r1 PAN Nil-v Excitement Increases and an Outbreak Is Feared. They Are Hoisting Their Native Flags as a Measure of Safety. ADDRESS $110.31 '1‘ IE GI’POSITION. Strongly I'rgcs the Maintenance of Order at All Hazards. :t The Lifcct of the Patriotic Pronuncia- mento Has Been to Calm the Populace to Some Extent—Apprehensions of n Dynastic Crisis+Constantine W'ill Re- tain Control of the Army—A \Vell. In- formed Correspondent’s Views of the Series of Colossal Blunders “’hioh Led Up to the Disasters to the Greeks In Thessaly—The Crown Prince’s Incom- prehensible Inaction In the Face of a Peremptory Crisis. Athens, April 29.—‘—Public excitement remains high. The foreigners are hoist- ing their national flags over the build- ings inhabited by them in fear of a popular outbreak. The French minister here, M. F. A. Bouree, has telegraphed for the French warship Latouche Tre- ville to return immediately to the Pi- raeus. The merchants on Hermes street have organized a private guard to pro- tect their stores, and patrols have been 'placed in the streets near the bourse and telegraph ofiice. The Opposition deputies have issued the following address to the people: “Fellow Citizens—In the critical pe- riod through which the country is pass - ing the summoning of the chamber is :considered necessary. The Opposition lbelieves it to be its duty to address to all citizens a recommendation and a re- quest to do all in their power to con- .tribute to the maintenance of order, lWhiCh is indispensable not only for the 'safety of all, but because it constitutes an indispensable element for safeguard- ' ing the honor and rights of the nation. “Let us not forget that the enemy is treading the soil of our country, and that our army is confronting it. At such a moment any one attempting to disturb order would begnothing but an ally of the Turks." This address is,signed by all the Op- position deputies now in Athens. The address had a calming eifect. A better ifeeling now prevails here, and there is 'little probability now Of a dynastic crisis. Special trains have been placed at the disposal of the provincial deputies in order to enable them to arrive in time to take part in the extraordinary ses- sion of the legislative assembly. Thereport that the king was c‘ompel— led to Sign a decree recalling Prince Constantine from the front is unfound- ed. The crown prince will remain at the head of the army. Discussing “'hat Hasn’t Happened. Paris, April 29.—The Matin today says that the supercession .of Prince Constantine. if made by a royal decree, is equivalent to his renunciation of his rights to the crown. The Matin asserts that the replacing of the premier, M. Delyannis, by M. Ralli, the Opposition leader, will not serve to arrest the course of popular indignation against the royal family, adding that the minis- terial crisis therefore only precedes a dynastic crisis by a few days. King ' George is credited with desiring to ab- dicate in favor of his second son, Prince George. Turkish Advance chulsed. London, April 29.—A dispatch from _Volo, the port of Thessaly, announces that the Turkish advance forces at- tacked the Greeks at Velestino, about eight miles west of V010 on the rail— road connecting the latter plaCe with . Larissa and Pharsalos. The Turks were repulsed with heavy loss and driv- en back to Teherlis. General Smolentz on hearing of the attack made a sortie from Pharsalos, in order to support the Greek forces at Velestino. . The Attitude of the Powers. Paris, April 29.——The following semi— _ official announcement was issued this afternoon: ,“I’ourparlers between Paris, London, Rome and St. Petersburg with the view of attempting mediation between Tur- kéy and Greece have been very active and are now assuming more precise form. It is hoped that the opportunity to mediate will arise before long. Ger— many and Austria are kept informed of the progress of the negotiations and do not disapprove of them.” Budapest, April 28.——In the lower house of the Hungarian diet today Count Apponyi, the Opposition leader. interpellated the premier, Bhron Banffy, as to whether, it the territorial status 'quo and the granting of autonomy to Crete are the guiding principles ani- mating the powers, the moment has not arrived to “end the aimless and politically detrimental warfare,” and whether the object of Emperor Francis Joseph’s visit to St. Petersburs; is to “modify the conditions of our alliances or, without modifying them, conclude an arrangement with Russia on the eastern question.” lIovements of the Greek Fleet. Salonika. April 29.—The people here have become calmer and the apprehen- sion of an attack upon the part of the Greek fleet is dying away. Nine guns of large caliber have been mounted on Fort Karaburun for the better protec- tion of the harbor of Salonika. Greeks Forced to Retreat. Constantinople, April 29.—An official dispatch received here from Salonika says that in an engagement at Losfakia the Greeks were cOmpelled to retreat, with a loss of 400 killed and many «Wounded. The report of the bombard- ".ment of Karaburun is denied in this rdispatch. It is explained that the lGreek fleet maneuvered in the vicinity f Karaburun, but did not fire upon that place. , The governor of Janina, province of I w-_._ M—smmr . .9. .. -. N . ..... .V, .. I ; CTR E EV E 1‘1 N0: "o AZETTiE it,“ ‘_ Epirus, telegraphs that perfect order prevails in that town. The Greek Expulsion. Constantinople, April 29,—It is now believed that the Greeks will probably not be expelled from the Turkish em— pire at the expiration of the fortnight's notice, beginning on the day the Turk- ish troops were ordered to cross the frontier. Among the reasons for re- fraining is the fact that the Turkish government has not the means to expel so many persons from the country. The Russian Red Cross Society. St. Petersburg, April 29.——The first detachment of the Red Cross society of Russia, consisting of 2 doctors and 20 sisters of mercy, with all that is neces- sary for establishing a hospital with 50 beds, has started for the seat of war. French Troops For Crete. Toulon, April 29.———Orders have been issued for further detachments of French infantry, artillery and marines to be ready to leave for Crete at a mo- ment’s notice. Ai'erofi‘s hinnilicence. Paris, April 29.——A newspaper of this city says it learns that M. G. Averol‘f, the Greek millionaire Who' was instru— mental in reviving the Olympian games and who offered the Greek government at the outbreak of the trouble with Turkey to provide the Greek army with 40,000 uniforms, has subscribed a total of 30,000,000 francs ($6,000,000) to the war fund. GREEK LEADERSHIP. Blunders In the Fighting “’hich Pre- coded the Fall of Larissa. New York, April 29.——Thc London Daily News prints the following today from its correspondent at VolO, Greece, under date of April 25, and it has been cabled to The World: , “The fighting at Reveni began at o’clock Saturday morning. Just before my arrival on the scene the Turkish batteries on Mount Vigla opened fire upon the Greek skirmishers at Latomi and Taverna. Our batteries, command- ed by Petridis and Gargalidis, replied vigorously. This, interspersed with sharp musketry fire, continued for more than two hours, when, upon new and peremptory orders from headquarters, Petridis’ battery limbered up and re- tired under a rain of shells, which for- tunately did no damage. “The infantry fire continued vigor- ously until 4 p. m., when the entire force commanded by Colonel Yanni- kosta. retreated upon K'outsochero and Larissa. The Turks, seeing this retreat. opened a hot fire upon them, and seven men were wounded. General Smolentz remained in his tent until the last and left with the rear guard. ' “When I left the brigade at Gounitsa to push on for Larissa, the men were retreating in splendid order, quite un- like the retreat of the other divisions, which once more proves the value of a brave and able commander. On the way to Larissa I met the Second infan— try regiment retreating from Boghazi in faultless order. _At 5 p. m. we reached Dendra, 15 miles from Larissa. There was no sign yet of the Turks. With my glass I could see their lines at Ligaria, but nothing further that day. . Everybody In :1 Panic. ”Larissa was completely deserted by the inhabitants and authorities, both civil and military. Such was the panic which had seized everybody that there was talk of setting fire to the town be— fore leaving it in order that it might not fall into the hands of the enemy. The inmates of the city prisons were set at liberty, and the official archives were removed. But,- sad to relate, great quantities of munitions and supplies were abandoned. Twelve siege guns were also left behind, after being ren— dered useless by unscrewing the breech stoppers. Surely, with the Turks still at Ligaria, these supplies and guns might have been removed. I can only say now that the Greek position on the Thessalian frontier was splendid up to Fridey night; that the fighting of the Greek troops was most brilliant, and that this position has been turned into the present disaster and disorder by the incapacity of thegeneral staff and certain brigade commanders. “The abandonment of Analypsis, Te- filvrysa, Rachovrysi, Milouna, Papaliva- don, Gritzovali and Arpaki last Monday night by order of Brigade Commander Mastrapas and the general staff was the most fatal blunder. This gave the Turks command of the whole eastern half of the Thessalian frontier and en- abled them to march undisturbed over Milouna into Ligaria and Keradjolio. Had the Greek batteries on Rachovrysi had two days more to operate- upon Menesse that stronghold must have fall- en. Then the Greek shells could have been sent crashing into the streets of Elassona. Nevertheless even after the deliberate and unnecessfiry sacrifice of .,these advantages, the positions of the Greeks were strong enough at Boghazi and Reveni to make Elassona unsafe. At Boghazi they had forced the Turks back for a distance of two miles and held the inner outlet of the pass toward Damasi. As soon as Viglia was taken they could have rushed in upon the vil- lage. . Constantine’s. Inaction. “,The Greek troops could have storm- ed Viglia. as early as last Monday, yet they were obliged to maintain an atti- tude'of passive defense, in conformity .with the crown prince’s strict orders. The storming of Viglia would doubtless have cost the lives of a couple of hun- dred men, yet brave soldiers told me, with tears of rage in their eyes, as we crouched under the intrenchments upon the heights of Taverna, how they had been lying idle there for days, seeing the Greek shells smashing the enemy’s batteries in all directions, when one bold bayonet charge across those 1,200 yards of mountain plateau would have ended the matter. . , ~ “Viglia would have turned its guns on Scompa‘. Damasi would have been tak- en without a shot and Elassona would have been brought within easy reach. Even at the eleventh hour on Thursday on Friday. if Viglia had been stormed, the Turkish army at Ligaria would have been in precipitate retreat across the Milouna to save Elassona. Viglia, therefore, is the second blot upon the Greek headquarters strategy. “The third blunder was at Mati. If the possession of Losfaki and Deleria was so important for the safety of the Greek army,.the former should have been maintained and the lattershould have been stormed, cost what it might. Any one familiar with the history of, modern battles can recall how desper- ately armies hay: fought over the pos» \ session of a single hamlet o‘r knell; yet Colonel Mavromichaelis, when he ar— rived outside of Deleria, saw the Turks in~posses;:ion, retreated Without firing a. shot andtclegraphed back that he was beaten.- Vi'hen the brave commander of Losfaki signaled early in the after- noon for re—enforcements, he received instead an order to abandon the posi- tion; yet in ,the plain below the Greek army of 9,000 men, with five batteries, had really pushed a greatly superior force of the enemy back upon Ligaria. and a whole brigade of re-enforcements was in sight at the very moment when retreat was decided upon. Greeks Bewildered. “No wonder that the Greek ca'rmy and the Greek nation were struck with be- wilderment and consternation at this awful blunder-ing, for even if we admit the necessity of a retreat it could have been executed in a manner to save both” the honor Of the Greek army and the homes of the Thessalian populations. A front could have been made at Kazak- "lar and Tyrnavo, and when that posi- tion became untenable the army could have fallen back slowly upon Larissa, thus giving time for the inhabitants of Tyrnave and Larissa and the surround- ing villages to make their arrange- ments. Instead of that, these poor vil- lagers and townspeople fled from their homes, abandoning a large proportion even of their portable goods. There can be no shadow cast upon the gal- lantry and fighting of the Greek officers and men in this painful crisis. The Greek soldier is undeniably brave, in- telligent, abstemious‘and enduring. His shortcomings in discipline and drill. are due entirely to the pernicious system of political meddling which has cor— rupted everything in Greece, the army not excepted. ' “The fault of the present disaster must be laid entirely at the door of the general staff, unless it be part of a lar- ger political combinatiOn of which We are as yet ignorant, in which case the responsibility must be sought for at Athens. The general staff is by far the weakest point in the Greek army, for no. serious work has been done'since the fall of King Otho to build up a corps of trained staff officers. Untilsuch meas- ures be taken Greece can never attain such success as her gallant soldiers de- serve and very nearly achieved this time in spite of their leaders. As re— gards the general situation, there can be no doubt that the Greek nation‘will call to strict account all those respon- sible for this sad reverse to its bright- est hopes.” THE BOTH—JANE) é‘éha’aimous. The Losses of the Three Appear to Ag— gregate Unr $2,500,000. New Bedford, Mass” April 29.-—The first definite information of the losses of the three Howland corporations, with figures as the basis, is contained in a letter to creditors, which has just been issued. From this letter it appears that the total indebtedness will reach possibly $2,550,000, although it may fall slightly below this figure. The letter is as follows: - “it.” directors of the I—Iowland Mills c. .‘poration, Rotch Spinning corpora- t. n, New Bedford Manufacturing ~ company, to various creditors ,of said corporations: ~ ‘ “Gentlemen—The discovery of unex- pected indebtedness in these corpora- tions was made on Friday, the 23d inst. 1n the afternoon of that day the directors met and voted to employ Ed- ward Kilburn, Esq., late of the VVam- sutta mills, to examine and report on the assets of each corporation: also to employ Mr. Francis A. Booth, expert accountant, to examine and report on the whole status of each corporation. These gentlemen are at work. Meet- ings of stockholders will be held as soon as pOSSible under the bylaw notice, at which meetings the reports of Messrs. Kilburn and Booth will be presented and action taken. The substance of the whole will then be mailed to the cred- itors and a meeting of creditors called, if you should deem it desirable. “Steps have been taken for the ap— pointment of receivers for the protec- tion of all interests. An effort 5 now being started to increase capital one- half, after corresponding reduction, so that indebtedness may be reduced to a suitable basis. In the present state of our information the total indebtedness of the three corporations exceeds their combined capital by about $168,000. The accounts payable—not yet stated—will increase this to $300,000, or less, as we think. MORGAN ROTCH, “President of the Corporations.” By the last certificate of the corpora— tions. filed Dec. 24, 1896, the capital of the Howland mills was $1,000,000, of the Rotch Spinning corporation $750,000, and of the New Bedford Manufactur- ing company 3500.000. giving a com- bined capital of $2,250,000. It thus ap- pears that if the indebtedness shall ex- ceed this amount by $300,000, as the let- ter to creditors intimates, the total will reach $2,550,000. Bliss May Resign. Washington, April 29.—The reports that Secretary of the Interior Bliss was about toreIire from the cabinet, al- though vigcrously. denied, are pro- nounced to be true by intimate friends of the secretary. They declare posi- tively that Mr. Bliss does not relish the drudgery connected with his position and has already informed Mr. McKin- ley that he would like to step down and out at the first opportunity. ' Aged \l-‘omaui Accused of Arson. Middletou‘n, N. Y., April 29,—An old woman was brought here under arrest today from New Hampton charged with setting fire to the house of James York, under whose roof she had found friendly shelter. She carried a baSket containing a big revolver and denied the charge Of arson, though she de- clared the spirits had told her that the lire would occur. International Art Exhibition. Venice, April 29.-— The International Art exhibition was opened today. The crown prince. Victor Emanuel; Prince of Naples, and the Crown PrinceSS Hel- negro, arrived at the exhibition in a state barge,‘ accompanied—by the cabi- net ministersand local Officials in orna- mented gondolas and barges. To Prevent a Lynchii‘lg. Richmond, April 29.-—Governor O’B‘er- ran this morning ordered the Monticello guards of Charlottesville to proceed 7in1.rnedia.te1y,to Fairfax, Va.,‘to protect the negro Lewis, who is on trial there for his life i the alleged outrage on Mrs Riedel, . white woman. Lynch- ing is .fearec' . . L . NEW YORK J ANUABY 25, 1897. ena, daughter of the Prince of Monte— THE am 4 his Nannie-nun; BIGHAED A. Mécunnr, President. I 3 9 Sialemem for flu Year Ending December '3ls’l, I89 According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York. INCOME, l 'S 39,93,4I4 20 , - l0,|09,28| 01 s HEW Received for Premiums From ‘all Other Sources — V ~ - DIS-BU RSEMEN TS, To Policy-ladders for claims by llealh T0 Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends. elc. - For-all Dlher' Accounts - , $12,595,113 39 12,642,456 51 'H'Mifl 636,216,515 l4. . _ 'AssETs. niled Slates-Bends and-oiher Securities First lien Loans onBond and Mortgage, - - , - « $116,125,692 15 11,543,929 6 ll,09l,525 on 22,161,666 65 12,666,990 66 "6,535,555 66 __..——_—._.____. S 234,144,l48 42 205,0l0,633 12 ——_—._-_—.——~—— 8 29,133,5l4 10“ -——._.____.._________ s 9l8.698.338 45 Loans on Stocks and Bonds Real Esiale Gash in Banks and Trust companies Accrual lnieresl, Nei Deferred Premiums, elc- - Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities - - p- - . Surplus ' Insurance and Annuilies in force I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor. O From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual _ Report of the Examining Committee. Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York '4 TO THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES or . THE MilTllAL LIFE INSURANCE GOMPAllY OF NEW YORK The undersigned, a Committee apppointed by your honorable body on. the twenty- third day of December, I896, to examine the Annual Statement of the Company, and to verify the same, .espectfully o REPOVRT That, pursuant to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have at various dates between the date of the said reference and the date of this Repert attended at the office of the Company, and have been waited on by the Treasur the Comptroller, the Auditor and and the Cashier, together with the the respective assistants or such ofi’icers, and have chi: fully gone over all the items contained 111 the said Statement, and have found the same to be correct. They have examinéd and counted every certificate of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company, and compared the price- at which “I. e same are carried in said Statement with, the market quotations and find the same not exceeding such quotations—in feet). in man cases bal w them. They have examined and counted the bonds and mod 3 es on real rO ert held b the ' and End the So he to be as stated. They have also verified the valuations of the gCOgmpany’s hgldiggsz’af real Estate Egldnpfigé verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust companies, and have counted the cash on hand held by the Cashier. . . And the Committee certify that all the books, papers. documents and evidences of title of every description necessary in such examination have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said officers and their assistants, and that the same are accurate, in good Order and well kept. _ And the Committee further certify that the investments of ' the Company are of a high order, and that the system and methods adopted by the Company in recording its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation ROBERI‘ OLYPHANT J. HOBART HERRICK JAMES N. JARVIE ' CHARLES D. DICKEY. JRJ JAMES C. HOLDEN CHARLES R. HENDERSON All of which is respectfully submitted The company has issued an order whereby women can be insured withOut'ihe extra . charge heretofore required. More definite information on the subject will be furnished by the local agent, Mr. A H. Camp, .. . Board of Trustees GEORGE G. HAVEN ADRIAN ISELIN JR. GEORGE S. BOWDOIN Two. A. HAVEnErEE WILLIAM C. WHITNEY WILLIAM ROOKEEELLER JAMES N. JARVIE CHAS D. DIOREY JR. ELBRIDGE T. GERRY HENRY H. ROGERS Jno. IV AUCHINCLoss 'J REODORE MORFORD WILLIAM BABCOCK STUIYESANT FISH Mensrus D. J UILLIARD CHARLES E. MILLER WALTER R GILLETTE H. V\ ALTER WEBB F REDDEIC CROIIWELL J ULIEN T. DAVIES ROBERT SEWELL S, V. R. CRucER CHARLEs R. HENDERsoN Runes W. PEOKBAM J. HOBART HERRIOE Wu P DIXON , ROBERT A. GRANNISS ROBERT A GRANNISS Vice-President. . WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. , ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President. HENRY E. DUNCAN, JR, Corresponding Secretary ' WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary. FBEDERIC CROMW ELL. Treasurer. JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMPSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P, SANDS, Cashier. ' EDWARD 1’. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier.. ‘ ' EMORY MOGLINTOCK, Actuary. JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary. CHARLES A,‘PR~ELLER, Auditor. . . WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. “ C. CLIFFORD GRETSINGER, Assistant Auditor. HENRY S. BROWN, ASsistant Comptroller. . 'JOHN C. ELLIOT. Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. EDWARD LYMAN SHORT. General, Solicitor. ' ' ' MEDICAL DIRECTORS: . ' GUSTAVU'S S. WINSTON, M. D. ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D' GRANVILLE 31.;IVHITE, M, I) JOHN W , N 16110115 “W, ""9"! “eigggglgégfigmw,. ‘ I " ‘ on Hm GAME.” .0 - local Agent. SAMUEL D. BABCOGK RICHARD A. MCCURDY JAMES C. HOLDEN HERMANN C. VON POST LEWIS MAY ' OLIVER HAREIIIAN ROBERT OLYPHANT GEORGE F. BAKER DUDLEY OLco'r'r \
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