PART 1. FHE OMAHA SUNDAY .
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MSTAHLISIIED JUX33 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY 3roitXISTCr , MAYi ( ) , 1807 TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY LTVJ3 CENTS.
NOW FOR ARMISTICE
ill
Cessation of Hostilities Expected Shortly in
Eastern War.
POWERS BILLED TO TAKE ACTION SOON
Qrccco Must Yield in the Matter of
Evacuation of Crete.
GERMANY INSISTS UPON THIS FEATURE
Turkey is Anxious to Push On and Land Its
Aimy in Athens.
QUESTION OF INDEMNITY DIFFICULT
'Tin Mild to lie i\lremety Doubtful If
tireeec ( "nil 1'ny u Cent Sul-
Illlt WlNllON TllVKNIlly
In
( Copyilght. 1897 , by the Associated
LONDON , May 8. The war monopolizes
attention and there are few other topics of
interest. The news from Tlicssaly has added
fresh chapters to the story of the Greek
debacle. The powers are now anxious that
hostllltlto should end. Turkey , however ,
docs not seem disposed to arrest her army
in the midst of Its triumphs. The war party
nt the Yllillz kiosk Is very strong and wishes
to complete the humiliation of the Greeks.
Therefore U Is urging the sultan not to stop
Jill troopa until ndlicm Pasha Is quoitercd
in Athens. The whole of the Ylldlz kiosk
entourage Is represented as being at the
present moment In an cxtiaordlnary state of
excitement , the various parties , with their
conflicting Interest" ! , each trying to reap the
gicatcRt advantage * * from the opportunity.
The Turkish government , after many futile
attempts elsewhere , has concluded a loan
with the lighthouse admlnlstiatton for
500,000 at 9 per cent. Part of this money
will bo devoted to war purposes.
The Impression now prevails , however , that
an armistice will soon be arranged. U ap
pears that King Georgn has asked the pow-
PIS , through the czar , to mediate , and It Is
expected the Greek government will follow
immediately with on ofliclal request for medi
ation. Greece will have to yield In regard
to the evacuation of Crete. Germany
strongly Insists on this point , considering
Intervention to bo utterly useless whllo
Giock tioops remain In Crete. France Great
Britain and Italy are disposed to be more
lenient , but Germany will carry the point ,
MUST nVACUAJTE CUCTn.
The first step , therefore , In intervention ,
will bo a renewed appeal to Greece to
evacuate the Island of Crete , and then It
will depend upon thu Greek premier , M.
Hall ! , whether the powers will or will not
summon thopoto ) to withdraw the Turkish
army from Thwsaly. The negotiations will
Lc extremely difficult on account of the ques
tions -of Indemnity. All the cabinets con
sider that Greece , ns a matter of course ,
should pay' Turkey's war expenses , but It lo
doubtful If Giecco will bo able to pay a
cent. The sultan wishes to Iteep Thessaly
in pawn until the money is paid , or Europe
guarantees the payment of indemnity. The
pouera are Indisposed to consent to this
and Gieat Britain and Italy refuse to en
tertain the suggestion that the Greeks hhall
give this pledge to Turkey for payment.
The powers are exerting their Inlluenco to
maintain King Gcorgo upon the throne of
Gieeco , and It Is stated that the Hurabn
minister at Athens , M. Onou , has declared
to M. Italll that If Greece remains loyal to
licr royal family the powers will do their
best to Icfsciu the full burden of the war ,
but should the Greeks bring a catastrophe
upon the rojal house , the powers will un
relentingly let things take thcli couisc.
Prom another quartet it Is declared at
St. Petersburg that ( hey already reckon on
tlio probability of the loyal family leaving
Athens and that Queen Olga Is to go to her
mother , the Grand Duchcw Josephovona ot
Iliusla.
AUMISTICH KOIl A TOHTNIGHT.
ATHENS , May 9 1:30 : a , ill Colonel
Vnsaos has Just arrived from Crete. H Is be
lieved that .in armistice of a fortnight be
tween Grceco and Turkey will be agreed
upon.
ATHENS May 8. 11 p. m. Tlio govern
ment 1ms Informed the mlslstcra of the pow-
ern verbally that following the recall from
Crete of Colonel Voasos twenty-five olllcers
iiml two companies of troops , the gradual
withdrawal of trcops from the Island of
Crctu will toke place. After a brief delay
the powers will offer to mediate between
Gieeco and Turkey. The potters will Insist ,
however , that Greece shall confide her In
tel cat unicbervedly to tlielr hands. Negotia
tions Imu ) commenced uud mediation is it-
garded as Imminent.
CONSTANTINOl'LE , May S. The nmbas-
Eadom met today and discussed mediation
by the powe'rs between Tut key and Greece.
The c/ar lias Informed the sultan of the dis
patch of an ambulance corps of surgeons ,
Hud G'nx.8 nums and 500 beds for the Tuik-
IsU wounded.
AMMIi.Vl : > HUlTI.UT'l''j GAI'TUIIU.
Meniher of I'lirllaineiit TelU of
lllH TrciitiiK'iit 1 > > ( ireel.H.
( Cu | ) > rliilil , 1S07 , liy 1'rma 1'ublUlili g Company. )
ATHENS , May S. ( Now York World Cable
gram Special Telegram. ) War Is probably
ovur. Turkish discipline and conduct have
been excellent ; their courage matchless ,
The battle fought at Velcstlno was ono of
the must sanguinary of the war. The Turks
auaultcd the Impregnable Greek position at
Pollouas with 6,000 men , They fought gal
lantly , but were i emitted with great loss
Slnco then the TurUo have driven tlio Greeks ,
step by step , backward toward this capital ,
capturing oil their positions at Vcleetlno and
Pharsttlla with desperate lighting and hi-av >
losses.
A truce Is necessary for both Greece anil
Turko ) , In order to check Husslu aud the
Slnvt * .
On Monday last I left Larlsaa with my
eon and a Turkish pollu'inan for Salonlea ,
via Vale of Tanipe , Wo found tlu bridge
over the 1'relus broken and had to go to
Tz.icheul for a boat. Wo were' becalmed all
that night and the next morning. At noon
three a reel ! war veesels captured the tail
ing vessel on which was our little party. I
declined to leave It until I had the promise
of a Greek captain that he would facilitate
my Journey to Salonlea. This promise wa *
given by the captains of all three of Iho
Gree-k war vessels ,
Prince George came on board our boat.
Ho Is very handsome. Five sailors accom
panied him. All were very courteous aud rc-
srettcd my delay. Prlneo George ntKed mete
to KO to Vole to Dud a pasieuger steamer
I went aboard the Greek man-of-war Pcreuo
at Vole , but the admiral refused to let our
party go , and salil he would hand us over
to the civil authorities. I refused to KO
ashore. The Greek admiral then telegraphed
to Athens for orders. The British consul
at Vole demanded my release , and tele
graphed the British minister at Athena. The
3rcck government ordered that vvo should be
sent to Athens. We arrived here Thursday.
Prlmo Minister Ralll came to Plrcue , the
port of Athtno , to meet us. He was very polio
lie , and conducted us In person to the British
cgatlon. Though nominally in custody , I
am literally at liberty.
The populace In Athens was somewhat
hostile to tin , owing tn false reports In the
Gicek papers ns to the finding of compro
mising document/ us Some Greek spy
extract3d n harmless narrative from my
son's diary , which wns six months old. People
ple nro much Interested nt our nrrlval , nn 1
nt the sight of our Turkish policeman's fez.
A courier in the Turkish service has acted
ns our dragoman , nnd has proved very cour
ageous. No further trouble Is expected.
Prlmo Minister Haiti Impresses mo ns be
ing a very able and Intelligent man.
BARTLETT.
Sir Ellis Ashmoad Bartlctt , who signs the
nbove cablegram , Is a former civil lord of
the admiralty of England. He was born In
Biooklyn , not In England , as might be sup
posed from his title. Ho was never natural
ized In England , ns It wns claimed his
parents were English. This claim has been
the subject of much discussion. Ills father's
relntlvcs claim bo wns lineally descended
from two of the Mayflower's company. His
mother's family is descended from Thomas
Lehman.
usnn roil IIIMII < - or TIIK nuiinics.
Yorlc Worlil'N DlNiinteli limit
Another MNNIIII.
( Cop > right. 1W. by Press Publishing Comp-iny. )
LAMIA , Greece , May S. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) On landing
nt Stjllda this morning. I learned that the
Greeks had evacuated Vole and hnd estab
lished n new base of operations at Halmyros.
Subsequently the news came that the Turks
occupied Vole today. The Greek squadron
In Vole bay had threatened to bombard the
place If the Turks entered It and It was
thought that this threat would delay the en
try of Ottoman troops.
The World's dispatch boat left Piraeus , the
seaport of Atheus , last night at 0 o'clock.
I could get no United States flag at
Plrcnus , and Admiral Selfrldge on the Amer
ican cruiser San Francisco could glvo me
none , as the law required Amcrl.an registry
of vessels flying stars and stripes. So hoist
ing 'lie Greek cross we put to sea and came
hero through the narrow , shallow straits of
Chalccs in company with six Greek hospital
ships and transports. We arrived at Styllda ,
the seaport of Lamia and nine miles distant ,
at 5 o'clock this morning.
Thcio Is woeful lack of facilities for moving
the wounded. One of the only two Greek
lighters here Is In use for General Smolensk's
troops. iHls men , hungry for bread , and
wounded , badly need to be relieved here.
The general hopes to make a Junction with
the crown prince before the Turks advance
much south and west of Volo. If he doss not
succeed , tome of the wounded may have to be
abandoned.
The World's dispatch boat was prampllv
placed at the service of the authorities at Styll
da , and ha ? left with 2,000 loaves of bread
medical supplies and hospital assistants for
General Smolenskl's distressed troops. The
Inhabitants of this little town are much as
tonished that an American newspaper "hjuld
have the only dispatch boat. They are even
clamorously grateful to the World , for Its
offer. This testimonial has been handed to
me :
"We beg leave to cxpicss our deep gratitude
to the Now York World , through Its chief
war corresoondent , for having kindly put at
our disposal Its steamer to nld In transput tins
supplies to Halmyros to the Greek forces
thcro under General Smolensk ! , and In bring
Ing back the wounded and sick Hut should
bo brought to Styllda
"K. MARMORAS ,
"Chief of Customs.
"K. AGOTHOCL-S ,
"Chief of CJinmerce.
"CARIAT HONDROIMMAS.
"Chief of Haibor of Stjllda.
"May 8 , 18D7 , 7 n. m. "
TUIIICS NOW DCOl'l'V VKMZSTINO.
( 'reeUH Aliiindoii tin1 T.m 11 In mi In-
. dexerllullile Panic.
ATHENS , Mav 8 The Turks have com
pletely occupied Velestlno. At 7 30 Thurs
day evening the defeat of the Gtceki was
complete and the pass to Vole open to the
Tuiks. The searchlights of the warships on
the bay flashing up the mountain sides wore-
of great assistance to the retreating Greeks ,
showing the toad through the Intense dark
ness. Over n dozen cannon were abandoned
and captured by the Turks , O\cr 200
v < oundcd soldiers weio brought to Vole
Many of the Greek wounded soldiers wcie
left on the field. It is Impossible to esti
mate the number of the killed.
Advices received fiom the frontier about 3
o'clock this afternoon are to the effect that
General Smolenskl'a bhattcred army was cut
In two , The left wing letlred to Elmjros.
What was left of the right wing came towatd
Vole broken and demoralized. The reticat
across the mountains was almost as bad as
the panic which resulted In the change of
baao from T > nmvos to Volo. Iho scene of
the more recent panic WAS wild and almost
Indescribable , On Thursday and Friday tlio
populace illled the streets of Vole with their
household goods. The pea.sants fiom sur
rounding villages lied to the town and added
chaos to confusion. Drlgnndago became com
mon. 1'lvo steamers were completely filled
with refugees. Scores of caiques carried fugl-
tlvcb to the Islands.
KOIl A Miilj OK AHTA.
A \nll I lir trrlinl or Arllller ,
llefore .tlnkliiK < > " Allnek.
LONDON , May S. A dispatch to the Dall )
Clitonlcle from Patraasajs the Greeks have
now withdrawn from Eplrus , the last having
crosivil the brldgo Into Ara ( on Monday ,
Altn Is being put In a state of defence , and
the Turks are awaiting the arrival of artil
lery before afiultlli { ! It.
TIII-UN Uni-fliliiK mi Vole ,
CONSTANTINOPLE , May S. Edhem Pa
sha , the Turkish commander In Thcssily , has
telegraphed to tlia Porte ab follows ; "After
a fierce bittle a connlderabln foico of Greeks
(
at VcKstlno waa utterly routed. We captured -
tured the town nnd afterwaids captured tbo
strategic points ( surrounding Pclaftcpo on the
toad to Yolo. Our victorious army Is now
inarching on Jlint town. "
Tliri'ilUiii to Hum VllliiKOM.
ATHMNS , Mny 8. A dispatch from Arta
t ) t ; Kuuil lley , the TurkUh commander ,
through the llreek priest at Arta , has Issued
a proclamation to the Christian population
ordering them to lay down their arms , as
otherwise their villages will be burned. The
onvlicus of Kanja , ID Turklib territory , are
.urnlng.
TWO WILL STEP OUT
German Cabinet About to Lese a Brace of
Ministers.
RESIGNATIONS IN HANDS OF EMPEROR
Frinco Hohcnloho and Baron von Bieberetoin
Will Retire.
NO ONE SLATED FOR THE VACANT PLAC S
Debate on the Dingley Bill in the Reichstag
Attracti Attantion.
RETALIATION LIKELY TO END IN TALK
iiii | > eror 'William IluxlvM HlniHcH He-
\lenliiK ( he Troops Proliant lory
to the Introduction of
1'lelil ( inn.
( CopyrlBht , U97 , tiy the Associated Press )
BERLIN , May S. Throughout the cntlre
week the press has been full of rumors of
a cabinet crisis and the wildest and most
conflicting rumors and statements have been
published on the subject. The correspondent
of the Associated press here learns on good
authority that the facts of the case arc :
The resignations of the Imperial chancellor ,
Prince Hohenlohe , nnd the minister for for
eign affaire , Baron Marschall von Blebersteln ,
have been In the hands of the emperor for
weeks , but no action has yet been taken. On
Wednesday his majesty bad a long conver
sation with Prince Hohenlohe and later he
received Baron Marbchall von Blebersteln.
Upon this occasion the foreign , domestic nnd
political situations were discussed. RegardIng -
Ing Internal troubles , the Prussian law as
sociations and the military tariff bills were
discussed , but no agreement was reached.
The emperor also spoke of the determined
opposition to the policy of Baron Marschall
von Bleberbtcln upon the part of the agra
rians , the conservatives and even the na
tional liberals , and quoted the Interpellation
of the government on the Dingley bill In
support of his remarks. Just for the mo
ment it is certain that the present cabinet
will retain their posts. Both -Prince Ho
henlohe and Baron Marschall von Blebersteln
will wait for a more opportune moment to
press their resignations.
Statements In several German newspapers
that Count von Walderseo Is the coming
man and that ho has already worked out
the program for hla future administration ,
which has been approved by the emperor , arc
pure fiction. His majesty thus far has jnot
offered the chancellorship to any one , but In
case of Prince Hohenlohe , v ho la thoroughly
tired of office , actually leaving his post , his
most likely successor Is Count Phillip Z\\ \
Eulenburg , the German ambassador at
Vienna. Von Walderseo was pushed for of
fice by the Prince Bismarck opposition , but
ho has no chance whatever.
DINGLEY BILL DEBATE.
The Dingley bill debate In the Reichstag
has attracted much attention throughout the
empire ( and the newspapers are full of It.
The whole agrarian party still urges the gov
ernment to declare a tariff war againot thu
United States before or immediately after
the Dingley rnqasure becomes a law. Even
a considerable portion of the Industrial
classes of Germany favors such a plan. The
government has received memorials from the
Chambers of Commerce of DiiEsedorf , Cre-
feld , Majence , etc. , protesting against the
Dingley bill and urging retaliation. The gov
ernment , however , will not jlcld to this pres-
ture. Especially is It dcubtful whether the
Helch.stag will sanction such a policy , the
center being thus far noncommittal , and the
liberals and socialists being opposed to any
tariff war with the United States. This fact ,
however , adds fresh fuel to the agrarians'
keen hostility to the present cabinet , and
especially to their hostility against Baron
von Blebcriteln , and they are uelng all their
means to hasten the fall of the latter , though
the emperoi and Prince Hohenloho support
him.
Emperor William has been unusually busy
this week reviewing troops and afcs'stlng ' at
the test exercises with the view of Intro
ducing the quick firing cannon Into the army
This will bo done secretly nnd cautlouoly
for fear of arousing Franco and KiiBsla. Tlio
new field guns have been thoroughly tested
In three nitlllery regiments In thla vicinity ,
another In Silesia unil one In Bavaria , and
they have proved eminently successful. They
aio of Krupp's make and nro llghtci nnd of
smaller caliber than the old guns.
EMPEIIOR COMPLIMENTS TROOPS.
On Wednesday , after the maneuverr. on the
Bornhtcdt fields , near Potsdam , In which flve
leglmcnts of the guard took pait. the em
peror hnd the troops form a square and ad-
drct.sed them , expressing his satisfaction nt
their efficiency and equipment and his Indlg
nant regret at thr fact that the Reichstag
would not grant the means foi rendering the
German navy more formidable. On Tuesday ,
after reviewing the entire garrison of Stettin ,
the emperor mnde n similar addicso to the
troopa , sharply rebuking the Reichstag for
Its unpatriotic conduct.
Emperor William has In a vva ) aban
doned his naval plans. On April "U , Admlial
Tlrpltz , the author ot the ofllcially quoted
naval memorial and the prospective sue-
certior of Admlial von Hollmumi , as chief of
the Naval department , will trrlvc In Beilln
from Japan and will at once Imvo au audience
with the emperor , who hopes Admlial Tlr
pltz will bo better able to Induce the
|
Reichstag to grant the sum necessary to
carry out the naval scheme.
A now military march by Blzel , presented
to Emperor William by the French general ,
Ilolsdeffre , has at once been adopted for the
German army by his majesty.
Whllo visiting the Industrial school of Ber
lin this week , the emperor presented a num
ber of books to the school library , and In
scribed on a fly leaf the motto : "My strength
belongs to ( lie world and to the Fatherland. "
The cmpcroi a recent decree to minimize
duels In the army has just been enforced for
the first timeIn thu case of Laudrath and
Von Roell , on Posen , and the two officers set
tled their dispute amicably by a council of
honor.
IlniiKirt'il AH IIHHIIUOII Plot.
LONDON , May 8. The St. Jomca Gazette "
this afternoon published a report that two
Cretan Cbrlstlaiu have started for Constan
tinople to assassinate the German ambas
sador , Baron Sauema von Jeltoli , and the
Austrian ambassador. Baron von Calico.
N Mr MlnlitU-r from Peru.
LIMA , Peru ( via Galvcston ) , May 8. U to
reported that Dr. Victor Kqulguren will be
appointed mlulstcr to the United States from
Peru.
MIMKCTtOY OP THIS THIJATV.
llrlllnli Hunt
of A m IT I < it amen.
( Cop > rlKht , U07 , by Hie A < i PI-MS. )
LONDON , Mny 8. The rejection of the ar
bitration treaty by Ilia t'nltcjd States senate
committee has given , much dltappolnlment
hero nnd many hard tb.ngE nro being said
about American politician ! ) The weekly
newspapers Indulge tn causttc comments on
tlio subject. The Saturday Review says ! "If
It has dona nothing more the dlacusMon ot
this unhappy measure hns opened the eyes
of many Englishmen to the bitter feeling en
tertained against this country by a Inrgo
section of thu American ! nnd constantly fo
mented by n large section of the American
pro's. "
The Spectator remarks : "The failure of
the treaty , rightly or f.rongly , will bo re
garded .is a sign that Amcfica docs not want
a pcsltlon of permanent friendliness with
the old country. But It hi no good to blink
at the fact. "
The Speaker explains the defeat of the
treaty by tlio abecnco of Its friends , who did
not care to accept a treaty which only stood
In the way of a better one by and by , and
adds : "We must w&it until public opinion
has acted on the senate , a very uncertain
and lengthy procers , or until the repub
licans find It worth whlld to capture the In
dependent electorate. "
The Dally Chronicle ueea the rejection of
the treaty as a peg upon which to hang a
rabid denunciation of th& marquis of Salis
.
bury's premiership , which , It says , "repre
sents n record ot failure almost unparalleled
In the history of England , " adding : "Eng
land hardly sank so low In the evil days of
the Stuarts. " The Chronicle then mentions
the marquis ot Salisbury's pro-Turkish pol
icy being need as an arm against the treaty ,
nnd declares that his "llouiltig of America
In the Venezuelan trouble was partly the rea
son for the defeat of the treaty. "
Jerome K. Jerome's Today discusses the
matter In a similar1 strain ,
CHILLY wn.vi'iinii rou SOCIETY.
I-iirw mill O\crc n < N SHU Fool Com-
fortnlile In I.oiiilon.
( CnpjrlRht , 1 7 , liy the Associated PrcKS )
LONDON , May 8. lAllhotlgh the town Is
full nnd summer clubs like Hurllngham
and Rnnclagh are open , outdoor gaieties
hang fire The women nro still wearing furs
and overcoats arc qulto comfortable. So
ciety Is already on the qitflvo In antici
pation of the five fancy dress balls to be
given by prominent hostesses. They promise
a commotion approaching : the Bradley-Mar
tin ball. A feature of the duchess of De-
onshlro's will be nn oriental quadrille with
Lady do Gray as Cleopatra and Lady Dudley
In a Byzantine costume.Mrs. . Arthur
Paget , Lady Colbrooko and Miss Muriel Wil
son will glvo the second ball at Holland
house. The guests will appear In the ccs-
tumes of their ancestors as painted by
Galnesboro and Reynolds. At Mrs. Caven
dish Bentlck's ball the costumes worn will
be similar to those which were the fnshlon
nt the beginning of the reign of Queen Vic
toria. Lady Naylor-LcyUri-J'formerly Miss
Jane Chamberlain of Cleveland , 0. , will nlao
glvo a costtirae ball. '
The quech did a. graceful.thing on.Thurs- '
day and delighted Mr. , and Mrs. Gladstone
by summoVlng their granddaughter , .Dorothy
Drew , to Windsor castle Her majesty wns
anxious to see the child who haa figured
so prominently In Mr. dladstone's domestic
life. Dorothy left Hawarden on Wednesday ,
accompanied by her mother , and fiom Lon
don to Windsor traveled with the Princess
Louise. ' On arriving at Wtndstfr they were
met i bjHon. . William H. P. Corrlngton , one
of the equerries In ordUtary. with a roval
carrhgo ' to take them to the castle. After
luncheon with the qucjn. Miss Drew re-
tin ned to tow n.
The prince and princess of Wales aud
.
Princess Maude of Wales ( Princess Charles
of Denmark ) are spending Sunday with the
duke of Westminster at Eaton Hall , Greater ,
where n large party has been gathered to
meet them.
On Monday the prince hnd princess of
Wales will drive to Hnwardcn and lunch
with Mr. and Mis. Gladstone. Each mem
ber of the royal family will plant a tree at
Hnwarden ca a memorial of the occasion.
The appeals to the charity of the London
ers are endless and are generally answered
generously. The Mansion house Indian
fumlno fund has now reached nearly the
sum of 520,000 , or 5,000 more than was
lalsed during the whole course ot the last
famine. The Dally Clnonlcle within a week
has raised nearly 0,000 for the Greek
wounded. The prince of Wnlc'3 hospital fund
alone hangs flre. The yearly deficit of the
London hospitals Is 6vcr 100,000 , and the
prince hoped to raise 3,000,000. It Is doubt
ful If even 500,000 will be obtained , but the
prince of Wales will personally addrero a
meeting of bankers , merchants and other
prominent people In the city and will appeal
for more money for the hospital fund.
Great Importance Is attkchcil to the de
cision of the Transvaal Volksraad at a secret
session held at Pretoria , The capital , on
Wednesday lest , to repeal the Tranovaal Im
migration law.
The meeting was held to discnsHthe
answer to bo made to the dispatches of the
British sccrctaiy of state for the colonies ,
Mr. Joseph Chambcilaln , who demanded a
repeal of the law. The law was repealed ,
but It Is eald this step was taken not becauuo
the measure was a breach of the London
convention , but bocaime It waa distasteful to
neighboring states , Tbe Tpusvaal state at
torney tendered his resignation In disap
proval of the repeal , This octlon of the
Transvaal government , It Is'eajd here , clearly
Indicates a backdown upon'tho part of Presi
dent Kruger and the VplluTr'aad , and renders
the chances of war rojnotet It Is the most
Important concerslon4 ye ( * lade by the
Transvaal and reraoyp the chief cause of
friction not only botvy en the. Transvaal and
Great Britain , but between Cape Colony and
the Transvaal , It waa on ( hit point that Mr.
Chamberlain's dispatch tuok almost the form
of an ultimatum. '
Thn revival of "Tho Yqaitun of the Guard"
at the Savoy on Wedu.esJflyt-was successful
and will probably run 'llje scaeon , though
tha cast compares unlavprably with the
original product. CllUrt & Sullivan re
ceived nn ovation. Tbo rojal opera season
opens on next Monday -Jlfrflt at Covent gar
den , whon/'Faust" will bo performed.
Mile. Landl , the singer , who Is In London a
for i [ 19 season , has been engaged for a tour
of forty ccncertB in Germany and Austria ,
extending Irom November next to March.
1698.
1698.WlUon
WlUon Barrett brought out his revival of
"Vlrglulus" at the Lyric theater last Mon
day , Ho lias made teviral changes In the
original work .of Sheridan Knowlej , thereby
causing tome comment ip the press. Kreah to
Illustrative music and scenery we're provided
and the principal characters were a sumed
by Franklin McLeay as Iclllus , Alfred Pry-
don as Applus Claudius , T. W. Perclial as
Casilug Claudius , Awibrc o Manning as Den.
tatuu , Horace Hedge * an NumltorlUB , Maud
Jcfferlea as Virginia , aud Frances Iver as
ervla.
FIND BODIES IN BITS
Searchers for Eomains of Victims of the
Paris Holocaust.
SECRETS OF THE CHARITY CHARNEL HOUSE
Gruesome Hcllcs of the Awful Disaster
Brought to Light.
SAD SCENES ARDUND THE AWFUL PIT
Kolatives of Victims Visit the Place and
Succumb to Horror.
RELATE SOME REMARKABLE INCIDENTS
SurvlMirn of ( lie An fill ItiiNli Tell of
How Hie Kir i' O\frT lieltuoil the
CroivilM mill How the
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PA IUS , May 8. ( New York World Cable
gram Special Telegram. ) The Parisians ,
naturally the gayest and most volatile people
ple of Europe , arc still plunged in hopeless
depression over the calamity nt the Chartte
Bazaar. Wo are a city ot mourning In the
true sense. There Is no talk , only shud
dering allusions to the holocaust In the
line Jean-CouJon. As I passed there this
morning a few grimy eeaichers were still
pursuing their ghastly quest among the
ashes. A miscellaneous collection of Ifmbs ,
carbonized shreds nnd patches of human
bodies , charred bones. Incinerated lumps of
clothing , with fragments of blackened flesh
adhering to them , were laid out on a piece
ot sacking. At first the men groped among
the grisly ashes with a shiver and drew
back their hands convulsively when they
touched the palpable remnant of a body. Now
they have become accustomed to the grue
some work and pursue It coolly and sjs-
tcmitlcally , as though it wcro their ordi
nary vocation. At the outset when the flrst
vain , feverish , exciting desire to rescue some
of the victims had passed away , the Ecarchers
lost heart and sickened and had to be primed
with brandy to keep them going.
Curiously enough , there has been no
charfio or even suspicion of theft , though
countless valuables are known to bo lying
amid the debris of the charnel house. Ser
geants do vllle are stationed around , patrol
ling Impassively. Small knots of people
gather and talk In whispers ne they gaze on
the scene of so much unutterable agony and
desolation.
SCENES OF SORROW.
Whllo I was thcro an old woman and an
aristocratic joung man drove up In a car
riage , ndtho * jounR-man reverently atslsted
the woman to alight. They were both In
deepest mourning. The old woman gazed
wildly at the ruins of the bazaar. Slid
trembled violently and almost fell to the
ground. I ni-slsted in placing her In her
carriage. Another man whose face was wan
with misery said to me : "Her daughter ,
my wife , was theio" pointing with horror
In volco and gesture then he sobbed like a
child Such scenes are of constant occur
rence nnd some are even more poignantly
tragic.
Ycstciday the widowed mother of ono of
the attendants at the ill-starred bazaar , a
robust looking wornaru of CO , came with her
other child , a boy of 12 , to see the place
where the unidentified remains of her
daughter still lay. She wan advancing to
the opening , when she fell , a rigid mass , to
the giound , dragging her boy with her. On
lookers rushed to her aid. She was livid ,
apoplexy had seized her and fiho was hur
ried off , Insensible and dying , to a hospital.
Today she still lives , but that is all. Ac-
cording to we\l \ authenticated reports , at
least six deaths have resulted from shock
among relatives of victims , Including two
DUicldes.
WHAT THE POLICE OFFER.
Eight unclaimed bodies , or parts of bodies ,
were removed from the morgue today for
burial. Another has been stnrendered to
the authorities , which had bean claimed In
error. A police notice announces the foi
lowing ghastly rcmliulcis of the flro as still
In their possession unidentified : Six rcm <
nants of hair or wigs , two large bones , com
plete hand , without rings ; three human
bodies , without heads , arms or legs nnd
otherwise mutilated ; one foot Intact , cut off
above the ankle , In neat boot , bearing no
mark ; two ribs , ono lower Jaw , eleven artl
flclal teeth , two heads , apparently women ,
but defaced and blackened beyond iceognl-
tlon ; S7.000 miscellaneous articles found in
the ruins , Including n few rings and
fragments of clothing , but the bulk of
them consisting of kulcknacks and articles
such as are commonly offeicil for ao ! at
bazaars. In one case the searchers uneaithcd
the bodied of two women clasped In each
others' arms. An attempt to Bcparnte them
caused both to break In pleccn , even the
bones being charred. These wcro found un
der a sheet of zinc or Iron , where they were
baked by the frightfully Intense heat , as
though In a crematory. Horrible Incidents
like this are multiplied by rumor almost .
Indefinitely , but no doubt vivid Imagination
has been at work exaggerating the horrors
which would seem to outdo , In their naked
simplicity , the morbid fancies of a Poc , p
INCIDENTS OF THE ESCAPES , a
A friend of mine , who was on the spot , re- '
latcs some curious facts. Thus , for exam-
pic , when bodies were discovered , ho re
marked that In many cases that arms were
held up In the air , as If praying1 for divine a
protection. Others had their legs carbonIzed - v
Ized , whllo the rest of the body remained In- "
tact. Others , again , had their heads and a
arms burned off. In home cases the feet °
wcro mUslng. My friend happened to see e'
General Munlcr when ho emerged from the
flame * . His face , body and legs were fear- "
fully burned. He shrieked and lolled him n
self on the ground , mid with pain , One n
fireman pumped on him to lessen his suffer °
ing , Then , jumping up , ho rushed about llko
lunatic Into a trough of water close by , f
Eventually ho wan seized by a policeman
ami taken Into a neighboring bouse , where
his wounda wcro dressed. Ho was then put
In a carriage and taken homo , but ho did '
not , as you are aware , long survive , In : :
another case a woman appeared at the door .
with a. child "Stop there , my little dear ,
while I go back and fetch your sister , who
In the crowd , " were herVords. But eho to
never returned. Strangely enough , the iils-
r escaped , just how she did not know.
WOES FOR THE LIVING ,
But the dead are , after all , less to be
pilled than many of the urvIvors. Every [ J
hour Is adding to those who , having escaped . '
with their lives , are bereft of reason ; of
others who must live a Ufa of indescribable
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Weather Foroent for
Sliowcn ; Cooler In Ilnflcrn PorT
PHC .
1. Power * tci Cull nil Armlntlro.
T n ( Iprtimn Mliil tor < to
Morj of tlin P.irl Tire ,
I'rrpimillon * foi Dliiiuonil Jubilee.
V < ItiirlliiKtiin Pl.uiK n rtnn lr | > ot.
IIiittllitK Work oil tin ! KtpiMttlon ,
Ilrcmtcli Pimm to Hold tlio OIUc-i > .
H. Chili-Re * AgiiliiM Dr. full rormuliV ]
Omnlm lluuk * MMIUo the Order ,
t. I. lit Wcok In O.niiii Siclil Clrrh
5. Chit Sortlro (1O'iiiiiN lon So uttliinj
Doutli of C'lie lilr Amendment.
KvuutH at St. t.otilH Tiiriivi-ieln.
( I. ( 'oiiuell ItlllfTH I. IIMMuttPM. \ .
Voter U Im Metropolitan Iliimllcap.
7. Helloes from the Auto Hootni.
Amii'rment Notri and ( io li. |
Muile In Oiiiiiln mill II : -H IIITO.
H. Chronology of tlioDcul Week.
10. "Three Piirtner-t. "
Stiituo In Mmuiiry of Witilngtnn. !
11. U'oinitii Her \V.iy anil Itor Worltl.
IS. IMUorlul mill Co iiiiuiit.
13. Tribute * to Clmrlei U. llro n.
ItliiKin in KnjoliiH thu City AKI > | ii.
14. Iliillillni ; Is IluvliiK n .Mild lliniiii.
Ifi. Commercial and riimtuliil Sen * .
10. Source * of I'lmiiplioroHCOiit Light.
llc-tvioen thu North and South 1'olea.
18. Weekly ( IrUt of Sporting ( loHl .
HI. In the World of Whirling Wheel * .
lilt. "Aitron In thu Wild \VoodH. "
Ne Invasion of Ore-lit Itrltiiln.
agony for n few necks ; of others still whoso
faces Imvo been so awfully disfigured that
they must exist only In seclusion for the re
mainder of their days. A movement has
been started to purchase the plot on which
ttio building stood and erect upon It n me
morial church.
A touch of added tragedy Is given to ( ho
catastrophe by n sinister rumor prevalent to
day In the Fouberg St. Germain that the
Duo d'Aumalo died nut from heart failure ,
but from an overdose of an opiate taken pos
sibly by accident , but It Is feared by de
sign. The strictest reticence observed con
cerning hla last moments , ofvblch
only a vague and unsatisfactory ac
count Is forthcoming , may be responsible for
this report. In Sicily thcro are no enterpris
ing reporters to ascertain the truth , while
In tlio case of rojnl personages all ordinary
post mortem examinations arc relaxed in
continental countries.
A graphic personal experience has been
given to the World correspondent by a young
student and author , Leopold Aujar , who Is
secretary of the Chamucl llbiary , In the Hue
do Sa\olre. "I entered the bazaar at 3
o'clock , " he said , "and after wandering
around for an hour or so I went up two or
tlirco steps to tlio cinematograph exhibition ,
where there were about a dozen persons.
Suddenly all was plunged In darkness and
I heard a voice say : 'I will put some spirits
of wluu In the lamp. ' A few secouda later a
Hash lit up the hall and I teen saw that flre
had caught the drapery. Wo jumped up ,
over chairs and ran out. A young woman ,
whom I have slnco learned was Mile , do
Ilochefort , ran to the counter of Duchesse
d'Alencon , who was conversing with another
woman , without noticing that the roof over
her stall was already taking flru and cried
out : "Tbo place Is on fire1 !
"I do not think that the danger was Im
minent , at thl moment , and I wab scarcely
even anxious. So It was very tranquilly that
I yald to several people : 'The place Is on
fire , leave quickly. ' Suddeulj the flimsy roof
of the bazaar ( lured up like a ( rain of powder
and a cry of fear burst from 1,000 throats.
Hverybcdy rushed toward the exit and a
horrible crush ensued. Those behind could
see that they would never get out. The fire
was spioadlng lapldly and the stalls were
beginning to catch.
PIKE SPREADS RAPIDLY.
"Silence followed the first shout of dis
may , and I heard only the tramping of feet
of the panic-stricken members , smuggling
and fighting to escape , broken by an oc
casional shriek of despair. The flio con
tinued to spiead , and come of the people
began to seek other means of exit.
"I remembered that In going to thn
cinematograph I had noticed a largo plot of
waste land. I ran toward the passage , al
though the fire had bagnn at that end , and by
a strange chance found that at this corner
It burned nlowest. I passed through and
found myself on the waste ground , other
pel-sons following me. We could see no way
out and found ourselves caught between the
butnlng bazaar and etono walls scveial jards
high. I re-entered the building by another
window to KC3 If there was still no chance
of escaping by the door. Drops of melted
and bltulng pitch wcro falling at the left
side of the bazaar , causing the decorations ,
which were still intact , to bla/o up Itu'tan- '
tancoujily. Some 400 persons were still strug
gling at the rxlt , and the binning drops were
falling on bonnets and frilled lace collar
ettes.
" 1 was too petrified with hoiror to shout
that there wai still n chance of being saved
where I was. To the right of the ball the
ciowd of people wa.i being continually drlvfli
further back by the ( lames. All that I could
bee wao a dark , moving mass through bo
smoke. Suddenly I hcaid a crackling soujid.
The planks of the partition at the end bad
given way under the picssuro of 300 peoole ,
and the rush of air through the baztor
fanned the flamcu. Screams arose and the
heat became Intolerable ,
HUMAN TORCHES.
"From the end of the bazaar ehadowy forms
ran toward me. These shadows were on flro ,
and their arms held up In the air scorned
to ' bo torches. Then the tarred roof fell on
the other half of the ba/aar , right on top of
:
the crowd , wrapping them in flimca. All
this had taken place within a few ueconds
after my return to the bazaar. Tlio llumes
wcro now rising high In the nlr , and cries
and screams mingled with their roar. ] ran
around the building , seeking a means of escape -
capo , and raw other human torches which
sec-mud to como from the black heap against
the ] wall , which I had seen through a gap
In tlio Mdo of the bazaar. The Insldo was
now a mawof flames and between the fur-
naro and wall a roa&tlng deemed to bo in
evitable. Hut a man In a white apron ap
peared at an Iron-bound window and began
striking the bars and calling out ; 'This way.
,
This way.1 everybody rushed toward thn
window , In front of which a new crush now
took place. Hut nobody hail any strength
left , and tlio rescuers easily pushed back
those In the way. I waited my turn. Mean *
timeno more torche-s came from the black
heap , which continued to burn , There were
nearly 100 persons there , some of whom fell
the ground when the partition gave way ,
others falling o\cr them. Hut the heap still
moved , allowing that not all life was ex
tinct.
"Tlio work of rescue by the window seemed
fearfully ( low. The names reached us , al
though wo were over thirty yards from the
building. Suddenly , five pmons on flru ,
L
( Continued on. Sixth Pace. )
iROTECT THE QUEEN
JfcJlmorilinftry Precautions Being Taken for
Diamond Jubilee ,
fcTORIA TO BE JEALOUSLY GUARDED
; Forces of Detectives Employed Hunting
Down Hard Characters.
HER MAJSTY is IN EXCELLENT HALTH :
Looks Forward with Qroat Pleasure to the
Auspicious Event.
GRATIFIED AT DEVOTION OF HER PEOPLE
Kmloiiv orliiK ( o Millie Aim-tuln to
( ilmlsloiio for Ilor Impolite Con-
duet lit tlit > Time of inn
Ilint HoNluilllllon. i
( Oo | > > rlKlit , 1897 , by Press IMbllfhlnir Company. )
LONDON , May 8. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Extraordinary
precautions arc being liken by Scotland
Yard to secure the safely of the queen on
Jubilee day. A selected corps of the most
skilled and experienced 1'arlc , Derllit aud
St. Petersburg detectives Is alieady nt work
In London In abutting their English col
leagues to locate and watch dangerouj an
archists , rcfngcco from those countries , until
the jublllu culcbiatlou Ims passed. Ihvn a
special body of English and Irish detectives
Is employed making hout > o to house inquiries
along that part of the nmtc of the proces
sion where a possible window may be se
em cd by some desperadoes to make an at
tack on her majesty. Thcsu measures , I
learn , arc purely precautionary , as there Is
mi reason to apprehend i > dastardly an out
rage.
The queen has been urged to wear a bodlcu
of extremely line steel mall in case oomo
lunatic might meditate an attack upon her.
Slio looks forward to the occasion not merely
without apprehension , but with the liveliest ,
pleasure , being Intensely giatlllcd by the way
In which her subjects of all classes nro
throwing thcmsehcs Intu the moement to
honor her. She Is in better health tbam for
a long time past and has already arranged for
her stay on tlio Rlvlcra nuxt bpilrg. The
proprietor of the hotel at Clmhicz whvro
she Btajod this year i-j under contiact to
retain untcnantcd for a ji'ar thu rooms oc
cupied by herself. She will thus Imvo a ,
sulto of rooms at her disposal for the next
holiday , which , seeing the hotel Is a new one.
will have ne\er been occupied by any onu
else , a circumstances to which Queen Vic
toria attaches considerable importance ,
MAKING UP WITH GLAU3TONC.
Mr. Gladstone and the queen have never
been on friendly terms pluce she accepted
his last resignation fiom olllce Without thu
customary e i > iesslon of icgret. Thlfl slight
greatly annojed tht. veteran statesman and
was generally deemed one of fpv Imiiuiuo
public acts of the queen during her long
reign. She now evidently wishes to make
amends , as she hu > < nenL u special imitation
to stay at Windsor to Mlts Dorothj Drew ,
the spoiled waywaid grandchild to whom Mr.
Gladstone Is mote devoted than to any living
being. A sure way to get Into Mr. Glad
stone's good ginccs Is tluough his favoilto
grandchild.
Nearly all the Ameileans ere once moro
In town A few were at the drawing rcoirx
this week , conspicuous amongst them , Mrs.
Drexel , who loaded herself with no less than
CO,000 worth ot Jewels. Her diess waa
magnificent , alt white , but with gorgeous
ombroldeiles , and nothing has been seen llko
the pear-bhuped stones of her tiara except
these which top the young duchess of Morl-
borough't ) crown. One mo-st beautiful dreta
In the room , however won worn by Mrs.
John Hay. It was made of very pale mauve
satin , embroidered all over In soft whlto
velvet ( lowers and glltteilng jowcl.J , with a
rich train of violet velvet. At the last mo
ment hci daughter did not go , although she
had ready a very pretty llttlo flock , all whlto
lined with polo green , a pale gieen chiffon
pash on the simplest whlto skirt. HaioncFti
Halkltt was handsomely drc'vscd with a rcna
red velvet train over palo prlmioso satin.
She was accompanied by her sister. Miss
I'hclps Stokes. Mrs. Mackay Is still In
I'ails , but ho returned to finglan 1 thin week
and Is expecting her ran to join her at Carl-
ten House Terrace In a few dajs. Mrs , Col
gate Is already established at 3 Kuttm
Square , where the late American ambafvsador ,
Mr Ilajnrd , resided , Thcro Imvo hern many
callers at 5 Carlton House Tcirace , where
Colonel and Mitf. John Hay are established.
The duke and duchess of Mai thorough arc at
Spencer house , but the joung duchess' healih
Is delicate The duchess , however , will , If
possiblego to ono of the drawing rooirs.
The duku has ordered ono of the most beau
tiful state coaches over seen. 'llu > body oC
the coach In the very richest dnik claret ,
with his coat of arms upon It , Fplendldly Il
lumined. They look all the handsomer , hc-
cauau they are surmounted with mitre , aa
well as crown , as thu duke Is a knight of tha
Holy Hainan empire. The hammerclotli also
Is daik crimson and the
, silver-plated sup
ports are snakes , with crimson mouths , Tha
Inslilu of the coach Is tlio richest icd satin ,
Even the lamps are things of beauty , all
mounted In t.llvcr , heavily embossed , whllo
the coat-of-arms on the hammercloth Is tolld
sliver. The coach cannot cost less than
1,000 It standu pre-eminent among boveral
other coaches and four-in-hands , which belong
also to the duko.
SAMSHimvs OHA.san OP THONT.
Ono salient feature at present In the polit
ical situation hero regarding the Turko-Gicek
war Is the startling suddenness with which
Lord Salisbury and his followers have thrown
off all pretense of sympathy with Greece ,
Uven ( ho leptllo Gorman prcc la scarcely
more pbllo-Turk now than the principal min
isterial journals here. Not only are the
Greeks jeered at for being beaten , but tha
Turks are acclaimed as heroes of the hour.
There is no evidence , moreover , that this
cynical change of front bears to any extent
thn general feeling of the country , although
the opposition papers strenuously dotiounco
It. Not only Turkish success In tlio field ,
but the celerity with which eho hau mobilized
an army able to face even the greatest oC
Kuropoan military powers , has engendered a
renewed feeling of respect for the sultan In
this country , The partition of TurkUu em
pire no lightly Bpoken of a eliort ( line ago
Is now realized at being an undertaking cal
culated seriously to tax the resources even ot
European concert , This renascence of Turk-
Li h prt-itlg ? means the possible readjustment
of the balance of l > o\vu \ In
