The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 13, 1897, Page 1

i { . VOLUME LXXXI.—NO 134. SAN FRANCISCO , TUESDAY MORN INSURGENTS | IN POSSESSION OF BALTINO Greek Irregulars Are Fighting Fiercely on of Macedonia. TURKS BEING BADLY BEATEN., Now the Ottoman Government Intends-to Seize and Hold Greek Troops Withdraw From LONDON, pril 12.=A dispatch | to the Daily Te. aph from Trikkala con- firms the reported capture of Baltino, and adds t surgents also hold the vil- | lage of 10 is among the | moun of Western Macedonis, a little he border, and sixty miles north- a, headquarters of the Greek gram also received from Larissa shortiy before night says the Greexs had won entire possession of Baltino. Kalambaka which says the Turkish garrison st Baltino, after a heroic resist- ance, escaped Sunday night. The fight ing was continued for & few miles west of Baitino. The irregulars are benumbed by the cold westher and nearly starving. Many of them are returning to the fron- tier for bread. 1t is added that the whole movement is deplored. The Greek offi- cers did everything possible to prevent | the departureof the raiders. After cap- turing Baltino the insurgents besieged the villaze of Valestino, wiere, according to a Turkish telegram, they were repuised. The main body of the insurgents is said to be advancing on Grevena, where it is expected a decisive battle will be fought. The insurzents are reported to be only three hours’ march from the town. The Times correspondent that if the Ethnike telegraphs Hetairia had not un- dertaken to cut the gordion knot the Gov- | ernment would have been obliged %o take 2 decisive step a Delyannis, Pri view to- of her very few days. said that in the present state fi ) 000 men under arms any length of time Wwithout enormous sacrifices. If Greece ts at all it must be immediately. The Government was forewarned by the Arme- pian massacre pold two years. Hitherto Greece has not had to have recourse to the market, but Chronicle has received a dispatch | Minister, in an inter- | ices Greece could maintain | and had been hoarding | the Frontier { Larissa Until the Crete. the’means must be provided immediately. | Parliament bas been summoned to con- sider the floating internal loan. | A reporter of the Daily News wio is | with the Greek insurgents has sent a long | | story of the advance into Macedonia, the chief interest in which centers in the at- tack upon Baitino. He says while the in- surgents were advancing upon that place | they were constantly harassed by a mus- | ketry fire from the Turkish stations, to | | which the Greek troops occupying corre- | sponding outposts replied vigorously. | The insurgent chieftain, Davelis, stormed | several Turkish stations, the garrisons of | | which were forced to flee to Baitino with | | a heavy loss. Upon reaching the outer- | most houses of the town the insurgents | poured a sharp fire into the Turkish force, which occupied a large two-story house in | | the center of the place. The Turks held | | the ground, and it had become evident | that it would take a great deal of fighting to aislodge them. Captain Mylonas of the insurgent force sent two Turks who bad been captured 0 | inform the Turkish commander it would be useless to resist. The Turkish officer | replied he would fight to the last. Cap- | tain Mylonas thereupon gave an order to | cease firing, intenaing to use dynamite to | blow up the Turkish position. ~ After | night had fallen the Turks made thres | sorties, but each time were driven back with heavy loss. The plan to destroy the | building with dynamite did not prove successful, as the explosives could not be | effectively placed. Captain Mylonas feared a bayonet charge would invdlve too | great a loss of life, and decided to attempt | | to stérve the garrison out. The writer | | departed from Baltino with a convoy of | prisoners early in the morning to send a | dispatch to his paper. He was overtaken at noon by & runner, who announced | that a battalion of Turkish troops with a | mountain gun had attempted to relieve | i avasntrty AR AT e, i PR sy, e T 7 | I ihy Fl i "‘M“":l T yrnemy 1 { ”1.‘.‘ i “! ! el A\l o ol U 5 < pusse /o) "' f : L Y VIEW OF THE FLOODED SECTION AT HELENA, ARKANSAS. Baltino. They wers defeated and nearly anninilated by the insurgents, who com- pletely surrounded them. The loss to the insurgents at the time the writer left them was nine killed. The Italians who volunteered for ser- vice with the Greeks were worn out by the rough marching across the frontier and left behind. They arrived, however, in time to take part in the fighting. Later, haif of them decamped, not being able to withstand the snow and cold weather. Reports reach here to-nizht that the Greek insurgents have reached the city of Grevens, but cannot be con- firmed. A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Larissa says it is reported that owing to the capture of Baltino by the insurgents, the Turkish' troops occupying the block- houses on the frontier are panic-stricken and deserted the posts last night. The Greek troops in the blockhouse opposite Lavira crossed the frontier and occupied the abandoned Turkish positions, where they still remain. A dispatch to the Evening News from Larissa says it is reported that the Turks who were enzaging the Greek invaders in the forest near Grevena gave up the con- test Saturday. The fighting was done at long range and the casualties were less than 100 on both sides, the Greeks losing fewer than the Turks, owing to the pro- tection of large trees, ~The insurgents were cut off from the commissary, but succeeded in holding their own through- out a long period of desultory fighting. The invaders are not supported by the Greex regulars, who did not cross the border, altbough shots were exchanged by the Greek and Turkish outposts. ELASSONA. MAcepoNiA, April 12.—The officer sent by Edbem Pasha, Turkish commauder-in-chief, to learn the facts re- Continued on Second Page. / MALEKOS, THE FIGHTING PRIEST OF CRETE. O - SERIOUS CONDITION OF FLOCD VICTING Thousands in Tennessee and Louisiana Are Starving to Death. An Alarming State of Affairs as Reported by an Army Fresh Breaks in the Levees- Occur and Hundreds of Square Miles Are Updsr Water. 8T. LOUIE, Mo., April 12.—A bad break } in the levee at Tallulah, La., was reported | late to-night. Davis Island, with 2500 in- | habitants, is being flooded. | Under the new system of guarding the | levees camps are established at intervals | of 1000 yards. From the center men patrol the levee in each direction. A fewof the low places in the Tensas line of levees are being raised. Biggs levee gave entirely away two days ago, and would have let the waters loose over the northern part of the State but for the gallantry of 300 con- victs stationed there. The men threw themselves into the breech, and, after a struggle lasting over twenty-four hours, succeeded in checking the water. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 12.—A comprehensive account of the situnation in { a part of the flooded district was received | at the War Department to-day from one of the officers assigned for duty along the Mississippi. Secretary Alger considers it the most important report received. The officer telegraphed that he had madea personal inspection of the Memphis-Cairo district, north of Ashport, Tenn., which includes ninety miles of the river. He found eighteen crevasses in the levees. | Forty-five square miles in the Tennessee territory in the Memvhis district are under water. About 1500 refugees have been brought to Memphis, nearly all suffering from want. The officer thinks the num- ber represents barely a quarter of those needing immediate nssistance. The con- dition in Mississippi County, Tenn., is representative of general conditions. Nine- tenths of its 808 square miles are covered with water from three to seven feet deep. Ont of a population of 15,000 about 6000 are in want. Affairs in Crittenden County are even worse. The suffering is rapidly increasing. WILL BREAK THE DEADLOCK. Gold Democrais in the Kentucky Legislo- ture Seem to Control the Sena- torial Situation, FRANKFORT, Ky., Avpril 12.—There was no quorum in the joint legisiative | session to-day, the gold Democrats join- ing the silverites to prevent a vote, but this afternoon they announced they would notdo so any longer. They say Henry L. Martin, a gold Democrat and Black- burn supporter, can be elected Senator if the silverites co-operate. Otherwise they will help elect either Boyle or Yerkes, Republicans. They refuse to help elect Hunter, the regular candidate. It is be- lieved the deadlock will be broken to-mor- row. If the Grand Jury returns a true bill against Hunter on the charges that he offered to buy three Democratic votes he will lose sll chances. Hunter went be- fore the jury to-day and swore the charges were untrue. o TS e KNEIPP-CURE SANITARIUNS. Company Formed for Their Establish- ment and to Promulgate the Doc- trine in Every State. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 12—A con- cern formed o vromulgate the Kneipp- cure doctrine is arranging to establish senitariums in every State. Henry Charles, presidentof the American Kneipp Officer. [. Cure Company, intends to give a regular course of study so that patients may com- Steamsnip Company, will shortly build a pletely understand tue-theory while un | twenty-story office building on Madison dergoing treatment. The company ex- | square. pects soon to erect & $100,000 sanitarium near Babylon, Long Island. one at Ashe- ville, N. C., and another at Boston. Charles says there sre now 500 institu- tions in Germany, 300 in France and 200 in England. “The failure of the move- ment in this country last year,” he says, | “shows the inability of amateurs to han. dle such affairs. We will give the pure. water cure of Rev. Sebastian Kneipp, cret chamberlain of the Pope. gained the impression that = paddling about in the wet grass was about all the cure amounted to. In addition to the water cure there is herbal treatment, the Kneipp diet and health underwear. There are now about twenty Kueipp institutions in this country.” e SPALDING SLIPS INTO TOWN. The President of the Defunct Savings Bank Returns to Face the Music. CHICAGO, Inn, April 12.—President Spalding of the collapsed Globe Bank slipped into town at midnight and aroused Justice Hall. Technically he surrendered himself, and being provided with bondsmen, gave bail and was re- leased. This alternoon he said: “I hsve never been out of the city to dodge the detectives. Every depositor will get the full amount. Stockholders will realize from 50 to 75 per cent on their stock. To-morrow I shall attend a meet- ing of the directors of the University of Illinois. They are fully protected and will not lose a cent. As far as my liabil- ity to the bank goes, I have deeded prop- ertygn full payment for my stock. I have done nothing to be ashamed of and am bere to face the music, and will stay until verything is cleared up.” The university trustees will ask some- thing more tangible, and to-morrow’s meeting will be an important one for the university. Spalding has deeded 200 lots 1o Oharles Ford, said to be Altgeld’s rela- tive. The property probably will be soid for the benefit of the bank’s depositors. At s meeting of the depositors’ execu- tive committee this afternoon one com- mitteeman said that about $100,000 worth of missing bonds had been fouund. g TO SPEND HEK MONEY AT HOME An American Baroness to Build a Sky- Acraper in New York. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 12.—Baroness Seilliere, formerly Emma Reiily, daughter se- | People | | vaine to the police. Her first husband, Charles Liver- more, died eight or nine years ago, leay- ing ber a fortune estimated at $1,500,000, It is understood that she also inherited a large sum from relatives. TR FKOBBED A RICH CGUNTY BANK. Thieves With Smooth Tongues Entertarn | a Cashier While a Money-Drawer Is R fld. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 12.—The Yonkers Savings Bank, ¢he richest bank- ing institution in Westchester County, was robbed of $4400 to-day by three dar- ing thieves. It took the men fifteen minutes to do the work. Then they escaped, and their chance of being cap- tured is small, as the only person who saw them is unable to give descriptions of ‘While the clerks were out to lunch and the aged cashier, Lyman Cobb, was alone in the bank a young stranger entered, engaging in an aimless conversation and - holding the cashier’s attention while 3 pal rifled an old-fashioned chaunge drawer in which the money was kept. It was only when the conversationalist ran short of interesting topics that the cashier turned and dis- covered what had been going on behind. A cocked pistol stuck under ms nose and a warning that ine least sound meant his life gave the thieves the moment they re- quired to get safely away. The csshier, badly rattled, rang the burglar alarm, within reach all the while, and waited dazed till the police arrived. They found a watchman on the Hudson River front who saw three men row over to the Jersey shore. Telegrams were sent to every hamlet on either side of the river, but up to midnight not the shghtest trace was found. The whole section teems with busy villages. SR ol DIED WITH 175 PRESIDENT. 4As Bullen Predicted, He Left No Guiding Spirit for the Bank. ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 12.—The National Bank of the Republic decided to-aay to go out of business. At a meeting of the direc- tors anarrangement was made to liquldate through the Merchants’ Laclede National Bank. The liquidation is. directly due to the recent death of Charles W. Bullen, president, who had been with the bank almost since its organization. * 1ts affairs were so closely identificd with him that he said when he died the bank would prob- ably 2o out of business for want of a guid- | ing spirit. The bank has deposits of about of the ex-president of the Pacific Mail | $1,350,000. Its capital stock 1s $300,000. CUBANS GAIN N ~ VICTORIES They Rout the Garrison of Spaniards at Bahia Honda AND REDUCE THE TOWN TO ASHES. This Performance Is the Most Important Success of the Insurgents AND THE GLORY OF IT IS DUE TO VIDAL DUCASSE. While Weyler Is Fioundering Around the Country the Patriots Carry All Befcre Them. HAVANA, Cusa, April 12.—The impor- tant town of Bahia Honda, near the big bay of that name on the northern coast of Piner del Rio, has been totally destroyed by the insurgents after a lively engage- ment which resulted in the surrender of the garrison. After taking Bahia Honda and remain- ing there some hours the insurgents set fire to the town and when it had been re- | duced to ashes retired to the interior. This isone of the most important insurgent successes in the whole war and the glory of it may be given to Vidal Ducasse, & soldier of the aggressive temper of Maceo. ince the capture of Rivera Ducasse h kept the Cuban forces in the province constantly fighting. It is reported here that another expedi- tion bringing supplies to the insurgents landed safely. Strong Spanish re-enforce- ments went to 8an Cristobal to intercept it. Cuban sympathizers are excited by the news that the traitor, Miguel Beato, has left the capitol to conferwith the Cuban leader Acosta. Beato is charged with having betrayed a prominent lawyer, Jose Gonzales Lanuza, Aliredo “Zayas and others nowr imprisoned at Ceuta, ana a host of others. His mission to Acosta is believed to be some new act of treacnery, | and word. has been sent to the Cuban leader to imprison him. The sanitary condition of Havana is ter- rible. The heat is already asintense as in the worst days of summer, the tempera- ture rising above 100. This has produced an increase of all epidemic diseases. Smallpox, yellow fever and scarlet fever | are making serious ravages. A dispetch received to-day by the Diario de 1a Marina from Madrid says President McKinley recently offsred the friendly medaiation of the United States in Cuban sffairs, Castillo, Prime Minister, replied thanking McKinley for the offer and re- questing the United States to stop the work of filibusters in that country. Joseph 'Bofill, an Englishman, has been arrested atSantiago de Cuba. Jose G. Curbelo, an American, has been re- leased on condition that he leave the island. ‘Weyler and his escort arrived at Sants Clara this morning. The Spanish force had an encounter yesterday in the hills of San Joaquln, in the province of Havana, with a party of insurgents occupying strong positions on |'the heights. - The insurgents were dis- lodged after a sharp fight, retiring with considerable loss. Colonel Fonsdeviells, at the head of a Spanish column, met a strong band of | insurgents at Moralito, province of = e RN —LED C AT W A Break in the Levee—Homeless Families Seeking Refuge on a Steamboat.