THE OMAHA is DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JTJN3S 10 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY IGIJ NG , MAY 3 , 185)7. ) E COPY 1TIV13 CENTS. CHANCE FOR A RALLY Q recks May Yet Eotrievo Their Losses al Fharsnlia. DECISIVE CONFLICT TO BE FOUGHT SOON Turkish Victory Will Bo Complete if They Win in the Next Battle. POLICY OF TIIE NEW RALLI MINISTRY Eesponsibility Will No Longer Bo Dividei with the Court , MINISTERS TO ASSUME GREATER POWER General Smolc-nhkl IH In ( ircnt Fnvoi Sluct ? HIM Victory nt Velenllnu Turku Were Entirely Oiitiiiinilirrcil. ATHENS , May 2. There are many Indl cations that the Hall ! ministry Intends t < asiumo greater direct military and nava control , and no longer to divide tlio rcspon elhlllty between the ministry and the court The news of the victory at Velcstlno hai Increased General SmolenakPs popularity am ho Is now regarded as the real hero of tin campaign. A foreign olllcer who oaw thi fight Bays that thu Turks numbered 2,000 am the Greeks 8,000. It Is believed that the decisive conlllc will be fought at 1'harsalli , and probabl ; tomorrow ( Monday ) . A dispatch from Colonel Manns , explain Ing the retreat of the Greek forcca In Eplrus rays that the morale cf the army was some what affected * by the news of the retrca from Larlfna. The entire losses of the Grceki In Kplrus are estimated at 200. I'A.YIO FOLLOWS ONI3 IHiPUAT Unut or Penleiiluilla PrndtieeH a He- termination Not (11 FltAht. LONDON , May 2. The TInico correspond cnt at 1'atras , giving further details of th ( fighting at Pcntcptgdla , notes the neglect o : the officers to provide for thu timely ar rival of reinforcements , a matter so dlf Jlcult In that wild section of the country , am proceeds : "When the Turks opened tin attack I realized that their fierce onslaught might expel the mere handful of Greeks but I did not realize that thU one blow wnuli throw ; the entire Greek army In Eplrus Intt a hopeless panic and cause the lorn of al the positions gained since the opening ol the campaign. "Six thousand Turks scaled the mountain covered as It Is with bushes and rocko , am' ' In the face of firing , which was rapid ant continuous , they lostheavily. . In splto ol the fact that two Greek guns were Inex plicably removed from action shortly aftci the fuullludo begun , the Evzones foughl bravely , but were compelled to retire. "Tim reel of the Greek positions have been abandoned. There has apparently been no stand anywhere and the whole army Is crumbling without firing a shot. Wo en tered Kumuzcades , which 3,000 men with fllx guna had deserted , accompanied by the terrified villagers carrying their property , and then wo descended the rough pass , where for hours we met no one. The retreating and panic-stricken troops were far ahead , About midnight we and our mournful pro cession of villagers overtook the routed army on the road , crowded and In utter confusion , packed with a mass of humanity tumbling on through the darkness silently , for It was a strange panic that had seized the men , sullen , unexcltcd. stubborn determination nol to fight , but to prcas toward Arta In a slug gish , Irresistible wave. The officers , like their regiment , walked with gloomy ami shame-faced expression , quite unable to gel their men In hand. "At Kanopnulo Colonel Dotzarl and hit staff vainly tried to check the rout and tt make a stand , but the mass continually growing kept rolling along. Presently there mingled with the troops the scared Inhabi tants of the villages on the line of retreat , who , fearing Turkish vengeance for assistIng - Ing the Greeks , wcro fleeing to Arta with their families , their chattels , their cattle , sheep and goats , bellowing , bleating , tramp ling and killing each other , while the glare of the burning homes behind reminded them of all that they had lost. " LAST CIIANCI3 IS AT PHARSAL1A. KreekN Have Ono Opportunity to Save II. DlNKraeefiil Retreat. LONDON , May 2. The difficulty In recon ciling the utterly conflicting accounts of the fighting Is In no way diminished. It Is almost safe to say that General Smolen- skl'B victory at Velcstlno was much less Important than It has been represented to bo and unless the Greeks are able to make a stand at I'harsalla another disgraceful retreat Is Inevitable , Dcsplto previous tel egrams , It appears extremely doubtful that the Turks have occupied Vole , The correspondent of the Standard at Con- staiitlnoplo will say tomorrow : "Saad Eddln Pasha arrived at Janlna Thursday night with eight battalions , Eighteen other bat talions were expected on the following day , He Intends to assume the defensive and It Is considered that the Greeks In Eplrus have no alternative hut to surrender , with the Tur-ka - advancing from both Janlna and Trlkhala. I lulls I'asha complained bitterly of thu lawlessness and pillaging of the Al- banlanu and the palace council has , there fore , decided to distribute other regiments In that section. " The Athens correspondent of the Standard will say tomorrow : "Tho ministers of war and the Interior arrived at I'harsalla at noon today ( Sunday ) and Immediately re viewed the troops , It was stated yesterday that headquarters would bo transferred to Vomokos , Thus far the Turks have cap- turcd , It Is estimated , war material and provisions - visions of the valuu of 4,000,000 drachma. " It Is repartee ! that ns a result of the queen's letter to the czar Itussla will Inter vene In favor of Greece. ( ! HiiivS AGAINIXV AUK KPIIUT8. Oeutiuy Phllliiliidii for Ilio Tlilnl Time Without FlKhttiiK. AUTA , May 1 , After remaining Inactive for two days the Greek troopa yesterday ( Fri day ) relnvJuled Epirus , The Sixth regiment advanced and occupied 1'hlllplada for the third time without fighting , Thn Turks are Pill I at Penteplgdla and Kb mil has been forti fied , The bridge over the Arta has been de stroyed , The streets of Arta present a Btrango scene , with the continuous exodus of citizens and the tteady Incoming of the peasantry , who camp out In the streets around fires with thousands of cattle and sheep , fiiivrrnor of Crete I'rotki-tx , OANKA , Crete , May 2. Iznmt'l Pasba gov ernor of this Island , has prntitod against the admirals allowing food to bo supplied to inhabitants In the Interior. Ha demand * a cessation of the blockade or lu complete if rmt > lUmu'iit. fireekH Ultriiiili- Oreeee. LONDON , May 2 , A dispatch to the Dally Mill from Paris says ; Two hundred Ameri can volunteers for Greece Imro arrived and HOne on to Marseilles , They were all Greeks and all were ribbons bearing thu Inscription , "War for victory or deutU. " want * r.Ks iMitn ON Tiir.iu ornciit.s llrliavo l.llio n nlNorilrrly .Moll In m tiiiliorliinl Ilnttlr , LONDON , May 2. The Times will pub- llsh tomorrow a dispatch from Larlssa , dated Wednesday , which says : The Christians who are returning all say that during the battle of Mllouna Crown Prince Constantine was at Karadoc , at the foot of the pass. The Greek array is de scribed as behaving on that occasion like a disorderly mob. All discipline was flung to the winds and the soldiers fired even on their own officers. It Is Impossible to bellovo the nrmy at Pharsalla can with stand the Turks In a pitched battle. That thn war Is now practically over la plalnl ; apparent. The Athens correspondent of the Dally Mall will say tomorrow ; Both the fleets remain Idle. The populace continues Indig nant at tire neglect of the government tt : call out the exempted reserves , who are foi the most part relatives of ministers , depu ties and arlntocrats. A band of 2,000 Irregulars Is about tc start for the front , their standard bearer , a 19-year-old girl , Helen Constantlnldls dressed In the same uniform as the men. The correspondent of the Times at Vole w.111 say tomorrow : Communication wltli Vole still remains uncut. Locomotives hav.o pushed out a short distance toward Larlssa and they report that the line Is apparently little damaged. The authorities are distributing rifles and bayonets It civilians Indiscriminately , thus Increaalnp the panic. The IJrltlsh war ship Dryad has arrived here and reports having sighted the main body of the Greek fleet off tha Ulanil of Sklatho. A dispatch to the Times from Pharsclln says that 60,000 troops and sixty guns art concentrated there , but the Greeks are In active and their position Is weak. A dispatch to * he Times from I'entcplgdla , dated Thursday , says that the Greeks arc arming the population of the district anil have occupied Turkish territory , many vil lagers escaping through the Turkish lines and Joining the ranks of the Greeks. CALL OX GUKKK I.KTTI3H SOCI1VTIKS Appral for l.'miilM lo Scml Moilrrii Till- tinCri'iks Homo In KlK'lit. CINCINNATI , May 2. An address hai been Irene ! to officers and members of Dolti Kappa Kprllon suggesting that a movnmrn bo Inaugurated among the college fraternl tics ) commonly known as the Greek letter EO cletles In all the colleges of the country t < raise a fund to assist the modern nativ < Greeks In America In the desire to retun borne to engage In the war In the behalf o their native land. It is proposed that non < of the money bo used to purohaso arms 01 ammunition for the Greeko , nor that then l > i any violation ot the obligation en the na tlon for neutrality. The money tubcribei will bo used solely to pay tramportatlon > . - : : pensco. It Is suggested to sac-i fratcrult ; to bring the matter to the attention of chap tcrs , both alumnlal and actual. Hcta Theta Phi has appointed the follow ing committee , who may be addressed or themibject : Ellis G. Klnkald , chairman , 51- Johnston building ; David II. Moore , Metho dist Hook Concern ; Milton ' Sayler , secretary 10 Bsst Third stiee't , or Halpu C.ilOwell treasurer , C4S West KourtU btreiit , Cincin nati. TURKISH ( WAR 1'HKPAHATIOXS CrcfkN Muy llriomrnfiirallzi'd In- Ntriiil of Lfiivliitv ilio Country. CONSTANTINOPLE , May 2. Wir prep arations go on with unabated vigor. Twc commissions composed of the officials of tin ministries of public works and of war have been formed for the purpose of Inspecting railways and facilitating the dispatch ol troops to the frontier. It has been decided to extinguish the torches In all the light houses on the Gulf of Smyrna aa far as Karabarun during the continuance of the war. It Is officially announced that the Greeks resident In Turkey may become nat uralized as an alternative to leaving the country. This will bo compulsory for all Greeks officially employed In Turkey. The porte has undertaken to provide guards foi the protection of the American mln lens in Asia Minor , and has promised that tlicao bhall not be removed without the consent of the American legation. TWO VIUTOHIIJS FOR TIIK TUIIICS , \CWM of firt'rk Itc'vorNi'N Calili-il to the Turkish Legation. WASHINGTON , May 2. The Turkloh le gation hero received the following cable gram from Constantinople yesterday : Mar shal Edhcm Pasha telegraphs that a fight took place at one hour's distance from Velcstlno. Our troops took possession of three fortresses and of three entrench ments. Ilefzl Pasha , conimander-In-cnief of the Ottoman forces at Eplrua , also an nounces that the Hellenes , who were lo cated at Karavan-Scral , not being able to resist the attack of our troops , wcro com pelled to abandon the town , and that the troops commanding the pass of Comdjadis also have been taken by our troopa. " .SALISIHIRY'S PROPOSAL A1IAXI1O\I3II. Plan fur Gnnfcrciu-c LooUluiv to III- Ifl'Vi-iidoii IH Tlll'iioil DOIVII. LONDON , May 2. It la seml-offlclally stated that Lord Salisbury's proposal to the powers for a conference at Paris to discuss measure. * with aview to ending the war between Turkey and Greece has already been under consideration for several days at the various foreign office * ) , and may now bo con sidered definitely abandoned. ATHENS , May 2 , Reports are current here today that the powers are about to mediate between Greece and Turkey. The Italian and Austrian ministers have had a long Inter view with M. IU1U and M. Scoulodis. : KS IIAVI : AH.\MM.MI ) > IIOPI : . Captain RnliboU HIIJ-H Tlu-y ! > < > Not i\- lii > -t to Co n 11 n ii i * ( lu * War. LONDON , May 2. Captain Ilabbck , of King George's personal staff , wired here from Athens yesterday that the right wing of the Greek army had repulsed the Turks , but that the left wing had retreated beyond the old frontier line. Captain Uabbek adda : "The Greek army In Eplrus , after defeat at , Pcnteplgdla , has retired to Arta. All hope of continuing the war la now virtually aban doned , The fleet has returned to Vole for tbo protection of the Inhabitants. " muiKs IIRAWX UP FOR IIATTLU. Wliolo lloily In I'lKlitliiK Array ATeur PliarMiilla mill DomlUlx. ATHENS , .May 2. A dispatch from La mia , dated Saturday , says ; Since yesterday the whole body of Greek troops near 1'har- ealla and Domokls baa been drawn up hi order of battle , but at this hour ( noon ) there has been no lighting. The Inhabi tants of Pharsallu have abandoned tbc town In fear of a Turkish attack , and an exodus has been begun from Domokls , In the di rection of Lamia , the refugees pitching their tents In the open country. AXOTHKR TllllKISII ISLI-J RKVOLTS. MllytciuOIT ANII | Minor , DoclnvoN In I'tivcir of flret'ci * . ATHENS , May 2. It Is reported that the Island of Mitylciic , oft the coast of Asia Minor and belonging to Turkey , has re volted In favor of Greece and that the Greek licet will bo sent there forthwith , llravti A lit tif a ( U-iu-rnl. LONDON. May 2. A dispatch to the Stand , ard from Berlin nays that the reason Gen eral Qrumbkoff Pasha waa decorated by the sultan was that at the time of occupying Liirldsa he advanced alone across a brldgo which h d been mined , removed the con ducting wires atid then recreated at the bead of Iila RECAPIORiD BY TIIE SPANISH Port of Banes Taken by Wcyler'aSoldiers After Heavy Firing. COMBINED ARMY AND NAVY ATTACH Important Position Ilplit liy th Culm UN HI n co the Landing of ( lie 1/iiiirnilit ICxncilltloii IN Lout to thu HAVANA ( via Key West ) , May 2. The porl of Uancts , In Santiago ite Cuba , held by Gen eral Callxto Garcia and 6,000 Cubans cvei finco the Laurada landed Holoft's expedi tion , has been recovered by the Spanish conv blncd army and naval forces under Genera Gomez Hubertc and Admiral Navarro. The Spanish forces combined at Nipe and Gen eral Gomez Hubertc formed his forces , con- olstlng of two columns , 700 marines , 400 navj and 2,100 Infantry. Uotn columns boardci the Spanish licet under the command of Ad miral Navarro , and , pr ( ceded by artillery landed under a heavy flro from the Insur gents' musketry , at Romano Point. Thi troops had ono killed and seventeen wounded Meanwhile , marine forcca 4n armed boat ! were sent to reconnolter at the entrance ol the Porto Uanes. They succeeded in secur ing three wires , cables and torpedo. Th ( Neuvo Espano was the first boat to cntei the Port of Uanes. The Llgera followed will Admiral Navarro , General Uuberto and his adjutants on board. The Spanish columns then advanced , protected by the flro from th < Neuvo Espano , which bombarded the Insur gent heights and ultimately captured the Cuban fortifications , with u loss of forty men Tiio gunboats then communicated with San tiago do Oplco , who , with fifty men , com manded an Ironclad fort. Within thin forti fication his men had heroically defender themselves during a [ ouy-tlvo days' siege The fort was constantly surrounded by the Insurgents , who , however , failed , to read the stronghold , wljlch was lo EOIIIO extent protected by wire netting. The Cuban force : were at all times too far removed from tlu fortifications to do any sei'lous damage te the formications. Thelt artillery was shorl oi range. Do Oplco denies having received any watci supply from the Cubans and says that whet : the Laurada entered Porto Hanso he senl ? n armed boat with twenty men out in the harbor. He clalir.o that the Lauradji at tempted to ram this boat and tilat the nicr were compelled to sek refuge on an eli : quay. The Lauruda then proceeded to the Interior of the harbor , landing the expedi tion out of range of flro , remaining In the port twenty-four hours. The cruisers Mag- alcncs and Neuvo Espano remained at nanec for the purpose of protecting the town ol Panes from further attacks. The forts built In the interior of IJaties and the wlmrvcc have been destroyed and will be recon structed at the entrance of the harbor within easy reach for defence and supply , thus pre venting the future landing of expeditions. The Cubans , In view of the combined attach of the army and navy , abandoned theli stronghold without further resistance , leav ing a large quantity of ammunition. The report that Qulntln Handera hae passed to the westward and that he Is now in camp between Alqulzar and Artcmlsa wltli new rifles Is confirmed. They are awaiting the arrival of bands of insurgents from Matanzas and Santa Clara. The government has strengthened the mil itary forces In the province of Havana by the addition of twenty-one squftdrons of cav alry and fifteen battalions of Infantry. This unusual activity on the part of the troop in the province of Havana Is regarded ac very significant. . Editors of the Imparclal. Heraldo and Lib eral have been seized by the government for rcpublishlng the news sent out from Havana by way of Key West. The government is now six months In arrears in the payment of the troops and there Is much dissatisfaction in consequence. TH.VXSVAAL IS HUILDIXCJ FORTS Mraiix * o lie Pr ' | iarc l In GMMC of Any Further Attack. NEW YORK , May 2. J. Van Alpen , post master general of the South African repub lic , now In this city as a delegate to the Universal Postal union congress , was Inter viewed at the Hollander house touching af fairs in the South African republic. He said : "Tho South African republic desires noth ing but the most friendly relations with Great Britain , with whom we have an agree ment by which Great Britain guarantees the independence of the South African republic. Slnco the Jameson raid in 1805 we have taken measures to protect outselves from a repetition of the trouble , as well as from uprisings of natives. When I left Pretoria several months ago four forts equipped with the latest modern Improvements were nearIng - Ing completion , and we have Imported can non , guns and ammunition , Wo must bo prepared for any emergency. A local com- mltteo In Johannesburg had been elected , which will see that the English language Is taught in the schools where the English- speaking communities predominate. Instead of the former government commissioner In that city the people now have the privilege ot electing their own municipal officers and a mayor Is appointed by the government. Notwithstanding the Ultlanders' complaint that they have not voting power , yet few of them s-ecni to avail themselves of the right to become citizens. Out of 00,000 In Johannesburg only 2,000 have renounced al- leglanco to their native land and have be- conrn citizens of the South African repub lic. " DHSKHTS TIIK DOWACiKK I2MPRKSS. Slur in-1 ftf HiiiuiHiiIrN n. Policy of I1U Oivii anil WliiH Over tin * Czar. LONDON , May 2. The correspondent of the Dally Mall at.Copenhagen learns from an absolutely euro sourca that Count Mu- ravlcff , the Russian foreign minister , was formerly u protege of the Russian dowager empress and a firm supporter of her policy , Hut while the dowager empress was enRaged - Raged In family councils at Copenhagen re cently , Count Muravleff Improved the op portunity to make himself master of the situation at St. Petersburg and to Inaugu rate a policy of his own , which waa abso lutely against all the principles of the ilowager empress and the Greek party at Copenhagen. In her absence from St. Pe tersburg , Count Muravleff acquired the leadIng - Ing Influence over the czar and persuaded lilm to change Ills views , The dowager em press , on learning of the treachery of her favorite , hastened back to St. Petersburg with thu object of doing battle with Mura vleff and of having a voice In the draft of .ho czar's speech to Emperor Francis Joseph it the recent banquet , IIKXRWKI ) TRODIILIJ O.N ( iOLII COAST [ /hlef SmiKiry llcporti'il lo Have At tacked IlrllUh Troopx , OAPR COAST CASTLK , Gold Coast , Africa , Uay 2. Grave news has b > en received hero is to the mission of Lieutenant Henderson it Wa , It U reported that Chief Samory lag attacked the mission. Authentic details lave not yet been received , but a terioua llsaster U feared Thu object of Lieutenant Henderson wai o make treaties with the chiefs In Hluter- and. He had a largo escort , Ferguson , a colonial otllclal , who accompanied Lieutenant [ { enderuon , is known to have been severely vcuuded , Wa is considered to be within the * pbere if Hrltbb Influence. Jperutlun on Ili DiiflifkH of Trent. LONDON , May 2. The duchess of Trent IBS undergone a critical operation , but In progressing favorably toward recovery. opnuATH ox VAILT.ANT > jtmVivons StirK < * oiiH Cut Olt LliitilN lf SnfTcrliifj Suitor * to Save Thrir ! t.lvcM. ST. JOHNS , N. P. , May 2J-Last night thn surgeons performeif"htnpat Uons upon four Valllanl survivors rougtit in yester day. Two who lost thjdr haiuls and the lower portions of their tegs are ] not expected to recover. The other Iwo wllo umlirwtml similar operations are somewhat better. The remaining four ate stlU1 somewhat weak , Isonc of tliei tight can bd said to be out ol danger. The story told by the party lasl rescued that dog food , was all they had to ca * Is discredited hero by many. It It fepre.1 and believed tliAt they also were compelled to retort to htiman llcsh , ACiRHKS TO RRCALI , VASSOS Cirvrcc Finally ConniMitK to the Itv- eoiatnrnilntlon a ! iliaPowiTH. . BERLIN , May 2. The Berlin Post an nouuccs that Greece' has agrceel to recal Colonel Vassxrs from the Island of Crete. I Is also asserted that the acceptincc on thi part ot Greece of the recommendations q tlio fix powers and the giving ot consent ti the recall of Colonel VatSoa haa been madi to the porto. The North German Gazette announces tha It has advices from Vienna to the effect tha the proposal tor mediation Of the power ; between Turkey and Greece , before Grecci U compelled to t-uc for peace , emanated fron England and France. CltHKIC .IOAX OF AROTOjrilE FRONT ii-Yi'iir-Old Cllrl Li-ntlN a lliuii of Irri LONDON , May 2. Tho'.corrcspoiidcn | o the Dally Telegraph at Athens has bad ai Interview with Helen Ctmstantlnldes , the 10 year-old girl who proposes to start for tin front at the head of a large band of Irrcg ulara. She la an excellent' shot. Her brothe will accompany her. Both of them are bit tcrly antl-dyncolic. She , declares that sh "will fight in the front ranks and has no lea of death. Their departure tonight ( Sunday was witnessed by thousajids of enthusiast ! Athenians , who hall her , a < i the Greek Joa " of Arc. rs TOLD TO inCAUTIOUS : Siiltn.il IHMIIOM an 13inliarrnHlnj Ortlo to Ills ( irnrrnl III Coiiiiiinnil. LONDON , May 2. The .Morning . Pest's cor respondent ! at Constantinople.will say tomor row : "An Imperial trade baa.been Issued ay proving the telegram aent by the mllltar council to Edhcm Pasha , ordering him to ail vance with the utmost caution. This curlou step is quite In accordance ! with Turkls methods. Such orders are -of a nature- greatly embarrass the general In command a the front. ' TURKS CAPTl'1113 AXpTHlOR TO\V.\ ICratlltMka Reported nt CuimtniitliiOili to Have IlriMt Taken. CONSTANTINOPLE , May 2. Word ha been received here that > a Turkish detach ment from Trlkhala has oscupled Kradltska SUCCESSOR TO KIMIAM PASHA. UcpoTt that ANIIIIIII I''ixliii HIH UIM-I PllltTll III ColUllllllltl. LONDON. May 2. Tho. Dally Chronicle publishes a dispatch from Pliarsalia whlcf says It is reported there that Asman Pasha has superseded Edhem Pnfcha. Germany Objects to in Imlcninlty. LONDON , May 2. The Berlin correspond cut of the pally Mall learns that the , powers will hot consent to the' levying of iudem nlty upon Greece and that both Austria am Germany are trying to induce ths Porto lo a.odify Hidemands. . ' * Turks Ritouunny J.ouilix. WASHINGTON , May 2. TUe Turkish lega tlon makes pub''ic thd following dlspatcl from the foreign office .in Constantinople "According to a telegram received from tlu commander ot the army , at Janina Loullic has Just been retaken and Veoccuplcd by 1m perial troops. " _ \ HULLKR GUTS HIsVlSOJlOTIOX NOW ' Son 111 Com- Will Sncei-fd Hie Uueeti'x iiiaiul ft Allernliol. | LONDON , May 2. The Devon and Exetei Gazette says that Adjutant General Sir lied vers Buller will succeed the duke of Con naught in command at Ald'vshot camp , thai Quartermaster General Sir Evelyn Wood wll succeed Sir -Redvcrs Duller as adjutant general - oral , and that the duke pt Connaught will become quartermaster general of the Drills ! ] nnny. Tdcso appointments are liable to revive the criticism which raged at the time Gen eral Lord Frederick Rcjberts was passed over In favor of the duke 'of Connaught for the Aldcrshot command , as Buller belong * to the WoVjcley set. Sir Redvero Buller and Lord Wolscley were almost at swords' points a year ago over questions of military policy In India as well aa over promotions' In the service. Both are very strong willed men , and Bullet has the reputation of .being' the most obsti nate man in the army. U was thought at that time ho would resign his position , but he yielded to the pcrsucslon of the prince of Wales , and has ever since been an outspoken advocate of all the plans proposed by the commander-ln-chlef. ITALIAN HONORS FOR A DYING MAN. KlntV lluinlicrt lU > e rn < rM Ex-M Pnrter , Now SrrloiiNly III. PHILADELPHIA , Stay 2. Tbo king of Italy has conferred upon Hoji. Albert G. Porter ter , minister to Italy under President Harrison risen , the Order of Santo Maurlzon and Lazaro and through Baron Favlo , the Ital ian ambassador In Washington , and Mr. Lncla , the Italian consul in Philadelphia , the decoration has been presented to him. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. . May 2. Ex-Gov- srnor Albert G. Porter Is fatally 111 at his residence In this city. Two years ago the i-encrablo maa- sustained a' severe fall anil ilnco then ho has been confined to his room ilmost constantly , 'pbvernor Porter wau minister to Italy under' ' President Harrison , mil at the zenith of , hl3 career was a big 'actor in the republican pqllllts of Indiana. Tonight his physician dors not think ho can mrvlvo long. Ho Is 74 yuarn old , WILLIAM CAUSES' Aj SI'JXSATION. 4 ' I'rifN to Work n Puiilcv < liat Will Lend to 11111111111 * ; .More W'nr SliliH. | BERLIN , May 2. A rgre.it sensation has iceii caused by a circular , ' Issued at Emperor iVllliam's Instigation , to tbe magistrates of ho principal towns ) -comparing the state of he German fleet In 1SSG with its condition low and declaring that iinlots new ehlpa are nit on the stocks In largenuratisre , Germany vlll be compelled , and .perhaps . suddenly , to cconetruct her cruiser flotilla and devote a rery large amount for that purpose. The ipposltlon papers criticise , tbo circular te- rercly , I2artlniiiaktt from Chliii'liit lo CliiiNinii. LIMA , Peru , May 2. 'Fw ! earthquato yes- crclay was the moat iotcnso felt in some ears. No lives are reported lost , but the Ibratlons were felt throughout the entire ono from Chlncha to Chasma. Ohleniro Lawyer IN MIxHlnK. CHICAGO , Mny t-Hprnce White , a well mown attorney of this city , hut ) been miss- ng from his home since last Tuesday af- crnoon. Friends ot tb missing man lie- leva that ho hug cither met , with violence r that his mind has becomu affected owing- } the Illness of his wlf * and Ma business scrrlis. The missing lawyer U about IJO tarn old , Tronbli-H In t | | lIuxliifH * Worlil , MILWAUKEE , \Vls. , May 2-Tllo Wiacon- lu Iliet Sugar company , wtiUh h&i just com ileted a plctit at Aluuooiluce rails , has as- MONSTER PITTSBORC BLAZE Two Million Dollar Fire Ea oi in the Early Morning Hours. STARTS IN A LARGE GROCERY HOUSE Flanu-H Spread with RonutrUiiliH Raiililltr n nil Defy the Coin til neil UlTortN of the Dcpartmeutx of Tuo Cltlex. P1TTSBURG , Pa. , May 3. The greatcs flro that has visited this city since the rccm crabl-j one of 1SS-1 otarled shortly after mid night In the immense wholesale grocery c-s tabllsluncnt of Thomas C. Jenkins on Pcni avemto and Liberty street , and at 2:30 : wai still burning fiercely. Three largo blocko extending from Liberty to Penn avenue an. from Fifth street to Sixth street , have beer rcducd to smouldering ruins , and whho thi flro U now believed to have spent Its fury It Is not yet under control. The Ices wll exceed $2,000.000 and Is well coveted by In- cur.ince. Amoni ; the buildings destroyed an Jenkins' wholesale grocery establishment Homo's six-story dry goods establishment Home's offices building , the Duqucsno thuatei and the Methodist Book Concern. The flro started In the cellars of the Jen kins building In a pile of baircls filled will waste papers. The flames were discovered b ; Watchman William Hunter , while maklnt his rouuds on the third floor. He li.ic Eincllcd smoke earlier In the evening , bu believed that It came from ttie ouUidc , an. had paid no attention to It. The flames li.i > leaped rapidly up the. elevator shaft and hi made a vain effort lo extinguish the lire will buckets of walor. An air draft , used ti ventilate the great building fanned the flame and he found It impossible to do anything He made- his escape from the building wltt great dlfllculty , because of the Immense vol uoio of smoke. The alarm was turned Ii about the same time by Ofllccr Milton Bailey who noticed smoke issuing through thu win dow. MAKES RAPID HEADWAY. The flro made rapid headway after It had started and by 12:30 : o'clock flames began to pour out of the Penn avenue front. All the flro departments of the city and Alle gheny we're summoned and the firemen fought bravely to check the progress of the conflagration. The fire , however , attacked the Immense quantity of barreled oil , sugar , molasses and flour that this building con tains , and by 12:15 : o'clock the Penn avenue and Liberty avenue fronts were one mass of flames. The fire ute Its way so rapidly that the firemen narrowly escaped falling debris. Flames filled Penn avenue completely and shot Into the air 200 feet or more , pre senting ono of the most magnificent sights seen for years. The splendid buildings of Joseph Home & Co. , opposite , caught and the flromcn worked desperately to prevent Its los" . At 1 o'clock the Home building was burn ing from cellar to roof , and Iho flames had communicated to Home's Immense office building adjoining. The structure was ol stone and also six stories In height. It was occupied by W. P. Grler & Co. , the Bor .Marcho Glove company , Snaman's carpel house an/1 scores of physicians. Buck's cigar factory and Hall Bro.'s building nexl fell and they wcro quickly followed by the Duqussno 'theater , Methodist Book , conrorr and the Surprise clothlnr ; store. The 1-itlei was an Immense five-story building , running back a deplh of 200 feet. MAGNIFICENT GLARE. The flro was a magnificent sight. Wbcr the Jenkln-s and Home buildings had become como enveloped in the conflagration , Pern avenue was one mass of flames and sheets ol flro with heavy columns of smoke were senl 200 feet into the air. The- glare of the flames could be- seen for miles and Hie streets for blocks around were brilliantly Illuminated , As goon as the lire attacked these building : several streams cf water were turned 01 ; them , but the water had no more effect thai If it was not an extinguisher. The flamca from tbc burning oil in the Jenkins building rolled out against them and In five minutes the two beautiful Home , buildings were burning briskly. The fire men then left the Jenkins building to its fate und used their united/ / and desperate ef forts to save the Home buildings. All the steams of water thai could be summoned were turned on these buildings , but the } wcro now one mass of fire. The fire depatt- mnt then turned Its attention to the our- rcundlng bulldlnga , but the raging flames rapidly ate their way to- all sides. At 3 o'clock the flro was finaly mastered but was still burning with intense fury within tbo limits of the blocks bounded by Fifth und Sixth strccls east and west and Liberty street and Penn avenue north and south. The loss , It Is believed , will be greatly in excess of the first estimates and Is placed at about | 3,000,000. A number of firemen were Injured by fallIng - Ing walls and live wires , but none of them Is seriously hurt. Fireman George Achesan , who was 'one of three men In Cecil alley when the Jenkins wall foil , Is missing , and Is supposed to be under the debris. The names of the firemen ljurt are : Mike Daly , Elmer Orocow , George Moelcln , William Erwln and Robert Badger. All wcro taken to hospitals. LIST OF LOSSES. The Individual losses , aa far as can be ob tained , are as fololws : Home & Co. , dry goods and ofllco building , with stock , JI- 600,000 , covered by Insurance In a hundred Insurance companies ; T. C , Jenkins , $100- 000 on stock and $200,000 on building. The Duqucsnc theater Is still burning and the loss will probably reach $ , " > 0.000 ; Mayer's glove hoiiEO , $3,000 ; W. P. Grler & Co. . $10.- )00 ; SnamanV ) carpet house , the Methodist Book Concern building , with tenants , prob ably $50,000 ; Huck's cigar factory , $2,000 ; Speer mansion , J30.000 ; tenants of Home ofllco building , $50,000. Small losses were sustained by J. D. Chantler , Brrsom Paper company , Harmony Creamery and Force company and Brlggs Machinery Supply company. At COO Penn avenue the Molllnger Remedy company occupied two lloors , while on the lower floor were Sweeney's millinery parlora Jordan's millin ery establishment , the Novlta Remedy com pany and .Dr. T. F. Uaakerwitcli occupied No , 502 ; Dr. Sykes , Dr. T , II. Swift and Mkn M. J. Conlon , dressmaker , occupied No , C01 ; Mine , Velma , millinery ; M. E , Hart dress maker ; Nclll & Gels , manicure parlors , and M , Evans , Infants' drees goods , occupied No , iOC , which adjoined the Jenkins block on I'e.nn avenue. BRADNER , O. , May 1. Fire destroyed the plant ot Iho Jarekl Manufacturing company mil two saloons and a livery stable adjoin ing , entailing a total Icis of $50,000. The flro could not be subdued until the Foatorla uid Toledo departments sent assistance , Mrs. ilmon Welch died from fright occasioned jy the flre. Ne v Jerney FlNherineu llroivned. CAPH MAY , N , J , , May 2. Theopolls 'ajnmo and. two companions , sturgeon fish- jrmen of Planing Creek , were caught In a ; ale while flailing today and are supposed o have perished. A rescuing party returned onlght without trace of the men. Search vlll bo resumed tomorrow , Muy Snoiv Storm In Ohio , CLEVELAND , Mny 2. DiapntcbeH from own In tha Interior of tbo state nay that he ruin of lust night turned Into HHOW und n many places wintry conditions prevailed lila morning , At Bucyrun three Inches of mow foil nnd ut Murtln'H Ferry , In the outheastern part of thu state , the ground van covered with It. lIovenieiitH of Oeean VfNNflM , May 2 , At Havre Arrived La Champagne , from few York , At Queen town Sailed Etrurla , from Llv- rpool , for New York , At Liverpool Arrived Corlnthia , from loutoii. imimvi2 THI : WORST is OVKR Rlter IN Kntlliiis : Sllitlilly North of Hril River Laiiilliuv , NEW ORLEANS , May 2. Dlppatches fron all points along the river today Miow tha the levees are holding. A fall of three- twentieths at Lake Prc UAncc strengthen ! the belief ot the enfiliujlllx Rl the worst U over from the mouth offt ? | & < d river to tlu Arkansas line. The da 2.Vs > olnt8 now an from Red River Lan < [ KU-j Iiuthward , A Plaquemlne today the * ( IjSl iec threc-tonthi nnd the levee \vorkcnUg ( .it Vicinity an having a hard time ' ( Hpf the line In i condition of safety. TlB-sfge ! : here thowci 19.3 today. Major RIB ( = / f'ii. chief ot in stale engineers , camp Kvsfclty at the gov crnor's order to net aiKTiVliry engineer 01 the local work and BfjHiTil the dcfe'ticc well constructed. HerJM-jJJlpewhero the da ; wan devoted to hard H MPaml no mishap have occurred. There Is considerable alarr about Davis levee but extensive reinforce mcnta will be begun there tomorrow morn I S. WATP.R IS RISING A'F ST. LOUIS Rtillro-ait Triiokn Are Covered , hut Ni Alarm IN HxiireMNUil. ST. LOUIS , May 2. The continued big water has excited a great amount of Inter rat , as was evinced by the cnormoua crowd that flocked to the river front today. Th river continued to rtac , marking 30.09 fee In the morning and 30.10 thin afternoon , A varloils places the railroad tracks wet under water. The Terminal assoclatlor whose tracks are partly under water , ex pree.Ts no unec.lnej * . One of the ofllcla ! aisled that It would take five feel ot wate before their river trnckw would be sub merged and that they had engines whlcl would work In thtee- feet of water ; therefor It would take a rle of eight feet beyond th present stage before their company wouli be Inconvenienced. WKATH12R IS CLI AR AT NATCHEZ AVnter IN Praetleally Stationary , hn Near the Top of the Leveew , NATCHEZ. Miss. , May 2. With the excep tlon of a one-twentieth rise In the last tu'cm ty-four hours the river Is unelnngcd. Tin weather Is clear and beautiful. The BUI seems more hoprtul. A reporter today vis Itcd the levcca at Vtdalla and Cowpcn Point While Iho levees are probably In fair sliapi tluio are many streams ot water running through them , neceEsltallns a large dltcl lo bo dug on Iho outside to carry oft tin water at Vldalla. They are being worked 01 by a largo force and closely guarded. It many places the river Is within less than i foot of the lop and the current is very swift SerlniiN FlooilN III Pemi.Nylvaiila. HUNT1NGTON , Pa. , May 2. The Inccssan rain , of the last twenty-four hours has over flowed the Junlata river and ils numcrou ! tributaries , causing thousands of dollars n destruction to growing crops. The farmcu along the Raystown branch have suffcrci severe Ions to buildings , fences and growfnj crops. The Junlata river Is sixteen fee' above low water mark and Is still rising. LAIiORICRS DHMA.M ) IUGII1CR PAY iitrlUc of Mai'hlo Workei-H 111 Now Yorl Other MeuhaiilcN Are Out. NEW YORK. May 2. Six hundred Knight : of Labor marble workers struck today for at Increase ot 20 cents In the daily wages. Thi emplDyors offer 15 cents Increase , but thh tin employes refuse. The buildings affactod an the New York Life building and the Hole After. Ilia sympathetic strike's of union me/iia'ilci are- still on ct the New 'Athletic club's nev building , nnd sevordl school houses on uc count of the steam fitters' troubles. SI : I'undred inechanlcd are out. 1'robably mun strikes will occur on Monday. Eight thousand well organized carpenter ; and other wood workers began war today 01 nonunion trimmings and other material nei made at New York wages. None of thcs- carpenlers will handle such material here- afler. Two hundred and fifty union plumbers steam fitters and gas fitters struck at Newarl' ' yesterday for eight hours' work , with nt reduction of wages. They ore wnrklni ; nine hours now. The carpenters and latlurs have won their fight. The bricklayers and maso'is rccclvn tlio same * pay as ttio lasl year. II Is said 200 tinsmiths will go out on Monday. STRUCK OF CIIICAdO PLOIHISRS , Sixteen Hundred lien AVnIk Out to FlKht the .MliHli'i-H' AsMiH-Iutlon. CHICAGO , May 2. Every member ot the Journeyman Plumbers' association In Chicago cage , GOO strong , will go out on strike in the morning. The terms agreed upon by the arbitration committees of the union and the Master Plumbers' association on Friday un der which a temporary postponement of the strike was effected were rejected by the unanimous vole of the union this afternoon and a strike Involving all the shops In the city was ordered. By this action the union virtually declares war on the Master Plumb ers' association as a body. PHHAOHURi AND CHURCH I)1SAGRI13. Dr. Rlehnril Hiireonrt ANJN the Coii- fcreiiee lo Remove Him. PHILADELPHIA. May 2. Rev. Richard Harcourt , D. D , , pastor of the Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal church , has become dis satisfied with his relations with the church and at a meeting of the quarterly con ference ho announced his Inlcntlon of ask ing the presiding elder for a change of pas toral relations at the end of the confer ence year , His request will bo mode beau - : au o of objections recently entered to a Dories of sermons ho had announced that lie would preach. He Is now In the second /ear of his pastorate at the rhurch. Dr. Hnrcourt was originally In lhr > serv ice of the Proteslunt Episcopal church nnd lias been in the ministry for twenty-five > 'earu , He formerly was In charge of thn largest Methodist rhurch In San Francisco , mil later was pastor for five years of Grace iliurch In Baltimore. At tbo Park Avenue : hurch he was the successor of the vener- ible Dr , Chapman , and at the recent con- 'erenco in Bethlehem hl < J services had np- larently been so satisfactory that ho was igaln appointed to the pastorate at the inanlmous request of the congregation. Jlnco then all the trouble has arisen , The iroposed sermons wcro to have been de- Ivercd under the general head of "The : > evil In Philadelphia. " iljAYKIl PI3RHAPH FATALLY SHOT. III ! Adler ConimllH Illx Seuonil nnd PoHHlhly HIM LiiNt Murder. KAN3AH CITY , May 2. Bill Adler , ono of ho most notorious characters of Iho city , to- light committed his second murder within hreo years , and was himself shot , and per- iaps fatally wounded. Alder "mixed" with ho negro keepers of a crap game at Sixth treet and 'Jlroadway ' , and when the smoke Icarcd away , U was found that Adlcr had hot and killed William Johnson , a negro , , nd thaS Adlcr had been Bhot In thci side by amcs Gordon , colored. In 1834 , during the street masqucrado , dilcli conclude * ! the fall carnival , Adler : lllcd Postofllco Inspector Jesse McClure. 10 knocked McClure down with a blow of be fist , and the luepector'a skull was cracked n the curbstone. To the jury which collided ided him of manslaughter , Adlcr explained hat he struck McClure "just for luck. " > wlng to II'H ' influence ) as a ward heeler In Deal politics , Adler escaped with ten months' inprUonment In the county jail , and during 11 the term be was a privileged trusty at he jail. On another occasion , by a blow f the fist , Adler shattered the jaw of Martin teldor , a policeman , who had offended him. ( 'liureli T\vo Hundred VenrH Old. NEW YORK. Mny 2-Trlnlty rhurch to- lay began the celebration of the bl-cen- 1'iinlal of 1(8 ( foundation ami will continue * be celebration throughout the week. WILL SUE TIIE BANK Omaha National to Bo Held Liable for Sinking Fund Warrant LEGACY OF BARTLEY'S ' SHORTCOMINGS Papers Now Being Prepared in Attorney Ganorul's Office. / ALLEGES WA3RAN1 WAS ILLEGALLY DRAWN Questions the Bank's ' Right to Pay Out State Funds. HISTORY OF THE CELEBRATED WARRANT State of NehriiNka Will llrliii * Suit lu DnimliiN County ( o Reeover front the lliuik tjUt1SH ! 1.0.1 Paid. , on the Warrant. TUo Omnha National bank Is to bo sued by i the state of Nebraska for tbu sum of $201- 8SI.05 , this being the amount of money paid ' to cx-Troasurer J. S. Hartley on tlio now cclo- br.itcil sinking fund warrant. Ilio papers In the case arc now being prepared by Attorney | General Smyth and will bo Hied with the clerk of tlia district court In and for Douglas county ai : soon as they run bo completed. Tlio filing of this suit will mark the cul mination of ono of thu limit sensational fea tures In ( lie exposure of the defalcations lu the state treasurer's ofllco while It wa.s nd- mlnlstcrcd by J. S. Hartley. Up to March 20 of the present yeur It was popularly supposed that Mr. Hartley's tronbe : was duo entirely to thu weakened condition of the Nebraska banks with which he had deposited public funds. Mr. Hartley evai'cd n prompt BCttlu- ment with his successor on the plea that It ho drew his funds from the banks In which they were deposited the banks would bo foiccd to suspend and thus hundreds ot pilvato business men In all parts of Nebraska , would bo forced to the wall and a wide spread panic preclpilato.l upon the state. On March 20 , however , The Heo made a complcto exposure of Mr. Hartley's action la converting to his own. UGO the sum of $200- 000 , In round numbers , and furnished the cvl- deuce for the first time to the people and tax payers of Nebraska that the state treasury had been deliberately looted. HISTORY OF THE WARRANT. Ill order that the merit of the suit which is now to bo brought against the Omaha National bank may be understood It will bo necessary to review briefly the history of the sinking fund warrant which lies at the base of the present controversy be tween the state ot Nebraska und one of the leading financial Institutions of the west. The wrecking of the Capitol National bank at Lincoln In 1S93 by Charlie Moshep Inyolved a loss to the state of Nebraskt of $230,000. Of this umoutit , $180,000 , la round numbers , belonged to Jlio sinking fund held by tlio state to repay iZu 'up standing refunding bonds duo April 1 of the present yeur. In order to reimburse the Hluklng fund and thus uphold the credit of the state the legislature of ISflS appro priated the sum of ? ] SO,101.75. The warrant for this amount was drawn by Eugene Moore , then auditor of public accounts , but now also under arrest for embezzlement , on the very day that the appropriation became available. The warrant was drawn on April 10 , 1893 , mid registered by Mr. Hartley on the same date. Mr. Hartley Immediately opened negotia tions with the Omnha National bank look ing to the salu of the warrant. It was finally sold to tlio Chemical National bank of New York City , that Institution , accord ing to Its own statement , paying a pre mium of several hundred dollars over Its face value. The Chemical National bank hold the warrant until last October , or Just before election , and then returned it to the Omaha National bank for collection. On January ' 2 , 1897 , five days before ho waa to go out of office , Hartley called In $300,000 of outstanding general fund warrants. The call Included the sinking fund warrant held by the Chemical National bank. On the same day forwarded to the bank n check on the- Omaha National bank for $201,884.05 , this being the amount of the face value of the sinking fund warrant , together with % accrued Interest at the rate of 7 per cent per annum. Thu Chemical National bank got the money and the books In thn state treasurer's offlco at Lincoln show no record of Its disposition by Hartley. The records are therefore clear that Hartley sold the warrant In April , 1835 , cashed It In Jan uary , 1837 , and Hccrotwl the proceeds. U/niLlTY OK THE HANK. Attorney General Smyth contends on the part of the fltaln that the warrant was Ille gally drawn , that It Ijons an. Illegal rate of nteretl and tl-at the Omaha National bank : iad no right to pay It out of fundu belonging to the state , oven although a cheek for the amount bearing Hartley's Hlgnaturo was duly presented. Hnnco suit Is to be brought In .ho state courta to recover the amount. Tlio case Is ono of the most Important over , filed n the history of Nebraska , and Is bounxl to create a stir In legal circles. Hartley IH accused of embezzlement of Blalo Funds and Is under bonds to appear In tlio llstrlot court of Lancaster county during ho present term of court , which commcnccn it Lincoln today , The attorney general lit nit yet apprised of the exact date upon which ho criminal cane against Hartley will bo reached in Lancaster county , HB Is , how ever , ready for Immediate trial and can luke ip the case at any data the court may fix , I'ho case In the criminal court will he prose- : ulcd by T , C , Munger , county attorney for Lancaster county , and ha will have the an- ilstanco of Attorney General Smyth and hl leputy , 13 , 1 * . Smith , The rlvll milts against Jartley und the wuretles on Ills bond will bo lonductcd by the attorney general In person. Die last legislature appropriated $5,000 to liable the governor to employ legal asulHt- mco In prosecuting atate olllclals accused ot imbezrloroent , but the attorney general will lot avail himself of mstlataiicu In the caeca igalimt Hartley , The case against ex-Auditor Eugene Moore vlll alt * ) come up during the prevent term of ho district court In Lancaster county. Hunk ( MIliilnlH HUH nl Liberty. CHICAGO , May 2. Tlio olllclaU of th } | olio Havings bank , agalnut whom ludlct- neritB were returned last night , were not irresk'd today , When the Indlctmcntx were 'clurncd It was too late to Issue capiases or the arrest of the men and they wcro lormlttcd to remain at liberty , The ca > lanes will probably l > o Umicd tomorrow mi- fl ISH the Indicted ofllclalu appear voluntarily ; md give ball.