Newspaper Page Text
. ' . . . . THE SUN, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1897, 7 f 19
1 FRONTIER WAR SCENES.
' SKETCHES OF TURKS Altl OREEKB
AT TUB TJtOXT.
1 now Mllanna Pan Wa Won Incident of the)
ruhtlnK at Matl-Tax tuldttx r mk
leadership Te failure or Ibe Creak
i Flrrt to Accomplish savKearbloi Bcaalla.
I)MK), April U7. The special correspondents
I I ho (runt m both side nro beginning to (III In
the war picture with plenty of light nd color,
which ro lacking In tho bare outlined that como
I,) telegraph. Tho mora Interesting sketches
continue to come from tho Turkish, rather than
the Greek sldo. Tho Turk somehow la n more
picturesque flRitro In vrnr than hla Christian
foe, Kven before tho glamour of victory woo
ildcilto his Oriental fanaticism, thoro una a
greater fusclnntlon about hli mannor of making
war nr preparing (or war than was found among
the Hellenic hosta. So, nt least, tho correspond
enl.i wllli Kdhcm Pasha's army mako it appear.
Certainly tho Turks go about the business of
war In inoro business like fashion, it not with
greater enthusiasm than tho Greeks,
Here Is a llttlo sketch from Q. W, 8toevens,
written from tho Turkish hondquarters nt Bias
wnatho day that war was officially declared.
It w HI explain to practical military men in largo
measure vvhj It was that tho Turks hare been so
easily successful In their first week's work:
" You can rtdo out of hero any way you like
and any dlstanco you like; you will never got
clear of bnggago boosts and pack-saddles. Go
frifr out of tho sort of maws in which I llva I
find the main street blocked with plunging,
stumbling, neighing, biting, country ponies;
slung on each sldo of each Is a long deal bos
w ith rifles InBldo it Struggling through theso I
came out lnlothe fifty yards of gravel through
which wrnders the streak of water once called
the Europus. Parenthetically, it Is a flue ex
ample of the way tho Greeks havo Imposed
thtmsclveson the world that tho leading con
tinent should bo named after an absurd little
brook that I can jump across. Blocking tho
rouil by the river Is more, transport: carts, this
time, ilraw n by small dun oxen, the carta them
selves merely flat boards laid on on axtetree,
' with a kind of rough post-and-rall for sicks,
and solid slices of wood for wheols. The carts
are full of fodder; others are plied up with baps
of flour. Out nn tho plain you see long trails
of ponies again: these are carrying ammunition.
"You begin to climb the loner slopes of the
hills: )ou overtake mora ponies trudging up the
sinuous, switchback path; they a rry what look
like carcasses of black pigs, but the perpetual
drip, drip down tho horses' Hanks proclaim them
water skins. Wholo battalions arc watered by
this tedious labor, for )ou cannot always find
springs In the best strategic positions any more
than you can perforate a wholo Iron tier with ar
tesian wells. You go higher and you are almost
Jostled down a precipice br a string of self
centred mules bringing down firewood. Then
comes the worst of all donkeys piled up to
double their height and tc'i times their breadth
with dry Juniper, cut for fuel. Any other beast
the driver can push on to the edge of the drop
and leave It hanging over till you pass by. But
the donkey Is entirely lost In his load of brush
wood; you Infer that a donkey Is somewhere In
the middle of the prickly avalanche, but you
lannotgct at him with the longest whip So
ton must climb onto a boulder, or something,
and stand till Blmam Wood goes post."
Here Is tho amusing story of the first Greek
prisoner taken by the Turks during tho unoffl
rial mid which preceded the declaration of war.
It, also. Is from Mr. Steercns's pen. In tho Daily
Mail:
"Yesterday a captured brigand arrived here,
and I interviewed him. In the blackening dusk I
saw a dim knot of men under the portico of the Ka
Imakam's house the prison Is the Koimakam's
back garden. Inside a ring of braided and but
toned Turkish officers, of breeched and galtered
English correspondents, stood a man, talking fast
and loudly. I went up to the ring and looked at
him. As n brigand he was distinctly disappoint
ing a squat little man under five, feet, slouch
ing, dirty, unshaven, with n greasy, red skull
cap. and an 111-flttlng cord suit. As he gabbled
on, now crossing his arms, now waving them
. like windmill soils around his head, he looked
for all the world Ilka an unemployed orator on
Tower Hill.
"Defiantly and cv en proudly be told his story
to the interpreter. He caino from Corfu, and ho
belonged to a battalion of. the reserve. He went
first to Larissa, then to Trlkkala, then to Kala
bako. His Captain and his Lieutenant ordered
him to make war, and the wbulo battalion so I
gathered, though it sounds unlikely went for
ward together. With others they mrre a thou
sand strong. The officers nut off their uniforms
I and put on kilts. Kvervbody knew they were
going to make war at Trlkkala, at Kalabnka,
everywhere. They all cried, Zl to ho polemos'
and ns he said the words, the grubby little
prisoner flourished his arms, and stood up
his wholo four foot six. They went ovor
the frontier at sunrise; be did not know
whether the ofllcers saw them, though he
admitted that a thousand men cannot hide be
hind a juniper busb. They came to tho Turkish
blockhouses: some of thi- garrisons retired, and
they burnt their blockhouses. Ono they besieged,
snu when tho Turks had fought many hours and
shot awa) all their ammunition, thoy surren
deredeight men to a thousand. Trie eight
were taken back to ICalabuka. After that they
went on four hours' march Into Turkey. Then
they met the Turks again, and they were de
feated. They bad an army doctor with thorn and
lie was shot, but they saved the color. Then ho
got cut off from his comrades with twenty-five
others. Twenty tour cro shot, and so he sur
rendered. Ana there he was till an orderly took
nlm away to the prison again.
,i '.J14' 'bey arc going to do with the absurd
Uttle brigand I do not know. They would bo
quite vrithln their right to shoot him, and tho
execution might have the good effect of clearing
me political Mr perhaps oven to the point or
war. All tho same, I rather hope they will be
Wna tohlm. Ha thinks he has been playing tho
part of a patriot engaged In a righteous war
unst his country's enemies. But he at least
risked his life, and is ready to pay it yet."
Jlr. Steevens has not told us tho fate of tho
wretched llttlo brigand.
The Hrst simple, straightforward story of how
the Greeks lost Mllouna Pass, whence all their
troubles resulted. Is told In a mall letter from
the Dally Itltgraph't correspondent with tho
Turkish army, and published to-day, lie writes:
"Tho Greeks made a determined attack on
Mllouna Pass at about 7 o'clock on Saturday
venlng. A ridge of hills, along the watersldo of
which the frontier nine for about ono and a half
to two miles, rises at either extremity to a height
of some 3,000 foet. On each of theso summits a
.Turkish battery had been placed, Tho Orccks
wept tho Turkish frontier blockhouses, and,
descending the northern slopes, bad almost
reached the plain, Tbroo miles of level coun
try would bare brought them to Elassona. But
six Turkish battalions moved up hastily, und
drove the Invaders back tow ard Greece, About
S o'clock in tho morning tho fighting was very
heav. Tho Greeks were repulsed from four
positions successively by ba) on ct rushes. They
fought with groat determination, but could not
withstand tho steady pressure of the Turks, who
"ere now supported by frosb relnfoi cements.
The casualties bore a very slight proportion to
the amount of tiring, but somo very ugly work
was done at close quarters. When morning
yawned the Greeks had been sent back to the
frontier blockhouses, but tho heavy firing con
tinued without Intermission.
About & o'clock A. M. Memdouks Pasha's re
serve division left Its encampment und moved
ys J to the baso of tho hills. The Albanian bat
talions chuntod their war songs as the) marched
(ncoluuiu of coiupanlos across the dry plough
(sinluml the cornfields, already knoadoop, of the
usuoiilaii plain. At llrst it was thought that a
lew hours would be sufficient to drlvo the Qreeks
oon Into 1 hesealy. But tho bills uro very drill
euitund broken; no general attacking lino could
formed. Tho battlo resolved itsolf. for some
fiours, Into n series of detached conflicts. Tbo
fowlers kept up an Independent flro. lying down
whlnd rocks or any shelter they could Unci. A
strong west wind blew tho smoke away, and tho
aoremcnlsof the different skirmishers could
Mlly bo distinguished. In this kind of guerrilla
warfare on a large scalo the Turkish soldlor tils
JWs greut skill and self-rollance. I noticed a
S't'chminl of four Turk who happened to bo
posed to a superior force of Greeks. Three of
the men Wcre killed and lay still on tholr faces,
while tho fourth flred ten shot with perfect
"?i,u," bo'ore he. too, was silenced.
i..i nculest losses and the most obstluato
wtnun,' occurred at threo points uround the
workhouses. These positions were taken nnd
"taken, und Greeks and Turks were thickly
;,tf,iw" !r.au.'ul tboni. Tho Turkish artillery,
&r A.i "Ha 1'iibo, greatly distinguished
f. ' in r,ir batteries placed at the foot of
le hills made admirable practice at tho
2'm of 3,700 and 3,WX yords. Col
l.i.ii0' ""oke and dust, rising from the
JJ !"". uoll rlo about the blockhouses,
owi)ct ula deadly accuracy of aim. But tho
rvfJlf ut,.,.c,u 0' Ue blockhouses did pot greatly
Iff,.11."'0 lu'htoU udvumo. Tbedreekstook
I KiSi '" .01m) IntrencbmcnU behind tho block
1 6h !'. wr,llh coM "ol be seen from the Turk
1 IhiiNfV' rte t tlB oot of the hills. Several
I An , ".t"r?,.Hred uutard without result.
ttffi? Al,,?"ln volunteer, who bad left tho
1 ffi'i1","1 """' the .artillery must be moved
m &h ,l,u"tB.VI' Jh0 ,ul '- Bur this was ron-
M 5,n .,lu.V,ble y the nature of the ground.
M 4 tLVlv"i,',Ucr."00 oro n H Uxaws necessary to
ski. wry mute iulrcuciuncnts ut, any nwt, anaa-
euro tho safety ot the Turkish line for the night
Tho sun bad already set when the chargo was
sounded) and the Qreeks. overmatched and
worn out by tho long twenty-four hours' strug
gle, gave war, and the wholo lino ot the hill
was oocuplod hy tho Turk.'7
On tho Greek sldo thoro Is no lack of Interest
Ing human feature ot tho conflict supplied by
ororal woll-tralnod war correspondent. No
ono is doing better work than Charles Williams,
the Teteran, who has been through every war
worth mentioning for forty year in behalf of
one or another of tho groat lxindon Journals.
He Is now at tho front for tho Daily ChrcnMt.
First, as Illustrating tho spirit and behavior ot
the Greek during tho two or throe days' desul
tory fighting before the decisive battlo of Matl,
let mo quota a paragraph from tho Telegraph
man:
"A brief description of what I saw from the
top of Mount Analypsls and returning tlicnco
may holp to show haw the Greeks comport thorn
elves. An old peasant of 00 yearn rolunteored
with alacrity to be my guide, He had suffered
from tho Turks in Macedonia, and slnco the
fighting began he has spent most of his time
upon tho mountain taking pot-shots nt them.
For all his years and weight of riflo and car
tridges he climbed up tho precipitous sides of
Analypsls like a chamois, and I had to cry halt
long ere ho reached the belt of pines.
"We found Greek Euionol and Infantry to
the number of 300 scattered over ever' a allablo
position upon crown and slopes. Tbo two guns
were moved about and fired from one place and
another as best suited the targets offering them
selves. Whenever a shell burst successfully,
eltherjamong'advanclng Infantry, orfln tranches,
or through Ins roofs of guardhouse and barracks,
the soldiers encored and sent n faw rifle shot
a an oxtra fillip to tho Turks, who were forced
to show themselves for a moment. Apart there
from thero was a constant f uslllndo ns parties of
Turks, taking cover, essayed to creep up the hill
side. On their part the Turks shot very well,
too, and one had but to show himself to draw
flro from half a dozen good marksmen. I had a
white broad-btimmed felt hat, which I found it
best to carry after a bit In my hand. My guldo
got down upon his kneos behind rocks a score of
times, and, llko an Irishman nt n fair, where; er
he saw a head ho blazed at It. I put my hand
upon his rifle several times, and begged htm to
flro less rapidly and more surely, but his blood
was up with the pot pitting going on, and ho was
as fiery as a youth or twenty."
Mr. Williams makes somo lntorcsttng expert
observations regarding the work dono by both
tho Turks and Greeks during tho series of en
gagements preceding tho Mali disastor, and
whon apparently they stood a fair clianco of
winning according to tbo military situation. Mr.
Williams writes:
"The Turkish practlco Is very bad. Out of
sixteen now copper-ringed pattern Krupp shells
fired at one battery onl j ono came near, and did no
harm. Another was forty yards away, while the
rest have been so far not sought out. Similar
report have been received from adjacent a reck
station.
"In my judgment tho Greek positions aro im
pregnable to any possible force of tho enemy,
but I should prefer to see the Greeks occupying
one crest further on amid tho sea of mountains
than the lofty hill covering Boghoxl, called Trlpo
mania, which has two Turkish blockhouses on
the summit in possession of tbo Greeks. Slnco
esterday the Greeks havo hod no tclcgrapblo
communication toward the mountains be
yond Turnavo, trusting to the heliograph,
which works Incessantly its tiny twinkles,
and does admirable service, being replaced at
night by flash signals for small distances. No
war but that on the Indian border has so abun
dantly proved the value of what the Greeks call
' eye optics,' but India and Thcssaly can alike
count on sunshine. It seems Impossible that the
present situation can continue. A great move
ment Is Inevitable on ono side or the other, as at
present there In a mere burning of powder."
A day later Mr. Williams wroto:
"Last night at a quarter past 8 one of my
Greek servants rushed In while I was discuss
ing a frugal meal of my own cooking, declaring
that tho Turks were In Turnavo. It was not
wboll) impossible. All In the town wero In an
agony of unxlety to cut and run, but after a long
altercation, no soldiers being present, nothing
was done. My servants wanted to bolt, ol
llvtous of tho obvious fact that the first
idea of the Turks would bo to guard
tho outlets to tho south. I myself,
having on old-fashioned belief In the virtue of
the British flag, and having a red ensign as a
nutter of course among my baggage, got two
cane and hoisted It out on the balcony, declar
ing this dilapidated mansion was the safest
housa against the Turks In all Thessaly. In five
minutes all tha town was laughing at Its own
scare. This waa a good little lesson for all con
cerned on the virtue of a red rag.
"All haa been quiet until 10 o'clock to-day.
The disposition of the Greek troops has much
improved, being extended more completely un
der cover to the left, where the Turks might
come round the comer. The Infantry hero have
been placed In echelon of companies, the Greek
right being slightly thrown back in the line of
reserve.
"At half past 10 began the usual waste of
ammunition by the Turks and the Greeks, of
course, responded. The Turks, for the first
time for scleral das, used shrapnel freely, but
there was not ono casualty during the day.
However, it was pretty to look at the common
shell, nearly always far over the object aimed
at, but by an accident two of the shells got Into
the Greek battery, killing an officer and one
soldier and woundlm; another. Several shells
fell and burst among the Infantry and train, but
not one was effective. It was very amusing to
see one fall near a mule, which simply kicked
and continued grazing.
" The Turks had two full batteries to-day, ono
In the lips of the pass nnd one by the village of
Karatsalt, The Crown Prince arrived from La
rissa at half past 11 and saw tho waste of am
munition, but was helpless to prevent It, since
it needs the finest discipline In tho world
to refrain from shooting when shot at.
About 1 o'clock the Are was more In
termittent, and at U the Turks deployed
In battalion Into a thin line on the
north side of tho valley beyond a glade of trees
which shaded the Rvzoncs and regular infantry.
The Turks ndvanci-d a battery from the village,
about 1,'JOO metres to the cast, and their bat
talion to the village of Kutavl, two miles to the
cast of Karataali. A slight infantry skirmish
was the result, but this was of no value, the
third Greek battery taking the Turks partially
In flank. The firing was continued till nightfall.
So ends the story of another futile day."
It Is now only too clear that the defeat of the
Greeks from first to last was due almost wholly
to leadership, which was worse than stupid. This
was plainly eldent before the battlo of Matl
was fought, and no explanation is j et forthcom
ing. The correspondent ot the Timet at tho
Greek beodquartors on Thursday evening, the
day before the fated retreat from Turnavo and
Larissn, pointed out the danger in this brief
summary of the situation:
" The situation in Thessaly while I write Is a
curious and perplexing one. Thero havo becu
dally actions, carried out with every cVcum
stanea of war, by one organized army against
another regular and organized force. Yet, so
far as we know hero, war has not oven been de
clared. Tbero Is an old military adage that
'war often declares Iteelf." Iteiidcntl) npii'loa
to the position of niHttcisl oro for a week pnst.
"1 he Turks have Invariably beon the aggress
ors, und when the Greeks bnoat various points
gallantly repelled the attacks of tho enemy, and
followed up these successes, orders hnc Invari
ably been recehod compelling them to stop Just
short of the complete occupation of the con
quered positions. These orders havo in many In
stances inoh cd the abandonment of tho fruits
of considerable lighting, attended hyheav) loss,
and again and again the spectaclo has beon seen
of a ilctorious force retiring to Its old position.
This state of things has caused much astonish
ment among; tho Greek troops, and adverao com
ment ho been t err freely Indulged In, lean
only suppose that political rather than military
reasons govern the situation.
"For lurea days In succession the Greek forces
have beon drawn up in battlo urravin front of
Turnavo, opposite be moutb of the Mllouna
Pass. At Intervals brief artillery duels have
taken place, sometimes aocompunled by a sput
tering tire from tho sharpshooters. Thero baa
been constant marching and countor-mnrculng
ot tho troops nil oter the field. All this baa
proved very wearisome. It may speedily be
come demoralizing, and it Is assuredly most
confusing."
No better account of the senseless disaster to
tho Greek arms has yet como to hand than that
wrlttcu by this same correspondent In sequel to
tho above despatch, lie says:
" Mati is not a village, as I commonly sup
posed, but (Imply a rocky hillock with a little
chapel and cool springs at it baso In the great
northern plain of Thessaly under tbo shadow of
the broad shoulder of snowy Olympus and cone
shaped Ossa, between which one can perceho
tho perpondlcular rooks at tho opening ot the
famous Vale of Tempe.
" On tho summit of this hillock I took up my
position and scanned the Turkish positions In
front. Immediately before mo wo a level plain,
with big patches of spring erduro and trees,
among which we could perceive half a dozen
villages containing ouurche and mosques, de
noting the mixed character of the population.
Beyond thero, In front and to tho left, ran a
range of bare mountains, outapur of Olympus,
the summits at which form tho frontier ot
O reece and Turkey slnco the Convention of 1 881,
Botweeri tbo mountain?, (It what may P called
tho loft, centre, 1 tho cntranc to tbo Mllouna,
Pass, generally considered tha easiest entrance
Into Thessaly from Macedonia. Tho Greeks
knew that It was through this pais that tho
main body of the Turkish forces would seek to
advance, and as soon as hostilities began they
attempted to get possession of tho dofllo, but
their effort woro defeated by tho commanding
position ot Menaxe, which successfully resisted
all their assault. They wero obliged, tlieroforo,
to take up a dcfenslvo position on tho plain in a
long line forming tho base of a trlanglo, of which
tho Mllouna Pass was tho apox. Mall was sit
uated between tho first and second batteries,
counting from tho left, a llttlo In advonco and
directly facing Karatsloll at tho foot of tho
mountains. In front of this village, already
partly destroyed hi tire, wo could porcolve at a
distance of tietweon 4,000 nnd o,000 yards a
Turkish battery, tho guns of which wo woro soon
to learn wero of heavier callbro than thosoof tho
Greeks.
'It was about half pastlO that tho calm of tho
lovely Good Frlduy morning (Greek style! was
suddenly broken by several discharges from this
battery, and the gunners did us the honor to
send the first shell In our direction, Tho first
dlschnrgo weut ovor our heads, and tho second
fell a llttlo short, but gradually the rango was
more accurately obtained, so thut tho placebo
came uncomfortnhlo, nnd boforo oil non-com-baton
is had retired a shell dropped Into tho llttlo
chapel and killed an officer who was standing
near It, Thereupon tho lost of tho correspond
ents retired to n ridge further to tho right, from
Which a. better general view could tio obtained.
"By this time other Turkish battorles had
opened flro and the Greek batteries were reply
ing briskly. For hours this nrtilltry practlco
went on almost without Intermission, und with
very llttlo effect so far as the Greeks were con
cerned, for at tha ond ot tlioday their casualties
amounted only to two killed and perhaps i
dozon wounded. The Greek tiring seemed inoro
accurate, and somo Ingenious spectators mado
calculations as to tho number of Turks who
must havo been killed, but ns thero was
no possibility ot verifying theso estimates
they remain purol) speculative. In vain wo
looked all day for tho strategies movement of
which all this violent cannonading soomed tho
natural preliminary, but it nev er cumo. v o
saw, Indeed, about 5 or 0 o'clock, somo lnjn
terlous movements of Turkish cavalry nnd In
fantry at tho baso of tho hills, but thoy seemed
all to lead to nothing, and whon the sun went
down behind the mountains toward 7 o clock wo
came to the conclusion that the tight was over
for the day. and accordingly went homo.
"Some ot the non-combatants remained at
Turnavo, but 1 went on to Larissa, and met on
the way a conslderablo number of troops and two
field batteries being pushed forward to tho front.
This confirmed my impression that tbo Turks
were endeavuuring to turn tbo right wing
of tho Greeks and that tho latter re
quired reinforcements; I had. howover, no
Idea that anything sorlous was Ilkeh to happen
before morning, and my tranquillity was moro
than shared by thejrood people of Lurissn,who
had illuminated their churches and wero cele
brating the ceremony of Good Frldav. All re
mained tranquil till about :i o'clock, when num
bers of people began to pour Into tho town in a
stato of panic, declaring that the Grcok army
was defeatod ond that tho Turks wero marching
into tho town. Tho more cool headed declared
that the first half of this assertion was true.
Shortly after sunset the Turks had attacked In
force the Greek right wing. Whether it is true,
as asserted, that the attack was llrst made by
cavnlry nnd afterword by infantry in column I
know not, but the result Is certain enough. T he
Greek right wing stampeded nnd fled toward
Ijorlssa. As soon as this became known must of
tho Inhabitants began to pack up their goods
and to prepare for night. In tho earl morning
a train started with tha wounded, and a certain
number of refugees found seats, but many buurt
rending scones took place, und hundreds turned
away dUuppulntcd.
The failure of the Greek fleet to do nny really
effectivo work Is a source of Immense disap
pointment to all the friends of Groecc. A corre
spondent of the rimes points out tho limitations
of naval service In such a campaign in an inter
esting way. He writes:
"The broader aspects of tho campaign aro In
teresting and Instructive. In the war of inde
pendence the extemporized Greek nuvj, under
Miaulls, was tho most important factor. Geo
graphical conditions Indicate clonrl) that In
any Grasco-Turklsh contest sea power, if utilized,
must play a dominant role. It was assorted
by the Orceks in 18-1 and subsequently; so
long as It was effectively maintained tho
Turkish operations wero almost paralyzed.
At tho present tlmo Its Influenco is on
the Greek sldo, since tho Turks aro aptly
Illustrating the futlllt) of a fleet which
is not "in being." The small Greek navy,
consisting of the three modern battle Bhips Hy
dra, Psara, and Spctsal, of 7,000 tons; the old
broadside armor-clud Dasillssu Olgu, nnd the
coast defence vessel Biwllcus Goorgios, with
three corvettes, nine-gun vessels from 380 to
4'JO tons, nnd a torpedo-boat flotilla, holds the
command ot tho soa Inihe sense that tho mari
time transport of Turkish troops cannot bo
attempted without grave risk. This Is n de
fensive advantage of the first order. At tho
same time it has been possible to movo
Greek troops from Athens to Arta or to
Larissa via Volo In twenty-four hours. In or
der to obtain full advantage of tho command of
the sea, however, available mobile troops aru
always Indispensable. The naval weapon, when
brought to bear on an enemy's roost line. Is llko
a blunt arrow which in striking mnv Inflict
slight Injury, but must then recoil. The barb,
which enables ca pnwur to fasten Itself upon nn
antagonist and vitally affect his operation. an
be supplied only by military force, which thu
Greeks, overmatched on their land frontier,
could not supply. Thus tho operations of tho
Greek nav) havo been necessarily limited In
scope.
"On tho lfth inst. the llnslleus Georglos and
tho corvette Nnuurcbos Miaulls, subsequently
reinforced by tbo Hpetsai, began the bombard
ment of the defences of I'rov eza at tbo out let ot
tho Gulf of Aria, vvhero tho Greek vessel Mace
donian bad beon sunk by tho Turkish tiro.
Furtber bombardments of undefended places on
the western shore of Macedonia hav e afnee been
undertaken, and damage to Turkish supplies is
stated to bav n been Inflicted. On the eastern aide
Plntamonn, Kntcrina, und Lcptnkurva hnv o Iwcn
similarly bombarded, and stores Intended for
the Turkish arm) seem to have boeu destroyed,
so that military results have bee n obtained Such
exploits cannot bo repeated, slnco the Turks,
like tho Germans In 1870, will now hold hos
tages In Larissa and Ynlo. On tho other hand,
tho attempt to cut tho Hulonlcn railway appears
to have failed for wnntof Htittlclenl military
force, and the tireoks huv enot Iwcn able to avail
themselves of tho offcnslvo power, whirl) Is tho
greatest gift of naval supremacy. A properly
equipped expeditionary force suddcnl) launched
against Balonlca or I)cdengntch would hnvo
gained Important results. The sit nation thus
rosembles on a small scnle that ot tho
Itusso-Turklsb war of 1877-78. Tho Turklt.li
navy then held and mnlntuined tho com
mand of tho Black Sea, enforcing upon tho
Invaders tho pussago of the Danube and tho
Balkans, and tbo employment of a long and
difficult lino of communication. Tho military
adrnntago thus arising w ns i onsldern bio. though
Indirect; but naval suprrniac) wus robbed of Its
most effectivo remilts. Ignoring tho lessons of
their own hlstorj, nnd bunk-it In projects of
fortification, the Turks hav o allowed their huv y
to beconio a laughing stock. In consequence,
thoy have beon cxpojid In tho attacks of their
greut traditional eneinj, nnd, having accumu
lated military Mores on nn exposed roast line,
they havo inriirrcd unnercs.irv leu's ul tho
bands of thu little Stato which withstood them
mainly by uuval means seventy curs ago "
11 It, C
ouvncii cosnoLinATioAa ni.ocicr.n
The landing Cotnnillten or the Diocese lie
ruses PsrmlMlaB In Two Applications.
As the result of a meeting of tbo Standing
Committee of the diocese, held yesterday after
noon, two schemes for tho consolidation of Epis
copal parishes in this city bare been blocked In
definitely. For a long time member in tho par
ishes of 8t, Ann's and St. Matthew's hare been
working for the union of those two parishes. St.
Ann's, famous as Or, Gallnudet's church for
deaf-mutes, has had no permanent home slnco
It edltlce on West Eighteenth street was sold
two yours ago. St, Matthow's Church, In West
Eighty-fourth street, near Central Park West, is
burdened with a considerable debt. Opposition
to tho scheme came chiefly from John II. Comer,
senior wardon of St. Ann's, and thu Standing
Commltteo refused permission for the lmmu
dlato consolidation of the two parishes.
The other proposed consolidation upon which
the Standing Commltteo acted adversely ) ester
day wus thut of St. Stephen's, on West Forty
Sixth street, near Fifth avutiuo, and thu chupel
of the Church ot the Transliguratlon.oii W est
Sixty-ninth street, near the Boulevard. St,
Stephen's plan was to buy the property of tho
chapel from the Church ut thuTiuusflguiutlun
(tho Little Church Around tho Cornet), which
owns it and wishes to sell It.
nn. wihYAWK ron uoi.y vudeus.
Wruutllj Accepted as m Candidate la the tilt
eeae af New York.
Tbo Bev, James Hall Mcllvulne, D. I)., for
merly pastor of the Proabyterlun Church of tho
Covenant, this city, and still lator coordinate
pastor of tho Brick Presbyterian Church, with
the Bar, Dr. Henry Van Dyke, was accepted
formally yesterday as a candidato for holy
order In tho Episcopal diocoeu of New York by
tho diocesan authorities. Br. Mcllvnlne has
been In Homo for A constdsrublo period. It I
expected that he will return to this city In tho
Strly fall and that hi ordiuatlon into the minis
y of tho Euiicoual Church will follow in duo
course, e,
fit!" a. .. i -f..., i, - A.u.mrf.. .1
WANTED PLANS QUICKLY.
JfO TI.WE,BAT8 nAEKEE, JFOB A 1IAEE
ot' fiEaonna comvktitiox.
Architects, However, liar Tost the Beard or
luttmale's BtpUnatlon Is Mt Uood, ror
They Were Heady to Compete and Many
Plans Could Be Made as Keen as Thomas's.
Blnco the publication yesterday of tho Indig
nant protests which tho architects of this city
aro making against tho prlvataaw'ardlngof the
commission for designing tho proposod now
Hall of Hocords to John It. Thomas without
offering tho matter to a public competition or
lotting nny one clso get n clianco to put his Ideas
for tho new building before tho Commissioners of
tho Board of Kstlmato nnd Apportionment,
thero seoms to havo come pniucthiiiK of a chnngo
over tho attltudo of at least a few ot the mem
bers of that board. Mayor Strong, who proposod
that Mr. Thomas should havo the job, has mado
no sign, but Tax Commissioner Barkor spoko of
tho matter ) esterday.
" Tho bill providing for tbo building," ho slid,
" authorizes tho Doirdof Estimate nnd Appor
tionment to appoint nn architect or to hav a a
competition of architects. Thero was nn urgent
demand for Immodlnto action, and tho board
docldcd that tho quickest way to havo tho build
ing erected was to nsk an architect of high
standing to submit a plan. Wo did not appoint
Mr. Thomas architect of tho building, but simply
asked for a plan. If wo don't llko tho plan wo
can reject It, pay Mr. Thomas for his trouble,
and havo ft competition ot nrchltocts. Mr.
Thoiuas took first prlzo In tho new City Hall
competition, nnd wo thought ho was good man
to ask for tho plan. Tho board nctod unani
mously In tho matter, so thoro can bo no suspi
cion of fav orltlsm."
According to some others of tho board, tho
matter was discussed at length at a recent
board meeting, nnd tho members wero tiunni
mous In the opinion that no timo should bo lost
in getting the work started, and that any method
of competition would mean a consldorablo loss
of tlmo. Other persons about thu City Hall w ho
wore inclined to defend tho action of tho board
said tint Mr. Thomas hod alrcidj dono n con
slderablo amount of work for tho cltj, and
given satisfaction, and tlicj spoke of tho build
ing of tho Sev enty-flrst Hcglmcnt armory and
tho armory for Squadron A.
Theso statements did not tend In the least to
soothe, tho milled feeling of tho members of tho
Now York Chapter of Nutlonnl Architects, who
had formulated, passed, and forwarded to tho
members of tho offending board tho resolutions
printed jesterdny, asking that tho work should
be thrown open to competition.
"Tho pica that Mr. Thomas has not beon ap
pointed as architect of tho now building Is either
of no consoqucneo or elso It is an cv aslon," said
a prominent member of that body. "When n
man Is asked to submit plaiiB for a building It Is
only fair for him to assume that his plans will
bo ncccptcd If thoy meet tho requirements of the
owner. As to tho further claim thut 11 wus
ucccssary or even desirable to glvo the
work at onco to somo ono man rather
than throw It open to competition, In
order to sav c time, that Is absurd, although per
haps the members of the board do not know It.
Still they havo had a clianco to know It. That
rould only bo truo If it were a fact that Mr.
Thomas was in a position to prepare and pro
sent his plans, nil well digested, boforo any other
men of equal or greater reputation could pro
pare and offer plans.
"Asa matter of fact this Is not true. There Is
Justus sharp n competition In tho architect's
profession to get business as thero Is In any
oilier, and live men do not wait for the adver
tising for plans to know what is gMngon. I
know that a new Hall of Itecords would bo built
long before the bill got down to the Mayor for
his approval. So did dozens of other urchltocts,
and all of us who would go Into a competition
to secure tha planning of It began to think
up tho propo- treatment of such a building,
and to put ourselves In evidence as ready
to try for the commission, Tho Major
and others havo known this for four or five
months, nnd en cry ono of these possible com
petitors is. therefore, as well ablo to prepare
plans as Mr. Thomas, and the work could go
on simultaneously If a competition were ordered.
All the plans could Iks rend) as soon ns ail) ono
could be prepared, and tho onl) extrntlme that
would tie consumed would bo that taken to com
pare the plans and to decide upon tho liest.
"To secure tbo ver) best plan obtainable Is
certain!) the plain dutv of thomombersot the
Imini.aud tho time which would be consumed
in making a election would not be lost pr be
grudged 0) thu public. No ono that I know has
any particular feeling because of tho rholcoof
Mr. Thomas rather than of some other man.
Wo object to tho principle of the board'
lution. In nny ovent somo ono person would
hnvo ticca chi)en and the rest dlsapiwlutod.
Still tbo assertion that Mr. Thomas wus
in any wa) entitled to tbo appoint
ment Is not defensible and looks like an
attempt to hldo fai orltlsm. Mr. Thomas wus
full) paid fur the fit) Hall plans that wore not
used, nnd as to an) eitlm ho might have hccHuso
of the work which he has already done, I think
the board's members must hav e forgotten some
of the tiiHor) of the building of the Seventy-first
Iteirlmcnt Armor), nnd an emphatic declaration
of Major Oilro) at a meeting of that very board
when no said Hint ho had been connected In sums
official caiiucltv with the erection of almost
ever) public building put up In this city for
thirty years, 'but the Seventy-first Hrgfmtnt
Armory has give u me moro troublu than nny
other that I ever hoc! unv thing to do with.' "
Every well known architect whowassecnyes
terda) spoko In tho nunc general strain. Few
ore us close!) In touch with other members of
the profession In tbs city ns Mcsirs. Urunncr
and Tr)on, in Union square.
"Our position ugninit competitions In gen
eral," thoy suld. " is woll known, but this does
not nppl) to the getting uf pluns for public
buildings. Thero may bo a sort of moral obli
gation upon a prlv nte ow ncr to sccuro an nrtistlo
plan for a building which ho Is gulng to
erect and not inflict an eyesoro upun the
public, but this has not yet tiat-ume gen
erally recognized, but there can bo no
doubt of the duty ot public officials to mako
handsome monuments of public buildings. No
one can assert with truth that an) nuo man. or
net of men. has all tho talent or artistic ability
us his solo possession, and so far us w e sea thero
is but ono w a) open b) which a public commis
sion can mako surnof getting tbo best design for
it proposed building, and that is b) inviting a
competition.
"We aro heartily In fav or of the provision in
IlipOroater Now York charter for nn Art Com
liilicsiiin us purl of the regular muulc I pal gov em
inent to push upon surli matters. Ills u recog
nition of tho spirit of tho lusolutlons which our
six lit) ndopted, anil our protest nowlsbocnuso
the Botrdor Duimatc und Apportionment scrum
to havo Ignored that spirit entire)). If this
were to bo permitted without protest, then tho
salutary provision of the new charter might bo
lgnorixlulsn with Impunlt), and wo might gunn
having public buildings erected upon miihhup
h izmd pluns as might Lu prepared by architects
chosen purely for personal reasons."
'1 he Art Commission provided for In the new
charter, to which red rcneo wus mado, Is to con
sist of tho Major, thu President ot thu Metro
politan Museum uf Art, the President ot tho
New York Public Library (Astor, Lenox, and
Tllden foundations), the President of the Brook
l)n Institute of Arts and Sciences, one painter,
ono sculptor, and one architect, all residents of
tho city of Now York, and three other residents
otthoclt), nunc of vv horn shall be a member of
any profession In tho fine arts. All of theso
six last mentioned shall bo appointed by tho
Mayor from n list of not less than three times
tho number to be appointed, proposed by tho
Flno Arts Federation of Now York. Tho Com
missioner of oach department under which any
proposed work Is to lie dono shall also be a mem
ber of tbo Art Commission. Tbo Fine Art Fed
eration of this clt) Includes practically every
association of painters, sculptors, archi
tects, or artists of any other kind
In thu city, and tbo nomination of the uppolntod
members of tho Art Commission Is meant to o
cure a jury which can be relied upon to exercise
both artlstlu discretion and common sense re
garding the subjects to como boforo them. Tbo
members aro to scrv o without pay. Tho first
uppointcos aro to sorve one, two, and three
year terms, and after that each one will bold
offien for three ) curs.
Aftor this commission is organirod the law
prOv idea that no work of art shall bocomo the
property of the city until It has mot with the
approval of tho commission, and nono of tboso
which thee Ity now owns shall be moved or ut
tered In any way without n similar approval.
This Includes specifically all paintings, murul
decorations, stained glass, statues, has reliefs,
or other sculptures, monuments, fountains,
urchea, or other structures uf u permanent char
acter Intended for ornament or commemoration.
It wus the original intention of tho (minor of
this section uf thu charter to rogulro that Just
ns absolute a submission should bo made to this
Art Commission of all plans fur public, buildings,
but this section was modified somewhat. Still
it was well understood that tho spirit of the law
should remuiu the sumo and thut no public
buildings should be erected without tho proper
officials usklng for and receiving all ibe
good professional odvicothat might be needed
for them to baso a proper judgment upon. This
section of the charter now reads as follows:
When to requested by the Mayor or the Municipal
Assembly the coinmlulcn shall act In a stnilltr ca
pacity, with similar power, la respect of the desLins
of munlolpsl bulldlan, brtasM, spproaohu, f sUs,
fnes, lamps, or other structures srsctsd or to Im
etvotad upon land bslonsttig to I us city, and to rsspact
of thsUoci, grades, and plotUo of publlo way and
tl ,... ft f, r .-v V , r -, j r i - . si
grounds, and In respect of arehss, brldtra, struetnres,
and approaches which ar tha property of any corpo
ration or private Individual, and which shall extend
0Tr or upon any slrest, artnua, highway, park, or
publlo place belonging to the city.
Perhaps the Mayor and tho other members of
the Board of Estimate and Apportionment may
) ot be convinced by tho architects of tho error of
their ways and call for plans from othar archi
tect besides Mr. Thomas,
AMV8EMESTS,
The CfrensOIrl" IIurlMiaed In "Sir, asw
lorlc" and "CJajest Manhntlan,"
"Tho Circus Horso " I tho ntmo of a now sec
tion of "Mr, Now York, Esq.,'' at Wober &
Flelds's that was given for tho first tlmo lost
night. It was usod for an ending for the re
v low's first net, and for it the back drop curtain
at trees and shrubbery govo way ton painting
of a circus tent. Through nn opening In tho
tont could bo Beon women riders preparing for
tho ring, and although this opening was
labelled "Main Entrance" It plalnl) gnvo
upon tho greenroom. Charles J. Boss
stepped forward as ringmaster and an
nounced (ho fouturrs of tho show, which took
placo outsldo tho tent. Low Fields llrst told a
comic, story, and then six women costumed llku
French downs danced prettily. Next two
men, whoso flguros wero distorted and
whoso beards ranged from vivid rod to bright
green, performed a Bpoclalty in which one chap
was atop n polo held by tho olhor, tho
upper man's real support tolng a vvlro
from tho files. As volunteer cIowhb Sam
Bernard and the musto hall's proprietors
woro comical n tho manner charactcrlctlo
of themselves, nnd a man dressed as a fcmalo
ring rider posed on a huge wooden horso while
tho clowns walked around thu stationary steed.
With a specialty of remarkable tumbling tho
curtain toll, Allot this was Intended as a take
off of "Tho Circus Girl," with an aim prlmnrlly
nt coinlcullts , nnd In this respoct tho bolt went
truo. Iow Fields wan devisor of tho fun.
To Muthows nnd Bulger, ut Kostor &: Blal s.
falls n now addition to "Gayest Manhattan,'
which Is styled "ThoMuscumXad)," and which
stands for tho llborty taken horo with "Tho
Circus Girl," As might bo expoctod of men
vvhnsu humor runs to subtlety. Its fun is to bo
appreciated only by tho deeply thoughtful. If,
asUurlylosnys, thogrnndrsithoughts nro thoso
that lend men to think, then this now Inter
pretation Is ft treasure. It sends for
ward, lu tho costumo of a lender of tho
ballot, a man who fur angularity ot limb
far surpasses oven the late Jumci.Ow en O Conor,
and whoso rod wig nnd falsa nose add ugliness
to his face. This dnnier seeks mploymcnt. nnd
in responso to questioni, as to his experience
confesses to having had u four weeks charity
bcncllt nt Hubcr'a Museum. But his ambition
soirs, and ho talks cloqucntl) ton hiring agent
of what ho will do from tho top rung of tbo lad
der of famo until It Is suggested that he will,
from that situation, wash windows. His dis
play of accomplishments Includes a comlusong,
In which deep masculine tones com pom with
squeaky falsetto, and a dance In which bal
lot steps are copied with comical awkwardness.
Then n Bnaro drum and a slide tromlioiie nro
passed up to Matthews und Bulger, and the In
struments uro misused as effectively tocnml
callt) us wero the ilnnelug steps nnd sentiments
ot tho parodied ballad. Tho dnintlnuss of n
freight ear colliding v.tth a buffer characterises
tho whole, nnd tho parallel might bo continued
with regard tothudlrcetne'sof Usui 1 for laugh
ter. Tho only Inartistic touch is duo to its fol
lowing, rather than preceding, this couple's
most representative Joko. Approaching one of
tho chorus women, Matthews, or la it Bulger I
opens her mouth nnd cxamlnos hor teeth,
"What prettv furniture," ho remarks, "jou
havo Jn your dining room 1"
VIUSE8E THEATRE QUITS.
Ctm roogSajs It Uum I-o.t SI7.000 In Two
lrars and Ttaot's IfusiiKh,
The Chinese theatre ut 5 and 7 Do) ers street,
which was run b) the Chlneso Concert Com
pany, wus closed last Friday tot tho third
tlmo In Its exlstcneo of two ) ears. In all proba
billl) it will not reopen again, as a now license
would have to be procured, and tho thcutro has
never paid. Three months ago tbo uctors re
fused to ploy any longer for the small salaries
they wore recclv Ing, nnd the theatre was closed.
Miss Ah Gum, tho lending lad), who wa the
leader o( the revolt, Ilnally compromised with
Chu Fong, the manager, on condition that tho
manager and performom should sharo equally
in the protlta for a jear. This plan was in opera
tion only two weeks, then Chu Fong told tho
actors to run the thcutro themselves on tha co
operative plan. Tho thcutro was opened again
on ihl-v basis, but tho actors declined to nssuma
nil tbcrcHponsibilitlcs of the old management.
In conscqueiuo the performance was stopped
for the sri ond lime a month ago by tho HherllT
nn complaint of the landlord, Itobert Kerr, who
hud not been getting his rent,
A settlement vv is undo with Kerr, nnd tho
Iheatreopened again, onl) to be closed Inst Frldn)
night on nvcniim of tho expiration of Its lkcne.
Chu Fong wiid)t3terdu) that In the twovciirs
that the plncu had been running it had lii'l
f 17,000. One of the muses, of this was tho re
ntal of tho police about u venrago to grant per
mission (or the usui! Siiniln performance.
Chinamen from nil the suburban districts Were
nceustomid to attend on Unit niuht, anil the lou
In receipts was severe. IhoChlucsc contended
that the concerts un Si.nduv nights were of a
sacred character, but the polite could not M'e
that the) differed In an) resptc t from those of
other nights, Chu Foil attempted to give a
Sundn) performatieodcspltii the police, but was
nrn sled and eonvlctod. Eighteen uctors were
cmplojed in Ihu theatre.
The Nlaudard Theatre Uented.
Tho Standurd Theatre wns leased ) esterday
for five )cars, lieglnnlng Juno 1, to Aaron H.
Wooltinll. J. M. Hill will bo nssoc lated wl.h
Mr. Woodhnll in thomanajcmmtof the theatre,
w hie h w 111 lie opened curly In tho full as a com
bination house.
Old Uou'i Iloej ot III.
William Hoe), the nrtor known ns "Old
Hoss" Ilocy from his part in "A Parlor Match,"
Is not 111, us n jiortcd. Ho thinks tho report was
circulated by u professional eueiii).
COXSTA 1ILE KEl'TA IVA Y, AS JlTnnEX,
While Ibe flayer Heard Npeerhes an so Im
porlant llulldlns Department Illll.
Builders und architects usscmblod In great
foreo In tho Major's ofllcojcstcrdi) to talk for
or against tho bill to abolish tho Board of Ex
amtucrs of the Buildings Department nnd sub
stitute for It a Bourd of Appeals consisting of
tho Superintendent of Buildings, tho Chief of
tho Fire Department, and livo members to be
appointed by tho Muyor. Of tho latter two
must bo architect, ono a civ II engineer, one a
builder, and ono a member of the New York
Hoard of 1'lre Underwriters.
, Although thu bill vitally affectz tho Depart
j ment of Buildings, Superintendent Constublo
was not present Ho has not boui in tIicMa)ur's
ollleo slnco Thuudu) uf lut wock, when llio
Ma)or cursed him and told Mm lu stuyuwuy
forever.
Tho Board of Examiners, under tho present
law, is made up of tho icprcsentutlvcs of tho
Mechanics' and Builders' hxehunge, thu Ameri
can Institutci of Architects the Bourd of Under
writers, the Heal Estate Owners' und Buliuers'
Association, und the Society of Architectural
Iron Manufacturer!!. Theso organizations woro
ull opposed to tho bill, and lliey wero repre
sented by Gen. Wager Swav no. iho hill gives
the Superintendent of Buildings tho power to
puss on all pluns submitted, except in cases
where au nppeul from Mm decision Is taken to
tho Board of Appeals. Nearly nil tho builders
present fav ored tiie bill, and dozens of speocbos
were made on thut side. Tha Mayor reserved
his decision.
A MODEL HOUSE YACHT.
Mr, ChUbolm's Handsome Uoat, Ibe flsneer,
Launcbsd at ninburg,
NBVTDUHO.May 0. The handsome bouto yacht
Pioneer, said to bo tho first of Its kind over built
In this country, wo launches from tho yard of
Thomas S, Marvel & Co. this afternoon. The
designer of tho craft was II. O. Wlntrtngbam
of Now York, and the owner Is George E. Chls
holm of tho Now York Yuchl Club, Tbo cost of
tho boat will reach nearly 10,000. She is 126
fcetloiig, 30 feet beam, 111 3 depth of bold, und
will druvv D'q foet, Sho is suppllod with two
triple expansion engines, and masts and sails
for emergency, Mr, Chlshulm, his wlfo, anil n
small party of Now Yurk friends were aboard
when she took her initial din Into tho Hudson,
Mrs. Chlshulm broke a bottle of champagne as
tho boat touched tho water and christened her
the "Pioneer," Tho boat Is arranged for com
fort, und tho sovernl sleeping rooms, tho dining
room, bathroom and other apartments are hand
somely tilted up and lighted with electricity.
On deck there are two complete houses.
SiaBBCIICBBl9B
Can I get you 5
by Telephone? i
eiC0IUMMl
a is k i, i WL yy
A heavy overcoat out of soa
son is just as bad as a struw
hat out of season. I
Top-coats, very short anil '
full, aro thoovorcoats for now;
covert cloth tho cloth to mako
them from.
Horo aro a dozon different
shades.
Black and oxford cheviots if
you don't liko coverts.
Wo don't mako to order, but
wo mako to fit.
Rogers, Peet & Co.
Trlnce snd Broadway h
Warren and llroodnn).
Thirty-second ml Ureaiway.
I. A WYEll nillNXIEtfB 1'UltPLEOOOSE
It Developed Vnnsaal qualities ,rtsr His nor
Had Dyed Its Feathers.
nouDOUT, May 0. A gooso that la royal purple
In color and la owned by Law) or Brinnlcrof tills
city is ono of tho curiosities ot this place. The
gooso was Becured by the lawyer Bcvcrul weeks
o;o as a pet for his young children, from his
farm in Saugertlos. It was whlto when it was
presented to tho children, but tho next day tho
precocious )otitigstrs decided to try and mako
it nn ornament to tho neighborhood, and. In tho
nbsenco of tholr father, thoy procured a box. of
dyu and dyed tho bird a vivid purple. Upon
arriving homo tho lawyer saw tbo bird,
and Inquired what had colored it. Ho was told,
and, considering the affair a good joke, he went
about telling Iho uulghliors that the bird was an
Australian guoc that had beon scat him as a
present from that country.
Tho gooso developed strsngo traits after It had
lwon a, cd. It guardi d tbo house and yard v iff
llantl),nnd would not allow any ono to cumo
lnsldo the yard after nightfall except mem
bers of tho household, ior tho borwhod)ed
Its plumage thu gooso ontortalned n strong
nffectlouuid watched over him carefully. 'Iho
children have succeeded in teaching the gooeu
to play tag vv ilh them, and the bird seems to cn
3 os tho game.
YeslcrdH) the gooso saved ita boy friend from
harm, to the surprise and delight of tbo lawyer
nndhls fnmll). The llttlo bov wns plnyiug In
tho jiinl, whon a largo turkoy gobbler wan
dered in un tho lawn from the burnt ard, and
sp)ing n bright red scarf that tho boy wore,
churgoi straight ut it, und, seizing It in
its bill, threw tho boy to the ground, at
tho bumn timo peeking at him savagely and
striking him with lu sharp spun,. Then tho
purple gooso appeared on tho scene, and, rustl
ing nt tho gobbler, proceeded to do battlo
with it. Foathers strewed tho lawn, and tho
green grass was dved crlinon in spots from thu
combntunta' wounds Tho goose's purplo
plumage was elottod with blood, nnd wounds
were mado In ita slender nock by tho spurs of tbo
gobbler. Fiuallr tl o gooso seized tho neck
of the gobbler In Its hill, choking It to death.
Proud of Its deed In killing tho gobbler, the
gooso walked w lth tho scared boy lothohouso,
where the bird's wounds wore dressed. A now
box ot dye, moro brilliant if an) thing than the
first, was promised tho boy to dye again tho
goono's coal ot feathers.
THOUGHT THE OXAT8 WERE 83IOKE.
Mrc Department or Anderson, Ind., Called
Hut to Copo with Insect.
AvDEltuov, Intl., May C The Flro Depart
ment wus culled out this morning to suppress
gnute. A ewnrm of gnats came pouring out
from under tho Court Housnroof. The passers
by iruvo tho alarm of Are nnd the clerks hur
rfcnl) rrmmed their iccords, thinking the build
ing wus In name". Tho department didn't dis
covci that there was no lire until they turned a
streiim "f vvuti ! on tho gnnts und tho) begun to
fall dead by the thousands.
UAR1.VE lATELLiaXXCB.
unturc'SK auuiuc this dit.
Sun rises... 4 ill Sunsets .. 7 03 1 Moonssts. mor.
tunii WATER THIS HAT.
Sandy Hoot 10 43 I Gor.IaluiJ 11 It HeltOate. J OT
Arrived Tmasniv. May 0.
Ss Germanic, from Liverpool, April 8, and Queens
town. April i
S Italia, Wards, Genoa, March 31, and Olbraltar,
April !M
t-s halier VV ilhetni II . Ilogemann, Genoa, April 8-',
and (llliraltar, April tri
ha Havel, err a orTern. Southampton, April 2S.
hs Iiland, aaju-lt. Li.rUtlsuaand. April J 3.
b l'alatia ICarlowa llaintnirK, April 24.
fcs Dluuiaut. P.ulni rs. IIaintu.rc
Ea Coueumukti, liana, Antwerp.
hi I'letavla. lioy. Ulliraltar.
Hs I'ntmiio. Ainlenoil Liverpool.
s Mpreeaos, Tate, Ut I.uela
Fs El Sol, lludnoi , New Orloaru.
hi toiitaliellr. liskor. St. ( r 1
hi Irixiuuli. Kenilile, Charlcilou.
S ltlchiniind Hill, llrnnn. Iloilon.
bs Kusuoke, lloaz, Niirfolk.
or later arrivals First Pag 1
sullen rnos ronctov rorrs.
Ba Trinidad, from Itermuda for Isew York.
Ha Yucatan, frura ilarana ror New York.
oi tooiio trxAifimre.
kail To-Day.
Haiti Clot. Vetitl Kills.
Andes. Haytl 10 00 AM lVtOM
Colorato, llrunswlck U 00 1' M
Seminole, L'luuluiton S 00 V M
bail To-itorrflV.
Miconlo, iJTeri ool ... 6 oo A M 0 lin A M
l,a Tniiralne, liarre ., , n ill) A M KIOUAM
ripaanulam, lUittiirdaiu. . Hill) AM 10 00 A St
KalsorVWIIlfllmll.llrnua. H III) A M 10 00 A M
Amhorla. Olaaitnw .. 10 00 AM KOO.M
Mohawk, Ixindui 0 fin AM
1'retcirla.M ThulllU . .. 0 110 A M 1U00M
Attion, Jainal a . . 10 no A I la no M
henoeu, Havana . 10MAM 1 00 ! M
Irrawadilr, uivnada 100I l no 1' M
Merlda l.a Plata . 1 uo 1' il 11 oil V M
( rrulr, New Orlruua HDO I'M
Lenna. OalvHtnu U Ull 1- 51
1 1 Norte. New Orleaui II no p vi
I'lty of Augusta, fiavanusli BOO I'M
Hail Momlav, Mail 10.
Alllanea, Colon 1000 AM J800M
Ilatiana, Havana 11 00 A M 1 Oil 1-M
Coruauebe, Lharlrttoii a 00 I'M
ucomso sTiiKsmra
Due To Thin.
Massltla Olbraltar April lb
Olriutila Olbraltar April 17
llexam Gibraltar April 10
Halle ,. . . I'remeu April J
Unlumiila. Hamburg April iV
BehlcHlara , Amnterdam ...,.,.. April '.'
Therralna, .. . I'ara .. . April H
Comsncho . . . JaalaonrJIle May 4
City of Augusta ,, Havannan Mar 4
barnla Turlra April SI
ti Saturiiav. Hay B
fit Ixiula Southampton ., ,,May 1
Etrurla Liverpool Mar 1
King coilwsllon HI lu.la Airimo
Vniaiuula. laOuayra. May 1
Trinidad llcrmuda May 0
IHi bundav, May U,
La Boursogne .,, , ..Itavro , May 1
Wells City .... Hwantea ,. April 20
St.ltagulus ... , llotlerdam April 119
Autllla Nassau May 0
hue Monday May 10.
Alter firemen . . May 1
Tauiie ,, .. Mvrrpnol . Arfl'IO
Amsterdam , ,, . Iiolterdani A rli J-t
Meuduia .... I'uiiui .April US
uiatan , llatanu , May 0
Muunt Krtb-ir, Antwerp April O
Lueerna MilolJ. April aft
ltcwie , , . M I.uela , May a
El hud Nih Orleans . Ms) V
Hudson .,, Nswurleaiu May 3
Xhci TueUay. May 11.
Ems ,. , Olbraltar May .1
Kurne'ila Olaajtow April 80
Frleslaud , Antwerp , ., May I
born-inn Hai re April 2D
Advance , Colon , , . May 4
JtaansConsell . ,, llonlesui April 85
Muuletwllo Ulliraltar April '.'it
Cherokee , , , Maoorli , , April UO
Oollila, Ulbraltar . April il
Dui WidneiJay, May it
Mobil London ...... ..April 30
Matof NrPruka, .Ulugow, ,,,.,, April ao
Powhatan. , Ulbraltar,,.. April L'B
Saratoga, ,,, ,.,,,, Havana,. ,) May 8
llsdlaiut ,,,,,, ,.Bt. Tluiuiaa ,, May S
Concho ....fUlrtilou ,,.., Hay 6
1
RED GIOUMfoMKkj TO TOWN H
THE GREAT 8XOVX WAJlttlOlt VISIT '" j fjffilfl
JUS FHIEStf l.OSO HAIR. . j VifSftH
-- fiflurW
nrrrls Ills Kinsmen with the Wllil West Miovr - j (tf"H
nnil Matches Their Vllnilc Unrrnre, l.taten . a, dT f
16 n "iptecti li) liutmfftltill, and ii to I (Uj rfjral
ten Ui-arj-Nuiitk m TnlW with Uoilj. .j) .Jj !!-S
In tho centio Iiok over tho main entrance at ) J5f,? 'JjB
Madison Hgtmro Harden thero Kit Inst night a w (i J Wfk
very old man. Ho wus thin und bent, nnd hi Ul.'i'&H
swarthy skill wns wrinkled with Iho miMks of I, ft tai
piany ) oai a. Itclun him In the arena I ho during Vt jaV
riders of tho Wild West i In rued 1 u k mul forth h -'jj-U
performing VMiiidoriul feats uf horsmi itishlp, f A jjuH
and tho lunula b ill le raged v ith much jelling of ij !H
lndlnn nnd eon Ik), nnd tho bitterlnrf voile) nt ' if 'J'B
rifle nnd revolver. Tho old hi in sit unmoved. , ' ,BJt.B
Much of such s'poilhu hud seen on Iho Westtirn ' iftiiyB
plilns. nnd 'many u bnltlo whtri uuh vnlloy j( !U$t!'fB
boro death from out Its smoke; but thu lit) could , 'J '')UiW
not see, for ho win nil but blind, and behind hi y -iSPt'i'H
blue go.rulis could seo nothing of vvlnil wa U ,trSj
going on below. lo lied Cloud, giettcst of the I, i'$ljjiil
worthier of tho blouv.uiit under n roof with is 5YnlKrft3
thousands of pulcfaecs and above the mimicry ti TM'ntfJ
of that which had vvrotul from his pooplu tholr ' vJfS(71'S
umstcry of thu bro id American pl.ilns. ,' 7'p, 1$M
Hod Cloud Is B() i enrs old and past his lighting , ifrif. ;H9
da) sev on were tbcro ii chant o for him to fight. r wdfif ijjM
His trail, lliln form Is la nt, his step Is feeble, nnd f' ,fiSWjJj8
only Ills i Oil-black hulr ns tmrnmprtimlslnir In it t'tjf.vH
Its blackness ns In Its Httulghtncss h is rcslslcd f jclliM
tho branding pono" of olilage. Hcenmoonjr- 'fJVjWH
tcrduyfrom Wushiiituu, v.hcro hu huil been to) . ,M1'''H
confer with tho Uovornmcnt. In conipntiy with 'r J'tefliu!
American Ilori-c. 'Ihrcu Htars (whoso nniue -?Ii1kbH
duos him Injustice, fur ho la n must tempo- W'?jfB
ratu individual), nnd Putrid: Star, who , tJ&&gH
Is not IiNh but Hiou-c, to visit Hut- k &XvMM
fnlo Illll. Under Man Afraid of His Homo, ' 13 jp jJTjTM
thu hereditary chief of tho Hloux, Itcil Clumd, ' i$f Llfl
who wasliuvcrnfraidof nnythiiu, wns the great ' tl'lrwfl
war chief nnd fought In moro than "00 buttles. f K?nHH
11 was bo who captured Fort Phil ICoarnoy, U 'f?l?5H
whenever) man ul tho Post wns massacred. He f ilfllsaafl
bus met most of tho famous I net I m tighter ot J, w&vgH
tho past lift) years In 1 utile, nn has also Amcrl- it j vj'?JH
can Horse, and when they mot IlurTaln Illll they Tj jiitijjjEH
met a man w ho was bothnn old friend und an K Jby)j
old enemy. E 4'ilvcaS
Tha party nrrlvod nt 3 o'clock, and were met ij VfA'HrLfl
b) Major liurl.o, who took them to Madison J; !r ItsS
rlquaru Clurduu, When tho peifurmanca wns '$' $rfU
over Hod Cloud was taken down Into thu arena, A Ajjf FjyjB
to moot hs piople, tho Moil v. Iteil Cloud i I jHMS .KfeXl
taciturn, even for nn Indian Thu Muux did tho B WSJ WijM
proper thing in tbo wa of salutation. k XA'iWU
Hod Cloud s.thl "Humph!" or something j rult'M
"ko It. !f HaioM
DulTnlo Hill cams forward and greeted tho old ;, lw, iJH
wan lor. , . K Hi jptfl
Ited Cloud In an excess Of courtesy rcuiarkodi fi f,r'f, IjfJB
"Ughl H ilIilsB
Fhit Iron, chief of tho Ogallnlla Sioux, cam 1 ffilt&vlH
forward und snorted In salutation. r TCSStaH
Ited Cluud vtuxed lotjuucioue und unbent to lTtiFfafl
the extent of saying "Howl' R )vlls3Bi
Tho spirit moved Ilutrula Illll to moke a it jftufSliH
speech. It run about us follows; I vfvfHteJS
"Chief ltul Cloud. I mil glad to wcleompyoUj T i9-B
Ann. rknn Horse, nnil 5 our filcnds to this --re. it ( frj Ti
tcpeo. You ond 1 havo met before on tho plains, JV 'H&illQijI
bumctlmcs In poucc and hiimctlines In war. Now i; iJftHOoM
we meet to celebrate Iatliig ponc-e." 11 JtTwPIM
Hed Cloud sulci tiumethlug thut may not hav a Vt JIMfAnH
been "worse luck," built corlulnl) hud that lu- v KHt"mM
tonatlon. y Vlfcslwflai
"As )ou know, ) our peoplo havo travelled J KdvluaM
with mo formaiiv )o.rs In tblH country and In fe Vi'oraM
Kuropp, but this Is thu llrvt tlmo ton have him- f fiWjisj'iilH
ored us with u visit. Your peuplo huvu been t M'.VlaV-jB
tsken care of. und huvo hud good p.) ment In t Kswvilm
mono)." S iyr"tliW
Huro Ited Cloud said something else. Iho in- h K'ArSHaH
U rprctiT buid be couldn't translate, but tho 1 iftVjjsHH
other biouv grlimid. It must huvo been a Joko. 5 i!ilSai
Indians duti'l grin nt nothing. in JvS'AViljB
"I recognize in jouonuof tho greatest char- K wf,Jlpm
acterbin tbehlstor) of the pi tins. You uro tha t 'HlPnwtm
greatest warrior of tbociHieU. You hnvo dono f ;,;t--'flflaIiB
what ) on thought right nnd Im st for) cmrpeoplu. f Ut&lSfl
Now It Is tho while mnii's turn, and hlscivillza- i; SiP-'iTsiai
ttonhasc)orcomo)uurs." V VSH
Again Utd Cluud uiutlo an ob'wrvntion. Tho f 4v,'rS3M
Interpreter paid tomethmg about lO.tMM) whlto ii b,Wkm
scalps, und thu lioux grinned ng.iin. Itisprob- I i'Jli'M
ablv Justus well for tno cranial inicirrit) of last ? T,"M1HH
liight'B iiudlcmo that Chief Ited Cluud is past k iM?),jB
hi lighting prime. ,,.,.. &
"Amcrluiu Horso is also n warrior, said 'JV ',)
IlufTalo Hill, "nnd Is now a leader In thewuya J Mj'liaH
of peace. 1 hope iwth of )ouwUI tako this op- -2 ofi.fiffl'H
portunlt) tpai'call )vucun of tho grcMteity ot B iS'jOilH
thowhitos. Ibid )oi vielcome again." 'nPEtiitcS
Itod Cloud delivered himself of two grunts, a S 'y4W ?n
rtcmlsemlguavcr of n snort nnd n chopped off KfahiiylM
gurgle, which the pollto interpreter ctpinded HoffViM'
into- V vtaftiTaEt
'"Ihe Chief sav s (bat his heart Is glad to meot f yJ'rjSSflKl
his people nnd Pe-hchnskn tlxing Hilrl. who ha J AjfriJiMF
been u wui rlor in the field and u friend nronml (I'VSsB
Iho tire. Ho hua much to speak of with Long SVjiS
Hair. Ho is old nnd wtur) nnd hnstravrllod YK.tfim
fur. At another council ho will speak moro, J. iiKsBL
He rejoice to huvu seen his jounrf ruin and i f-illlil!!
pnken tn them." f, i VblC
"Hoot" concluded Ited Cloud clooucntlv. f h;gWiW-
1 hat U nn Inutcd tho intervh w. Jn thu even- 1 fKYv-i'lKj;
ing Ited Cloud, who hud rested meanwhile, took; Wrftt-aB:
hit, scat In tbo box, where u reporter siw him vt'fflr?
nnd asked him how ho liked tliucit), und vv lint X- VVW, fllf
he thought of tho high buildings, nnd how ho ffl;i 8j
cno)cd tho c alilu curs, and what hit view wVjjrjfl
on municlpil politics vicrc. and whcthirhohiid i, cW t I if
seen Mnv or trumr, nnd if h" considered the ji twiSto
Diana of Madison wuurc a lino w ork of urt. nnd ' ji'V'i.i.iJl
what themes he hud been to. nnd it few other , -y vfifVri
qiicstiiinippioprlilo to a lnlf blind old ubor- M t t,"?
iglne who hud been heio only n few hours. . J, ,$&
Hcd Cloud swore. Tno rcpoi tor dldii t under- ' I'M'' JIT
stand the wording of it, but there was no mis- k1 Vr w
taking the cmphrsN. I iV , f rtl
" Ho b i) sho is vii) weary, "taid the pollto , 1'1-Jfh'.
Interpreter, diplomiitic.ill). 1 if V?. 32,
I'ald tol. Aminon tu Uult. A ; , ."'f !Jf3 j
Tho dispossess proceedings iigulnst Col. Robert v. jV.t&tlMfl
A. Ammon huv c licen dUcimlluued. The owners y f BJal
of tho building nt -17 New street, where Col. . itutt
Amnion hud his otllcc, pild him to glvo up hi JJWflv mm
Inliii inn liuau Col. AniniDii rc'iiseit .icstenliiy i? Sr'?(C flifl
to an) how much, but ho remarked thut ho hud i. '( iv !
"gothiaownpiuo-" .. V," 1i''B
piifjUicjs 31otUrs. ; 4ffi 'M
Anheuarr-llusrh Urrnlna tsa'u re-ommenft aV'fTtiai
tbo uso or the greatest of all tonics, "Malt Nutrlne," h. KL' tfal
and guarantees the merits claimed tor It Tor sal t tv'i''kH
by all druE.tsti ' tyisHlirB
"- J Jiein 'Irl
Mra. Wlnslov Soothing 1) nip forclillilrenloeth- " fwriS fi.ti
Ing, sofums tlii gunn, redi iw luna iiiiiatlnn, allay a f JiHj .illal
pain, cures wind coll-, dlarrbie' i !ijc a bottle j; J V"h VtM
I I! AVWfj. tm
JMCAIUIIEID. j" 'PM ,
lUllll-Vtlvt-.lTi; on Thins lac, viay ft at tha T 2lt'lN , H
Thurchof tbeHclyTr1nlt).rriM)kI)i),by thoncv, i jjj! Svy, W
Vr S. n MeCoimelt, Mary llel n. danKliter ot iff! 9
(Irorgo W. Wlngate. to llor-itlo Hates Llo.rd, Jr j ( Ifoi , 9
ofl'lilladrlilila, ,"2,
XJI3333. iij
rKI.I,.-On VVcilum u) .c.iilliR, May P. 1HBT, I (JM 9
Cliarlrs Cella, siiiiof thetito Antruln ard Marl j( V j?, B
I'utrrlnn (Vlln, ut Ii I- mltt'iui, HI Wist Wash- t iH A f' ' 9
liifctniiiilari, lmho 'Mlh yioi of hUrk' K i'ir' ' '
Fuufral on sotuniay, thu Mil Im-t .at II) A. M, )!''.''?' I
Illl.ttllllTII.-At at Oranee, tut Vt.iy 0, 1B0T, I tSfft ,( 9
I )ncttetlori1un, bo mtil ilniijclilircif JUud fl. and 1 H' ' t 9
Hla M, Ida bllwortu, rg d years a month J f.'cj ) M
and '.'0 days rjl 9
Funeral prhate, SnturJaj-, JlJy 8, Interment ,ti ' V
(irocuuiHHl c'Miicter) e -, 9
MAM. At Hudson, N, Y . on VVednemlay, May j , . j. 9
Ourrlaia Hull, wilniv ot John Gaul, In the 001 , i'. C"- 9
)osr.ifliraK.' .( J ,)j? I'll
liiucraltinhatuidayat Jl" M H Yt'iF' (?9
OIll'l.l. Sullnl),on Wednotday, May B, 1887, frji v' nj9J
William iLlItr Odtll. In bla 72dytor. ', V MM
Fuusral friin his latu residence, Gd Cuiumunlpair f ' '59
al , Jern) Clt), hoturduy. Ma) rt, at J 1'. M. Ilea- , ' . 39
atlt 1 1 and frhuU liu Itcil. ' ',''' jtfl
WII,I.HVI.On Tuesday, May4,lfli7, at the Plara t (tt'. h9
Hotel, Newvnrktlt), Ahby Townley, wireof I d- '' f ' '
vrard 1' Wllllauis, uudilaiighti'ror tho lute Holier ' ", ftm
VV Tow nli y of Fllsala III, . J. ' ( '&.M
Funeral from thu rislibuts uf her mother, BOi r j mfl
Sorth llroad strict, Kltzalmth, S J , on IrlJay, 'i,v , , :M
Moy 7, at Jo'tlock. 1 ,, ,',J "y9
special iloWtti. ' $M
- , "Ji At II
TKt Carpet Cleaiitlugi the t' IL lirnwn Co, la- . I tri
eorporatnl, 221 luat UHlhat .altirlugainl nla)lng r Al jm
JOHN MCNEILL, . , l M
Fatiioun l.uti'luii 1'rtailicr ttio k, iti.n --i arxeon, 1 , i flH
VVII.I, M-l'SIl l AltM'l.ll' IIAI.I. i , VM
O'th kt uii I Till iiv illll miii lii), )! ly V, ut t I'. M. ' ". UW
J II llmk will iliiir iKl.lul Iiv rhi rut '' iM
hcutatne No I ckitArotntrt 1 J j'JB
ffriv jt'ul'ltcutioiio. . ill
r.fW KA( II J mln'i "IrHh hnnr." Ilurke , , '
tjtj ri -ewhei Ita mi a "Fa)i ' llnrilik's ' lli-s- iH
pillk.." f'ulirllK" 'Taulu la'.k.' M. rn' 'lilk- , !
train Miami)," Vuitalres "Can II Ii- ' Mill. I'D i'
lltATT 101 oth ar. 1
FLINT'S FINE FUUNIi'URE." '' I
Iicnutil'iil Ktfon t'oiiitiiniitlutio , 9
ill tint now hitiiiiiicr ht,onk. I 9J
FACTORY PRICES.I I
:-1; (Jm
