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' I‘LOODS STILL RAGING.
The Situation In Arkansas Is‘ Becoming
More Desperate Daily.
Helena, Ark” March 31. ——The situa-
tion here today is worse than ever be-
fore. The river rose two and a half
inches duringthe last 24 hours, and a
stiff gale has been blowing almost
without a moment’s cessation since
Sunday night. Mayor Fitzen issued a
proclamation today calling upon all
ablebodied men and boys to secure
spades and put themselves under the
command of the superintendent of the
levee. .
The proclamation net with hearty
response, an: 500 01' 600 men are work-
ing on the levees, 11 hile many others
are on the h i ‘1 111111 1;: a long line of wag-
ons with. diit to be conveyed to the
weakest points. The levees are in good
condition considciing the long siege,
but the heavy wind and the knowledge
that the river is to rise for several
days longer has me: ved every man for
{1. desperate fight. Captain Nolty of the
rescue boat Titan reports a break at
"Wood Cottage landing. The break is
£00 feet wide. This break will put all
the country not already inundated un-
der water down to Laconia.
At Helena hope is strong, but a des-
perate fight is being made all along
the levee. Today the entire front will
be raised from one to two feet, making
the levee from four to five feet higher
than it was when the flood commenced.
Many proffers of assistance have been
received, but Helena feels that she is
able to take care of herself. More tents
are due here today, but more refugees
are reaching here from every quarter.
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The Levee Broke.
Greenville, Miss, March 31. — The
levee broke at Mound Landing, Miss,
15 miles north of this place, at 3 o’clock
this morning. The water will overflow
Greenville and all towns west of Deer
Creek. The b1eak at Steads Landing,
near Perthshire, Bolive r county, is re-
ported to be 1, .500 feet wide. The entire
lower half of the delta 11111 be under
water 111th1n three davs. All ablebod—
ied men have been called out to throw
' up a protection levee around this city.
Corbett Follows Fitz.
San Francisco, March 31.—Jim Cor-
bett left this city last night with his
trainer, McVey, for Salt Lake City,
where he is book ed to give an exhibi-
tion tomorrow evening. Fitzsimmons
will also giv e an exhibition in Salt Lake
City on the same night. Some small
bets were made yesterday that Corbett
will attract a larger crowd than the
champion. The Californian says that
he will try to exhibit in every town and
city that his successful opponent will
appear in on his journey through the
states to New York. Corbett says that
he will 'keep after Fitzsimmons until
the champion will afford him an oppor-
tunity to either win back his lost lau—
rels or go down a whipped man for the
second or last time.
Death In 1115 Fall. ._
Chicago, March 31.—County Commis—
sioner Nicholas Peirce fell over the
railing of the front stairway at his
home, at 286 North State street at 2
o’clock this morning and received in—
, juries from which lie died half an hour
later. He returned at that hour with
a party of friends and, as they w e
chatting pleasantly, he started to go
up stairs. Upon reaching the top he
lost his balance and fell over the rail-
ing into the basement areauay. His
skull was fractured.
A Brazen Burglar.
Nyack, N. Y., March 31.—A burglar
entered the residence of Dr. L. D. Couch
early this morning and pointed a re-
volver at Mrs. Couch, who was sleeping
with her tuo small children. She
screamed and frightened the intruder
away. The burglar next tried to enter
the residence of D1 Philys Mceller,
where he 110 5 found by policemen. He
fired fiie pistol shots at the policemen,
who retuxned his fire, but escaped.
George L. Converse Dead.
Columbus, 0., Maich 31.—George I...
Converse, 1::(—1'1.1embl:=r- of congress, died
today. .7111". Converse} 1ad been a strong
figure in Ohio politics: He was over 60
years old. Before the war he was
prosecuting attorney of Franklin coun—
ty and late-1' he served in both houses
of the state legislature. In 1877 1Ir.
Converse came within a few votes of
the gubernatmial nomination. From
1878 to 188.5 he was in congress.
New Taxes In Spain.
Madrid, March 31.—The government
is contemplating imposing new taxes in
order to provide for the Cuban war ex-
penses. It is rumored here that Gen—
eral Sangullly will succeedGeneral Ruis
Rivera, now prisoner in the hands of
the Spanish, as commander of the in-
surgent forces in the province of Pinar
del Rio.
A Tug Seized.
Key West, March 31.—The tug Mon-
arch has been captured by the revenue
cutter Winona and was brought here
this morning in charge of one of her of—
ficers. The tug is now at the govern-
ment dock. The crew refuse to make
any statement on the subject.
Cheap Liquid Air.
W’ashington, March 31.—United States
Consul General De Kay, at Berlin, has
- reported to the state department the in-
vention of a process for liquefying air
by which the cost of production is
brought down from $2.25 to 21/; cents
for reducing five cubic meters.
The New York Strike.
New York, March 31.—Apparently no
change has occurred in the status of
the steam fitters’ strike in this city.
None of the strikers, it is said, has
applied for work, and all of the shops
are picketed to prevent new men from
taking their places.
Iron \Vorkers’ ‘Vages Reduced.
Bellaire, 0., March 31.—Notices have
been posted of a 10 per cent reduction in
the wages of the 500 employees at the
tube plant of the Riverside Iron works
at Benwood, which will go into effect
on April 6. '
Wealthy Man’s Suicide.
Geneva, N. Y., March 31.—Charles F.
Houghton, principal owner of-the Cor-
ning Glass company and reputed to be
worth half a million dollars, shot and
killed himself here this morning.
Mrs. Flatt Not Seriously 111.
Washington, March 31.—Mrs. Thomas
.‘C. Platt is not seriously ill, so Senator
Platt’s private secretary says.
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GREECE CANNOT YIELD
King George Has So Notified the Czar '
”Regarding the Powers.
THE FIGHTING HAS BEGUN.
A Battle In llIacedonia In “’liich the
Turks Lost Twelve Killed and Twen-
ty “founded—The Situation ls
Extremely Critical.
Constantinople, March 31.—If the re-
ports just received here from the Turk-
ish headquarters at Elassona are cor—
rect. fighting has already occurred on
the Turkish 'side of the frontier of Mac—
edonia. It is said that a Greek insur—
gent chieftain, Alexis Taki, a brother of
the famous Chieftain of that name,
crossed the frontier into Macedonia on
Sunday last, accompanied by about 25
of his followers. Near Grevna ‘the
Greeks met and engaged an advance
post of Turkish troops, commanded by
a. German officer. In the fighting which
followed the Turks lost 12 men killed
and had 20 men wounded, including the
German officer. The loss of the in—
surgents is not known. The latter sub—
sequently retuined across the border in-
to Greek teiiitory.
The situation is about as critical as it
can be, and it is difficult to see how 11 ar
between Greece and Turkey can be
averted. Strong efforts in that direc-
tion are still being made, but it is ru-
mored in diplomatic circles here that
King George has sent a message to the
azar, saying that it is impossible for
llreece to yield to the powers regarding
Crete and that it is equally impossible
to recall the Greek troops from Thes-
saly, in view of the excited state of the
public mind.
Greeks Have “'ar Fever.
It is believed that even the annexa-
tion of Crete would fail to satisfy the
Greeks. They are so imbued with the
war fever that nothing short of Severe
blood letting will cure them. The
Greeks, it is further believed, greatly
underestimate the strength of the
Turkish forces in Macedonia and Epi-
1'us. Edham Pasha, the Turkish com-
mander in chief, now has at his dis-
posal about 150,000 fighting men and 300
Krupp guns. He also has. an ample
supply of ammunition, a fair commis-
sariat, as Turkish commissariats go,
and his medical staff and hospital corps
are in satisfactory condition. All the
strategic points on the frontier are oc-
cupied, defended by newly thrown up
earthworks and other defenses and are
supplied with powerful batteries of ar-
tillery.
To attack this line of defense, it is
understood, the Greeks cannot muster
more than 60, 000 men, mostly irregu-
lars, although some estimates here have
it that the Greeks may be able to mus-
ter 80,000 men in all, counting the has-
tily armed peasantry and the raw re—
cruits and rough reserves which they
have been pushing toward the frontier
for a month past. This force is known
to be weak in cavalry and especially
weak in artillery, in which arms the
Turks are overwhelmingly strong. It is
true that the Greeks are animated by
a warlike spirit and degree of enthusi—
asm rarely before witnessed, but war-
like enthusiasm, according to the mili-
tary experts here, cannot prevail
against big battalions and heavy and
numerous batteries of artillery.
The Turk Calmly \Vaits.
Thus it is that the Turkish authori-
ties ale calmly awaiting the outbieak
of war, if v a: is to come. confident that
every step possible has been taken to
meetthe emerge “icy. I
As to the Cretan situation proper. it
is understood that the admirals in Com-
ntand of the fmcign fleets in Cretan
waters are of the opinion that, now
Greece has \i: mally ccmpietcd be;- war
p19r¢11atirn fictitiers of Thes—
saly, a l ::n of the prfinc'pal Creel'
ports: 11'::' 11 Cl23S. thus heal 1n"
out tit-.1 oretasts preiiously made in
these (’11., 111110“ that the refusal of
Great Britain to take active part in the
blockade of Greece might lead to the
collapse of that scheme to prevent an
outbreak of hostilities. It was further
pointed out that the blockade of G.ce *9
might precipitate the very Clisis the
powers professed to be desirous of
averting—not that all possibility of a
Greek blockade is passed, it is still held
as a threat over King George‘s head,
but the main object of the proposed
blockade, that of closing the ports at
which troops and supplies for the Greek
armies in Thessaly were being landed,
can no longer be accomplished.
Greek troops and supplies are already
on the frontiers and 3. blockade at this
stage of the game would be in the na—
ture of locking the stable door after the
horse has disappeared.
Besides, any further attempt to co—
erce Greece would, beyond doubt, tend
to further incense and excite the Greek
populace, and absolutely nothing else
but war would satisfy them.
A Grave Crisis.
'Under these circumstances all the ef-
forts of the ambassadors of the powers
here are now being directed toward pre-
vailing upon the Turkish government
to advise the sultan to consent to the
withdrawal of the Turkish troops from
Crete, as another sop to Greece and as
another attempt to prevent war. And,
in addition,the embassadors are endeav-
oring to prevail upon both Greece and
Turkey to agree to the establishment
of a neutral zone between the opposing
Turks and Greeks on the two frontiers.
The embassadors have made strong
representations to the porte in favor of
permitting the immediate departure of
those of the Mussulmans in Crete who
have expressed the desire to emigrate.
This will probably be agreed to, but the
withdrawal of the Turkish troops is an-
other mattér, and one which the sultan
has not yet shown any disposition to
submit to. ,
However, war may yet be averted, al-
though it must be admitted that the sit-
uation is a very delicate one, 'and it will
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require great tact or else the unfore-'
seen to solve the problem without blood-
shed. .
Relief Tug Sunk.
Memphis, March 31.—The steam tug
El Rio Rey, chartered by the St. Louis
Republic as a. flood relief boat, sank in
40 feet of water in front of Memphis
this morning. No lives were lost.
The Plague Spreads.
London, March 31. —A dispatch from
Bombay says that the plague has brok-
en out among the British troops at Ca.-
Jaba.
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A few of 011:- Bargains for
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Leg Lamb, 12c
Buck Shad, 8c
Roe Shad. 100
Round Steak, 12c
Sirloin Steak. 150
T1'-. our Sc Rib Roast.
HIS IS NOT ALL, a visit to
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people want and our prices are
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Fairlield county National flank ,
4i Wall St. Forwalk. Conn.
INCOl-lPOl-l LED. 1121. Capital. 200.000
EDWIN O. Knuth President.
DAVIDIB. luILLER, Vice-President.
L. (‘.(1‘rR,Ei:-', Cashier.
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OPENING OF SPRING MILLINERY 1
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 27,, I897.
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and Blazer Jackets, lined with silk, and range from $7. 50 to $25.00.
CAPES.
Cloth Capes, $2.98 to $1200, Elli; Capes with chifibn collar, $7.50.
Silk Grenadine Capes, $7.50,
CHILDREN ’8 G-AtRMEN'I'S.
Children’s Jackets, $1.00 to $7.00. Children’s Suits, $3_75 to $9.00.
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15 Tufted Checked Suits, $4, 98.
10 Black Silk Grenadine Skirts, $10. 00.
15 Large igured Brocade Satin Skirts, $10. 00.
25 B. ack Figured Brilliantine Skirts, 980.
30 Blac; and White Check Skirts, $1, 25.
20 Colored Novelty Slnrts, $3.75,
NEW SILKS.
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10 pieces of choice designs, 690.
8 pieces Printed India Silk, in colors, for (11 csses 01
waists, 500.
l 0 pieces P1111t°d India All Silk, in large new Paris pat
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10 pieces large F1gu1 ed Black Brocadecl Satin for separ
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DRESS GOODS.
It. is a wonder to the manufacturers as well as to our
customers, the big stock of Dress Goods we carry. It
is not to us, for our Dress Goods Department is known
. from Stamford to Bridgeport, from Daubury to the
round. The prices are lower than any New York house
for the same goods.
10 pieces New Suitings, 230.
30 pieces N relties. 39c.
25 pieces Si)“- .-. 111d Wool and All W001. 500.
10 pieces the New Covert ior tailor gowns, 54. inches
wide, 75c
10 pieces Ladies' Broadcloth, for tailor made suits, $1.
6pieces French Coverts, $1. 25.
0U R DRAPERY DEPARTMENT,
25 pairs Chenille Portieres, $1.98 a pair.
10 pairs Chenille Portieres, $3.75 a. pair. ,
10 pairs Tapestry Portieres. $4 98 a pair.
LACE CURTAINS.
10 pairs Nottingham, 49c,
15 pairs Nottingham, 69c.
25 pairs Nottingham, 75c.
15 pairs Nottingham, $1.25.
22 pairs Nottingham, $1.50.
Irish Points from $3.00 to $10.00.
DRAPERIES.
10 pieces Colored Figured Denims, 150.-
6 pieces Old Blue and Fancy rateens, 250.
8 pieces 50 inch Tapestries, 500 ‘
10 pieces 50 inch Sateen Tapestries, 750. ' “
6 pieces 50 inch Silk Tapestries, $1 69.
New Tapestry Table Cove's ,980 to $5.
Another Sale this week of Granite Iron Ware
Big Drives in Hosiery and Men’s Furnishings
Buy your Linens now, before the tariff raises the prices 20 per cent., for the Linen
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