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CURRENT SAYINGS AND DOINGS
ON THE DIAMOND.
Tim ('outrun rjy Over Ihn Suiuliir I'lny
Iiir rnil.lriii - M,uuiSi.r Hihiut-U Niijs
That lJ,n. u S, IMiin on Foul
Auiuni: (.unlet n Mui;iiiii'i,
7 A ANAOKIt Schmelz,
of the Washington
- A Club. Is very en-
thu.sla.stle over thu
outlook for base
biill at the Capitol
City the cotntni;
season, and pre
dicts that his team
will hold a good
position In the ma
jor league race for
the pennant nt the end of next season.
He says: "If three men on thu Wash
ington team do aa well next season as
they did last, our club will land In the
first division. Uy three men I mean
Mercer, McJamcs and King. With
these men In the pitcher's position,
and In good condition, we can hold our
own with any team. Cartwrlght Is the
best fielding basemnn In the buslnc33.
Ills batting last jenr was not na strong
as was expected, but at the same time
It was not ns weak ns Is generally sup
posed. O'Brien was handicapped last
year at second base. Uy that I mean
he came to Washington with a big rep
utation, and the public expected too
much of him from the btait. But lie Is
all right, nnd will do some clever woik
at that point of tho diamond this year.
Young Smith will not be nble to Join
tho team until the first of June, as his
studies will keep him at school until
then. If he could begin the season
with us, we would not want any other
third baseman. Hut, knowing he could
not do no, we engaged Rellly. If tho
latter ran play nnythlng like as well
as he did when ho made his reputa
tion with me In 1800, as a member of
the Columbus team, of the American
Association, Smith's absence will not
hurt us to any extent. It would be
singular it Rellly should Jump In this
year and play again as he did In 1890.
That year ho innked nineteenth in a
field of one bundled nnd thirty-two
batsmen, and third as a third baseman,
according to the ofllclal averages of
tho Amoilcnji Association. However,
I wouldn't have the slightest hesitancy
In putting young Wrlsley nt third base
In case Reilly'a work was not satisfac
tory. Wrigley's playing In the In-lleld
last year was almost unprecedented
for a now man In such fast company
as the major league is. In left field
we have Selbach, and there is no better
man playing that position In any club.
Tom Drown, In center field, seems good
for many years yet. If he hadn't
played the latter part of last season
with the 'Charley horse,' his batting
average would have been better than
It was. Many an In-fleld hit that he
was retired on he would have beaten
out had ho been In perfect health, for
there aro few if any faster runners in
the business than Drown is. We have
fortunately two men who can Jump In
and play what we call at Washington
'our sun field,' In Lush and Abbey. It
Is a very difficult position. Many tine
fielders almost go blind when they
first attempt to play In right field at
our ball park. Wo had another Htar
outfielder under consideration, and
tried hard to get him, but failed. The
club he was with would not part with
him."
A Cli'it-r Vounjr 1'IUIier.
James J. Callahan, tho clever young
pitcher who has been drafted from the
Kansas City Club by the Chicago Club,
has a blight future before him, ns he
should develop into one of the crack
pitchers of the league. He was born
March 18, 1874, at Fltchburg, Mass.,
and learned to play ball with amateur
teams of his native place at such times
as ho could get away from his work,
which was that of plumbing, he having
practiced pitching after working hours,
and made such headway that he finally,
strango to say, adopted baseball as a
more suitable occupation than that of
plumbing. His professional career be
gan with tho Northampton (Mass.)
JAMES CALLAHAN.
toam, in 1892. It was his excellent
work whllo with that club that led to
bis engagement with the Now Bed
fords, an independent professional
team located at New Bedford, Mass.,
during tho season of 1893, and It wns
whllo connected with tho latter club
thnt Manager Irwin's attention was
drawn to his work. Callahan began
tho season of 1894 with the Philadel
phia team, of tho National League and
American Association, but finished It
with tho Philadelphia Club, of the
Pennsylvania State League, In 189C
he played with tho Kansas City Club,
and was onp of tho star pitchers of tho
Western League. Ho has excellent
speed, good command of tho bnll, and
la cool headed at critical stages of the
J
kk
game. He Is also a good Imtsronn atd
clover base runner.
Illnmnml DiiM.
Aft IfITII tj ffrstt.trv ll... wjt Ifl t tlt.
I " h.& "-I 1UIIIIU U! IUI-
prusj to uip etrect that "President
Hyrno saya that city ordinances, and
t lift! !... tll, .... II.
. hiui.iiii, iiii-tcmn nun ui urn
members of the Big Vivo playing 'Sun
day gamed." How absurd! What city
ordinance is It that ptevents them
fiom playing Sunday games fn the
West, as other eastern teams do?
Manager Tebeau of tho Cleveland
club says he has recolvcd a letter from
President Hart of thu Chlcngos, In
which the latter has made the former
llatterlng offers regarding a Western
trip of the Chicago and Cleveland
teams. It Is to be a series of exhibi
tion games to be played In March while
the two teams aro traveling through
Arkansas and Texas.
It Is announced that the ofllclals of
the Brooklyn club will make an ef
fort nt the annual spring meeting to
hnve a rule passed to allow them to
ehaige twenty-live and fifty cents ad
mission to their grounds. They have
an Idea that tho plan will work to ns
gieat an advantage as It docs nt Phila
delphia. At popular prices Brooklyn
is looked upon as one of the best baso
ball cities In the Union.
The Cle eland club has rented ball
grounds near that city for tho purposa
of playing Sunday games during tho
coming seasuu.
Of all the baseball writers In the
rountrynot one outside of the city of
Louisville commends the action of
the Louisville dircctois In voting $500
to lie devoted to Ave prizes of $100 each
to be given to the local players excel
ling In batting, base running, fielding,
sacilflcc hits and winning pitching.
If the Western leaguu managers con
tinue to rob each other of players, after
the fashion In which Comlskcy looted
Minneapolis and Detroit sand-bagged
h ''
PRESIDENT BYRNE.
Milwaukee, their lovely little coterie
will be split into fnctlons nnd their
neat and compact league drift onto the
rocks of discord nnd dissolution.
For twenty years Anson managed,
captained and played for the Chicago
team, and there was never a scratch
of a pen or a piece of paper to show
that he was In the employ of the Chi
cago club. Last year the rules made
It Imperative that every player should
sign, and for tho first time in his long
year3 of service with tho Chicago club
his contract was sent on to President
Young for promulgation.
Kuiiiluy Games lu tho Euit.
Colonel John I. Rogers, treasurer of
tho Philadelphia Club, when spoken
to about the story emanating from
Cleveland to tho effect thnt Messrs.
Abell, Byrne, Brush and Roblson were
preparing to fight for Sunday ball
games, even If it means tho disruption
of the major league, said: "There Is
absolutely no fight In the major league
at present regarding the playing of
Sunday games, nor will there bo one.
Thnt question was settled finally at
the annual Fall meeting of tho major
league In 1893. As matters now stand,
It Is optional with the clubs whether
or not they play Sunday games. Per
sonally, we aro opposed to Sunday
baseball, and the Philadelphia will
not be permitted to play either exhibi
tion or championship games on tho
Sabbath. However, If other clubs
choose to play It is none of our busi
ness, and wo do not propose to make
It such. I do not believe that Sunday
baseball was ever broached at tho con
ference which Abell, Byrne nnd Robl
son attended while at Cleveland re
cently. In fact, I know the meeting
was called for another purpose alto
gether. All these stories In regard to
dissension and dissatisfaction in the
major league are groundless. In the
first place, there is no such organiza
tion as the 'Big Five.' Philadelphia,
Now York, Boston, Chicago and Pitts
burg voted together nt tho last meet
ing at Chicago, but wo havo no inter
ests in common, nor havo wo over held
a caucus of any kind. From all indi
cations tho February meeting of the
major league will bo harmonious in
every way, and thoso porsons who aro
expecting something sensational to oc
cur will be disappointed. Beyond tho
adoption of n schedule of championship
game3, which has already been mado
out, and the 'usual harmless tinkering
with tho playing rules, thoro will be
nothing of Importance done at tho
meeting."
Lord XoUou ou tliu Stage.
Ixrd Nelson Is the latest historical
oharacter to bo put on tho English
stage, and Forbes Robertson will ap
pear as that hero In a piny based on
his relations with Lady Hamilton. Tho
action of the play Is said to commence
after Indy Hamilton has ceased her re
lationship with Dr. Graham. The prin
cipal theme of tho now play is Lady
Hamilton's connection with Lord Ncl
Bon and her good Influence over him.
Charles Orovllle and Sir William Ham
ilton are other personages In tho play.
THE BED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY, MARCH 12 1897.
MAY HUIN TAMMANY.
PURROY-SHEEHAN FEUD IS
LIKELY TO END ORGANIZATION.
It ''tilltlral InlluriH'r llnilniiKcrcil by
tho Factional CJuurrrl Ambition of
the Former to He (Iraml SiicIiciii Ciuim-i
Great Trouble,
(Now York Letter.)
HE recent split In
Tammany hall may
prove to bo tho be
ginning of tho end
of that organiza
tion as a political
factor In this city.
The Tammany so
ciety will go on as
'fj before, for It should
' be romembeicd thnt
It is not lu politics
nud never was. A little digression
from the purpose or this article, just nt
tho outset, will be useful lu getting
straight the popular conception of this
far-famed organisation.
The Society of Tammany, or Colum
bian Order, was formed lu 1789, and
was the result of n popular movement
In Now York which sought to counter
act the so-called aristocratic Society
of the Cincinnati. It was autl-fedoral-1st
In Its character. Its founder was
William Mooney, an upholsterer, of Ir
ish descent, ant born In America. Tho
society took its name fiom n noted
chief of the Delaware tribe of Indians,
who had been canonized by the sol
diers of the revolution ns the American
pntron saint. The first meeting of tho
society wns held on May 12, 17S9, and
It was Incorporated In lSO.'i. The so
ciety Ib now, ns It nlwayB has boon, a
chniitnblo and social organization. It
Is governed by n grand snehem, who Is
assisted by thirteen sachems, suggest
ed by tho thirteen original states of
the union.
The general committee, which con
stitutes the political organization of the
Tnminnny society, Is permitted to oc
cupy the lntter's rooms In Its building
on Fourteenth street, but Is really In no
other way nssoclated with It. It Is In
this general committee that nil the
political evll3, real and Imaginary, of
tho recent past, but already historic,
havo been hatched nnd nurtured. It
Is In this commlttco that tho Purroy
Sheohnn feud has at last reached a
crisis and promises to wreck that once
all-powerful political body.
Henry D. Purroy Is county clerk. Ho
Is ambitious to reach tho position in
tho general committee once occupied
by the "great" Croker all powerful ho
was there for It Is or.ly by the aid of
tho authority and Influence of such a
position that he can hope for anything
in the future politically. John C. Slice,
ban occupies this coveted position now,
As the organization has not been at
all successful since Shcohnn was placod
at the head, Purroy has conceived the
Idea that it would not bo difficult to
overthrow him nnd step Into his shoes.
So ho has been Intriguing and working
for a long time to this end. Open war
fare was declared the other day when
Purroy nnd his followers rejected the
plnns of the executive committee for
tho primaries In the Thirty-fourth and
Thirty-fifth nssembly districts.
Tho hostility between Purroy and
Shcchan has been growing for a year
and a half. It began to take tangible
form soon after tho Chicago conven
tion. Purroy went to the convention
as a "sound money" man, but lib
switched over to the sliver men and
was one of tho ardent supporters of
Bryan after tho convention. Whon ho
returned from Chicago ho did not wait
for Tammany to declare itself, but tried
to take the local compalgn out of the
hands of Sheehan by organizing tho
Bryan and Sownll Central association.
Ho sent broadcast marked copies of pa
pers containing copies of his speeches,
especially to Bryan. Ho confidently ex
pected that Bryan would bo elected,
and ho wanted to mnko suro that the
control of patronage In this vicinity
would be placed in his hands.
Falling In this direction, Purroy and
his followers took steps which led up to
tho formal withdrawal from Tammany.
They clnlmed that Sheehan Invaded
tho Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth dlo-
HENRY D. PURROY.
trlcts with schemes to destroy the
principle of homo rule. These dis
trict u loyal to Purroy and are con
trolled him. Sheehan, Purroy aiys,
caused ut uereat or tho regular demo
cratic m-julnees for the assembly in
these districts and fomented opposi
tion to the regular organization In
them. The antl-Purroy leaders In these
districts recommended open primaries,
lasting seven hours, although thoy
woro restricted to two hours In tho
other districts, tho object bolng, it was
said, to give everybody, whatovcr his
politics, a chance to vote, provided ho
was a friend of Sheehan's, The Tam
many executlvo committee approved
this plan, as did the comraltteo on or
ganization. Protests were filed against
tho regular committees In tho Thirty
fourth and Thlrty-flfth districts, algnod
by several thousand Tammany demo-:rats.
mMm
& y
Tho members of the regular commit
tees of these dlsttlots, under tho lead
ership of Purroy, then mot at their dis
trict headquarters and dolled tho tiger.
Tho meeting In the Thlrty-flfth dis
trict, nt which Purtoy spoke, was by
far tho livelier of the two. Purroy
there threw off tho mack and paid his
compliments to Sheehan. One of his
lieutenants moved the appointment of
John P. Kellly, Henry Trott nnd Chns.
Sotnldo ns Inspectors of the district
primary, and tho motion was carried
by a vote! of 300 to .1. Tho designation
of these Inspectors hod been the bono
of contention at the afternoon meeting
lu Tammany hall. The Purroy men
woro convinced thnt the Tammany ex
ocutlvo committee, acting on the advice
of Mr. Sheehan, would tako tho selec
tion out of their hands, and thoy re
solved to forestall the wigwam leader.
"This lesolutlon Is proper," said Pur
roy, "but it will not avail In Fourteenth
street, where the putative leader. John
C. Sheehan, has determined you shall
bo disfranchised In the primaries. Ho
intends to use the msthods of a high
wayman, nnd your resolution will bo
hurled when It reaches the men he con
trols In Tammany. Sheohnn started In
to wreck the Tammany organization In
this district. The voters who are In
tho democratic party lu this city will
not tolciatc a defaulter at the head of
Tammnny Hnll. Sheehan's knowledge
of thefts In Buffalo, which caused him
to flee that city, may point him tho
way to steal primaries here, hut while
he can win hero by might lu setting up
a so-called leadership of his own mak
ing, It Is our duty to resist his every
step until no one In Tammany hnll
will own tho dishonored leadership of a
discredited man."
Thcso pointed remarks of the fight
ing county clerk scorned to strike a re
sponsive chord In the hearts of those
present, and Mr. Purroy then went Into
some matters of Tnmmnny history. He
JOHN C. SHEEHAN.
told of a conferenco with Richard
Croker, In Saratoga, before Sheehan
was selected as leader by the formor
Tamriiany "boss."
"I then told him," said Purroy, "that
ho would make tho greatest mistake of
his llfo If ho named Sheehan. My
warning came truo nt tho famous Sa
voy dinner. Wo all recall tho dis
graceful sceno when Registrar Rcllly
,md other leadors Interrupted their
guest, Mr. Croker, nnd told him thoy
would have none of Shcchan. Do nny
of you hero believe tho pcoplo of Now
York will Intrust their local govern
ment to Tammany hall while that or
ganization has at Its head a man who
was notoriously corrupt In public of
fice?" Everybody present agreed with the
speaker in this very plain talk and a
resolution was passed unanimously
providing for tho nppolntmont of elec
tion Inspectors independently of tho ac
tion of tho wigwam lenders. Thus tho
Purroyltcs defied tho Shcchnultes to do
their worst.
The conclusion camo when tho com
mittee on organization met In Tam
many hall to ratify tho decision of tho
sub-committee In tho matter of open
primaries In the two districts named.
This was promptly dono, when tho
Purroylter. filed out of the building and
gathered at tho Morton house, whero
they begnn to plan for the extension of
the now Tammany Hall Into every dis
trict In tho city.
As to the personal careers of tho two
men now so conspicuous In local poli
tics. Henry D. Purroy was born in
Fordham, Westchester couuty, on Aug.
27, 1848. Ho becamo a citizen of New
York city by annexation in 1874. Ho
was educated at St. John's college,
Fordham, and was admitted to tho bar
In New York city in 1809. Ho was a
schoolmate, at St. John's, of Tammany
Boss John Kelly's son, and was on
friendly terms with that leader boforo
the annexation mado him necessary to
Tammany aa a leader In tho now dis
trict. At a congressional convention
ho broko tho Jaw of a man who as
sailed Kelly. The Kelly Influenco mado
him president of tho board of alder
men when he entered that body at tho
ago of 20, nnd ho hns nover been out
of olllce since.
John C. Sheehan was born In Buffalo
forty-ono years ago. Ho camo to New
York City in 1883, and now lives at 404
West Twenty-third street. Ho was edu
cated In tho Buffalo public schools,
and entered political llfo when his
brother, William P., was Iloutenant
governor. Through his brother's Influ
ence ho was glvon tho democratlo nom
ination for city comptroller In Buffalo.
He is said to have been a candldato
for tho nomination when Drover Cleve
land was nominated for mayor, and
that Mr. Cleveland's refusal to run on
tho same ticket with Sheehan causod
tho lattor's withdrawal.
Mr. Sheehan becamo almost Imme
diately on his arrival hero secretary of
tho Crston aqueduct commission, and
formed a valuablo friendship with John
O'Brien, tho contractor on tho aquo
duct. Ho becamo O'Brien's partner in
contracting for largo public works, not
ably tho sowers of Long Island City,
for which they received upward of
$1,000,000 in bonds.
NEW CABINET SWORN.
ALL OATHS TAKEN BEFORE
THE PRESIDENT.
The OriMiiiinjr lVrfiiruiml In the While
lliiiKi- llliin Itii.ini-The :ScMr teeretiiry
of Ihi' Tn-UHitr) tiu-ii.W tlio Chief ,Iu
lire,' Wurd.
WAsniN.iroN, Mirch tf. -President
McKlnley was at his diMk at !) oVloolc
this morning and after attending to
Homo public business he signed the
commissions of members of the now
cabinet.
General Alger, Cornelius N. Bliss nud
Mr. Clary, member. of tho now cnblnot,
arrived ut 10:l,"i o'clock uud went di
rectly to the President's npartments,
where Mr. Wilson of town preceded
them. All of tho others except Mr.
Gago appeared soon aftorward ami nt
11:30 o'clock, after n brief e.vehunge of
coirte.slcs, wore led by Mr. MoKlnley
and Mr. .Slierm-m to tho blue room,
looking southward toward the Potomno
river. Ueio Chief .lustlco Fullur and
tho justices of tho Supreme court woro
assembled. Tho Presldont ami bis
iidvltcr.s greeted the justices nnd tho
formalities of administering tho oaths
wero begun ut once.
Mr. hherinan was first, the chief jus
tice administering tho oath, while tho
venerublo statesniati bold up bis right
bund uud repeated the constitutional
obligation. Then followed tho other
cabinet otllcers in tho ordur of their
rank. Justice Gray of Massachusetts
ndmiiilsturcd the oath to John I). Long,
secretary of the navy, and nlso a eltl
r.en of the old liny state. For this
same reason of locality, Justice Broun,
formerly of Mlehlgnn, administered
the oath to General Alger as secrotnry
of war. All tho other oaths wero ad
mlnlntercd by tho ohlof Justice. Tho
new cabinet did not return upstairs,
but separated without the founallty of
a cabinet meeting.
Hit. OACIK'S OATH OK OI'FIUK.
Mr. Huge took tho onth In the secre
tary's olllce In the treasury department
ut noon, Chief .lustlco Fuller of tho
supremo court, another Chlcagoan, ad
inlnlotorlng the onth In the presence of
a distinguished company, winch in
cluded tho relatives and friend?, of Mr.
Gage, pnrt of tho Illinois delegation In
Congress uud the principal officers of
tho treasury. Tho hoorotury's room
was opened at 1 1 o'clock to tho guests
who hud been Invited to witness tho
ceremony. They wero received bv
Seorotary Carlisle mill Mr. Gago anil
Prlvato Secretaries Van Seiiden and
Vandercllp. Many ladles woro In tho
party, and It bail tho seuiblanco of n
social gathering during the time of
wnltlng for tho chief justice. Chief
.lustlco Fuller appeared n fow
minutes before noon, accompanied
by Mr. McKennv, tho clerk of
the supremo court, who carried the
new Secretary's commission. Mr. Gago
nnd the chief juutlco Htood behind tho
Secretary's desk facing tho hpecttitors,
with Secretary Carlisle in the back
ground. Both Mr. lnge nud Chief
Justices Fuller raised their right bauds,
tho chief justice rend the oath and
Mr. Oago ropeated it aftor him, sen
tenco by sentence. Tho first sentenco
was, "I, Lyman .1. Gngc of Illinois, do
solemnly swonr." but Mr. Gnirn du-
tclarod, "I, Lymnu ,T. Gago of Chicago,
THInnta ' l.llJ. Mtnr.1i imtn ...l.b.l. 1... ....
....w..., v... . ..,.,r if.iiun U JlUt
on tho added word, "Chicago," inspir
ing a smile.
When the oath hnil been ropoatcd
Secretary Carlisle stepped forward and
took his successor's hand, saying: "I
want to congratulate you uud wish
you every success."
OAI.I.EnS AT THE WIIITK IIOUBK.
During tho morning Mr. MoKlnley
received calls from many public man,
Including Senators Proctor of Ver
mont, Allison and Gear of Iowa, Quay
of I'cnnsylvnuin. Mills of Texas, Davis
and No Hon of Minnesota and Spooner
of Wisconsin, ex-Senators Sawyer of
Wisconsin unu nrown oi utKii Hnnr.
scntutlves Uopklns, Reeves and Mur
phy of Illinois, Lacey of Iowa, C. XV.
Stone and Roy burn of Pennsylvania,
Walker of Massachusetts, Dolllvor of
Iowa nnd Grosvonor of Ohio, aonators
and members of the House woro ush
ered into Secretary Porter's oftleo and
thenoft to tho President as fast as bus
Inoas would permit. Tho calls wero
mainly thoso of courtesy. Tho Fif
teenth Wnrd Republican club of Phil
adelpJila, in slllc hats and drab coats,
arrived about 10 o'clock and wero re
ceived by tho President In tho East
room.
Reed Certain to It Speaker Again.
Wamiinoto.v, March S. It Is cer
tain that there will bo no opposition
whatever to tho re-olcction of Speaker
Reed by the Republicans of tho now
IInuo. Nolthor Mr. Grosvonor of Ohio
nor Mr. Hopkins of Illinois desires to
run. So well assured Is Ir. Reed's
election that members are already pro
tenting to him their roquests for com
nlttce assignments.
TORNADO IN KENTUCKY.
A Number of Towui Struck and Much
DatoaKO Done.
Wikciiestku, Ky., March 8. A ter
rific wind storm struck Winchester at
noon to-day. William Clayton's resi
dence was demolished, a business
house at tho corner of Maplo and
Washington streets was torn apart
and along May street clilmnoys nnd
shutters flow before tho gale. Many
buildings were unroofed.
At Mount Sterling tho McBrlnr dis
tillery building was entirely unroofed
and great damage was done. A negro
suburban town to tho southeast was in
the way of the storm and several
houses woro blown away.
Fa moat Hall Flajrer Dad.
IlAt.TiuoUK, Md., March 8. David
L. Foutz, the great pitcher and right
fleldor, died hero to-day ut his homo
of asthma, Foutz managed tho Brook
lyn toam last season. It was to get
Foutz that St. Louis bought out the
whole Bay City, Mich., tenm, stock,
franchlso and alL
No goro Ulankst Itallot.
Jp.FVEnsoN Ctrv, Mo., Mureh H.
Senator Seaber's bill doing away with
blanket ballots and bubstituting separate-
ballots for each party'u candidates
passed tho Houso to-day, It Is said
that tho governor will sign the bllL
KING GEORGE Df-FIANT.
IJeftmet to
Oher th I'lirmsl Warnlna
nf tho Toner.
A nirss. Mureh H. -A statement made
by King (Sconce Is probably a forecast
of the reply Greece will make to the
Identical note of the powers. Insisting
upon tho withdrawn! of the Greek fleet
and troops from frote within tho six
ilayn from noon on Monday last, tho
time the note was deliver I. Hi
majesty si Id:
-Nothing will prosp.r in Gfcco un
til tho question Is di'ilnltelv sottlcil
Tho autonomy of Crete Is out of thu
question, because tho Cretans rojict It
and havo lost faith lu the promises of
tho powers. Thoy profor to dlo In
their own dofonso rather than I hi
slaughtered lllco tho Armenians
"Tho recall of the Greek troops from
(Veto would mean tho signal for new
massacres on n large .scale, owing to
the fierce fanaticism of thu Mussul
mans, who see they havo tho support,
of siv great powers since tho latter
covered tho Turkish attack on Chris
tians nnd shelled tho victorious Cret
ans, who wero fighting for freedom
ami the uross, and at a moment when
thu Turks woro rompollcd lorotlre."
Premier Delvannols. In an Interview,
Is reported to have reiterated that tho
droelt troops would not bo withdrawn
from Crete, and to havo expressed the;
fear that national olninor would com
pel tho government to Invado Turkey.
Greece, ho Is quoted as having added,,
has not ucreptcd the sctiomo for tho
autonomy of (Veto which had been
promised by tho powers. The premier
lidded thnt Greeco would profor to
disappear from tho map rather than
withdraw her forces from Croto In tho
face of throats.
WITHOUT PARALLEL,
Neinr Kuril Hlnrra ISafnro an That ok
Thnnriny Might.
Chicaoo, March 8. Tho storm which
raged throughout tho Mlddln West on
Thursday night stands unparalleled,
not only for tho great extent of tcrrl
tory over which It ranged, but for ttia
amount of water proolpltated. At
Cincinnati, the rninfnU reported by the
weather bureau of this city amounted
to .V US inches, nnd floods nre reported
from every telegraphic station, from
Pittsburg on tho east to Kansas City
on the west, nud from the lakes to tho
norlhei n boundary of Tennessee. At
Cairo, 111., hoveral buildings were un
roofed, and ono dwelling wns blown
down, causing tho death of nn Infant
minute.
Throughout southern Illinois. Indi
ana and Ohio tho damage to railroad
propurty, In tho form of wnshouts,
making trnfllc Impossible, and in tho
wrecks caused by tho softening of tho
roadbeds, In Immense.
A not Inconsiderable losi to tho peo
ple, as n whole, will be the washing
away of bridges nnd roadways, which
havo been built up In tho rural dis
tricts at a cost of millions of dollars,
and which in many cases havo bcou
totally destroyed.
TRADE REVIEW.
Draditreet' Itoporia . ISetter Vceltnc
Throughout tho Country.
Nkw Yokk, March 8. Bradstrcot's
says: "Tho new administration, tho
certainty of an extra session of con
great within n fortnight, and the
promise of a new tariff nt an early
day which shall provide adequate rev
enue and protection, havo dono much
to stlmulato a better fooling In trndo
circles and iucrcaso confidence- Icf'io
nenrupproach of an impnr.cuic: In
business.
Favorable features uro found in
higher prices for wheat, corn, pork,
lurd und spirits of turpentine, as woll
ns for stool billots. Steel mills aro
fairly woll filled with ordors, and in
somo lines are inclined to ndvunco
prices. Recent low quotations for va
rious forms of Iron nnd steel havo boon
withdrawn, notably for wlro and
structural material. Confidence Is ex
pressed in an enrly advance of prices
for tin, and for shoes uud leather,
based on tho activity In hides.
THE POCKET VETOES.
Will Kntnll Great Incoovonloace Untoit
Extra Setifon Make Appropriation!.
Washington, March 8. Tho failure
of President Cleveland to sign three
appropriation bills, tho sundry civil,
agricultural and Indian, land tho ina
bility of Congress to agree upon the
general deficiency bill, will entail
much unexpected work upon the extra
session of tho now Congress and pos
sibly may delay, to somo extent, the
enactment of tho new tariff law. The
regular appropriations for government
service aud public works carried by all
of these bills except the deficiency aro
for tho fiscal year beginning July 1,
so that to repair tho fulluro of tho
bills It will bo necessary that thoy bo
re-enacted boforo that time, or that
resolutions bo passed continuing for a
stated time tho allowances for the cur
rent year.
Cut in I'atatnjrer Itntei.
Kansas Citv, Mo., Mureh 6. Tho
Kansas City, Pittsburg A Gulf railway
has notified the inturstnto cemmorco
commission that beginning on March
10 It will place lu effect now short lino
passenger rates from Kansas City to
Texas uud Louisiana points. This
action on tho part of tho Pittsburg fc
Gulf has been expected by competing
tines when it gained entraneo to
Shrevuport. Tho present paasenger
rates to many points In tho south and
louthwest from Kansas City will bo
;ut from 03 to SS by the Pittsburg &
Gulf. Tho reductions will average
about 93 on first class tickets and 3
dii second class.
Criminal I.lbal Charjrecl.
St. Joseph, Mo., March 8. Claude
White, a rcportor for the Herald, was
arrested to-day on tho charge of
criminal Hbol for writing uu article
which appeared in tho Herald prao
tically acruslng Prosecutlug Attornoy
W. n. Norrls of corruption on a state
ment mado by n woman, who said she
had paid him S30 as n flno nnd costs in
the case of hor liusband. under arrest
for obta'uln;j money under fnlso pro
ten es. Tho prosecuting attorney will
illU tllO Herald foi- (Infllmnllnn nt ntian.
uctcr and other arrests may bo made.
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