The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 15, 1897, Page 1

i d s e et e e SE—— VOLUME LXXXIL-NO. 136. APRIL 15, 1897. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Despite a Warning From the Porte, Raiders Cross the rontier. |y MEANS A DECLARATION OF WAR Prime Minister Delyannis Assures King George's Parliament That the Hellenic Army Wil Do Its Duty When the Crisis Comes. April 14.—Assim GREECE, Miny the Government deciar- sented a note to ing that if any more insurgents cross the Greek frontier into Turkey the Porte will regard such a movement as a declaration | of wa Advices received here state that Greek raiders from The have again crossed the frontier and entered Turkish territory. In with a call issued a few cordance days ago, Parliament met to-day for the purpose of voting the budget and passing nt bill relating to the present Prime Minister mitted a credit of the Minister of Delyannis sub- 000,000 drachmas for War and Marine. said it was the hove of Greece that the powers would agree to a peaceful set- tlement of the crisis. The present position on the frontier, he d, was not created by Greece, but by strange policy states whose pre- cipitate armaments had compeiled Greece yar of to assemble an army to confront all eventualities and aefend the interests | and honor of the country. Delyannis | said the Government was doing its mut- most” to perfect the hastily collected army, and hoved in a few days to be able to do its duty. This intimation of the possibility of a declaration of war evoked long and hearty cheering from the members of the House and the large audlence in the galleries. Ralll, the leader of the opposition, said tin view of the exciting condition he cated any debate on the budget. agreed with Ralli and an- t he would to-morrow ask for months’ vote on account. The Chamber then adjourned. th dey a three e d o WILLIAM 4ID> 1HE PORTE, German Officers to Inspect the Turkish iroons and Arms. LOND E April 14 —Late dis- paiches say the Greek irregulars have ad- vanced ¥ to Gravena, rallying the aloneg the route to arms and ue to destroy communication be- kish armies. Turkish troops sed at Gravena are disput- ther progress. The Times’ Athens correspondentlearns thac a n expert tactician, General Grumbkoff, inspect the Turkish illery at Elassona. Admiral Kallay of ie German fleet has gone to the Darda- nelies w the Turkish squadron. Both officers are undertaking these m sions with the sanction of Emperor Wil 1 This German friendliness toward liam. the Porte is highly sienificant. pE e Atritude of Becrstary Sherman. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 14 —The Vienpa dispatch in the London Telegraph, saying thbat the United States has in- formed the Ausirian Government that it declines to recognize the blockade of Crete, is denied at the State Depariment, This Government merely acknowledges the Teceipt of notes from the diplomatic representatives of the powers giving notice that the blockade had been ordered. Sy s HURRYING 10 THE FIONT, Scenes of Activity Witnessed at the Por! of Folo. The 1ittle port of Volo has noi wit- TURKEY’S THREAT LIGHTLY HEEDED BY THE GREEKS ter here, has pre- | Del- | nessed such a scene of activity and ex- citement since Xerxes with his mighty | bost passed through Thessaly on his way to Athens. Situated at the head of the gulf of the same name it has direct inland water communication with Athens by way of Triken Straits and Tolanta Chan- nel to the Piszus and is connected by rail | with Larissa, some thirty miles to the northwest,andTrikala and Slagus Kaiabak, far up the vailey of the Salembria or Pen- eus Rivar toward the Macedonian frontier. Almost every day for the past seven | weeks, says L'Illustration, regular troops and reserves from the Pirmus and inter- vening ports have disemoarked at Volu and taken the route for one of the three | military centers, Larissa, Trikala or Kala- | bak, and thence toward the very numer- | ous advanced posts alorg the frontier, ready to go either under orders or guer- rilla fashion as soon as the melting snows make the roads passable across Mace- {donia. Throughout Thessaly, attached to Greece only since 1881, the recollections of | | former struggles against their hereditary | | enemy are very lively, and every band of | troops and every warlike procession is saluted with formidable cries of “Hurrah for the war!” and “Hurrah for Muce- donia!” The euthusiasm even runs so nigh taat people have been inviting their | iriends to eat their Easter dinner with { them in Salonika, reconquered by the | Greeks. | A Greek officer, on being asked what would bappen if all this effort on the part of Greece ended in a recall, replied: “Ob, well, we will not return; we will follow the guerrilla bands into Macedonia.” This little city, situated under the | somber shade of Mount Pelion and the twenty-four villages that dot its siopes, | formed even in the time of Turkish power | & kind of republican confederation, and | would not permit the Collector of Cas- | toms for the Porte to come among them, | but carried their duties to him at Almyro, a few miles down on the west side of the bay. | The Greek troops do mnot stop here— | only pass through on their way to the front. The general headquarters | Larissa, an ancient city of some | people, which still bears something of the ruinous aspect of all cities sabmitted to Ottoman domination. It has increased | nearly one-fourth in population since the | annexation. Some few Turks, of whom there were formerly quite a number in this vicinity, still remain. They enjoy perfect tranquility and even have & D.p- uty of thei: religion in the Chamber. They distributed several nundred guns to the Macedonian volunteers. The city and the plains nesr by are full of troops and it isa strange spectacle to see Greek bat- talions maneuvering near the mosque at the foot of the slender minarets and in the plain, whose horizon is bounded by | the snowy masses of Mount Olympus. From Larissa to the advanced posts is about three hours' ride on horseback by | way of Turnavo, the last impcrtant town | before reaching the frontier. There one can best see the perfect understanding which exists between the regular troops and the Macedonian bands from over the border, the latter eager to press forward | and the former holding them back. The commandant here is Alexandros Alexan- drou, wio fought on the French side in 1870 and received weil-merited decora- tions. With him are several chiefs very vopular in the country, among them Lizis | Lipiniotes, 8. Barborus Velalas and Nico- laus Bilas, who have been in ail the cam- Continued on Third Page. | manded by Aleman and = strong Spanish THE CITY OF VOLO AND ITS HARBOR. The city of Volo, the base of ths Greek army in Thessaly, is situated at the head of the gulf of the same name, which is entered from the Aegean Sea by Trikeri t, or by the inland route, the gulf of Orea, and Euripo and Talanta channels, and can be reached by the latter route in twenty- Channel, north of the island of Negropon! four hours from the Pirzus. Before the beginning of the present trouble it had some 4500 inhabitants, a large increase from the time of the annexation in 1881, and it is still growing rapidly. On every side houses ere being constructed, and everything wears the appearance of vigor and prosperity. From Volo a line of railroad runs to the westward, one branch reaching Larissa and the other terminating at Kalabak, which 1s only twenty miles from the point on' the border where the Greeks crossed into Macedonia last week. Piraens can be reached by water, gives the Greeks a great advantage over their antagonists. This road connecting with their base of supplies at Volo, from which in twenty-four hours the SPANISH TROOPS | BADLY BEATEN Strategic Cubans Win a Desperate Battle at Malfiompo. Weyler- Alarmed Over Banderas’ | Great Success in Forcing the Trocha. | The Bleeding Rivera, While B .ng| Carried to Prison, Faints on the Way. % HAVANA, Cusa, April 14—A big bai- | tle has been fought at Malfiompo, Santa Clara province, between Cubans com- column of 1500 men. The Spanish were defeated, retreating 1n disorder after leay- | ing on the ficld 200 men, killed and wounded. Brigadier Aleman, obeyingdirect orders from General Gomez, surprised the Span- ish column in a disadvantageous position. The battle was fought last Monday and | lasted the whole day. When the Spanish left the field darkness was falling, | The news was kept secre* here until this afternoon, and is now given out by the | Spanish authorities, who minimize the ‘ affair. | Details have come to hand of the cross- ing of the Jucaro-Moron trocha by the Cuban general Quintin Banderas. They contradict the report of Weyler that Ban- | deras crossed with only 100 men. Ban- | deras was at the head of 2000 men and | fought his way through after destroying | two forts of the military line on the very day that Weyler proclaimed this line im- prognab! Weyler is very much alarmed over Ban- deras’ success, and has ordered an investi- zation by General Arolas as to how the trocha was forced. Sugar-cane plantations of the province of Mutanzas whose owners refused to pay taxes to the revolutionary army are being destroyed by the insurgents. ‘When General Rivera was transferred to Cabanas fortress last Friday he was so disabled by wounds that he had to be moved ona stretcher. On the way he fainted several times and one of his wounds be- gan to bleed, alarming the surgeon. He has three wounds, one of them serious. One bullet, it is’ said, broke a.rib. The Bridge of Boats Built Across the Salembria River, Near Kalabak, by Greek rPontoniu-s. | trial. Spanish authorities maintain a great re- serve about the captive Caban general's condition. The strictest care is taken to prevent all messages reaching Rivera or leaving him. Some persons in Havana would like to give the prisoner money or medical assist- ance, but do not dare to offer aid for fear of being immediately deported. Gomez is now at the estate Reforma, in Santa Clara province. He has not been aisturbed by the Spanish. D McKINLEY STAYS WEYLER'S HAND. Serves Unmistakable Notice on Spain That Prisoners of War Must Not Be Butchered. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 14—No- tice has been served on the Spanish Gov- ernment informally by’ still in unmis- takable terms taal this Governmént rec- ognizes a state: of civil watr in Caba, | which demands the treatment of prison- ers taken in action by either side different from that accorded thus far. The immediate cause of this notice was the capture of Rivera and the report that be would be tried by drumhead court- martial ana shot. The President imme- diately after the newsof the fate in store for the prisoner was received irected Sec- retary Sherman to draw up a protest aga'nst the coniemplated action of Wey- ler. Upon second consideration the pro- test took a less formal shape. Instead of being delivered to tbe Spanish Minister in writing De Lome was sent for by Sher- | man and informed as to the views of the Government. This verbal protest, no less explicit than that previously drafted, had its effect, for Rivera is still living. Those who have seen tue draft of the original note say it expresses friendliness to Spain, but refuses to consider the in- surgents as traitors or murderers, and in- sists that they are soldiers entitled to more civilized treatment. Itdeclares that American citizens who are pursuing law- ful occupations wil! e held entitled to the protection of the law. In their behalf no efforts will be spared by tbis administra- tion should they be arrested. s WAR ENDS IN THE PHILIPPINES. Twenty-Two Thousand Men Lay Down Their Arms Under Spain's Prom.se of Amnes'y and Pardon. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 14.—The Spanish Minister has received & telegram from the commander of the Spanish forces at Manila announcing the end of the rebellion in the Philippines, Under the promise of amnesty 22,000 men have laid down their arms and been pardoned. AN OLD MAN'S AWFUL DEED. Crazed by Unrequited Love He Murders the Obj:ct of His Affzctions and Her Foster Paren's. PASCOAG, R. L, April 14 —His reason destroyed by the spurning of his love, Martin Mowry some time last night mur- dered Servillia Reynolds, the object of his adoration, and her foster parents, Edward and Mary Reynolds, afterward firing the building in which the crime was com- mitted. The fire was discovered at 3 o'clock this morning, when Mr, Reynolds’ body was found in the hallway burned beyond recognition. When the ruins cooled Mrs. Reynolds’ body, frightfully ‘acked and partially incinerated, was found. Later the giri's body was picked up. Mowry was found hiding in a barn hopelessly insane. Heis 68 years old and was employed by Reynolds as a farm- hand. Servillia was 20, After deciding to commit Mowry as in- sane the officlals concluded to put him on He pleaded not guilty and was committed tili April 21. He has made two attempts at suicide. e McKenna Looking After the Courts. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aprit 14.—Be- sides the additional appropriations for meeting the expenses of the United States courts for the current year sked for on the 5th inst., Attorney-General McKenna to-day sent aletter to Speaker Reed recom- mending an appropriation of $75,000 for district attorueys and $55,000 for assistant district attorneys. BREAKNECK RIDE T0 SAVE A TRAIN Railway Disaster Averted by a Heroic Boy of Reedley. He Discovers a Washout on the Road and Rashes to the Station. Not a Moment Tco Soor, for the Conductor Was Tust Calling “All Aboard.” FRESNO, CAL., April 14.—What would have been a terrible wreck to the pas- senger train running on the branch of the Southern Pacific between Fresno and Porterville was narrowly averted this morning shortly after 6 o’'clock. At a point about a mile south of Reedley there was a washout for a distance of apout forty feet, and but for the warning given by a 12-year-old boy the train which was comicg toward this city would have dashed into it. The washout was caused by a break in a neighboring canal during the night and was such that the engineer would have been unable to see it. The embankment was carried away, but the track remained suspended across the opening. The dirt between the ties was so well packed that the water did not wash it away.. When the train would have approached the place the engineer would have been un- able to see but a safe track ahead. Very fast time is made along this stretch, and, ignorant of the darger, the train would have run onto the unsupported track. “Ii would have turned us upside down and kitled or injured every oneof uson the train,” said the engineer when inter- viewed by TuE CaLL correspondent to-day. “The two coaches were well filled with passengers and- many lives would have undoubtedly been lost.”” The name of the little hero who averted the disaster is Ray Ingram and be lives with his parents on a vineyard near Reed- ley, about half a mile from the scene of the washout. He had gone to investigate the break in the canal and found the stream rushing through the big opening in the embankment of the railroaa. The lad knew that the train was dus ina short time and at once realized the awful danger of a wreck. He saw that he must act quickly to prevent it. Asj@st as his legs could carry him he ran home, and without explanation to his fatber sand mother untied a horse in the barn and mounted it and at breakneck speed rode to Reedley. He informed the rail- road agent there of the washout and a moment later the overator at Dinuba, the next station, receivec a hastily worded message to hold the train, which had ar- rived at that place. Conductor Frank Kessler was just about to call *“‘all aboard” when the warning was received. The escape was a narrow one, and the passengers and trainmen felt very thankful for their good fortune when they arrived in Fresno this morning. They expressed their intention of ascertaining who the boy was who saved their lives in order to reward him. HUNTINGTON'S VICTORY. Bill Aimed Against ihe Scuthern Pacific Killed in the Kentucky Legislature. FRANKFORT, K., April 14.—The Southern Pacific Railroad has a friend in the Senate of Kentucky, and for the sec- ond time it has killed a bill directly aimed at the life of this great corporation. Last week the House of Represetatives passed a bill empowering the Attorney- General to bring suit to annul the charter of any corporation which, doing business under the laws or Kentacky, failed to comply orobserve the laws of this State. The bill was so constructed as to reach the Southern Pacific charter, and, it is { bis committee. known, was drawn for the especial pur- pose oi ziving the Attorney-General power todemand of this and other corporations that they report and pay franchise tax to be assessed by the State Board of Vaiua- tion and Assessment, and was inspired by the suit now pending egainst the South- | ern Pacific Company in the Franklin County Circuit Court here. This com- pany, being a foreign corporation that has failed and still fails and refuses to make reports, and having no property in the | State on which-assessments may be had, the BState officers even with a judgment acainst the company are a disadvantage. The bill was reported to the Senate several days age, The Southern Pacific had not detected it in the House, heace it was passed almost without objection ; but when it reached the Senate it was caught | by the eagle eye of Huntington's atlor- neys in the Senate, and Major Thomas H. Hays, who is a stockholder and one of the original incorporators, had 1t referred to % It was here lulled slecp and he persuadsd his friends that there was already too mucn law against this corporation. Senator Hays had the bill reported with the expression of opinion that it should to | MULLAN A VICTIM OF INTRIGUE To Scandal - Mongers the Naval Officer Owes His Troubles. PLOT HATCHED BY HIS SUBORDINATES. lConuected His Name With That | of a Young Woman Living at Pensacola. | | IDLE RUMORS BROUGHT ABOUT AN INQUIRY. He Was Not Popular With Navye Yard Oificers and They Plotted | Aga nst Him. | | WASHINGTON, D. C., April 14— The | CALr correspondent succeded to-day in | procuring an abstract of the evidence ad- ducedsat the naval inquiry held at Pensa. colain the case of Commander Dennis W. Mullan, who was, until relieved, com- mandant of that navy-yard. The inquiry | was held behind closed doors, and naval | officers have been on the tiptoe of curios- | ity as to the real nature of the charges and of the findings of the court of inquiry. The evidence will supply a rare morsel of | gossip for naval officers, and will serve to relieve naval stations, especially at Pensa- | cola. | This yard is stationed seven miles from | the sleepy town of Pensacola. It wasin | = flourishing condition before the war, but | for the last thirty years has been allowed | to fall 1nto decay. Naval officers have a | constant dread of being sent there. ‘“‘Any place but Pensacola,” they say. Itis not surprising therefore that petty jealousies, | which are mot infrequent in other naval & yazds, should prevail at the old Pensacola { vard, |~ Captain Mullan was formerly stationed { on the Pacific Coast and is well known at | Mare Island. Later he was stationed at | Annapolis, where his wife now lives. | Commander Mullan’s brother, Captain | Jobn Mullan, has been a resident of COMMANDER DENNIS W.MULLAN, U.S.N., ConcerningWhom ! Scandalous Stories Brought About a Naval Inquiry. not pass, and the bill was so reported to- day at the earnest protest of Altoraey- Genera! Taylor and was killed by a parlia- mentary ruling peculiar to this body. George M. Davie, an attorn:y who has been here working fo defeat the bill when the case against the Southern Paci- fic was called in the Circuit Court lo-day for $240,000 taxes and penalties for failure to report, got a continuance of the case until next week. Fussia Will Stick to Gold. LONDON, ExG.,, April 14.—Paris dis- patches quote the Russian financial agent here as saying that the Czar’s Government will stick to the gold standard despite the American commission’s appointment, In his opinion Great Britain, Austria and Germany would place insuperable difficul- ties in the way of the adoption of interna- tional bimetallism. e SRR Fatal Explosion Near Johannesbura. JOHANNESBURG, 'I'RANSVAAL, April 14—An explosion of dynamite occurred to-day in Landlaagte deep mine. Eight Eixlxlgl‘;-hmtn and twenty-six natives were ed. Washington for & number of years past, engaged in the prosecution of California State ciaims before Congress. Commander Whiting was Mullan’s pre« decessor. Friends of Commander Mullan say that Whiting is an easy-going fellow. He was induizent. Whenever any of the subordinate officers or their wives wished to make an excursion in the steam launch it was always placed at their disposal, and when thef wished to dance the hall on the reservation was placed at their dis- posal. Boating and dancing seem to be the chief diversion of these Vensacola naval officers. Commander Whiting was, therefore, a favorite with the officers and their {amilias. In the ordinary course of affairs White ing was sent to sea and was superseded by Commander Mullan, who proved to be democratic and indiscriminate in his tastes. He mingled with the laborers and the plain people of the yards too freely to suit the aristocr..tic notions of the officers. He would call a hodearrier from his lad< der and discourse with him affably on the topics of the day, whereas his predecessor was sowething of a martinel, if this term