The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 10, 1897, Page 1

§ . SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1897 PRICE FIVE CEN TURKS AND GREEKS AT - | WAR NOW. Subjects of King George Cross Over Into Macedonia and Fighting Follows. | | | | &AT LAST THE CLASH OCCURS.E An Invasion of Irregulars Resented by the Ottoman Troops, Who Are Demanding the Blood of Their Hated Christian Foes. LONDON, E News publish April 9.—The Evening a late dispatch from Jlas-ona, headquarters of Edhem Pasha, commands ef of the Turkish forces ~in- in Macedonia, g battle between Greeks and Turks. Itis not known whether the Greeks are the e body described in an earlier dis- patch as having crossed the frontier and were attacked by Turks, but as the fight- in ported in both i icinity of Grevena it is likely that the , whom the first dispatck nds, were really irregular troops who advanced into Turkish territory de- spite the orders of Crown Prince Constan- tin If this be the case it will render the slready perilous, far more 80 tion, ances in the | settlement. were | are losing their hold upon the course of warship, which replied, guns of the insurgents. silencing S e A PLAINT OF THE PORTE, g the details of a| Desires the Powers to Setile the Trouble Without Delay. LONDON, Exc., Avri! 9.—It is under- | | stood here that the Porte has presented a | | note to the powers complaining of the crisis hurting the Ottoman exchequer and | requesting the governments to hasten a | A Constantinople dispatch | says the official opinion is that the powers | events, owing to France’s proposals being | | favorable to Greece and the likelihood of | their acceptance. In the House of Commons to-day Sir R. | | Webster, Attorney-General, said the pow- |ers had not yet decided whether they CRETANS DEFY THE POWERS. a flag of truce. T ish fort. The in: replied with quick-firing To-day the Crown Princess Stefani Moslems who hzd expressed a the boats, whereupon all the wa ns. They fired eighty shell rge refugees on board. men. landin, whose capture is daily threatened. ch is being besieged by the insurgents. ships in the bay The rebels found the gunnery practice so goocd that they ceased the fusillades on the boats until after they had taken the The beats embarked twenty-seven women, children and old After they started for the Austrian gunboat Sebenico, which was to take the | refugees to Canea, the insurgents again fired upon them. the refugees at Canea, started back for Kissamo to get other Moslems & LONDON, ENG., April g.—A dispatch to the Daily News from Canea states the Austrian warship Crown Princess Stefani arrived yesterday at Kissamo, Later she sent a beat with two soldiers to carry mails for the , unheeding the flag, fired on the boats. The warship and six-inch guns, speedily quieting the insurgents. ent a number of boats to town to embark | As the warship approached she hoisted ! | e to leave. The insurgents again fired on ook part in bombarding the The Sebenico, after and may result in open hostilities be- tween the two armies on the frontier without the formality of an actusl declara- tion of war. At 3 o'clock this morninga thousand Greeks, under cover cross southwest of Grevena. The Greeks were discovered by the Turkish outposts of the second line, who fired upen them and then fell back upon their own main body. Orders were immediately given for the Turks to attack. At 5 o'clock the Greeks were surrounded in the forest. The nature of the ground made it impossible for the Turks to deliver an effective fire, the Grecks being protected by the trees. The latter replied briskly to to the Turks’ fire and succeeded in check- ing their advance. At the time the dis- petch was sent the fighting was proceeding vigorously. The Greeks were holding their own, Artillery was being hurried to the scene. It is thought that if this be brought into action, the Greeks will be speedily dis- lodged. It is impossible to ascertain whether | there are any regular troops among the Greeks, but the band is 5o large that it | If this be so, | fighting along the whole frontier is ine. | suggests that probability. vitable. Edhem Pasha will advance immediately | if he learns that reculars are taking part in the fi been issuxd. if the whol into Greece. The situation 1s extremely ecritical. Actual war was never so near since the troubles began. Secret telegrams are con- stantly passing between the military com- mander at Grevena and the Porte. ELASEONA, Turkey, April 9. — The Greek force that this morning invaded Tarkish territory has held out so desper- ately against the Turks that Edhem Pasha sent orders to Hakki Pasha, commander of the Turkish division at Grevens, to move against the Greeks. The greater part of Hakki Pasha’s division is now ad- vancing againstthe invaders, and a bloody fight is expected. The troops are enthu- siastic over an opportunity for an engage.~ ment with the hated Christians. Edhem Pasha bas notified all the gen { erals to hold their commands in readiness for instant action. The reservists have leit the encampment here in order to move closer to the line of defense. This city is to-day the scene of the greatest military activity. The insurgents at Kissimo have kept their promise to treat the foreizn ag- mirals as enemies.. The news from there sbows they have fired upon the Austrian 4 of the darkness, | ed the frontier about twenty miles | t. Orders 1o that effect have | It woula not be surprising | Turkish army soon advances | | ment would act alw: | will now break out along the entire fron- would establish a blockade of Greece in the event of her final refusal to withdraw her troops from Crete. There was a stormy scene in the Italian Chamber of D:puties to-day when the Marquis Visconti Verosta declared the policy of Italy regarding Crete, He urged the necessity of Italy remaining in con- cert as a means of averting a general out- break. Nevertheless, Le said, the Govern- s ina conciliatory | spirit toward Greec - COUNCIL OF WAR HELD, LONDON, Ex6., April 9.—The Telegraph prints an Elassona dispatch confirming tbe reported invasion of Albania, between Grevena and Kranis. The correspondent | says it is thought probable that fighting | tier. A Turkish council of war was held | to-day. A dispatch from Larissa says troops are being forwarded daily to the frontier and the advance posts are being strengthened. | other battalion was expected to overwhelm the patriot force. Jegropont Ra® 2 Where Yesterday’s Fighting Took Place Between the Turks and Greeks. For weeks past troops have been concentrating near the Greek frontier—the Turks at Salonica and the Greeks at Larissa, Arta and Prevesa. Latterly they have been gradually savancing toward each other, and a few days ago a strong detachment of Greeks crossed the border. They seem to have encountered a Turkish force near Grevena yesterday, where some lively fighting took place. If present signs do not fail it is in this part of Macedonia that a battle may be looked for within a short time. CUBANS WIN A DECISIVE BATTLE, PILED Obstructions placed upon the track of the Sutro electric road last night derailed one of the cars, it crashing into another roing in the opvosite direction and en- dangering the lives of several passengers. The accident happened on the erade just back of the cemetery, at the corner of Richmond and Commonweaith avenues. | The car was crowd=d. the night being fine, SR o 3 | and at that time, 8:30 o’clock, there was a In a Hand-to-Hand Conflict the Insurgents Drive the Spaniards From the Field—Barbarity in Porto Rico. HAVANA, Cusa, April 9.—A big battle has been fought at San Miguel, Pinar del Rio province, between the Spanish battalion of Gerona and 1000 insurgents, led by Vidal Ducasse and Perico Delgado. After a hand-to-hand fight the Spanish retired, leaving on the field their dead, wounded, and horses, arms and ammunition. Since Maceo's time no other battle of such importance has been fought in the province. The Spanish explain the combina- | tion of two columns, which were 1o attack the Cubans on two sides, failed. They say the battalion of Gerona was ordered to maintain without help a bad position to encourage the insurgents to sttack and then drive them to a certain place, at which the The Cubans captured 200 rifies and 300,000 rounds of ammunition. An expedition has landed fifteen miles from Havana, at Panta del Indio. A dispatch from Madrid says the contract for a loan which the Government decided to make from the Banco de Espana has been signed, the bank advancing $10,000,000 in Spanish silver and agreeing to give $20,000,000 more if asked by the Minister of Finance. Although the wording is pesetas and silver, it is well understood the bank pays' in its own paper money and the whole contract means only authorization by the Government to enlarge its issue of currency. General Garcia has sent to the Government at Camaguey a communication giving the news of the safe landing of Roloff's expedition, and saying: “The Junta at New York deservesali the praise of the patriots for the important effort which will hasten the triumph of Cuba” General Garcia adds thatif the Junta is not thwarted by the American authorities the inde- pendence of Cuba can soou be achieved. General Roloff has started for Camagu ey to join the Government. In Santa Clara province Gomez is harassing the Spanish columns and the Spanish are unable to force him to retire toward Jucaro-Moron trocha, where Weyler plans to catch Gomez between two fires. A private report from Santiago de Cuba says Garcia has captured, near Manzanillo, the Spanish general Aldave, and that the insurgents are willing to exchange him for Rivera. Though the report 1s denied by the authorities 4 long dispatch has been sent about it to Weyler. . Rivera was brought here this afternoon from San Cristobal and lodged in Cabanas fortress, ONE HUNDRED MEN TORTURED TO DEATH. News of the revolt in Porto Rico was known to the authorities two weeks Cusa, April 9. but was sup- | pressed by the censor. Now there are reports of atrocities committed by the Spaniards at Yauco and Adjuntas, where more | than 100 men were killed by torture known as componte. The whole island of Porto Rico has been terrorized, and the people are beginning to fles to Santo Domingo. The revolution was well planned, but Quineros Velez rose prematurely March 24 against the orders of the principal secssionists. The leaders had named a later day, expecting help from New York, | larger crowd than usual going to and from the Ciiff House and Sutro Baths. After turning the curve back of the cemetery the westbound car was going down the grade at the usual rate of speed, six or eight miles,when the motorman sud- denly felt the front wheels jump and jolt over some obstruction, and then go off the track. He at once reversed the electric current and put on the brakes, but before he could check the headway of the car an eastbound car of the same line swung up justin time to collide with the derailed westbound one. The passengers on both cars felt a sud- den jar. Those in the front part, which |is open and served the purposes of a dummy, felt more than the shock, for sev- eral were thrown off on iheir faces in the road, and one or two were cut by flying frazments of glass. B. A. Bosqui, who resides at 751 Sutter street, was the only passenger seriously injured. His left ankle was sprained and his right foot and ankle were badly bruised. He was conveyed in the police ambulance to the City Receiving Hospi- tal, where his wounds were dressed, after which he was taken home 1n a hack. He is a son of Bosqui, the well-known printer and engraver. Mrs. Taylor and her daughter, who were on the front part of the westbound car, were roughly shaken up, but fortu- nately escaped injury. A man sitting near the large convex panes of glass in front of the open part of the car had bis face cut by three pieces of glass. The cuts, however, were only su- perticial. The front of the westbound conveyance and the side of the car eastbound were broken, and all the windows in the latter were smashed. The crash of the collision attracted the attention of the nurses at the Children’s Hospital, which is opposite the scene of the collision about 200 yards away, and they were promptly on the scene with sticking-plaster and lint bandages, but their services were not required except in the case of the young man whose face was scratched. Young Bosqui was in great pain as he lay on the operating table in the Receiv- ing Hospital while the surgeons dressed and bound his injured feet. He said: “Iwas on the front of the westbound car, and when we went down the grade just back of the cemetery the car went at : ke It is aboul the town of Kissamo that the Creten insurgents are massing their forces and preparing to resist an; inhabitsnts to terms. The Cretans fired upon the boats sent ashore by the Austrian flagship for the purpose of embarking the Mo THE FLEET OF THE POWERS OFF KISSAMO. y attempt of the allied warships to interfere with their plans of reducing the M ms, whereupon all the warships took part in bombarding she Chri ans. DIRT WAS UPON THE RAILS Two Cars of Line Crash Into Each Other. WAS THE WORK OF A FIEND. the Sutro B. A. Bosqui Painfully Injured and Several More of the Passengers of Both Cars Very Badly Shaken Up. great speed. Suddenly I felt a jar and grinding of the front wheels, as though they had ieit the rails. Then we crasbed into the eastbound car and I was thrown violently to ti:e ground. I was so badly burt that I could not walk, and I am now in great pain. Just before the cars came together I was about to jump off, but wa were going so fast I was afraid I would get run over, and so I remained on the car.” E. M. Van Fraak, superintendent of the road, says the wreck gave every evidence of being the result of a deliberate attempt to wreck the cars. “The accident happened about hali-past 8 o'clock last evening,” he said, “‘and it was undoubtedly the work of some mis- creant who, I sunpose, had a grud ge against the road. There was a car going west and as it approached the corner of Richmond and Commonweaith avenues a car zoing east came toward it. “Just before the west ound car reached the corner it left the track, and. turning a little to the side collided with the east- bound car. The steps of both cars were splintered and the passengers were badly shaken up. The westbound car was well under control, as it was only going at six | or eight miles an nour. The eastbound |car was going up the grade at zbout seven miles an hour. “I went at once to the scene of the acci- dent, and then it was 1 saw the wreck had | been a deliverate attempt upon the safety of the cars. For a distance of fifteen feet all four rails had been buried four inches deep under the loose macadam from the street. The one who did it had scraped the loose rock up and had carefully | smoothed it over the rail, and as the road- way between the rails is also macadam- | ized it was impossible for the motorman to see the obstruction in time. “‘Of course, where the westbound car lad reached the macadam it had crushed through it, but the eastbound car had been stopped by the collision, and in front of it I saw where the trap had been care- fully set for it. The roadway alongside the tracks is of this loose stuff, not rolled or watered, and is built up high as the rails. Tne roadbed between the rails is aiso of macadam, loose like that on the crossway, and it was an easy matter for any one to go along and scrape the stuff up from each side until the rail was deeply buried. N “*The cars were running on five minutes® headway, and the cars, both east and west bound, ahead of those which col- lided had passed over the very point of the derailment onlya few minutes before. “The matter has been placed in the Lands of the police. I have no knowledge of any one or any reason for any ona doing such a thing. It might have been a horrible accident, and I cannot see what could prompt any one 10 cause it.” CANADIAN POLICE ON GUARD. Large Detachment of Mounted Men Sent 1 to Enforce Mining Laws on the British Columbia Border. WINNIPEG, MaxiToBa, April 9.—A large detachment oi Canadian Northwest mounted poiice left Regina to-day for the Yukon River district. They are ordered north ostensibly to protect the British Columbia border against smngglers from Alaska who have been peddling contra- band whisky to Indians on the Canadian line. They will also enforce more rigidly the Canadian mining laws iu ths Yukon country. The party is equipped with a large stock of supplies. They will not re- turn to civilization for two years. et b AFITERE A TIFN DAXYS SIEGE. Spaniards Forced to Abandon a Fort and B aten While hetreating. HAVANA, Cusa, April 9.—A report has just reachea here that the Spanish garrison of Fort Guamo, near Bayamo, after a ten days’ siege was forced to abane don its position and retreat toward the Cauto Embarcadero garrison. It was ambushed en route and the entire com- pany either killed or captured. Details are lacking, but the report is fally con- firmed. Near La Mocha in the Aguacate hills of Matanz1s the Spanish, under Colonel Almendars, were defeated by the Cubans unber General Rosas. The Spanish losses were upward of sixty killed and wounded. The Cuban loss is estimated at thirty killed and wounded. General Weyler has sent Major Sandoval of his staff as special Commissioner to Washington. il s a Biemarck s Himself Again. LONDON, Ex6., Aprit 9.—A Berlin dise s that Bismarck has eompletely . In an interview yesterday he *‘My enemies will bave to rest patiently for a time. I'm still on earth.,”