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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUiNiE 19 , 1871. O3LAHA , WEDNESDAY MAY 19 , 1897. SING-liE COPY FIVE CENTS. CZAR CALLS A I1AL1 Orders Turkey to Ocaso Warlike Movement Against Greece. RUSSIAN BEAR GIVES OUT A LOW GROW ! Bultan Hears it and Immediately Give Earnest IleotL V NICHOLAS MAKES A DIRECT APPEAI Aeks Turkey to Put a Stop to Hoslilltios am Arrange Armistice. PORTE COMPLIES WITH LITTLE DELA' Orilcrx TclrKrnnlicil to Killicm Pauli tu Stop HIM VIclorloiiH March. Ttmnril AthciiM IN-uln- . iilniv of tlie KuU. CONSTANTINOPLE , May 18. There was Riiddcn and unexpected change In the pc lltleal dtuatlon shortly before noon todaj ItUBsIa quietly showed Ite hand nnd thcreb forced Germany and Turkey out of the gam to alt Intents and purposes. Last night and early this morning Turkcj supported by Germany , WCB practically dc lying Russia , France , Austria , Great Brltal nnd Italy , Insisting upon the annexation c Thcssaly In addition to a huge war Inden nlty , and seemingly was determined to marc upon Athens. The ministers received ollicl ; advices from Sofia today announcing Hit orders hid been Issued for the mobllizatlo of the Bulgarian army , possibly at the Inst gatlo'ti of Russia. There was a hurried coi sultatlon of the ministers. The war part was for further defiance , but In the en pacific counsels seemed to have prevailed. f < at 11:35 : a. m. orders were telegraphed I Edhcm Pasha to cease hostilities. The pcac negotiations will now be undertaken In rei earnest , and the Greeks will most likely I nparcd any further humiliation. It transpires that the czar made a dlret appeal to the miltan to order bis troops t cease hostilities and to arrange an armlstlci and this , coupled with the fact that mo : serious results would have ensued If Turke had persisted In her defiant attitude , brougl about the present state of affairs. Towflk Pasha , the Turkish minister < foreign affairs , called upon the dean of th diplomatic corps , Baron von Calico , thl morning to convey to thn foreign minister the sultan's decision to arrange an armlstlci It Is now believed Unit the terms of peac will bo negotiated directly between Turke nnd Greece The sultan has ordered two hospitals , ( COO and 100 beds respectively , to be erectc near the Ylldlz klcsk. In order to enable , hli to visit the Turkish soldiers who have bee wounded In the campaign against tt Greeks. LONDON , May 19. The correspondent ( the Dally Telegraph nt Athens says he lit absolute proofs tout one of the powers ha made serious underhand attempts to und the work of the European concert. ORDERS TO CEASE FIGHTING. ATHENS , May 18. 10 p. m' . Orders hav been sent to the Greek commander In Eptri to cease fighting In view of the armistice. Dispatches from Arta say that the GrecV have retired from there in good order , A telegram received from Lamia reporl that a panic prevails there and that man pt the inhabitants are leaving. The Turka have hoisted the white flagc Arta , from which It is judged that the Turl < Ish commander has received Instruction that an armistice has been agreed upon. LONDON , May IS. The oIHclals of tli British foreign olflco this evening confirm tl report that the Turkish commanders have n celved orders to arrange with the Greek con mandcre for an armistice. CONSIDER SITUATION VERY QUAY ] AttltnnV of Rcrinanr Grently Con DllciitcH tinEiiHtcm ( locution. CONSTANTINOPLE , May 18. The not which the representatives of the powers hei drew up at the long meeting which they helen on Sunday , In addition to repeating the n quest for an irmlstlce nnd declaring -that tb powers will not permit Greece to bo cutshei reminds the porte of Its circular Issued o April 18 , expressly disclaiming any deslr for conquest. This note cannot be presente to the sublime porte as the expression of a the powers without the signature of Bare Biurma von Geltsch , the German ambassodo whofto Instructions do not permit him I nlgn without , ept-'ctfio authorization from tl : government at Berlin , Germnny , It Is knowi continues to oppose any action tending I press Turkey to cen. o hostility and general ! disapproves of any measure direct from ant portu standpoint. The ambassadors will ho ] another meeting nnd discuss the drawing u of a fresh note , the wording of which ma conform more to the views' of Germany thn the note olicady drawn up. The situation Id regarded as being moi grave. In view of the attitude of Germany an the a'bscnco of any sign that Turkey wl modify ItH conditions. In official Tuikls circles , the proposed annexation of Thessal Is not regarded as being the conquest ( part of Greece. The Turks argue that thl province was cedpd to Greece for deflnll purpose. * and that as the Greeks ha > nbuaed the rights conferred upon thei Turkey resumes potscfilon of the terrltor belonging to It. BERLIN , May 18. H waa announced th afternoon that the Get man iimhtbsador i Constantinople , Barnn Saurmn von Geltee had finally been Instructed to co-opera with the other ambassadors In the efforts secure an armistice between Turkey nr Greece. CONSTANTINOPLE , May 18. The suits has decorated the commanders of the varlet corps of Turkish troops which have been 0 ] crating against the Greeks In Uptrus. The ministry of public works has decide to dispatch engineers to Thossaly for tl purpOHO of rebuilding the railroads whlc liavo been damaged during the course of tl campaign , ToK'grains from Vole are no coming In Turkish characters. AUSTRIA SUllJS WITH HDSSI. Cannot CoiiNcnl to tlio VIENKA , May 18. The Beml-nmcl , Fromdpnblatt makes a ntatt'n < ent ( odd which Is regarded as outlining the views < Austria and Hubsia on the pastern sltuattc AS developed by the extravagant demands < Turkey , supported apparently by German It says ; "By selecting Plmrealla as the plai to dlecues the peace negotiations the Titrl ish government appears to be desirous < eluding the Intervention of the powers. 1 ( act the Turkish government is under a ml apprehension as to the situation. The lute , rlty of Turkey , upon which Europe UAH la Bines and which Austria and Hiitsla In tl plainest terms have declared to bo the bes of their policy , In far from meaning tin Turkey can retain the Balkan penlnvula i U pleaai-a without regard tor the powers. Turkey feels the need of the Intervention < thu powers In belult of Its own Integrity cannot tscapo Ihc other kind ot Interval tlon , which alma at prevent Ing It trout d riving an extravagant advantage from 1 vlctorlis. The Turkish conditions of poai are Immeasurably exaggerated. Europe cai not assent ( b the recftsloi ) of Thrsialy ni can U bo brought about by a continuance ' the war. Further , inn rrcessjvf amcunt i Indemnity cauuot but aruutc tue opposltk ot the powers , ns It Is far beyond the capa city of Greece to pay. Again , by the aboil lion of the capitulations a precedent wouli be created which the powers could not ac ccpt. Turkey would do better to seek ad vantage from Its victories In an cnlargei capacity of action In International reorgan Izntlon and In ending the dlslntegratlni mlsgovmiment. In short , the Intcrvcntloi of Europe In behalf of the Greeks mean neither the reversal ot everything In the Bal kflns , nor the continuation of the old cvl conditions which pievalled In Turkey. " WAR IS NOW VIRTUALLY I2NDKI1 Lnti'Nt Ailvlci-H frnnt tli > SPCIIO of tli UiiHtrrn ItiiplcaNantm-HM. LONDON , May 19. (1 ( a. m. ) London I still without accounts ot the battle of Do mokos from the Turkish side , but It la cvl dent that the Greek defeat was complete am decisive. An Italian officer with the Greeks put their killed and wounded at 2,000 , but prob ably this Is much exaggerated , ns the po sltlons were well protected and the rotren began as soon as they became untenable. It Is bclloved that Edhcm Pasha wilt In rlst on the surrender to him of the passe over the Othyrs range before he conssnt to on armistice , but , eave for a small fore of Turkish cavalry following the rctrcatln Greeks at a distance of 2,000 yards , th Turku have not attempted to attack th Greek rear guard. The war Is virtual ! ended. The crown prince headed Ihe retrea and his headquarters ore now cstabllsho clcse to Davenfourka Pass , a very narroi gorge through the Othrjs range about 12 miles from Lamia. The greatest depression exists at A them There Is a complete collapse of high hope raised by the optimistic dispatches of Con stantlne , but as yet there are no disorders. A dispatch to the Dally Chronicle froi Athens says : "It Is officially stated thi Germany has Instructed her ambassador i Constantinople to request the porte to grar a fortnight's armistice , which , It Is undei stood , was signed at 7 o'clock this evcnln ( Tuesday ) . " ATHENS , May IS. A dispatch from Lam ! tonight cays that during the retreat the vai guard. Including the foreign legion , came Inl contact with the Turks nnd ths Gre'elc officer Major Varatassl commanding the legion , wi mortally wounded The communication from the Turkish leadi to the Greek commander at Arta , which fo lowed the raising ot tbo flag ot truce by U former , ran as follows : "On condition that no Greek soldier bi longing to any arm of the services remalr on territory of the Ottoman empire , we ha-\ \ orders Hid an armistice shall be conclude on sea and land with a view of arriving ; an understanding. YUSSUP , "Chief of Staff. " The Grjek commander telegraphed t Athens for Instructions and the governmer replied : " \Vo authorize you to suspend hostllltlc In order to dlscues the conditions ot a armistice. " The government In notifying the cnvoj of the powers of this proposal said that c Grecco had entrusted her Interests to tli powers , It was for them to negotiate the cot dltions of on understanding. HARMONY IN UIIKOPKAW PRES ! Olllrlnl Orcrnnn Sliovr n Mnrkc I'linnlinlty of Opinion. LONDON , May 18. The harmony of th European press on the subject of the cond tlons of peace la remarkable. The seml-ofl clal papers , the Times , the Novoe Vremyi the Temps , the North German Gazette an the Fremdenblatt , are as one In the vigoroi terms In which they denounce Turkey's pr < tensions. Now that the last obstacle to speedy armistice Is removed by German ; which temporarily blocked the negotiation It having Instructed Its ambassador at Coi stantlnoplc , Baron von Saurma-JaltBch , I join tbo other ambassadors In pressing upo the porte the necessity of agreeing upon a armistice. It can bo taken for granted thi with the Innumerable forms of coercion read to the hands of the powers the sultan wl yield to the Inevitable within a day or tw especially as the capture of the Greek pos tlons at Domokcs will go far to satisfy tl Turkish war party. An order tclfgraphcd to Edhcm Pasha i cease hostilities probably Indicates that tl Turkish government Is about' to yield to tr demands of the powers. It IB further state that' the porte Is now disposed to enter Inl negotiations to bring about permanent pea < with Greece upon terms less onerous tha these which have been heretofore demaudo < There la no confirmation here of the repo : of disturbances at Athens , though no doul thcro arc grounds to fear a popular mai Ifestatlon. SAMSUURY ON THK SITUATIOI Premier of KuKlnml IMMIHNON | tli tii-L-co-TnrUlHli 1)1111 unity. LONDON , May 18. Speaking tonight i the Junior Constitutional club , Lord Sail ! bury touched briefly on the complication In southeastern Europe. The premier said ho regretted that pollt cal reasons precluded him from saying muc on the affair. Tile armistice which has bse declared was due to the pressure exertc by the elx powers , especially Russia. 1 was a very Important step , giving tlmo fc reflection nnd negotiation , but It did m seriously diminish Ihe difficulties which hate to bo face-l. Neither Turkey nor Greec ought , to be under an illusion as to the ro ; state of feeling In the United Kingdom. H had mentioned both countries , ho said , b < cause In the dim future no one could kno' ' to which of the two It might become nece sary to appeal for a solution of calculation generated In the minds of tlio.o who al fected to support. Continuing , hh lordship referred to th sympathies of England for Greece , a founded upon classic apsoclitlon , llberallsi In polltlca and community of religious cor vlctlan , us well s upon other Influence but such charges us the.'e , ho said , coul not be suffered to guide the policies of IK tlonu , for their policy was to maintain peac by the strict observance of Internatloui agreements. TIUUvS IN POSSESSION ( P D0.1IOKO Oi-i'iiiiy tlie ClriM'k Stroiiliolil After IlrlNk Ilattlu. CONSTANTINOPLE , May 18. The Turl occupied Domolios last evening after a grci battle. It is expected that the olllelal ai nouncemcnt of the cct > aatlon of hostilities b twocn tin ) Turku and Greeks will bo pul Itemed this evening. LAMIA , May 18. 7 a. m , The Grcel have abandoned Domokos. ATHENS , May 18. A private telegram r ceived here this morning announce.tb the Greeks have abandoned Mmyros , whit has been occupied by 1,500 Turks , Gcner Smolensk ! Is retreating on Kcplialoel. Colonels Vato3 and Llmbrlrls start ft the front today with the whole of thegarr son ot Athena. Xrurotliitr ' < AnnUllcr. ATHENS , May 18 , 5 p. m. After holstln the flag of truce t Arta this afternoon deputation of Turkish rfllccrs appeared o tht frontier at the brldga over the Rlvt Artj ( Arathchos ) to negotiate with Coloni Mauos for an armbtlce , Iti-tri-nt In Circa t DlHonlcr , ATHENS , May 18. It Is reported that H Greek retreat on the Othry mountains wi marked by great confusion and disorder. IlrnlliK of H Day , SPRINGFIELD. HI. , May 18. Judge Jaco Fouke of the Seventh judicial district die today at hi * homo ID Vanclalis. He was guest at the Martell house. East St. Louli at the time of the great tornado and w badly brulwd by the falling wall * . He ha never been well since , 1'ITTSDURG Pa. , May IS Stephc i llk.mt.t. thu veil known sporting \vrltei , ult- ' , t his Uomt tbls morning of consutaj tlon. * i SOLTAS'S ' BRITISH FR1ENI Ashmeatl Bartlctt Gives His Reasons fa Supporting Turkey , FEARS RUSSIAN iUPREMACY IN THE EAS In Ilio'pt nil Inillit DcpcaiU-iit Upon Kwiilni ; Out of CniiHlniitliioiile Vlxltw the Two Soverelm'H. ( CopytlRht , 1S57 , by l're a I'ublltlilng fompuny. PARIS , May 18. ( Now York World Cable gram Special Telegram. ) Sir Ellis Ashraca Bartlelt arrived here today on his way t London from Constantinople. Ho Is dccpl browned by eastern suns and \\as travel stained and weary after his series of exclt Ing adventures and probably his unique ex pcrlenccs. He had been received within week In special audience by the rulers of th two countries engaged In deadly war. Sir Ellis had seen some criticisms passe upon him for his personal friendship for th sultan , of which ho said In Justification : "I Is true that I stand In a position of peculla advantage with regard to Turkey and It sovereign , simply bccauco I have always ad vocated the policy of friendship and alllanc with the Ottoman empire that was pursue by Disraeli and all the greatest English mlti Isters. My convictions on this point , whlc are known to the sultan , arc that it Is vita for England to keep Russia out of Constan tlnoplc , which would. In Russian hands , b the greatest place of arms and commerce I the world. " "But surely , " I suggested , "wllh Brills naval supremacy In the Mediterranean sh need not fear Ruhela. " "Tho Hussion Black 6ea fleet , allied wit the French licet , " said Sir Ellis , "woul drlvo the British fleet to Gibraltar ; Egyf would be seized , and probably Malta also. " POWER OP TNRKEY AND RUSSIA. "Do you consider England to be powerles to hold her own against Russia under sue circumstances ? " "Yes. RuEala would have the whole flghl Ing force of Turkey , the llncst In the worlc organized and armed under Russian ofllccn and England would bo unable to hold Indl against an army of 700,000 Turks led b European officers. I have seen the Turk In action ; I know the opinion conccrnln their fighting qualities that Is held by e > perlcnccd European commanders who hav watched them In the present campaign , an If the caliph of Islam A-as under Russia control the queen's 60,000,000 Mussulman sul Jects in India would be under Russian cor trol also. I believe that both policy and jus tlce demand equal treatment for Turks an Christians by England , on which account have espoused the cause of the Ottoman err rlre. I know the great mass of Turka to b honest , temperate , kind and , above al courageous. " "But do you consider Turkish admlnls'trc tlon needs no reform'/ " " 1 admit that the Turkish governmor needs Improvement , but that can be best cured by temperate advice and friendly prcs sure from England. The recent vlllflcatlo and coercion , as I can say from person : knowledge of his majesty's mind , have enl driven the sultan to rely upon Russia an Germany , and , If pursued , will "be " ealamltov to British Interests In the east. I have nev't wavered in these opinions. I espoused tl : Ottoman cause in the height of the atroclt foyer when no other man In England did si The Turks are , naturally , extremely grati ful for this bupport. When I visited Conatai Unoplo last January I was received with ope arms by the officials and the people. Tl sullan gave me a special audience , as be dl again last week , of exceptional length. Dui Ing my stay the sultan placed a pasha In a tendance upon me , put a steam launch an royal equipage at my disposal , and In Jam ary bestowed on mo the grand cordon i Medjldlep , the highest Ottoman decoration. HONORED BY THE SULTAN. "Was not the acceptance of the decoratla made the subject of widespread attacks ? " "Yes ; It was severely criticised In Euglac and meetings were held to denounce me I my constituents at .Sheffield , but they fallci When the. sultan heard that I was going I follow the campaign In Thessaly ho gav particulars to the vail and DJhem Pasha th : special facilities bo given to my party to e < all that we wished. Accompanied by m eldest son , a dragoman and an escort < twclvo soldiers and an officer we left Saloi lea on April " 0 for Elassona. Wo saw tli battles of Mat ! and Uellll , the declsU struggles of the first part of the war. I wt the -first noncombatant to enter LarUsa , bea Ing a German , officer , who raced me , by llv minutes. When I left the front , on May 3 , Intended to resume my parliamentary dutU on the 8th , but fortune willed otherwise. Tli circumstances of my capture by the Greet you ahcady know. On my arrival at Constai tlnoplc I was welcomed by the Turkish gran vlzlcr , Hallll Rlfaat. What was probably unique experience of my son and myself wu our recognition In private audience by tli sovereigns of the two belligerent states will In ft few days of each other. We wltnessc the famous ceremony Balram In Dolma t Batgche palace , the most remarkable an gorgeous pageant In the world. I may Ba that I took advantage of my capture and in Interviews with King George and the sulta to use my beet offices for the promotion i peace , " Holil HIcyclvN An- Not ST. LOUIS , May 18. In the case of J. I Bettls against the Missouri Pacific rallwa ; the court of appeals handed down a declslo to the effect that bicycles are not baggag and that railroads In the state ut Mlsaoui do not have to carry them free of chargi Mr. Hettls bought , a first class ticket fro : Webster to St. Louis and presented his whet to the baggage master to have It checkc to St. Louis a ordinary baggage. This WE refused by the agent and the matter we taken Into the courts to make a test of 1 In the district court Judge Russell decide against tlin railway company In favor of tl bicycle. The road appealed to the court i appeals and the decision was rendered i stated. _ _ _ _ _ _ Falal bliontliiKT lit n rrliiuiry. PINEVILLE , Ky. , May 17. Henry Sco and u man named Cornell have been nhot I death In a four-handed shooting affray I Leslie county , where a primary election wr being held , Hud Wilson and a son of Co ; nell v.ere badly wounded , young Cornell belri shot Lelow the heart , probably fatally , Tl cause of the shooting \\as nn old grudg Thn Cornells arn prominent , Aiitl-Nfiiliei- , ALBANY N. V. , May 18 , Governor Blac today signed the ao-scalleil anti-scalper bll It absolutely prohibits the telling of rallroi and steamboat tickets In this state cxcor. by agents authorized to make such sale * and then they shall sell tickets only In th towns where their written authoilly give them permission to make sales. ( ietH No Divorce III Dflanarc , DOVER , Del. , May 18. The house , by vote of 8 to 7 , has refused to reconsider t ) vote by which the bill granting if divorce I Mrs , Laurel Crocker Acklan of Clevelac was Indefinitely postponed. This will prevei Mw. Acklan from getting a divorce throug the Delaware legislature , Fori'Nt Klrcs in M HOUOHTON , Mich. , May 18. Forest fin are burning at many paints In the u.u > < peninsula that may speedily become eerlou Unless heavy rainfalls come eon serlot loateu In logs and ( .landing timber fls we as the wiping out of settlements may reui Sllvi-r fur l.iurt. NEW YOHK. 'May 18.-Tht > 1'iirla wl take out tomorrow C.S,1.000 ounces of rfilve Tinwleambhlp Altln. fiom P.itiia cm brought JS. X ) . of whk-h J17.WW coes I London unU JT.WO Jo Al.inchcs.cr , Knt'luni TWO .MOl'NTAIN-CI.IMHIN tPAnTIUS ! Prince Aninilfo of Snvny Will llnvi IlltnlN In Illw Attpn iil. ROME , May 18. Prince jLuigl Atnadeo o Savoy , duke ot Abbruzzl , and } ie-ihcw ot tin king of Italy , left Rome tjrcstoi day on hi way to Alaska , via New York an -San 1 Fran ctsco , with the object ot anSendln ; Mount St Ellas , and , later , Logan'sVj'eak He wll be assisted In his expedition by "Dr. Paol Vecchl ot San Francisco , Prof , Fay , ex-prcsl dent of the Appalachian Mountain club ( , Beaten ; Prof. Davidson and Israel C. Russet of the geological survey , and \V. A. Ingrahan ot Seattle. NEW YORK. May IS.-rPrince Lulgl c Savoy will have Interesting competition fo the honor of being the first , to ascend Moun St. Ellas. An expcJItlon having the countc nance of the United States government am under the leadership of Henry C. Bryant o Philadelphia left that city lest evening ti explore the country about Mount St. Ella and to ascend that mountain ! It possible. I Is over 18,000 feet high , and lice In the dls puled territory. The other members ot tin party are Samuel J. Entrlkcn of West dies tcr. Pa. , who was second In command of tin Peary expedition of 1893-94 , and E. iB. Tathan of the United States Const survey. Tin American party goes vh St. Paul to Seat'.le where a steamer for Sltka. will bo taken 01 May 20. Prince Lulgl proposes to" reach San Fran olsco early In June , and lo go from thun to Tacoma , where ho will take a steamer to Yahatat bay , which he calculates reachlni about Juno 25 , afterward by boat and sledge crossing the glaciers and mountains to thi foot ot Mount St. Ellas. KXPRKSS SYMPATHY KOR CUIIAXS Veiieinelan COHHI-CHN Deelilex IteiMijr 11 It Ion UtifoiiRtltutloiial. CARACAS , May IS. ( New York Worli Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A resolu tion recognizing the belligerency of th ( Cubans was presented to the congress today , The .resolution was opposed ) by the govern ment. It was strongly supported by the blacks. After a lengthy debate li was de cided that the resolution was contrary t < the constitution and that tha congress hat : not the power to recognize ! 'tliebelligeroncj of Cuba , even If so disposed. Thereupon t resolution of sympathy "waa unanimous ! } adopted. Ilrotlirrliooil of Railway Trainmen. TORONTO , Ont. , May 18. At this morn Ing's session of the International Brother hood of Railway Trainmen legislative busl ness now before thotUultcd States congresi came up In review. A long discussion cami ] up over the bill authorizing "ihc appoint ment ot a commission by the/president / o : the United States' . It was decided to a-jl that the commission be composed , of on equa number of members representing labor , cap Hal and agricultural Interests. .The broth erhood will also recommendj , other change : that will In part ameliorate existing condl tlons. The contempt and arbitration bllli were also dlscuesed. Grand Master Sar gent and Grand Secretary Arnold of tin Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen this aft crnoou pleaded for a closer federation of tin various branches of the railway service. I , I inof Railway for Cliliia. LONDON , ' 'May 19. A ( dispatch to thi Times from Pekln says that , In deferenci to the protests of Great Britain'the Unltet States and Germany the Tsung-ll-Yamei have' repudiated 'the' monopoly echemo en terell Into' by Sheng"Tp Jeh " , , , the Chlncsi director general of railways" , with , a Belglai syndicate ohj'behnlf of the Chlnea.sovern merit , but authorizes Shciig Ta Jen to qlgi a private contract with the. " syndicate for tin eonstructlon"6f the lino' ' of railway fro'n Poatlng-Fu 'to Hah Kow , I' lender tlito or rangerntn't'tlie Belgians must provide f,000 , 000 as a 4 per cent ninety-nine year \loa\ \ \ on the Imperial guarantee. ComlKloiiH Vavoralilo- MoiiNiton. SIMLA , 'indTa May 18. An official tenta live recast says that the conditions an favorable for the expected'monsoon , excep rierhaps In upper India. The snowfall li Chitral and northeastern Afghanistan Is lo cally somewhat In excess of the usual quan tlty , but tha fall elsewhere'is ! , normal , Thi meteorological conditions In South India eeai are doubtful , but probably /more favorabli than they were a year ago' , .and thercfon a monscon with normal'rains la expecte ( for the whole country , except In upper In dla , where the rainfall may be favorable 1 the monsoon Is strong. t Developing Canadian llcHonreoH. VICTORIA. B. C. , May , 'IS. It Is an nounced that the charter and concesslons ob talned from the province by the Cassia Railway company have been acquired frori W. Pike by Hlrochel Cahnt acting on behal of the Transvaal Gold Fields Company , llm Hud , of London and others. It U the Inten tlon ot the company to begin the survc ; of the railway line Immediately after th requisite formalities rela'tlng' . to the com pany reorganization have been completed ii England. Pike will conduct a. party of ex plorcrs Into the district In the course , of ; few weeks. I' < irUnnil PAHIS , May 18. General "Horace Porter the now United States ambassador to France accompanied by Henry ylfnau'd ; , secretary o the embassy ; made an unofficial call upoi the minister for foreign affairs , M. Hano taux , today. General Porter , , will prcaen his credentials next we'eli , The rotlrlni United States ambassador , Mr , Eustls , gay n luncheon today to his supccssor , Genera Porter. The entire old and" new staffs of tin United States embassy wcrejprcscnt. Gen eral Porter's two daughters and Miss Gcorg Eustls and Mrs. Eustls received the guests Youthful .Murilorcr l'ai > tiir < - < l , MONCLOVA , Mex , . May 18. Macedon Donlo Franceto , the 17ycarold boy wh murdered four persons near here and the eloped with the daughter of flf ranchman , ha been captured In jthb mountains near Vital ilama , etato of Tamaulapas.- girl was wltl him and the couple presented earcy specta cle , as they had traveled over 100 miles acres a rough country In their llltfl\ } . They will hi here for trial. brought . t NIMV riovcriior for Havana. HAVANA. May 18. The nuu-fluls Paltnei ola returned to this city If s ( . Anight froi Placetas , province of Santa .plara , with decree which had been sfgnoj' there by Cap tain General Woyler appointing .the marqul governor of Havana and.'necretary ad intcrli of tbo general government him appolntin Sonar Manuel Lopez Qamuiidl. to be nut Intendente. Both theso/officUls. took charg of their posts today. f , OliiuiKO Hrailllnn > , CiiliIiu' . RIO DB JANEIRO , Way 18j rThe mlnlste of war , General Bernardo Viuqiies , has re signed and has been succeeded , by Genera Marc-ado Bltcncourt. , * Cn n n ill a ii Catcher , Bal , VICTORIA , B , C , , Maytl8.-r-The | tprln catch of tbo Victoria sealing fleet Is 4,47 skins. _ ! Dlrri from IiilinUiiir GIIH < * H. FORT DODGE , la. , Mar 18 , ( Special Tel gram. ) Qus Anderson , an employe of tli Duncombe Stucco mills , roet'dealh In a pecu liar way yesterday. Ife parted to dig u an escape pipe , which was leaking steair The steam had saturated the eurroundln soil to such an extent as to undermine U and -It caved In with him.- Fellow workme dug him out Immediately , but he had InhaU poisonous gates from cinders cud the t-scap lug steam. He died In a few lioure , afte terrible suffering. CliiiuU Ktfiil Mlllloiialrc'w Jloily , I'OUTLAND. Ore. , Ms 1 * . The body o the lute millionaire bunker , W. 8. Lad'l wus stolen from nivervlaw cemetery las night The wooden can'- In which th body rcuttd was a'so taken JCo c'.cw hu bi-en obtained us to the. lUtntUy of th crave robbers. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDING ! Mayor Mooros Nnmes Men for Appointiv Positions Under the Charter. ALL RUN GAUNTLET OF CONFIRMATIOt City Attorney Council nnil Uollrr In Hiu-ctor Unltt Arc flic Only Two UlllclnlM Honored liy n , Iti-aiiiiolntiiiL-iit. City Attorney W. J. CONNIiLl Assistant City Attorney..EDGAR II , SCOT' City Prosecutor J. S. MILLK1 City Engineer AND11UW 11OSEWATK1 Assistant City Engineer 13. STENUKI Inspector of HulldhiRS..JOHN H. UUTLK1 Commissioner of Health..S. K. SPALDIN ( City ] 3leclrlcliin..KDWAHD F. SCIIUUU Holler Inspector CHAULKS I'NIT" PluinblUK Inspector M , H , CLAUSE : Mayor's Private Secretary..J. It. ADAM ! Mayor Moorcs announced the list of ap polntmcnts given above to the city councl last night and they were Immodlatcl ; confirmed. The confirmation was unanl mojs except In thrco Ino-tanccs. Prcsl dent Blngham voted against the con Urination of Andrew Rcscwatcr us clt ; engineer ; Blngham and Lobeck agalns E. Stcngcr as ntslstant city engineer , an Blngham , Burkley and Karr against Join Butler as Inspector of buildings. The bond of the appointees were presented _ and ap proved and they m-tll assume the duties o their respective offices this morning. While the character of the slate was prctt well known to the well Informed , the fac that the appointments were to be made dro\ out a big lobby , which filled seats and stand Ing room alike. The members of the couu ell met Mayor Moores In conference In Prcsl dent Bingham's private office Just before o'clock and hero the mayor Informally an nounced his selections for the offices whlcl were not settled on at the conference th previous day. The appointments of li Spaldlng and Charles Unltt were general ! expected , but that of M. H. Clausen cam In the nature of a surprise. Ex-Councllmai Robert Duncan had been elated for the jo until yesterday , when It was urged that hi physical condition was such that It woul be Impossible for him to fill the office. The appointments were made at the begin nlng of the session and confirmed wlthou debate or reference. Later In the scsslo the bonda of most of the appointees wer presented and approved , as follows : BONDS ARE APPROVED. W. J. Connell , $5,000 , sureties , Lewis Reed and J. II. Evans ; Andrew Rosewatei 110,000 , John A. Crelghton and Frank Mur phy ; John H. Butler , S2.000 , St. A. D. Bal combe and Thomas A. Crclgh ; Dr. S. K Spaldlng , $2,000 , J. H. McCulloch and E T. Rohrbough ; E. F. Schurlg , $3,000 , Georg N. Hicks and P. J. Karbach ; J. S. Mlllei ? 1.000. W. G. Dun and H. Gullck. City Engineer Rosewater then appolnto E. Stenger cs his assistant , and City At torney Connell designated Edgar H. Scot as assistant city attorney , with the approva of the mayar. These appointments were als confirmed at once. Tills ended the Interes of the lobby and a large proportion of th spectators flled out as soon as the routln business was taken up. ROUTINE WORK. Presldent-Blnglmm notlfle-d-thc'councU.tha ho had appointed A. P. Gram of the clt ; clerk's office sergeant-at-arnis , to serve with out extra compensation. The contract and bond of J. O. Corby fo the construction of the now Capitol avenu sewer was vetoed by Mayor Moores. Th mayor stated that the document was 1m properly execut.ed. It had also been approvei by tha old council and reached him too lat to be considered before the next regula meeting , as required by law. In order it avoid any possible difficulty In collcetlni the tax he recommended that a new con tract be drawn up and approved. The mat tcr was referred to the committee on DOW erage. Three bids for new down spouts and gutters tors on the city hall were referred to th committee on public property and buildings The assignment of the contract for ar tlflclal stone sidewalks by W. J. Welshan to the Grant Paving company was placei on file and the bond of the assignees wa approved. The Board of Park Commissioners trans mltted the documents relating to the pro posed transfer of the Kountzo property t the city for parking purposes In conncctloi with the exposition. They were referred t the Judiciary committee. The request of the judges of the munlclpa court for quarters In the city hall was re ferred to judiciary , public property am buildings and the city attorney. The nolle of the appointment of Fred H. Cosgrovo a clerk of the municipal court was referred ti the sime committees. The council accepted an Invitation to atten a celebration of the lOCth anniversary of th constitution of Poland at Metz hall , Twcntj sixth and Walnut streets. May 22. A resolution by Lobeck , by which the su perlntcndent of the city hall waa directed t place a directory oC the building1 on the wa north of the entrance to the treasurer's offici was referred to public property and built Ings committee. The contract for removing election booth was awarded to James Stcphenson. An ordinance authorizing the Board c Health to locate a dump on the river was li trodueed by Becliel and referred to fire , watc an I police committee. Mount's ordinance , providing for pavln Center street , from Thirty-fourth strost to th city limits , was referred to paving and sewei ago committee. Ordinances by Karr , providing for repavln Twenty-fourth street , from Patrick avenn to Spauhllng street , and from Patrick avenu to thf north line of Plnkney street , were n ferred to the same committee. MISHTI.YG OF TWO M-JW IIOAlin ! They AVI11 Holil Tliclr FirHt ScxHloii ThlN WCM-IC. The Advisory board and the Board of Publl Works as provided for In the present clmrte will meet for the first tlmo this week. Th first meeting of the Advisory board will b held this afternoon and the first regula meeting of the newly constituted Board c Public Works will occur Friday. The flrfl meetings of the boards will be largely dc voted to organization and getting the wor In hand and special meetings will bo calle when necessary. The Advisory board Is ono of the complct Innovations which the new charter ha brought with It. It consists of Mayo Moores , City Engineer Rosewater , Comptrol ler Wcstberg , Building Inspector Butlei Chief of Police Slgwart , Fire Chief Redel and Commissioner of Health Spauldlng. Till board Is Invested with the power td recelv all bids for material and suppliesused b the city , to award contracts to tlie lowes responsible bidders , and to pass on all bill resulting. It also has direct choree of al matters pertaining to the health doimrtmeni The board U allowed a secretary ot , $1,200 jear , who must also act as secretary for th Board of Public Works. Wllllam/Coburn / I slated for this position. I City Engineer Rosewater is chairman o the new Board of Public Works , and Comp trailer Wtstbcrg and Building Inspector But ler complete the board. The chairman ha authority to appoint all Inspectors and othe employes subject to the approval of th board , and he has personal charge of al street cleaning. The powers of the boar are very similar to those of the forme board , It has charge of all public works an IB given authority to make contracts for tb eamc , subject to the approval of the mayo and council. Co mini-lorn Kli-c-t OIIU-tTK. LOS ANGELES , May 18. The twenty elxtu scab-Ion of the grand division of tb Order of Railway Conductors was bronchi li an end this evening. The convention hsi been In session for the past nine days , durlni which tlmo a vast amount at work has beei disposed of and subjects Important to tin members of the order discussed and settled At today's session thMBMfion of o Ulcers fo the ensuing year occj BK'htch resulted litho the choice of the MlffKy Grand chief con ductor , E. 13. ClartfMijfegiectcd ; osslstan grand conductor , C/HsfMmkliis / , re-elected grand secretary amljTCSfqcr , Mnrtln Clancy re-elected ; grand tvfmzl-ductor , A. 11. Oar rcttson , rielocterttKrji junior conductor W. I ) . Perkins of KAMI i.Y OK r Ht-tallH of Mnrn > r ColHcj Aiiit Montana. DENVER , Col/KjflR IS. A report wai published In an ePSfpaper \ hero that Wll Ham II , Hamilton , a contractor ; his wife Mrs , Catherine Hamilton ; his son , Lee Hani llton , aged 19 , and his daughter , Ellzabell Hagim Hamilton , aged IS , who lived In Den ver until recently , were murdered In a snuU village near Heloiia , Mont. , Ihrco weeks ngi and the news of the crime suppressed In orde to allow the Montana authorities to trace tin murderers. Mr. Hamilton , who had lived In Dcnvci twenty years , disposed of his property hen last February and left with his family , golnj first to Oregon and later to Montana. Neai Helena It In said he engaged In brtckmaklng According to the report which has roachet friends of the family In this city , Mr. tun Mrs. Hamilton were found dead In bed wltl their throats cut. Miss Hamilton was alsi dead In bed with her throat cut and man ; bruises on her body. It Is stated that ap pearances Indicated that an attempt had beet made to outrage her and that she waa killed after a struggle , before tha assailants had ac cornpllsucd their fiendish purpose. Leo Ham llton had evidently made a desperate fight His body lay on the floor and was literal ! ; covered wllh wounds. All the fingers of hit right hand except the forelinger were severed showing that ho had grasped the razor o ; knlf . Illu throat was t.iso cut. Footprlnti nr-ar the house showed that two men won concerned In the murders. The house hai been ransacked and It Is believed the mur derers secured about $500. KKXTUCICI.VNS Alt 13- PUGILISTIC Gold nnil Silver Dciiinrriitlc I < CKlNln torn Xcnrly Conic to llloY\M. FRANKFORT , Ky. , May IS. The flllvei democratic minority , with possession of tin senate , Goebel In the chair and Brouston m the floor , held ihc floor through an elght-houi session today nnd promises to continue 1 until the end of the present session on Frl day. The gold democratic-republican ma jority of each house Is still determined llm the fusion bill shall go through both house ! this rummer If there Is any way to persuade suado or to force the governor to recall th < session. Senator Holloway , a gold democrat tried to strike Senator Bronston , the silvci democrat , who Is holding the floor , and whlli he was being held away from him Ilronstoi said : "D n you and your demands , " am then , "Turn him loose ; I dare you to laj your hand on me , you cowardly whelp. " Ad journment came at 7 o'clock. It Is plain now that the bill cannot be come a law this session ; that other Impor taut legislation mm * go down with It , am that upon the question of whether the as sembly Is reconvened and the bill then passct depends the political complexion of thli state for several years lo come. STIUICEIKS TI3ASTI3II \ , CITII3S " * i _ _ UlKStrIKcn > , Jv In , ProitrouM In Jfcr Yo'rU mill Plillmli'liililn. NEW YORK , May 18. Meyer Schoenfcl has awumed the leadership of the strlklni tailors here. Joseph -Barondss Issaid to b In Philadelphia , where another big sttlko I In progress. A delegation of the striker will go to Newark , and there urge the frater nlty to quit work tomorrow morning. Th strike committee was busy today calling 01 the shops on the East Side , for the purpo of urging the operatives to quit work. Th contractors , according to Schoenfcld , show deposition to take sides with the striker * with a view to forcing thn manufacturers t pay better prices. PHILADELPHIA , May 18. The children' coat makers of this city , to the number o 375 , went on a strike today for an increas In wages. The strikers Include all that claa of garment workers In the city , except thlrtj who are employed In one shop. These hav also declared their Intention of joining th strikers. Quite a number employed In othe branches of garment making went on strlk yesterday , and It Is said thcro are at leas 1,000 garment workers now out. OATTI/n MEN EMPLOY ! WOLFEIIS Exiicrt Cnivlioyn DriiAV Salaries foi limiting the Wild AiiliiinlH. SUNDANCE , Wyo. , May 18. ( Spcclal.- ) A1I of the big cattle outfits In this count now employ "wolfers , " or cowboys , whos solo duty It la to hunt and trap wolves an coyotes. Two of the expert wolfers of th region ore the Thorn brothers of this city who arc employed by the Standard Cattl company , one of the largest cattle outfits o the west. Last week the Thorns killed aev cnty-nlno wolves and coyotes and brough the hides , a good wagnnload town to tec secure the bounty. Nearly alt of the wolvc are killed by poison , put out In the car cassca of dead cattle. Wit a number ar tracked to dens and Hilled as they como on after being smoked almost to snlToeatlon. Th bounty paid upon each mature or full growi wolf Is ? 4 , and upon each coyote and cub wol 75 cents. The bounties Just about pay th expenses of the cattle companies for wage of the wolfcrs , who arc employed by th month , and the purchase of strychnine. Woman .Shoots at n Itui-Rlar. EVANSTON , Wyo. , May IS. ( Spcclal.- ) Burglars attempted to rob the hoime of Join Bruce on Friday morning , Mrs. firuce hear the Intruders and tecurlng a lovolvtr , or dered them to "get out. " One of th burglars fired a shot In rcsponto , the buile striking Marvin Bernard , Mrs. Bruce' brother , who wan Just setting out of beil The bullet passed through his arm and graze his elde. MIR. Bruce then filed point blanl at the burglar , who Immediately beat retreat , and with his companion left th house. It Is bclloved the Intruded wa wounded. Tctic-licrH of l'oniConntlcN Cnintilni ! SHRRIDAN , Wyo. , May 18. ( Special. ) A the suggestion of Mlfn Reel , state Hiipcrln tendent of schools , the teachers of Shcrldar Johnson , Crook and Weston counties , hav decided to hold a joint teachers' Institute till year , and have selected Sheridan as the plac for holding It. Will HIIVC u Hacr Track. EVANSTON , Wyci. May 18. ( Special. ) i racing organization being formed here The association wlll\ \ lease eighty acres o ground from the Union Pacific company an build a. race track * bane ball diamond bicycle track , etc. SIMT.UITE.H WILL IXVnSTIGATK llnlKc , Cannon mill I'4-ttlKrow Wll Vlnlt tlie Orient .Soon , BOISE , Idaho , May 18. Ex-Senator Holac Senator Cannon and Senator Pettlgrew wll sail July 2 for China and Japan. It Is un derstood they go to study the financial quea tlon from the Oriental standpoint. Ot-i-aii Liner on tli < * Uockx. ST. JOHNS , N. I' , , May 18. Ace online t the latest reports from Cape Itny , U la ver , unlikely that the Hamburg-American line Aicudla ran bo got oft the rocks. It 1 pounding heavily. Movt'inttntH of Ocean VcMHclH. May IF At New York Arrived SIcllla. from 8tel tin. finlleil Tourlc. for lrpool \ ; Haali for Hrernt-n. At Host on Arrived Ceomalonla. fror Liverpool. Another of the Great Enilwny Systems Lends Financial .Assistance. MILWAUKEE ROAD SUBSCRIBES 810,000 , Fourth of the Transmississippi Lines Aids the Exposition. SUBSCRIPTION IS REGARDED AS LIBERAL Announcement of Oontrihution Imparted to Managers Lindsoy and Bosowator. THREE MORE ROADS YET TO SUBSCRIBE ItnllriinilN Oiitt-rliiK at Oniiilia llnvo Su Kur I'U-ilKc.t . < flKIO ) ( ) < n the Alii of ( lui Croat Shunof 1SIIS. The Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul rail way has Just been added to Omaha's honor list of railways that aio standing up for this section of the country by liberally suliscrlu- lug toward the sue -SB of the Transmlssls- slppl Exposition. The Milwaukee ronil has Just Increased the amount previously sub scribed by other rontls by the Joimllon of $10,000. Managers K. T. Llmlscy of the Department of Ways and Menus ami Edward Rosewatcr of the Department of Publicity , after becur- Ing the contribution of S20.000 from the Hock Island road , In Chicago Monday , called on the ofllclals of the Milwaukee road. They have been considering the amount they could best afford to glvo to the exposition for some time post. After a brief conference - once Monday $10,000 was announced na the amount of the donation. Managers Llndsey and Hosewatcr urged a subscription of ? 15,000 , and Second Vleo President Earllng. promised on answer after ho had confctrcd with President Miller. The conference will be held next week. While this Is the smallest amount con tributed by any of the railroads , II la gen erally regarded as a liberal donation. The Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul tloco not own a inilo of railroad In the state of Nebraska , the western terminus of Its line being at Council Hlufis. It Is admitted that for the comparatively slight Interests the Mil waukee road lisa here , the amount given to the exposition comparer favorably with that subscribed by the other roads. THUEE OTHERS TO CO.ME. The addition of ? 10,000 by the Milwaukee to the fund contributed by the railroads brings the total amount subscribed by these corporations up to $90.000. The Burlington led off with $30,000. It was followed with the donation of a llkci amount by the North western. The Rock Island Monday contrib uted $20,000 , and the Milwaukee yesterday Joined the honor roll with the presentation of $10,000. The only Omaha roads that have not yet subscribed are. the Union Pacific , the Mis souri-Pacific'and - the Wabiish. It Is thought that wtitu thcee railroads subscribe their donations tbo total-amount In the railroad fund will bo brought up to at least $125,000. The Union Pacific Is expected to donate $20- 000 , the Missouri Pacific $10,000 , and tha Wabaeli $5,000. The news of the Milwaukee's iiibscrlptlan was received with great rejoicing by the ofll- cers of the exposition who are In the city , and by other Omnlians who heard the news yes terday. The. representatives of the other railroads said they were glad that the Mil waukee had fallen Into line , and the local agents of the lines that have not yet como Into the fold Immediately Informed their su perior officers of the Milwaukee's donation. General Western Agent Nash of the MII- waukco received raany congratulations throughout the day on the action taken by his road. It , Is admitted that the popular Omaha representative of the Milwaukee baa been most Instrumental In securing the co operation of his company toward the success of the exposition. IIo has left no stouo un turned to secure a liberal donation from the company ho represents , and the action Just taken Is generally regarded as proof of the position ho holds with the officers of the road. It will be remembere.1 that when A. J. Earllng , second vice president and general manager of the Milwaukee , was In Omaha on March 25 , ho told a reporter of The Dee that llio Milwaukee would soon make a donation to the exposition fund. The recent action on the part of that road makes good bis promlso given at that time. ARCHITECTS AllU TO CONCUR. Will Compare Notcx mi Idcnn Iivai < < > Symmetry In Main Court , The architects of the main buildings of the exposition will bo In the city Thursday of this week for the purpose of consulting to gether and discussing the plans for the sev eral buildings. Each architect will come prepared - pared with a preliminary sketch of hla building , and these sketches will bo made to haimor.lzo with otio another to secure a symmetrical result In the main court. Each architect will then return home and prepare his drawings ut the building assigned to him and send them ut onca to the supervising architects In this city , where the working plans will bo prepared under the direct supervision of I ho archltecto-ln-chlef. It Is expected that all plans and working drawings will bo completed within thirty days and that contractors will he asked to mihmlt bids for the construction of the buildings about that time. Jt has been determined that the railroad entrance to the grounds shall bo liy way of the bluff along the cast Hide of the tract lying east of Sherman avenue , about opposite the middle of the Kountze tract. The plans for this cntranni ore being prepared by Mr. Walker , ono of the supervising architects , and will ho completed In about a week. In a general way the entrance will consist of two broad stairways following a * lg-zag line up the abrupt face of the pluff , Thcpo stair ways will bo about forty feet apart and the space between them will ho converted Into a waterfall. The distance from ( lie level of the railroad tracks to the lop of the bluff Ui about thlrty-threo feet , and thin distance- will bo divided Into three waterfalls , each having a fall of about ton fact. This arrangement will give ( ho landscape architect ample op- poitunlty for producing pleasing effects , and Architect Walker , who Is ill-signing the pinna , believes that the approach will bo an at tractive feature to visitors. It will bo neces sary to dispose of over 1.000,000 gallons or water each day In order to keep the water In the lagoons In good condition , and It In thought that this waterfall will accomplish this result , while adding a pleasing fraturo to the grounds. STOPS WOHK ON THK WELL. The artcplan well has struck u snag , or , more properly speaking , a boulder , The drill went on ono side of the big rock and the pipe of the well went on the opposite side. To add to the complication. ! the rope sup porting the drill broke and dropped down the hole. Whether It will bo necifcsiry to start a Dew hole remains to be seen after the apparatus ha been tU'hed out of the depths of the earth. This experience Is a common occurrence In the baring of artcalnn wells and Is not regarded as very Important by those concerned. Another step In the general agitation for beautifying the city which Is being made by the real ( state men In town wan taken at the meeting of the Heal Katite exchange Mon day afternoon. Ex-Mayor Kerala , a member of the exchange , Euggrstcd the formation of. an organization to pueh the Idea of parking ttio vacant M" In ltu > mitral portion of the city , Mr , HewU called attention to th