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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1897
Page
2
At Larissa on April 24 the Greeks gained the day’s initiative with heavy fighting all day. Both sides remained in strong positions at dusk as Greek artillery played superbly. If the Greeks storm the Turkish redoubt near the Reveni pass they could push into Turkish territory while defending their frontier.
London dispatches dated April 24 report meagre evidence from the front. Tyrnavo remains uncaptured while Nezeros is in Turkish hands. Mati hotly contested with Larissa fate tied to its outcome. Crown Prince Constantine reported at Larissa as fighting continues. The king may depart for Larissa on Monday.
A Athens dispatch says offers of help pour in to the Greek government as military authorities anticipate 40,000 volunteers under the Greek flag within a week. Epirotes prepare to move from Athens to aid in Epirus up to the Berlin treaty line. The National League of Greece funds 1,000 Garibaldians for passage to Piraeus. The Pan-Hellenic steamer Albanian heads to Rimini with 8,000 Italians ready to fight for Greece.
King George and his ministers met at the war office and the royal palace to discuss important policy. Reports say the Eastern squadron bombarded Terina destroying the customs house and public buildings while the Western squadron bombarded Mourao near Prevesa and captured a Turkish steamer.
Turkish authorities fear a Bulgarian raid into Macedonia and reinforce Ottoman troops guarding the Rilo mountains passes. The Macedonian junta, headquartered in Sopnia, will wait for Emperor Francis Joseph’s visit to the czar before acting, anticipating significant developments from the meeting.
A Times dispatch from Canea notes daily fighting near Candia where about 6,000 insurgents including 500 cavalry battle alongside Greek troops and four heavy guns. The governor fears a mass attack on the town. Turkish forces lack field guns.
The Standard reports that Ahmid Pasha is ordered to move to the action scene and that a plan is under consideration to occupy Athens until heavy indemnity is paid.
The plan divides the army into two corps. One will march via Volo and the other by a western route. Both units are to join at Athens, which will be occupied and held until a heavy indemnity is paid.
Boston delivers a wave of volunteers headed for New York and thence Athens as consuls coordinate Greek war aid. Hundreds from Boston and nearby cities join delegations bound for Greece with Chicago St. Louis and other cities vying to send larger battalions. A New York battalion of over 1000 awaits departure for the fatherland.
A Larissa dispatch says Greek artillery reinforced at Reveni reduced Vigla to silence. Brigades of Colonel Smolenitz and Colonel Dimopoulis plan a movement toward Damasi. Bou Ghazi sees heavy fighting with Colonel Dimopoulis nearby. Greeks retreat from Nezeros to Mayrychori with losses.
Dispatch from Athens via Le Journal reports Greek troops suffering heavy losses at Damasi while Turkish forces suffer enormous casualties. Turkish companies at Boughazi were annihilated during attempts to seize Greek batteries. Greek forces surround the Turkish fort at Viglin and aim to silence six remaining Turkish batteries unaided by infantry.
Dispatch from Arta reports Major Sontzo with two cavalry squadrons seized three villages occupied by two Turkish battalions. A third squadron took Fort Saragova on the Gulf of Arta. Turks retreated, leaving three cannon and dynamite to Greek forces.
A Bucharest dispatch reports the Roumanian minister of war ordered two battalions to reinforce garrisons on the Do bruscha frontier. The Roumanian king has postponed his foreign trip.
Constantinople April 24 The French ambassador M Cambon informed the porte that France will assume protection of Greek Catholics within the Turkish empire. It has not yet been decided which power will protect the orthodox Greeks.
The Turkish government denies that the Greeks have captured the Islands of Mitylene and Sclo off the west coast of Asia Minor. The dispatch comes from Constantinople dated April 24.
In Cleveland on April 23 ore dock managers vote a 10 percent wage cut for ore handlers unloading vessels at Lake Erie ports. Rockefeller, owner of many boats and docks at Ashtabula, accepts the cut and will absorb the loss himself. Cleveland ore handlers prepare to strike.
At the Montana Stock Growers Association meeting on Monday April 23 a resolution was passed urging Congress to enact a protective tariff on cattle hides. The report notes unusual losses in southern Montana this season, mainly among trail or pilgrim cattle brought into the state late last fall.
Representative Holman of Indiana died at his home at 2 10 p m after a brief illness of spinal meningitis. The veteran lawmaker known as Watchdog of the Treasury had earlier fallen this month, blamed on vertigo, then worsened until death. He left four children at his bedside. remains to be sent to Aurora, Indiana, by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
William Steele Holman, famed as the Great O b jector and watchdog of the treasury, served 16 terms in the House and spent 54 years in public life. Born near Indiana, he was a genial, accessible Democrat whose strict economy shaped policy in appropriation bills and earned him broad respect. He avoided personal enmity and listened to constituents, even as duty required firm refusals.
Terrific sand storms swept the Arkansas Valley in southwestern Kansas with winds near 40 mph. The 10 mile wide valley was buried in sand, forcing passengers to shelter at home. Farmers may need to replant corn as seeds buried two inches deep were blown away. Irrigation ditches, fields, and wheat crops suffered. engineers could not see ahead.
Farno April 23. The demurrer to the indictment of L. E. Booker former Grand Forks National Bank president was argued before Judge Amidon. Arguments completed and the matter taken under advisement. Charge alleges false returns of bank condition to the comptroller.
Friedrich Evesinghaus alias Karl Kallker of Barmen Prussia was arrested on the Red Star steamer Westernland from Antwerp tied up at her dock. He is accused of forging notes for 150000 marks, with total forgeries said to reach 1000000 marks.
The plan to establish a military post at Bismarck has been abandoned due to an unsuitable site and the prohibitive cost of a sewerage system. Other sites are under consideration, with Fort Yates remaining active and a more suitable location near Bismarck possible in the future.
Frost across Norfork Virginia and eastern Carolina caused extensive crop damage worth about 1 000 000 with all truck classes injured. Telegraphed reports from Bateson North Carolina greensboro and Newborne County note heavy frost injuring fruit. Maryland dispatches report widespread damage to blossoming fruit trees and vines across the state.
General Richard W. Johnson, a St. Paul pioneer and Civil War veteran, died at the Metropolitan hotel after a brief pneumonia illness. His son Captain A D Johnson, U S A, died recently in San Antonio, a fact believed to hasten the father’s death. Born in Kentucky in 1827, he graduated West Point in 1849 and served at Fort Snelling.
Grand Rapids, April 23. Judge Severns in U S court held Henry Anderson and John Foster, directors of the defunct Bank of Greenville, liable for all losses sustained through President Moore between July 1892 and 1893. The amount is undetermined. Moore's indebtedness exceeds $172,000. The court found negligence by the directors while the managing officer plundered the bank and others.
Minnesota wheelmen break with the L A W and establish a Minnesota division of the proposed United Wheelmen of America in Minneapolis. Frank H. Williams is named president, Fred Straub vice president, and E. E. Smith secretary. Williams also appoints a racing board as his first act.
At 2:30 p m in Rome, Pietro Acciarito an unemployed iron worker tried to stab King Humbert as he rode to the races. The king evaded the dagger rose from his seat and Acciarito discarded the weapon before being seized by two carabineers and the royal coach proceeded.
The Vienna spring review was held with two infantry divisions a artillery and cavalry units and military academy cadets taking part. Emperor Francis Joseph Emperor William of Germany archdukes cabinet ministers and diplomatic corps attended the display.
Matt Semichy a local lightweight boxer is in county jail after the San Jose Athletic Club opening exhibition in San Jose. His opponent Frank Evans known as Kid Evans is dead from concussion of the brain.
In Alexandria Virginia at 1 15 a m Joseph M Cox a colored man was lynched for the alleged outrage on his employer s two daughters Cox confessed his crime In Philadelphia Billy Vernon lightweight from Haverstraw New York lay after a 14th round collapse at the Olympic Athletic club in Athens Pennsylvania remains critical and death may come any moment
In Mexico City on April 24 the treaty fixing the boundary between Mexico and Belize, or British Honduras, with Great Britain, was approved in a secret senate session by 37 to 7. The agreement was concluded three years ago.
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