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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY. APRIL 24. 1897.
NUMBER 21.
TYRNAVO IS TAKEN
Turkish Army Under Edhem
Pasha Again Victorious.
A SERIES OF FIERCE BATTLES
The Mayor of Larissa Appeals to Ihem
to Arise and Defend the City
Fighting aether Points.
London, April 20. A dispatch from
Constantinople says after a Beries of
fnriona engagements Edhem Paeba, the
Turkieh commander-in-chief, baa occu
pied Tyrnavo, ten miles from Larissa, in
force. The diepatch says General Abdul
Azel Paeka is among the killed.
In conclusion the diepatch says the
Turks will now immediately advance by
forced marches upon Lariesa, the bead
quarters of the Greek army in Tbesaaly.
LARISSA IS I" DANGER.
Greeks
Appealed to Rise
the City.
and Defend
Headquarters ofthjb Greek army in
.Thessaly, Larissa, April 20.' The
mayor of Larissa has issaed a proclama
tion calling upon all citizens to arm
themselves in defense of the country.
Every step possible is being taken to'
defend the place against the Turks, who
are reported to have captured Tyrnavo,
ten miles from here, and to be pushing
on to Larisea. . The minister of the in
terior has issued orders to the prefects
throughout the country calling upon
them to summon all citizens to arms in
defense of Greece now invaded by the
Turks.
It is reported the Greeks bave cap
tured 200 Turkish prisoners at Viglia.
A CONFIRMATORY TBLEGBAM.
Tells of Capture of the Oatposts of
Tyrnavo.
Berlin, April 20. An official telegram
from Constantinople . says the Turks
bave captured all the positions com
manding Tyrnavo, thus confirming the
dispatches on the subject from the cor
respondent ot the Associated Press at
Turkish headquarters at Elassona.
The telegram referred to also says the
Turks have not sustained great damage
at Prevesa, but two Greek warships
were compelled by the Turkieh fire to
retire from there today, and thisafter
noon there are no signs of the Greek
fleet in the vicinity of Prevesa.
Will Fight for Their1 Country
Athens, April 20. 6 p. m. All mem
bers of the gen d'armerie and other po
lice forces organized as military are now
' coins to the frontier. Citizens bave
volunteered to guard the town. The
same conditions prevail in all- the other
towns of Greece. On all sides there is a
firm determination to meet the Turkish
invasion, and every man who can be
spared and who can bear arms is going
to the front. t
To Care for the Wounded.
Athens, April 20. 6 p. m. Athens
ladies under the patronage of the queen
have converted the steamer Thessaly
into a floating hospital. Three hundred
beds for the wounded bave been fitted
up on board the steamer, and she is now
proceeding to Volo.' .
CAREER OF JOHN JOSEPH NOURI.
Transition From Insane Asylum to Vir
gin Falaoe.
San Francisco, April 20. The strange
ness of truth has often been commented
upon aa exceeding the most fanciful
flights of fiction. An illustration of this
is furnished in the career of John Joseph
Nouri, who has been crowned patriarch
at Trichoor, Malabar, and is ruler over
Syrian Chaldeans.
Four years ago Nonri was committed
by Judge Walter H. Levy to the asylum
for the insane at Napa, and there be re
mained until September, 1893, when by
the efforts of M. M. Foote, president of
' the California Association for the Pro
tection of Persons, be was restored to
liberty. - ' .
The Eev. Chalmers Easton, formerly
Presbyterian minister in this city, now
of Washington D. C, is credited with
having learned the facts in a letter from
Rev. John Barrons, now traveling in
India. .
On June 23, 1892, there arrived in this
city from India a man who. by his dress,
bis manner and speech, 'was easily recog
nized as an Oriental religous student.
Not less remarkable than bis appear--a
nee was the story he told. He claimed
to have discovered . the remains of
Noah's Ark on the summit of Mount
Ararat.
When released from theasylum, Nonri
claimed be had been robbed of four med
als studded with diamonds, and valued
at $2300, the gift of the Chaldean Greek
church, of a negotiable note for $2500, an
his credentials. Dr. Chalmers Easton
believed in him. and helped him on bis
journey eastward. Later on he display
ed bis knowledge of Greek; and
Washington at the Smithsonion insti
tntion translated the hieroglyphics on
some tables there with su prising ease.
Intention makings, his iiurney around
the world, be traveled on . to London
and from there came in May, 1894, the
story that he intended to sue the United
States tor. $5,000,000 for ill treatment
during his sojourn.
Now the climax to the story is in the
letter to Rev. John Barrons, claiming
that John Joseph Nouri, the deposed
kiog of the Chaldeans, has been re
stored, that his claims have been recog
nized, and the man who was described
as "unkempt ana wun me lacsiusier
eyes of a lunatic," is living in splendor
in a virgin palace at Trichoor.
MONEY or FREE CUBA.
Provisional Government Is Coining
Five-Peseta .Pieces.
New York, April 20. The Journal
this morning says:
The Cuban dollar will be on the street
within a few days. It will be a silver
com of the size of the Spanish coin known
as five peeetas. Five million dollars'
worth of bullion is to be converted into
the coin, which, even if it is no more
than a souvenir of the Cuban struggle
will still be worth its weight. The Cu
ban junta indorses the circulation of sit
ver coin bearing the stamp of the provi
sional government. The money to bny
this bullion and to defray the the me
chanical expense of the issue is said to
have been raised through the exertion of
A. J. Corbert, a local broker. He pro
fesees ignorance as to tde identity of his
principals. At the office of A. Erauss
further information was obtained.
."Men with money bave been figuring
on this thing for a-long time," he said
The junta is behind us. . - We start in
with a million dollars' worth of five
pesetas. The coin is about the size ot
the American dollar and resembles it
mncb. '
"The new Cuban coin, which must
not be called a" "medal or a souvenir; will
be accepted for it weight in silver . any
where. The design for the face of . the
coin will consist of a head or a figure
indicating liberty. The seal of the Cu;
ban republic, already, familiar, on its
bond and postage stamps, will be on the
reverse.
"The friends df Cuba who will have
made this issue of coins are men of
wealth.. They will back the Cuban ' en
terprise to the extent of ten millions if
necessarv."
GREAT OVATION TO CECIL RHODES
Ex-Reformer Welcomed Upon His Be
turn to Cape Town.
New York, April 20. A dispatch to
the World from Cape Town Bays :
Cecil Rhodes' reception here on his
return from England was in the nature of
an ovation. He was presented with an
address by the citizens which was in
part as follows :
"We take unbounded satisfaction in
assuring yon that the feelings expressed
in the demonstrations that have taken
place here have not only been, retained,
but bave deepened into tho hearts of the
people. We cannot refrain from stating
that we entertain the gravest appreben
siohs of political movements within the
colony, the object of which is to circum
scribe British supremacy. They do not
tend towards true and 'lasting peace,
Your presence is absolutely eesential
and we earnestly hope that . your future
services will add brilliance to your illus
trious career." -
The Transvaal republic has sent six
agents to Durban, and the port of Natal,
to watch the movements of British war
ships.
Will Fight for Greece.
Rome, April 21. Ricotti Garibaldi,
son of the famous General Garibaldi,
accompanied by the Garibaldian veter
an, Colonel Gattarno,.' has sailed for
Greece, where he will take part in the
war against Turkey.
Several steamers at , various places
along the Italian coast are embarking
men who bave volunteered their ser
vices to Greece for the war.
We can affordvto say:
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grocer, and get your money
back on what you don't
like." , . "
Your tea-trade for the
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risk and besides, there is
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WITH; FURY UNABATED
Fighting Along the Frontier
Continues at Many Places.
TURKS PUSH STEADILY" ONWARD
Manos'' Forces Have. Taken. Several
Turkish Villages Ring Veurge
Bitter Against the Powers.
New York, April 21. A Journal
patch from AthenB says :
dis
Tbe waron the frontier continues with
unabated fury, and all along the line
from the Gulf of Salonica on the east to
the Gulf of Arta on the west, a desper
ate struggle is going on ior tbe mastery
Lbe advance of the lurkieh forces on
Tyrnavos has not been eeriously checked,
though from Groeek sources come many
claims of victories. These, however, are
of small importance, compared to the in'
formation, that tbe Turks are investing
Tyrnavos. "
Tyrnavos is about three leagues north
west of Larisea and was depended, upon
by the Greeks to seriously hamper any
attempt that would be mado by the
Turks to approach Lariesa.
Immediately after their disastrous de
feat at Hilouna pass tbe Greeks fell back
to Tyrnavos, but the Turks closely fol
lowed and began a vigorous cannonading
of the position. Tyrnavos' fall will make
it next to impossible for the Moslem ad
vance on the Greek miitary' base at La
rissa to be stopped. " Larissa is poorly
fortified, and it may become necessary
for the Greeks to precipitate a pitched
battle with tbe Turks on tbe plains that
lie between Larissa and the Macedonian
frontier.- If such an event occurs it will
be the greatest military struggle in the
history ot the world. . .
A Greek force after a ' terrific battle,
has managed to get through to the plains
of Damasi, in Macedonia, meantime
bombarding and destroying tbe small
village of Vigila, half a dozen Turkish
batteries, and killing over 200 Turks.
The Greek loss was' light. About 300
Turks were taken prisoners at Viglia.
The pass at Revem. a few miles north
west of Tyrnavos, where there are as
many as 40,000 Turks nnder.tbe perosnal
rection of Edhem Pasha, has been the
scene of the fiercest fighting of the war.
This horde ' of Moslems, singing and
chanting war songs reaches from Reveni
to Boughese and for the past three days
has unremittingly endeavored to obtain
a free road to the Thessalian plains.
Twenty thousand Greeks under direction
of Prince Constantino have steadily
fought and struggled to keep back .the
Mohammedan stream and have thus far
succeeded.
On the Gulf of Arta the Greeks are.
having things pretty much their own!
way. The Turks at Arta attempted tot
cross tbe river, despite the. fire of the
Greek artillery. This was magnificently
handled, however, and the Moslems
were mowed down by the score, the river
being litterallv filled with ' tbe Bultan's
soldiers. Staggering under their awful
defeat, the Turks retreated.
Colonel Manos,1 in his invasion of this
part of Epirns has' been very successful
He has occupied several villages with
but slight resistance, : and has hastily
fortified them. There ' is. hardly any
serious obstacle to his advance north
ward into Albania and toward Janina,
whre a great battle may be fought
After retreating the Turks attempted to
bombard Arta, using nearly 100 pieces of
artillery in the operation, but it failed,
tbeir marksmanship being bad .and the
range too great.
Tbe squadron of ironclads which left
the Piraeus under sealed orders, is likely
to strike some bold blow, though it is
believed it is bound for Salonica, which
it will bombard, and where it is hoped
to cut off the base of supplies of the
army under Edhem Pasha.
Tbe second squadron, composed of
frigate, two corvettes, three armed trans
ports and one torpedo-boat, has left the
Golden Horn. ' Other Turkish -vessels
are still under the guns.- of the Darda
nelles forts.
DIVINE RETRIBUTION.
Strange Death of an Alleged Murderer
In' Court.
Hollister, Cal., April 21. May
God strike me dead if I am the mur
derer of Bernardino Aeseuro," cried'
Joseph Ciscado in the courtroom Jaere
yesterday. The last word bad scarcely
left his lips when, with a shriek, he
toppled forward and fell to tbe floor.
The terrorized officers and the host of
spectators Btood aghast for some mo
ments at what appeared to be a startling'
manifestation of divine retribution.
Then several rushed over to the pros-
trnta man an1 Bnnpht te aaoiaf him frrm 1
the floor. There were no responses to
their orders or tbeir efforts. Joseph
Ciecado was dead.
The man was a Portuguese, and had
been arrested on a charge of haying
murdered Aseucp, a Mexican rancher
whose dead body-was found last Satur
day morning in his cabin in tho Cleve
land district.
TURKEY BUT A TOOL.
Kins; . George
Says the Powers
Caused
. the War.
" Paris, April 21. The correeponcent of
La Journal at Athens had an interview
with King George, of Greece, at the pal
ace yesterday. His majesty is quoted as
saying be . believed to tbe last moment
peace would be maintained, and did bis
utmost to bring about a pacific settle
ment of the matters in dispute. The
king denied that Greece commenced
hostilities against Turkey,1 and argued'
that Turkey was . not compelled to go
to war because of the incursion of a
insurgents whom nobody could bave
restrained. Continuing, King George
said :
"The truth is we were attacked be'
cause Turkey was ordered to attack us,
There never would bave been war but
for certain intrigues which will appear
later. All the powers are more or leBS
against us. If they wanted war they
have got it. Such is the -result of the
European concert.
Europe must understand that after
forcing us to war there can be no ques
tion of limiting it. Our fleet is des
tined to take an important part, as will
soon be learned. Greece understands
that she must either be victorious or
disappear. The war may be prolonged
and bloody, but it is now too late to stop.
A great crime has been committed
against right and humanity in the Cre
tan question, and the chastisement has
now commenced."
TO SAVE DURRANI'S KECK'
Effort Making to Have the Murderer's
Sentence Commuted.
San Francisco, April 21. Much local
interest has been excited by a report
that an effort; is being made to commute
tbe sentence ot Durrant to life imprison
ment. Those working for the condemn
ed murderer of Blanche Lamozt are tak
ing hope from the announcement that
three-of the state board of prison direc
tors are about to petition Governor Budd
to commute tbe sentence. The directors
favoring such action are said to be Hay
es, Fitzgerald and Depue.
While some believe Durrant did not
bave a fair trial, it is believed commuta
tion of his sentence "would be followed
by an outburst of public indignation.
Ex-Judge Murphv, who presided at the
trial of Currant, denies that he would
under any circumstances eign a petition
for the commutation of the sentence
He believes Durrant gnilfv, and says he
had as fair and impartial a trial as was
ever given an accused murderer.
THE FLOOD SITUATION.
Illinois Bottom Land Farmers
Are
Driven From Their Homes.
Quincy,.H1., April 21. The Missis
sippi here is steadily rising. The
steamer Harry Hock rescued six families,
whose homes in the bottoms, north of
tbe city, were surrounded by water. At
Warsaw, 111., the Mississippi has passed
the 18-foot mark, and peoole are leaving
portions of the districts protected by
the levees. . "
At 8. Keitnburg tbe river is now at
its highest point for several years, and
tbe condition of the bottom land farm
ers is pitiable. ,
- A Break Near Greenville.,
Jackson, Miss., April 21. A dispatch
to the Associated press from Greenville
says the levee on the -Promised Land
plantation, at Shipland. Issaquena
county, broke at 3 :30 this morniDg. It
was eighteen feet high, and backwater is
already against it. "
Colonel Manos Operations.
Athens, April 21, 5 p. m. Colonel
Manos, in command of tbe Greek army
operating against tbe Turks in Epirns,
telegraphs that be has destroyed Imaret
fort and advanced without opposition to
Fillipadia, which place the Turks aban
doned after burning it. Colonel Manos
has hoisted the Grecian flag . over Fil
lipadia. " - '
No Application Filed.
Sacramento, April ' 21. Governor
Budd is absent from Sacramento today,
but his executive secretary sayB no ap
plication for Durrant's commutation of
sentence has yet been filed in the execu
tive office. The governor's attaches do
not believe that he will interfere with
tbe carrying out of the death sentence
in the Durrant case.
Change of Time.
Commending April 8tb, the steamers
of the : Regulator line will leave The
Dalles at 7 a. m. instead of 7 -.30.
W. C. A lxa way, Agent. '
LARISSA IN DANGER
Turkish Forces Within an
Hour's March of City.
PREPARING TO TAKE IT BY STORM
Battle at Mllouna Greeks Attack
Turkish Position The Attempt
Is Successful.
the
Vienna, April 22. -The Neue Frie
Presse publishes a dispatch from Con
stantinople saying that Edhem Pasha,
"the Turkish commander-in-chief, has
telegraphed the sultan that his advance
guard is within an hour's march at Lar
issa. The Turkish general adds he has
a force of 95,000 men with him. He es
timates the Greek army opposing him at
40,000 men and expresses the hope that
the fall of Larissa 'with tbe help of God
is imminent!" '-.'
- Fighting Near Larissa.
Headquarters op the Greek Army,
Larissa, April 22. The Turks have oc
cupied several Greek positions near
Nezoros. Very severe fighting occurred
westward of this place during the morn
ing. "
. FIGHTING AT MI LOU MA PASS.
Greeks Unsuccessfully Attempt to Cap
ture the Torklsh Position.
Headquarters of the Turkish Army,
Milouna Pass, Wednesday, April 22, 11
a. m. Very heavy lighting has been in
progress since dawn. The Greeks have
endeavored to take bv storm the Turkish
position on tbe hiil opposite the en
trance to the ravine. The Greeks were
repulsed upon each occasion with tre
mendous loss. The engagement is still
proceeding. The Turks have a strong
reserve force ready to be brought Into
action if needed. '
During yesterday's fighting in tbe
same locality the Turkish general of a
brigade was killed.-
' - Greeks Are Worn Out.
Paris, April 22. The situation on the
Thessalian frontier, according to a dis
patch from Athens today, is considered
highly critical' It is feared the Greek
troops, exhausted by three days of hard
fighting, will be unable to resist much
longer the furious attacks of the Turks.
Victory for the Greeks.
Athens, April 22. A dispatch from
Arta announces that Major Sontzo, with
two squadrons of cavalry, captured
three villages occupied by two Turkish
battalions. A third squadron of cavalry
has occupied Fort ' Salagova, " Gulf of
Arta. Tbe Turks retreated, leaving
three cannon and a quantity of dyna
mite in the hands of the Greeks.
PRINCE CONSTANTINO'S PLAN.
Will Surround the Turks on the Plains
of Thessaly. .
Constantinople, April 21. (Delayed
in transmission.) There is much con
cern among Turkish government officials
on account of Bulgaria's persistent
claims for Beratz, for five additional
Bulgarian bishops in Macedonia and for
tbe appointment of Bulgarian commer
cial agents at Uskup and Monastir.'
Tbe Bulgarian representative here had
an audience with the sultan on the sub
ject and informed bis majesty that un
less Beratz were conceded by Friday
next Bulgaria would begin to mobolize
her army on Saturdav. The sultan
promised to grant Beratz, but asked
that Bulgaria be patient until the war
with Greece is over. His majesty
granted a request for. permission to ap
point commercial agents at Uskup and
Monastir.
The Bulgarian representative yester
day presented his ultimatum at Vildiz
Kiosk, and subsequently the embassy
informed the representative that the
moment was inopportune for insisting
upon tbe sultan granting Beratz, adding
that Russia would not supoort tbe de
niand if the Bulgarian army was mob-
lized, and responsibility for tbe conse
quences would fall exclusively . upon
Bulgaria. ,
An official notice just published orders
all vessels flying the commercial ensign
of Greece to leave Ottoman waters with
in a fortnight from Saturday last. 'All
Turkish vessels in Greek waters are re
quired to leave them within the same
period. Finally at the expiration of a
fortnight the service of tbe Turkish
lighthouses in the Gulf of Salonica will
be suspended and the harbor closed at
night while the war lasts. .
Both Sides Lota Heavily.
Paris, April 22. A correspondent of
Le Journal at Athens, telegraphs that
in the advance on . Damasi, the Greek
troops suffered heavily and the Turkish
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healthfulness. Assures the food against alum
and all forms of adulteration common to the
cheap brands. .
B.OYAL BAKING POWDEB CO. NEW YOBK.
losses were enormous. At Boughese,
two entire companies were annihilated
while trying to capture the Greek bat
teries. , . . . '
The dispatch says the Turkish fort at
Viglia is surrounded by Greeks, who are
trying to silence the six Turkish bat
teries remaining in possession. Even
these are not eupported by infantry.
Coals of Fire on Turkey's Head
London, April 22. The Greek lega
tion here received a dispatch from M.
Skouzes, in which, referring to the order
for the expulsion of all Greeks in Turkey
at tbe expiration of a fortnight from
Saturday last, the date of the rupture of'
diplomatic relations between Greece and
Turkey, he says their expulsion is con
trary to the prici pies of modern civili
zation. He adds that Greece desires all
Turkish subjects residing within Greek
territorv to remain as lone as their
conduct does not afford ground for
Complaint, ;
Greek Citizens Massacred.
London, April 22. According to a dis
patch from Athens,' massacres of Greek
citizens have occored near Prevesa, a
Turkish town at the entrance - to- the
Gulf of Arta. Greek troops, it - is said
have stormed five villages occupied by.
the Turks. - -
An Offer From Greece.
Paris, April 22. According to a dis
patch from Constantinople, Greece has
informed the powers she will abandon
her claims to the island of Crete if the
powers will force Turkey to cede her
Epirus and Mount Olympus, accorded
to her by the treaty of Berlin.
Ronmanla is Apprehensive.
London, April 22. A telegram from
Bucharest say the Roumanian minister
of war ordered tbe garrison on Dobrud
echa frontier reinforced by two battal
ions of troops. The King -of Eoumania
has postponed his foreign trip.
Greek Fleet Advancing.
Athens, April 22. It is reported the
Greek fleet is proceeding .toward tbe
Dardanells for the purpose of meeting
the Turkieh fleet stationed there. K
When a person is losing flesh and
wasting away there is cause for alarm.
Nothing so worries a physician. Con
sumptives would never die if they could
regain tbeir usual weight. In fact there .
would be no consumption if there was
no wasting of the system. The cause of
this loss of flesh is a failure to properly
digest the food eaten. Nine-tenths of
all of our diseases date back to some de
rangement of the stomach. -
The Shaker Digestive Cordial will
stop this wasting or tbe body. It acts
by causing the food we eat to be digest- -ed
so as to do good, for undigested food
does more harm than good. : The Cor
dial contains food already digested and
is a digester oi foods as well.
Laxol is tbe beet medicine . for chil
dren. Doctors recommend it in place ot
Castor Oil. - " J
A Peculiar Accident.
Des Moines, April 22. The infant
daughter of John F. Buckley was acci
dentally hanged' here by her bonnet
Btrings catching on tbe limb of a tree.
The little girl, about 5 years old, bad
been playing on the- porch but a few
minutes before the accident. Her bon- '
net strings were tied twice about her
neck to keep tbe bonnet in position
more securely. She slipped when climb-
.4 ... . . .
ing on a small cherry tree, -ana tne
Btrings caught on a twig projecting not
more than an inch.
Volunteers for Greece.
London,' April 22. A dispatch from
Marseilles says 200 Greek volunteers
sailed for Athens yesterday evening, ac
companied by 50 American Greeks.
The crews of Greek merchantmen every
where bave been ordered home . to join
their respective regiments. .