening star., 1897-04-28

Ocean Steamship Arrivals
At New York-southwark. Antwerp: VIC
toria. Genoa; Mississippi. London.
At Liverpool-Catalonia. Boston.
At Queenstown-Teutonic. New York for
Liverpool.
At Plymouth-spree. New York for
Bremen.
At Baltimore. Premier. Port Antonio:
Tiverton. st. Jago de Cuba; Fanny Cada-
walader. New York; Octarora. New York.
Passed Cape Henry for Baltlmore-Idbal
Liverpool; Templemore. Liverpool.
Evening star., 1897-04-28
Death of Lieut.. Calhoun.

telegram was received at the Navy
Department today announcing the sudden
death Of Lieut.. G. A. Calhoun at New York
about 1 o'clock this morning. Lieut.. CAL
houn was Admiral Scardrs aid, and had
taken part In the Grant memorial cere-
monies yesterday. His death is attributed
to heart disease.
Evening star., 1897-04-28
FALLING BACK IN EPIRUs.
Greek Troops Have Been Losing
Ground fn the West.

ATHENS, April 2S.-The Greek troops In
Epirus have been losing ground and have
been obliged TO retire to Lures.
CONSTANTINOPLE. April 2s.-The gov
ernor of Janina. province of Epirus. tcls-
graphs that perfect order prevails in that
town.
LONDON, April pa special dispatch
from Patras- on the west coast of Greece.
attributes the .reverses OF the Greeks In
Epirus to deficient transport arrangements
and says the measures taken for the con-
veyance OF ammunition and food were
wholly Inadequate
Continuing. the dispatch points out that
a thousand Greeks who were defending
Pentepigadia against three to four thou
sand Turks. only retreated when their am
munition was exhausted. and with another
division which approached Pentepigadia.
they returned there without having tasted
food for twelve hours.
The same conditions. the correspondent
Evening star., 1897-04-28
HOTEL FIRE AT HAGERsTowS.
The Occupants Had n Narrow Escnne
From Death.

From Death.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
HAGERSTOWN, Md, April ga fire at
midnight last night gutted the Windsor
Hotel on Foundry street. owned by the
Cumberland Valley Railroad Company, and
ur der lease to W. F. Spaulding. The
guests and the proprietor's family made
close call for their lives. but ESCAPED
with the aid OF the firemen
Mr. Spaulding has an insurance of 81 800
on the furniture. The building Will not
be replaced as a hotel. as the Cumberland
Valley railroad will utilize the site for other
purposes.
Evening star., 1897-04-28
To BE M.Ae. Fublsc monthly.

In passing upon ahe application OF an
Oregon railroad company for some statis-
tics as to the bnsilsss done by the Cas-
cades canal. the -Sseretary Of War has laid
down the general raIe that hereafter all
ly. The practice has been to withhold these
figures from the public until they were
sent to Congress q. the beginning OF each
Evening star., 1897-04-28
OPERATIONS IN THE GULF.
Report of the Bonn ba rdment of Kara
burun Denied.

SALONICA. April 2s-Nine guns of large
caliber have been mounted at Karabarun
for the better protection of the harbor CT
Salonics.
The people here Have become calmer, and
the apprehension OF an attack upon the
part of the Greek feet is dying away.
The French cruiser Bugeaud has arrived
here to protect French interests.
TIE report of the bombardment of Kara
burun is denied 1t is explained that the
Greek fleet maneuv6red in the vicinity 81
Karabuyun, but did not fire upon that
plare
Evening star., 1897-04-28
SENATE DISTRICT coMMIrTEE.

Meeting Called for Tom0rrOw Morn.
ing to Consider Local N0minn tions.
meeting Of the Senate District commit
tee has been called for IL o'clock tomorrow
morning. 1t is expected that the nomina-
t!ons for District Commissioners will be
taken Up and disposed Of.
Evening star., 1897-04-28

A Virginia Postmaster.
VIM. Sweet was today appointed fourth
class postmaster ct Herring Spring, Bath
county, Va.
Evening star., 1897-04-28
Mrs. curriden,. Suit for D,yo,.e

Mrs. Annie Louise Curriden today, by
her attorneys. Birney and Peter, entered
suit for divorce from her husband. s. w.
Curriden on the ground of desertion, ask
ing alimony and to- resume her former
rame, Annie Louise Powell.
Evening star., 1897-04-28

want" advertisements
in The Star pay because
they bring answers.
Evening star., 1897-04-28
No More Separate Companies.
Four Engineer Companies.

This shake-up is going to give the Engi-
reer Battalion better status than it has
ever enjoyed Heretofore the engineer Off
GERS have been simply acting officers"
the only one of all their number holding a
Evening star., 1897-04-28
Authorities Bewildered.

It is believed that there was much loss of
life in that part of the city. but the au-
thorities are too bewildered to make It pos
sihle to ascertain facts now. House after
house. many of them Of attractive archi-
lecture. was lifted from its foundation and
swept away. The debris jammed against
the strong bridge near the Helms ice plant
The bridge was torn from its moorings and
The oasis., 1897-06-12
This Is Your Opportunity.

This Is Your Opportunity.
 On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps, a generous sample will be mailed of tho most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Curo Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon- strate the great merits of the remedy.
 ELY BROTHERS,
 5G Warren St., New York City. Rev. John Reid, IT,, of Great Falls, Mont, recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me- I can emphasize his statement, It is posi- tive cure for catarrh if used as directed. "- Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helena, Mont.
 ~ Ely's Cream Balm is tho acknowledged cure for catarrh and contain no mercury nor enT injurious drug Paeas 5o uts
The oasis., 1897-06-12
ARIZONA NE wS
loulled from Exchanges. 1

 from weekly to semi-weekly
 Yuma Sun: George Marable met with a painful accident yesterday. He was sucking hay with Dietrlck hay stacker. wbcn, by some means, the forks which lift the hay caught him and raised him twenty-five feet in the air. when they released their hold and he fell. It is to be hoped he will soon entirely recover from the effects of his high dive.
 Gazette: Sheriff Scott White of Cochise county has offered reward of slO0 for the apprehension Of Wm. Evans, who was sentenced to ten years in the pcnitentiary for holding up a faro bank in Iisbcc He made his escapc through window of the train while being taken to Yuma. The train was running at a high rate of speed and he was shacked hand, and feet. He has not since been seen
 Florence Tribune: A man came from California Thursday to put up Shields x Prices new harvester which is the biggest thing of the kind ever seen in the Territory. It takes tweoty-eight horses and five men to run it. and 1t cuts. tllresheS and sacks tue grain all at one operation In a few days t will be pat to work in the big wheat fields at kenilworth. II vii he sight worth going many mics to see.
 Republican: Mrs. Root, wife of the druggist, had narrow escape from death yesterday evening. She was driving across the railroad track south of Tempe when the vehicle was rtiuck by the cngincUf d special train whicli was returning from Maticopa. The horse was killed and the buggy wa, demolished, Mrs. Root was badly but not fatally injured. A baby and small boy in the buggy with her singularly escaped without hurt.
 Republican: A young man of this city, who is inclined to be sporty and Is something of a. talker, owns a valuable hunting dog. Ina. is his opinion Of the pup. The other day he was boasting to viyacious young lady of Phoenix, of the wonderful ability of his dogs snout. Said he: "A short time ago 1 wanted to take q trip into the mountains and as 1 did not want my dog to follow l tied him up with stout rope. After 1 had been gone several hours and was away out in the desert he came to me He had gnawed his rope in two and had followed me just by the scent. Now what do you think of that?" T think you ought to take bath" re- piled the young lady