OMAHA ; IDAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JTJKE 10 , 1871 , ( TMA3IA , TUESDAY LOItNTOG , APHTL 20 , 185)7. ) SINfll/E COPY FIVE OBNTS. POWERS TO PREVENT European Concert May Become a Factor in Eastern Situation , INTERVENTION TO STOP HOSTILITIES Use Force To Prevent Matters from Going to'Greater Lengths. BUT LITTLE CHANGE ! ON THE FRONTIER Turkish Army , Wearied with Fighting , Takes Much-Needed Best. EDHEM PASHA IS NEARLY CAPTURED Hewn of the Kveiit CHIIHOM the "Wllilem HeJolettiK lit AtheiiK ( Jreeli TroojiM Are. Ailvnncliiis TOM aril Mllouiin. ( CopyrlRht. 1SS7 , by the Associated Pre . ) LONDON , April 1U. In spite ot the fac that the hostilities on th Greek frontlei liava caused but little excitement here , com munlcatlons have been In progress all da ; long between tlio foreign ofllce and Rome Franco and Athena. It Is understood tonight that among tin other mattcro considered Is the expedient of ordering the International fleets to loavi Cretan waters and to go In the dlrcctlo ; of Salonlca and the Dardanelles , to watcl the flithtlng , with a view to localizing It I necessary , by naval Intervention. Shouh this suggestion , whlcli Is understood to om.i nate from the Italian foreign olllcc , be octet upon , It Is probable that only half the flee of foreign warships would be withdrawn fo such a purpose , the other halt remaining ti continue the Cretan blockade. There to said to be a sharp difference o military opinion between the military pow ers Russia , Austria-Hungary and German ! and the maritime powers England .mi Italy as to the most expeditious and le.is violent methods of compelling a cessation o hostilities should the result bo not rcachec by the exercise of diplomatic pressure a Athens anil Coiicitaiitlicple. The llkellhocx la that the force to be employed by Europe If a resort to force becomes necessary , wouli bo by sea , a the contingencies ot military Intervention might bo more serious thai the Lostllltlcs now In progress. if ft Is understood at the foreign ofilco thai the communication received here today fron the marquis of Sal'sbury ' , after his Inter view with Queen Victoria at Nice , support w the .theory that the British government Is using Its utmost enemy to persuade botl Iho combatants to make a cessation of the eonlllct at the staye which it has no * reached. M. Hanotnux , who received tin ( irock minister to France today. Is under stood-to have assured him that whllo France could not tolerate the Indefinite prolonga tion of war , and would never consent to ans ts'sential moaillcatlon ot the- existing terri tories of Greece and Turkey , she would con' tinuo Jfor the present her policy ot non intervention , except so 'far as Intervention might bo necessary to prevent the spread ol the contest to other combatants. TURKISH AUMV RESTS. Tho.situation on the frontier has not , according - cording to latent advlres , been materlallj modified today. Both the Turks and the ' . tremendous ex.- Grecki > 'urri n-itlng from the. fttions of Friday , Saturday and Sunday Tl'o'troopa ' of Edhem Pabha. were half deael with fatigue and hunger \vlicn the flrlnp slacked laat nl ht. Most ot them fluns themselves down on the bare ground if tilccp. The Turkish commander-in-chlcl prudently decided toi allow his army to resl today. As.dotnlle come In It becomes more and morn apparent that the fighting In Milouna pass wns of the mcst stubborn and savage character. The Turks fought like devils , and the Greeks resisted In the spirit of their ancestors. The more Inexplicable fact In connection with the whole engagement Is the comparatively small number of killed. All the special correspondents agree on thle point. The Turkb appear to have fired as wildly with their rifles at Mllouna pass as thry did fit Arta , where the fighting con- blstt'd of ni : artillery duel between the rival batteries on Oaci : fide of the river , lasting about fnur huurt In the afternoon. There they llrtul only ono of five shots with effect , nnd their batteries were soon silenced by tlm GrreU.i. whoso marksmanship was very much superior. The Turkish losses at Artn uro believed to have been very heavy. On tint Greek sldo there was not n man killed. EDIIEM PASHA NEARLY CAPTURED. Later (9 ( p. m. ) General Smolcnltz , ex- minister of war , IE In command of 14,001 Ort-oks at Itbvenl , not far from Tyrnavo , northwest of LarUsa. At this point Edhcni Pasha , closely pressed , was nearly taken prleoncr. His plan was to foico the pace ol Reveal , to enter the plain of Larissa , and k cut ofl1 the retreat of the Greek army with his cavalry and thus take Larlssa without resistance. But this plan was defeated. Gen eral Dcmopoulos , at the head of ono Greek division , forced tlio Turkish line at Doughalz , dorp to Tyrnavo , nnd General Mavromo- chalo hroko through at Konoskoa. Thn tut gcnprnlfl united their rrocpj near Damazl. The news of tills success at Revcnl and of the Im minent fall of Provosu has changed the dis may caiiffd at Athena by tlio loss of Mllouna Into Iho wildest rejoicing. The latest advices tonight are that the Creole troops are advancing to reoccupy their positions at Mllouna and at Grultzovall , the latter of which. It Is allefied , was abandoned , owing to a iiilnunderstandliig by the general In command , who Interpiftcd as an order to retreat what was really Intended as an older tu advance. Captain Tagardo , who was wounded at Grultzovall , shot himself In order to avoid falling Into the bunds of the Turks. The Greeks report that the Turks lost 7,000 killed and wounded at Hevenl , but this estimate Is probably excessive. The Greek engineers con structed a brldgo at Pachyskulos to enable their troopH to mis3 the river. H Is said that the Turklxh forces attacking Hcvenl numbered more than 10,000 men. AVOIIII 1'IIOM MIMSTIOH TIOll It ICI.I , . InforiiiH Sfute Depiirtnient of Condi tion of AITnlrH In Turkey. WASHINGTON , April 19. After much ef fort , owlni : probably to some confusion In wire trai MrUrlon , the State department ofll- clalshavo succeed ) d In translating the cipher cable dl ; patch received by Secretary Sher man last night from United Slates Minister Terrell at Constantinople. The rrnult w-as the following otl'.clal ( statement : "Tho Department of State has received a J dispatch from the United States minister to Turkey concerning the rupture of relations between that country and Greece and the Turkish denilaiatlon of war. "Mr. Terrell states thatt he minister from Greece has been Informed that ho must leave before next Wednesday , Ho Is not permitted to communicate by telegraph wllh the Greek gou-rnment. There are perhaps 40.000 men , subjects of Greece. | n Turkey. All cubjocta of Greece are required to leave Constantinople. wthln ( fifteen days. The note of ( ho Porto to Iho foreign powers disclaims uny desire for territorial acquisition. The Greek minister tnformu Mr , Terrell that the Greek government requires all subjects of Greece of military ago reserved for military duty. The Turklsli government asserts that regular Greek troops seized and were fortify ing A un lops la In violation of an agreement prohibiting It , hence HU attack by the Turks en the 16tb. Tuiklah troops are scattered along the holders of ThcBsnly and can not quickly concentrate for decisive battle. This may enable the Greek army to fight them In detail. " The United Stairs navy Is prepared tn do alt that Is necessary for protection of American Interests. Admiral Selfrldgc , the commander of the European squadron , con sisting at present of four war ships , all In the eastern Mediterranean , has been expect ing an outbreak ot hostilities and from time M time hns advised the Navy department ol the outlook. He Is now under general In- atructlono to look after American Intercuts , and no attempt has been made or Is likely to be made In the Immediate future to give him precliie directions as to his conduct. The movements of the vctmels of the squadron will be left entirely to his discretion , the department believing that as ho Is at the seat of war he Is better prepared than any one * hero to act to ( Jin best advantage. The first flgn that the admiral hae begun the disposition of his little squadron to meet the war epoch Was the receipt of a cable gram at the Navy department today announc ing the arrival of the United Stales cruiser Minneapolis at Syria. This In an Island In Ihe Greek archipelago , lying at the foot ol the Aegean sea and at a point almost equal ly distant from Crete , where war has been actually going on for weeks , Athens and the entrance to the Dardanelles , so that It I * admirably nelected , In the Judgment of the Department of War , as a place of observa tion and a base of action In either direction where an American war ship may be needed The ofllclals of both the State and Navy dp. partmcnts , however , have little apprchcnalor ot 111 treatment ot Americans In either Tur key or Greece , which Is regarded as about the only possible cause of friction now. Pos- elbly , at a later otage of the war , In the event that the Turku are defeated , there maybe bo rioting at Constantinople , or' some of the larger Turklsli cities , but that is not feared at present. It has been suggested that the president probably will bo called upon lo Issue a proc lamation of neutrality , now that the war has begun between Turkey and Greece. Thi officials have looked Into the precedents In ouch cases and have concluded that the con- dltlorn at present do not require the Isssue of such a notice- . The purpose ot a neutral ity proclamation ! to guard American cit izens against the consequences of Infraction of the neutrality Impeded upon nations not party to a war. The War department Is preparing to col Icrt all the technical Information that may be derived from the war. Captain Scrlv en , the military attache of the United Statcf cmbatay at Rome , has already tclegraphc'l the department for permission to go to Tur key to watch the progress of the war , and the necessary permission will be given him. If ho finds It desirable that come one should act In a like capacity with the Greek army the department probably will send Major Dorst , our military attache at Vienna , to the scene. Admiral Selfrldge has cabled the secretary of the navy a request to have the crutaer Clnclnnall , now at Morsinc , under orders tc come home , remain at the Mediterranean station for pome time. She was to have been relieved by the Raleigh , but Secretary Long has given Instructions that both ships shall remain there. This will give Admiral Sol- fridge a fleet of five ships , the San Francisco , the Minneapolis , the Marblehcad , the Cin cinnati and the Raleigh , a number sufficient to Insure the adequate protection of all American Interests In southern Europe. KSTIMATI3 OL- THE COMBATANTS. VIowH of tin Aiuerlenii OlHeer AVIni AVItiieNNeil the HiiNHO-Turl.-lHh Wiir. NEW YORK , April 19. Colonel Francis V. Greene , U. S. A. , retired , who wao sent by this government to Russia during the last Turkish war to represent the War de partment , last night told of his observations ot the Turkish army while in battle. "Tho Turks are Individually good fighters , " said Colonel Greene , "They are fine soldlere , very obedient , fanatics In their religion and fatalists. The Turk lights up to a certain point , and when he thinks matters are going against him ho will run. Not for any lack of courage , but because he thinks fate la against him. The Turkish soldiers are well armed. During the Ruspo-Turklah war the Turks were better armed than" the Russians. They are well clothed , but the commissary and transportation systems were fatally de fective. "In numbers the peace strength Is 125,000 Greeks and 1SO.OOO Turks , and the\se can probably be Increased to three times as many on each side. In 1877 the Turks put over 300,000 men In the field In Europe , and over 100,000 in Asia , and they made a much stronger resistance than the Russians antici pated. I think Russia put nearly 500,000 men In the field before the war was over. "Turkey Is bankrupt , but so It was In 1877 , and that won't stop It from fighting. It will probably manage to- borrow enough money to buy guns aud ammunition , and will get food out of Its own country. "Tho Turks twenty years ago foiinght an entirely defensive campaign. There Is no reauon why they ahould not do so now. Their plan was to seize some Important point and throw up fortifications , which they con structed with remarkable skill , and then wait to bo attacked behind their breast works. They collected large amounts of am munition and provisions Iti these forts and , awaited attack. Sometimes their positions wcro turned. They wore compelled to retreat and then they would abandon all their am munitions and store : ) and fall back on an other line of fortifications , twenty or fifty miles In the rear. " Colonel Greene was ? asked his oplpr > rn" to the relative strength of the armies of Grceco and Turkey. "There is no question , " he said , "that the Turk's are more than a match for the Greeks , but the whole question Is , what stand the great powers will take. They are all ex tremely anxious to keep peace because If the war Is once started among the great powers ) It Is Impossible to say when It will end. " W'AIl IN BA I ) TIMU KOII rillKKCK. P\-Mlnlxter Snonilen ThlnliH thut rtinilltloiiH I'livor Turkey. PiHILADELPHIA , Pa. , April 19. Ex-Mln- Istcr to Greece Snowden raid today that he had recently received the following reply tea a mereaRo Kent to King George , approving the attitude assumed by that iponarch : "Hearty thanks for your approval. Pre cious to me. Have six powers against us. "GEORGE. " Continuing. Mr. Snowden said ! "There was never to 111 an opportunity as the pres ent for Greece to have a conflict with Tur key. Up to two or three yearn ago an ad vance of the Greek army Into Thessaly would have meant a general uprising of Roumanla , Bulgaria , HervU and Macedonia , and the overpowering of the Turks , for Roumanla alone has a larger and belter equipped army than the sultan. "Now , however , the situation Is very dllll- cult. Roumanla has practically established an allleghnco to Germany by having a Hohonzollern upon her throne ; Bulgaria has almost become a Russian province and Ser- vla's king Is the son of a daughter of a Russian colonel , ra that unless the peoples of these countries act contrary to the In fluence of their leaders , there Is not likely to be any combination against Turkey. "The Turks can , and no doubt will , drive the Greeks back over the frontier. The Turk. lnh army outnumbers that of Greece two to ono and IB better equipped. The entire army of Greece , Including reserves , con sists of about SO.OOO troops , and I do not think It ban been possible for them to have been equipped with the most modern muni tions uf war. Greece has a deplorable finan cial condition and cannot stand u protracted conflict. 1 very much fear ube will be badly whipped , but 1 do not believe the powers will allow the sultan to overrun Greece , or to take possession of Athens , " They AVI 11 Coii liln | < e , PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , April 19. - The general - oral yoclcly of the Sons of the Revolution met In fpfcl.-il Bevulon today to consider the proposition of consolidating with the Bans of the American Jit-volution. Thirty-two btntos were represented , and thu vote upon the qucHtlon of consolidation stood 16 for and H against. TURKS HOLD HILOUNA PASS Greek Forces Ara Advancing to Reoccupy Their Positions. BLOCK HOUSES ARE STRONGLY FORTIFIED Iloth tTimti'NlniilH SlrulnliiK I'very .Verve to-liiilii tlie Siipreiiiney Milheni I'liMlin it I'orxon ot \Voiiilerfiil ICiioruj- . ICV > p > rlK'.it , UM , by tlio Associated I'lfes. ) HBADQUAinBUS OF TUB TURKISH ARMY IN MACEDONIA , KLASSONA , April 19. ( Kvinlng. ) The Turkish forces continue to hold the Mllouna pass , though It la re ported that the Greeks are advancing 01 making ready to advance to reoccupy ( he positions frcm which they wcro dislodged on Sunday. The two blockhouses have been strongly fortified , asd It would take a pow erful body of Gteuk troops to i cranium them , Edhem Pasha has entrenched himself on all the heights from I'apalyvada to Meckcho , and strong bodies of troops are stationed In the dellltH between these two points. The In habitants of Klatsona have left the town en masse , and are pushing northward , many ol them going to Salonlca. lOvidently they feai that the Greeks will defeat the Turks and ontually reach this place. Edhem I'asha , tin Turklfh coirmnndcr-ln-clilef , ! a a marvel ol energy and caution. He attendii more as' sldiloufly to his duties than any membci of hlfl staff , receiving reports while on horse back , and attends to trilling details with as much care as to more Important movements , Ills manner Is grave and Imperturbable. II la curious to note how Implicitly he in looked upon by bin troops. I.AU1SSA , April 10. (5 ( p. m. ) The Greeks have defeated the Turks at Hcvenl , and two Greek brigades have entered Turkish terri tory In different directions and penetrated to Damn ? ! , northeast of Zarkos. Another di vision Is trying to Hank the Turks , who arc retreating in disorder. Heavy fighting Is In progress at Grultzovall. It has been going onInco noon. The Greeks are trying tc recapture the place. ATflBNS. April 19. A telegram received the ! evening from Arta says the troops have left thnt point for Janlna. The se-a off Pro- vesa It' very rough. The firing there today wcs desultory. bAHISSA , April 19. Clown I'rlnce Con- Ktantlno has gone to Tyrnavo. CANBA , April 19. Placards have been posted here , at Candla and at other tpwna In the Island allowing the Greeks a fort night to rjult Crete. This Is regarded an a compl"tc ni.i ulmcnt of the proposed scheme of autonomy. With a view of anticipating an attack by Colonel Vafsos , Fort Issldin , Suda island and the entrance to Suda bay have been placed under the protection of the powero. ELASSONA , ( Headquarters of the Turklsli Army In Macedonia ) , April IS. Evening : The Turkish forces , as thirt dispatch Is being forwarded , are holding their positions In the Mllouna pass. During the severe fight ing which began yesterday evening Greek. " and Turks alike fought and behaved in. the most admirable manner. It Is believed that the battle which wll ! bo fought tomorrow ( Monday ) will bo of u decisive character. Turkish reports Just re ceived say the whole of the Mllouna. pass Is now in possession of the Turks , who car ried two Greek blockhouses at the point ol the bayonet. Late tonight Information woe received from the front that the Turks hail occupied the -whole extent of the Mllouna pass and all the commanding heights from Ucckchs to Papalyvava , us well as all the defiles. The Turkish losses thus far are reported to bo slight thirty killed and fifty wounded. The correspondent of the Associated prero counted 100 Greek corpses on the hill opposite the Turkish position. The Turks declare that the Gree''s were drunk during the fight ing tcday , being constantly supplied with liquor. Kenan Dey has returned from Karya , where the fighting continued when he left there. The Turkish loss at that place was 20i. ( Kenan Hey says he counted nearly 1.000 dead Greeks. The town of Klatflona Is deserted by its Inhabitants , who have fled northward and toward Salonica , fearing that the fighting of the Turks and Greeks will extend to this place. ( iitiiicmoors uvrisii AMIAXIA. trroKiilnr llodloN AUo Invmle tlml I'nrt nf Turkey , ATHENS , April 19. At the second sitting ot the Legislative Assembly last evening the house voted the various measures proposed by the government and then adjourned sine die. The sitting lasted until 2 o'clock thie morning. Klrlng recommenced this morning between the Greeks and Turks at several points along the frontier. Colonel Manls , at the head of 25,000 Greek troops , has crossed the river ArKaphos on the frontier of Eplrus , and Is now entering that part of South Albania after having driven back the Turk ish advance pobts. The bombardment of Prevcsa wan re sumed at daybreak. The landing force has not yet attacked the place. A dispatch from the Greek headquarters at Larlssa this afternoon says that three Important positions were occupied near Menexa today by the Greek troops. Prince Nicholas of Greece , the third son of King George , has been ordered to the front In command of a battery of artil lery.Later Later In the day confirmation was re ceived of the report that a large Greek force bnil crossed the river Arkophos , The Greek battleship has been taking part In the bombardment of I'rcvesa. Tiring recom menced at 10:30 a. m. today. A body of 700 Greek Insurgents has landed at Syrako , Eplrus , and Is now marching on Kllllpladu , ' Numerous other bands of Greek "Insurgents" have entered Eplrus. Dispatches from Tyrnavo , northwest of Uirlesu. cay that the fighting In the vicinity of Hevenl and Doughazl lasted throughout Sunday. The Greeks captured two Turkish pctits , on 11 of which wan retaken later by the Turku. Tlu fighting was of a desperate char acter , hand to hand , and the Greeks arc re ported to have advanced into the D.imazl plain and to have occupied Viglla , which commands it , after capturing a battery of Turkish aitlllrry. A second engagement occurred at Grtillzo- vall , where the Turks , according to the last reports , were attempting to recapture that post from the Greeks. A dispatch from Arta. filed at 11:30 : this morning , announced that fighting continues betwejii the Greeks and Turks at the en trance of the gulf of Arta and elsewhere In that vicinity. The Turkish batteries at llamlduleh and Pantacros are replying feebly. The cratelng of the river Arakphou by the Greek army under Colonel Manos. num bering about 26,000 men. was attended by sevcro lighting , during which the Greek ar tillerymen distinguished themselves. Thlo Brook force IE now In Eplrua , Dispatches from the frontier received here this evening say that the Turks In consid erable force have been attacking Hovenl. not far from Tyrnavo , northwest of Larlssa , which would Indicate that the Greeks have not advanced far Into the Dainazl plain. It Is added that the Turks were repulsed at Hovenl , A itlll later dispatch from Grultzo- ralt admits that the Turks have recaptured that place. . In the eccond engagement at Orultzoyall , [ he Greekn , commanded by General MBB- irapas , were able to form after giving way jflfore the Turklfh assault. Another Greek lirlpade , under the command of General tllnepoul , is hurrying to reinforce General M&strapas. . Pro nee Will Not CliaiiKe III l > ollc > - . PAHIB , April 19. At a cabinet meeting Held this morning It was decided not to mod ify the policy of non-intervention In Gracco' ' Turk'sh affairs previously adopted by" France At the request of the .Greek minister al Constantinople , Prince , Mayrocordato , thi French embassy there has been authorized tc take under Its protection the Greek Cath ollre In Turkey. At the close of the , .cabinet meeting M. IlnnoUtix , the minister of foreign affairs received the Greek mlnletcr _ to France. 1-OU TUB CllKIiKS Situation nt the ( Itilr f Arta Help * the Ili'llcne * . ATHENS , April 19. While the Incident ! of the day alone the c aern portion of the frontier have not been of notable Inv portance , the situation at the Gulf of Arta and In the vicinity ot the Albanian Irontlei have- become more favorable for the Greeks , The bombardment of 1'revcaa was resuiiUHl at daybreak , with but feeble replies from the Turkish batteries at Hamldleh mid Panlacros. The position of the Turks Is untenable , and Is Is .believed that the town will fall Into the hands of the large Greek force In the vicinity , which Is wait ing for the demolition o ( the remaining batterlto. The Greek battleship Spetzla has taken the lead In the bombardment , I3y an order received at Prevesa from Coiv etantlnoplo at neon tod\y the Quit ot Artn was ofilclally closed to oil but Turkish chips , Colonel Manes , wllh 25,000 men , having crossed the Arakphos under the protection ol the Greek artillery batteries. Is now In Eplrus , where , It Is believed , hid force Is considerably In excess of .tho Turks. Hi \ reported hero that A largo body ol Albanians , estimated at npwni-Js of 2,000. who had crossed the Greek frontier wllLi ttie avowed Intention of pushing on to Larlsea , has re- crossed and Is now ravagJng.Eplrus. Arta Is piactlcally deserted. Th t niajor has trans ferred the public ofilccst and ofllclal records to Konlpote , LONDON , April 19. An Athens dispatch tc the Dally Chronicle , dated midnight , sayc General Srcoleiiltz , In. command of the Greeks at lievenl , hag pushed Edhem Pasha toward Daraarl. The suspense here Is ex- tremo. Evciybody Is waiting , for the lliU ol killed and wounded. .Patriotic bankers ane others have offered the government over c million pounds , ATHENS , April 20 , 12 ra. The Greaks have occupied several. Strategic positions around Damazl , Including Viglla. Three thousand armed peasants have joined the troops. It ! E > alleged that 22.000 Turks at tacked Hevenl. U Is feared , that a massacre has taken place at Prevesa during the bom bardment. MARKS TI113 TUUKS IIIJSPOXSI I1IK tireckllliilHter Hopllen to the JVoie ol Turkey. ATHENS , April 19. M. Skcjuzes , the Greeli minister of foreign aftalrn , lias sent a reply to the note which Aiulm Bey ; the retiring Turkish minister , banded U > .liUn , announc ing that , "In consequerlco ot the aggressive attitude of Greece , diplomatic * relations be tween the king of the Hellenes , the sultan ol Turkey and their respective .governments wcro broken .off. " M , Skouzes in his note says : "In wishing to make Greece responsible for the rupture of diplomatic relation 'tbe- Imperial govern ment appeals to lose 'Ptgbt of- the fact that Grce.ce , { ar from proceeding ' to , acts of hos tility against Turkey , h'js hadto suffer dur ing the past lew days from repeated acts ol aggression upon the part.of the Turkish army at several points on the' frontier. Owing tc the conflict at the I'ropliet Ellas , on Marc ! : 28 .tho royal government idrcw the attention of the Imperial Eovernirie'nt. " toi the attitude of the Turkish'troops' , " but Instead of yieldIng - Ing to the spirit of modoratlon dictating till ; step , the imperial government appearctl dls- posed to precipitate o.vent3r.--Thus'orr Fri day the' , . Turkish army'vthout provocation , attempted to obtain pOises lon of AnalhLs , which was mutually agrestj to be neutral territory. It was all owing to the persls- tcncc of the GrccVs ( hat this attempt tc violate neutral territory Tailed. "The royal governmcht cannot let pass In sllenco the fact that before' It was olllclally notified of the rupture * ot diplomatic rela tions and while th'o king's minister at Con stantinople was only nu lDtid at an advanced hour of the fight , the foi'ts-at Prevesa opened flro at 5 o'clock In the' morning on the Hel lenic position at Actlum and sunk the Greek steamer Macedonia , "In the face of these facts , showing there Is little foundation for the assertion of the sublime porto to the effect that Greece com mitted acts of hostility , the responsibility for the consequences can In no way rest with the king 's government. " ' xo riinrcHT or A m.ooiCADK NOW. I'ovrei'H Would O < iliNeiit < to < lic Itetiim of Colonel 'VIINHON. LONDON , April 19. Thej .outbreak of hos tilities on the Greek frontier has caused but llttlo sensation here. .The . government offi cials and the Turkish embassy have re ceived no Information' bcypnd the fact that war has been declared. The correspondent of the Associated press uridenstamls that Turkey has no Idea of territorial conquest , for it knows the powers would not sanction an advanqc to Athens. It probably will first attempt to captjre LarlFxa , and then march on Trlkhaja and Phnjiurl. If these nso are captured Turkey couhi compel Greece to comply with the demands ot the powers. The Turkish fleet , however , Is still In the Dardanelles , where It.Is . likely to remain as long as the Greeks .continue active. H Is reported that the powers , so far from block ading Greek ports , w.111 cvcm allow Colonel Vassos and his army to rctiirn to Greece If ho desires to do so. In any case the Greek fleet would be able to harass Turkey at many points , besides keeping open the sup ply line for the Greek army. The latest advlcoH from "Arta show that the rains have been followed by six days at hot , flno weather and the-rlver Arakophos , which alone separates the opposing armies , Is rapidly shrinking. The bill roads are Im proving. It Is at this point that the se verest fighting Is expected. Another cruestlon of dominating Influence Is whether the Greeks can engineer an up rising In MacedouUw and ) the Sporadcs Islands , nussla aud'1 Germany are mean while content to see Greece and Turkey crip pling each other for many years to come so long as the other- Balkan states are kept quiet. _ \VAIt.M WBI.COMI5 TO CJDGII , IlllODHS. / Cltl/.fiiM of On lie TOTVIII ANNiire Him Ills 1'rexeuevf" IH lOHxeutliil. ICopyrlsht , Ib97. by l'rt I'ulllnlilnir Company. ) CAPE TOWN. # prll ' 19.-New ( York World Cablegram Apodal1 Telegram. ) Cecil KhodcK * reception Jjero oil Jila return from England was In the , oaturei of an ovation. Ho was presented -nlth an aildreds by the citizens , which was In part cu follows : "Wo take unbounded satisfaction In as suring you that the feeU'psa expressed In , the great demonstrations , _ UiBt have taken nlaco hero have not only i'ean retained , but : iavo deepened In tfie hearts of the people. \Ve cannot refrain from atatlog that wo en tertain the gravest apprehensions of po litical movements wjthlts tlio-colony , the ob- lecti of which la to circumscribe tirltlali su- ircmacy. They do riot tend toward true and lasting peace , Ypur presence Is absolutely essential , and we > earnestly hope that your further service will add brilliancy to your llustrlous career. " The Transvaal republic has sent six agents o Dunbar , a port , of Natal , , to watch tin * novcmenta 'ofBritish war ships. I'ope I'roeluJiiiH Pour t'nriUniilx. HOME , April 19 , The secret ccmslstory to- lay was iMgely attended. The pope elevated he archbishops of Lyons , Itennes , Houcn ind Santiago de Compoktela to the cardinal- ite , and formally proclaimed the previously laraoJ bishops ol Buffalo , Cheyenne , WIN ulngton and Mobile. OliMi-rve 1'rlniriine Day. LONDON , April 19. Prlmrtwt day , the nn- Jlversary of the deatlr of Lord Ileaconufield , vas observed today with the uiual dliplay ol ils favorllo flower. The decoration of the Ucacoasfleld itatuo eurpacsed all records. OMAHA GETS SUPPLY DEPfll Amendment Providing for it Inserted ii Indian Bill , MEASURE AS AMENDED PASSES S-NATI Coex ThroiiKh In Aliout the Stun Fiirm UN It Unit When It Left the IIOIIHO Other Sen ate HllnlllCNN. "WASHINGTON , April 19. The seiut passed'the Indian appropriation bill tod.\ > U Is substantially the same ea passed th house and occasioned llttlo division , sav on the amendment opening the Uncotii pahgre Indian reservation. Resolutions c Inquiry were agreed to asking the sccrctar of state as to the operation of the reclproclt treaties made under the McKlnlcy act. Mi Vest Introduced his resolution dcclarin Illegal the recent order of the secretary c the treasury relative to Imports arrlvln after April 1 , The sonalor gave notice , c pressing the resolution tomorrow and I may afford another test on the tariff. Aftc the executive session the senate adjourne as a mark of respect to Representative Mllll ken , deceased , A resolution for a committee ot five sen atoia to Inquire Into the Issuance of Ian patents to the Pacillc rallicads and to th California & Oregon railway and th amounts of subsidies paid to the Pacific iMal Steamship companies was favorably reported but , on suggestion of > Mr. Stewart of Nc veda , went over. During debate on the Indian bill Mr. Allci of Nebraska ottered an amendment for th establishment of an Indian supply warehouc at Omaha. Mr. Gear of Iowa said this was designer to take the warehouse from Chicago. If thl were to be done ho would propose Sioux City la. , as well as Omaha , as au Indian suppl ; point. It led to extended debate as to the rela live merits ot various cities as supply point for the Indians , which resulted in the Allei amendment being agreed to. An amendment by Mr. 'Hoar ' for two add ! tlonal federal Judges In Indian Territory wa adopted. After a contest an amendment by Mr Berry of Arkansas wno agreed to , llmltini the rolls of tribes to certain dcslgnatci classes. At 1:50 : p. m. , on motion of Mr. Davis , tin senate went Into executive session on tin srbitratlon treaty , and at 2:15 : p. m. ad Journcd. or I-.YIIOH MKIJTS Hxeetidve Commit UolilM n SensUm n the \atlonnl C'lipltal. WASHINGTON. April 18. An tmportanl meeting of the cxecutlvo council of the American Federation ot Labor Is being hch ! in this city at Federation headquarters The following named members of the coun cil are In attendance : President Samuel Gompcrs , First A'lce President P. J. Me- Guire , Second Vice President James Dun can , Third Vice President James O'Con. neil , Fourth Vlco President M. M. Garland Treasurer John B. Lcnnon and Secretary Frank Morrison. The.books are reported In excellent con- dltlon and the finances and membership ol thcy-association' ' flourishing.- By previous arrangement the executive council called upon President McKlnlcy al the white house , where a conference wat held , lasting an hour. Various propositions of Interest to labor and legislation In the Interest of wage earners wcro discussed. A petition was presented asking for the par don of B. W. Clark , who Is confined In Thomaston prison , Maine , under charge ol mutiny. The executive council , while urg ing the appointment of no particular person for ofllce , urged upon the president the Inadvisablllty of appointing persons to Im portant offices to administer commissions hi the Interest of labor who were not In sym pathy with labor organizations. It was de cided to push before congress all the labor bills cndoreed by the association. President Gompcrs wao authorized to en ter Into arrangements with the National Union ot Wood Workers , unions of the southern states and of the intcrmountaln states and Pacific coast with a view ot the appointment of special organizers among the workers of the trades In these respective districts. CHAPMAN MUST PAY T11K PE.VAI/TV. Supreme Court AlllrniN the Seiitenee of the Lower Trlliiiiiul. WASHINGTON , April 19. The supreme court today refused the application for a writ of ccrtlorarl nnd habeas corpus applied for by Klvcrton H. Chapman , the broker who refused to testify In the sugar specula tion Investigation as to whether senators liad speculated In Sugar stocks while the Wilson tariff bill was before that body. Chief Justice Fuller , who delivered the opinion , hold that the senate under Its con stitutional right to censure and expel mem bers had the right to Investigate any al leged Improper conduct of senators and could compel witnesses to give testimony. The sentence of the supreme court of the District of Columbia to thirty days In jail mid $100 flno was afllrmed and Chapman's application for writs of ccrtlorarl and liabcas corpus was denied , Biokcrs McCartney and Seymour , Messrs , [ lavemeycr and Scarles of the sugar trust , Correspondents E. J. Kd wards of the Piilla- Jclphla Prcca and John S , Shrtver of the Now York JIall and 'Express , all refused ; lvo testimony before the Investigating com- nlttee and are affected by the decision. Mr. Chapman Is the only recalcitrant witness who has been tried by the courts , his being i test case. Duiiloji's CM He. WASHINGTON , April 19. President Me- Klnloy had a consultation with Attorney Gen eral McKcnna today about the cato of Joseph Dunlop , proprietor ot the Chicago Dispatch , who was sentenced to two years' Imprison ment for sending obscene literature through the malls. The uttornej general In his re port on the case said the only mitigating circumstance ) In Mr. Dunlnp's case was his lihysical condition and the fact that his life nlsht bo Jopardlzcd by confinement , Dunlop la said to have had two apoplectic strokes ainco his sentence. It Is probable that Mr. McKlnley will reach a decision on his appll- cation for pardon within a few days. \CMVH for the Arms' . WASHINGTON , April 19. ( Special Tclo- ? ram. ) First Lieutenant Hlchard M. ! ) latchford , Eleventh Infantry , has been or- lered before the board at Fort Leaven- ivorth , Kan. , for examination for promo- Jon. Jon.Leaves Leaves of absence : First Lieutenant 'rank Harrison , Second cavalry , two nonths ; First Lieutenant Frederic H. Bar- sent , ' Eighth Infantry , two months ; First lieutenant U. G. McAlexander , Thirteenth nfantry , four months ; First Lieutenant fohn T. Thompson , Ordnance department , 'ourtecn ' days. uilhlnet CoiiNlilern Kunterii Trouhlui. WASHINGTON , April 19. The president ind Secretary Sherman were In consultation several times during the afternoon. It la gathered unofficially that they had under : onelderatlon a telegram from Minister Ter- ell at Constantinople regarding the protec- lon of American Interests and the protection ) f Greek subjects which has been Intrusted to , > ur minister to the porto. Secretary of the \'avy Long was alto with them. Holiunii IN Holler. WASHINGTON , April 19. Representative lolman of Indiana li better today , but ttlll n a daugerous condition , DON'T ' MEJMSISTAIU .1-Jvpry voter In cntll B jTo vote fn nine eotiiielliueti , It"ffSM muNI viit for lint one -oun I'll in Bfal ' ' " ' 'I' wnril All eotinelltitpti arc Kfl1' eleeted n InrRC. There In it K BSt Imiirrimloi ( luit eneh wnril eltflHtftN otvii conn cllimui. Tlilx IH u fiBnUe. Volt- tin nine coiuieltmriii n ' from rnel irnril. There lire Jjj BMvn cnitilliliitei lit eneh > vnrit , exeent tin * Thlnl. ivln-ri there tire three. Hneh vol T nliotili nee to It tlitit IIP iimrU * M eroiH nflei ( In- mime nf olio run ill ilnt i1 fur tin pound ) In pnpli wnril. I..VWVIMI ix iKA < ; ri * WITH Ti ylnnx KnllN Attorney on Trial for lie eelvliiir Stolen Property. SIOUX FALLS , S. I ) . , Airll | l'J.-Spccla ' ( Telegram. ) The most scnur.tlonnl trial \vlile ! th9 UnltH States court has known In year was begun today , when Joe Klrby , tlio we ) known Sioux Kails lawyer , was arraigns under an liullctincnt charging him wltl receiving stolen goods. The govcrnmcn charges that a year ago , nt the time ot th robbery of the IllRhmore pojtonier. the rob hers were working In connection wltl Klrby ; that Immediately after the roWier ; they sent the stolen stamps to him ; that hi was In continual communication with then while they wcro robbing other otricw. atii ( bat hu acted us Ihelr fence. It will bi remembered tlml after working up the rasi Inspector Fosness went to Klrby's olilce om night and found thtro two packages o stamps corresponding In number and denomination nomination with those- stolen from the tw < otllecs. The case of the government Is clr cunutantlal. Attorney J. I ) . Elliott Is prose cuting. while thi > defense Is haiulleil b ; Alkcns , Ilalley , Voorheos and D. H. Dalloy A Jury was secured today and the taklni of evidence begun. Judge Garland over ruled a motion to dismiss and placed ball llts In charge of the Jury. Stevriirt Will Hemiiln In .lull , RAWLINS , Wyo. , April 10. ( Special.-A ) number of people In this city who have been endeavoring to secure the pardon ol Mack Stewart , now confined In Jail at Parral , Alex. , under sentence of death for murder , have been notified by the State department that nothing can bo clone to save Stewart's life. Stewart , who was ft former resident ol Kawllns anil moved to .Mexico some years ago , wlille Intoxicated shot and killed a Mexi can policeman who was endeavoring to ef fect bis arrost. The State department re- poita that the American consul at Chihuahua reported that Stewart had a fair trial. II seems that this was the second man Stewart had killed within two years. In the first case he was liberated through the efforts ol the consul. The secretary of state is now of the opinion that the department Is not warranted la taking furuier action In Stew art's behalf. 1,1'uiler'N 'Xc\v ' PostuuiNter. LANDER , Wyo. , April 19. ( Speclal.- ) Word was received here today of the cpuoint- ment of James A. McAvoy as postmaster ol this city. Mr. McAvoy Is a representative man o ( this county , having been elx time : elected county clerk and having lived here since 1868. At the present time he Is a trustee of the State university. Ho is u raicful business man , rellablo in every par ticular and his appolntrujnt gives gr3.it rat' Isfactlcn to .the people of this city. HuriilniCaught. . RAWLINS. Wyo. , April 19. ( Special Tele gram. ) A burglar entered L. Sehalk's book store early this morning by breaking In the glabs In the front door. He carried away about $30 $ worth of goods , all of whjch , with the robber , were raptured by Officer IlankB. Some livery stable employes saw the thlel depart and gave the alc.rm. IliiNlieel ; SueeeeilH l > 'lz ( | > ntrlel < ? . CHEYENNE , Wyo. . April 19. ( Special Telegram. ) The resignation of T. II. Fltz- patrick , superintendent of the Cheyenne & Northern railway , announced last week , was accepted today , and J. A. Ilasbcck , formerly train master on the Denver & South Park appointed to fill the vacancy. Slate Ilriunl CoiiiinlxNliinern. PIERRE , S. D. , Ajiril 10. ( Special Tele gram. ) Governor l so has appointed as Btato brand commissioners F. W. Stewart , Iltif- ralo Gap ; John E. nammu , Sturgls ; Noah Newbanks , Pierre. Alleged Miirilrrrr Captured. MONTREAL , April 19.-Joseph K. Kelly , accused of the murder of .Joseph A. Stlcl- ney , cashier of the Great Fallo National bank , Sommorsworth , N. II. , was captured hern tonlclit by IJiHoollves Cnmpe.iu and O'Kecfo In ft house of 111 repute. , CONIH3NSI3D TI3I3 HAMS. The T'arnelllte convention summoned by John Redmond meets tqlay In Dublin. A national movement In on foot looking to the union of the Conuregatlonal nnd Christian denominations. Five remaining members of the Cuban forces commanded l > y Xarrago have been captured , nnd It Is believed Xarrngo has surrendered. Globe , the celebrated trotting horse , owned by A. Fonneman of Baltimore , died yesterday. Ho hud n single mark of 2:14 : % and a double mark of 2:12. : M. M. linker , a linotype operator In Bo nnie , wet & 5S72 en In eight hours , estab lishing n new world's record for machine composition. The French crulsor Fulton arrived nt the Narrows at 10 o'e-lock last night. Shis coincfi from Jlnrtlnlquo to bo prcncnt nt the Grant jnonument ceremonies. The tifw gold Holds dlscovorod on the Lon- dykei river , Alaska , are Paid to be mueh richer tlmn at llrst supposed. Herent dis coveries sliow as high us $ .135 to the pan. The rumored appointment of the duke of Leeds ap the next governor general of Can ada Is creating Intense excitement In temperance - poranco and prohibition circles at Tor onto. Russia , through HH minister In Washing ton , haw Invited the Illinois Stool company to bid on the ; armor pl.'itc for two war ship * . Thei contract would Involve a sum oC $3.000,000. The 'Mexican ' HOHHO of Deputies has parncl the new extradition law , substaiH nully as reported to that body by the mixed commission repre-sontlng the departments of foreign lelatlons nnd Justice. Secretary Gage hns ordered the dismissal of Albert 13. rontl. one of the Immigrant Inspcctnrtt nt I'hllo/lclphlu. Contl Is nald to have eloped on Sunday from Washington , with the. wlfo of V. Grimm , a veteran Treasury department dork. James J. Corbett appeared In Now York last nleht for the first time In publicslneii his defeat by Fltzslmmons. The ex-olmm- jilon was greeted with cheers that lasted fully two minutes when ho appeared In the first act of the "Naval Cadet. " Mrs. Marie Hiving Martin hns boon awarded $5,000 damages from the Third Avenue Street Uallroad company. Now York , for the death of her father , General Tliomeg Ewlnir. The j ; ncral wn knocked down and fatally Injured by u cable cur on January 20 , ISM. A snowslldn occurred at the mines of the Consolidated Mining company , four miles north of Ilrlgham City , Utah , resulting In the death of Fro < I Wollmuptor. Kd Maw um ] William Turner. David Russell and John Dalton were also covered by the slide , hut were taken out alive. Prof , II. O. Hocker , u music toucher of Marlon , O. , has received n letter from his father nt Lelpalc. Germany , notifying- him that the German army authorities demand his return to his nutlvo country and are taxing his father 12,004 yearly for his ah- uenco , Prof , Becker Is an American cltl- Een. Een.An order wag Issued by the United States supreme court In tho. case of Joseph Imtlgl , late consul of the Turkish government nt Boston , charged with embezzlement , di recting that the mandate of tint court re fusing his petition for a writ of habeas cor pus be held at once , Instead of waiting tlio usual thirty days. PLAY A DEEP GAME Police Gommissionor Hordraim'a Fart in th ? Campaign for Fusion Success. TACTICS PURSUED B/ HOWELL STRIKERS Blncknmil Saloon Men nntl the Keepers of Disorderly Resorts. BECOMING DESPERATE IN EFFORTS TOVIN \ Another Vigorous Attack Mndo Upon the Street Laborers , BARRELS OF BOODLE BEING DISTRIBUTED riinlirrM of lloirell'N Ciiiine llenort to All KliiilM of rolltleul Trlek- cry to Win Vote * for ' Their Chief. The municipal campaign Is now drawing tea a close. The contest has been very warm and more than usual Interest has been mani fested. Euch of the contending forces U marshaling Its battalions for the final olrug- glc , and the usual crowds of ward workers have been congregating on the street corncra and forming around the headquarters. The republicans feel inure than hopeful ot electing the entire ticket In spltn of the preposterous claims that are being made for llowcll and the bantering ot the gam blers , who are trying to bolster up their can. dldato for mayor by offering to put up money on bets that ho will carry the city. The greatest trouble that Iho republican committee has hud to contend with has been the lack of campaign funds. The assessment - , ment of catdldatcs has been very light and no contributions have been made by anybody - body outside of the candidates themselves. On the other hand , the fusionlsts have had money to burn. Besides the $1,000 $ which Is contributed toward Howcll's election by the gamblers , over ? 2GOO has boon milked out of the brewera , liquor dealers and keepers of lawle-ss resorts. These parties have been unblushliigly bollclted In the name ot the po. lice commiislon. POLICE HOLD UP SALOON MEN. Commlsr.loi'er Leo Herdman ban special charge of this branch of the Howell cam paign. In making the tour ot the saloona and dives , the touching committee openly promises that In the event of HovvcU's elec tion the town will be run wide open , night and day. While the majority of the saloon men have come down with the tin , a few who see far enough ahead nnd scent the danger of a popular uprising In favor of the rigid enforce ment of law , have revolted against thla holdup. One man from whom the committee got little satisfaction was Joe Karpclcs , who , with his brother Morris , runs a saloon at 112 South Fourteenth street. The mem- berg of the committee arrived at Knrplcs' place Saturday , and. .tried , to hold him up for $10 , as a contribution' to 'tho ' Howclt campaign fund. Joe 'didu't s e It that way and asked them what was the matter with Iholr collecting the money from their candi dates. Ho asked them to tell who they were , but they replied that their nninca did not matter , but they represented Mr. Howell. They added that If Howell was elected the raloons would ho run on the wide open plan and it wan for their Intcrcit to help elect him. Karpclcs answered that they were run al together too wide open now to pult him. He had to pay $1,000 a yar for a license , whllo tliuro was a bar operated right over his salcon by people who did not pay a dollar of license. Ho grow somewhat Indignant at this point and the touching committee cx- lU'dly requested him not to speak EO loud , aa tbsy did not want people to get onto what they were doing. Karpclco replied that ho did not care a red who heard him. He had paid for his license and ho did not propose to bo held up by any pulltlral candidate. Thla settled It and the committee withdrew , WOULD NOT UK HELD UP. Just before they visited Karpelea the mem. bers of the committee dropped Into n North Sixteenth iuloon and asked for a contribution of $10. Hero they got a front that mad ? their stay very brief. The ynloon man very positively assured them tnat he paid $1,000 a year for his license and ho propjccd lo run hie saloon CB bo BOW ( It. Moreover ho proposed to vote for whomever he pleased and In this case It would be Frank E. Moorcs. The manipulation of the bircot cleaning gang In the Interests of tlio gamblers' candi date goes merrily on. Joseph V , Kaspar , ono of Street Commissioner Kaspar's fore- nun , has been around to all the members of the blue barrel brigade and asked them how they proposed to vote. When ho found n man who was for Moorcs ho attempted to get him into line fnr Howell by assuring ilm that If he would work for Howell ho would see thai ho was retained on the pay roll. roll.Ed Ed Mullery , a well known labor leader , who lives at 3324 North Twentieth street , says that the statement made by Ed Lender relative to Frank 18 , Moortn' part .In the dump strike Is absolutely false. Mr. Mullery says that the facts arc that during thu dump strlko a committro was appointed to solicit funds to aid the strikers. Mr. Mooros was ono of the men called upon , and he promptly leaded the list with a subscription of $10. During thn smelter strlko he alto made lib eral contributions to the caueo of Iho strikers , and ho always displayed equal liberality In : mylng tickets for entertainments In which .ho labor organizations were Interested. Tlio man Leedor , who poses us his accuser , : ms no connection with any labor organlza- lon aud Is In no position to speak for thuss who have. \OT AVOHTIIY TO 1IH TIIUSTKIl. I.ciiilerM of the FiiNlon Miiehlne IInvo Alrouil } ' lletrnyeil ( In1'ioiile. . The republicans of the Ninth ward held heir closing rally of the campaign at rwenty-nlnth and Kama in streets last night. Pho room of the Ninth Ward Republican club was filled with a ciowd of voters , who worn entertained for nearly two hours by ludgo Jacob Kuwcott and Assistant County Attorney Phil E. Winter. Judge Fawcctt made a very forcible talk on the Importance of thn Issues of the pres ent campaign. Ho warned all 'who had any notion of voting the fusion ticket that the ncn who had been elected to the leglsla- uro on promises of protecting thu Interc-sta of Omaha had violated every promise they lad made , and It would bo foolish to trust lie-so tame people a second time , The leg- slatlon which had been enacted against the > cst Interests of Omaha at the Instigation if the Douglas county delegation was ru- vlowcd by thei speaker , and ho said that It ho HOWH were sent out from Omaha toinor- ow morning that the fusion ticket had been elected thin city would b placed In the amu category as "bleeding Kansas. " The peakcr declared that the quentloti at Usuo B not ono of men , and hu reminded his uearera that the voters of Omaha are about lo enter Into a three-year contract with a ict of man to bo their ofllclals. Judge Fawcctt disposed of Howell In ft very few words , saying that Howell had bo- Iraycd the people of Omaha In the legis lature and 'would bo likely to do the same thing again , He then referred at uorao length to his personal knowledge ot the af fairs of the ofllcu of clerk of the district ; ourt whllu Moorta held Iho office. He It was time enough to brand A man as a