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Newspaper Page Textfv*w*v*v*v*v*v**’*? • The < ; ; Contest < One Month Lett! ? I 5750 i {IN CASH PREMIUMS 4 Q PAID JUNE IST. | *»*(>*»*«" VOL. XXX. NO. is. GREECE Wllili WAR TO THE DEATH; H. Rflhlil FOURS A HEW MISTRY Premier Ralli Says That the Anny Most Be Reorganized. PRINCES MUST BE RECALLED I.x-Premier Deciares That the New Cabinet Will Be Given Whole Support of the People. Athens. Greece. April 3®. —The Itelynnnts j Br'nkrtTT b»» been overthrown. Th* people are !r. a state ot I revolution on account of rhe rrveram of ; the Greek army and the ctiarg-a of cow- J •rille* among the officefa an-i soldiers. An th* only alternative, th. ktn* baa had to form a new ministry, and he nc e-'rd’ngly nnnWKmoi M Ralli. th* leader of the opposition, this morning, and asked b. to MH-reed M. Dlyannta as premier. Ralli accepted and D-'lynnnls •equipsred. The New Cabinet. Athena April M—The cabinet baa been finally and definitely formed aa follows: Prr»Sdent of the council of ministers and minister of martne. M. KalM. Minister of th. Interior. M. Theotoktx. Minister of foreign affaire. M. Skouloudta. Minister of public Instruction, M. Au taxlae. Minister of Jwstte* M Trtantafliaca. Minister of tincr.ce, M. Slmpoulo.. Minister of war. Colonel Tirniudu Athens. May 1. «■» P- m.-Th. tegtela- U e chamber finally secured a quorum and held a sitting this afternoon, great crowds . surrounding the building Th. public gaJlertas vere thronged. Th. new ministers were seated on th. government bench. M. Hadi!, the new pre tn.er. without delay addressed the house. 1 Me n!1 the first care of the government I would be to reorganize the array. Without reorganisation of ts-e cf’-rv forces It would br Iripos lr .o to carry oa. , Happl.y th. army, which was worthy of a ; better fam maintain, d tts rplrtt untmp.-.lr «ed. The country might *rly upon It with dc nfidence. 11. 1--ought th. legislative c. -amber and the nation to co-op-rate with t| .e government- Meanwhile the cabinet a' £ed the chamber to «nw to an ad- - names t. I. Ihiyannlr. who recently retired from ( ■ poet of premier, said that there was no ; ...-i of a vote la the chamber regarding this subject. There could be no possible i ®bj--ct!on to an adjournment- In the name • of his party he desired to say that ail ot • the members of the party would give their | whole -upport to the new cabinet as long , a> tn. Turks occupied an loch ot G:ste | U rritory. The main subject of their mdicltude will | b- to devfo* ways an 1 means to drive the ■ enemy from th> >r country. M. rhllarctos said that the princes ought i t-> be rec.ll-vl from the frontier. Th. | crown princes were evidently too fatigued j i» lea.! th. army. This remark was fol lowed by applause from the gafterl-s. One of the rr.-enters of the chamber ex po - J astonishment at the r»"purta of the I I; of action on t-« part of th. Greek C-. et M, R till then . • '.rm- I the detailed re- 1 . t aVkwl «■ riui.fi; !<»«• <!rt«lk vic- I fory a- Vck -?huk In r. t«» the movc r-**b tI. i t-• n *»r ‘ .I* < \rvption J of l *rt «»t ‘ . .rs y. uh.‘h li.J l> » n A m - - . to .«-i>.,m r.c adopted, g n- j «r r | a ■ biteß g . M l-Iyat. ppro.. IM Ralll at th. | ■ - w * 'W iJ;' {**■&' &'«®r .. t-i • ■ ftA? r ‘ ti • !, w? l i J ? ■" -■ : \ a ‘ M. -. ’?- . DEMITRIVS RAET.T. PREMIER AND MINISTER OK MARINE He Represents the Opposition tn King George and Will Dictate the Policy of the Grecian Government ®m. r s ?. .i*// ’ • i^— &|. yft 18 -«d=x.rwu..MSiaeKSWwr nfisc-isc ™ conclusion of the session, the ex-premier and the new premier shaking hands. This Incident w.iH heartily cheered, th. members of the legislative chamber then leaving the building. ATHENIANS BLAME THE KINO. They Say His Chosen Commtndtrs Are Untried Men. London. Avril 21.-Th. correspondent of The Daily Telegraph at Athena will say tomorrow: “1 am at liberty to ufllrm that King George emphatically repudiates ail respon slbilit) lor th. precipitated re treat of the at my. He asserts that he received a tele gram from his aide-di-c.iinp. Colonel Ba pountsak. asking him to allow the re treat. Tlie king n-plled: " ‘1 am at Athens anti cannot form any adequate Judgment at to what should be done In Thessaly, whereas, you are on the spot, acquainted with all the data, there fore In a position to net according to the etn umstanc.» of the case. Kxercise your best discretion." "Colonel Sapountsak replied: "Ib-treat is absolutely n<. .-sary. and I shall take upon my>« If the responsibility of ordering it.' "This « xpl.-inat ion has not tw-en made knonn to the public, but even If published it would not avail, becauss the |tollti< lans say that Colonel Sapountsak was the king’s favorite and never distingui-h- d himself in the army and had not th- shadow of a claim to b© InTu-l. d with Hu- conduct of the w-.ir. It Is further alleged that Colonel l-idsip>-tt«, wli<» accompanied Crown Prince Constantine, Is still more incapable and that C -niniodore Ib itwek. commander ot lie- fl. • : In Cretan waters, is nothing but a ch ver eoiirl. r. whoso su< < -s.-or. Commo dore Sachloutis. Is no letter, whereas of fi«ers ot undoubted talent and tn.d ex|f rt. nee. like Limbrit and C >n-l:indinldi and Staikos wer- win to Creh and S:amat-lios and have not I-. n allow, d to take an ac tive part In the o|ieroti.»ns of th.- fl.-, t. morning that the ministry no Ion,: r en joyed tie- o.nlidr nce of t‘i<- people or of ti e legislative ass.-mbly King G< orgo re rli. d "it thS "j. tn: -, why do yt u not summon : >• opposition seetne l de y ~..• I. • V ot i,.<. On the ctuer hand. th« chamber will hardly vote eontWknce in th- < xisting go.. mm-nt. "Today <Tv s.layt rumerjus di-orb rly Otftlsr.- 1.- oc .irr.s! at I’lra-o ;. the port of Ata. T’ie inv.id <i the cases and d th- |e»rttaits of th- king." The l»aily Tel. '-raph’s Athens correspond ent will say tomorrow: "Ail of .M. Italll's conditions have be n accepted. The king gives carte blan« l.e to s mil tere As the public i. s i > Ir ani that an.’, r against the palace parly incr. .<• and a feeling of hostility against M Imlyannis steadily grows. “Late tonight < Monday) crowds are pa rading menacingly in tile vicinity of the IKitaee. It is r ;..>rt.s) on good aiit!>ority that arrang- ments tr< being mad- to pur suade the royal family to leave hastily if "The people hid generally credited the rumors that t- < rown prime would is r-- eali.d and that the government was will ing to consider |»eace uvertur. s.” May Assassinnte the King. IX NIKIN. Vpr 12f A dispatch has been received from Athens stating that affairs are fast approaching a crisis. 1 tie r.-cent nefeat of H e Gn • k army has ar..tis<d pub lic feeling to FU.-h a pitch that King G<«tge n.ay be rssar: lnate.l or gepostd. Th. r- l« aiso daay- r that I'e mob may t- ke p. - . -ien of Hie city. The r. signa- C >n «>f the Greek mh Ist. r of marine is r. is>rt" d In another dispat. li. Whnt the Feeling Is Now. New York April *■'. A copyright dispatch to Ihe Journal, dated Atii.ais, rays: Th- i ■ that the ... ople have te. n la triiy.d their l< ad-rs in the now famous stamp.de from Mali, Is. for the tlm- qHI-t-d. An Incld-nt showing the temp-r of th- Gr-ck i-op’e happen.al dur ing the <!■ monstrations got up by ftennadl v o made a s;w.‘ch in which he < ail* ■! tl .. | ,■ traitor and <!• m.ntd. <1 ’hat the royal family I”- driven from the country. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAYV, MAY 3, 1897. Turkish Commander-in-Chief Prepares To Attack Pharsalos. CONDUCT PRAISED BY EMPEROR Fight nt Velestino Claimed To Have i Been a Strategy—Edhera Pasha ’ | Will Turn Greek's Flank. : London. May I.—The events of th- past w«ek have served folurther alienate sym- I pathy from the Greeks. The story from ! th- Larissa f. arful stamixde to and from I that city after the fighting at Tyrnavo ! (cubh.l exclusively to the Asaoeiaterl Press ■ jon W.sliH day night) Is the sensation of ith«’ day. Edh.ni Pasha, the Turkish commandcr in-chief, is evidently pieparing an • xten - sivo pl.ui to attack Pharsalos. and the appearance of the Turkish cavalry in the dir.-ction of I'oniokos, about ten miles 1 south <.f Tharsslos, lndi< ates that it is the , intontioti of Ediicm Pasha to turn the I • Greek flank. , llt is ex|s <-t.<l that the fighting at A’eles : tiuo was inten.icd by tlie Turkish general Ito divert attention and occupy General Sn.ole'c ' i th- r'.rcrk command r there, while or- rwheimitig fonts are thrown on . I I’barsaios. < It Is tated today that the German am ba-saii-r at <'-iisiant inopa’ Baton Soiirma von Geltseh was on Woln. sday last, the bearer of a in- -a— to the sultan, express ing Emperor William's appreciation of the maim, r In which Edh. m Pasha had con .hi-t-.l th<- war a:::-.*'ist Greece. General Grutabkoff. tl» German ofil-.r who re orgamz.d th- Turkish artillery, has. how ever In <s»m- <|ti-nee of enters from Gen eral A'on Hahtik. . the «*iil- sos tho en.per or s military cabinet, re vived instructions to r. : rn to Constantinople from Elassona. to wit 11 .’iaee Gen r.I Grtl’nbkoff was s, .a t>. - t ami report upon th- Turkish ar; ill- -”-• ’’l ammunition. rn. • i-.it i.ruornkoi.' has . talon iti th- <anp>ign. .spc ally in the o,- Ui-at .11 of lairi-sa. is much < o-n iv-nod »i. »i. ..”<i .» numb* r <»f rY'U-’ 1 4 * ■’ •' rv i '•* « r '’ M. i nil the active list of the (hr ui irmv. An hit t;. ; in with Edhern I’t <!ia is that prior to tlie war li te is r gar.i.-l by tire iir-.k< as being a Pliilh-11. , for. when military ,-<>v-mor of 1 -kub. he sbowe.i him elf as kintby dis|.o d tow .rd tii. m ami n nth red sm II v.duthio services to th.- t.r..-ks that the government <1- - t.r -t- d hitn with the cross of e-niinand. r of lhe order of < »ur a- Ralli Would Like To Reign. At tii- pr. ' nt moment Interest centers at Ath--n.< rather than on til - f'onti-r. Tin- po-ltion of th. Greek royal family Is evidently most critical. Tin- ehang.- of the ministry is an elo quent sign of wtakness of King George, > ;> ci ally his a< < - pting M itaiii as pre nn-r. for tho Greek leader, when sum moned to confer with its majesty, ad .lr.---.-l Idm in an otfensiveiy blunt man ner. Tlie king t -pli'-l with dignity, but w.us forced to .-wallow liis pride. it is tho general impr- -slon that M. Rail! is aiming at something higher than the pr- im- r hip. but ins acceptance of that otii. . r- la id to have placed him tn an invidious p. - itam. A great victory tiiigtit teak him a iMipular idol, but a -I ■- feat, which is ni-tro probable, would cover him with -Hilum and h>- would be <>\er tumed as a false prophet. Tii.- 'tat. n • nt t at -Irene, will < ,-irry on th- war to tit last is not r-; tttl. d >f -<n> iirlHir*-.n< Gte. .-. is air- uly r due-d to military an-i fiti.ineiai -xtr.-miti - ami fur ther oft. rts must soon be ;tb >udon- -1. Tim Greeks will await a deisive encounter at Pltars dos and tii. y are then expected to app.-al to the l>ow<-rs. The Conditions of Peace. The conditions of peace which Greece will have to ace. pt are stated to be most prob- j ably as follows: The Gr<-- ks w ill be allowed to retain their pres.-nt frontier, provided the Island of Crete is immediately evacuated. Tur key xvlll be permitted to Impose a war In demnity upon Grewe. Tim Turks will doubtless raise some diffi culty when th.-y are eall-d upon to return to tho statu quo. but file pressure- of the powers will induce them to consent. Tin- ni. eting of the czar ami Enip ror Francis Joseph ts watch. 1 with the keen est Interest, and it is IH-Itev.-.| they hive arrive-i at ::n .tar.- m-nt r< carding tlie future of Turk.-y ami th- Balkan states. A section of the continental press as serts tl l this igre. nt -nt i-nvi-nt the w, <«l«. of the future of i-isarn Europ.? and Is d-r.s-te.l ay .ms: Great Britain, which country Is igm.r-.1 in tit-- a.:;-.■ :>■- nt as not hat ug .my Int. r-st In th-- question, what ever she may think h- rs.-ls. Tie- Engiisli in-wsp.--.pcrs, how-ver, while agreeing that th- • ar.- Count Mur.ivietl's prom., ais. ar-- confident that Count Goiuch owskl is in.’ stieh a sliii|>l*-ton as to en ter Into su.-h an a rraii'.---im nt which, they claim, would m< tn making Russia the ouutter <»f Europ . GREEKS WITHSTOOD CHARGE. Held Them Back with Rifle and Can non, Decimating Entire Regiment. Athens. May Ul.-p.it, he.s just received from Pharsalos. tile headquarters of tho Greek army in Thess.-dy. give further p ir tieulars of the rx-e. nt lighting l>< tw< on th. Tniks and tin- (In -ks at V--1. stlno. ten mil.-s west of A'olo. at the junction of th.- railroad connecting A'olo with Larissa and Pirirs.iios. Tie- Turkish attacking fore •- at Vel. *t!no c<>:. is:.si of s.iDO infantry, COo cavalry ami tliirto n guns. Tim cii.-trg. s of the Turkish cat dry w. r- firmly withstood by the evhom s |H>sted on Karantasl hili. An entire Turkish regiment was deci mated. Cour Turkish squadrons which attempted to charge w-r<- re- .-iv.d with a I combined it!.- and shr.spm I lire, which j mowed down a.-v- ral hundred. Tho Gre< k irr. gulars co-op.-retted with i the regular troops of Greece. I-lfty (.reeks were killed and a major and five sub alterns w.-re wounded. A detachment of Turkish cavalry from Larissa approached the railway between I’harsalos and Dornok- s, which town is about ten miles south of Pharsalos, and in the Creek re ar. The Greek artillery opened fire upon the enemy's cavalry at long range, and after a heavy cannonading, forced the Turks to retire. The Greek cavalry pursued them. The Turkish commander apparently | wished to surprise the Greeks at Phar salos and sent two army corps against j them, otm from Trikkala ami the other < from Larissa. France Takes a Hand. LONDON. April 28. A dispatch to Tim Dally Mall from Paris nays that M. Hano taux, tlm French foreign minister, had a five hours’ interview today with the Turk ish ambassador. It Is understood that the subject under discuss.on was lhe terms upon which tlm powers are to base- their Intervention be tween Greve and Turkey. The Daily News’ convsimndent nt Paris says that M. Hanotaux in the . ouise of tii.- conference urged the Turkki >h am bassador to advise the sultan to i old out the olive bran- h to Greece, adding that if Turkism troops went further l-'i t ic.- would I--- compelled to eome forward ns tlm de fender of the Christian cause. Paris, April 30.—1.a Patrie publishes a dispatch from Rome, s ying that Admiral Cuuuvuro. the Italian commander in Cre tan walers, has - n ordered to consider Colonel Vassos wiio commands the Greek army of occupation In ( fete, as a belliger ent and to no loi-ger oppose Greek attacks upon Hie Turkish ; roofs there. PRINCE SHOWS WdITEFEATHER GREEKS ARE INDI INANT AT HIS CONDUCT AT LARISSA. The Representative o the Royal Fam ily Sought Safety, i Flight—A my to be Lead bj a Woman. London, Muy 2.-The Athens correspon dent of The Daily Mail vdi say tomorrow: “Both the tteeta rem. n Idle. The popu lace continues indignant at the lining of the ; railway carrmges with roivn Prince Con- ■ stalltine’s biu gar” in ( e fiigiit trom La risa. <iesplt< tlie prot< ts of the railway < officials. ’’The peoph ray th they have been . cheat'd and ■ tray ’ ’ Tb'y are also ai • st the imgtect of > th- gov'-rnm- nt to ( out the « x -mnted ; .w-r-> J . :i ” ■ z ’\? n ‘ 1 p ' ,rt ’ n la ‘ !;-..- <-f lb- roinist'-i d» p.iti, -• and c.rlsto crats. “A ban ! of 2.W rrcgulars Is bout to i start for the front. ••Th. .r stands--M« arer, a ninetr. n-year- I old girl. H'-f.-n Constantine, is dressed in j tie- same uniform as the men. "She Is an excellent shot. Her brother will accompany her. Both of them me bit terly :-i ti-lynastic. •‘She declares th.it she will light In the front rank an 1 has no four of <!' ath. "H'-r depar.uro tonight .Sunday) was w itn. > ■ d l y thousands of enthusiastic Athenians, wlio hall her as Hie Greek Joan of Arc. ■•Tin- Christians who are returning hero all sav that during the battle Milcuna Crown l’rin< o <’onlant.ino was at Raradoc, at tlm fo-'t of th.- pass. 'Th<- tire, k army is described us be- i having on Ht.tt occasion like a disorderly I nrnb. •‘Discipline was flung to tho wi-ris and tlm soldiers fired even on their own < Ulcers, j | so t< rrible was the panic. "It is Impossible to t« Here the n»my nt • I’har alos can win against the Turks in a pltchoi battle. I i "That lhe war is now practically over ts plainly apparent." , ' No Hope of Continuing the War. I.oti I 'tt, May t’tij.; (in Hal.b. k. of King G. ory.-’s i-. r.-on.tl st iff, wire-d lien from 1 ■ At .ens tet-d .v that th- right w: ig of tl;- Greek artny had reiml-. I th- Tinka, i I b-it that th- left wing had retreat 1 i-hind | . th- old fr> iti -r lin- to a\ -<1 b- lag eircuni- 1 , vented. Captain I’abbek adds: "The C.r . k rmy in Flpirus. after defeat nt Penlopigadia. has retired fro.n Arts. All hop.- of continuing tlm war r now ( virtually abandon. <l. The Heet lias return ed to Volj for the protection cf the in habitants.” * MOVEMENTS OF THE ARMEES. Big Battle Reported To Hove Taken Place at Velestino. LONDON. April 30.—A dispatch to Tho Times from Larissa, dated Tuesday, says: I "Volo surrendered last evening (Monday) to a force of Turkish cavalry." ATHENS. April 30.-Midnit.-iit -A tele gram just rc'-cived here snvs that a great battle has been fought nt Velostiro be tween a Turkish force of 8,000 and General Smolenskl’*: brigade. Tlie dispatch states that tlm Turks were repute, d with enormous losses. Smolensk! Iris asked the crown prince to | congratulate the troops. VOLO. April 30 A squadron of Greek warships have arrived here. There are 15.000 Greeks encamp'-d at A’clesllno, and 30.000 occupy positions at Pharsall i. IXINDON. April 30. Today’s news from the scat of war Indicates the continuous advance of the Turks In both Thessaly mid Epirus: but Edhem Pasha Is carefully concealing the time and place of his prin cipal attack. Line of Battle at Pharsalos. Atb. ii- May - ■' dispatch from Domla, dated Saturday, says: "Since yesterday the whole body of I Gr.sk troop* n-ar I’harsalos and DomoKos i h’ as ts . i driw-i up in outer of battle, but ■ at this hour (noon) there has been no "Tim Inhabitants of Pharsnlos have , abandoned <be town In tear of n Turkish aita.k and in exodus has begun from Dorn- ( okos in lb.- direction of Lmnla. the refu gees pitching their tents In th- open coun- it Is hell. V' .l that tlm decisive eonfll-t will b- fought at I’harsalia, probaby to morrow (Monday!. Position at Pharsalos Weak. London. May J A dispatch to The Times fnm Pna-.sdM says that «.’X” troops .and : sixty guns :r- '-ont.nitrate 1 there, out lhe I , Continued on Page 2, Second Column. | DEBOE SUCCEEDS SEN. BLACKBURN Republicans Succeed In Electing Their Man as Senator. END OF THE LONG STRUGGLE Wild Scenes When the Vote Reached the Safe Mark. INST GOLD DEMOCRATS VOTED FOR MARTIN One or Two of Them Supported Deboe. How the Election Affects the United States Senate. Frankfort. Ky.. April 28.—Governor Bradley has written out the certificates of election for Hon William J. Deboe, of Crittenden county, as junior senator from Kentuckv to succeed lion. J- C- Black burn. whose term expired March Ith. Sen ator D.-boo will be in his seat In the senate Monday next. Senator I’.-b.H. has suffered slight strokes of political lightning before. The end at the famous struggle w hich has extended ovi r iw.> legislat-ve sessions, will go into his tory as tho most memorable KentiuJty has <n«r known. Dr. Hunter came here six Weeks ago with a majority in the legisla ture-, with a clean majority of the.*- repub licans stanehly for him and the additional backing of the national and state party organizations, but circumstances were against him and the lightning today struck D< line ou the 112. h ballot. Republican e mousses. Informal, irr-gular and impromptu, w.-re Ii id from <> clock yesterday afternoon till after daybreak this morning. The Hunter devotees work d like beavers for Dehoe and Work was also done by Bradlev and his licuienants. The arrival of John \V. Yerkes, national com mitt*-.man from K< nt-u ky. last night - in phaslzed th.- report that it wis at last t party fight. From last night the repub licans announce.! that there was not the faintest possibility of D bo. ’s election be ing d-lay.-d long. r than today, hut the.r .-.I irearane.* and tile z al w h which they w.-rk. d until the last minute before tn joint .session shoiv taat they were not as i.rtain .:s t'.e.v ;mr>e:ir-d .’it’d were afr.< d of j -... s. lanie-. oi : >.- l l.i kburn p- ”? wlio never quit t diking. 'l'l.ey watched every tr..'n. They li:-d telegrams announc ing that, their four absent members would sur.-ly be h re. but tl;. y wire afraid of ac- < .1 I-:.-*. Tie y were toki that Lieis-tth and two otliers had Ix-cn in conference with G >v • ruor Bra.liel ;.i:.l Senator D» l.oe and had finally <(. < :.n d tti-niseiws in line. Vote Was All Debce’s Way. When thy last tran was in th.; republican leaders anti ii’ < •-i taat all of the s-x-- on- rei»ubli< ans wi-r - on hand: that Deboo wouid bo absent and that In- was sure to b- cteeted by s. \ er.tv-oue votes. It looked tiiis w..y to tl: - nearly despairing Black burn deniocr;: :s. and to tho geld demo- Not only was York-s lure, but State Chairm.m Sam Rote rts ha.l come back and was working hard to keep all in line. No such crowd as that which gather.**! te tor tile joint stssi.m was ever seen in the old statehouse b fore. All the r< publicans In the senate except I>< boe answ . red present. So did (ill the gold democrats, except Park Smith. Th gold democrats tn the house also answered present with i>ui one exception. There were no missing republican in the house. Tin* chair announced < ighty-on«* present, and ordered the roll call for the Igiliot. The gold democrats voted for Martin but with few exceptions. There wer*- 138 pre-s --ent and aixty-eight would elect. There was applause v. lien Lielierth vot'd for the nominee. Norren also voted for l'.-boe. Wll.-l! tlie Six.;. -eight il vote was passed tho p.< sident eoiii-i not *ui--ll th- w ild eliecis. The Blackburn men asked tor a call ot the a .s. i.t.. s, and they voted solidly for their man. Henry Martin voted, too. The bal lot stood: Deboe 71. Blackburn 50, Marlin 13, Slone 1. Lykins was not present nor was Ogilvie. Governor Bradley was present. Th.- wild seem- tbit followed could no: be quieted. There was no chane*- to ask the victor to come forward and make a speech. The eh ring and <1- monstrations were ended by th.- president putting a motion and (le- < taring the assembly adjourned sine die. NO FLORIDA SENATOR YET. Call's Friends Attempted To Stampede the Assembly Without Success. ’ May 1. Th- ballot for United States senator today resulted: Call, 3'-’. Chipley, 23; Ttaney, 11: Hooker, 5. Hurford. 1. Total vote c.xst 72. Neces sary to a choice 37. Call's fri. nds tried to stampede the as sembly but failed. CHILE FEARS CABINET CRISIS. Feeling- of Uneasiness in Argentina Caused by Friendliness. New York. April 30.—A special to Th« II raid fr .in A'alparaiso. Chile, says that there is still talk of a cabinet crisis In rm El Porvenlr. the leading organ of tlie Clericals, Insist- that the resignation of the minist. r of justice, owing to his differences with IT- Lieut Errazuriz. is Inevitable and will pre vent lhe downfall of the pres.-nt ministry. Th.’ newspapers declare that the I'. ir of a cabinet crisis is groundless. The f* ■ Lug '»f uneasiness and distrust in Argentina owing to the outburst of friend liness between Brazil and Chile is dally growing. Lack of assurance to Argentina as to the real cause of th.- .l-monst rat ions is what caus. s the uneasiness in that re public. NORMAN'S TERRIBLE DEED. Murders Two Young Boys in Cold Blood and Cut Two Others. Larlmoi.-, N. D., May L—A double mur der took place at the resid.-n«e of Knute Hlllstead. a prominent Turmer resid.ng elgln miles west, at 1 o’clock this morning. August Norman, a young man well known In this section, who h id been making his home at Hillstead’s home, came th.-re yes terday. Mr. Hlllstead was absent. About 1 a. tn. Norman went to Mrs. Hillstead’s room and demanded admission. She blockaded the door and he said he would kill the family If She did not let I him In. The lady refused and Norman procured a razor, went upstairs and cut the throat of Peter K. Hlllstead. aged fifteen. He then went downstairs and tried to get Into Mrs. Hillstead’s room, but she had blocked the door. He then proceeded to carve the thirteen months-01.l son, Thomas, after which he cut the throats of Adolph and Oscar, aged elevon and three yer.-rs. He then finally entered Mrs. Hillst. ad's bedroom on the promise that he would not kill her and h> r two little girls. She thus sav.-d her life and the lives of her daughters. Th. two eldest sons are alive, but with little hopes of their re- I covery. After tho crime the murderer took a horse and Is still at large. Before leaving he took all the light*, leaving the family In total darkness. Tlie murderer, if caught, will be lynched. SHE HUNTS TRUANT LOVERS. ' Handsome Birmingham Woman Now Follows Two Fickle Mon. Chattanooga, Tern.. April 27.—(Special.)— A handsome woman arrived in this city today from Birmingham. Ala., and report ed at ones) to tho chi. f of police, asking ! for the arrest of one Arthur Dove, of this i city, and another young man named J. J. 1 Anderson. I The woman said she was a widow and that she had a daughter seventeen years of age. She gave her name as Annie Ter rell and claimed that she owned quite a valuable estate near Birmingham. She stated to the chief of police that young Dove had asked h*-r to marry li.m, and that young Anderson had engaged to I n arry her daughter nnd that the wedding ' w is to have come oft tomorrow. V.’. dnes -1 day. night, but that both of tho men had ; skipped out not letting Iter or her daughter i know wliero they were going. She was here to prosecute them, she said. Not finding them here, but learning that Dove was in Nashville, slu- left this after noon for that city. Dove and Andei-on ire both well known bovs of this citv. neither of t'i-m being i I much ov. r twenty-one ye n of age. Neither of th.- 1-oys h. - been seen at j i home for some time :>nd tii. Ir par. nts say I I that (Lev know nothing of the matter. . WILL ACCEFT ON CONDITIONS .—;—_ I Calhoun Will Investigate Ruiz's Death if His Wife’s Health Permits. W isl.irgton. April \V J. Calhoun, the t : lewyer of Danville, 111., who has been sc- | l.ct-d by President McKinley to re p -.-mt j i th.- United States at the Spanish investi- i gatlun into IL- Uv.Uli of Dr. £it;.z. h Ai:-. rl.-an d-nt:.*:. a'L g-d t-> have ■ • . n.u-d. re ! in h Cuban prteon. has .: -ep:< <1 ’he apis-’.’.tm- 11’ e .pditiona!!.-. iip .n he ' 1 health ot his wife, who has t< ii. b’com , - sutfi -ienU. improved to i- tmil l in. to . j h ave this country Will W?d Sheridan’s Widow. i Chicago. April -The Duly New* says j It is common talk in Ch:< ; .» society v’t- , | «1 s that Mr. M irshall Field is engag'd to | ■ tho widow of the late Gen raf Philip 11. i Sh.ridan and that the wedding will take I ul.iee in til*- near future. I Mr. Field reached Chicago ’oday, hut ! rest s. d to see a re porter w ho . ailed for the ■ ' purpose of ti.-ecrt i:n ui wh- tuer or not t e story of his engagement was true. I Mrs. Sheridan was formally Miss Ruck- i er. d.iucbt. r of General Rucker, of the r g- j ular army, and was married to Goner..’ ’ Sheridan in this city about twenty ye r* I ago. She has three children. Since tho ; ' death of het- husband Mrs. Sheri-' in h.i* |re sided in Washington. She is a dev.mt ( Catholic and her children .ire being edu- j I catcd in schools of that f iith. I Mr. Field has been a widower for about a j I year. He has two children. Marshall Field. \ I Jr . who resides on Prairie av'-nue. and . I Mrs. Arthur Tr. e, who ; riago resided at Tx-imington, England. Thought To Be the Work of Turks. Ixindon, April 25.-The secretary of state i for the colonies, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. ' has received a dispatch from the Island of I Cyprus, announcing tht.t thirty persons j ! wer. injur. I in an explosion at a church i in Fargusta. It is believed the explosion was the work I of tlie Turks. Several men have been nrrested on sus- , pieion of being connected w ith the affair. ( i Mil’. ■J3S 1 W. J. DEBOE, KENTUCKY’S NEW SENATOR. After Many Davs of Balloting He Went in as the Republican Nominee. ‘ The Long Political Fight Cost the State Sioo,ooa } May belongs to the ' } A Remits! she Missing Word Series ' Will Not Be Resumed ' X For May. Agents Have < V Full Swing. o ( < do t $750 ’ > Cash Prizes! * ’BICE FiVE CENTS CUBANS LOSE PORT OF BANES Spanish Recaptnre the Stronghold with Mach AnnnnnttloD. ARMY AND NAVY ATTACK PLACE General Calixto Garcia and Six Thous and Insurgents Driven Back. THE INSURGENT CAUSE MEETS REVERSES Commander of Spanish Forces Who Have Been Besieged Is Relieved After Forty-Five Days. Havana. May I—Via Key West.—The port of Banes, in Santiago de Cuba, held by Genera! Calixto G ircla and Cubans ever since the Liurad.t landed Roloff’s ex pedition. lias been recovered by the Span ish combined army and naval forces under General Gomez Rubert and Admiral Na- Ti.e Spanish forces combined at Ntpe and General (lom'Z Rutert formed his fore-es. .-on-tstlng cf two columns, tnc'uding 7--I uiarin. s. 4'o navy and 1.200 infantry, eomn: ; nd- <1 i -:><■- lively by I.teu-tenant Colon.l Cristobal Nunez and Lieutenant Colon* i Ayala, accompanied by the chief oj staff. Lieutenant Colonel Kindel in, a na tive Cuban. Both coltt.nns bo reted th« Spanish fleet under the eonanand of Admiral Navarro. This fleet was composed of the flagship La Gaspi and the m in of war Pz-tna Merce des. Nueva Esp na. Magallanes, Vasco Nunez de Bulb..<>. GaJcla and Ligera and protect. <1 by ariill. ry, landed under a heavy lire from the Insurgents’ muskefj" at Romen j ■ ninsuia. off Banes, losing curing the removal of tho troops one Killed end seventeen wound.-d. Me tnwh: ' tho marine forceo in th* aim ed bo:-.t* were sent to reconnoiter at the eatr mce of the port of Banes. They euc c.-eued in rimoving three wire calces and one torpedo. Advance Erotact.ed by Gunboats. T'.e Neuva Espan?. was the first boat to enter the port of Banes. The Ligera fol lowed. wh . Admi.ai Nax jro. Genera- Ru tert and his adjutant- on board. The Span ish column.; then advanced, protected by b ird's! : :,e :n*:irgv.its' hel'-.uts. ultf.natoiy c -i.turitig Cm- Cuban fortlncaUoi’s with a loss of forty men. The gunboats then communicated with Santiago de O’dco. who with fifty men command d an irewi-ciad fort. Within tb.s fvrt’.ti. ation hi.- m-’** had heroically defend ed thvmselx s during a forty-live days’ s- ge The ( üban foreos were at all times t.>o'far r. m ive-1 from tho fortifications to do any serious injury to the fort. Their artillery was short or range. Tlie M tgallenes Mid th-; Nueva Espana rem dm i at B ines lor tne. purpose of pro tecting tiie town of Banes from further at t.,« k*. The fort built in lhe inte-ior of Banes and the wharves have been de stroyed. Tiie Cubans abandoned their stierghoid without further resistance, leaving a lai go quantity of ammunition. Bendera Ready for Fight. Quintin Band ra hat passed to the west ward and is now in camp between Alqulzar and Artemlsa with 9(«> men fully equipped with new rifles. They are awaiting rhe arrival of bands of Insurgents from Ma tanzas and Santa Clara. The government lias strengthened the military' forces in the province of Havana by the addition of twenty-one squadrons of cavalry and hft. n battalions of in fantry. Th- gov-rnment Is now six months In arr-ar- in th.- p.tyment of the troops and there is »nu< h dissatisfaction in cons«*- q : . ,c. <;• n» iti Figuerea will leave fur Spiein on May 10th.

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The Atlanta constitution. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, May 03, 1897, Image 1