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THE OMAHA i DAILY ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOBNING , MAT > l , 1807 TWELVE PAGES SINGLE COVY P1VE CENTS. VICTORY FOR GREECE Hellenes Eopulso Turks at Valcstino with Enormous LOSEOJ. TWO FORCES FIGHT A GREAT BATTLE General Smolensk ! in Command of the Grecian Army , EIGHT THOUSAND TURKS OPPOSE HIM No Details of the Engagement Have Yet Been Bcosived. GRtEKS HAVE FAITH IN NEW LEADERS Hotter Infornipil Portion of the People the OililH Whoii thu \vllh Turkey CoilltllL-IIL-flt. ATHENS , April 30. ( Midnight. ) A tele gram Just received hero says a great battle lias been fought at Velcstlno between a Turkish force of 8,000 and General Smolen- Bkl's brigade. The dispatch states that the Turks were repulsed with enormous losses. LONDON , April 30. Today's news from the soil of wpr Indicates the continuous advance - vance of the Turks In both Theft aly and Kplnis , but Edhem Ptoha Is carcfull con cealing the time and place of his prlnlcpal attack. Dcsplto optimistic views held In certain quarters In ( Athens , the new cabinet KCCIUS about to enter upon a hopelcsu struggle. A comparison , between the commissariat of the two armies , sent by thn English cor respondents , reveals the strength ot the Turkish forces and lho weakness of the Greeks. It Is a fresh Illustration of Count von Moltkc'u saying that an army g ° s "PO" Us bully. Naturally , General Smolenakl makes the : nest ot his momentary success at Valestlno , with a view of putting fresh courage Into lila men. It looks , however , as If the Greek commander , In order to defeat the Turks at Velestlnp , had dangerously denuded Phnr- ealos and left It open to a sudden attack. ( Jjinan Pasha's movements continue as jnjstcrlous is ever. Despatches from Salon- lea > o\v nay ho Is preparing defenses at Karaburun , where four large Krunps , five batalllons of Infantry and two squadrons of cavnliy have Just arrived. CONSTANTINOPLE , April 30. The Turk ish government has Issued the follow ing announcement : "Far from being ro- imlficd at Vclestlno , the Imperial troops con tinue their victorious march forward. " LONDON , April 30. Fighting at Vestino was rr.iumcd this morning. The Greek right repelled vigorous cavalry charges , but their left , though supported by reinforce ments under Colonel Mavronlchall , was , com- iiulled to retire. It Is feared their position at Pharsolos will bo outflanked , thus com palling a retreat to DainosKos. ROME , April 30.--Djspatche3 received here from Vole , by way of Athens , say that a terrible panic prevails at Vole and that If the placs falls Into the hands of the Turks thu situation of the Greek army will bo desperate. ; UIIKS TAKING IIIAUT AGAIN. Now I.omlcM'K Aiipenr to Ir.MpIre Them > \lli | FruHh COIII-IIKO. NEW YORK , April 30. A copyright dis patch to-tho Journal , dated Athens , says. Thn popular feeling that the people have been betrayed by tlielr leaders In the now famous stampede from Mall , I * , for the time , quieted. An Incident showing the tem per of the Greek people happened during the demonstration gotten up by Gennadlu ? who made a speech. In which ho called the Hlng a traitor and demanded that the royn family bs driven frjm the country. Then , ai the head of a numerous rabble , he marched to the palace , which was entirely unguarded Alone he entered , on violence bent , and de manded to see the Icing. "Ills majesty docs not receive today , " said the doorkeeper. "I am sorry , " replied Qcunadliis , . Coming out he Informed the rabble that his majesty did not receive him. He then entered a carriage and drove away In triumph , followed by ft crowd. Greeks burst Into tears when the Tnea- rallan rout la mentioned. The crown prince's fcUCCCFBor , General Smolensk ! , was elected In Pharsalla , Ho had one th- > following way at competitor , General Mavromlchaclls , his per sonal enemy , who , pistol In hand , kept his division from stampeding , shooting down five of his men. MnvromlchaellB was about to be elected , when ho nroso nnd said : "Gentle men , my comrade , General Smolensk ! , Is better yarned In military science than I , and I retireIn hlfl. favor. " Thn people am anxious to try issues again under thcne two patriotic leaders , and an other great battle Is probable. Ex-Premier Delyannls recently said In an Interview making an attack on the king "I never was In favor of war. I permitted II to save the king's crown. " Practlcallj every man In Athens 1 arming to go and fight the Turks , Every train Into the cltj Is loaded with other troops. Ycstordaj crowds brnko Into the gunshopa and took the practicable weapons. U waa unanimous throughout all clarses. Today Greece IB nrmod to flgbt for Its life. It Is absurd to ray that the Greeks undertook this content bocaiiBo they believed they would take Con stantinople In a fortnight. No nation ever had a truer sense of the odds. The concert , of Europe had calmly Informed them of po elble consequences ; there had been a genera movement to Impress Greece with Its danger , but the Greeks eatd : "Well , wo must fight anyhow. " There will be a great deal happen before these people ot the mountains care to pause. HKMUI.T 1M.HASKS Till : SKUVIANS CrorKH Not Poiniliir with People of SciiitlioiiNtorn Hiiropc , NEW YORK , April 30. A dispatch to the Journal from fialonlca says : From Vienna It NUh , In Servla , and to the Turkish frontier nil the news w.s of Greek defeat and every where thcro was great rejoicing becausethu Greek Is detested In all of the gautheaatcrn Kurope. In Austria-Hungary and Scrvlu It la Bald that the Greek Individual It equal lo thrro Oriental Jews , therefore Austria- Hungary and Servla all presented a broad prln at the constant newt of Greek roversoi In ScrvU they ald : "We are delighted , w n'o happy and at peace tor the first tlmo In our history. " Hut when Saloulca was reached all till * waa changed. . There were two sldeii to the story. While It U true the Turks gained a great victory at Mllouna and at Lailita , yet tha Greeks had been vanquishing the Turks at other point * and destroying towns along tie crait near this place , Ho great was Turkish discontent with "the way the war IB otrrlcd on that they actually ttartcd Daman I'asha , Turkey's solo marshal , to Infuse ne\\ courage Into the army. The hero of Plevna li very old. It U llko atklng Dlimarck to lake the field or ( tending Victoria aroir.id England alump-tpeaklng at a general elec tion , but ho IA Idolized by every Turk. Ilia mtro name li a. tower of strength. Halonlca U quirt umoug Hi own foul smells , but nil cay : "Tho quiet U only today. God know * what will be tomorrow , " The Greek fleet ot wur voeieli ! e only 1.1 . twenty miles distant and has already bom barded two towns. It In likely any moment to give Blxttcn hour * ' notice to the people to quit the town before a bombardment. Aus trian and Italian war ships Ho Iti the harbor ready to take care of their fo'low country men and all strangers needing protection. In all houses of the better class men have their wives and children In readiness for flight , curios bcxed up and valuables of all sorts put In portable packages , and yet noth ing of a.panic meets the eye. Cablegrams from thr Meld of battle are all tllkc nil Ttsrklth , practically dictated by a staff officer of the coinmander-ln-clilef. All dhpatche * thug dictated muet go via Con- oUltlnoplo and are subjected to strict ccn- korr.hlp. This seems quite urncccssary , be- citue , after all Turkey must win , and quickly , unless the other povers Interfere. Today It has almcnt double as many men In the field as Greece and millions behind ready to take" arms , while Greece has no more men. SKTTM3 ON TIII-J M4W 3IIMSTKHS. Will ll ; Imliicteil Into Their Ollli-en liinticillntoly , ATHENS , April 30. The cabinet has been finally and definitely formed as follows : President .of the Council nnd Minister of Marine M. Halll. Minister of the Interior M. Theotokls. Minister for Foreign Affairs M. Skoul- oudls. Minister of Public'Instruction M. Autaxlas. Minister of Justice M. Trlautafllac.i. Minister of Finance M , Slmpoulcs. Minister of War Colonel Tcsmados. The now ministry will bo sworn In Im mediately. On the whole the now ministry Is well rccslvcd by the newspapers. The Asty ob serves that the cabinet has a formidable task and hopes It will do Its duty without heeding the Inconpldcrato clamors of the street. The Acropolis expresses the opinion that King George ought to Invoke the medi ation of Europe. In porson. The more ad vanced newspapers term the ministry the "royal defense cabinet. " HOME. April 30. Dispatches received here from Athena says that the new Crock cabi net has been coldly received and the ani mosity of the populace toward King- George continues. ATHENS , April 30. During the last twenty-four hours tin ; Turks have almost been forgotten. Nothing Is thought of but the cabinet crisis. M. Delyannls has coun tersigned the decree dismissing his minis try. The new cabinet U composed equally of members of M. Halll's parly nnd of fol lowers of the late M. Trlcoupls , the latter holding the most Important portfolios war , foreign affairs , finance and the Interior. The correspondent of thn AnsoclaU'd press had an Interview with M. Halll today. M. Ilalll said : "The new cabinet has not yet had time to frame u program. The reports from the front lacked clearness and I decided that It would bo wise to send two members of the cabinet to Pliarselos In order to encourage the army , which IB fighting valiantly , and to Investigate the condition of affairs. " Jf. Ilalll added that he was not nvnro of any act of proposal ou the part of the pow ers looking to Intervention. He vald Gen eral Smolenskl had telegraphed him that he repelled a desperate attack by the Turku , whcao lots was very great , and that the morale of thu Greek troops was unimpaired. LONDON , April 30. The TlniCH corre spondent at Athens says : The storm which threatened to break seems to have passed away. The now cabinet contains several men of excellent talent and the selection Is generally well received. Nevertheless , angry mutterlngs are still heard and thu sky may soon rcdarken. AI < b KKMAINS aUIHT AT IjARISSA. TurUlNli Antliorltle Severe lit I'liiilHh- liiH' I.oulors. ATHENS , April 30. Eleven more Greek cannon , the correspondent of the Associated press continues ? were found along the road EOiith of Larlssa. A Jew , who has Just ar rived at Larlssa from Volo. says that place Is deserted and that tha garrison also has left. The troops have gone to Pharsalia. All Is quiet here , most of the Jews re maining In Larlssa. Two battalions of Turk ish Infantry are guarding the railroad sta tion of Larlssa , where ate found the remains of the hospital stores which wore left by the Greeks at the last moment. The Inhabitants of Larlssa say the Greeks sol/.ed all the horses and carriages. > Many amusing scents were witnessed in Larlssa this morning. I met an ugly Turkish soldier , sunburned and dusty , solemnly parading the strce's under a line lady's parasol which be had picked up on the road. Looting Is strictly forbidden. The Turkish authorities In this manner are ton severe. Some of the evzones still remain hidden and the fame Is the case with the Greeks. Yesterday morning ( Tuesday ) , continues the correspondent , witnessed the entrance of Edhem I'asha Into Larlssa. Ho looked grnva and showed no elation over his success. He WHO met by General Grombkoff. the German officer who reorganized the Turkish artillery , at the bridge entrance to the town , where they exchanged congratulations. A proces sion of the Mussulman population rccelvc-d Edhem Pacha and saluted him with respect. There WAS no shouting or noisy manifests ( Ions. Edhem Pasha dismounted at the Konalc on the principal square formerly occupied by Prince Constantine , the crown prince of Greece and communder-In-clilcf of the Greek army , and entered the place without any ceremony , Sefulah I3cy has been promoted to the rank of pasha. Ho has well deserved the promo tlon by hard work and bold fighting. The ittory of the entrance of the Turkish troops Into Larlssa Is dramatic. When the cavalry and artillery approached the town the artillery opened fire upon tha place In order lo ascertain If the Grcelc garrison remained tlirre. There being no reply to the Turkish fire , two squadrons nf Turkish cav alry advanced and a third remained dis mounted , tiring on thr : criminals who had been released from prison when Larlega became - came panic stricken. Thtso criminals had succeeded In arming themselves , and replied to the fire of the Turks. Sefulah Hey and General Beloff led the first Turkish squadron to Lirlssa. The cavalry advanced at a gallop and at thn bridge at the entrance of thp town Kcfulah Hey spurred forward at full speed , Some of the Mussulman Inhabitants shouted : "Tho bridge Is mined , " but the two oitlccnj did not pause , and wcro the first to enter the town ami put up at the Olympus , the principal hotel , which -waa soon guarded by Turkish troops. The crown prince's Konak was luxurious and had ft splendid table service , bedding , furniture , etc. The Turkish soldiers wcro mostly pimple , good-natured rustics , , and were astonished at the sights In the city. Two Circassian cavalrymen , finding a store of Greek uniforms , donned two of them and paraded the street ? , only keeping their Turkish arms. The telegraph line was found Intact. No HI-UNOn ( i ) IC\peef Intervention. LONDON , April 30 , It Is seml-officlally stated that there Is reason to believe that European Intervention between Turkey and Greece In the present position of affairs 1.3 regarded RB wholly Impracticable , liotli Greece and Turkey having resolved to con tinue the war. The powers are thus obliged to Eland aside until ono of the combatants ta filially defeated. I . 'on nil All ( lit * CIIIIN Intact. ATI I HNS , April 30. A correspondent of the Associated press , who wai nt Larlssa with tlio Turku on Wednesday , says that on the arrival of the Turkith troops there they found all the guns of lln > fortctvin Intact and obtained iiofcesslou of Immense quantities of ammunition. The news of the occupation of Vole by the Turkish forces U momentarily expected here. To Inspect tint Armr. ATHENS , April 30. At a cabinet council held today It wus decided that the mlnliter of war end the minister of the Interior , M , Throtok'n , should proceed to I'liartaleu In rrder to ascertain thu condition of tbo Greek forciM there. ARMY AT ARTi DISCOURAGED Greek Trcopi Dlsor anizjd by Effect of Bad Leadership. ABANDON DEFENSES WITHOUT A SHOT Advance * of I lip Turku CIIIIMPN n I'niilc Hint SpronilM Tlit-nuMi n Whole Division nt Peiite- ( CcpyrlRht , 1637 , by PrcM Putillshlnc Company. ) LONDON , April 30. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Herbert White , special correspondent for the Lou- don Dally Mall at Arta. wires , via Corfu , April 30 : "The Greek army In Eplrus Is going from bad to worse. It Is Just a week since they suffered their first reverse at Pcntcplgadla , and from that moment every thing has gone badly. I have previously explained that the Turks occupied a strong position at Pcntcplgadla , while a division of the Greek army was entrenched In approaches preaches to Pcntcplgadla. Up till yesterday the two forces kept up a heavy fusillade against each other from behind their re spective entrenchments , but about 7 o'clock last evening the Turks advanced to attack the Greeks. Finding that they were out numbered , the first line ot Greeks did not attempt to defend their position , but re treated , with the Intention of falling back on the second line. The second line , how ever , seeing them retreating , thought It was their duty to do the same thing , and as the panic spread the whole of the division was soon In full retreat. The officers did their best to rally the men , but without avail , and by C o'clock this morning the whole of the Greek army was In Arta again. "The plan of action Is to rest purely on thu defensive and to post troops In the same way as on the first two days of the war. We nro fully expecting that the Turks will also return to their former positions , and before the day Is out Arta will probably bo again bombarded by the enemy. The Greek army seems to be disheartened and disorganized , and the prevailing opinion Is that bad generalship Is to blame for this. Tills morning a crowd of Irregular troops and townspeople assembled In front of thp tonimamlcr-ln-chlcf's quarters and Indulged In somA strong language. The people of Arta who returned to Arta last week after the Turkish retreat and thought themselves quite secure arc again paulc stricken , and are hurrying away to places of safety. I fear this Is the beginning of the end so far as Eplrus Is concerned. " IJALLARD SMITH. IIISSICS FOIt IMUXCHSS SOPHIA. Groolc I'opiilni-o $ | U WM llspln ure for the lloyiil Family. LONDON , lAprll 30. The Standard's corre spondent at Athens says : Last evening as the crown princess , Sophia , was returning from a visit to the ambulance [ uspltnl , she was hissed and Jeered by the crowd , which forced her to return to the hos pital. The royal carriage wcs then sum moned and the princess drove to the palace at the top of thfl speed of her horses. The royal arms have been stripped from the car riages In order that the occupanto may drive p.'jout ' unrecognized and thus avoid similar experiences. As another Indication of popj- lar feeling , I may point out that many of the tradesmen , who have been wont to dis play the royal escutcheons In front of their shops , have removed them. While a prle.st was offering prayers for King George and ! the royal family In one of the prominent -InTchcR today ( Friday ) , he was lnterrupte.1 'jy protests from the congregation. The dnnlcad'-T was arrested , but the disorder was so great that many women fainted in tenor. ( rook Itotront in Uplrnn. ATHENS. April 30. The report of the re treat In Ipirus Is confirmed. The Greeks are abandoning all positions they had occu pied except Snlagorn. Phlllpplada Is among the places evacuated. The minister of war , before starting for Pharsalos , submitted to King George for his signature a decree re calling the chief of staff Colonel Sapounta- kls , whom the Delyannls cabinet , despite its promises , would not recall because the crown pilnco had declared that he would consider such a recall a personal affront to himself. . _ _ _ . . _ _ _ . . . Tui-liH Oi-f-upy Trllclinln. CONSTANTINOPLE , April 30. The Turk ish government Issued the following an nouncement today : "Edhem Pasha tele graphs that the First division occupied Trlkhala on Wednesday. Two hundred con victs were released and armed on the previ ous day , nnd0,000 rifles were distributed among the Inhabitants by the Grcch ] , who also permitted the pillage of arms and cin- munltlon. The Turkish commander ordered the arms to b3 restored under ssverq penal ties. " i Turkey Ylt-lcln to the I'ciwvrN. CONSTANTINOPLE , April 30. In response to noten from the Russian. French and British embassies the Turkish government has consented - , sented that the expulsion .of Greeks from Turkish territory Is to be discontinued for a period of eight days from May 3. Meanwhile the French consulate Is Issuing certificates of protection , and by this act Is causing gen eral comment In ofllclal circles , as the portc hss not yet recognized Franco as the protector of Greek Catholics In Turkey. A'-oollllt of Ciipltiilnlloii of Volo. LONDON , April 30. A dispatch to the Times from Larlesa , dated Tuesday , Bays : Vole ivjrrcndercd last evening ( Monday ) tea a force of Turkish cavalry. The garrison yielded up Its arma without resisting. The railway between Vole and Larlssa Is being restored , the Greeks having torn up the rails during their flight. Eleven largo guns wcro captured by the Turks on their way to Vole and all the war material In the town has fallen Into their hands , A < lvl i-M the lloonll of VIIHMOH. PARIS , April 30. The Tempo urges the new Greek : rablnct to lose no tlmo In recall- Ins Colonel Vassos from Crete and so give Europe what It has been demanding In vain for so long. This , the Temps adds , Is the bfst way to prepare for the Intervention of Europe and not give Turkey tlmo to form dangerous Idcau as to the arrangement of frontiers. The Temps also demands an Im mediate armistice. lllow Up Iliillwny Tuniiol. IXNDON , April SO. The Dally News cor respondent at Salonlca says It la reported that -1,000 Greek troops have landed at Keramotl and blown up the railway tunnel near OkdJIbalar and that n strong band of Insurgents has appeared at Nevlza , with the Intention of cutting off communication with Soiovltch. Troops have also been hastily sent to Monastlr as an attack thcro Is Beared. I'rupoNeN Snipe-union of HoHllllllox , LONDON , April 30. The Athens corre spondent of the Dally Chronicle , Henry Ncrnian , says the report Is current thera this ( Friday ) evening that France has pro posed to the other powcra a suspension of hostilities and the summoning of u congress at which thu rectification of the Greek fron tier on the basis of the treaty of Hurlln might bo considered. Greek Kleet AtliivkM PreveNn. LONDON , April 30. A dispatch to the Dally NC\VB from Constantinople cays that the Greek fleet has reattacked Prevcsa. The commander of the garrison has asked for provisions , but adda that be can wait , If neceisary , a little longer. It U expected that reinforcements will reach him In two TT MOHK GOLD OOINO TO KfllOPIC. Government UfHcrve , Hpvrever , In Sulllolont to Meet. All I leninnilH. NEW YORK , April 3q.-Vo4 Hoffman & Co. ship $1,600,000 gold to Eort p r-tomorrow. Lazard Frcrcs will ship'$1,250,000 mixed gold bars and coin , and Hcld'clbachi ' Ickclhclmer & Co. will fhlp tSOO.OOO maklnj ; the total ot gold shipments announced thin tar $3,250,000. Kuhn , Loeb & Co. wtll'thlp $500,000 In gold bars tomorrow to EuropeT It Is stated that Kldder , Peabody & Co. Tylll Increase their ire.'Icu'.ly anncunnd shipment tor next Tues day from $500,000 to $750,000 and it Is possible that It may reach $1,000,000. The total shipments ot gold for the week ending May 1 Is $0,227.0W ) . This Includes the shipments announced fAr tomorrow. On Tuesday next t dder , Pcabody & Co. will ship $750,000 , making the grand total of an nounced and actual shipments from April 27 to May 4 , $0,977,000. Lazard Frcres & Co. have Increased their gold shipments for tomorrow from $1,250,000 to $1,000,000. This makes the total gold shipments for tomorrow $4',000,000 , and the total shipments from April 27'to May I , $ " , - " 17,000. WASHINGTON , April 3b. Today's with drawal from the New York subtrcasury ot $1,000,000 In gold coin and bullion for ex port Is not viewed with , apprehension at the Treasury department , old officials of the department calling attention' to the fact that during the last twenty years and more thcro has been an annual outward movement of gold from this country to Europe , usually beginning In April or May , and ending In midsummer , and a corresponding return movement during the winter months. The last three years , however , have been marked by abnormal gola movements , bcscd on ab normal conditions , which , 'It ' Is said , no longer exist. The records "ot the treasury show that during thu last eight years the heaviest monthly exportation of gold. In round numbers , have occurred as follows : June , 1SSS , $18,000.000 : Jujy. 1S90. $12,000- 000 ; May. 1S01 , $31,000,000 ; June , 1SD2 , $17- 030,000 ; May , 1893 , $19,000,000 ; May. 1S94. $27,000,000 ; February , 1S93 , J2G.OOO.OOO ; May , 1S9C , $19.000,000. < - . Several reasons arc given for the present gold export movement , ' of which reasons the heavy Importations to take advantage of the proposed new tariff'law are regarded as the weightiest , , Today's customs receipt ? , amounted to $2,279,470 , as compared with $583,576 foi- April 30 last year. For the. ' present month the customs receipts aggregate $24.154,351 , as compared with $11,815.731 for April , 1896. The duties paid of course constitute only a fraction of the cost of thfl goods Imported , for which settlements must be made In gold. The money spent by American tourists abroad , which has been estimated as high as $150,000,000 n year , Is another factor In the problem. The demand for foreign bills on this account has begun already' , and Is likely to continue for some months. Another factor Is the heavy pUrchasea of gold on Austrian and Japanese account. During the first ten days In the prpstjnt month the Bank of England alone lost obo-at $5,000,000 to Japan and Austria-Hungary. The appre hension of a general conflict among the powers growing out of thq war between Turkey and Greece and the rccvnt decision of the supreme court against' railroad traffic combinations , It Is thought , also may have been contributory causes to the present necessity of shipping gold abroad. Whatever the cause , no alarm Is felt here as to the outcome , the present stock of gold In the treasury , $153,354G38 , be.liig regarded as ample to meet any cmerec'ncy without In the least Impairing our crcditiabroad. IiiillcnllohH Hint n 6 < > iiclunion Mny He Horn-lied llefiTfe TnnlKlit. < ATLANTA , Co. . , April 30. The thirteen army officers constituting the court-martial before which CaptSln Henry jRomeyn Is. now on trial at Fort ilcPherson have received or ders from the War department to the effect that upon the conclusion or the present trial they shall remain In Atlanta to await further Instructions. . The order Is regarded as very significant , from the fact that Cap tain Romcyn has preferred -'charges against Lieutenant M. J. O'llrlen of the Fifth In fantry , who Is the formqr officer's accuser In the case now pending. The charges against O'Brien are fcald to bo _ vofy serious , and should he ever be brought up for trial It Is fxpected that there wlll'be Fame very lively proceedings , which will totally eclipse In icnsatlon the trial of Romoyn. President Guenther of th3 court-martial Is as yet Igno- -ant of what the orders to tfic court will be , but It Is generally bellevfd'they will remain here to try Lieutenant O'Brien/ The trial of Romeyn 'drags slowly along. Today the prosecution finished the rebuttal testimony and evidence' Intjsurrcbiittal was bfgun. Lieutenants Liggett , Wahl , Peavey , Mitchell , Hackney , Slgerfoos , Captain Ran- lall and Major Charles Porter were placed on the stand and testifiedthatthcy knew of no social ostracism or dlsfavur having been ihown previous to the tlmo charges were preferred against Captain Romeyn for slan der. Romeyn took ihe atand and stated that in order was Issued from . the department mitigating the sentence' of the court-martial at his former trial at Fort llellly , where ho was charged with having lost a large amount of government forage. The trial may conclude tomorrow , , , lf ICANSAS CITV STOCK JVAnDS CASK. Tiiklne of TeNtliuonyOpenN In the I.eKlNlntlve luvoHtlKntlou. KANSAS CITY , April 30. The taking of testimony In the Kansas City rtock yards case , growing out of the effprts of the StockYards Yards company to prevent the enforcement of the recently passed Kansas law reducing yardagD charges , began , herp today. George W. Clark , assistant attorney general of Kan sas for several yeara , acted as special mas- tcr. Albert II. Horton , formerly chief Justice of the supreme court , Is oneof the counsel for the sjoclc yards company. To the Stock Yards company , which Is tha second largest In the country , the result 'of this case means thousanda.t If not millions , of dollars. The purpose of. the stock yards people. Is to prove that ' > tbe * present charges are reasonable ; that the prices fixed by the Kansas legislature nre'rtllnoun If enforced , and that In ntteuipllnft to fix -'the rates the state Is Interfering wltli'lnlt'nstato ' commerce. The yards lie In both 'Kanaan- Cities , being situated on the. Kansou-Mfeisouri state line. II. P. Child , superintendent * of ( he Stock Yards company sines It was * established In 1871 , was the first witness. He went Into details to show tho- - -yJorklugs- the yards and stated that , outside cf.rea.lty , the com pany hid expended a total tyf over $1,500000 In buildings , yards , etc. Itf 'reply to ques tions ho said that charpes'itjmply for "yard- ago and feeding" were for ; dlmpllelty's sake , They copied after the Ch cage yards and found the present system \ipore \ satisfactory than to make a long list 'of separate charges , At the conclusion 6f MrrChlld's testimony the hearing was postponed * until next Thuru- day morning , _ IX TJIBl'LUUWAHIJH Many I'orxuiiH ICilloil In the Mini Vi'i-h I'fMoertr Hhmii. ( Copyright , If 97 , by Pre9 ' Publishing Cpmpany. ) KINGSTON , Jamaica , April 30. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram , ) There has been a HUcccEelon of terrific earthquake shocks In the Leeward Islands , killing many people and doing great damage to property. The center of the disturbance Is at Mont- serrat. but the area affected extends from St. Kills to Martinique , The Kreatest loss of life Is nt Guadeloupe. All business haa been suspended and the churches have been opened for general prayer. Convict Perry of Munli-r. ATLANTA. Oa. , April 3O-H. 8. Perry of Atlnntu , who killed Bely Lanler at De- ciitur March 8. ullet.'Inp ; ( hat Lanler hud been guilty of an axrnlilt upon the per son of bin ( parry's ) wirwai rnnVlctcd of murder In the first decree this morning and sentenced to bans iluy 1 > civ vppnni n inn IW/MIPT\ SIX NLCROES ARE LUCIItD Young Fiends Meet with Swift Eotribution in Texas , MOB WREAKS ITS VENGEANCE QUICKLY Victim * of Snniiiinry Jitndep Were ( Iiillly of Triple Murder nuil it XiituclfNX Crime Pnhllc Applmulx the Deed. HOUSTON , Tex. , April 30. For the murder of an old man In his dotage , a child In Its nonage and a woman In the first flush of young womanhood , the ravishment of two BlrU' , the burning of the home of their vlc- | I tlms , two of the bodies being consumed In the [ Unite , six young negroes were last night sent to their doom by the hands of an In furiated mob of negroes , the victims ale being negrosB at Sunnyslde , Walter county. Last fall a gentleman , from Hrenham was robbed of $05. Suspicion pointed to the four Thomas boys and they confessed to having committed the theft , saying that they had given $30 of the money to Henry Daniels. Daniels spent the money , nnd on Sunday evening last the four Thomas boys , accordIng - Ing to their conferelon , decided to cither col lect their $30 or kill Daniels. They carried out the latter part of the program. Henry Daniels , an old negro , lived In a little hut with his stepdaughter Marie and a 7-ycar-old child. Wednesday night the house was broken open , Marie Daniels and the 7-year-old child wcro ravished and Dan iels clubbed to death while trying to pro tect thnsn In his charge. Then the bodies of Daniels and his stepdaughter were thrown Into the house and the child thrown Into the well. The house was set on fire and the devils of such a crime left , thinking that they hid covered their Inhuman deed from the fight of the world. The fire had not attracted much attention , but when Daniels and Ma people did not show up the charred location of the house was searched and the terrible- truth was BOOH only too plain. The burntd remnants of human bodies left no doubt In one direction , while the blood stains about the premises Indicated the commission cf murder. The local officers went to work with a will and were ably assisted by the best cit izens of the neighborhood. Bloodhounds from Steclo's plantation were secured and they wcro not long In finding the right track. Be fore night they went straight Into the place where the Thomas boys resided and , ono by one , they were secured , SEVEN NEGROES AHRESTED. Fayctto Hlionc , 21 years old ; Will Gates , 35 years old ; Louis Thomas , 20 years old ; Aaron Thomas , 13 yearn old ; Jim Thomas , 14 years old , and Denny Thomas , 15 years old. were placed under arrest. The last four are brothers. Later on Will Williams was captured. . When taken they were smeared with blood and a bjwdy shirt was found. The blood- hounJs worked splendidly. and after the bays were confronted with the evidence they acknowledged the kill ing. The sovcn prlsoncis wcro under guard last night until about 12 o'clock , when the guards were overpowerd by a strong body of men andthe prisoners taken toward- the Hrazos bottoms north of here. A lUte | later forty or fifty shots were fired aiw'all was quiet. i This morning , dangling from the limbs of 'c largo oak tree , were found the bodies of six negroes , limp and lifeless. Hundreds of people from all over the country arc surging back and forth , but al ways with the one tree as the center of at traction , The bodies of all the negro fiends , are there except that of Williams , and he Is not to bo found , but the shots probably ex plained the absence. At a Into hour this evening the bodies are still hanging In the tree. As far as can be learned the mob was composed'of white and black men , with the colored element largely predominating. Tonight there is a calm after the storm and opinion Is almost uni versal that if the right persons were appre hended no harm has been done. SONS OP AMEU1CAN IIKVOMJTIOX. Niiflimnl ConirreHN Till KM of Contioll- ilndtiiv with ICiuitreil Iloily. CLEVELAND , April 30. The national con gress of the SOBS of the American Revolu tion has brought to 'Cleveland many dis tinguished men , and when the session of the society opened in the Chamber of Com merce this morning men prominent In va rious walks of life were present. The ad dress of welcome was delivered by President J. il. Richardson of the Ohio society , and was responded to by Vice President General Edwin S. Barrett of the Massachusetts so ciety. Both addresses wCrc of an eloquent nature. The secretary. General Franklin Murphy of Ne\v \ York , apologized for the absence of the president , General Horace Porter , who Is busy arranging his affairs preparatory to hlo departure as ambassador to Franca. ' The secretary's report showed that the so clety has an organization of' 9,000 members in thirty-six states , with a society In Hawaii , The reports of C. W. Ilarklna of New York , treasurer grrtral , O. Howard Clark of Wash ington , register general , and Henry Hall , historian gcreral , were also read , but were of a strictly routine nature. The absorbing topic at the morning session was the proposed union with an organization boning a similar name , the Sons of tliu Rev olution. There has been an Inclination far months to unite and It is likely the conven tion will take steps to that end before It adjourns. Among those who were present at the morning session were : George I ) , Todd , Ken tucky ; Hon. George- , Wood , Kentucky ; Gen eral L. Brent , Maryland ; J. Warren Cuter , New York ; Captain C. M. Williams , Vir ginia ; Colonel W. W. Strong , Wisconsin ; General J , C. Breckenrldge , Washington ; Eugene F , Endlcott , Massachusetts. Mrs. Donald McLean , the regent of the New York chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution , la hero to represent that branch of tha order. In the afternoon a committee was ap pointed to confer with a similar committee of the Sana of tha Revolution relative to the amalgamation of the two organizations. A permanent committee of thirteen was ap. pointed to appeal to congress to prevent the use of the American flag for advertising pur- posw. Officers were elected as follows : President-general , Edwin S. Barrett of Mas- rncluisetts ; presidents-general , Colonel Robert Anderson -California , John Whitehead - head of New Jersey , James Richardson of Ohio , Captain S. E. Gloss of Illinois and General J , C. Breckcnrldge ; secretary-gen eral , B. J. Hill of Connecticut ; treasurer- general , O. W. Ha'sklns of New York ; rcgls. trar-gcneral , A , Howard Clark of Washing ton ; historian-general , Henry Hall of New York ; chaplain , Bishop Cheney of Chicago. When the election was made the order of business , General Rreckenrldge urged that President McKlnley be elected president- general of the toclety. There was some opposition to this on thu ground that bo would not have time to devote to the dutlei of the office and that politicians might seek to use the society for selfish purposes , In the evening a banquet WHS held at the Hollenden , u number of distinguished men responding to toaats. jJe of Vulualile I.t-iul .Ml in-W. ST. tOUI8 , April SO. The Lamotte mining claim of ttouthcrn Missouri liua been trans ferred by II. Hnzznrd of New York to II , S. Lciitho of this city for a cash considera tion of S30.000. The mine Is on thu south ern border of the I'lutto river Itud belt , on the St. Francis river , In St. Francis und Mudlson counties , und covera Huvernl hun dred ucres , It lu thu Intention of the pur chaser to work tin1 nroperty on u moro ex- teimlvo scale and the present force of 00 men will be nearly doubled. That lend re- Klon Is ono of thu most profitable in Amer ica. THE BEE BULLETIN. Wonthfr loronjt for Ncbrn kn Generally l-'nlr : Wnrmcr ; South Winds. 1. Orerku Win n ( Irrnt Victory. Grrrk Army nt Artn -oiirngcd. . Sextuple I , ) nrlilnc In Trim. Molilllrntton Srlirinn Prommnr 2. Sit nviiitMtlnii lliiltilliiRji Atithi ] Hiip.ly | Drpot Conference Todif 3. New Nrbninkik linurnnce ItuU MUslMlppI t.pvrrfl Woiilu-aln Mmlo for thn Utah Jubilee. I. IMItorhit nnil Comment. . fl , Vo lenliy : In Hmo Hull Circle Mlnlnp NtuTR from thn lllnc/ ! / ] 0. Coiinrll IHiiIT I.ornl M tti-ni | Coiiiiiiriitlvo Strriigth of 7. Coiiinu-rclikl unit I'ltiunrlitl N H. In the I'leld of Kloctrlelty. U. llurlliiRtoti PiHliliig It ) Ni-w Motlu-r SrrkN Prdtoetlon from Sun. 1(1. HltH llf rplllllllllO ( illXKlp. Ilrnvo Droil of u Soutlirrn Hcildlrr. 11. Dutlrx of the L'omnmndc-r'it Drdorly. Noti-n ou Urn-rout Literature. 13. "Tho Two Donr * . " I'-OIl TIIH JIKCOVI3UV OF KSTUAYS. I'rovlHloiiN of ( he I.IMV oil TliU Suli- Jret I'liNNi-d l.tiNt Winter. PIERRH , S. D. , April 3J. ( Special. ) Ono of the laws passed last winter wcs for the purpose of facilitating the recovery of estraje , and provides that whenever an cstray Is taken up In any of the organized counties of tbo state the finder , after procedlng In the usual manner of disposal of estrays up to the time of the appraisement of the same , shall file a notice of such appraisement with the register of deeds In the county In which such cstray has been taken up and the reg ister of deeds shall forward a copy of the cntray notice to the public * printer , with the j i \ prlco of two publications of the same , for 1 publication. The public printer BO men tioned Is provided for In the same law , and Is to bo the publisher of a paper , who shall publish cstray notices sent him by all reg- Istcis of deeds of ( he state , and his paper shall bo subscribed for by all the counties and kept on file In the ofllcc at thu register of dccd.s of each for examination by any ono so desiring. The secretary has selected as Kiich paper for the next year the Volga Tribune.- , which will be the paper looked for by Btolc losers In the future. TO\V\SIII1' HOHHOWS STATU'S MO.VHY SclHi-nl - ItonilH 1'iirtlull.v Itofuiuleil lit tliu Stnte School Ftiiul. PIERRE , S. D. , April 30. ( Special. ) In the early days of settlement In Sully county , when the first settlers estimated u. largely Increased population In a short time , Okobojo town.shlp , among others , bonded to scciiro school houses to accommodate the population at that time as well as to meet future needs. Now that the bonds are pay able and while not yet reaching the limit of time for which they were Issued , the town Is taking a very sensible course In paying the amount into its sinking fund and re funding the balance of the debt In the state school fund. This makes the Interest 1 per cent lower than the oM bonds drew and nt the same time gives the state school fund a benefit , Instead of sending the Interest to eastern Investors. U la a system which , It followed out , would open up Investments for the state fund whlcn would be safe and which would bo .of benefit to both , the towns which arc carrying the bonds and to the state generally. Sliliuilnir YOIIIIK : Stack , to the. ItniiKCH. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , April 30. ( Spe cial. ) Shipments of young stock for the cattle ranges west of the Missouri river art beginning to arrive. Six carloads of cows and calves belonging to John Q. Anderson of .Mitchell passed through here for his ranch In the ceded Sioux lands and the same train brought 500 head for W. L. Montgom ery of this city. PIERRE. S. . , April 30. ( Special. ) A car containing twenty-two Hereford bulls came to this city on last night's train , the whole shipment being for one rancher on Chey enne river. The stockmen are Improving their stock every year by breeding up their herds , and the grade of cattle which will go to the market In future years will show up much better than stock raised without any particular care In breeding. OintiiiilNNloiicrM lii-oii dip Suit. CHAMIJERLAIN , S. D. , April 30. ( Spe cial. ) The county commissioners have taken action In the case brought by the township board of Pukwana township against James S. Sanborn , manager of an Immense Irriga ted farm belonging to a Chicago capitalist , for permitting the surplus water from his artesian well to flood a jiubllo highway. The county commissioners agreed that the evil waa not sufficiently serlouH to warrant further prosecution and adopted a resolu tion Instructing the state's attorney to with draw the suit against Scnborn and make no further eo ta against the county In the case. IinllniiN ( Illicitly Spend Tht-lr Cnxli. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , April 30. ( Spe cial. ) The Indians on the Crow Creek res ervation a few days ago received a 'per cap ita payment of $3 , and as a result post trad- era ut the agency and the merchants In this city have been doing a rushing business with the red men. The average Indian Is a firm believer In the propriety of keeping money in circulation , und ho soon expends his cash for articles which strlka his fancy and which ho thinks ho needs moro badly than money. The Indiana at Santco agency have also received another payment of $20- 000 from the government. Tup CoiiipuiiOrK PIERRE , S. D. , April 30. ( Special. ) Articles of Incorporation hava been filed with the secretary of state for the Gold Top Mining company , with lieadquartera a't Ragged Top , and a capital stock of $100000 ; Incorporators , P. J. Oschncr and W. J. Ford , Spcarfish ; Jacob Schroder , Preston ; J. Woods Smith and Richard Hunt , Chicago , The Selblu-Vaughan company has been Incorpora ted to.transact a general mercantile business at Whltswood , with a capital of $10,000 ; In corporators , William Hell ) le , Mrs. Alice T. Vaughan and Henry Cooper. I.nrurcAt'rciiKP - nf Win- " * . CHAMBERLAIN. S. D. , April 30. ( Spe cial. ) An unusually larco acreage Is being planted In Brulo countyi this spring. Wheat seeding ID In progress In many localities , while many fanners are through , and In some Instanced wlieat has appeared above the ground. Arroxtoil for Soiling Prnlrle Klro , MILLER , S. D. , April 30.--SpeclaI ( Tele gram. ) A prominent fanner named Joseph Creasy , scutl-cast of here , was arrested to day charged with setting a prairie flro which did considerable damage. Hun Down by u. Train. SCANDIA , Kas. , April 30.-Mrn. Atary Peterson und four children of thin place were run down by a Hock Island passen ger train , Two children were killed , the legs of a third were cut off nnd the woman's urm WIH broken. She- hail been Inmino tor some tlmo an * was Ileelntf from lioino at the time , Movement * of Ooi-iui Veoiel * April HO. At New York Arrived La Touralnc , from [ favre : Ohio , from Southampton ; Mler , from Bremen. At Copenhagen Sailed Ilecla , for Now York , At Naples Sailed Mimslllla , for New York ; Kins , for Gibraltar. At Liverpool Sailed Tnurlc , for New York. Arrived Co vie , from New York. At Queenstown Sailed Hcyttilu , for IJos. ton. Arrived Campania , from New Yorker [ or Liverpool. At Movllle Bulled Furnesfllu. for New York. At Uulllmore Arrlved-Ohlo , front Rotter dam , At Glasgow Arrived Rt'ilopla , from New York. At Jxmdoil-Ballea-Mobtle , for New York. READY TO REPORT ' I ; , InfonrmUon Onllcd For by the War Department is About Prepared ! GEN , COPPINGER ON MOBILIZING MILITIA Two Suitable Locations for Encampment Are Viewed wltb Favor. MANY THINGS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION Figures Submittsd on the Magnitude of. the Scheme. IMPORTANCE OF MOVtMENT ESTIMATED MOIIIIN the CotiiM-iitriitloii of Moro iiiiN Tliiin llnvo llci-u Moon Mlnoo tlio War otTlilrlj. Klve YvnrN ABO , The Investigations of PJC officers of the De partment of the Platte Into the conditions attending n mobilization of thu national guards of the several states at Omaha In 1898 are nearly completed and a report will probably bo made to the secretary of war within a few days. The Information called for by the War department from General Cop. plngcr , commanding the Department of the Platlc , Includes Inform&ttou regarding the availability of the land surrounding Omaha for such an encampment , also the cost of the maintenance of a largo body of troops at this point and the probable cost of trans * porting these troops to aud from the en campment. Investigations have been made of the coun try Immediately adjacent to Omaha and a number of locations have been found which , are suitable for an encampment such as Is proposed. Two locations In particular have been viewed with rspecKU favor. Iloth are entirely suitable and it Is thought that both nro obtainable with little or no expense. Ono of these Is the country In the vicinity of Miller park and old Fovt Oniaha , together with the rolling land to the north and west , rnaldng a tract about GOO or SOO acrea In extent. The other site which la regarded very favorably is In the vicinity of Council Bluffs. The land lies netr the Union Pacific transfer grounds In Council Uluffs. It Is ou what engineers would designate as the "sec end bench" above the river , It lies west ot the transfer and Includes about 700 acres. MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION. The , most Important consideration In B3- lectlng ground for camping Is to secure good dralnago and plenty of water. The two. locations mentioned meet these requirements fully. Both may bo plentifully supplied with water from the pumping otatluns of Omaha 'and Council IutTn. ) ! An average ' water supply of live gallons per day per man 'is said by General Coppluger to be necessary. This does cot Include the amount which will bo required for moim.lod < troopti or- bat teries ot light artillery , both of which re quire large ni-rcbers of horMs. These wilt probably require fifteen gallons per day for. each man and horse. The matter of securing the land In lho vicinity of Fort Omaha for this encampment will be brought before the executive commit tee of the expedition , and the securing of the land on the Council ItluffK side of the. river hs been placed In the hands of Di rector Lucius Wells and George F. Wright of Council Bluffs. They will lay the matter before the Merchants' and Manufacturers' association of Council Bluffs at Its next mooting and an effort will be made to secure the necessary aivount of land , If ho'h these tracts can be secured the encampment will probably bo divided Into two divisions , ono division being located on each of these tracts. This will allow of opportunities for maneuvering of the two corps as opposing armies. TWO GREAT ARMIES. With an appropriation by the general gov ernment it la cafe to estimate that at least 100,000 of the 130,000 ineinboru of the militia will bo present , and this will allow of two corps of fiO.OOO men each , asldo from the largo detachments of regular troops which , will bo encamped hero at the same time. This number of men will form two armies of no mean proportions and the movements of troops will bo on a ucule not equaled la this country since the days of the strife be tween the north and the eouth. The amount of ground referred to In the two tracts In , contemplation will give ample room for tha formHtion of the troops , but the general movement will bo over a largo "extent of territory Burroundlng the three cities of Oniaha , Council Bluffs and South Omaha. The Importance , of this movement to Omaha can scarcely be estimated. In the matter of supplies for the commissary de partment , of such a vast body of troops the figures are surprising. Taking as a basla for computation the regulation army ration , the following figures represent the amount of supplies which will bo required each day to feed 100,000 men ; Pounds. Moat 1 > , OUC lirvuil 11)0,000 ) llcjins , rlco or hominy Ifi.ooo ' ColTea . . . 10,000 Kucur ir , OOC Halt 4,00(1 ( Pepper 'i'O oap -1,106 Candles l.OOJ Vinegar , gallons 1,004 , In addition to the articles mentioned tha troops' would consume u vast amount ol fresh vegetables and other supplies. Tha supplies heretofore enumerated aggregate 271,250 pounds , or about seven curloda pet day.In In addition to the advantage derived from the jmrclcKO of this large amount of ma terial from the merchants of this section , ai well as the gardeners , experience allows that It may bo safely estimated that each mem ber of this large force of troops will npeml at least J10 during his tay In camp and many will upend much more. OIKMMim'O A UUAItl ) OH' IIO.VOIl. I'roniliM-iit MOM lo lu Duty During ( lit * KMHIHKIOII. Some time ugo George W. Sues conceived the Idea of organizing a mounted company to receive visitor ! ) and do honors durluj ; tha holding of the TransrnlsHlsHlppl Exposition. Letters were addressed to a number of the prominent business and professional men of this city , South Omaha and Council Bluffs , Answers are now beginning to bo returned to Mr , Buea , and In every instance the writ- cm favor the scheme and promlsn to do all that they can to bring about the * reuultu sought. While the plaiiH have not been worked out In all of tlielr details , the general outline Is to organize a company of at least 100 men , all of whom will bo mounted. Their general duties will be to meet delegatlonu and visiting dlgnltorlea and escort them to the exposltlQn grounds. The mounted men will aUio act an u guard of honor at all paraded. OFFICIALS TO IIOI.I ) A CONFUHU.VCB. llumovnl of , Mlmiuurl Piielllo Truolo from Kxpoxltlon fJrouniln , Superintendent llathburn of the Mlwourl Pacific will visit Omaha Monday for tbo purpose of holding a conference with the ex position people over the propoicd removal of the Missouri Pacific tracks from the north ! portion of the exposition grounds to Ames avenue. As tlio grounds are now located , the tracks ci.t the Oak Chatham addition almost Kuuarcly In two , General Manager