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- ' - is 44 Years Old CHARLOTTE, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 22,1897. VOLUME XLIF NUMBER 2276 Si It ft lJti R 3 fir fj, t-a. ca. 1 professional- GEO. W. GRAHAM. DR. PradiCH limited o Eye, Ear, Nose A r 3, 199(5 D R. E. t KEERANS, ei Trade S Charlotte N. C. Office' Nov o SBC E TE. MAXWELL & 1HAKS, oriieys at Law, I and 3 l;w Building. Otlic-' Out i- H N P a ARK, v lorney at Law, ,. No. H Law Building. ()! c LAKK30N & JDULS, A: ton:y8 at Law, OHi o No. 12 Litw Building. D rs 1YT. A & . A. BLAND I)enti"ts. No. :M North Tryon St. Charlotte, N. C. IR W. H. WAKEFIELD U Can be consulted at his c ftice No 500 North Tryoa St., every weei day i xcept Wp.Imh dav His u actice is limited to , , v. - , ye, Ear, Nose and Throat. nRS. M'COMBS & GIBBON V Phynieians and Surgeons, Office: No. 21 North Tryon Street. Ctl ARLOTTE.N. C. If j on ait to look nice, send your Linen t the III IliLOTTE STEAM UIXDIU w hiivn the beet laundry in North Carolina, and guarantee you strictly tim-elans woik. Charlotte Steam Laitndiy. No better preparation can be made tor the hair than HL GHES' QUININE HAIR TONIC. It lut ps the HHir anfl Sralp in puifect endi'ion all tlie tiiii'? Trial 8'.:; 21 cents. R. F. Jordan & Co. Stamp ARnncy. t'resoriptionists. Phone No- 7. When the Eyes lieooni. ) red from reading or sewing or if i lie letters look h.urrel and run tog. L-ther, it is a sure indie tion ths jjasss are needed Consult cui expert Optician about your eyes Ex&miimtion free. Shell & Harrison, JEWELERy aud OPT ICIANS, 40 Houth Tryon Street, Charlrtte, N, C JustReeeivcd A new line of BELTS and PURSES. These gootls are new and tasty in designs. Garibaldi & Bruns, LEADING JEWELERS. Among Oar Neighbors. The Bessemer Messeuger learns that the Bessmex Mining Co.'s law suit has been settled and that many ne houses will go up at Bessemer City soon. Traveling hypnotists have iuvaded Salisbury. Br. L Ilarrill is the Democratic candidate for mayor of Statesville. .. The Ingredient of Success. ''The principal ingredient in all these pateut medicines is the same." ilt must be a powerful drug. What is it?" "frmtei ' Ink." Brooklyn Life. " b'icklen's Arnica Salve. The be salve in the world lor Cuts, Bruges, Sores, Tetter, Chapp ed Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all skin Eruptions and postively cures Piles or no pay veej- It guaranteed to eive. nerfecLetisfac. tion or mnnev ffinSFff cents per box. Tot sale bvt-Burwell HIS MOTHER DEAD. SENATOR KANNA EN ROUTE ASHEVILLE. TO Mrs. Hanna Died at the Batterv Park This Morning An Interview With the Ohio Senator. By Telegraph to The News. Salisbury, N. 0., April 16. Col. Marcus Aurelius Hanna, the noted Murk of the last campaign, was here this morning. He is better looking than the pictures Daven port drew of hi in, and is very pleas ant in manner. His mother, Mrs Hanna, is very ill with pneumonia at the Batterv Park hotel, Asheville, where she has been spending the winter, and he is on his way -to her bedside. He was asked about th municipal elections in Chicago, Cleveland, Can ton and other western cities; he said he did not regard the returns as significant, because the Democrats won through local cause3. Speaking of the work of Congress, he said he thought the extra session would end about June 15th. DEATH G-F MRS. HANNA. Cleveland, Ohio, April 16. Telegrams received this morning from Asheville, North Carolina, state that the mother of Senator Hanna died there this morning of r : 1 , ptummoma. one was eigncy-iour years of age. SPECIAL AMBASSADOR TO BE SENT To Athens to Settle the Trouble Bet- ween Greece and Turkey. By Telegraph to The News. Paris, April 17. A dispatch from Athens say3 it is reported the Sultan is about to send Karatheo dora, Pasha, as an extraordinary embassador to Athens to negotiate directly with King George for the settlement of the Graceo-Turkish question, Salonica, April 17 The bat talions station 1 at Uskuh, in readi ness to start for the Greek frontier, have been suddenly sent in haste to Verna on the Montenegrin frontier. Another battalion, now in course of formation, will follow soon. This unexpected movement of the lurk- ish troops has given rise to the report that serious dauger is apprehended in that direction. BIGGS LEEE BREAKS. Feared That Millions of Dollars Prop erty will be Destroyed. By Telegraph to The. News. Vicksrurg, Miss., April 17. The Bi"?3 levee in Madison Parish, broke this morning. At this hour the crevasse is a hundred and fifty feet wide, and hourly spreading. A granffof convicts were put to work strengthening the levees at this weak point, but all their efforts were in vain. The waters are rushing out over the rich plantations of this region, and is sweeping away a prosperous section. It is feared the damage will run into the millions Old Uavlt HoinctWad Flooded. Natchez, Miss., April 16. It was thought all the people on Davis Is land had escaped after the break in the levee occurred but fifteen persons have bt?eu found floating around on the Brier Field plantation, which was J fferson Davis' homestead. The . . ... . i i ,i i j surviving mnaonants are nuuuieu iu tents on top of the levee. The present appearances oi Plan tations is worse than has ever before been known here. . Death of Mrs. Martha Wjrlle. Chester, S. C, April 16 Mrs. Martha M. Wylie died at her home on York street this morning at seven o'clock. Mrs. Wylie has been in bad health for several yenrs and for the past six months has been confined to her bed. bhe leaves a nusoanu auu no children. Her age was 69 years. Lost Steamer Brought to Po rt. Philadelphia, April 16. The Captain aud crew of the Norwegian ship "Santa," with twenty one men and crew from St. John's, N. 15, for Newport, England, landed in port this morning by tne i.nusn sieamer "Snow-flake" from lVLarth. Pi li Fight Pictures I) New -York. A; velot'd O K. ril 1,6 Dan Si! ii nt . !: it ! ht'tV UUit-n- ' I the eleven Luousaud ;i ns taken of the Fitzsimmons-Corbctt fight have been successfully developed. The muldo scope pictures will be on exhibition in thirty-five citie3 soou. Arrests on Account of Massacres Constantinople, April 16. Two hundred persons "have been arrested at Tokat, in the silver dis tricts of Armenia, in connection with the recent massacre there. The ar rests include the Mutessarif and chiefs of police and genderarmerie. Gordy to Hang June lltb. Georgetown, Del., April 17. James . Gordy, who was convicted Thursday of the murder of Mrs. Mary Lewis, of New York, was today sentenced to be hanged June 11th. I I II r-r -TS"iSi tGnmnOtl WorMttftfnrsWL. TCrltfUnmnn eitensfve oil wjprfaB: -at iJaRGEST of all. REGISTRATION BOOKS CLOSE SUNDOWN TOMORROW. AT The nuniclpal Registration Run? Far Ahead of That at the Last Election. The Figures in the Four Wards. The question as to when the reg istration books should close has been the t aramount issue today. The News is able to state positively vhat the books will be closed tomorrow evening This decision was reached today. The law says that the books shall close ten days before the day ot election. It has been published that the books would close on Fri day, but to those who have not reg istered The News serves this notice: Tomorrow is the last day. The registration books of the four wards of the city show the largest registration ever known in thi3 city. It was thought some time ago that the municipal registration would hardiy reach the high water mark.of tne national registration last tall, but a careful look at thabooks dis closes the fact that the fall registra tion does not touch the present one. Both sides have been unusually ac tive for the past few days and the registrars have been kept busy ad ding new names to their already swollen list. The following is as near accurate as is possible to ascer. tain at the present: Ward 1, whites 795, negroes 328. Ward 2, whites 442, negroes 583 Ward 3, whites 413, negroes 382. Ward 4, whites 651, negroes 94. The total registration according to the above figures reaches 3,688 or nearly five hundred more than the registration last fall. TRIPLE TRAGEDY IN NEW YORK- Wilber Couch Kills His Divorced Wife! Her Companion and Their Escort. By Telegraph tc The News. Watertown, N. Y., April 16. A terrible tragedy occurred near here this morning George Allen, the steward of the Madison barracks, Ninth United States Infantry, stationed in this district, was out riding in a carriage with Miss Mailey and Mrs. Couch, the divorced wife of Wilber Couch. Near the city they were met by Couch, who approached the carriage. He drew a revolver and shot and in stantly killed both women He then shot Allen, who is fatally injured. The horses, undriveu, brought the carriage to the livery stable, with the dead bodies of the women lying in the vehicle. Crouch is under arrest. The Missouri otill RUing. Kansas City, Mo., April 19. The Missouri river is rising a fo0t and a half above the danger line. About fifty families have been washed out and are living in tents now at St. John. Leavenworth, Kansas, sports a steady rise. Railroad traffic is badly crippled at Leavenworth. . Ambassador Haj Arrives In BD'nd. Southampton, April 21. United States ambassador John Hay arrivtd here this afternoon by the American line steamer "St. Paul," and received a hearty welcome from the United States and Southampton officials, and the mayor presented him with a photograph" of the departure of the "Mayflower." ... Residence Burned by Incendlai es. Correspondence of the News. Lincolnton, April 21. In Ct tawba Springs township, Liucolu countv. Sunday the residence .of Mr. A Sulphas Keever, near R4 A. Smith's was destroyed by fire. There was no insurance on the building. The fire is supposed to have been of incendiary origin. I'owell Clayton Carrl il Home. St. Louis, Apr. 19. Geu Powell Clayton, United States Minister to Mexico, who has been seriously ill of pneumonia at the Planters' Ho tel for some tine, is sufficiently recovered to depart for his home in Arkansas, being carried on a litter. Test Raines Law Amendment. New York, Apiil 21. It i3 an nounced by the liquor dealers' cen tral association that they will take prompt action to test the constitu tionality of the Raines law amend ments. Vanl ott to be New TorK'e Postmaster. Washington. April 20 It is expected that the president will nominate Cornelius Var.Cott iot r x .... V' . -ii, ".-i-il Charles W. Dayton, today. . . km SmMI-pox In a 'ew Tort Asjlnm. New York, April 19. Three more cases of small pox have been discovered in the idiot asylum on Randall's Island. The health board fears the disease will spread to other inmates. 'Annapolis" on Her Trial Trip. Elizabeth, N. J., April 21. The United States gunboat "Annap olis," which cost $32,000, left the yards this morning for her official trial trip at New London tomorrow. . : . Roosevelt Resigns the Commlsslonershlp. New York, April 17. Police Commissioner Roosevelt sent Mayor rhHe in Ports mbaiat jirha-voted for Bryan are qiihed. TRUE BILLS FOUND. PROMINENT KENTUCKIANS CrttRG E0 WITH BRIBERY. The Grand Jury Hade Out Indictments For Them Today. Gjvernor Brad ley Will Push the Investigation. By Telegraph to The Ne Frankfort, Ky., April 17. The. Franklin county grand jury return ed true indictments today against Dr. W. Godfrey Hunter, Republican nominee for the United States Sen ate; Ex Representative John Henry Wilson, E. T. Fronts, Capt Neil Gaine&'and Thomas Tanuer, all Re publicans except Gaines and Tan ner. They are charged with bribery m connection with the election of a United States Senator. The charges created quite a sen sation when they were made a few days ago, and the issuance of true bills by the grand jury brings the matter to a head. It is said Governor Bradley, who is opposed to Hunter's candidacy, is pushing the charges and the inquiry will be prosecuted. WATCK-DOS HOLMAN ILL Speaker Reed flay be Forced to Name Two Committees. ByTelegraph to The News. Washington, April 15. It is said Speaker Reed will soon be forced to name two important House committees, the committee on naval affairs and the interstate and for eign commerce committee The Armor Plate question and railroad pooling bill will be acted on this session is the decision . ar rivtd at by Republicans in the Sen ate. Congressman W. S Holman, of Indiana, the famous "watch dog of the Treasury," is seriously ill at his residence cn R. street, in this city. He was lmured by tailing trom a street car a week ago. IRS.U. S. GRANT ILL flay Not be Able to Attend the Dedi cation of the Grant Mausoleum. By Telegraph to The News. Washington,-April 20. Mrs. U. S. Grant is ill, aud may possibly not be able to attend the unveiling of the monument erected to, the mem ory of General Grant. She was ex pected to arrive in.New York the latter" part of the week. New York. Great crowds visit the Grant mausoleum each day since the placing of his body in the sar cophagus. One of the largest crow ds New York ha3 ever seen is expected at the dedication. ;ifs at all the "large TeviewiDg stands are being sold, and high prices are paid for private stands and windows on the streets along the route of the parade. WAR IN EARNEST. Greek Troops Advancing -Turkish Forts Reduced. Island of Corfu, April 19. Greek troopa are advancing on Fil Hpiada, northwest of Arta. A detachment of eight hundred Greek troops are ready to land. Pervesa was almost completely destroyed by the bombardment of the Greek fleet, and many other forts are reduced to ashes. The Lady Did Marry Him. Salisbury, April 20. A singular marriage has occurred in Davie county. The bride was thirty five years of age, the groom seventeen. She borrowed a horse and wagon from a neighbor, rode seven miles to the croom's home, then carried him to Mocksville, where they were married. - - Will Spain Withdraw Her Troops. Washington, April 16. It is re ported here that Spain - will with draw a art of her army in Cuba in A - the next few days. A tele.cram from Havana eavs j Julian Zarrags, the Insurgent leader, has surrendered. lr. Hnnte: will Withdraw. Fil A NKF,? April 19. It i is announced this morning that Dr. Godfrev Hunter will withdraw from the senatorial contest by Wed nesday. Chairman Jones has ar ranged to call a new republican caucus tomorrow. Two Appointment Made Today. Washington, April 19. W. A. Jones, of Wisconsin, and Bobert V. Belt, of Maryland, have been offered and have accepted the respective offices of Commissioner and Assist ant Commissioner of Indian affairs. -r " A British CruUr on the Spot. New York, April 19. The Brit- eahAglwotew ,&di9&na.llL possible relief BIG BATTLE TODAY. TURKS AND GRE'KS FICHTINS IN NORTHERN LAR1SSA. 20,001 Killed .n the Pass Milouna. Turk'sh" Army Advances. King George of Greece to the Front. Greeks Repulsed "from a Bridge. Three Turkish Batteries Reduced. By Telegraph to The News. Athens, April 20. The firing at Arta has been incessant sii:ce last night. Thi Turkish artillery re sumed witb increased vigor, but the Greek defeaders of the place receiv ed only slight damage. . The Greek squadron resumed the bombardment of Perveza this morn ing. The Turkish batteries stil reply to the fire of the Greek guns. The Greek ironclads left Piraeus today, sailing Under sealed orders. Athens, April 201 Fighting be tween Greeks and Turks was resum ed this 'uorning at Ravanni, not far from Tui-navo, in North-west Laris sa. 'A big battle is in progress today. The Turks are attacking in greater force than yesterday, but the Greeks are fighting with stubborn resist ance. TURKS REPORT VICTORIOUS. Salonica, April 20. Edhem Pasha has eaptured the town of Bounali. Ahmed Pasha ha3 occu pied Kirtspe, and Hussein Pasha ha3 captured Tanto. All reports indi cate that the Turkish advance is fast breaking down the Greek op position.. TURKISH BATTERIES DESTROYED. London, April 20. According to the latest telegram the Greece ad vance guard is close to the Turkish forces at Damassi. They destroyed the Turkish battery at Tafel, V ryssi and Merexe. The crown prince has returned to Larissa from Tyrnano Houorseasy on frontier. On the western bound ary the bombardment of Pievesa CKitiuues laetoivn should be cap tured by the Gretks. KING GEORGE TO THE FRONT. Rome 'April 20.-A dispatch irOUl ilLUeuB uuuuuuws mat mug George leaves the capital for the frontier today. Ciown Prince Con stau tine assumes supreme command of the Greek forces, which are ex pected to engage the Turks in a de cisive battle today. losses aggregate 20,000. Athens, April 20 The all night battle in the pas3 of Milouna was attended with g i eat losses on both the Turkish auu Grecian sieWs. The total loss is said to aggregate twenty thousand men. v TUKKIsll army advances. Glassona, April 20. It is .ex pected that a general advance of the Turkish army "will take place to day. CHICAGO GREEKS VOLUNTEER Chicago, 111., Apr 1 20.-A hun Irtd Greeks leave Chicago tomor row for New York and sail Saturday for their native land to join the ai . i . a. : l l ; army. At a meeting last nigut. iu the Greek church a hundred men sigued the roll as volunteers. Oth ers leave before the end of the week. NO CIPHER IN TURKEY. New York, April 20 The Com mercial Cable Company annouuees today that all cablegrams to Turkey mnat bp written in plain laneuaee as (j Greek ministers and consuls in Tur- kev are forbidden to use secret Ian- Code cipher will not be ad- e o mitted. REPULSED AT EPIRU3. Athens, April 20. It is report ed here that tne Greek torce wnicn was trying to cross the bridge over the river Arachthos, on the frontier of Epirus were driven off by Turks Several nierchautaien have been hnstilv armed at:d detachments of Greek troops hurried aboard them. . mm ..W " Trying to Iefeat Greater New York. New York, April 19. A large cathering of New York citizens was at the Grand Central depot shortly after eisrht o clock this morning, who appeared today before Governor Black at the executive mansion, ai bany, to oppose the Greater New York Charter in its preseat form. All the sixty three delegates appoint prl will .-mend thehearioff and are J ab'ianUhe epecial train that left at b: JO o ciock. I,nndon Market More Cheerful Today. London, April 21. The stock exchange and markets are cheerful today, but business i3 not brisk The'news of Turkish successes will have'a good effect because it is be lieved they will hasten the conclu sion of the war and the solution of the Cretan problem. German Efbper r In Vienna. Vienna, April 21. Emperor . , r;,T: William of Germany, arrived mis morning ana was. we.cumeu uj , - , . , peror Franci3 Joseph and all the Austrian Arch-dukes. He drove to the palace amid the cheers of the crowds. Foode In the Delta Inereaang. tacTiaJinji" through- eVion": in Mississippi EXCITED MARKET. WHEAT JUMPS AND WRECKS 'HE BEARS. War News Sends Wheat to the Sky, and Causes a Slump In Cotton and Stocks. By Telegraph to The New. ' New York, April 18. The stock market opened in a depressed man ner this morning due to the war news and disquieting condition of the London market. Cotton was most affected, advices from abroad causing a fall of nine teen points from Saturday's close. The grain market was active and excited this morning owing to the war news. On the Produce Ex change May wheat was offered at 82, an advance of five cents since Satur day, and the close, it ' is expected, will go higher. The dealing .is on an unusually large scale. The bulla are supreme and control the market. There are heavy purchasers to cover "short" contracts. The bears' losses are way up in the millions. RUSSELL SAGE'S NEW CLOTHES. New York, April 19 Amid the excitement of tbqwar news in Wall street comes the announcement, quickly confirmed, that Russell Sae has bought a new suit of clothes, $6.75 style,:an old suit marked down The outfit looks very genteel com pared with the one bought in the year 1867. 4- - MAY APPOINT A NEGRO CADET. White, of North Carolina, the Only Negro In Ccrfgress. The Washington correspondent of the New York Sun says: "There 13 much apprehension among army of ficers stationed at the War Depart ment that another negro may be ap pointed to West Point. Recalling previous trouble, the prospect of the cadet corps beiDg again distinguish ed by a black face is not at all pleas ant. George H. White, a colored member of Congress from North Carolina, has been notified that he will have a vacancy at the Military I Arai pmi hv trio ornniiaTinn nf a fA d from di(jtrict j 1898 but, as the law provides that candi dates must be designated one year in advance, White must name his boy before the end of May The author ities are fearful that he will 'follow the practice of other colored mem bers of Congress who have had va cancies to the Government school and appoint a boy of their own race and if White does this without leaving the selection to competition army men say it will defeat mm in his distiict, as white Republicans would rebel against such action White, it is expected, will probably appoint a colored boy straight with another colored lad as alternate, so that if the principal fails the alter nate may take the examination. It has been several years since a color ed cadet was graduated, from West Point. Two have passed since 1886, -s.l 1 and Dotii were commiesiouea oecona Lieutenants. One, however, died, and the other commands a troop of the Tenth Cavalry." AGAINST GRADED SCHOOLS.' Special Tax Defeated at flonroe. -fir. May's Lecture. Corr-spondei.ee of the News. Monroe. X. C Anril 20. The election for traded schools passed off quietly today and the tax for schools was defeated by a vote or 180 to 7 Earlv in the day it was found that i - the negro was voting almost to a man against schools and that tne liquor dealers were living up totneir o ... pledse to defeat the schools because of the dispensary law. No effort waB made dunne the day to get out tne vote for the schools the work , being all done by the opposition to the tax Mr. C. W May uehvered a most eloquent and charming address in tne court nouse last nigntnis suDjeci . A. beinc: "The True Grandeur of Nations. I'relty Girl Robbed the Mali. 1 fn 1!SilA,ah Trihnnp says Miss Viola Brown, 19 years old and nrettv. dauenterot i. o, x.. j v Brown, postmaster at Brown post office in liandolph county, has been arrested for robbing the mails and was bound in a bond of $200 to the Ffderal Court at Greecsboro. She acknowledged her guilt. mm To Build a SS.OOO.OOO Bridge. San Francisco, Cab, April 21. The Southern Pacific railroad is makinc arrancremt-nts to build hr djre across the Mississippi river, five miles above New Orleans at cosTof $5,000,000. It will be huge double-track affair. In the Sontnern States. At a meeting in Richmond, Va., cold Democrats determined to op- rnfMthe Democratic ticket if the k- . - . - , i ijnicazo piaiiuim is aiuiiuru. finlToio. Tavloe. of Roanoke. Va. whose father was a friend of Wash ington's, died yesterday. While a marriage ceremony was beinff performed near Danville: Va , aJteroseneUmp.jhinied up and was h? S aeu i. tiwa' """6" window. The groom then came out from under the table, where he had hidden, and the ceremony proceeded. HOT FIGHTING TODAY. GREEKS AND TURKS BOTH REPORT VCTORIES. The -War Beine P;:shed In Every Quarter Tur s D" i ve Greeks Over .the Border, and Occupy Several Villages. By Telegraph to The 'jws. Arta, April 21. The ninth reg iment of the ' Greek army advanced; this morning across the Aractos river, the boundary line, and attack ed a line of email Turkish forts in the forest and carried three by eal- ant bayonet charges. The village of Neochoris was strongly defended by Albanians. brty-five held ona house when it was stormed by Greeks and refused to surrender. All but one died fighting valiantly. Two hundred Greek cavalrymen scoured the open plain and came within a hundred yards of the Turk ish village, when Ali Bey,vith a strong cavalry force, suddenly appeared, drew up in line in front of the Greeks, and a long flash of ightning and clouds of smoke belched forth. In the face of a leanur ure, ine ureeKS wunurew u C- AT r 1 ;itJ A m juuu ui uiuuiu. losses of Turkish troops. Constantinople. Aoril 21. The TnrLiah nnthnriMoB admit, that. tb losses of the Ottoman troops Bince the outbreak has been considerable. Izzoi Bey, the confidential adviser of the Sultan, has been disgraced owing to his opposition to the war, and his- action proposing to the Sul tan to negotiaite directly with Greece for the purpose of bringing about a amicable settlement of matters among the Greeks and Turks. While France is protecting the Greeks and Catholics in the Turkish Empire, England has undertaken to protect the orthodox Greeks during the suspension of diplomatio rela tions between Greece and Turkey. TUCKISH VICTORIES REPORTED. Salonica, April 21. It is rumor ed here that Turkey has captured Larissa. The report must be ac cented with reserve. a3 no news has been received tending to confirm it. London, April 21. A despatch has been received at the Turkish legation which announced that the village of Kriecbora, in Greek terri tory, has been occupied by a Turkish division -commanded by Nechat Pasha, which overturning against f yrnavo and Larissa, has carried all positions commanding the plain of Larrissa. Kritchora and Badii. The Turks captured many prisoners and quantities of arms and ammunition, The Greeks were defeated and fled in a Westerly directiontoward Lar rissa. London, April 21. A dispatch from Constantinople says the Greeks have occunied Mitylene and bcio after a shap engagement. TURKS DEFIATXD IN ARTA. Arta. April 21. Tomorrow the Greek artillery will advance and at tack the villages on the plain where a reconnoitre took place today. The plan is to turn the lurkisn wing I into the open road of Janma. The Turks, protected by cannon on the hills, attempted to cross the bridge into Arta. The splendid work of the Greek sharpshooters nrevented this. The Turks were force to charge across the open space where they were exposed to a murderous lire ine urees success continues in spite of German officers on the Turkish side. In Foreign Countries. The Greeks gained advantage at Ravanni, Arta nd Prevesa, and seemed to hold their own at other points. Desperate fighting contmu- at Milouna I ass. xne irown Prince Constanline has gone to the frontier at Tyrnevas. PrinceNicholas, the Greek King s third son, nas been sent to the field. The new Irish programme . to be proposed by the Parnellite conven tion today embraces lnuepenaeni political action by Irishmen and renewal of the demand for co-ordi nate Parliaments. An Italian expedition was annihi- a I lated in Abyssinia this week. mmrose uay. tne anniversary iu I . .. a the death of Lord Beaconsueld, was a observed in England, Monday, Captain Geneial Weyler received an ovation at Santa Clara in honor of the pacification of that part of Cuba. A feature of this years exhibi tion of the Paris Salon is the display of several bicycle subjects. The mamaee oi Duke Ernest Guenther and Princess Dorothea of Coburg, which is soon to take place, will bnncr about a union oetween the Hohenzollern and Orleans fam ilies: ilt. ia .caarged that , $100,000,000 sedelian famine sufferers " W Km miaannroDriated bv EnellSh officials. The details of the charges rival the case of Warren Hastings. MARKETS EXCITED. EASTERN WAR NEWS SfNDS III STOCKS DOWN. Wheat Fell Of f a Few Points Today, After the Sensational Rise of Yesterday-Foreign Markets Not Af fected so Much as Was Expected By Telegraph to The News. London, April 20. The stock exchange opened this morning amid great excitement Members arrived earlier than usual on account of tha strained situation. All securities in the market went down heavily but there is no panic. Foreign securi ties are less affected than was ex pected, the Turkish and Greek se curities being the chief sufferers. Berlin, April 20. Business on the Bourse is weak.. Inter-national' securities are from a half to one and a balf points off. Paris, Aprtl 20-.The market open ed weak today; later there was a slight recovery. New " York, April 20. The greatest tension exists among wheat ' traders this morning. Early indi cations were that wheat would de cline rapidly on account of the fail ure of Liverpool to respond fully to the advance in the Ameriean market yesterday. The curb price for May 1 - . below vesterdav's closft. 'Traders fail to understand the situation, and confess they are fcuzz'ed. CHICAGO, April ZV. TV D eat 80 la off rapidly immediately alter toe opening today, ihe marKec jraa very excited, prices being two and, a half below last night s closing. The market is very active. Berlin, April 20. Wheat is three and a half marks higher to day. London, April 20. At the Baltic 1 A ?A. J ' l.'lll. Dusiness in wneat. is exciteu, nuie demand for white: in red, May and June are higher. Americans are two, shillings up. . . SHUT OUT FROM MAILS. Government Order Excludes J. B. Kellogg & Co. By Telegraph to The News. New York, April 16. A fraud order has been issued by the post- office department to stop the mail of J. B. Kellogg and Company doing business at sixty six Broadway The advertised the possession of a wonderful machine dubbed 1 the 'Rellog Market Register," by the operations of which an "Infalli ble system is established." v This is one of the bucket shop concerns that have been doing bnsi ness in New York. The police have lately raided a large number of these establishments, did which a purely speculative business. The raids prew out of the failure 0f the E. S. Dean Co., .by which many people in the West and South lt large sums This led to an in vestigation into the operations of these establishments, and it was found that few of them did a legiti mate business. Wherever ote is exposed, the pos tal department promptly issues an order excluding it from the mails. SLAUGHTER OF CANINES In Qastonla-A Pugilistic Encounter The New Newspaper . Corres- nndence of the News. G Ionia, April 19. The jnre niV population have eggs and aching stomachs in profusion today. The city can boast of another weekly newspaper, this one edited by Prof. Sylvarus Ervin, in whom we have a champion of the white met- -tie. We wish him success, and pre dict he will achieve it. The Avon mill is becoming some what famous for her pugilistic en counters. Last Saturday two "gent3," Potts and' Boman, - had a collision through some misunderstanding, and when the -wreck was cleared away it was found that Boman need- . ed considerable repairs. A large number of our young people visited the Catholic college yesterday. Mumps are here to giveaway, ana anyone who would like to have their jaw enlarged, will please call in per son. Ao mail orders nlleu. The fathers of the city sometime ago, after looking over the chronicle of the city, 6iw nothing had been done to elevate and dignify, the dog of the town. So they, the fathen of the city of Gas ton ia, after long deliberation, determined not that the dog should wear a belt, but that ht must adorn his neck with a collar with a badge of liberty attached. Therefore all the 'canine race refus ing to conform to said fashion or style shall be at once executed. The mandate has gone forth and the ex ecutioner is busy. On the Bryan Stand That Collapsed. Mies Delia Lamb, daughter cf Wil son G. Lamb , E?q , of Williamston, Martin county, who was visiting at St. Augustine, Fia., at the time, was on the stand which collapsed with Hon. W. J. Bryan when he spoke there week before last She sustained a fracture of one of her limbs and her back was hurt also. The young , lady was brought home and at last accounts was doing as well as cm Id be expected under the circumstances. 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