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WOLCOTT EXPLAINS
Japs' Monetary Plan.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
WolcOtt, who has interested himself so
much in international bimetallism. ex-
pressed the opinion today that the re-
cent action of Japan, in attempting to
depreciate silver, would hasten inter-
national action to restore the equality
OF the two metals. and made the fol-
lowing statement giving his reasons
for this belief:
The monetary situation in Japan is
not only interesting, but most far
reaching. and perhaps not generally
understood. The result which japan
seeks is to make permanent the de-
probation of silver in relation to gold
and to preserve thereby the advantage
which this depreciation naturally gives
to japanese agriculture and japanese
industries, and 1t is not in any sense
an attempt to equalize values
There was a time in the history of
the United States when we might have
taken a step Identical with that which
Japan now proposes. If. during the
years of our civil war, when our money
was worth but so per cent Of the gold
dollar, we had by law declared that
henceforth our dollar should be of the
value Of 90 cents only in gold, our Iegis-
lation would have been parallel with
that which Japan evidently intends.
The action of Japan is simply an at
tempt to preserve the economic advan-
tages which she at present enjoys,
because of the gold premium which ex-
lists in japan, and this at the expense
of the great commercial countries of
the world which have heretofore main
tanned the stability Of their coinage &C
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HELENA, Ark, March pa start
ling rumor reached this city this morn
ing. So startling is it that few people
credit 1t, although stranger things
have happened along this raging father
or waters in times of excitement like
the present. The rumor was to the
effect that the lower White river levee
from Modoc down had been ordered
cut by the Desha levee board; the levee
being cut in half a dozen places, the
released waters devastating the fertile
country between Hughey's landing and
Laconia circle. drowning cattle, horses
and mules and driving the defenseIess
inhabitants to the levee for protection
President Greenfield Quarles, of Cotton
Belt District No. 1, received informa-
ton to this effect over the telephone
from Modoc today, and it was after
wards repeated from Oldtown landing.
correspondent Immediately called up
James Harden, who is temporarily in
charge of the Modoc telephone, and
learned that there was good founda-
ton for the rumor Mrs. Harden says
that Clint Hughey, near whose house
the first break in the levee occurred
called to her husband from the levee
this morning, saying he had seen the
engineer cut the levee with his own
hands at a point near the Dixie
plantation. There were already three
breaks between Modoc and the Hughey
place, the smaller of which was 300
feet wide, and, as there are now four
breaks below the Hughey place. the
inference is that the Desha levee. board
has had the White levee system rid
died in order to save the levee around
the rich country contained in the fam
Gus Laconia circle.
1t will be remembered that in 1882
the Mississippi river ran over the tops
of the Laconia circle levee, innundating
more than 10000 acres of land con-
tained therein, and entailing untold
loss and suffering to the defenseless
whites and blacks of that rich section.
The levees have been greatly enlarged
and strengthened since then, but the
indications undoubtedly pointed to a
similar calamity this year, as the
guages at Modoc and Beiths all showed
a stage Of water unexpected and un-
precedented
vicksburg, Miss, March 25.-The
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HUNTER is BEATEN.
Bradley May Win.

FRANKFORT, KY, March 25.-Some
Of Hunters friends admit to one an
other tonight that his fate is sealed;
that he cannot be elected, and will to-
morrow and next day begin to lose
votes and will again have to relinquish
to another the prize he has so nearly
grasped on two occasions. The situa-
ton, as understood by outsiders to-
night, is that Hunter has reached the
high water mark, can never get the
needed two votes, and will lose more
from tomorrow on. The story goes that
the administration is going to give
Hunter something handsome, with
draw him and have nominated a Hun
ter man, State Senator Deboe, Yerks
or Holt, and influence his immediate
election by the reunited Republicans.
There is something insthe way, though.
The six Bradley Republicans will try
to name the next nominee, who can
not be elected without their. votes, and
will insist that he be other than a
Hunter man. This makes the Hunter
majority of Republicans hold on to
him, and they may never consent 10
vote for any one else unless absolutely
ton. The best judges say it is Hunter,
Bradley or no election, and most prob
ably the latter.
The third ballot was taken today by
the legislature. Before the two houses
met in joint session was stated that
Gov. Bradley would receive As Demo
cratic votes and "a Republican votes.
Rumors Of bribery had been af1oat
all day, and it was said at IL o'clock
that the Hunter forces had brought
back two of the fRepublican boilers
into line, and that Hunter. the nom
inee, would certainly win. 1t was also
said that the sound money Democrats
would vote with the Hunter forces to
make a continuous session today. and
vote till shutdown, or till some candi-
date was elected.
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which the admirals were thus acting
was that of the powers.
H. D. Davies, Conservative, asked
If the United States had consented to
have their ships searched in Cretan
waters. Speaker Gully declined to al
low the question without notice
CANEA, March 25.-The insurgents
made determined attack upon the
blOckhouSe, or fort, at Malaxa. outside
of Suda, today. During the night the
lnsurgent forces were pushed forward
until they occupied convenient posi-
tons for attack, and about a. M
the artillery opened fire upon the Turk
ish blockhouse. The pieces of the
Christians were served with such ad-
mirable promptness and precision that,
IN short time, nothing remained to the
Turks but determination or evacua-
ton. The Mussulaans, preferring the
later, left the. fort and commenced
q retreat on Suda, relying upon the
Turkish Warships In the bay to save
them from the Christians The suFtan's
fleet opened a badly judged fire upon
the insurgents in order to cover the re-
treat from the blockhOuse. The shells
fell either short or far beyond the in
surgent forces. Consequently the Chris
tanS pushed forward steadily, press
ing hard upon the rear of the Turks
and keeping up a continual skirmish
fire. The Turks made a stand now ana
then, pouring few vOlleys in the di-
rect1on of the insurgent skirmish lines
The insurgents succeeded in pushing
on as far as the village of Tsikalaria.
where they set fire to some houses.
While this fighting was in progress
detachment Of Turkish troops, be-
ing unaware of the fact that the garri-
son of the fort at MaIaxa had eVacuat-
ed that place. was retreating upon
STda, closely pursued by the Chris
tlans, and made a sortie from Canea
with a convoy of provisions intended
for the garrison of Malaxa From the
route followed by the Turks nothing
could be seen of the fighting in prog
ress between Malaxa and Suda, and
the Ottoman troops advanced half way
to the heights upon which the block
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Joint Traffic Legality.
The Attorney General Moves to Bring the Matter
Before the u. S. Supreme Court.

under the antitrust act make any
agreement except possibly with con-
Meeting lines, for fixing or maintaining
rates for interstate traffic, even though
such rates are reasonable, and although
such incidental restraint as such agree
ment might put upon commerce is a
reasonable one. The great object of
such an agreement on the part of rail-
road companies, is to prevent the pri-
Yate and public loss and evils that
flow from secret rebates, rate cutting
and rate wars
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Christians BOmbarded Both by the Turkish Ships and
the Foreign Fleet.
Tremendous Sensation Created in Athens by the News
Prince Constantine Ordered to the Front to Take
Command of the Army-Step Thus
Taken Is MOmentOuS

ficulties. His presence among the
troops is certain to have the most ex-
hllerating effect upon them, and it is
notice to Turkey that, if a conflict
comes, the Greek troops will enter it
under the leader of their choice The
step thus taken is mOmentous.
The military preparations go on un-
ceasingly upon a large scale. Con-
tracts are being placed abroad for
blankets and cloth for uniforms, as
we'll as other equipments. The Greek
newspapers continue with one voice t.
denounce the proposal that Prince
George should become the governor of
Crete, and it, is generally felt that the
temper of the people Is such that this
solution could not now be accepted
by the government, even if the powers
were willing to accept it.
The reply of the Greek government
to the notification Of the blockade will
be handed to the foreign ambassadors
tomorrow. 1t will be a brief and dignl-
fled protest, emphasizing chiefly the
fact that the result Of the blockade of
the island must be to starve innocent
Cretans. A private meeting of mem.
bers of the boule was held today, and
as a result a deputation waited upon
M. Delyannis to ask for an explans-
ton of the situation. The premier re-
piled that the government would fol-
low the line of policy already adopted,
but would be glad to hear the opinion
of deputies on the suggestion that
Crete should be treated like Bosnia
and Herzegovina in the event that the
powers continued to oppose the union
with Crete.
CANEA, March $3.50 p. m.-Tae
Christians still occupy the fort at Nal,
AKA, from which they drove the Turks
by bombardment this morning in spite
of the shells which fell around it; which
set fire to the block house.
AT 1855 p. M, while the Turkish rein,
forcements were vainly struggling 10
capture the heights above Nerakourou
the Christians from Akrotiri attacked
the Turkish Gordon at Halepa which
was keeping them at a distance, with
mountain artillery
The fighting continues as this dis
patch is being forwarded, the shots Of
the insurgents reaching Mordevardia
and Halepa. Desperate fighting con-
tinued between the Turks and the
CHRISTIANS until a quarter past this
afternoon, in and about Tsikadaria. nor
far from Suda, to which point the in,
surgents succeeded in pushing forward
this morning, while in pursuit of the
retreating garrison of Malaxa The In
sUrgents burned several more houses OF
Tsikalaria, whereupOn the war ships
of the foreign powers, at 315 o. M.
began firing at the Christians The
bCmbardment. however, only lasted ten
minutes.
The fleets fired ninety shells upon the
insurgents, and four of these fell in
side the block house. OF the Turkish
garrison, numbering siXty-fOur, one es-
capped to NerOkhuri and eighteen others
to Suda. 1t is believed the others per-
ished.
ATHENS, March 25.-It is understood
tonight that Crown Prince Constan-
tine will start for The Crock can,n ~
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ATHENS, March 25.-The news OF
the dynamiting of the Malaxa block
house as the elimination Of a day of
fierce fighting and a prolonged siege
has made a tremendous sensation here
1t is regarded as an event Of far-reacn-
ing Importance, both in it's effect upon
the insurgents themselves and upon the
Greek mind at this stage of the crisis.
1t confirms the belief generally enter
tanned here, in official circles as well
as by the people at large, that the
Christians in Crete are not in the least
deferred by the blockade, and not IN
the least beguiled by the appeals Of
the admirals or the implied arguments
of the autonomy proclamation.
Advices from Canea as to the details
of the days fighting show that the
insurgents displayed the most desper-
ate valOr and left the Turkish garrison
of the block house no choice but flight,
Evacuation by the Moslems was fol,
lowed Immediately by occupation by
the insurgents, who were close upon
their heels. To hold the block house in
the face of a rain of shells from the
turkish war ships in Suda bay was
impossible. The commander Of the in
surgentS having resolved that If they
could not keep it, neither should the
Moslems, blew the whole structure into
fragments with successive heavy
charges of dynamite. At s o'clock to-
night the long-fought-for block house
is mass of burning debris. and the
flames light up the blockaded waters
of the BAY
Immediately on the receipt of the
news, Premier Delyannis and the min
lister of war drove together rapidly to
the royal palace, where they had an
audience with the king. What hap
pened there can only be guessed at.
but one thing is significant, King
George and the cabinet have given the
consent they had withheld for the last
four days to the formal gazetting Of
Crown Prince Constantine as com
chief of the Greek army in
Thessaly, and the decree will be pub
lished tomorrow. 1t is understood
that the crown prince will not wait for
the actual appearance of his commits
sion in print, but will start for the
frontier at 4 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The hour is fixed so early in order
that any unnecessary demonstration
by the populace may be averted
His departure with the full approval
of the king and the cabinet to take
supreme control of the army can have
but one meaning. The Greek govern
ment is determined not to accept the
terms offered by the powers for 4
peaceful settlement Of the Cretan diff
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veil as their financial integrity.

we'll as their financial integrity.
VI course, at the present price of
silver, measured by gold, the result of
the action would be to drive all the
silver out of that country 1t is pre-
mature, however, to attempt to fore
cast the full effect of her action in this
respect. In my opinion it could only
serve to hasten some agreement be-
tween the leading commercial nations
of the world looking to a settlement
of this question upon an international
basis
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

WASHINGTON, March 25-Attorney
General McKenna today sent instruc-
tiOns to District Attorney MacFarlane,
at New York, to take an appeal to the
United States supreme court from the
decision of the circuit court of appeals
in the case of the United States
against the Joint Traffic association.
AS soon as the papers reach the de-
partment of justice a motion will be
made in the supreme court for the ad-
vance of the cases on the docket so
that a speedy hearing may be had.
1t is stated that the decision of the
supreme court last Monday, in the case
Of the Trans Missouri Freight associa-
ton covers all the main points in the
decision of Judges Wallace and La
cOmbe in the Joint Traffic association
action, and, although it was a major
ity opinion neither it nor the decision
of the minority sustained the principal
points contended for by the traffic as
ISOLATION, and allowed by the court be-
low.
The officials of the department of JUS
tice had assumed that in view of the
late decision of the supreme court the
Joint Traffic association would dissolve.
as it is understood the Western asso-
Citations are doing, but information has
reached them that the Joint Traffic as
ISOLATION intends to still further con-
test the questions involved, and hence
the appeal. There is no question at
the department Of justice that last
Mondays decision covers every mate
rial point involved in the Joint Traffic
association case, and, so far as the off,
Gals are able to see, there can be only
one issue to the contest, and that is
that the association must dissolve It
is also their opinion that the passenger
associations come as clearly within the
prohibitions of the law as do the
freight associations. 1t is believed the
appeal will be argued and decided be-
fore the summer recess of the court.
NEW YORK, March 25.-John F. Dill
Ion, the noted corporation attorney,
said today regarding the decision of
the supreme court in the Trans Mis-
souri, case and its effect on the rail-
roads: II cannot regard the decision of
the majority as holding anything less
than the railroad companies cannot
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS.

NEW YORK-Arrived Palatia, Hamburg;
Ohio, West India cruise; H. H. Meier, Bre-
men; Trave, Bremen; Cutie, Liverpool. Sailed:
Weimar, Bremen Manitoba, Montevideo.
QUEENSTOWN-Arrive Germanic, New
York, for Liverpool. Sailed Majestic, Liv-
erpool, for New York.
LIVERPOOL-Sailed: Rhynland, Philadel
mia
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BULLETIN OF
THE ST. PHUI GLOBE.
FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1897.
Weather for Today
Slightly Warmer.


PAGE L.
Attempt to Knock Out the Tax Levy.
WOIcOtt Explains Japan's Plan.
Hunter Cannot BE Senator.
RumOrs That Levees Were Cut.
PAGE z.
A. o. U. w. Lowers Age Limit.
Women Condemn the Kaleidoscope.
Plea for Pardon for HI. r.. Richard son
PAGE 3.
Minneapolis Matters.
Tariff Talk in the House Ended.
Nelson Bankruptcy Bill In.
Congressional Work.
Log of the MayflOwer Returned.
saltwater Affairs.
PAGE 4.
Editorial.
New Fusion Party in North Dakota
Municipal Nominations.
Northwest News.
Soldiers Home INDICATED.
PAGE 8.
Senate Passes the Hastings Bill.
House PASSES New Jury Law.
Work of the Legislature.
PAGE g. -
Net Losses in Stocks. '!.
Bar Silver, 81 3-4c.
Cash Wheat in Chicago, III 3-4c.
PAGE z.
MilIers Defeat Colts.
American Handicap Shoot.
Cyclists Break From the L. A. w.
Sporting Gossip.
Wants of the People.
PAGE 8.
ShufeIdt Not to BE Ousted.
News of the Courts.
Last Chapter of the Charter Bill.
WeIIs-FargO Company Returns.
Antitrust Decision Affects Railways
News of the Railways.
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1t is now proposed to make New
York a city Of boxers. An angel has
been found who wants to establish
FitZsimmons as instructor of a new
athletic club in Gotham
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hammered old man, to be sure. He
hasn't declared war on anything at all
in spite Of the fact that he has been
IN Office three weeks
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Are the fellows who declare the story
of Jonah and the whale untrue and
Adam and Eve a pair of myths 60
ing to construct a new Bible in place
of the one they are tearing to pieces?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

Reno, New, proposes to erect a
twenty four-foOt ring within the walls
of building intended for Jail. That
seems appropriate enough.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

Jerry Simpson gave the Republicans
OF the house a good nut to crack yes
terday. He said: IF the Republicans
desired to do something practical for
the farmers, why did they leave hides
on the free list?"
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The sugar trust is to spend from
$2,000,0O0 to $5,000,OOO for beet sugar
project in Colorado. Who said silver
was the only big product of the Cen
tennial state?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

Muskrats have taken the city of
Waltham, Mass 1t looks as if they
had bad bargain at that.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

The signs Keep off the grass" which
are just peeping through the snow,
seem strangely out of place.
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EVENTS TODAY.

Meta Partisan Romance, SIS.
Grand-ShaII We Forgive Her, SIS.
CapttOI-LegisIatur 10.
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1t is announced that Chauncey M.
Depew has iritis. 1t wouldn't have
done for the doctor to say that Mr..
Depew had a chunk of mud in his eve.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

They call Mark Hanna the Warwick
Of the administration. Who knows but
that later he will be known as the
scapegoat of the administration?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

The Seventh district will have chills
and ague. when it looks at that new
reappOrtionment bill.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

Gov. Pingree has been referred to in
the Michigan Legislature as a dema-
gOgue. How could the legislature
have found that out?
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After the senate gets through chop
ping the arbitration treaty to pieces, it
Will be so unlike the original that John
Bull will have to be introduced to it.
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Gov. Black is trying to dethrone
Senator Platt as boss of the New York
Republican machine" Ungrateful
wretch!
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

The big sleeve is coming back into
use again. There isn't cloth enough
in the new sleeve to please the manu-
facturer
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Queer things happen even in politics.
Mr.. Mckinley has confirmed one of Mr.
Cleveland's appointments up in Yer
mont.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

Maj. Mckinley is overlooking Mime
sofa and Texas with about the same
regularity.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

Now if we can only get a little April
weather in April.
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that $3.50, 100000 reserve speak up lit
tie louder?
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Cuban independence is said to be in
sight. This remark sounds like one we
have heard before
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CANEA, March 25.-At 8 o'clock this
evening the insurgents succeeded In
blowing up the block house at Malaxa
with dynamite. The whole structure
is now in flames, and the Turkish
war ships are bombarding the insur-
gents.
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The river that remains stationary
these days isn't in the swim at all.
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Larissa tomorrow morning, leaving at
4 o'clock in order to avoid a popular
demonstration.
Canea, March 25.-The admirals of
the international fleet have addressed
a general order to the international
troops, welcoming them to Crete, and
adding: I'VE exhort you by your con-
duct to set an example before the Gre
tan people whom the powers charge us
to protect and promptly to save them
from the horrors of civil war
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 25.--The
Turkish squadron has left the Oar
danelles part of the ships proceeding
to Smyrna and the remainder 10 Sa-
loniea '."tt
Constantinople, March 25. - The
Salisbury started today for Cimez,
where Queen Victoria is staying. The
premier will travel via Paris, where
it is expected. he will have an inter-
view with NJ. Han5taux, the French
minister for foreign affairs, on the
Eastern situation. AT this interview.
it is believed, the question of partici-
pdllOH VI rance III the blockade OF
Greece will be decided. His 'ordship
will not arrive at Nice until Satu1da
next }+N
In the house of commons today the
parliamentary secretary of the foreign
office, George N. Curzon, replying to
a question on the subject of the Cretan
blockade as applicable to the British.
said that both British and American
ships carrying cargoes belonging to
Englishmen or Americans, and des-
tined for the interior of the island Of
Crete, were liable to be visited
searched and the delivery of the car
go prohibited, if in the opinion of the
admirals such delivery was calculated
to prolong the disorders in Crete. Mr.
Curzon added that the sanction under
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ATHENS, March 25.-It is understood
tonight that Crown Prince Constan-
tine will start for the Greek camp at