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THE LAST RESTING PLACE OF JULIA
HASDEN, THE AUTHORESS.
The Vault is Adorned with Articles that
She Enjoyed in Life—Nothing Grew-
some About the Place; and is Visited
Daily by the Father and Mother.
Bucharest has perhaps the strangest
tomb ever erected in a civilized land.
It stands over the embalmed body of
J ulla Hasden, a young authoress. Her
father, Professor H-asden,o of the Uni~
versity of Bucharest, believes he is
able to communicate with his lost
child.
' The tomb is constructed, so it is
claimed, in accordance with plans out-
lined to the father by the daughter af-
ter death. It Is in the Greek Ceme-
tery. The structure is of marble. Over
the' entrance and under the name
“Julia Hasden" is a niche filled with
her well worn schoolbooks. As one
enters he is greeted by strains of un-
earthly melody. At the entrance 3.
huge slab of black marble bears an in-
scription which may be translated as
follows: “Let those who seek not
knowledge pass by this grave, but
those who faln would learn the secret
of life in death descend!"
" The vault is paved with black and
white-marble, with inscriptions in let-
ters of gold. These, according to Pro-
fessor Hasden, are remarks culled
from the conversations he has had with
his daughter since her death. Here and
there are quaint little triangular stools.
Close to the stairway stand two hand-
somely decorated mirrors, which form-
erly adorned Julia. Hasden’s bourdoir.
At the further end of the vault, behind
a white marble balustrade, is an ex-
quisitely carved sarcophagus contain-
ing the body of the young girl. The
coflin is so arranged that by drawing
back a slide the broken-hearted par-
ents may still gaze on the face of their
child. Two colored lamps burn con-
ti-nually at either end of the sarcopha.
gus. -
In the centre of the balustrade
stands a beautiful bust of the young
Rumanian woman. It represents her
as a handsome, clever—looking girl, at-
tired in modern evening dress. A white
veil is drawn over it to preserve it
from dust, and at the waist nestle a
few faded roses, held in place by long
satin ribbons that float to the ground.
They are the flowers and ribbons
which Julia Hasden wore at her last
ball.
On the walls hang photographs of
her at various ages. One small water-
=color sketch, entitled “Son Dernier
.1 our Terreste” (Her last day on earth),
represents her tossing on her deathbed,
with feverish cheeks and sunken eyes.
On a table to the right lies a. large
:album, a few books and a block of
black marble, on which some lines of
music are engraved in gold; the title
tells you they form “a melody" com-
posed by Julia Hasden after her death,
.,and listening to its mysterious tones,
one could almost believe it an echo
from spiritland.
The mechanism which reproduces
1the weird music above mentioned is
apparently concealed in the table. Visi-
tors are permitted to inscribe their
names in the great album, and “its
pages are full of touching expressions
1of sympathy in every language.
There is nothing grewsome in this
remarkable tomb; the fresh air
streams in through the open doors car-
rying with it the perfume of flowers
and the merry song of the birds with-
«out.
Here it is that Professor H-asden
passes almost all his spare time; it is
no strange thing to see him taking his
cofiee here of a morning and smoking
his cigarette beside his child’s coffin.
His wife comes in- the afternoon and
remains until late in, the evening.
Little Known Mail Privileges.
Many times people would like to re-
call a letter after it has been mailed
:says the Washington Post. This can
be done, even after the letter has
reached the .post oflice at 'at its
destination. At every post of-
‘fice there are what are called
“withdrawal blanks.” On application
they will be furnished and, when a de-
posit is made to cover the expense, the
postmaster will telegraph to the post-
master at the 'letter's destination ask-
ing that it be promptly returned. The
applicant first signs this agreement:
“It is hereby agreed that, if the letter
is returned to me,_ I will protect you
from any and all claims made against
you for such return, and will finally
indemnify you for any loss” you may
sustain by reason of such action. And
I herewith deposit $— to cover all ex-
penses incurred and will deliver to you
the envelope of the letter returned.”
~- In many cases persons have made
remittances to fraudulent parties .or ir-
responsible firms, not learning their
true character until after the letter had
gone, and have succeeded in recalling
them. There is an instance where a
Kansas City merchant had remitted a
dishonest traveling man a draft for
$175 and by means of a withdrawal
rescued the draft just in time.
A Precious lVashington Urn.
One of the valuable relics intrusted to
the care of the grand master'of Massa-
chusetts Masons is “the Washington
um,” 11 small golden urn containing a
lock of General Washington’s hair.
Mrs. Washington presented the lock to
the Grand Lodge in 1800, and Grand
Master Paul Revere made the urn.—
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Submarine Telegraph zl‘Vor-k.
It takes thirty-seven specially con:
:rructed and equipped steamers to
Keep the submarine telegraph cables
1f the world in repair. —Philadelphia
Linger.
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‘ master’s life.
A FIGHT WITH A CONSTRICTOR.
An English Ofllcer Attacked by 1. Fifteen-
Foot Monster.
Of all the snakes in the world the
snakes of Java are the most terrible
both in size and in venom. Some ter-
rible stories are told of adventure:
with these huge scourges of the jun
gle. Two years ago, says the .Chi-
cage Record, an English naval lieu
tenant went to Java for the purpose
of »making a collection of J avan rep
tiles. His only attendant was an
English sailor lad about sixteen, and
these two, against all warning, went
roaming around the forests without a
guide.
In Choru, the ruined city, the
lieutenant found a rich harvest, but
an adventure with a snake ended his
sport. One day he and the boy were
under an archway of the big temple,
and, looking through the doorway oi
one of the dark chambers, he saw
something yellow in the far corner
Without a moment’s thought be en
tered and gave the mass a punch
with his cane. A tremendous his!
that fairly shook the walls was fol
lowed by an assault swift as the leap
of a tiger, and the man found himseli
seized by a huge Dari snake, tilt
most aggressive and dangerous oi
Javan constrictors. His left shoulder
was crushed in the brute’s teeth, and
quick as.a flash a coil was around
his body, and he felt the steel-hke
compression.
But the grit of the boy saved his
He had a heavy, sharp
wood knife, and he struck the reptile
two quick blows just back of the
head, the most vulnerable part-of its
body, because the thinnest. Its back-
bone was divided. The coil relaxed,
but the powerful tail lashed out,-
breaking the boy’s leg. It was two
hours before they were found and
brought up in a- cart. The lieuten-
ant’s left shoulder was crushed be-
yond surgery, and the arm was use
less. Both the master and the boy
recovered after a spell. of fever. The
shake, a hideous object, black and
yellow, was fifteen feet long. Such a
brute would crush a horse.
A GEORGIA NEGRO PRODIGY.
Can Multiply Numbers Without a. Mo-
mont’s Consideration.
Robert Gardhire is a negro and an
uneducated one, but when it comes to
figures he can’t be stopped by any
mathematician in the world. He is
an humble resident of Augusta, and
is employed as a laborer at the Inter-
stalt'e Cotton Oil Company. In multi-
plication Gard-hire is as quick as
thought. Before the average person
can set the figures down with a pen-
cil Gardhire has given the correct an.
swer, and yet he cannot say how he
does it.
He was asked what was the sum
total of 99 times 67, and without re-
peating the figures to himself, Gard-
hire answered off-hand, “6,663."
“How much?” asked some one, “‘is
501 times 32?" Without stopping a
second Gardhire replied, “16,032."
And thus for over half an hour num.
here were thrown at him, and he
gave the correct multiplication like a
flash. In the multiplication of frac-
tions the man is equally proficient,
and there seems no limit to his pow-
ers, which are almost occult.
Gardhire cannot remember when he
first became aware of his power, and
does not even know how he discov‘
ered it. He says that when the fig-
ures aregiven him he sees their an-
swer immediately. Simply by glanc-
ing at a long line of figures he can
tell immediately what the addition is.
—Augusta Chronicle.
A Scotch Child.
I have 1a small cousin, aged eight,
who has already contracted the very
bad habit of smoking whenever he gets
a chance.
The other evening, after he had been
put to bed, his father went upstairs to
the room where he was and began to
search the youngster’s pockets.
The boy lay watching him for a few
minutes, then suddenly sat up and ex~
claimed:
“Oh, faither, I clean forgot! - I
bocht a pennyworth of cigarettes the
day for a present tae ye.”
And just then his father drew four
cigarettes out of one of the small pock-
ets. Needless to say, he escaped that
time—From Answers.
Their Peculiar Aversions.
'Most people have aversions of some
kind or other, and some very strange
ones. Napoleon did .not like to see a
White dog. Agassiz could not bearto
touch polished steel. The sight of the
rising moon, when it was full, always
made Mme. De Stael ill. Barefooted
children made Louis XIV. nervous.
Dean Swift has aid that Bolingbroke
would “act like one bereft should he
cast his eye on a poor, harmless
made.” Disraeli had an attack of ver-
tigo when he saw anybody chewing
gum. Dickens never liked a still shirt
bosom, and Bulfon would fly into a
rage if any one put an egg on the din-
ing—table at which he sat—Golden
Days. .
Wholly Vindictive.
“It is shameful!” exclaimed the ac-
treSS to whom the manager-star owed
money. “But I will get even with him
some time.”
“What do you propose to do—sue
him?”
“And give him the benefit of all that
advertising? Never!”——Washington
Star.
Cautious.
The example of a Scotch 11111-011111
of old might be valuable as regards
the only saf method of proceeding
to arbitration. Sir John Innes, after
discussing th1 preliminaries of an ar-
bitration, war asked.
“But will ye abide by my award?”
“Faith, I would like to ken 111111
What it ts,” replied Sir John.
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THE SENATE PAGES.
AZPOSITION NOT EASY ONE FOR FIJN'
LOVING BOYS. ,
l‘he Discipline Is Good, Teaching to Think
and Act Quickly.—Must Be Congres-
sional Directory. Guide Book and Li-
brary Catalogue in One.
The. Senate pages are appointed by
the sergeant-at-arms, through senator-
ial influence. They are not selected
according to any geographical appor-
tionment. According to the rules of
the. chamber these boys can only serve
in their oflicial capacities between the
youthful ages of twelve and sixteen.
The first duty, according to the rou~
tine, is the distribution of calendars,
bills and other legislative decuments
among the senatorial desks, and the
placing of the new Congressional Re-
cord upon each senator’s file. One page
is detailed to examine all pens left on
the outside of desks and to renew them
with clean points. Another must see
that every inkwell is brim full. Oth-
ers must straighten out the sets of
laws furnished each member and see
that everything is in order. It is
strictly against the rules to ‘open a
desk, hoWeve'i'. Between the duties
the whole force is required to keep an
, eye on the cloak rooms and other ad-
juncts or the chamber closed to the
visiting public. .
From 10 to 10:30 is recess. In this
half hour the little fellows get exer-
cise outside, sometimes in a game of
ball.'but more often in a foot race with
the Capitol police, who are opposed to
ball games. By the time the morning
recess has come to an end many sena-
tors have arrived at their desks, and
these make plenty of business for the
pages. When the chaplain mounts the
rostrum to deliver the opening prayer
each page takes a place before one of
the front' desks, faces the divine and
stands with bowed head until the sol-
emn occasion is over. Then the work
begins in earnest.- The corps of pages
is divided into two sections. one. for
the republican and the other for the
democratic side.
After the Senate has adjourned all
desks must be cleared 011’. All docu-
ments to be saved must be placed out
of the reach of janitors. A few pages
are retained as long as any senators
remain to work. These are usually
lads who are “kept in” for some mis-
chief. Besides those on the floor of the
chamber the Senate employs a tele-
phone page and four mounted “riding
pages ” The mounted pages deliver
messages to officials in the various de-
partments or go on errands to sena-
tors’ homes.
By the chance visitor in the gallery
their duties are never appreciated. One
who sees them move about at the beck
and call of senators Is apt to get the
impression that they are mere messen»
ger boys. Not so. They are concise
editiOns of a Congressional Directory.
guide book, library catalogue and—in
season—base ball score, all bound 11n-
der one cover. They must fill the va-
rious roles of the diplomat, confiden-
tial clerk, detective, financier and,
worse than 1111,1119. translator of sena-
torial chirography. More than often
they must order the senatorial repast,
a complex undertaking for any youth.
At other times they must act as buffers
between bored senators and tireless
lobbyists.
indlan Medicine Men.
Major A. E. Woodson, agent of the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians of Ok-
lahoma. says that the reign of the
medicine men is one of the greatest
outrages of the present day, and as a
direct result of their practice one-third
of the children born of Indian parents
- die every year.
Two of Black Coyote’s children were
taken sick,- and, instead of taking
them to the Government hospital, he
sent for the medicine man. who blew
a green powder into the lungs, ears
and the nostrils of one of the little pa-
tients. The medicine failing, the medi-
cine man made an incision with his
knife under the tongue of the child,
with the result that death soon fol-
lowed. When the green powder failed
to restore the child to health the medi-
cine man declared that there was a
ghost under the child’s tongue, and to
kill the ghost he made the incision.
The medicine man then adopted he-
roic measures in order to save the_oth-
er child. He took it into a tent, strip-
ped it naked, and laid it on a cot. He
then heated a big pile of rock in the
tent, and when they were hot he threw
water on them, filling the tent with
steam and causing the child to sweat
copiously. When the child was cov-
ered with perspiration he took it out in
the cold air and sent it home, without
having taken any precaution to keep
it from getting cold. Next morning
the child was dead. This is only one
of the hundreds of ~1 such outrages»
against. the health and life of innocent
people. The big medicine man of the
Cheyennes is Little Man, who lives
near Cantonement. He makes his medi-
3ines every year and distribhtes them
to the other medicine men—Boston
Transcript.
The Foot Notes \Vere Lengthy.
A large audience once gathered in
Baltimo1e to hear the late Professor
Sylveste1 r: 1.111 a unique original poem
of 400 lines all rhyming with one
name Rosalind. He had appended to
the poem :1 large number of explana-
tory footnotes. which he said he would
mad first. When at last he had done
so he looked up at the clock, and was
nor-“lied to find that he had kept the
audience an hour and a half before be-
ginning to read the poem they had
come to hear. The astonishment on his
face was answered by.a burst of good-
humored laughter from the audience,
11nd then, after begging all his hearers
to feel at perfect liberty to leave if
they had engagements, he 'read the
Rosalind. poem, -.‘ ew York Tribune.
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Resignation of Plince Hohenlohe, the
Imperial Chancellor.
GERMANS TALK 0N TARIFF.
Customs War With This Country Is' Dep-
recated—A . Decree Permitting Natu-
- raiized American Citizens Only
Brief; Visits to the Fatherland
[Copyright,‘1897, by the Associated Press]
Berlin, April 19.—-It is asserted that
Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial Chan-
cellor, in a letter dated from Baden-
Baden, April 13, forwarded his resignaa
tion to Emperor William. A brisk ex-
change of telegraphic messages fellow-
ed. His majesty insisted upon the chan-
cellor retaining office for the present.
in spite of the cogent reasons cited in
Prince Hohenlohe’s letter, urging that-
his resignation at this juncture would
most seIIOusly embarrass the emperor.
Prince Hohenlohe- again and again in-
sisted that, apart from Other serious
reasons, his health just now is of the
Worst.
to Paris, where his wife had'preceded
him.
As reasons animating him to resign,
Prince Hohenlohe urged his inability to
carry out his solemn promise to sub-
mit to the reichstag and to the diet tWO
bills, one placing the Prussian law reg-
1ulating political meetings upon a. mere
liberal and modern basis, and the other
reforming the procedure of military
trials. The prince's inability to carry
out his promise is said to be due to the
extreme reactionary attitude of Baron
von der Rocke von der Horst, the Prus-
sian minister for the interior. At this
moment it is impossible to say how the
crisis will end; but, in view of the crit-
.,ical situation of Europe, ‘a change of
chancellor would now be most unfortu-
mate. The difficulty of including in the
associations bill the means of giving
greater freedom of political meeting and
at the same time providing measures
to suppress socialism, which the em-
peror desires, is believed to be the real
crux of the situation.
The Tariff Is the Theme.
The United States tariff bill is just
now the favorite theme of the German
press, with the exception of the Agra:-
rian press and especially The Kreuz
Zeitung and Deutsche Tages Zeitung.
The temper of these articles, however,
has cooled and a; tariff war is being
strongly discouraged by the entire lib-
eral and commercial press. The Kleins
Journal and The Tagerblatt say that
German industries would suffer more
through a, tariff war than they have
already done. The Boersen Courier
contends the United States is perfectly
right to fix a. tariff as it pleases, adding
that the Agrarians cannot deny this.
The National Zeitung thinks Germany
is not wise to select German sugar in_-
terests as a handle to exert pressure on
America, as sugar is only a. twentieth
part of German exflrts to the United
States. The National Zeitung also
strongly deprecates a tariff war.
The Socialist VorWaerts calls atten-
tion to Germany’s bad faith in the past
tariff dealings with America and says:
“We pretended American products were
frauds, denounced American pork and
oxen as diseased and chased American
insurance companies out of the country.
Since 1890, while reduCing our tariff, _We
have increased the dues on American
products, such as cottonseed oil and
fats. German workmen do not Want a.
tariff war with America.”
Against Naturalized Americans.
The Prussian minister of the interior
a brief stay here of any Germans nat-
uralized in America who return to this
country. They were formally allowed
to remain here permanently, provided
no questions of military dereliction-up-
' on their part were involved. The Lib-
eral press points out that this decree
amounts to a nulliflcatlon of the treaty
stipulations of 1868, whereby the perma—
nent return of naturalized German-
Americans was specially guaranteed.
TheLiberal leaders Herren Richter and
Rickert and .others will question the
government on the subject in the reich-
stag, and that body will thoroughly dis-
cuss the decree.
The naval authorities have just con-
cluded experiments undertaken with
the View of discovering the color best
suited to render men-of-war inconspic-
uous and have decided to follow the
American ('2) e -1. .1-p‘. e and paint their
vessels olive green.
The emperor and the imperial family
will remove to the new palace at Pots-
dam at beginning of May.
Great satisfaction has been given to
south Germany by the, decision of the
empress to Spend the summer at Te-
gernsee with her chidlren.
Emperor Buys American Pictures.
The emperor on Tuesday purchased a
number of fine American etchings here.
While viewing them his majesty re-
marked.
“Great fellows. these Americans. They
are the coming great artists of the
World.”
The strange death of the Grand Duke
of Mecklenburg-Schwerin at Cannes on
Saturday last has caused a. great dis
cussion. Dr. Langfeldt was sent to
Cannes by the minister of justice of
Mecklenburg with instructions to in-
quire into the circumstances. He re-
ports that there is no- doubt that the
grand duke’s death was due to an acci-
dent in falling over the parapet of a
bridge in the grounds of his residence
at Cannes. According to personal re-
ports made to the emperor by Baron
von Katherr of the grand duke’s suit.
the grand duke suffered horribly dur~
ing the last hour of his life from frac-
ture of the~ spine resulting from the
fall. He begged his physicians to re-
lieve his misery by administering quick
poison to him. His majesty was greatly
ly shocked and ordered the worst de-
tails to be withheld from the news»
papers. _
Th‘e betrothai is announced of the
Princess Maria. Dorothea of Saxe-Co-
burg-Gotha to Duke Gunther of Schles-
wig-Holstein. The bride, who is only 15
years of age, has not yet been presented
at court. ,
Charged With Crookedness.
11 Cincinnati, April 19.—Dr. J. W. Pren-
dergast, health officer of Cincinnati,
in the sum of $1,000 by Magistrate Win-
kler on a charge of attempting to se-
cure money from the Fraser Tablet
company to suppress prosecution by the
pine food commissioner of the state.
BERLIN CABLE LETTER?
*firmation of - this suspicion.
Then, the prince suddenly went
has issued a new decree permitting only.
‘poisoning for two days.
was held to answer to the grand jury_
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Islands as Soldiers In Disguise.
'San Francisco, April Jae-Advices
from Honolulu state that' the fact has
come to light that the Japanese immi-
grants who .have been pouring into
these islands under the guise of stu-
dents are in reality trained soldiers.
Suspicion of this fact was first aroused
by their soldierdly bearing and -their
military .gait and movements, especially
when passing through the streets 1in
groups. Yokohama having been de-
clared by-the board of health to be an
infected port, the fumigating station at
quarantine disclosed unquestioned con-
1In almost
every case their baggage contained the
whole or a. portion of alJapanese mill-
tary uniform.
It is believed that these men, who
have seen service in the recent Japan-
China war, are sent to Hawaii for a
purpose.
Malnichi Sh‘ibun, a native Japanese
newspaper, a copy of which has just
been received there, gives the plans of
the Japanese naval department. The
programme provides for an expenditure
of 213,100,982 yen—a yen being qeual to
60 cents of American money—between
this time and the year 1906. Of this sum.
126, 047, 975 yen is for the building of new,
ships, 66, 927, 491 yen for armament and
20,125,496 yen for improvement in dock<
yards.
The shipbuilding programme includes:
4 battleships of 15,140 tons each, 6 first
class cruisers of 9,000 tons each, 3 sec-
ond cla 111 f 4,85 t s ,'
85 cr sers 0 0 on each 1 sponsibility for the war falls on Greece. 1
2 third class cruisers of 3,200 tons each,
3 torpedo gunboats of 1,200 tons each,
a. torpedo depot ship of 6,750 tons, 11
torpedo boat destroyers and 89 torpedo
boats.
If this plan is carried to completion.
Japan will, nine years hence, have a
fleet of 67 ships, aggregating 257,100
tons displacement, 11 torpedo boat de-
stroyers and 115 torpedo boats.
SPALDING ARRESTED.
The Latest Derelopments In the Globe
. Savings Bank Scandal.
Chicago, April 19.———Charles W. Spaid-
ing, president of the defunct Globe Sav-
ings bank, has been arrested on a charge
of embezzlement'of the funds of the
University of Illinois, of which he was
treasurer. The warrant for his arreSt
was issued by Judge Dunne of the cir-
cuit court, and it was served by a dep-
uty sheriff, who found the bank presi-
dent at his home at the Plaza hotel.
Spalding was taken before Judge Dunne
and subsequently released on bail.‘
Judge Dunne issued the warrant on a
complaint sworn to by George N. Mor-
gan. Morgan is one of the alumni of
the university. and the prosecution of
the banker is backed by other gradu-
ates of the institution.
The complaint is based on the alleged
embezzlement of $100,000 of the appro-
priations made by the legislature for
the university. The complaint alleges
that Spalding received this amount of
money from the trustees of the univer-
sity to be used in and about the build-
ings and for the current expenses of the
university.
Hay Gets the Best of a Bargain.
London, April 19.-———When the agents
leased Lord Caledon’s house in Carlton
House terrace to Colonel John Hay, the
newly appdinted United States embas-
sador to the court of St. James, they
evidently overlooked the fact that the
premises commanded a superb view of
the. queen’s jubilee procession. Recently
the. a ents called at the embassy and
offere the same sum for the one week
.of the jubilee that Colonel Hay pays.,for
his three months of tenancy. The offer
was, of course. refused.
Conflict With an Infuriated Bull.
Danbul y, Conn, April 19. -Harvey B.
Ramsey, 9. Well known Bedding farmer,
had a terrible conflict with an infuriat-
ed bull On his farm and it is feared re—
ceived injuries which will result fa-
tally. Mr. Rumsey attempted to drive
the beast across a pasture lot into the
barnyard. The bull turned upon the
farmer, and before he could defend him-
self had tossed him into the air. Mr:
Rumsey’s son beat the animal off by
belaboring him over the head with a.
nluh.
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Lucky Baldwin Embarrassed.
San Francisco, April 19.—-The .Hiber-
nia. bank has put on record a mortgage
given by E. J. Baldwin for $85,000 cov-
ering the Baldwin hotel property and
annex, his home in California street,
near Jones;. residence property in Web-
ster street, near Fell; business property
in Stevenson street, business property
in Los Angeles and ranches in Los Ali-
geles county. The indebtedness is pay-
able in one year and bears 6%,» per cent
interest. His total indebtedness to. the
bank as represented by mortgages now
aggregates $1,670,000. "
Gordy Sentenced to Be Hanged.-
Georgetown, Del., April 19.—If noth-
ing unforseen occurs to interfere, James
M. Gordy will be. hanged on June 11 for
one of 'the most. brutal murders in the
annals of this state. Judge Lore has
pronounced sentence upon the wife
slayer,- fixing June 11 as the date of the
execution. Gordy still protests his in-
nocence.
1Whole Family Pbisoned. _ ‘
Newark, N. J., April l9.—-As a. result
of drinking coffee made in a. vessel-with
a. copper1 bottom, Which had become
coated with verdigris, a. whole family
in this city has suffered from copper.
The victims
are William Wegener, his wife and
their children, Frederick, William, Jr.,
Charles and Henry. aged 19, 17, 15 and
12 years respectively, and Charles Bon-
orand, a young man who lives with
them. All are in a. critical condition.
Goes Into Liquidation.
Winthrop, Me., April 19.—The‘Natio’n-
a1 bank of Winthrop, by a. vote of four-
flfths of the stock of the bank, has de-
cided to go into voluntary liquidation.
The bank has-been in operation for 32
years. Hon ..C M. Bailey as president
and John M. Benjamin as cashier have
both occupied these positions since the
bank was incorporated. A dividend of
50 per cent will be declared upon the
stock.
Buy Goo». to '3'? .Hhington.
Canton, 0.,Apr1'1 19. —Judge William.
B. Day, commissioner ex traordinaiy t1
Cuba, has left Canton for Vv'ashing .....
He was accompanied by his son, “’1“
L.. and George B. Frese of The Repos-
ilory.
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Japanese “Students” Immigrating to tho-
1‘Y EECLAEESWAE
The Sultan Gives the Greek Embas-
. sador His Passports. '
ACTUAL [HOSTILITIES BEGUN
The Porto Holds Greece Responsible,
While the Latter Insists That Tur-- 1
, key 15 the Aggressor—Troops Boo
1, ing Burl-led to Frontier.
Constantinople, April 19.—The council
of ministers after a long session at the I
palace declared that war had broken
out on the frontier owing to the incur-
sion by the Greeks on Turkish territory,
and Edhem Pasha, the Turkish military
commander was ordered to assume the
offensive.
The council of ministers also de-
cided to recall Asslm. Bey, the Turkish
minister at- Athens, and give passports
to Prince N aurocordato, the Greek min-
ister at Constantinople. :-
The situation is summed up in a de-
tail circular sent to the Turkish repre-
sentatives abroad. This circular recalls
the Week’s invasions of Turkish terri-
tory and states that the newest incur-
sion Was participated in by Greek
troops, thereby establishing war, which
has broken out. The circular expresses
the hepe that the powers in a-splrit
of‘justice will agree that the entire re-
Turkey has no idea of conquest, the
circular adds, and as a fresh proof of
pacific sentiments the sublime p'orte
offers to retire the Turkish troops on
the frontier, if Greece will retire her
forces from the frontier and from Crete.
Turks the Aggressors.
Athens, April 19.—In the legislative
chamber M. Delyannls, the premier,
replying to interpellatlons, said that
official advices from the frontier left
no question about the Turks being the
aggressors in Friday evening’s fighting.
At Nezeros the Turks attempted to co.
cupy a somewhat strategic position, sit-
uated in the neutral zone. This the
Greeks could not permit. Thereupon
the Turks opened fire, the Greeks reply-
ing.
An official dispatch from Larissa says
that the Turks, under cover of dark-
ness, are assaulting the Greekforces at
Mount Analipsis with great fierceness.
SULTAN OF TURKEY.
The Greek resistance so far. has been
mgniflcent and spirited. The Greeks
still maintain their positions. The fir-
ing began at Gritsovall. The fighting
at Gritsovaii-began in an attempt of the
Turks to occupy a strategic position in
the neutral zone.
The Turks continue to abandon their
advance posts, a general movement ap-
patently taking place. Firing is re-
ported from Moluna. From Larissa the
flashing of guns can be seen. In the
fight at Mount Anallpsis the Greeks lost
1 40 wounded and 3 killed.
Orders have been sent to the Greek
troops to keep strictly on the defensive,
but to maintain their positions at all
costs. 1
In spite of the fact that omclal re
ports indicate that firing on the fron-
tier has ceased, a telegram from Larissa
says that firing still continues. The line
of fire extended from Mount Analipsls
0st to Kiephtika. Gentekia, a. distance
equal to 90 minutes' march. The Turks,
falling back, abandoned several sta-
tions, which the Greeks promptly occu-i
pied. 1
The Greeks cannonaded the 1111111.:
from the Greek position at Tsamteja, in
the rear. The cannonading caused much'
excitement at-other points. Strong bod-.
ies of Turks have concentrated in the
direction of Mount Anallpsls.
Greek re-enforcements have arrived1 1'
there, and there is a general movement
of troops toward the frontier. Re-en‘ ‘
forcements are being hurried toward
the frontier from all directions.
, Turkish, Minister’s Statement., . 1
, Washington, April 19.—The Turkish
minister here has received. a. cablegram
from the Turkish minister .of foreign
affairs at Constantinople confirming. the
press dispatches that Turkey has bro-
ken ,off all diplomatic relations with
Greece and has instructed the Turkish
commander in chief to protect Turkish
interests on the frontier. When seen at
the legation, the minister in reply to a
question, made the following state-
ment: '
“The Greek troops. having contrary
to the rights of nations, "crossed the
boundaries at several points and open—
ed hostilities without any provocation
and the relations between the two" coun~
triesbelng thus broken, the commander
in chief on the frontier has been ordef—
ed to take all necessary steps for the
defense of the rights of the Ottoman
Turkish minister at Athens and all Ot-
toman agents in Greece have been re:
called. The representative of Greece at
Constantinople and all the Greek con-
suls in Turkey have been requested to
withdraw.”
The protection of Turkish subjects in
Athens has been intrusted to the Ge’r-‘
man miniSter. -
As It Is Understood In London.
London, April 19. —-The Greco- Turkish
situation is. understood here to be sub—
stantially as follows: War has not been
officially declared between Turkey and
Greece, but it has been dec larcd official-
ly to have‘ ‘broken out." The Tulkish
cabinet has decided to sever diplomatic
relations with Greece and has ordered
Edhem Pasha, the commander of the
Turkish forces to take the offensive. It
is considered in London that warhe-
tween Turkey and Greece has actually
begun, the Turkish declaraiions ,that‘
.war‘ has “broken out” being merely for
the purpose of diplomatically putting _
the onus cf the :ar upon the 1;;11gdon
of Greece. .
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