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XXI.—NO. 164. “PRICE FIVE CEN TURKEY SHOWS HER TEETH: 6 THE CONCERT. No Answer Returned to the Embassadors’ Demand for an Armistice. VICTORY EMBOLDENS THE PORTE Belief That the Real Trouble in the Balkans Has but Commenced---Edhem Pasha’s Army Continues Its Advance. [Copyright, 1897, by the New York 8un ] LONDON, ENG., f the w s submi ssado May 12.—The question which is really the key to ole Eastern situation was raised to-day at Constanti- ed to the Sultan a peremptory de- a cessation of hostilities in order that peace uld be undertaken. the Sultan will tempts at European control. There is grave fear in diplomatic prove stiff-necked and resist all serious | The belief is growing that the effect <ish victories will be to increase the difficulties of the problem. w,wfil ;/‘(}x / f Gl M. Cambon (France). Chevalier Pansa (Italy). Baron Calice (Austria). M. de Nelidoff (Russia). Baron Saurma-Jeltsch (Germany). Sir Philip Currie (Great Britain). THE EMBASSADORS OF THE POWERS AT CONSTANTINOPLE. These men, skilled in the ways of diplomacy, are endeavoring to negotiate a peace between Turkey and Greece. Yesterday they had aconference and after- ward presented a collective note to the Turkish Government proposing an armistice pending negotiations. The picture is drawn by a CALL artist from an engraving in the Illustrated London News. Pessimistic reports from Constantinople and Paris assert that the | of hositilities against Greece in order to reducing the Porte to even the partial pliability which it dis- fore the war is almost gone. It is believed the scheme of s for the Ottoman empire which was agreed to in December t be wholly abandoned. es not much improve the situa g more philo-Greek The agreement between Russia and Aus- tion, because the attitude of France pathy with England. The Sultan’s reply to the demand of the powers for an armistice 1 not been r show th: ed at a late hour to-night. the feeling there wavers between uneasiness because of the Dispatches from Athens delay in receiving the reply and optimism based upon the hitherto peaceful attitude of the Ottoman troops, which suggests that Edhem Pasha has already been instructed to hold them in hand. Constantinople correspondent of the Standard, adhering to the istic view, declares that the proposal for an armistice was far from palatable to the Turks, who fear that they will be deprived of the fruits of their victory. eling it is to be hoped that lity of having to enforce their demands. sition to act promptly. N a po 100,000 troops armed and equipped to land them any where within thirty-s He adds that in view of the excited state of the powers are prepared for the Hitherto Russia alone It is no secret that she had on the shores of the Black Sea and x hours. At Russia does not pretend to conceal her anger with ntention to refrain from compelling the Turks to evacu- elegraph’s Constantinople correspondent says the attitude of s resentment against the powers for intervening, and allowed to treat with his demands. WAR MAY BE PROLONGED.! Greece Wil Not Accept the Terms | of Peace Imposed by Turkey-. { LONDON, 5., May 12—The Athens | correspondent of the Times says that be- cause of the delay in arranging an arm tice the Greek Government to-day ad- | dressed strong representations to the dip- lomats, repudiating responsibility in the | event of further bloodshed which might | be attended by serious complications. Prime Minister Ralli informed the cor- | respondent that the Government was in a serious predicament, having made large sacrifices, especially in accepting auio- nomy for Crete, which neither Great | Britain nor Russia demanded. It had | thus compromised itself in the eyesof | both Greeks and Cretans without obtain- ing & positive guarantee that Turkey would consent to an armustice. Should the war be continued the position of the Government would be most unenviable. Meanwhile the continued absence of tele- grams from General Smolenski canses much anxiety. A dispatch to the Chronicle from Ath- ens, sent late to-night, says the Govern- ment has reason to be dissatisfiea with the information it receives to-night re- specting the tendency of the situation in diplomatic quarters, and that there is a growing opinion that it would be better to continue the struzgle than to submit to terms wounding the national honor. Bome of the powers are inclined to favor the payment of asmell indemnity, & rec tification of the frontier in favor of Tur- key and & limitation of the Greek fleer. | Greece, the correspondent declares, would never accept this. He remarks that the | wording of the joint note reserves to Greece the right to reject the terms the powers shall decide upon, and says the Government insisted upon the employ- ment of the word ‘“intrust” instead of “‘abandon’’ in reference to handing its in- terests to the powers. —————— CAPTURES A STEAMER. Greek Torpedo-Boat Makes a Catch Not Far From the Dar- danelle: ATHENS, Greece, May 12—A Greek Greece direct he is likely to be torpedo-boat cruising off the Turkish island of Tenedos, on the west coast of Asia Minor, not far south of the Darda- | nelles, yesterday captured a steamer with 100 Turkish soldiers and ten officers. The steamer had a large quantity of munitions of war, with six pieces of land artiilery. The prisoners were taken to the Greek island of Skiathos, in the Aegean Sea. They told their captors they had come from Egypt, whence a number of troops had been sent into Macedonia. Another report says the officers captured are Ger- | mans. —_— REMAINS AT 'HIS POST. Colonel Stalkos Has Recelved No Orders to Leave the Island of Crete. CANEA, CretE, May 12.—The steamer Theseus went to Platania to-day, escorted by the Italian warship Etna, to embark Greek troops under the agreement of the Greek Government to withdraw its forces from the island. Colonel Staikos, the Greek commander, was notified that the vessel was ready to immediately take the men aboard. Staikos, who had heard nothing apout the withdrawal of troops, was taken completely by surprise. He stated that cloudy weather had prevented the use of the heliograph, ana theretore it had been impossible for the Greek Gov- ernment to communicate with him. He declined to order his troops to embark until he received definite instructions. I et EDHEM PASHA ADVANCES. | Acting on His Original Orders to Lead His Force to Athens. LONDON, Ewa, May 12.—Early dis- paiches from correspondents with the Turkish army y Edahem Pasha has established headquarters upon the hill opposite Pharsala, and an impor- tant engagement is expected. No orders to cease hostilities have been received by the Tuckish commander-in-chief, and it is b-lieved that Edhem Pasha desires to give the Greeks their coup de grace before such instructions arrive. Later advices say the Turks continue to advance, under Ediem Pasha’s original orders to murch to Athens. CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey, May 12— The represenatives of the powers this aft- ernoon presented a collective note to the Porte, demanding an immediate cessation proceed with peace negotiations. The Turkish Minister of the Interior has reorganized the conquered Greek provinces in Thessaly upon lines similar to those when they were formerly Turkish terri- tory, and the former Turkish Consuls at Larissa, Pharsala, Tikkala and Volo have been appointed Ottoman Governors of their respeciive provinces BOLD GERMAN SOCIALISTS. Denounce in the Reichstag the Penal Code Clause Relating to the Crime of Lese Majeste. BERLIN, GERMANY, Reichstag to-day debated the motion of Herr Bebel (Socialist) for the repeal of the clause in the penal code bearing upon the crime of lese majeste. At the outset of the debate Binger (Socialist) arose and warned the public in the galleries that several detectives were there and that visitors had better refrain from giving utterances to their opinions. Bebel dwelt upon the enormous increase in the number of trials for lese majeste and the widening of scope of the offense. He instanced the case of a man who was tried and punished for making disrespect- ful remarks acout the Emperor in his own house in the presence of only merh- bers of his family. Bebel denounced the courts for completely altering the con- ception of lese majeste, for inventing the crime of indirect lese majeste and for condemning accused persons who had not named the Emperor, but were simply supposed to have aimed their remarks at him. The president of the Reichstag warned Bebel that he must not drag the name of the sovereign into debate. Dr. Lieber, leader of the Centrists, and Richter, Radical leader, agreed that reform was required. Richter proposed that the matter be referred to a committee. Liebknecht (Socialist) supported this proposal. In the course of his remarxs he reterred to the Emperor and was called to order by the president. He protested against this, declaring that despite the fact that a latent crisis existed the Reichstag was forbidden to discuss the subject. In conclusion he said that the Germans were becoming the laughing stock of the world. A vote was then taken on the Bebel motion, and it was rejected. S KRUGER BEARDS THE LION. Boldly Insists on the Right of*His Gov- ernment to M.ke Such Laws as It Pleases. CAPE TOWN, SoUTH AFRICA, May 12.— President Kruger of the Transvaal has replied 10 Colonial Secretary Chamber- lain’s dispatch protesting against the Transvaal alien immigration Iaw as a vio- lation of the terms of the London conven- tion, 18%4. In reply the Boer Prasident insists upon the right of the Transvaal Government to pass a restrictive immigra- tion law, and adds that the Government also insists upon its right to submit to arbitration the question of indemnity for the Jameson raid and other points in con- troversy. Owing to the beliet that Chamberlain’s protest was practically an ultimatum, Kruger’s reply 1evives the apprehension that war may yet result from tne quarrel, Army reserve officers have for two months been_ steadily going to the cape, and am. munition has been shipped in large quan- tities. —_—-—— Beeking Information of @ Missing Ship. NEW YORK, N. May 12.—The Herald’s Buenos Ayres special say: American Minister Buchanan is investi- gating the disappesrance of the ship Joseph Loubert, which 1t is feared has been lost between here and Terra del Fuego. A partv left New York on the vessel last October to hunt for gold. Aboard were her owner (Moses Ranso me a close friend of Senator Hauna), a rich young Cieveland man and a party of civil engincers. —— Earthquakes in Mexico, GUADALAJARA, MEXico.; May 12 —A series of earthquakes are being felt In the mountain disirict, State of Jaiisco. At San Gabriel considerable damage has been dones The shocks are distinctly felt here, May 12.—The | FORSYTH T0 BE MAJOR-GENERAL His Nomination Sent to the Senate by the President. Initial Move in a Plan for the Elevation of Three Brigadiers. Bliss to Follow, and Both to Retire After Confirmation In Favor of Brooke. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 12—The nomination of Brigadier-General James W. Forsyth to be major-general was sent to the Senate to-day. This is the initial move in the plan that will give President McKinley the appointment of two more major-generals and three brigadier-gen- erals. Forsyth was nominated with the understanding that immediately upon his confirmation he would go on the retired list voluntarily, to make way for another brigadier-general and perhaps two. This plan has been perfected, and the proba- bilities are that when Forsyth retires Brigadier-General Z. R. Bliss will be nomi- nated to succeed him under the same conditions. It is certain, however, that Brigadier- General John R. Brooke will secars pro- motion whether General Bliss be nomi- nated or not. He has been given a prom- ise to that effect, and Bliss will not be made a major-general except upon the stipulation that he also retire to make way for Brooke. Brooke is senior brigadier-general, while Generals Forsyth and Bliss stand third and fourtn, respectively. In addition to the honor of ranking as major-general the pay of that grade on the retired list is $1500 more than the retired pay of a brigadier-general and the promotion is valued accordingly. Forsyth commands the Department of California, Brooke the Department of Missouri and Bliss the De- partment of Texas. General Forsyth’s retirement imme- 4 7 diately after his confirmation as major- general will probably make General Shafter commander of the Department of California. Colonel William Grahem of the Fifth Artillery, formerly in commsnd of the Presidio, called on Representative Loud to-day. He is earnestly pressing bis claim for appointment as brigadier- general. It is not believed that Colonel Graham had anything to do with the de- termination of Secretary Alger not to de- tail Major John A. Darling as military at- tache at Brussels. This impression was doubtless created by a recollection ofim: contest for social supremacy at the Pre- sidio between the wives of Colonel Graham and Major Darling. The record of Major-General James W. Forsyth for brilliant and active service in the field 18 not surpassed in modern mi tary annals. He was appointed in 1851 to the military academy from Ohio—the State in which he was born in August, 1834—and graduated July 1, 1836. He served on the Pacific Coast before the war, being stationed under Captain. Pickett at San Juan Island, in Paget Sound, in the fall of 1859. During the war he participated in so many battles, skirmishes and raids that it is difficult to indicate where his most britliant achievements were performed. He fought in that desperate struggle at Chickamauga, and with General Sheridan scaled the heights of Missionary Ridge, where the center of the Confederate army was broken. He fought in the peninsular campaign on General George B. Mc- Clellan’sstaff. He was General Sheridan’'s chief of staff in the famous campaign in the Shenandoah Valley, and rode with Sheridan on the raids of the campaign which closea at Appomattox. Among the battles in which General Forsyth participated may be mentioned Gaines Mill, White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill, douth Mountain, Hoovers Gap, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Cedar Creek, Five Forks, Sailors Creek, Fishers Hill, Petersburg, Winchester and Appomatiox. General Forsyth was breveted for gal- lant and meritorious conduct at Chic] maugs, Cedar Creek and Five Forks, while the brevet of brigadier-general was bestowed for “gallant and meritorious services during the war.”” At Appomattox Courthouse, where Gen- eral Lee's army brought to a stand- still by Sheridan’s cavalry and held until the infantry arrived, Forsyth was the bearer of preliminary messages leading to the surrender. He rode for a long dis- Continued on Second Page. 57 7 110 7 TYPHOON 11 WINS FROM ORNAMENT Classic Kentucky Derby Run Over a Slow Track. The Race a Procession, With the Winner Always in Front. Shows an Abundance of Reserve Speed When Challenged by the Favorite. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 12.—In the bet- ting there were six horses in the twenty- third renewal of the classic Kentucky Derby, but when it came to the running there were only two, the beautiful pair of chestnuts, Typhoon II and Ornament. For a mile around the oval the race was a procession, with Typhoon II leading, and only in the stretch did 15,000 enthusiastie Kentuckians see a horse race. After hanging on grimly all around the track, from a length to three lengths be- hind Typhoon, Ciayton began driving Ornament vigorously at the turn into the stretch and cut down the gap to a length. At the sixteenth pole after a burst of speed Ornament lapped the leader and for a brief moment his head showed in front, but Garner called on game Typhoon and the colt answered as if he had unlimited speed and endurance to meet the demand. He shot ahead, speeding under the wire a winner by three-quarters ot a length in the slow time of 2:12)4 the track being heavy. : Not in years has the Derby been awaited with the degree of interest that this after- noon’s contest aroused, and the wiseacres judged it in advance as a wide-open race. Men with money to wager were of many minds, and the winter book took in money. in all manner of sums on the six colts that faced the starter to-day. The ring couldn’t handle the money offered. The crowd was ‘frenzied and pushed and jostled and swore in the struggle to reach the stands where the best odds were offered. Ornament opened a 6 to 5 favorite, with Typhoon II at 2 to 1; Dr. Catlett sold at 9 to 2, Dr. Shepard at 15 to 1, and Ben Brown and Goshen each at 10to 1. Orna- ment’s odds receded to even money under a heavy play, but at post he went back to 6 to 5, Typhoon going o 11 to 5. Kentucky Derby, three-year-olds, $6000 guaranteed, Typhoon II, 117 (Garner), 11 to 5, won, Ornament, 117 (Clayton), 6 to 5, sec- ond, Dr. Catlett, 117 (R. Williams), 4 to 1, third. Time, 2:12}. CITY MAKMBAL 4 RUBBER, Makes @ Confession Implicating @ Gam- bler and Chicago Crool OTTUMWA, Iowa, May 12.—Detectives have succeeded fn clearing up the mystery in connection with the robbery of the Bradley bank at Elkton, February 1, when the safe was biown open and $6200 taken. The instigator of the robbery, Stevens, city marshal of Elkton, has confessed and is under arrest with Dick Dodd, a gambler of this city. Stevens also implicates three Chicago crooks. T ne Sheriff went to Chi- cago with requisitipn papers and arrested one man. The confession of Stevens was made when he was confronted with evi- dence by one of the detectives. S e Pearls Which Cortes Missed. MAZATLAN, Mrxico, May 12.—The value of pearls found in the watersaround Lower California last year was $300,000. From this peninsula 5000 tons of pearl shells were shipped. valued at $1,250,000. Many black pearis have been found in GENERAL JAMES W. FORSYTH, Who Has Been Prcmoted to | these waters, and these have a greater the Rank o} M:j r-General. value than the white. Th: pearls were exported direct to London and Paris. IMERLCH GEED T NTERVEN Business Men of Havana Are a Unit in the Plea. THEY DRAW A START- LING PICTURE. Ruin, Pestilence and Death Go Hand in Hand on the Island. STILL W:YLER CONTINUES TO “PACIFY.” Enormous Losses to Capital and Commerce of This Coun'ry Set Forth. HAVANA, Cuss, May 12.--American intervention is the general desire to-day, even of those who a few months ago were among the most uncompromising Span- iards. To such an extent has this feeling developed that manv important business ‘men here, Spaniards and Cuhans alike, have informed their correspondents in the United States of the terrible situation on the island and the general paralysis of business consequent upon the war. They have pointed out also the heavy loss of American capital and the great dxmage to American commerce inflicted by the con- tinuation of hostilities. More tuan $100,- 000,000 has been lost by American mer- chants, manufacturers, producers and money-lenders in Cuba, and the embarrzo upon mercantile operations since 1895 represents a much larzer sum. There is the best authority for saying that as a result of these representations a number of important bankers and mer- chants of New York who have business relations with Cuba have presented a pe- tition to the American Government, re- ferring to the state of affairs in Cuba and the desirability of the United States doing something to stop the dire distress of this country, particularly in view of the de- struction it is working to American inter- ests. The petition has the signatures of Angust Belmont & Co., Lawrence Tur- nure & Co., J. E. Ward & Co. and other prominent houses of New York. This has been precipitated by the issne of $30,000,000 in paper by the Govern- ment and forcing it upon the people by Weyler as a legal-tender means to ruin every one who has property or business here. Before Monday’s run on the Span- ish bank the newspapers here began to advise the Government of the evil, but the only remedy, gold redemption, is not within the power of the Government to apply. General Weyler's only answer is paper money, wrongly and criminally depreciated, its value being fully guaran- teed. Eight thousand persons are now sick from smallpox, and more than 4000 sol- diers are dying from yellow fever in the hospitals, which are overcrowded. To show how terrible is the situation from a sanitary point of view, it is enough to say that the rate of mortality this year is esti- mated at 40 per cent of the total popula- tion. T SWEEPING CUBAN VICTORY. Spanish Forces March lato a Trap Laid for the Insurgen:s and Are Nearly Annihilated. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 13.—The Her- ali’s Havana special says: Apparently re- liable news of the most important insur- gent success in months has just reached Havana. Itappears that General Calixto Garcia and General Rabi fell on a Spanish force carrying food and supplies from Manzanillo to Bayamo early last week, captured the convoy, routed General Lono’s column and pursued him so vigor- ously that he fled to the coast with the remnant of his brigade and took a ship at- Cabo Coruz for Manzanillo. It is said that so severe were his losses and so thoroughly disorganized were his men that the Spanish general did not dare to attempt to retrace his steps to Manza nillo by land, fearing that he would be again attacked and this time wiped out of existence. This engagement, which is regarded as more important than any battie since that of Cacarijicara, goes to show how helpiess the Spanish are in the country east of the trocha. What is known of the affair came in a private letter to a Spanish officer here. General Lono laid a trap for the insur- gents. Believing the convoy would be attacked he sent a mule train ahead with & scant escort, intending to flank the rebels while the escort held their fire, His force is said to have been between 1500 and 2000 men. Garcia, with between 600 and 1000 men, waited for the convoy three leagues from Bayamo. He was told by his scouts that there was a large Spanish force following ‘the poorly protected mule train, and sus- pecting a trick be allowed the pack mules and small escort to pass without molesta- tion, and placed his men in an advan- tageous position to await the cuming of Lono. The Spanish eagerly awaiting the sound of firing ahead which wouid tell them the train bad been attacked, marched straight into the trap. Dismayed by the sharp musketry fire from ambush, the Spaniards fled utterly demoralized, when the Cubans charged tbem with machetes. i Sy AN IMPORTA>! CONFERENCE. Cuban Policy of the ddministration Will Soon Be Defined. \, WABHINGTON, D. C., May 12—The President, Secretsry Sherman and the members of the Foreign Relations Com-