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THE OMAHA ; DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUiNE 11) ) , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY , MAY 18 , 1897. SINGLE CO1Y FIVE O33NTS. RUSH TO THE RESCUE Authorities at Washington Act Promptly on Oabaii Question , AID FOR AMERICANS WHO ARE NEEDY President McKinley Sends an Urgent Message lo Oongrew. SENATE APPROPRIATES SUM OF 350,000 , Only Eighteen Minutes Occupied in Passing Relief Measure. RESOLUTION 13 ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY 3\Ioii \ < - > - to ! ! Kxiicmleil by Secretary of SliitiKlllur to riiruluiNU Sii | > - or IlrliiK tin * DcHdtiitu Hack to United Sliilcn. WASHINGTON , May 17. The president L today scut the following message to congress : To thu Senate and House of Representa tives or the United StaU-a : Olllcml Information mation from our consuls In Cuba estab lishes ihe fact that a large number of .American citizens In the Island are In a mate or destitution , surferlng for want ot food and medicines. Thla ajipllcs particu larly to the rural districts ot the central nml cuHtein parts. Tile agricultural classes have been forced from their farms Into the nearest towns , where they arc without work or money. The local authorities of the several towns , however kindly disposed , are unable to relieve the needs of their own people , and are altogether powerless to help our citl- Th'o latest report of Consul General Leo estimates WK ) to 800 Americans are without means of mipport. I have ansurcd him that provision would be made ai oncu to re- llcvo them. To that end I recommend that congress inuku an appropriation of not less than $ .71,000 , to IMS Immediately available for tisu under the direction of thu secretary of It is desirable that a part of the sum < whlch may bo appropriated by congress dhoulil , In the discretion of the secretary of Htatc , also be used for the transportation of American citizens who , dtslrlng to re turn to the United States , are without moan to do BO. , BO.W1LUAM MKINLBY ( Executive AInnslon , liny 17. IIHMI2F FOIl STARVING AMKUICAXS. .Somite Promptly I'IIHNVM < lie Aniiro- lirlatlnn Axlccd I'or. WASHINGTON. .May 17. Cuba engrossed the attention of the senate today. The public- Interest In the subject was shown by the great crowds which besieged the galleries throughout the day. Among the occupants ot tbo diplomatic gallery were Sir Julian 1'nuncefoto and Minister Hatch of Hawaii , nnd In the reserved gallery was General Dan 13. Sickles , cx-Unltod States minister to Spain. Neither the Spanish legation In Washington nor the Cuban Junta was rep resented , PO far as could bo observed. Two phases of the subject were presented. First cnmo the question of relief to destitute and ( starving Americans In Cuba , nnd at 2 o'clock ' Jlr. Morgan's 'resolution caused spirited de bate. The first , question was presented In tliQ president's .message . ns soon ns the ses sion opened. Immediately following Us read ing , Mr. Davis , chairman of the committee on foreign relations , presented a favorable report on n Joint resolution originally Intro duced by Mr. Galllnger , appropriating $00,000 fOr relief of American citizens In Cuba. Immediately after the reading of the Jour nal , Secretary Fruileu of the white house etaff presented the prcsldent'o message on Cuba. It was taken Id tne clerk's desk and read with the closest attention from sena tors and spectators. Following the reading nf the message Mr. Davis of Minnesota , chalrmar ot the committee on foreign rela- tloys , favorably reported with amendments tbo resolution Introduced by Mr. Galllnger last Thursday appropriating J50.000 for the relief of destitute citizens of the United States In Cuba. The resi lutlon as amended U as follows : UcHolved , by the senate and house of representatives of the United States In con- rress assembled. That the sum of JM.OOO bo and the same Is hereby appropriated out of any money In the treasury not other wise appropriated for the relief of desti tute citizens of the United States In the Island of Cuba , said money tobo expended at the discretion and under the direction ot the president of the United States In the imrchnxo and furnishing of food , clothing nnd medicines to pucli citizens nnd for transporting to the Unltfd States of such of them as BO desire and who are without nieaim to transport themselves. Mr. Davis asked for Immediate considera tion of the resolution and there wns no objection. The only speech made was that nf Mr. Oalllnger , who spoke briefly. He raid bo had been Impressed nt the great mans meeting , attended by 3,00n persons yce- terday , with the statement made theru by a correspondent who had traveled through the stricken district of Cuba. Thlii gentleman had staled tliot there was an abundance of food In Cuba and that It wag needless to give relief In that direction. The real trouble , he t-ald , was that the Cubans were licrdcd In the tnwiut and prevented from going out to get food. The. moat effective relief , Mr , Galllnger sold , would be a de mand by the prcaldent and the government that the Cubans bo released from their bondage In the IOWIIH and permitted to go whcro they could secure food , The senator v/ss ready to assume his uhare of responsi bility for such a step. Still , If the rcHilu- tlnn Just reported gave n measure of relief be would heartily support It without urging the other plan of relief ho had suggested. Thi' resolution was then put on its passage and without division It pawed unanimously , there being no response lo the call for the nays. It had taken exactly eighteen min utes for the reading of the message , the presentation of the committee report and the brlot speech and the final passage of the resolution. When the Morgan resolution came up today Senator Wellington of Maryland made n vigorous ppeoch In opposition , to It. HP said the republican party bad come Into power to relieve the people of this country of distress. The first duty of congress , ho said , was not to Crete , not to Cuba , but to the American pecplc. Senator Wellington cald ( hut us a republican he u-untcil to say that be most emphatically nnd heartily approved of the policy of drover Cleveland In regard to Cuba. Cleveland , ho said , was entitled to the thanko of the people because lie would not rush this country headlong Into war with Spain , Mr , I'ettus of Alabama asked who are the Jlngocn nnd HIP question brought out loud np- plnuso from the galleries. Mr. Wellington replied that jingoism was the Eplrlt which would draft thu country Into war regardless of reason. Mr , Stewart criticised Mr. Wellington's In dorsement ot the Cleveland administration Mr. Stewart favored the revolution , Mr , Daniel of Virginia replied to Mr. Wei- llngton. saying that the Maryland senator bad evidently spoken under a misappre hension. Mr. Wellington , he eald , was en tirely mistaken in supposing that tbo reso lution was on act hostile to Spain , He also nalt\ that tltero was no reason for sympathy for Spain. Promptly at 2 o'clock the Morgan Cuban resolution was taken tip. At that time the galleries were filled to overflowing as the crowds awaited something In addition to the relief resolution passed at thn outset. The Morgan resolution declares that a con- dltlon of public war exists In nuba and that strict neutrality shall be maintained by the United States. Mr , Morgan slated that un less Homo senator desired to speak ha would ask a yea and nay vote on the pending mo tion of Mr. Hnlo to refer Ihe resolution t. ( ho committee on foreign relations. Mr. Halo suggested the abu-nrtt of : quorum , and a call , after same delay , bto'ight lorty-tU senator * , Just n quotum , to the sn- ntc. The vote was nbout to bo taken when Mr , Wellington , republican of Maryland , nroso for his maiden speech , which proved to be a vigorous protest against the resolu tion nnd n plea for Its reference to the com- tnlttco on foreign relations. He Raid that , while a declaration of belligerency might not bo serious , yet the ponnto should pause nnd consider the serious results that might fol low such n declaration. A new administra tion had Just come Into power , ho said. Hack of It stretched four years of depression nnd disaster. Capital had been In hiding or had sacrificed Its principal as well as Its returns. Hack of us stretched four years of Idleness. The republican party had conic Into power on certain propositions. First of these wns the question of an adequate- tariff bill. Ho believed the first duty of congress wns to the American people rather than to the Cubans and Orcckp. "Tho policy pursued by the late admin istration nnd by drover Cleveland meets my approval , " declared Mr. Wellington , "and as n republican I am prepared to say that Grover Cleveland did his duty In refusing to rush headlong Into a radical Cuban policy. This resolution Is n defiance of Spain. You may say that Spain Is a weak power nnd that we can annihilate It In thirty minutes. Are we ready for wnr ? Do tha American people wnnt war ? I do not believe It. Un til you are ready for wnr , do not take steps which will bring on war. " Mr. I'ettus of Alabama was on Ills feet and Inquired : "The senator i-peaks so em phatically of jingoes , let mu ask him , who arc the jlngoefl nnd what nro the Jingoes ? " There wns laughter and loud handclap- plng In the galleries on this Inquiry , evi dently bccauso the question was made against thu opposition to the resolution. "Tho senator needs no Information from mo ns to who are the Jingoes , " responded Mr. Wellington. "It Is the spirit that would drag our country Into war with Spain ; It Is the spirit that wotild draw us Into controversy with every country of Kuropo and make moro enemies than friends. " Mr. Stewart spoke briefly , saying It was strange to hear this Indorsement of the last administration from a republican senator. "I do not endorse the last administration , " Interrupted Mr. Wellington , "except so far ns foreign affairs nro concerned. " Mr. Stewart went on to say that lie could see no difference between the McKlnley nd- : nlnlstrntlon nnd the Clevclnnd ndtnlni trn- llon. The only difference between the two , : ie said , wns one of persons. Mr. McKlnley Is n. very pleasant gentle man , " added Mr. Stewart , amid laughter. "I do not Intend to draw comparisons , but simply say that Mr. iMcKlnley Is n pleasant gentleman. " Mr. Stewart argued for the resolution , saying It voiced the sentiment of the American people who wanted no moro Cleveland policy" on Cuba. Mr. Daniel of Virginia replied In n sar castic vein to some of Mr. Wellington's re marks , nnd then read a carefully prepared manuscript Involving the legal points in the recognition of belligerency. After conclud ing his legal argument , Mr. Daniel branched out on the general subject of Cuba , and aroused the keenest attention by his vigorous words. The diplomacy of Spain had suc ceeded for two and one-half years , he said , In blinding American diplomacy Into the belief that war did not exist In Cuba. Hut the world knew that war existed there , hlgh- ianded , red-handed , bloody , cruel war. It Is n war In which Spain employs moro troops than Kngland employed in seeking to put down the American revolution , nnd yet sen ators were mot with the statement that n recognition of n state ot wnr In Cuba would bo Inimical to Spain. He denied that the recognition ot an existing fact could bo con strued ns a "hostile net , but In nny event Lho fact should bo responded to and the great Influence of the United States thrown toward the cause ot civilized nnd Christian usage. It might give Spain a right to blockade Cuba , but In that case Spain would suffer more that the United States. It is onld this means war , " continued Mr. Daniel. "I deny It. If Spain should declare war against us because we recognize- bel ligerency of Its former subjects , who had carried on n wnr for two nnd a half years , It would have nn unjust cause of complaint and war against us and wo would have a just cause of complaint and war against It. I do not wish to see the American people Involved In war. I look upon war ns one ot the greatest calamities that can befall a pee ple. But It Is a greater calamity for the high public spirit of a great nation to be so deadened that It can look upon murder and arson and pillage with Indifference , nnd for the public spirit of a nation to be .so dead that It Is afraid to do an act of Justice for fear ot war. " Mr. Mason of Illinois then secured the floor , and will speak when the ret'olutlon ' Is taken up at 2 o'clock tomorrow. During the session bills were passed as follows : Appropriating $100,000 for a public building at Salt-Lake , Utah ; conferring Juris diction on the court of claims In the case of book agents of the Methodist Episcopal Church South against the United States ; ap propriating $100.000 for a public building nt Abilene. Tex. , nnd a like amount for Aber deen , . S. 1) . Mr. Pettlgrow. populist of South Dakota , called up the resolution for the appointment ot a commission of five senators to Investi gate tbo Issue of patents for lands to the Pacific railroads and to the California and Ori'Bon railroad. Mr' Gear , chairman of the Pacific railroads committee , moved to refer the railroad resolution to his committee , saying there was no need for a special committee. Mr. I'ettlgrew Insisted thnt n reference to the railroads committee would commit the resolution to Its graveyard. He spoke ot the nlleged manipulation of the Pnclflo rnll- rends nnd the urgent need of nn Investlgn- tlon In order to protect the government B liens on the branch lines of the Pacific sys tem. The senator criticised the senate reso lution on Pacific railroads , saying they hail tnknn the word of the "pliant tool" of the roads In opposition to the proposed Investiga tion. Ho declared lite belief that 1,000,000 acroj of this land hod boon patented through bribery nnd other Irregular means. Mr. Morgan , a member of tbo Pacific rail roads committee , said the regular committee could make the Investigation , ay it had been conducted and was anxious to rnnko the proposed Investigation. Ills motion to the effect wns carried and the resolution adopted. A resolution by Mr. Ilutler of North Carolina lina was agreed to , requesting the presi dent for Information as to the authority by which n enlo of the Union Pacific had been agreed upon by the executive and any com bination ot purchasers. At 5 o'clock an executive session was held and nt 5:30 the wnatoadlonnicd. IIOUSK SIIM3T11ACKS TUB MATTHIl , UnllfV of 'IVxuH nml IHiinlry of Mnlnt' 1)0 till' HllHlllCNN. WASHINGTON , May 17. The IIOUEO con fronted tl.o Cuban question today , made a party Issue of It and adjourned without taklnjj any action. President McKlnley's message was received without demonstration , and un its heels . .Mr. Hilt asked unanimous consent fof thn consideration of a bill In response to the president's request. Mr. Ilalloy of Texas asked for consent to consider In connection with the bill an amendment embodying Sen.i- tor .Morgan's resolution for recognizing the Cubans s belligerents. Mr , Dlngley would not consent to consider the amendment r.or Mr , Bailey to consider the bill without the amendment , so for the time the question was bldetracked. Then the house devoted two hours to de bate on the conference report on the features of the Indian bill opening for settlement tbo gllsonlte lands In the Uocompahgre reserva tion In Utah , and failed to accept the com promise agreed on by the conferees and askec for another conference with tbo senate on the bill. bill.Meantime Meantime the eenato recolutton , practically identical with Mr. Hltt's bill , had been sent to tbo house and Mr. Illtt asked unanimous content for Its ccnsldcratlon. The deadlock between Mr. U'ngley ' and Mr , Ilalloy was reenacted - enacted , and while Mr. iHallcy wai endeavor ing to get consent for ( he rorinlJeratlon of the two Cuban measures together , Mr , Dingle ) put In a motion to adjourn. This motion was carried by a vote of JO to C9 thirteen an swering preicnt. Under the rule for bi-weekly 'icsslons recently adopted tbo adjournment carries the question over to Thursday. Til" conference report of the Indian bll. recommended a compromise en tbo glUonlte 1'iii of the Uncampabgro Indians In Utah that the government retain title ti ( Continued on Third piiPPKn nnppnn i IMMA 'IT GREEKS SUH'ER ' A DEhAT Edhem Paslitv Pushes on Victoriously nnd Occupies Domokos , DESPERATE BA1 RE WITH MANY KILLED I'rhiri * CoiiNtntitlno Smilx tn AtlioiiN n UlHimtoli AniioiiiH'Inu ( In ; Knot that llVtiH CoiuitulliMl i ( o lletlro. LONDON , May 17 The Dally Telegraph's special correspondent with the Turkish forcto In Thcssaly telegraphs : "ISdhcm Pasha has moved on from point to point nnd finally occupied Domokos. The Greeks have sustained a crushing defeat. " AT1IKNS. May 17. Midnight. A dispatch jusl received from Domokos says that the Greek right wing has been compelled to retire six kilometers. LONDON , .May 17. A dispatch to the Times fiom Athena says the following tele gram has been received from Constantinople : "Our right wing , under Colonel Mnstrapas , has been compelled to retreat. It still holds Voufal , but may find It necessary to retire on Phourka pata. It was necessary to bring up all the reserves in order to repulse the futloun nttncks of the enemy. Our wounded have been sent to Lamia. The conduct of the army was praiseworthy. " ATHHNS , May 17. The most Intense ex citement prevails here. All the cabinet ministers have been assembled since noon at the ministry of marine. Here the dis patches from the front arc being received. The gravity of the situation cannot bo over estimated. DESCRIPTION OF THB BATTLE. LONDON , May 17.The D.Chronicle's correspondent nC Athens sends the following ninclil account of the fighting : "Over 50,000 Turks simultaneously and continuously attacked our whole line. Our artillery and Infantry did splendfd work. Twice all the regiments of the enemy wav ered and fled , although their attack was soon renewed with fresh forces which in turn wo were enabled to hurl back. "Tho stubborn resistance and splendid vigor of our troops finally compelled the enemy to give away altogether. All attncks on our left wcro repuUed. On our right we did not fare so well , the attack of the enemy was repulsed nnd they massed In great num bers for the next attack. Our line wavered and was broken , and the wing all but turned but for the timely arrival of the reserve. "The enemy had gained ground which It was Impossible to regain , and we , therefore fell back on Ilolsl. The Turks bad 50,000 troops with 30,000 reserves. Our force was only 35,000. Wo have lost heavily , but the enemy must have lest thousands. " LONDON , May 17. According to a dis patch from Athens to tha Dally News the Greek retreat In Eplrus became eo disorderly that It caused a panic In Arta where the prisons have been broken open and many ot the prisoners have escaped. FIGHTING TO I3E RENEWED. LONDON , May 18. 1 a. m. The latest now from the seat of hostilities via Athena shows that ycoterday'o battle ended at about 9 o'clock , but 'will ' bo resumed In the morn- Ing. It Is evident from the Greek account that the Greeks have suffered a serious de feat and If the left wing has given , way , as appears probable , Edhcm Pasha may bo able to cut off the Greek retreat and separate General Smoler.skl at Sourpl from the main army. This Is Edhem Pasha's reply to the foolish attempt of Colonel Manes to snatch a victory In Eplrus. If Greece had prevented Manes from playing this last card of a gambler Turkey might perhaps -have ceased hostili ties. As It Is now she Is In full possession of Thessaly and the powers will find the task of protecting Greece more difficult than ever. The ) dispatches from , Athens represent the populace as astounded when the news of the fighting came. They had hoped to the laot that the powers would prevent Turkey from going further. One report represents the Greek government as threatening to take extreme and desperate steps unless Europe arrests the progress of the Invaders. ANXIOUS CROWDS AT ATHENS. The correspondent of the Dally Telegraph at Athens sayj : "Th'ls afternoon ( Monday ) has been one of great excitement. The whole city turned out to discuss the news ot the fighting and the newspapers tesued special editions. The im patient crowds gathered around the office of the minister of marine , questioned everybody coming out and finally Invaded the building. "Tho minister of JustUe , M. Trlatuafllaca , announced the news ns It was received to the anxious crowd. The ministers have been sitting In council until a late hour. Word has been received that General Mavro- michallo has been severely wounded In the leg and forced to relinquish his command to another officer. " SUI/l'AX U CM A MIS TOO MUCH. I'oivurM Will I'rotrsi Aii'aliiHt the . Cl'NNlllll < lf TIlCHNIll ) . CONSTANTINOPLE , May 17. All the powers have agreed to protest against the cession of Thersaly to Turkey and the abolition of the capitulations. CONSTANTINOPLE , May 1G. ( Delayed In Transmission , ) The representatives of tho. powers hero held a" long meeting yesterday and drew up a note which will be presented to the Turkish government as soon as one of the ambassadors receives the necereary In structions from his government. This note docs not deal with the peace conditions , but merely repeats the request for an armistice and tleclaira the powers will not permit Greece to bo crushed , Although It Is assumed In some quarters that tbo Porto , In accord ance with eastern usimges , has demanded moro In order to obtain less. It Is pointed out that If the Turkish government desired to bargain It would not have formulated Its conditions officially. The tone of the military officials hero and elsewhere Is most em phatically against abandoning Theasnly. They argue that If Europe/ has been unable to make Greece evacuata the Island of Crete , how will Europe be able to force Turkey out of Thcssaly ? PARIS , May 17. The Temps , referring to the peace terms demanded by Turkey , says : " "Kuropo cannot consent to the cession ol Thcjmly. On the firmneiia which the powern now display depend the success of the whole E-chemu for reforms and the peace of Europe. " LONDON. May 17. The conditions pro posed by the Porte as tbo terms of pcaco with Greece have been ) freely dlacusscd In the lobbies of Parliament today and the Idea of the retrocession of Therealy and of such an Indemnity as Is suggested Is ridi culed as Impracticable nnd absurd. At the outslJo an Indemnity of 5,000,000 or 0,000 QOO and a slight strategic rectification of frontier are considered as likely to bo the terms finally settled upon. GAt'SUS ' HliSHXTMK.Vl' IX IIUSSIA. Huroite Cannot CniiHcnt ( o UoiiiiuiilN of Iliii TurliN. ST. PETERSBURG , May 17. The news papers of this city protest rigorously against the excessive and unacceptable "conditions" which Turkey demands M the price of peace with Greece. They declare that If Turkey Insists upon them Europe will bo obliged to abandon mediation. Tbo Novoe Vrcmya iaya that In the event of Turkey's Insistence upon the terms It bas presented the powers will have to take practical measures to "preserve Greece from the pretensions which threaten Its national existence. " IlnloilK ( lie Rrrek Korii'x. CONSTANTINOPLE , May 17 , The gov ernor of Janlna telegraphs that a division of Turkish troopa under Osn.an Pasha , after bavlng fought lor two days before Arta against much superior lorco-J ot Greeks , has succeeded In Inflicting.'very ' jgrrat leescs on the enemy nnd has ( Hslbdgfd the tlrce-ks from the strong position'thlcli they occu- KIXO nr.omJH oxVrun SITUATION. App'ircnt Ilonil : ( 'lintn oil ( lie War Mini lift CIIIIKCN. ( Conyrlcht , 1S97 , by rre.iff.'VulitUlllnR Company. ) LONDON , May 17. { tjow York World Ca blegram Special Tclegrtm. ) Sir Ellis Ash- mead Hartlctt , M. P. , commissioned by the World to Interview the king of Greece and the sultan of Turkey , has fulfilled bis mtfalon and now Is returning to hls'fmrllamentnry duties. Hn telegraph * ] from Vienna to the yorld's London bureau the following account of his interview with King Gccrge : VIENNA , Austria. May 17. King George of Greece , who accorded to mo n special niidlenco while I - wasIn Athens , sUd : dur ing the Interview : "Peace Is most desirable , but It must be honorable nnd not too hu miliating. " The king was very 6ordlnl nnd conversed freely , speaking English well. He la a fluent talker nnd has it frank , agreeable manner. As to personal appearance , he Is of good height , has a pleasant expression of countenance and bears his 52 years well. The absence of restraint from the Inter view Is Illustrated by a playful question the king addressed to my son : "Did you shoot any Greeks ? " bis majesty smilingly Inquired. "Sire , " answered the boy , " 1 am a noncombatant. " King George Is highly Indignant because the great' powers com bined agnlnst little Greece , "All these powers , and . eVen nulgarla , have been permitted. toficlhe 'and ' keep portions tions of Turkey , " ho observed , "while Greece nlone Is forbidden lo do so nnd Is attacked by the powerrt for , moving In that direction. The policy of Kngland nns been efpcclullly Injurious , because constantly shifting. Iti-ceiitly It favored Greece ; now It Is hostile. " The king always has been friendly to Tur key up to thu lime of the war. 11 prefers 11 Turkish alliance to Ottoman hostility. lie thinks this wnr enfeebles * only a small part of the anti-Slav states In southeast Europe. "Tho Incursions of Irregulars Into Mace donia before the war I ' regretted , " King George explained , "but It , was Impossible to prevent them. Crete Is" an ever recur ring ( lllllrulty and there' are 15,000 Cretan refugees In Greece. " I suggested to him that Cretan Mussul mans have boon horribly treated. The king admitted It. but said that Greece , If she had the suzerainty , would protect the Mus sulmans in Crete just us slicMias protected them in Thessaly. "It Is the fault of the powers , " be Insisted , ' 'thai the scheme of Cretan autonomy was prevented from suc ceeding. " RusMa Is hated by the- Greeks because the Greeks nro non-SIaVs'nnd because Ittis- sla Is regarded as the prlmo ratise of the war. Queen Olga of Greece' ' Is a Russian , but she Is very nmlablo.l 'King George's position was ciltlcal iimltr IVIynnnls as premier , owing to blunder. * deceit nnd cow ardice , but with Rulll as , premier ho is stronger , throwing therV.ipon. . ibility for Greece's present situation upon the ICthnlke- Hetalrla , or National Hrollierhood. the se cret organization which forced the war. Most of the Greek olllclals-are weak and shirk responsibility. All arc' afraid of the Athens mob , which Is thq snmo excitable , blind , llckle , conceited populace as betrayed Demosthenes. 11AHTLETT. . ( ; < ; < 'c. LONDON , May 17. Tho' correspondent of the Dally News with tlie Turks In Thessaly writes : t ' "The Turin showed me yesterday a num ber of Crock staff maps with the positions they intended to occupy'carefully marked out and with the numbers 'of'the various Greek regiments and the positions they contem plated ccciipying. They n acf , showed mo a printed niap-withithe fropCfcr moved about 100 kilometers north In anticipation of Greek victory. " % - Li - irt-r > - 4 . -ir Pint to Miinler Kliif ? Gooreo : LONDON ; May IS. A dispatch to the Dally Mall from 'Berlin ' says it "is1 reported there that a plot to murder King George haa been discovered at Athens , 'and lhat many arrests have been made. Ori-rkH Ilcturii tit Ar < n. CONSTANTINOPLE , May 17. Osman Pasha telegraphs from Touros olrus , saying that after a desperate , batllo near Arta on Saturday the Greeks retired to Arta with the loss of 2,000 men killed. SIOUX FALLS HAS A COMPI.A1XT. Iod KN Clmrp" * of .Dl.serliiilintlloii AKriiliixt ( In. I'aeillc ItuiiilN. WASHINGTON , May 17. ( Special Tele gram , ) Senator Pett'lgrew , of South Dakota has filed a long complaint .with the Interstate Commerce commission. In' regard to alleged discrimination of Pacific Jrallroads against Sioux Falls nnd In favorof Dnliitb. The senator goes Into details In hla specifications , and urgey the commission lo take up this subject In the Interest of .Sioux Falls. The commissioners who hoard him promised that the subject should have prompt Investigation. Judge Ycomans ot the commission said to night that ho had not' ' looked over the com plaint , but If It Is apparently well founded the commissioners will' jibdoubtcdly jiroceed to the west for the purpose of thoroughly Investigating the eubjgt. There was a rumor to'day that nn attempt would bo made to reconsider the action of the house on Thursday relative to the ware house at Omaha. Norio was mndo , however. Scnalor Allen and Congressman Suther land left for Nebraska , tonight , the postpone ment of the Havemeypr trial permitting the senator to go home for , n fortnight at lenst. II111.3 wcro pa33cd In the senate todny for tbo relief of Isaac Marsh and George M. Anderson of Nebraska' . ' Senator Kyle hay passed'his bill for a pub lic building at Aberdeen , "S. D : Representative Sutherland has Introduced a bill to purchase a site for a public building nt Hastings and appropriating $10,000 there for. , , Comptroller Eckels has approved the Metro politan National bank oft Chicago as n reserve - servo ngcnt for Lcmars National bank , Lo- mars , In. John T , Plerco ot Sioux City stopped off In Washington tonight , en route to New York. "SUGAR" CHAPMAN V.OKS TO JAIL. Itecaleltrimt "WIne/ OrcuiiluN Two Cells nt WiixliiiiKloii. WASHINGTON , Msy 17. Elverton D. Chapman , the recalcltrauj Sugar trust wit ness who refused to piiswcr a senate com mittee's questions as to ! whether he had acted as a broker for anyj senators In specu lations In the SugarTtntft , occupies a cell at the District Jail Anight and will continue therein for twenty-five days. Chapman sur rendered himself to. United States Marshal Wilson nt 4 o'clock today , In accordance with an underfltanijliig previously reached , The commitment p pers jvero given Deputy Marshal Cook , who ( n ft private carriage escorted the broker to 'the District jail , There be met Warden Leonard and teen took poreetslon of hto tell. He was very cheerful and Inclined to be jocular In his conversation. . Two cells have been assigned him , one for sleeping purposes and thq oilier as a sitting and office room. Rugs cpvcr the floor , and a table , brass bedsteat ] , chiffonier nnd sev eral chairs adorn the cells , but nq luxurious curtains hang over the doors , nor do decora tions eet off the walls. Ho will , however , have plenty of reading and writing materials to busy himself with and ( be calls of friends to entertain him during tbo visiting hours. Mr. Chapman was much surprised at the cleanliness of the Institution. The Jail will furnish him ordinary fare , while roups and fancy dishes served by a private waiter will bo cent to him from a hotel , Mr. Chap man's sentence la for thirty days , which , with the rebata for "gpad behavior , " makes an actual period ot twpnty-flve days. Corlii'U 1Cx | re < H ( o He Sealed , WASHINGTON , May 17. The senate com mittee on privileges and elections will meet tomorrow and will take up'the , Oregon case , Mr. Corbett , who holriu tho'commission from tbo governor , expects that the committee will make a favorable report ou tbo question ot seating hlui. WILDE COMES OUT HEALTHY End of His Imprisonment Finds Him in Qcoi Condition , EDWARD LANGTRY'S ' CONTEMPT FOR LILY lltiNlinnii of XolorloiiB tli-nuty F.x- ] ir < 'HHON IlllllHI-lr I'ri-l'I.V CollVflMlllIK HIT Ciilirnriiltt Divorce Suit unit UN Outcome. ( Copyright , U97. by l'ro s rubllthlnc Company. ) LONDON , May 17. ( New York World CablcKram Special Tclegrnm. ) The extraordinary - ordinary lack ot enterprise of London news papers was again shown this mornlnR. In that only one of them had any mention of the nppioachlng release of Oscar Wlldc , which was noted by the World several days ago. The official statement ot tils condition also verifies the World's constant Information th.it ho has been throughout In excellent health ; that ho wao a model prisoner ; had been treated most considerately , and that ho would nt ones leave London. Other newspapers wcro ae coiiStantly telling of his wretched health , which threatened him with madness , his cruel treatment In prison , his reputed Intention : to bravo criticism and live In Lon don , and the talk of theatrical manager * here renewing his plays , arc equal nonsense. The public would not stand It for a. moment. New York correspondents of London news papers continue to refer to the World's great enterprise In securing Sir Aehmtad Dart- lett's Interviews vttt'.i the eultan and the king of Greece and description of the recent battles In Thcssaly. Sir Ashmcad being re leased from captivity by the Greeks , Is Euro of nn Interesting and good naturedly satirical reception on his return to Parliament. He was due In Paris today , and may bo ex pected back tomorrow. Meanwhile the car toonists , not only of England but of every nation , cxprofs the keenest sympathy with Greece , hostility to Turic y and contempt of England. One might expect this of Punch or Judy , or Le Journal Amusant. but wo find In the collection aso | the Kladderdoutsch of Ilerlln ; Jugent dor Wahre , Jacob LeGrelot , the . .Melbourne Punch also Joining In the chorus. Tin ; funniest episode of the season Is that the German Nebelspatter thinks King Antonio still rules Spain and represents him with a kingly crown. LANGTHY IS NOT DIVORCED. Edward Langtry was seen again at his home at Southampton by a World correspond ent yesterday when ho repeated what he had already given to the World exclusively , that he would refuse to recognize his wife's Amer ican divorce ; so If she marries in England. and ho has the disposition , she can be pros- cntcil for bigamy. The first news of the di vorce reached Mr. Laugtry yesterday , being conveyed to him by a World representative. Ho was fishing at the lime on the river Avon at Rlngwood , near Southampton. He has been staying at Avon Castle hotel with a friend. Ho expressed not the least surprise at the news , though ho had heard of no pro ceedings .from the time he was served with a citation at his homo , No. 9 Victoria Square , Southampton. Ho says : "I cannot for the Hfo of me see how the divorce can do her one particle of good. If she has got It to get married again she will undoubtedly be committing bigamy , for which the 'public , proseputo.r could order her arrest on touching England. " Mr. Langtry went on to say that nothing cotlld Be' moro absurd' than thexlecrce being pronounced on the ground of desertion. lie was no deserter from their lied nnd board , whereas Mrs. Langtry had been over the world with all sorts of fellowa. Her latest alliance did not trouble him , he declaicd , a bit. .He. , suspected a certain young sporting lord. Ho denounced what he characterized as thb traducers who said that ho had re ceived money from Mrs. Langtry. To uee his exact words : "She sent mo a check to North Walrs for 5. I had been ten weeks In the doctor's hands , and I Immediately rc- turnefl It. " As to his general treatment of his wife , Mr. Langtry said : "I have always treated her well , commencing with the mar riage settlement. Dy It , should I < flo first , she comes In for nil I possess. The property Is In the north of Ireland , and some time ago. under an assumed name , she visited my place and made most searching Inquiries Into Its workings. She ought to have had more sense than to think that I was going out to Cali fornia to answer a summons that was simply waste paper. . A woman of 45 years ot age ought to have moro sense. Our only child , a daughter , was born In 1SS1. I was In Amer ica at the time , having been Kent out there on some foal's mission and kept knocking about Chicago and Now York for three months. " KNOWS OF HER DOINGS. Mi1. Langtry spoke freely of matters , and men with whom Mrs. Langtry's name has been moro or less coupled. He know of her present of a valuable yacht ; her having re ceived 25,000 from a well known sport ing 'squire for an assault which he com mitted on her with his boot , and of her now being actively engaged In managing her stable of snmo forty horses , racing under the name of " .Mr. Jersey. " Ho had eeen her but oner In fifteen years , though when crossing over to Jersey to her homo Mm had taken a steamer at Southampton within a very short distance of his home. Personally , ho said , about his wife , ho did not now care a penny ; she was out of his mind as she was out of hs ! heart. At this point ho put together his salmon rod and started down the stream which runs through the Shakespeare birthplace , appar ently unconcerned at tins recent develop ments In the California divorce court. ItALLAUU SMITH. _ IIAMjAHI ) SMITH HAS HIS AVOI3.H. liy n London Cnlmiim anil Palroiil/i'il liy a Pnllre Scl-uriliil. ( Copyrlcht. JM7 , by Press Publishing Company. ) LONDON , May 17 , ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The vugarlra of the cab law hero are a caution to htrar.gers , Today I took a hansom nt Char ing Cross for Earls' Court. I supposed the faro lo bo a shilling , nnd BO my faro book makes it. I tendered 1R pence , which cabby refused with contumely ; then 2 shillings , then half a ciown , rather than have a row then D shlllli-gs. At first ho was nbout to deny mo a look at his cab and private num ber , but I Insisted nnd ho showed them tome mo nnd an adjoining canman , Then ho didn't want to drlva mo to the nearest pollco station. When I arrived there , although the sergeant was scrupulously polite , It waa I who wan the offender , and I cxpoctcd every moment to be put Into a cell. Thrn I asked If I was to prosecute the cabman. "No , " was the reply , but my money would bo re turned to mo. I was about to leave It on the desk , when his majesty pushed It back. I was entitled to bo driven back , but I would not have trusted that cabman three feet. Tomorrow I eball bo summoned by him ami probably lined. DALLAHD SMITH. _ Mc'iiiorlul ServlcM' . PARIS , May 17 , A memorial servlco for the repose or the soul of the late TJuo d'Au- male was held this afternoon In the Church of the Madeline. The ceremonies , which were most Impressive , wcro attended by nil the French ministers , the members of the French Institute and a great number of of ficers In uniform. Queen Victoria sent n wreath of flowers tied with a satin ribbon on which was Inscribed "A mark of respect , affection and slnceru friendship from ble sincere friend and cousin , Victoria , 1C. I , Vtivlilhiir KxlilMllon. LONDON. May 17. At the conclusion of thci levee held at St. James palace today ( bo prince and princess of Wales drove to the Imperial Instltue and opened the yachting and fisheries exhibition , which hau been ar ranged as one of the features of the queen's jubilee celebration. There were no forma ! speeches , the prince of Wales merely an nouncing In a few words that bo bad great pleasure In opening the exhibition , The ex ajgj hlbltlon bl'flSffif to bo one of the most pop ular entcrt/K-fiits of the season. Us mslh object la toKUElthe great changes Hint hnvo taken plar B-Aichls since 1S37 , In order to nccompllBSis ( hero have been arranged ecvcral huBBjsJ of models of yachts which date from | T > r of the queen's coronation. The grcntJKjf fc of the show however , Is the flno dfl'-v-jpf ' yachting cups which have been loaifBr.'Pl their fortunate possessors. There arcj-B 400 ot these. AVM.I. 1 MK)11K ) lit DSON STHAIT.S. Caiinilliiti Steiiiucr Dliiiiii IU liiK Pro- vUlonril nt Ilitllrnx. HALIFAX , N. S. . May 17. The steamer Diana , which will carry the government o'x- pcdltton to Hudson bay , has arrived hero from St. Johns nnd will be provisioned nt once for its long sojourn In the north. The Diana Is a fine steamer for ice work nnd was specially selected on that account. The sci entific party nnd the ship's crew will make the number on board over fifty. The explora tion of Hudson straits IP expected to bo tha most far-reaching In results of any yet nt- tempted. The purpose ot the expedition Is to discover the period for which Hudson straits are navigable In order that grnln steamers may run through and load wheat for Eng land nt Fort Churchill , which will be the ter minus of a railway to be built there from Manitoba. In addition to the various Bclcn- llflc Investigations which will bo made , there will also bo nn attempt to learn the fishing possibilities ot this vnut l.ody of water. Thn steamer will , If possible , leave hero May 20 , go rounJ by the front of Newfoundland and procrc.l north to its destination , taking Its chances of working through the Ice. If all goes well , It will return about the end of October. Dlnpcrxp llrnmunynii IitNtirKctitii. MONTEVIDEO , May 17. A battle , lasting six hours , has taken place between the Uruguayan troops and the Insurgents under Lamas and Saravla. The government forces were victorious , according te the official re port. It Is further stated that the revolu tion Is dying out owing to the Insurgents lacking ammunition , nnd on ' account of numerous desertions from their ranks. Later In the day it was officially announced thai the Insurgents had been completely routed and that the revolution Is considered ended. Camilla liars V TIINCIII < - PIclurcH. OTTAWA , Out. , May 17. The vcrascope pictures of the Corbett-Fltzslmmons fight will bo barred from Canada. Sir Oliver Mowntt , minister of Justice , has drafted nn amendment to the criminal code making It n misdemeanor to exhibit pictures of prize fights In Canada. The penalties are severe , Including a line of $500 and Imprisonment not exceeding six months. Denver Man Ivllleil In I/oiiilou. LONDON , May 17. H. H. Chnmbcrlin of Denver , Colo. , was killed while blcyclo riding near Sfnlns yesterday morning. Mr. Chain- bcrlln was formerly president of the Chnm- bcrlln Investment company of Denver and was connected with several New York Insurance - suranco companies. CITIZEN THAIN IS AKTI311 OMAHA. PronoHCN to OIK-II Up IIM Claim AuraluM This City. NEW YORK , May 17. The Journal tomor row will say : George Francis Train has reopened his claim to the city ot Omaha and he Intends to press It to the last. If he wins ho will bo worth , $20,000,000 ; If ho loses bo will be no poorer than bo Is now. Certain of his friends lnveatlcntd-tho--mattor and they are. convinced that his causa IB Jiiat and that the claim , growing out ot the old Union Pacific litigation and subsequent pro ceedings in which bo was legally declared a lunatic. Is valid. These friends have employed n largo syn dicate of eastern and western lawyers to con duct his case , and Proprietor Mcrrifleld of the Continental hotel , where Citizen Train lives , and ex-Mayor Demls of Omaha are protecting his interests. The following characteristic Interview with Citizen Train will also be published : "Ten days ago , " said the Citizen , "a strange man , evidently a mechanic , came to mo while I wns sitting In the park. I did not/ / wish to talk with him at first , but ho persisted und I yielded. Ho said that a short time ago he made n trip to Omaha and there he met a cousin of his , who Is a lawyer , and who lives In a handsome house In that city. 'This Is a nice place you own , ' remarked the mechanic. " 'Yes/ was the response , 'but between you and me , I really bellovo George Francis Train owni it , because ho bought the ground on speculation many years ago , but waa cheated out of It. There Is a cloud on the title , though , and tbo same cloud rcsUs upon hundreds of other pieces of laud around here. " " Citizen Train repeated the substance of that conversation to Mr. 'Merrlfield , and ho became deeply interested , nnd with former Mayor Hemls made Inquiry Into the matter. Mr. Merrlfield and Mr. Train refused to dlvulgo the names of lawyers In the syndi cate , but they admitted that It had been formed. Full details for publication , they said , would not 'bo given out until June 1. TO IlKI.VSTATlj AI-M3.V O. MI3VI2US. lnnt llrenc'h in HIP Oriler of ICIK'H IN IIiMilcd. CINCINNATI , O. , May 17. The Cincinnati lodge of the Benevolent and Protectlvo Order of Elks has received nn order from the grand exalted ruler for the reinstatement of Grand Secretary Allen 0. Myers to his rights nnd privilege ! ! . This la the last of the factional fight In the Order of Elks that started three years ago. CliriHllnii ICmli'iivoiHnlcN. . CHICAGO , May 17. The Colorado lines have practically agreed upon the reduction of rates that shall be In effect In Intermediate territory when the present low rates to the Christian Endeavor In San Francisco shall bo in effect. From Chicago to Colorado com mon points the rate will bo J12.50 and from Colorado common points to Chicago the rate will be flS. From the .Missouri river to Colorado common points llio rate will bo $9 and from Colorado common points to the Missouri river $10 , From Chicago to Mis souri river will bo $7.50 and from the Mis- Bourl river tn Chicago ? 9. The reductions range from 1C per cnt to fiO per cent of the- regular faro. Corresponding reductions will bo made from St. Louis. Another St. I'liul Hanker Indicted , ST. PAUL , Minn. , .May 17. Another sen sational indictment in the bank cases wan reported l > y the grunt ! Jury tonight , The Allnmanln National Imnlc was among those which fulled during the p.iKt winter nnd this Indictment < IH for gnind larceny against Albert Bchnffer. president of that bank. The ground for the charge Is nn overdraft on bin personal account to the amount of ? CC37. Bchcffer Ima for sever.il years been prominent In politics In the northwest. I'roposril Im pencil mi ? lit , TALLAHASSEE , Flu. , May 17. Tlio house of representatives toduy adopted res- olutloiiH to Impeach State Treasurer Clar ence Collins , churglns him with "high crimes and mlKdtmK'aiiGr , liirompptniuy , malfeasance In olllce nml conduct detri mental to the'public goo'l , " Aiitl-Sc'ii'liirr l.mv SiiNlnliieil , HELENA , Mont. , May 17. The supreme court today sustained the anti-scalper law , MovPiui'iitH of Ocean Vrh flx , May IT. At Marseilles Arrived Klyesln , from New York. At Cherbourg Sailed Sprre , for New York. At Southampton Sailed Frledrlohs dcr Orosse , for New York. At Hamburg Sailed Phoenicia , for New York. At Gibraltar-Sailed-Fulda. for New York. At New York Arrived MaHiachusettu , from London ; Cfvlc , from Liverpool. At Quccnstown ArrivedI'uvonla , from Boston for Liverpool , and proceeded. i ROCK ISLAM IN \ Third of the Great Transralsaissippi Koads to Add Its Assistance. GIVES $20,000 , TO THE EXPOSITION President Oablo Announces This as the Road's ' Subscription ! INFORMATION GIVEN OUT AT CHICAGO Messrs. Lindsoy nnd Rosowntor Get th Wolosmo News. ALL THAT WAS ASKED PROMPTLY SUPPLIED l.i-ail of ( lie lliirlliiKton ami North * wo U rn I'"ollow Ml by Uu- Hock Inland , Malihifr lSt > , ( Kl ) from lie Tlircu Hoiul * . . H. 11. Cable , president of the Chicago , Hook Island & Pacific railway , yesterday an nounced that the railroad company ot which he la the head would subscribe J-0,000 to the TrunsmUslsslppl Exposition to be held in this city next year. Thla Important an nouncement wns made to 2. T. LIndsey , manager of the Department ofVayo nnd Means , and Edward Uosowatcr , manager ot the Department of Publicity , who called upon President Cable at lib office In Chicago. The announcement of this support ot tbo exposition was In the form of n pledge to subscribe $20,000. The annual meeting of the stockholders to elect olllcers and directors ot the company will be held In Chicago Wednes day , Juno 2 , nt H n. m. It Is expected that the formal net of voting the amount guaran teed by the president will take place at this meeting. It has nil along been confidently expected that the Rock Island railroad would respond mcfit generously to thu requeot of the expo sition management for financial aid. Thu only reason for deferred action has been a desire upon the part of the olllcers of the company to wait until near the time of the annual meeting. The Hock Inland , nnllko most railroad corporations , docs not hold ltd annual meeting at the beginning of the year , bcnco the postponement ot the subscription until this time. THE FULL AMOUNT ASKED The amount subscribed Is the full sum requested by the oxpo3ltlon management. It Is second only to the subscription of the Durltngtnn and the Northwcctsrn systems , each of which had previously subscribed ? 30- 000 toward the exposition. In comparison with these amounts the donation of the Hock Island road appears most liberal , as It has but four passenger trains out of Omaha a day , while the Burlington nnd the North western each have that many different lines running out of hero and many more trains dally. This generous donation from a road ot which Omaha Is not a terminus ot any of Its branches Is said'to be ample refutation of the slanderous insinuations.recently.inaJa be fore a commercial body here by. the publisher of a weekly paper that tlie''ho'cl ' { Island rail way did not care about the prosperity ot Omaha. The subscription of $20,000 by the Ilock Island railway brings up the total amount subscribed by railways to $80,000. Three out ot the four Omaha-Chicago lines have now materially contributed toward tbo success ot the exposition. The only Chicago line that has not yet subscribed Is the Milwaukee , nnd from assurances given The Bee by General Manager A. J. Barling .a short Umc ago , It Is confidently expected that an equally liberal donation will soon be forthcoming from that railroad. The only Omaha railroads that have not yet subscribed to the expcsltlon fund are the Union Pacific , the Missouri Pacific , the Mil waukee and the Wabash. VIEWS OF ROCK ISLAND OFFICIALS. The Omaha representatives of the lloclc Island route expressed themselves as wsll pleased with , the liberal donation of the road when Informed of the day's happening by a reporter of The Bee. General Agent Huthcrfnrd of the passenger department paid : "That Is certainly n very liberal donation to the exposition for the Ilock Island road. It was the opinion that the company would give about $10,000. The fact that the company has given $ fi,000 moro than was nt first askr-d shows n disposition on the part of the olllcers to treat Omaha In a very liberal manner. It goes without sayIng - Ing that we who are here shall work Just as bard to make ( ho exposition n great succcra as anybody , more so than ever , now that the officers of the company have announced t'.io amount 'of their subscription. " Commercial Agent Denton ot the freight department said ; "That's mighty good news. The amount originally uskcd for was $15,000 , but later the committed of the exposition .management atkod $5,000 more. With the 'donation of thn entire amount asked for and with the extensive Improvements that the company Is putting lit at Us Omaha offices I think It may be clearly seen that the lloclc Island Is deeply Interested In Omaha and Is willing to do all in Us power to holi > toward Its advancement. " SOUTH DAKOTA IS WAKING 1JI * . lllnc'lc HIIlH Country llrnlns tli < > Autlvu Work. The Department of Exhibits ot the Trans- mlsslesippl Exposition ! almost dally In ro cclpt of letters from Coimnltslnnur J. P. Hy- mcr of South Dakotu , showing the enthn.it- a tlc Interest which la being taken by thu people In having their state properly repre- Hsntod at the exposition , Meetings are being held . ' . various points in the etato , at which this matter Is considered at length and com mittees are appointed to begin the nctlvo work of arranging for nn exhibit , The latent news received by the department la from SpsarfU'h , whcro a mooting was held a few duy.s ago , It was decided that a feature ot the exhibit from that section of the auto t'hould bo a model irrigation farm , showing the conditions of that section for Irrigation purposes nnd reproducing one of the cele brated Irrigated farms nf that locality. Another feature decided upon waa a repro duction of the .Spearflnh falls In miniature , ( showing thn falls and tbo railroad brldgo over the falls , A commission to carry out these ( suggestions and arrange for the ex hibit was appointed to commence work at once. The Department of Exhibits nloo 1ms com missioners In other plates who make fre quent reports of n meet encouraging nature of preparations being mndo In their Eectloni ) for representation at Urn exposition , thena reports Indicating that considerable Interest \a \ being taken In this matter In various jiartu of this country , The deportment au thorities oxpreta satisfaction of the progress which Is being made thiu fur In advance of the opening of the oxpoaltlon and argue that this condition angina well for the inig- nltudo of the exhibits which will bo In ovi- , Uenco when the gatex are opened , WOMEN STUIKE A SNAO. ' The Women's Board of Managers Is almost at a standstill for want of authority to carry on the work for which the women under * Ktond the board was Instituted , The general understanding , when the women's board wan formed was that It was to have charge of the work of education In all Its brauctmi , includ ing the organizing of congresses on all suita ble ubect8. ] This board was organized as an adjunct to the Department of Exhibits , but before It had been organized a week the members were somewhat astonished at being Informed that a part of the functions ot the boar4