I
‘iHE Wu IN THE EAST.
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The Turks View the Suggestion of
Mediation With Favor.
GEN. SMOLENSKI TURNS UP.
'Missing Greek Commander and _His Bri-
gade Heard Fronv—CaSsandra, on the
Gulf of Salonika, Bomba‘rded, but
No Damage \Vas Done.
Constantinople, May 8.—-Advices re—
ceived here from Pharsalos say that
the Turks captured a quantity of arms,
ammunition, etc., at that place and
that the Turkish cavalry pursued the
retreating Greeks and greatly harassed
their rear Does.
The proposed mediation of the pow-
:s between Turkey and Greece is
iewed with favor by the Turkish gov-
t nment. ,
The authorities of Erzerum have been
ordered to hold '11 regiments of the fa.-
Itrous Hamidiégi- cavalry in readiness in
use they ar. ‘_wanted for service in
'Ihessaly. A..batta1ion of redifs has
.been sent to the island Of Mitylene as a
precaution against a possible landing
”Of the Greeks there.
The Turkish government received the
following Official dispatch from Phar-
salos: ,
" "At dawn, the imperial troops having
attacked the enemy occupying Pharsa—
los, from which place a portion of the
Greek troops had already begun to re-
treat during the night, defeated them
‘ and captured the town. A division of
cavalry pursued the- enemy on the road
to Domokos, and a division of Khairi
Pasha has been ordered to advance in
that'direction. The Greeks left ammu-
nition and provisions at Pharsalos.”
An ofl‘icial statement reiterates that
the reports of excesses by the Turkish
troops at Larissa are infamous calum—
nies.
/tt.
Greece TVithout Hope.
Athens, May 8.—The shadow of com—
plete defeat hovers over the Greek
-army, and its disintegration and ulti-
mate acknowledgment of defeat must
come within a few days.
The army has been divided by the
Turkish advance upon Pharsalos and
Velestino at the same time. One wing,
under the Crown Prince Constantine,
is now at Domokos in a comparatively
strong position. The other, under the
brave Brigadier Smolentz is on the
retreat to Volo, after having held out
bravely in the fight to hold Velestino.
Smolentz’s fight has been to hold the
railroad from Volo to Pharsalos. He
held it against repeated advances of
overwhelming forces of Edhem Pasha’s
troops. The retreat of the main body
of the army from Pharsalos to Domokos
left the other end of the railway line
unprotected. With one terminus of the
line in the hands of the Turks, the hold—
ing of the other end could be of little
benefit. The wing of the army now ’at
Domokos can no longer depend upon
' ,Volo as a base of supplies.
With one wing of the army driven
back, Smolentz’s movement to Volo
was the only one open to him. To re-
main at Velestino meant his being sur- 1
rounded by Edliem Pasha’s army and
the leaving of no loophole for his es-
cape. _
At Yolo he may hope for the assist-
ance of the Greek fleet in holding that
seaport of Thessaly. He can hope for
no assistance from the land troops of
the Greek army who are cut off from
VOIL by the main body, Of Edhem
Pasha’s forces. '
Such a' position of contending forces“
presages more certainly than any news“
of diplomatic interference the speedy
end or hostilities. '
Notwithstanding the apparent bittét‘
defeat of the Greeks. the attitude of the
Greek people seems still uncertain.
Stared in the face by this hopeless
prospect. the ministry says that its po-
sition is still one of war.
steps to accept the proffered interven-
tion of the powers appear to have
been taken. and the ministers. so far
as any one knows. await the final dis-
integration of the poorly trained and,
poorly equipped army which they have
contended ’was a match for the superior
forces of the Turks.
As a matter of fact. the Greeks have
now less than 25.000 ablebodied fighting
men opposed to a Turkish force of
something like 65.000. well trained and
oificered by men whose skill has shown
its superiority in every action since the
hostilities began.
What Greece is waiting for now no
outsider can see. The powers will pro-
tect the dynasty with their warships.
‘What will protect Greece if the Turk
goes farther forward is not apparent.
There is nothing to prevent Edhem
Pasha from marching into Athens itself
if the powers do not prevent such a
march.
EA dispatch just received from Almyros
announces that General Smolentz’s
brigade arrived there this morning. aft-
er having effected a retreat from Ve-
lestino in good order.
There had been some anxiety here as
to the whereabouts of General Srno-
lentz, whose brigade of Greek troops‘
has not been heard from since it was
engaged with the Turks at Velestino,
the Turks apparently attempting to
prevent a retreat upon Vole or Almy-
ms. The government had ordered the
ironclad squadron to send several tor-
pedo boats to obtain news of the miss-
ing brigade.
A panic prevails at Lamia, on the
gulf of Lamia, which is now the base
of supplies for the Greek forces at
Domokos. Many of the inhabitants are
fleeing from the place, fearing it will
be attacked by the Turks. Three ves—
sels brought refugees from Lamia to
the Piraeus last evening.
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The News From Larissa.
Larissa, May 7.———Night—(Delayed in
transmission.)——During the day many
lwoun'ded Turkish soldiers were brought
in here from the front. They confirm
the. report of the capture of Velestino
by the Turks, whére'the fighting was
)severe.
A Turkish brigade is marching on
7Volo, which is expected soon to be in
The handsof. the Ottoman troops. Ev—
erybody speaks bf the remarkable'cour-
age displayed by the Albanian troops,
. _____._.._ (4
From Turkish Headquarters.
Headquarters of the Turkish Army
In Thessaly, Pharsalos, May 6.—Nigh_t
~(Deiayed , in transmission.)—The
Greeks, in retiring across the plain to-
,ships had no effect.
No positive '
r;
ward the town, suffered terrible loss
from the fire of the Turkish artillery.
During the retreat the Greeks had to
cross the river by a“ single bridge. As
the Greek troops were massed at that
point the Turkish artillery, getting the
exact range, wrought fearful havoc
among them. The Greeks fought des-
perately until nightfall.
Constantine Makes Excuses Again;
London, May _8. —A special dispatch
from Athensrsays a. telegram has,been
received there from Prince Constan-
tine saying: “Our new positipn at Do-
mokos is one of great strength. We are
resolved to hold it at all costs. The re-
treat from 'Pharsalos was rendered im-’
perative by the overwhelming numbers
of the enemy and was ‘effected without
mishap.”
A Futile Bombardment.
Salonika, May 8.——The Greek fleet
bombarded the Turkish camps at Cas-
sandra, on the peninsula of that name,
at the entrance to the gulf of Salonika,
yesterday, but the shells from the war-
The fleet made no
attempt to land men.
Demoralization of the Greek Army.
Washington, May 8.——Minister Terrell
at Constantinople, under date of yester-
day, cables the state department that
a telegram 'has been received from Ed—
hem Pasha stating that he captured
Pharsalos yesterday morning, and that
he was pursuing the Greek army to
Domokos. The mountain passes below
Domokos could be easily defended, but
it is reported that the Greek army is
greatly demoralized and that it will
offer but slight resistance, if any, to the
advance of the Turks.
The New Hampshire Trust Company.
Nashua, N. H., May 8.—Judge Isaac
W. Smith, trustee for the class B bonds
of the New Hampshire Trust company,
which is now in the hands of'a receiver,
states that the bonds will eventually
pay 80 per cent. There were $3,000,000
of these bonds issued and they are
principally held in northern New Eng-
land. They are secured by about the
same amount in mortgages. Assignee
Peaslee of the trust company states
that class S bonds, of which there are
$260,000 worth in circulation, will be
wiped out entirely.
Antitrust Bills Now Laws.
Albany, May 8.—Thel so called anti-
trust bills, signed by the governor to—
day, provide briefly that every con-
tract, agreement, arrangement or com—
binatlon whereby a monopoly in the
manufacture, production or sale of any
article or commodity of cémmon use is
created is hereby declared to be against
public policy, illegal and void. The at-
torney general is empowered to begin
proceedings against any alleged vio-
lators upon obtaining consent from a
supreme court judge.
Daughters Of the Revolution.
Washington, May 8.—The executive
board of the Daughters of the‘Revolu-
tion has been in session here for several
days, with Mrs. Stevenson, wife of the
former vice president, presiding. It
has been determined to visit the Ten—
nessee Centennial exposition on Oct. 19,
when the Daughters will celebrate the
battle of Yorktown.
Our Diminutive Bufl‘alo Herd.
Washington, May 8.——Buffalo Jones
of Oklahoma, who is at present in the
city, has made the interior department
a proposition to corral the remnant of
the once’mighty herd of American bi-
son. Practically all of these animals
left in a wild state are in the Yellow-
stone National' park, and Mr. Jones
says they do not exceed. 30 in number.
Will Not Dissolve the Corporation.
Albany, May 8.—Attorney General
Hancock today denied the application
of William D. Chase, a stockholder of
Chase, Roberts & Co., asking the attor—
ney general to bring an action to dis~
solve the corporation on the ground of
insolvency. The company manufac-
tures varnishes in Long Island City.
A:
Jordan V'isits the ‘Prefident. I
Washington, May 8.—-Conrad N. Jor-
dan, assistant United States treasurer
at New York, was at the treasury de-
partment today, and, in company with
Secretary Gage, called on the president
before the cabinet session. His visit
is said to have no particular signifi-‘
cance.
Sohryver Promoted.
Baltimore, May 82—J. M. Schryver,
assistant general passenger agent of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, has
been appointed general passenger agent
by Manager of Passenger Traffic D. B.
Martin. Mr. Schryver has been with
the. company for-.3. long time.
Aged \Voman Killed by a Train.
Auburn, N. Y., May 7.—Mrs. Ellen
Campen, 70, was struck by the New
York Central passenger train due here
at 12:18 this afternoon a mile east of
the Aurelius station and instantly kill-
ed. She was driving chickens 'off the
track and did not hear the approaching
train.
The Old \Vhlsky Trust.
Chicago, May 7.—Mr. McNulta, the
receiver of the old Whisky trust. has
secured the compromise of $233,322 of
claims against the trust for $14,981,
which is less than 6 per cent of the
amount of the claims. The claims
were for Ohio and Kentucky plants.
The Bimetallic Commission.
Washington, May 7.—Dr.J.I—I.Hollander
has been appointed secretary of the in-
ternational bimetallic conference com-
mission. He is professor of economics
at the Johns Hopkins university and a
French and German scholar.
Chicago and Alton Dividend Reduced.
New York, May 7.—-The directors of.
the Chicago and Alton today reduced
the annual dividend on the stock from
8 per cent to 7 per cent per annum. The
price of the stock fell from 166 bid yes-
terday to 159 offered today.
James N. Tyner’s New Post.
Washington, May 7.——James N. Ty—
ner of Indiana has been appointed as-
sistant attorney general for the post-
oflice department. Mr. Tyner at once
took the oath of office and entered on
the discharge of his duties.
Captain’s Death From Yellow Fever.
New York, May 7.—The British ship
Lizzie Burrill, which arrived at Quar-
antine today from Rio Janeiro, reports
the death of Captain Saunders at Rio
from yellow fever. ’ .
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The Gay City Weeps Over Victims of
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DEEPGLWLIN PARIS.
the Awful Holocaust.
DEATH LIST MAY BEACH 200.
Distracted Persons Searching For Means
to Identify Bodies of Missing Rela-
tives—~Prefect of Police Se-
verely censured.
Paris, May 7.—With the exception of
the socialist newspapers, the whole
press associates itself with the profound
Sorrow which has overtaken the upper
classes of French society. The papers
point out that the question of the re-
sponsibility for the fearful fire at the
charity bazaar inflthe Rue Jean Goujon,
resulting in the déath of probably about
20’) people, must be fixed. They re-
proach the prefectures of polic‘ey'for not
having taken proper precautions. a
The government has ordered all It ie
subsidized theaters to be closed until
Saturday as a mark of respect for the
dead. ‘: . ' ‘
To the list of victims must be added
the names of Mlle. de Chevilly and the
Vicomtesse d’Avenal, w “0 have suc-
cumbed to the injuries w ich they sus-
tained while escaping from the fire.
It is stated that Mlle. _de L-,—- (name
not given in full, according to the cus—
tom of French newspapers),,th‘e daugh-
ter of a well known colonel, visited the
Due de Vendome, son of- the Due d’Al-
encon, yesterday and repeated 3. con-
versation she had with the~ late Du-
chesse d’Alencon, who-is one of the vic-
tims, just before the catastrophe. Mlle.
de L——- referred to 'the courageous
conduct of the duchess after the fire
broke out and continued: .
“1 was talking to the duchess in front
of the stall where I was assisting when
I heard a cry of “Fire!” and imme-
diately said to the duchess:
“ ‘Let us go, madame. Come at once.‘
Duchess Chose to Remain.
“The duchess replied: ‘No. Not yet.
Let us give the visitors time to get out-
side.’
“I saw the crowd rush for the exits
and the flames spread from hanging to
hanging around us, while drops of
burning tar fell upon us. 1 took the
duchess by the waist and was dragging
her away. I repeated:
" ‘You must come, madame.’
“I dragged her a few paces, but with
a brusque movemcn. she released her-
self, repeating:
“ ‘No, no! I will remain!’
“As, I was suffocating and as the
flames had already reached us I was
compelled to abandon her. ’
“She-stood motionless, then tok a few
steps toward her stall, her eyes uprais—
ed to heaven as though seeing visions,
and that was the last I saw of her.”
The report that the Countess Caste]-
lanc formerly Miss Anna Gould, was
among the missing is pure invention.
It v'cs not even hinted at anywhere in
Par?“ that the Castellanes were even
in the vicinity'of the fire.
The Prefect's Explanation.
M. Lepine, the prefect of police, today
gave this as his explanation of why he
did not have the building where the
bazaar was held inspected:
“The patrons and patronesses of the
bazaar were all Reactionists. I feared
to meddle lest I be accused of trying
to suppress a Catholic enterprise.”
Many of the organizers oflthe bazaar.
it is also stated, were Rallies, whom
the government wished to oblige. ‘
Relatives move from one charred
trunk in the Palais de l’Industrle to
another hunting hopelessly for some
mark of identity that will permit them
to choose one of the charred bodies
and take it home and weep over and
bury it.
Since the Duchesse d’Alencon was
identified by her teeth, wretched hus-
bands and wives have been sending for
the family dentist. hoping by his aid to
find some tangible clue, even though
the body is a hideous mass of burned
flesh and bones.
Grief of relatives grOWS more dis-
tracted. for they have only one more
day to search for clews of missing ones.
The unidentified bodies, it was an-
nounced, will be buried at a public fu-
neral service from Notre Dame on Sat-
urday.
The whole nation will be 'in mourn-
ing. President Faure. the cabinet,
royalists and republicans will be pres-
ent. Pere Richard will Officiate.
Dr. Nachtel. director of ambulances,
said:
“No one has a correct idea of the total
number that perished in the fire. Doz-
ens of persons were completely con-
sumed. I know it. I saw the ashes,
bracelets and ringslying in the debris,
perfectly free from flesh. There was
only ashes.”
Some of the police now say the num:
ber of missing will reach 200.
The ruins of the bazaar. the firemen
state. are free from dead, or everything
except their ashes. The search. how—
ever, is continued for rings, bracelets
and other Jewelry.
Orlo Rogers 'Drops Dead.
VVatertown, N. Y.. May 7.——Orlo Rog-
ers, 60, a brother-in-law of Judge Walts,
dropped dead in this city today.
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5
T E MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE I,
RICHARD A. McGURDY, Presidents:
q’
Statement for the. Year Ending December .3Isl,"II39.
According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York.
,\
INCOME, » "
s 39,93,4 m
l0,l09,28| 01
——._‘
Received for Premiums f - '- - -
From all Other Sources » -
DISBURSEMENT .
I2,8é2,456 51 '
l0,18l,005 64
—.———
—__.—_._
To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. , .- 4 -
For all Blhtr Accounts - - - - - .
ASSETS. '
, nlled Slates Bonds and olherVSe'curilies ‘- - - -
Firsl lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage - -' _ - . 'll,543,929- 6
Loans on Slacks and Bonds - ll,09l,525 00
Real Eslale - - ’ -- - ~ - - 22,161,666 65
Gash in Banks and Trusl companies +- - - +- - l2,680,39’0 00
Accrued lnleresl, Ilel Deferred Premiums, elc- - - - - 6,535,555 06
.__;._____.___,
6 234,144,l48 42
205,0l0.533 12
———._--—__———
8 29,133,5I4 70
__.__..____—
s 918,693,338 45
s I | 0,125,082 l5 '
Reserve for Policies and olher Liahililies - - - - -
Surplus - - - -
Insurance and Annuities 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.
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
TO THE HONORABLE, TEE'BOARD OF TRUSTEES or .
THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE ' COMPANY OF NEW YORK
The undersigned, a Committee apppointed by your honorable body on «the twenty-Q
third day-of December, I896, to examine the Annual Statement of the Company, and to
verify the same, .espectfully
REPORT
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 Report attended at the office of the Company, and have been waited on by the Treasurer,
the'Comptroller, the Auditor and and the Cashier, together With the the respective 35515111111: or such ofliceis, and have care-
fully gone‘over all the items contained 1n the said Statement,_ and have found the same to be correct. ’lhey have examined
and counted every certificate of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company, and compared the price at which the
same are carried in said Statement with the market quotations and find the same not exceeding such quotations—m fact, in
manv cases be] w them. They have examined and counted the bonds and moxtgages on real property held by the Company,
and find the same to be as stated. They have also verified the valuations of the Company’s hoIdIngs of real estate and have
verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust companies, and have counted the cash on hand held by the
Caleiri 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
' ' tf'll b itted ROBERT OLYPFIANT J. HOBART HERRICK. '
All of which is Iespcc u y su m JAMES N. JARVIE
NEW rm. Jim“ 25, 1897. JAMES c. HOLDEN '
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The company has issued an order whereby women can be insured without the
the local agent, Mr. A H. Camp, _
Board of Trustees
GEORGE G. HAVEN
ADRIAN ISELIN JR.
GEORGE S. BOWDOIN
THEO. A. HAVEMEYER
WILLIAM C. WHITNEY
WILLIAM ROCKEEELLER
J AMES N. JABVIE
CHAS D. DICKEY JR.
ELBRIDGE T. GERRY
HENRY H. ROGERS
JNO. W AUCRINCLOSS
THEODORE MORFORD
WILLIAM BABCOCK‘
STUYVESANT FISH
AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD
J. HOBART HERRICK CHARLES E. MILLER
WM P DIXON , WALTER R GILLETTE
ROBERT A. GRANNISS I H. WALTER WEBB
I FREDERIC CROMWILL
JULIEN '1‘. DAVIES
ROBERT SEWELL
S, V. It. CRUGER
CHARLES R. HENDERsoN
RUFUS W. PECEEAM
SAMUEL D,' BABCOCK
RICHARD A. MCCURDY .
JAMES C. HOLDEN I
HERMANN C. VON POST I
LEWIS MAY I
OLIVER HARRIMAN :
ROBERT OLYPHAN'I‘ l
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GEORGE F. BAKER
DUDLEY OLCOTT
, ROBERT A GRANNISS Vice-President. .
WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Mglggalfi J c d. S t
‘ L ’ ' ' -P 'd t. HENRY E. g ,g R, orrespon mg ecre airy
IbAAG F‘ L 011). 2d Vlce rem en . ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary.
FBEDERIC CROMWELL..TI'eaI-Iii11'(ir.SON 2d A . t T
' . FONDA Assistant Treasurer. ' . JAMES T _ . SSisant reasurer.
Igfiifiu P, SANDS, Cashier.‘ , EDWARD P. HOLDEN, ASSIS’cant Cashier.
’ ‘ EMORY MCCLINTOCK, Actuary.
JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistanltlifiuay. RICHARDS C { 1]
CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. WIL . . . , omp ro er.
' C. CLIFFORD GRETSINGER, AsSistant Auditor. HENRY 8. DRO WN, Ass1stant Comptroller.
JOHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. ’
EDWARD LYMAN SHORT, General Solicitor.
MEDICAL DIRECTORS: ‘
ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D‘ GRANVILLE M._\V HITE,
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GUSTAVU s” S. WINSTON, M; D.
General Agent lor -
JOHN w- NICHOLS Jew Haven, " ”Slate of Gonneclicul‘
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_ Local Agent. 1
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To Policy-homers for claims by Death -- 5- - 312,595,”:3 39'
' . $36,2l8,515 l4 -
CHARLES D. DICKEYJJRLS 2:”:
CHARLES R. HENDERSON ' -' .
extra
charge heretofore required. More definite information on the subject will be furnishedli‘lgy, '
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