Nebraska Newspapers

    TILE OMAHA DAILY BEEt T.UESDAY , APRIL 0 , 185)7.
CREVASSE CROWS GREATER
Break in tlio Lovco at Flower Lake Jo
Increasing in Size.
GREAT VOLUME OF WATEn POURS THROUGH
Cuiidimndoii Of u ,
jB Will KmlmiKor the Cottou
l'r < > l > McmiililM IHNIICB Ap-
licnl ( or Alii ,
MEMPHIS , Tonn. , April G.-.Thepredlcllon
made In tlicso dispatches on Frldny that
great disaster to thn Mississippi delta would
follow the breaking of the Icvca at a point
on the ut side of the river north of Hel
ena , Ark. , hns been terribly reallreJ.
The break at Flower Lake , which occurred
yesterday moraine , has rapidly grown from
a dozen feet In length to a thousand. 'Ibis
was the condition of the crevasse this after
noon at 4 o'clock , when nn Associated pros ?
repicaentatlvo left the north of the break.
Effort Is being rnado to tlo each end ot the
Icveo , but owli'K to the dlfllculty In getting
material from the railroad , four miles away ,
the sticctfis of the effort l doubtful. The
crevasse IM at ths head of the delta and
will ciuisu an overflow of the northern tier
of countira In Mifcalsslppl , with the exception
of a part of Tunica.
The tiucstlon that now confront * the plant
ers Is the duration of tinMood. . If the
water U out of the delta by May C u crop
of cotton cnn , bo grovn , but cotton planted
ns late a.s May 10 has little chance of ma
turing before frost. There Is itlll another
danger. Those crevasses must all be closed
before the Juno rise , or there will be a
Hccond Gvuflnw. The delta country produces
annually no Ires than 0,000,000 bales of cot
ton.
ton.Tho
The river at Memphis Is stationary to
night. Much suffering Is reported from the
overflow i > d regions. Relief uteamprs are
making dally trips Into Arkansas and Mls-
Blrslppl. rescuing huudicds of people and
bringing them to Memphis. The local relief
commlttcn U doing everything possible for
the unfortunate refucece. At a meeting of
the commltleo late this afternoon It was
decided to BFI ) othrr cities for help. The
following appeal was issued :
"Tho city of Memphis hns been providing
for the distressed flood uufferrrs from the
oval-flowed district of Arkansas and Mlssls-
nlppl , with some little outside assistance , for
several weeks. Few Tennohseeans are In
need , but the demands on Memphis for others
aio very great and are Increasing every day.
Indeed , the demands on our people have
KTO.VII to such proportions that wo feel una
ble to meet them alone. Heietofore wo have
attempted to nury on this work without
eollcltliig contributions from o'her ' cities , al
though many titles have generously givens
\\s voluntary aid. If the kind people of other
towns and cities feel disposed to lend a help
ing hand lu this matter , all donations re
ceived by the icllef committee will be highly
appreciated and Judiciously managed. Do
nations of incut , meal and money are pref
erable. The relief committee Is well or
ganised and can use money to the best ad-
vmitnge , za It Is fully cognizant of the
iiccessltirt , of the situation. All remit
tances should be made to Bun F. Price ,
treasurer of the Cltlxens' Relict committee ,
Memphis , Tetm. "
riir.siDKXT"uiioKi > TO EXTEM > AIM
Will I'rolinMy Alt Oonisrcnii to Do
SnmcthlMK tov I'Mooil SttlVirci-H.
WASHINGTON , April G. The situation In
the flooded Mississippi district is being
carnei-vly Iccjulred Into by the piesldent , and
today the Arkansas congressional delega
tion , headed by Senator Jones , called upon
Mr. McKinley to urge upon him the advisabil
ity of aundlng a special message to con
gress urging appropriate legislation for the
relief ot the flood sufferers. A delegation of
citizens from Memphis , headed by Repre
sentative Cancack , also called on the same
mission. Mr. McKinley has already tele
graphed the governors of the states In which
the floods exist for Information , and he has
practically decided to send a special menage
to congress tomorrow on the subject , with n
recommendation that mich legislation for the
relief of the sufferers as congress may deem
lit bo enacted without -delay.
The $250,000 appropriated a few days ago
and placed at the disposal of the Mississippi
commission can be used only In repairing
breaks In the levees , strengthening them at
weak places , etc. Not a penny of It can
bo used for the relief of the destitute. There
are several precedents for the appropriation
of money for such purposes. In 1SDO , on the
occasion of the last big flood , $150,000 was
appropriated.
The president baa received the following
from governors to whom Inquiries were ad
dressed as to the flood situation and the
need ot relief.
BATON ROUOE , La. Up to date we have
hoen able to hold our levcea In the state
with , the exception of a break In lower Bayou
La Fourche. There Is as yet no Hooded
district except a small territory affected by
this crevasse. The situation Is , however ,
extremely critical , and the co-operation of
your department , and engineers In strength
ening and maintaining the levers Is most
earnestly solicited. Accept my thanks for
your Interest In our people and my high
appreciation ot the same.
( Signed. ) MURPHY J. FOSTER.
I Governor.
i V - "T E HOCK. Ark. Am gathering
i r Information by wire and otherwise
1 ' and will promptly report to 'you as soon as
I reliable data can bo obtained , by Monday ,
probably. Entire Mississippi river In
Arkansas overflowed. Great destruction of
propel ty ; communication to many points cut
off , rendering Information you require difficult
to obtain. Extent of suffering for food and
shelter ran only bo vaguely approximated ,
but It Is F-afe to say $50,000 added to our
, local reaourcos will not bo too much to meet
J the entire exigencies.
8 , - ( Signed ) DANIRL W. JONES ,
f - - * t Governor.
T JACKSON , Miss. , Telegraphic comrnu-
' nlcattonvlth the flooded districts Is so
Interrupted by the overflow that t Is Im
possible to glvo anything like an accurate
estimate < 5t the number suffering , but I
think $10,000 would roll6ve the present dis
tress. Many thanks for your Interest "In our
stricken people. Will keep you promptly
informed as requested.
A. J. M'LMIRIN , Governor.
IMIIl WKATIIEIl CHKCICS FLOODS.
lUvcr Will Xot Itfiirli Dimmer I.lnr nt
St. I.utilM for SrviTiil DHJ-H.
ST , LOUI8 , April G. Tlio clear weather of
the past few days has averted the rise of
thn Mississippi to the danger line , which It
was predicted last week would bo reached
this morning. The flood lacked one foot and
four 'nches of thirty feet , the danger point ,
and , according to the bulletin Ituuvd by the
weather bureau today , this will not bo
( reached for seme days yet. The loport says ;
"Tho river at St. Louis will rlao slowly
commencing Tuesday , hut without rain will
not reach the danger stage for at least four
days. The Missouri will rlso steadily. The
upper Mlssltalppl will change but little1 , a
slight ilso btlng Indicated from Davenport to
Keokuk and a slight fall south of Hannibal , "
KNTIIIU lii.T.V : WILL UK COVKHU1) .
No Hope for ii < > < ! > In tlio Floatlcd
lllHtrlvt Tl.lH Veiir.
JACKSON , Miss. . April 5. A dispatch
from Greenville , Miss. , dated noon , says ; No
now breaks In Ihe levees are reported this
morning. The -whole delta will bo covered
elnco the break at Austin on Flower lake.
This overflow will bo the most disastrous
and wldi-spread In the history of the coun-
-'try. as famine- and jiostlleuce will surely
follow lu Us wake. No crops will be made
this year unless the levees on the Louisiana
and Arkansas aldo go down and distribute
the water. The loan of property has already
reached Into the millions and will bo In-
calculable.
Convict * ui Work tin I < ovct n.
VICKSBURG , April 6. President Maxwell
of the Fifth Louisiana district levee board
reports bin line all standing. The convict
force ban been ordered to the big Bedford
levee In front of Delta. The Yaroo and
Mississippi Valley railway la only running to
Aeolo * , eoTwity miles north from here , from
Memphis to Tunica , n dlsUnco ot seventy
nlns mllon , and from Coahotaa to Ceeson
< h rtyflve miles , and these distances arc
being shortened every day.
HHAVY HAI.VS IX SOUTH DAKOTA.
Snrroimilril lij- Water from
tln Jnmcft Hlvcr.
JIILLBR , S. D. , April G. ( SpecIal Tele
gram. ) Thrco and a half Inches of rain have
fallen hero nlnco Saturday morning1. The
rivers are steadily rising. At Guyvlllc , fif
teen miles weal of this city , tlio water from
the JaniM river surrounds the town. All
trains from the west are abandoned. Sev
eral miles of track on. the Milwaukee nro
under water beyond Qayvllle.
YANKTON , S. D. , April 6. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Farmers In the James river valley
have mostly vacated. The river still con
tinues as high as yesterday , but tonlgbt Is
not rising. Railroad bridges are ellll firm ,
rut tracks continue going to plecett. The
only train operating Into Yonktou Is on the
Milwaukee from Mitchell. It will be sev-
orM weeks before trains will operate east.
It Is thought farmers In the neighborhood
of Volln and Onyvlllo will sustain great loss
In hay and corn , as a great portion of water
In now ( lowing In that direction. Although
the river Is not rising nov. It Is not known
how much more water Is yet to come.
M1LL1211 , S. D. . April B. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Lack of ability on the part of the
railroad to run tralnu west ot Huron Is
causing greater hardships and Inconvenience
to the people then at any time during the
winter. Some towns on the line are re
ported to be short of coal and stockmen
cannot get feed for their slock. Business
men. hero aio making on effort to have mall
and exntess transferred from station to sta
tion by handcar.
PICUK13 , S. D. April C. { Special Tele
gram. ) The river has been rising slowly all
day und Is about tovcn and a half feet to
night. but yet clear of lee. The steamer
Josephine started for Sioux City this fore
noon and took down several passengers. The
road between here und Huron will probably
bo open In a day or two and once moro give
us connection with the outside world.
mo powijii HAM is iv BANGKU.
Wilier nt Mliinciiiiolli
Mu I'll DniunK ) * .
MINNEAPOLIS , April I * . . Some appre
hension Is felt for the safety ot the new
p6wer dam recently completed at great ex
pense below St. Anthony falls. A portion
of the coping -was carried away by the first
rush of Ice and It wai noted this mornIng -
Ing that the notch had been enlarged by the
rush ot water. Them has been a rlso of
sixteen Inches since Saturday and 100
families on the \ Vft Side flats have been
evicted by water. A strong current la set
ting and may carry away the humble
homes. The city engineer has declared the
Tenth avcnuo bridge unsafe and closed It
to travel.
The upper Mlsslfalppl is now looked to as
the danger point. The woods are full of enow
and everything depends on whether this melts
rapidly or slowly. A special to the Journal
from Grand Haplds , Minn. , says that the
ground Is absorbing the moisture , and that
the snow Is slowly melting. It Is eighteen
Inches deep on the level now. The Missis
sippi at that point Is only two feet above
low water mark , and the dams from Altkln
up are all Intact and safe. Unless there are
unusual April rains the river will carry off
the moisture without difficulty. The Mlnno-
"ota. which enters Mississippi between
Minneapolis and St. Paul. Is receding , but
Its headwaters are divided from the source
of the Hed river by a narrow water shed , and
it Is receiving a large amount ot water which
ordinarily would go Into the Red river.
1UVER IS VI3HV HIGH AT OTTUMWA.
lU-nliH'iit * lu Some of the Suburb * Are
Knruril t < > Move ATVIIJ- .
OTTUMWA , la. , April 5. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The DCS Molnes river rose three feet
from Saturday night to this evening. It la
all over the bottom lands , above and below
town. Residents of Shlckvllle , a suburb ,
and on the bottom landa on both sides of the
river have been compelled to move out , and
the water Is backing up in the sewers and Into
the Central addition , which It protected by a
lovee. The levee Is strained and threatens
to break at any moment. Men are Working
on It night and day and the residents have
moved 'out. One of the dams of the Water
Power company na gene out , Inflicting damage -
ago to the amount of $10,000. Below the city
the river Is over the wagon roads , cutting
off travel. The river is rising tonight.
Heavy rains are reported from above and
rlvor men iy the trouble here- has Just
begun.
_ _
IlIVHH IS FALLING AT HELENA
Flooil AVutcri * Flurt n Outlet TIiroiiBTli
CrtiVJlHHCH.
HELENA. Ark. , April 5. Under the In-
flueivco of the Williamson aud Hubbard
the Flower lake
crevasses on this side and
crevasse ten miles above on the Mississippi
Hide , the river has fallen six Inches here
in the last twenty-four hours. This materi
ally relieves the situation on the weakest
part of our front and everybody Is generally
encouraged.
The tow boat Yatton , with government
quarter boat , pa ? ed down for Rosedale ,
Mhu. The tow boat Itasca and barges went
to Long lake this morning under charge of
Major Purvis , who carried men , skiffs , lum
ber and bags , and will try to sivo the Long
lake levees from utter destruction. This city
Is filling up with refugees coming from every
quarter. _ _ _ _
LOOICINC roil A HKCOKD-nUEAlCEU.
People nt Wliiomi Watch the lllvc-r
An'vloiiNly.
WINONA , Minn. , April G. The ( Missis
sippi river at tb's point Is booming In a
way that exceeds the recollection of even
old timers. Advices today are to tlio effect
that the Ice In Lake Pcpln la Just breaking
up and a flood of water U coming down
that will materially add to the atago of
water here. There Is every re26on to be-
Hove that the high water mark ot 1SSO ,
when the water was 10.7 , will bo passed , as
the river la now loss than two feet under
that record and Irom Saturday until Mon
day came up 1.95 feet. The water Is com
ing up In the lowlands and forcing the In
habitants out ot their homes. All the saw
mills In tlio city excepting ono have been
compelled to close by reason of the high
wnter.
LntrNt ( Ironic Iliul One.
VICKSDUUO , April 5. The latest crevasse
In Tunica county has sent a thrill of dismay
through the entire country. It will do vast
Injury both In the upper and lower delta.
Planters are getting out their stock and
many will bring out their negroes also , ap
prehending 18S2 waters or even worse. Work
Is being- pushed on the Louisiana levees.
AVutcr ItlMlnK "t UlNiiiiiruIf.
BISMARCK , N , D. , April G. The Ice In
the Missouri rlvor this afternoon became
gorged below hero utid the wnter Is now
rising at the- rate of six feet per hour. A
perfect torrent U running toward Mandan
and It In probable that the lower part ot
that town will bo Inundated before night.
, The Northern Pacific tracks between this
city and Mandan are under water. The
great steamboat warehouse at the landing
here Is afloat. U U held to the bonks by
.
cables.
Cntnhcrlnml Hlvrr Illnlnp ; Itnplillr <
NASHVILLE , April G. The Cumberland
river la rising rapidly and will pass the
danger line tcnlght. The gauge this mornlug
showed thirty-eight feet. The danger line
la forty feet. The weather bureau predicts
a rise of at least forty-three feet. At
Carthage and Burnsldo above here , two ant
three-quarter inches of rain has fallen an
almost phenomenal rises are reported. Th
same reports como from Kentucky town
further up the river.
Wnlcr nt SI. Pntil.
ST. iPAUL , April 6. The river at thl
point Is four feet nbovo the danger line am
Is still rising slowly. The flats on the wcs
side are mostly submerged. The loss 1
chiefly to the poorer people , who arc being
cared for by the city. Weather official
think the head waters have already cmptlc (
their surplus and that the stage will soon
begin to fall.
Over Tire Iiicln-n nn Hour.
CHATTANOOGA , April B. The river was
at thirty-six feet hero at G o'clock this
morning , n. rleo of len feet In twenty-lour
hours. It Is rising 2.4 Inches an hour and
will reach thirty-seven feet , the danger line ,
by noon tomorrow.
LOADS AM ) UOADS.
AilvntitnROM of Solid lloniln Dcmon-
fitrntfd Abroad.
An American farmer visiting Franco ani
Germany will certainly ho Interested , and
perhaps somewhat amazed , to sco the aver
age country highways as there existing
broad , smooth roadways , splendidly surfacci
with stone , suitable for heavy tradlc In all
kinds of wettber , and generally lined on both
sides with tall , stately trees , shading the
highway like a park driveway. Ho woult !
wonder at the money which had been spent
upon them. With a solid stone roadway
on which an ordinary wagon tire would
make no Impression , It Is not to be wondereO
at that three and four tons of produce should
bo loaded upon an ordinary farm
wagon , which Is thcro built with
tires four or six Inches wide. A
French load of hay , approaching
our American farmer from a distance , would
bring to hid mind a vision as of a moving
hay stack such a great difference Is there
between the ordinary load of bay as there
hauled to market and the load ho Is ac
customed to see among his American neigh
bors.
Contrast such a system of roads with those
of our country , with which all of us dwelling
In a rural community are so familiar. The
law lays out a highway elxty-slx feet wide ,
but It Is rare that more than twenty feet ol
this ground Is appropriated for highway
purposes proper. The "highway , " such as It
la , Is rough and uneven , and the ordinary
wagon passing over U. travels through an
Inch or two inches of dust In dry weather
and through three or four Inches of bog , very
frequently , after a rain of no unusual sever
Ity. This Is the road on the level. Where n
hill exists conditions are oven worse , for the
action of rain andsnow _ washes away the soil
at the top ot the hill , leaving the surface
covered with the roughest of gravel , and
transforming the "road" at the foot of the
hill Into what , after a shower. Is a veritable
quagmire.
What wonder , then , that the average
wagon load as we zee It in the United States
Is so entirely different a thing from that
seen abroad ! Travel over a road of this kind
Is necessarily slow with any kind of a load
and , as the distance from the farm to the
market Is greater by far than In France and
Germany , the farmer reduces the weight of
his load , that his team may make some re
spectable progress without being worn out
during the first few mlleo of tbo trip. Re
ducing his loads , the farmer's trips are mul
tiplied In number , and the result of It Js
that It requires three or four times as long
to market his crop as would bo consumed on
European highways.
The movement for good roads Is contin
ually and rapidly growing. Every thinking
firmer who has becorao familiar with the
publications of the Department of Agricul
ture pecomcs at once an advocate of better
highways and an advocate of better methods
in building them. The American people
have brought their sjstem of water trans
portation to a high state of perfection and
wo are possessors of a system of railroads
which Is unequaled by that of any other
nation In the world. It now looks as If the
American people were seriously turning their
attention to the common country road , aud
It la safe to assume that , once the move
ment for better highways Is led along defi
nite lines , we shall , before many years , have
a system of country roads equal In every way
to our water and railway transportation
facilities.
An Enprle nn nn Alarm Clock.
Mr. W. Le C. Beard , In the April St. Nicholas
las , tells of a tame eagle he had as a pet In
Arizona. Mr. Beard says :
The half-breed In whoso charge he had been
left told us that ho was far better than an
alarm clock , for no one could sleep through
the cries with which ho greeted the rising
sun and his notion of breakfast time ; and
while an alarm would ring for only half a
minute , Moses was wound up to go. all day ,
or until ho got something to eat. But his
guardian treated him kindly , and Mcses
grew and thrived , soon putting on a hand
some suit of brown and gray feathers , which
ho was very proud of , and spent most of
his spare time In preening ; and he was be
ginning to think seriously ot trying his
wings when an accident put off his flying
for a long time. Having known , thus far
nothing hut kindness from man ho was
absolutely without fear , and , aa It turned
out , rather too much so.
Had HIM II.-IINOIIH.
Chicago Tribune : "No , you don't ! " said
Uncle Allen Sparks , when a committee of
citizens once asked him to allow himself to
become a candidate for justice of the peace.
"I have six good reasons for refusing. "
"What are they ? " asked the spokesman.
"The flrtpt one. " replied Uncle Allen , "Is
that I don't want It , and the other five arc
that the ticket you want me to run on lu
going to bo swamped by about 800 majority. "
1X0 Illddcrx far n Hnllrond.
JACKSONVILLE , Fla. , April G. The
Jacksonville , Tampa & Key West railway
was offered for sale by Special Master Egan
this morning , but thcro were no bidders and
the sale was again postponed.
i In Ji-rxoy Central Dividend.
NEW YORK. April G. A quarterly divi
dend of 1 par cent has been declared on the
Central Railway of New Jersey , This Is a
reduction ofi per cent from the usual
dividend ,
A sore throat or cough , .If suffered to
progress often results In an Incurable throat
or lung trouble. "Brown's Bronchial
Troches" glvo Instant relief.
llenutlful Is n very inlUl term
to apply to our new laeo curtain
stylus the rluliost conceptions
tlu most delicate designs new
anil exclusive lii'lp to attain tlr
very nemo of luxtu'luusiu > 8s ami
liamlsomonesB niiulo perfect by
absolutely artistic workmanship
every woman possessing the
iloslru to make liomi ; more beau
tiful will be Ink-rented in this
now season's showing represent-
li\K \ as it does every conceivable
utylu In luco curtains.
Omaha Carpet Co \
1515 Dodge
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CRISIS NOT VJtJ FAR OFF
Situation in the Enstt/is Rapidly Coming to
aj df ;
GREEKS ARE BECOM Q1 VERY RESTIVE
t un
Kiilliunlniim OrorrlnK Ont nt Independ
ence Jn > - Celebration * Mny
Online Then ! < < l' Coin in It ,
Some Oyjcri Act. ,
ATHENS , April 5. After the preparations
for the celebration tomorrow of the anni
versary of the declaration of Greek In
dependence In 1812 havQ been completed a
public meeting will bo 'held ' hero to protest
against the action of the powers toward
Grccco and pledge support to the Greek
government In any action It may think fit to
take In the premises. The decorations of
the city are being completed. At night
Athens will be brilliantly Illuminated.
In this connection there has been a belief
that' the celebration -tomorrow will bo
followed by a declaration of war against
Turkey. This Is , however , not general.
Tuesday In Greece Js regarded as an un
lucky day to enter on anything ot great
Importance and for this more than for other
reasons , political or military , Is based a
hope that the Independence celebration will
pass oft without the frontier Incidents which
are likely to precipitate tuo struggle/ for
which Greece has been preparing for the
past two mouths.
Although this week Is likely to bo n fate
ful one with Greece , the orders of Prlnco
Constantine , the crown prlnco and com-
mander-In-chl f of the Greek forces In
Thesaaly , are strict that anything In the
shape of a demonstration lu the direction
of the Turkish frontier must be suppressed.
The soldiers and armed peasants , however ,
arc In no mood to bo curbed and nobody
will bo astonished to hear of an aggressive
movement , at least upon the part of the
Greek Irregulars.
TURKS AHE READY.
The Turkish commander-ln-chlef , Edhom
Pasha , Is fully allvo to the dangers of the
situation and has already taken precautions
to meet any contingency which may arise.
Kitty thousand Turkish troops at a few
hours' notice can bo sent across the Greek
frontier , and , according to unbiased military
experts , the Turkish flag might be flying
over Larlssa a few days later. The Greeks ,
while animated by fierce enthusiasm and
desire for war , are not nearly so well dis
ciplined as the Turkish troops and the Ger
man officers assisting Edhem Pasha In the
campaign preparations anticipate little diffi
culty In winning the first battles.
It Is stated today that the queen of Greece
has decided to start Immediately for Thes-
saly , In order to superintend , with her
daughter-in-law , the Crown Princess Sophia ,
the Held nurses attached to the Greek am
bulance corps. i.
The next actual atop- anticipated In the
eastern game Is the proclamation of the ad
mirals of the foreign ! fleets to blockade the
gulf of Athens. This was to have occurred
today , but a hitch hrts occurred at the last
moment. Nobody here 'teems to doubt that
the blockade of the ' Ulf of Athens would
bo followed , If not pteccdbd , by a declara
tion of war against Turkey.
Numbers of correspondents of English
newspapers have arrtved hero and nt Sa-
loulca and others aro" ( t IlSrlssa or at EIos-
sona. These are men Whoso advent on any
sccno naturally means that an outbreak of
war Is regarded as i almost certain. The
English correspondents who landed at Sa-
lonlca were provided -with letters from the
marquis of Salisbury's secretary , but while
they have been acoordcd every courtesy
Ihoy liavo not been allowed to Inspect the
Turkish fortifications.tr.4 r
ORDERED TO FIRE ON GREEKS' I
A dispatch from a' ' re'p'rese'ntatlve ot the
Associated press at Elassona. the Turkish
lieadquartcrs , eaya that'the report that the
3rceks Intended to mount twenty cannon on
; ho unoccupied petal of the disputed terrl-
: ory of Mllcsna , three miles distant from
Elassona , caused Edhem Pasha to order the
Turkish ofllcers In that vicinity to ( Ire upon
the Greeks at the first sign of such an at
tempt.
Upon another occasion an explosion of dy-
namlto caused by a party of Greek engi
neers , who were blasting rock to make a road ,
so excited the Turks that a Turkish officer
sent a message warning the Greeks of the
"extreme danger of such proceedings" and
pointing out that "It might bo Impossible to
restrain thto Turkish troops , "
Later dispatches from the front say that
Edhom Pasha ! ias ordered all the Turkish
troops on the frontier to bo under arms all
day tomorrow , the anniversary of the
declaration of Independence of Greece.
SITUATION NOW VKHV CRAVE.
IM IjlUuly to Occur nt Any
Moment.
LONDON , April 5. A prominent official of
the Drlttsh foreign office , whoso name must
bo omitted , In an Interview with a represen
tative of the Associated press , today , said :
"I have not heard of any hitch In the pow
ers' arrangements. They are fully deter
mined to follow the course they hava agreed
upon. I thought a fortnight ago that the
matter would bo now over , but I must admit
that the situation Is now so grave that an
explosion IB pos&lblo at any moment. It Is
ho opinion of military authorities that the
Turkish position on the frontier Is Impreg
nable , and that any attempt of the Greeks to
: arry It will result In disaster to them. I
lollevo this opinion Is shared by members of
he Greek cabinet ; but the king seems to
njoy the dlfllcult position In which the Greek
ctlon places the powers. "
OrilcrH to Hiililler ,
LARISSA , April B. The crown prlnco has
ssucd the following general order to the
roops :
"Officers and Soldiers : In view of the
; rcat anniversary to be celebrated tomorrow ,
order all the troops under my command
o display the utmost self-restraint and note
o allow themselves to be carried away by
ho remembrance of the glorious day. Be
uro my orders nro respected.
"CONSTANTINE. "
tN AttncU 11 IllocUlioiiHc.
CANEA , Crete , April 5. The block house
f Ilutsunaria was attacked from several
Irectlona by the Insi recu s today , and the
ntettnatlonal troops ropJIfxl with artillery
re. The fighting looted four hours. The
Drench commandant fortris that the Greek
roapn took part ) . tithe action. Two
European soldiers wejo wounded.
CiruokM
LONDON , April G. Tjm Athens corro-
pendent of the Tlm wJH gay tomorrow :
t Is evident that IhOjKpjjular Impatience Is
nrreaslng. Voices arid' heard In various
uarters denouncing : thaiklng and govern-
nent and demanding anrlmuiodlato declara-
lon of war. This revival of bellicose ex
citement IB largely duo to the expectation
that tomorrow's ( Tuesd y'a ) anniversary will
witness the Inauguration ot A great national
crusade against Turkey. King G cor go and
all the members of the royal family , the min
isters of ntnto and all the chief public offi
cials will attend the religious ceremony at
the cathedral , which will be followed by a
grand popular demonstration. The streets
Are already decked with flags and the excite
ment Is Increasing hourly.
Turku Deny.
CONSTANTINOPLE , April G. The Turk
ish government dentts that any direct nego
tiations have been entered Into with Greece
on tlio subject ot the Island of Crete.
HUMIinitT OI'HNS 1'AUI.lAMr.Vr.
Sny 1'oTTcrn Are In I'nll Accord on
r.nnlcni ( IncMloii.
HOME , April B. King Humbert , In tie
speech from the throne at the opening of
Parliament .today , said the accord ot the.
powers ( on the eastern question ) tended to
preserve peace and prevent massacres.
There were largo crowds present when
Parliament was opened. The king was ac
companied by the crown prince , Vlttorlo
Emanuct ; the prlnco of Naples and his ma
jesty's tnephows , the duke of Aosta , the
count -of Turin and the Duke ot Abbnuzl ,
and the duke of Genoa , his cousin. The
queen , the princess of Naples , the duchess
of Aosta and the duchess of Genoa , with
their suites , witnessed the ceremony from
the gallery reserved for them. All the for
eign diplomats wore present. The members
of the royal family were heartily cheered on
arriving , and King Humbert , on entering the
grand hall , received an ovation from the
senators , 'deputies and spectators. His ma-
Je&ty thanked the assemblage for the warm
welcome accorded to him. On ancondlng the
throne the king was greeted with a fresh
outburst of cheers. After the new members
of Parliament bad been sworn In Ills ma
jesty delivered the speech from the throne.
Ills majesty said , In part :
"Faithful to our alliances. I congratulate
myself on the cordial relationri existing with
all the powers. When Italy unites her
forts to those of the concert of Europe In
accordance with the dictates of duty she
brlnga loyal co-operation to maintaining
peace and takes care of Italian Interests.
The blessings of peace permit Parliament
to devote Itself to Internal reforms aud the
stability of our military organization , which
.ho government desires to see finally per-
lected.
"Current events In lha Mediterranean and
.ho Increase of emigration Impose upou us
.ho duty of strengthening thn navy. Fu
ture budgets must be consolidated for the
levelopment of national economy by an
qultablo .revision of taxation and adminis
tration which will honestly aim to repair
our country's credit. "
At the close of the speech from the throne
their majesties and the royal family pro
ceeded In state carriages to the palace. The
route was lined with troops.
SUTTI.ING 1 > N I.IHI2KAL POLICY * .
Conference of I.ciulcrn nt Sir AVIlllnm
Iliircoiirt'H ItcNlilciioo.
LONDON , April G. An Important meeting
of the leaders of the liberal party was held
today at noon at the residence of Sir William
Vernon Harcourt. The earl of Klmberly , the
marquis of Illpon , Earl Spencer and John
Morley were present. They discussed for
an hour the attitude which they would assume
sumo In the event of the war ships of Great
IJrltaln taking part In the projected blockade -
ado of Ilia gulf of Athens.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt Is now re
stored to health , and was able to attend
today's session of the Huuse of Commona.
French Senate FnvorH SiiRnr Ilounty.
PARIS , April G. The senate today passed
the sugar bounty bill.
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HARMONY I.V STRIPES.
MiiNlcnl Orpcnnn llrlnR Unlit by n Slni ?
Sinn : PrlNOner.
In the state prison at Sing/ / Sing a convict
Is engaged in building two largo organs for
the two chapels one Protestant , the other
Catholic which will occupy the first floor
of the new administration building. This
man was an organ-builder by profession be
fore bo entered the prison , understanding
every detail of the Instrument from Its de
signing to making lib most delicate part.
Ho learned the trade In Canada , says the
New York Tribune , and has worked at every
brunch of the business there , in England
and In this country. He seems to be an
enthusiast In his profession , is a perfect
encyclopedia of information concerning all
the great organs of the world and Is par
ticularly well acquainted , from personal ex
perience , with every Joint and pipe of the
great organ of St. Paul's Cathedral in Lou-
don.
don.Warden
Warden Sage does not care to have the
names of the inmates of the Institution un
der his charge made public in cases like
this of the organ builder. The man Is skill
fully and Industriously performing a valua
ble piece of work for the state , and It Is
proper to respect his desire not to have his
Identity and present unfortunate circum
stances advertised. Sufficient to say that
ho Is working out In prison another of tho&e
wonderful specimens of ingenuity and talent
on the part of a prisoner of which thcro are
so many on record.
Upon being conducted by a prison officer
Into the little workshop located In the an
nex to the big administration building , the
visitor Is met by the organ builder , who ,
guessing that be has to deal with a re
porter , proceeds at once to explain willingly
and clearly the meaning and use of the vari
ous parts of the organs that occupy every
available spot in the apartment.
It is estimated that It would have cost
the state $3,100 to have bad the organ for
the Catholic chapel built In the ordinary
way. The actual cost to the state for raw
material to build both Instruments will
amount to about $2GO. The saving on both
InstTumcntD will be. about ? 5,000 , that being
the difference In cost of similar ones If built
for Its use at an outside manufactory. The
organ for the Protestant chapel will bo com
pleted In September next ; that for the Cath
olic chapel In July , 1898. There Is no fear
that the builder will bo unable to complete
both Instruments , so far as his tlmo la con
cerned , for , as ho says , he could build an
organ for each of the other two prisons of
the atate before his term of Imprisonment
expires , that date being October , 1900.
The work on these Instruments Is entirely
done by this one man ; ho has a helper , an
other prisoner , who , ho says , Is a handy fel
low , but ho Is not an organ builder , conso-
qucntly everything , from the original de
signs down to the smallest detail of the
thousand and ono articles that go to make
an organ , all are originated , developed and
executed by the brains and hands of this
man , who certainly must have coma within
the dark shadow of prison llfo through some
strange chain of adverse circumstances.
Ciilciiwo & Alton Election.
CHICAGO , April G , The annual meeting
of the stockholders and directors of the
Chicago & Alton railroad was held today.
All the old officers and retiring directors were
re-elected. Marshal Field was chosen to fill
the unexplred term of Director James C.
McMuIlln , deceased.
There's iiotua name BO well known In
musical circles us "IIospo" the place
where overylhlnj , ' In music and art Is
always to be had where there are
alwayH bargains In pianos pianos that
have Imcn tiaed a while but have been
through the 'factory and are In mich
flrst class condition when offered for
sale Hint they can Kcarct'lj bo told from
new the prices on these phinos are rl-
dienously low and the terms are very
easy , i
A , HOSPE , Jr. ,
Mmic and Art 1513 Douglas.
Incompleteness
Of ninny stocks of clothing ofltm makes n mnn think ho Is hard to lit and causes
inrtiiy to turn to custom tailors In order to obtain the proper lilting and shaped
garments. If you are dlfllcult to fit como to us we will change your mind
about It Hero you will flml n complete collection of carefully chosen Men's
Suits nfi prices yon surely will appreciate yet wo tlo not go below the limit
In price that would bo consistent with reliability. t
We believe that to get business It has to bo earned fairly and honestly. Wo
give a fair and Just equivalent for every dollar spent with us. ( ,
TODAY WE ANNOUNCE
A suit of tobacco brown Scotch cheviot ,
heavy xntln lined rent mid vest , coat lina
n facing of the cloth baek to the nrmfr > f
hole which holds * " *
the front and Bhouldem
In perfect shnpoj the effect of the entire
suit Is u muHtrtpleoo of the tailors' urt. . .
To old llmo lllrd'a Eye Worsted Suits In
modem style and n > il l : , blr.clt end blue . .A
shades bolter see thrso Suits. ,
Cheviots , In brown ami a bltto gray mlxod A
for quick rales , .
Wo ' arc lipiKlnnnrli'ra for cheviots. Wo cnrnrally solicit your Inspection ,
J'lmJallJhqlargc. llicfal _ and the Klunll can be tilted horo. Kvory garment
bears our label , which Is a ptmnmtoo of absolute reliability and hoiiuit nmkc-
aul th-jy cost you uo moie than Hit- ordinary kind
NATIONAL CLOTHING CO. ,
Cor. 14th and Bouglas Sts.
Reliable One Price Clothiers and Furnishers.
of oloth aml "H-aMirlng dl.
LDNT LANDS ON HIS FEET
Defeated for Council , is Miule Member of
Board of Education.
HE IS APPOINTED TO SUCCEED RHOADES
Uonrd Ordern ( he D'NI-IIIU-KO of All
Men ' 13mi > lo > cd liy ( ho HiiM-rln-
leiidont of HiilldliiRTM Since
the Lnnt .1
A J. Hint once more gracefully draped a
seat lu the chamber of the Doard of Educa
tion during the latter half of the regular
meeting of that body last night. In the flr t
part of January hs resigned his seat to take
another snap In the city round ! . Ho came
back last night to his first love In order
to hold out the uncNplred part of the term
of I. 0. Uhoades , who has left the city and
whoso resignation wns rad in the meeting
last night. '
Uhoades' resignation was at once accepted
and Penfold moved that the- board at once
proceed to the selection of his successor.
Lunt won on the first ballot , receiving nine
votes to the flvo that were cast for W. A.
Saundera. As soon as the result was an-
nounoed the board took a recess in order
to allow the newly-elected member to take
the oath of office and to settle in his seat
at once. Lunt was assigned to the posi
tions on committees occupied by Rhoadea.
with the exception of the 0110 on the High
school committee , which on motion was
given to Jordan. Ho took * Instead the lat-
ter'B place on the Judiciary committee.
The only other Incident that marked the
meeting was brought up by a resolution
from Davldton. This provided that all the
men employed by the superintendent of
buildings skco the last meeting on March
15 bo discharged and that as the work In
creased and more men were needed ho bo
authorized to employ the two carpenters ,
the painter and the two laborers who were
discharged on January 1G.
GETTING AFTER DENNIS.
" This was a slap at the committee on
buildings and property , of which Major Den
nis is chalnran. The members of this coru-
niltteo were members of the dominant ele
ment In the board before the organization.
They brought In a report , which was adopted ,
recommending that five men be discharged
because there was no work for them to do.
Some weeks ago the committee employed
four men to take the places of the discharged
employes for reasons bent known to Itself.
Tlio committee was roasted for some little
time. It was bombarded with questions re
garding the reasons for taking on new men
when It had affirmed at the time of the
dlachargo that there was no work for any
body for tncmlhs to coino. The committee
members explained that they hired the men
for work that had to bo done during tlio
vacation period , but failed to explain why
they did not take back the old men.
Davidson's resolution was almost unani
mously adopted , Edwards' being the only
vote recorded against it. Later on In the
meeting the wages of the men , amounting
to ? 57.20 , were allowed , although some of
the board members humorously tried to
have It charged up to the committee.
A committee report was Introduced favorIng -
Ing the extension of the present ncliool term
from ten to twelve weeks. This Intends to
make the school year ten months In length
Instead of nlho and a half , as It was. Jast
year. It was estimated that the lengthen
ing would add about ? IS,000 to the oxpcnoes
of the school year. There wan nome opposi
tion manifested and the matter was laid
over to the next meeting.
MAY BUY HEAL ESTATE.
A proportion from the Omaha Heal Efl-
tate and Trust company , offering to sell the
school district two lots on the cast Bids of
the Walnut Hill school for $1,000 , was fav
orably reported by the committee on prop
erty and buildings. The committee nlro re
commended that the proposition of the Fidel
ity Trust company to sell a lot adjoining the
Dupont school with Improvements constat
ing of a four-room house for J700 , bo ac
cepted , Both reports , however , were referred
to tbo finance committee.
The High school cadets were given permis
sion , to take part In a prl/.e drill which is to
be managed by the Thuruton Hides , provided
that the preparation does not Interfere with
the school work. Lieutenant Clements wan
authorized to make the arrangement * ! .
Claims for the month of March , amounting
to $27,933.31 , which Included the teachers'
and Janitors' pay rolls , were allowed.
Instructions were given for the prepara
tion of an appropriate TranmnlsslFalppt Ex
position design to bo placed on the stationary
used by 'the ' officers of the board.
Treasurer Edwards reported a balance In
the Bchool treasury amounting to $9,713,41
Against this are outstanding warrants of
Jlii.SCl.lO.
A number of applications for the position of
teachers and school census enumerators were
refericd.
Miss Lulu B. Woarno was given nn ex
tended leave of absence during the balance of
the year. Sim Is at present In Albuquerque ,
N. M.
The leave of absence of Susie E. Eveleth
was extender ! on account of Illness for the
remainder of the year. She Is In Austin ,
Minn.
An Invitation fiom the Transinisslrfclppl
Expedition managers to he prouwit In the
Arbor day Inauguration celebration was ac
cepted.
Cycle Hneor I.enve the CoiiHl.
SAN I.'HANXMSCO , April G. The eastern
bicycle rnrers have gone. With the closing
of the Indoor tournament Saturday night
track rnclug on the co.nst ulll ccaso for BOIIIO
little tlmo eiml most of the riders have departed -
parted for their homes for n short reel before
beginning their careen ? on the national cir
cuit of 1S97. Tho"owho went were Prod' '
Longhead , Jay Eaton , Floyd A. McKarland ,
O. L. Stevens and Clmrlea S. Wells , accom
panied , by P. Kd SiKioner , correspondent , andl
wife , and Dave Shafer , trainer. W. E !
Decker loft for Minneapolis last night1. .
Decker , Longhead , Stevens and Eaton arrf'
anxious to como out hero again next fall'
and were pleased with their treatment by the
local wheelmen. Wells and McKarland are
Callfornlans and will return after the circuit
Is over.
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lln Iealili > lonn. IH Siieeily.
BOSTON , April G. The battleship Iowa
received a good tuato of what will be ex
pected of her on Wednesday , In u prelimi
nary trlnl off the New England const today.
The Iowa made a magnificent performance ,
although it wns abruptly brought to n close
by the tantrums of New England weather.
Built under the contract requirements of
Klxteen knotu nn 1iour , she easily added a
full knot and a fraction to that figure , with.
conditions not altogether In her favor.
llrotrern Ilejeet ICIuli l-llour nay.
MILWAUKEE , April 5. The brewing com
panies have refused to accede to the de
mands of the men for an eight-hour day. A
counter proposition by the men for a ten-
hour day In summer and eight-hour day In
winter was also rejected , A new contract
on the old scale and ton hours Is what the
bosses offer. It is not thought that a strlko
will result.
Ynle Will How AVlHcniiNln.
NEW HAVEN , April G. Yale has
practically accepted the challenge of the
University of Wisconsin for a boat race to
take place at New Haven this spring. The
Yale boating men have forwarded to the
University of Wisconsin a letter accepting ,
providing Wisconsin will permit the Yale
freshmen to compete.
Ciiinlierlnnd Hirer Ilrint Iliirnol.
NASHVILLE , April G. The steamer John
W. Hart burned nt Granvlllo , twelve mllca
from Nashville on the upper Cumberland
river , at an early hour today. The cargo
was destroyed but no loss of llfo was re
ported. The flro was caused by tbo up
setting of a stove In the pilot bouse. The
steamer struck a log and sank and the flro
followed.
' \CMV nan Cniiiimny for KIIIIHUM City.
JEFFERSON CITV , Mo. , April 0. Secre
tary of Stale Leseur today granted articles
of Incorporation to the Kansas City Gas
Company of Kansas City , with a capital
stock of $5,000,000. Hugh McGowan and
Joseph Bufilinell of Philadelphia and Charted
E. Morgan Jr. , and others of Kansas City
nro the Incorporators.
I , . A. W. lluelnrr Iliiaril.
UALTIMOnE , April G , The Racing board
of the League of American Wheelmen has
boon completed by the appointment ot Henry
B. Dlxon of DIxon , III. , who will o.ssumo
charge of Fred Qcrlach'a old district , com
prising Illinois. Wisconsin , Iowa , 'Minnesota ' ,
Dakota and Nebraska.
Will toman I'liirril oil Trliil.
NEW YORIC , April G. Alonzo J. Whlto-
man , once mayor of Duluth , and 'who sub-
Hcquently b < * cnme notorlouu throughout the
went , WUH put on trial hero today , charged
with grand larceny , an the result of a truiin-
nctlon In which the Columbia bank of New
York was defrauded of J5.SO by mcaiiH of a
fraudulent check.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
Tl fie-
Drcx L. Shooninn stamlH ready to do ft
lib ) coat ut any minute and will bo
equally luindy ut sliovclliiff dirt nt tlio
exposition Krotnids or cluiuiliiK streets
down town or nt extolling our Kliocit
today to our ladles' Urocudud clotli top
shoo It Is the liundsoiiH'at general wear
shoe you ever saw now tan shade then
tliero'H one ror J3.00 in tlie newest tan
fihado and coin too that we're selllni ;
lots of bccauso they're about aa good
ns most . ? , r > .00 shoes.
Drexel Shoe Co. , 4
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