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Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-26

The husband of an insane woman
he insane hospital. died a short time
go and left an estate valued at $500.
The city will endeavor to recover for
What it has expended in providing for
he Wife
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-26
TOWNS.

Committee on Towns will give a public
hearing in the Land office on Wednesday
Feb. 3. z- <@
On the petition of c. M. Morse and
others asking for the annexing of the
town of Orneville to, the town of Milo, 4
Z. M.
On the petition of the inhabitants of
Oakfield Plantation asking to be fncor-
porated as the town Of Oakfield, Feb. 3,
3 +. M. - u1
On the petition of Geo. +. Stone and
five others asking that they be set off
from the town Of North Berwick and be
anne ed to the town of South Berwick,
on r. \. s, 2 p. M.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-26

Committee on legal affairs will meet in
Its room at the State House in Augusta,
on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of each week, at 2 O'clock P. NJ,
until further notice.
BY order of committee on legal affairs.
HENpv
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-01-26

jury.
The state herald., 1897-04-30
MINING TUNNEL LAW.
An Act That Effects IA Radical Change In
Tunnel Mining.

Denver, April 23.-Scnate bill No. 10,
amending the mining tunnel law, has
been signed by Governor Adams and is
law. 1t reads as follows:
Section /. Any person or company
who has or hereafter may have tun-
mel or crosscut, the mouth of which is
located upon his own ground or upon
ground in his lawful occupation, shall
have the right to drive and continue
the same through and across any To-
Gated or patented claim in front of the
mouth of such tunnel, but not to follow
or drive upon any vein belonging to the
owner of such claim.
Sec. . Such tunnel or crosscut may
be driven and worked for the purpose
of drainage and for the purpose of
reaching and working mining ground
of the tunnel owner beyond the inter.
sected claim, but the bulkheading.
damming back, or in any manner pre-.
venting the natural drainage of water
from such intersected claim or claims,
without the consent of the owner or
owners thereof, shall work a forfeiture
of all rights granted under section l of
this act, and the owner or owners of
any vein or any claim or claims so In
tersected, or his duly authorized agent,
shall have the right to enter such tun-
mel upon application to the owner or
owners of said tunnel. without resort
ing to any process of law, for the pur-
pose of inspecting such vein or veins
as may be crossed within the boundary
lines of such intersected claim.
Sec. 3. If any ore. the property of
the claim intersected or crossed, be ex
tracted In driving such tunnel 1t shall
be the property of the owner OF the
vein from which II was taken and the
owner of the tunnel shall be liable for
all actual damages or injury done to
the owner of the claim crossed by his
tunnel.
Sec. 4. Any tunnel located under the
terms of section 2323 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States. having
been driven the full length of the 5000
feet allowed as the limit of its length
as tunnel site, may be driven further
and indefinitely upon the same line as
the original tunnel and Its owner shall
have the right to stake on the surface
all discoveries made in such tunnel to
the full length and width of lode
mining claim. and to record such loca.
tlons the same as II discovered on the
surface; provided, such location shall
not be valid as against the vested
rights of any owner under the terms
of his patent, or the rights of a mineral
location on any lode made prior to the
date of discovery of such tunnel exten-
sion, and that no ore shall be extracted
from within the boundary lines of any
patented claim or other legally located
claim not the property of the owner or
owners of said tunnel nor from any
vein. the apex OF which lies within the
boundary lines of such claims.
Sec. 8. In all actions between the
tunnel owner and others involving the
right TO any vein discovered in such
tunnel the burden of proving that the
vein so discovered is not the property
Of the adverse claimant in such actor
shall be on the tunnel owner.
The state herald., 1897-04-30
Say the Retreat Was DisordcrIy.

London, April 25.-The Posts Athens
correspondent will say tomorrow:
"a terrible panic took place on Fri.
day night during the retreat. which be
came n miserable rout. the Turkish
cavalry using rifles, bayonets and re-.
volvers indiscriminately.
"1he correspondents of the London
Times and of the Reuter- Telegram
Company. We're nearly killed. Mr..
Williams, who represents the Daily
Chronicle. remained at Tyrnavo. Other
correspondents lost their sketches and
baggage" The correspondent adds:
THE gravity of the situation is not ap-
prcciated here.
The Daily Chronicles Athens CORE
spOndent will say tomorrow:
King George means to 20 TO the
front and make a decided stand at
l'harsala. which was the line of de.
Tense advised by General yosscus and
some members Of his STAFF from the
beginning. The Greeks have DESTROYED
the railway from Larissa TO Volo. II
Is reported that The Greeks have ar
rived In the vicinity of JENNA.
The Daily Chronicles Elassona cor
respondent says that Edhem Pasha's
order with respect TO the lnviolability
of private property are strictly re
spccted by his troops The Greek vii.
lagos are not sacked and only a few
spirit stores" have been burned.
The state herald., 1897-04-30
Hoods Pills easy ess riTa%n eecs s'!sns Is sens aas
Regularity of Ocean Mail Service.

The records OF the postofiice department
| show remarkable regularity In the arriv-
ais of the transatlantic malls. The steam
ships are almost as prompt and AZ regular
In their service as the railways, and 1t IL
doubtful whether any railway company
could send Its trains the same distance day
after day and month after month without
losing more time For example. the Lucanla
did not vary more than three hours in the
time occupied In the transportation Of the
malls between the postofiice In London and
the postoilice In New York being i63 hours,
and the shortest 100 hours. The average
time was lGl hours and ffty-four minutes
The Fuerst bismarck Of the Hamburg line
varied only four hours and ten minutes, the
longest voyage being Ia hours and thirty
minutes, the shortest 10 hours and twenty
minutes, and the average 1I3 hours and
thlrty-tve minutes.
The Teutonic varied five hours AMI thirty
four minutes IN thirteen trips, the longest
being lis hours and forty minutes. the short
est 1I3 hours and six minutes, and the aver.
age lI5 hours and fOrty-fvc minutes, The
New York of the American line varied six
hours and one minute in fifteen trips, the
longest being Isl hours and seven minutes.
the shortest 1i5 hours and six minutes nnJ
the average III hours and nifty minutes.
This time also included the handling Of
s,1o30i1 pounds OF mall dispatched from the
United States to Great britain. and s75. AL
pounds dispatched TO Germany. Also a sim.
iar amount OF mail coming this way, al
though the weight dispatched from the other
The distance, which Is more than 5000 miles,
md the length of the voyage, which is about
,ne week, this regularity is remarkable
Chicago Record.
The state herald., 1897-04-30
Greeks Abandon Larissn.

Athens, April 24.-The Turks at noon
yesterday strongly attacked Matt
which was defended by General Masto
phos' brigade. After six hours fighting
Il council of war, presided over by the
crown prince. decided to order the re.
treat of the Greek forces from Tyrna.
vo, The retreat was effected in good
order
The following semi-oiiicial announce
ment was made this afternoon:
In fierce engagement at Matt yes
terday the troops fought herolcally un-
Ill @ O'Clock in the evening and com.
PEELED the Turks to retreat, whereupon
the Turks We're heavily reinforced and
our positions We're shaken and re-
treat was ordered. II is not yet known
If the retreat was general"
second dispatch from the head
quarters staff says:
Our troops are concentrated along
the line of Pharsala in consequence of
these operations, the abandonment of
Tyrnavo and Larissa being considered
inevitable"
6 p. m.-All telegraphic communica-
tons with Larissa are interrupted. but
1t is understood thai the retreat of the
''''h "'ihN was NiAh wv
best of order.
The excitement and disquiet at Ath-
ems because of the sudden abandon
ment of Larissa continues. but the
tranquility of the city is unbrokeB.
$50 p. m.-Larissa has been com
pletely evacuated by the Greeks, who
spiked their guns in position and car
ried away all of the movable cannon
and munitions Of war.
Mldnight-A special dispatch re-
cclved from the frontier asserts that
the Turks, while attacking Matt. were
repulsed several times yesterday. At
u O'Clock in the evening the Greek
forces were obliged to give way. The
Greeks retreated in good order on Kar.
acles, where they are intrenched.
From Aria the Greeks occupied the
heights of Ponteplgadia. II is believed
That the military operations in Epirus
Will soon be terminated.
April 25.-2:30 a m.-The wounded
remain at Larissa under the protection
of the Red Cross flag.
The state herald., 1897-04-30
Whole Frontier Abandoned.

London, April 2j.-The Athens cor.
respondent Of the Times will say to.
morrow:
The news of the loss of Matt was re-
ceivcd here during the small hours of
saturday morning. The premier and
the minister Of war were Immediately
summoned TO the palace. where coun.
ell Of the ministry snt until after DAY.
break There was some difference of
opinion. hut II was finally decided. in
view Of the exhaustion Of the Greek
troops nnd the numerical superiority
Of the Turks. TO order n retreat To
Pharsala.
This decision was wise one. for the
dcfcuScs of Larlssa ARE not strong.
aud the open plain favors the opera
tions of the Turkish cavalry.
The Greek stand viii he made at
phnrsnla. which once may again be
come the scene Of Il memorable battle.
The battle of Matt lnsted all Friday,
the Greeks defending their positions
with great lntrcvidity, Prince Constnn.
tincc aud Prince Nicholas were both
continually under fire. aud the latter
greatly distinguished himself. The
Turks. strongly reinforced, succeeded
In breaking the Greek lines at six in
the evening. The Turkish cavalry de
liyrrcd repeated magnificent charges.
The lighting continued into the night.
During the afternoon Colonel Mncris.
commnndant of the first division.
called FOR the support OF Colonel Ma
vromicalis, commanding the second di'
vision. The latter arrived only Just In
time 10 cover the retreat from Natl
The state herald., 1897-04-30
street iiaiiwa, Wins,

indianapolis, Ind, April 23.-The de.
cislon Of Judge Showater OF the United
States Circuit Court. involving the
three-ccnt street ear fare law, was re-.
celvod In the city to-day. The Hughes
law Is declared To be unconstitutional
because II is special legislation, apply.
Ing only 10 the city of indianapolis. II
Is the opinion Of the court that where
proceedings In effect destructive of
vested property rights are threatened
by defendant In official position nm.
der color Of n void statute. the prelim.
mary injunction ought to issue.
Attorney General W. A. Ketcham in.
tends that the supreme Court OF the
state shnll pass upon the act. After
he had read the opinion OF Judge Sho.
walter he sald
"if any one thinks that the Supreme
Court OF this State will not have an
opportunity 10 pass upon the constitu,
tlonaliiy Of this act he Is mistaken"
The attorney general does not regard
the decision Of Judge showaltcr ns a
strong one. at Is not decision: Il Is
an excuse" said he In reviewing II.
Mr.. Ketcham believes the law Is valid.
and he does not propose, he says, Ia
leave anything unddnc to present hIs
view to the supreme Court OF the State
The state herald., 1897-04-30
TnrkI.h Iorrc. innciI,r.

London, April 23.-'rhc Athens CORE.
sp0ndont Of the Daily Chronicle snys
that the Crown Prince Constantine has
wired To King George ns follows
The Turks are quiet to-day, owing
TO our success yesterday Thursday.
We have destroyed the Turkish battery
Mt Ligcrln, The Turks have retired
from Nezcrns and l,npnni The action
of our fleet nj kntcrlnl was excellent,
! was Ia the first line OF fire ycstcr,
day"
The Chronicles correspondent says;
The Turks arc greatly dismnycd 10y
III" destruction Of their stores NJ In,
tcrinn and Mt LotOchnlon. commodOrc
Snchtourls destroyed the stores from
III" coast 10 the foot of Mount Olym
puS. Nothing remains. therefore. roi
Eihcm rnShn 10 cnrry nway hut hun
ger, The cons, rond hcing barred. III,
only remaining road from Snionlcn /,
the fcrri rond, eight miles from Elias
soma"
The Athens correspondent Of III,
Times win say tomorrow
Thos" IN authority here regard III,
situation ns highly critical. despite III,
favorable news from Epirus figh,lnl
continues NJ Natl The Crown Prime,
Constantine Inns ordered his troops (,
mnlninln n strictly defensive attitude
4 portion 0f the western squadron In,
been detached 10 lombard the Fort
rosS ilnrgn. opposite IN iHlnnd.
\ dispatch IN the Times from Nj
lOunn rnss, dated to-day. snys!
"Edhcm PnHln continues To pursue
cnutlouA policy His plan seems 10 b,
10 chpiure IN succession number %
small positions held 10y the Greeks. In
to avoid general engagement, III,
Turks nrc making good military ron,
through the pnss. The rnunonndr con
ilnurs from the Turks, who nrc nd
| vnnclng To the lcft wing hut IN the III
fcriiun Of Tyrnnvp matters ARE quiet
The Turks having taken and occuplc,
| the town. Large ulnfOwomonts nf,
! arriving nnd The result uf the war Il
The state herald., 1897-04-30
STATE LAND BOARD.
II Adopts New Regulations for Mineral
Leases.

Denver, April 26-The present Stat,
Land Board proposes to increase the
revenues of the State to the greatest
extent possible. and at the same time
protect the timber interests most rigid
ly. The increased revenues will come
through the mineral school land leases
The form of lease is to be rearranged
II will compel each leaser to begin
work within sixty days after the issu,
oi the lease, and TO continue that work
win due diligence during the life OF
tie lease. For the first year the leas
er is TO pay $40 for the lease of eact
ien'acrc lot. and -four per cent. royalt,
on all ore taken out that exceeds S25C
III value. The second year he pays 81.
Tor the rent of the tract. and ten Der
cent. royalty on an output above $3.50
The figures for subsequent years arc
not yet fixed. These new conditions
mean that the days of the speculntoi
on the States mineral lands are ended
In regard 10 the timber lands the
board has decided that the governor
issue proclamation Offering reward
Of $50 for the arrest and conviction Of
amy person cutting timber unlawfully
from the States lands. This proclnmn
llon. together with the section from
the statute bearing on the subject. Is
to he printed ON muslin and these no
tlces viii he posted on all timber
tracts under the control Of the board
Tue state has lost thousands OF dot
lars worth of valuable timber by
thieves. and this board proposes that Il
shall not los" any more In the same
way, II IL can help II. The rewards will
br paid cut Of the survey Zee fund
II was also learned AT the meeting
that there is about 100000 acres of in.
dcmnity land coming to the State In
the Southern Ute reservation, and III,
register WAS instructed to request the
United States government to extend
the survey lines In that territory Sc
that the State could establish It's title
and have more territory 10 Offer home
seekers. This land Is said to be very
rich for agricultural purposes.
The state herald., 1897-04-30
Zig Crowd. sI New yo,l.

New York. April ~. All dny long sol
dlcrs of the regular army nna nntlonnI
guard hnv" marched through the hand
somely decorated STREETS of New York
from the railroad stations and ferry
landings, TO their quarters. Ever,
train has brought notable people io thr
city, among the arrivals being prrsl
drnt Mckinley. Vice President Hobart
HE cabinet officers, members " III,
diplomatic corps, senators, Representa-
lives nnd governors of states. I.ni,
this evening the last of the foreign
whtEhlpE the Italian cruiser Dognll
steamed Into port, Tonight n wlnd
aud rain storm cooled and cleared IN,
nlr Tomorrow win hc fair and plons
AMI Everything Is rcndy for the dpll
cation OF the mnssivo tomb IN River
side park IN which rests the f.mnlns ol
Americas greatest soldier. Ulysses X
Grant Weeks ngo It was estimated
that lWn.on persons would come IL
New York Ia witness the parade ana
ceremonies of dedication nf the tomb
and that number may be- exceeded.
The state herald., 1897-04-30

Paris physicians have gone on a
strike. The municipality has been pay
ing 81 visit TO certain designated doc
tors for responding to emergency calls
when the patients were too poor to pay
the fee themselves. This arrangement
proved somewhat expensive. SO that the
pretect of police changed the basis OF
pay and paid the doctors a salary OF
Si20 year. In some districts this was
satisfactory as there were not many in
digent persons. 1t was discovered that
some official physicians were compel,
ed under the new system, to make yis-
its for about 80 cents each, and. as a
result there was strike among the
doctors. The Paris Medical Syndicate
will be asked to aid the doctors in their
fight against reduction in fees.
The state herald., 1897-04-30
NInrn H.srr,.s Chilled nni-

Athens. April 23.-lt has been decid
or militia.
In Greece all able. bodied males from
twcnty-onc years Of age and upwards
are liable To he called upon for military
service. The total service Is for nine.
teen years, Of which two years with
considerable leaves NJ abscncel must
he passed with the colors. and seven
years are then passed In the rcsurvc.
and the remainder Of the total term of
nineteen years is passed In the militia
or landwchr.
The Roumanlnn government * pre-.
pairing for war 10y announcing the Is.
sue Of bills TO the amount of S,GTO,OOO
francs for the extraordinary war
credit,
The state herald., 1897-04-30
Gcncral smolcn.Ar. AppoIntme,,.

Athens, April 2G.-Thc ProIn In n
special edition this evening announces
that General Smolcnski has been mn.
pointed chief Of stan Of the army in
Thcssnly. with power Ia choose tho
members of his SIAN, General Smo.
lcnski II forty.iivc years OF age and
very popular with the troops.
II Is reported here that TrlkSaln has
been evacuated and that the Turks are
constructing temporary forts at LnrIs.
sn.
The disposition Of the Greek soldiers
FOR the defense Of Phnrsaln has hccn
carefully studied 10y the general stan
and the minister Of war. and orders
have been given for the occupation of
the heights NJ Nrlcgnctlnc nnd pllns.
letani by independent brigadcs.
The latest dispatches here show tbot
the Greek have occupied all the posI.
lions around renlcplgndln. Colonel
Mhnos hns nsked FOR rcinforcomcnts
In order To Insure his advance to Jan.
ina. Colonel Dalrnyinris has there.
fore started with 1000 men to assist
him, The report that Colonel Mnnos
has been ordered 10 retire il unfound.
ed
The state herald., 1897-04-30
nl.comn,nrr Of The nr.rls.

London, April ~, The dispatches Of
the special correspondents Tor publlcn.
tion tomorrow consist for the most
part Of additional details of ihc
Greeks discontinue. The Turkish
plans ARE not yet revealed. There is no
doubt now ihnt the crown prince. Con.
s'nntlnc, ordered the bridges To he de.
stroyed before the Grorks nboudonpd
l.nrlssn, hut damage could not bc done
beyond whni could he easily repaired
by the Turks. II seem equally certain
that the Greeks only escaped u crush
Ing defeat with returning daylight by
prcclpltnt" hight.
The news from Eplrus il conflicting
II seems certain TINT the Turks have
r"occupi.d Pcnlcplgndin, aud II iS moi
Improbable ihni the Greeks hnyo n.
treated 10 hrin. showing TINT The
Turks allowed them iu advance to prn
icplgndln solely In order To destroy III,
column.
The state herald., 1897-04-30
TURKS ADVANCING.
GREEKS EvAcuATE LARIssA.
The Outlook Not so Good for Greece
Though Her Navy Has Done Good Work
Pharsala VIII Now lie Firmly Defended
"A Change Of Officers.
Offers of Help for Greece.

London, April 22.-A special dis
patch from Athens says that offers of
help are reaching the Greek govern
ment from all quarters, and the mill
tary authorities expect to have 10000
volunteers enrolled under the Greek
flag before the beginning of next week.
A dispatch to the Times from Canea
says that the fighting is going on al
most daily in the vicinity of Gambia,
where there are 5000 Insurgents, in
Guiding 800 cavalry, together with a
considerable body of Greek troops and
four heavy guns.
The Epirotes at Athens are prepar-
ing to leave the city in order to assist
the Greeks in capturing Epirus, as far
as the Berlin treaty line.
The National League. of Greece has
advanced the passage money for 1,O00
Garibaldians, who are expected at the
Piraeus Immediately.
The Pan-Hellenic steamer Albanian
is on her way TO Rimeni to embark
5000 Italians who, the Greek minis
ter at Rome tclcgraphs, are ready TO
fight for Greece.
The governor expresses the fear lest
The insurgents may attack the town
en- masse. The Turks there have no
field guns.
The state herald., 1897-04-30

Recent French statistics show that
while the number OF adult criminals in
creased eleven per cent during the last
dozen years, the number between the
ages OF slxten and twnty increased
twenty-five per cent. In Paris, more
than half OF the criminals arrested are
lnder twenty-one. Similar tendencies
are manifest In England and Germany
and in this country. American Grim
inologjsts have repeatedly called atten-
ton to the increase Of juvenile crime.
Probably variety OF causes operate
to produce this result; but In all the
countries mentioned. and In ours not
least, one OF the chief causes is the
publication OF the sensational details
OF crime, The president OF the New
York Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty TO Children. In his last report.
declared that the chief agency In train
ing the young In vice Is vicious Journal
ism. The papers which print lurid
stories OF crime. yiyidly illustrated. and
give elaborate sketches OF criminals.
lead young readers to imagine that
there is something heroic or romantic
in criminal career.
The state herald., 1897-04-30
Mnr.Iarer. of Irnr

Washington. April 23.-rnltcd States
Consul Bergholz nt Erzeroum. Turkey.
has reported 10 the state department
that tie Turkish court there which has
been trying by default the Kurds and
Armcnlnns charged with the murder OF
Young Lcnz, the American blcycllst,
while On his tour around the world
nwhccl, has acquitted the accused. The
magistrate found that there was not
sufficient evidence to warrant tho con.
rlction Of the accused persons and dis.
missed the charges, n matter OF small
moment after all. considering the fact
that none Of the nccuscd had been
found by the authorities.
The state herald., 1897-04-30
Irritation nj Athens.

Athens, April 25.-rhls morning the
word goes forth here that the govern.
ment viii pcrSevere In the struggle
with great determination, The report,
however. has not served 10 nllny the
growing irritation nt the belief that
even II Greece could not hold her own,
the non.oircnsivc policy manifested In
the order uf the crown prince not Ia
attack. was idi0tlc and nn.Greclan,
The retreat Ia rhnrsaln Is considered
u poor response 10 the ilery speeches of
the crnwn prince, Constantine, TO his
troops,
Naturally. nll sorts of reasons are al
ynncrd to explain the Greek retreat,
the more candid admitting that the
Turks were too strong. II Is nlsu
pointed ont thmt the Turkish cavalry
did much 10 turn the scale In favor oi
Edhcm Pnshn,