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Townsend Messenger

Location

Townsend, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1897

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Greek War Cabinet extends fight as officers recalled from Crete

London reports indicate Greek ministers plan to continue hostilities with Crete recalls sending 14 officers to Thessaly. Ve las tin area endures daily clashes, delaying General Smolenski’s take over as chief of staff. Volga port residents migrate to Athens and Eboea amid naval patrols and a calm in Port. French treasury chests moved to a Greek warship for transport to Athens.

London Wdlf Fightin¢É Smolenski Velastino Crets Thessaly

Greeks Retreat Becomes Rout at Larissa

A correspondent with Greek forces describes a panicked retreat from Larissa as troops, artillery, and civilians fled in disorder. The stampede caused overturned vehicles, injuries, and deaths with officers failing to halt the rout while rumors of Turkish advance spread.

Athens Laris-sa Kutari Deli Ata Petmell Larissa Pharsala Voto Volo Calques Euboea Volo Harbor Piraeus

Crowds Seize Arms at Crown Prince Constantine Home

Athens crowd, summoned by church bells, surrounded the crown prince Constantine residence in Achia on Sunday. They seized the royal guard arms, smashed furniture, and burned papers found there.

London Athens the Standard Constantine Achia Theoyal Guard

Athens Crowds Stir Over Constantine Baggage Flight

London May 3 Athens correspondent reports the populace protests as rail carriages fill with Crown Prince Constantine baggage during the Larissa flight. Citizens cry betrayal and government negligence for exempt reserve units and ministers kin while 2000 irregulars with a 19 year old standard bearer Helen Constantindis head toward the front in army uniform. Turkey War Preparations Also report ongoing rail inspections and troop dispatch efforts in frontiers.

London Athens Daily Mall Saga Constantine Larissa Helen Constantindis Turkey Constantinople Gulf of Smyrna Karaburun Janina Louris

Greece to yield to European demands amid financial strain

A diplomat quoted in Paris states Greece will not seek intervention but cannot prolong resistance due to finances. He forecasts the Greek government will obey Europe’s summons, with simultaneous Turkish evacuation of Thessaly and Greek evacuation of Crete.

Reece Paris Ani Greece Europe Thessaly Crete

Armistice Request for Greece Reported from Constantinople

A dispatch in the Frankfort Zeitung says the Greek foreign minister asked the Russian minister in Athens. In response, British French and Russian ambassadors in Constantinople urged the Turkish government to grant Greece an armistice.

Berlin Frankfort Zeitung Constantinople Athens Great Britain France Russia Greece

Ralli Ix for Honorable Peace in London News

London dispatch notes M Ralli seeks honorable peace through war and questions rise over intervention prospects. Reports say Turkish forces may strike Greek positions at Pharsalos from both east and west amid indecisive war news.

New Greek Cabinet Formed After Resignation Request

The king demanded the resignation of Premier M Delyainis and tasked opposition leaders with forming a new cabinet. M Ralli, now premier and minister of marine, leads the group, with ministers Tsamovos Simopoulo Carapanos Tetaoki named for war finance education interior respectively. Ralli, a former justice and interior minister, is a 50 year old lawyer and orator educated in Athens and Paris.

Athens M. Delyainis M. Toetokt Parliament House Legislative Assembly M. Deliguegos M. Rall M. Tsamovos M. Simopoulo M. Carapanos M. Tetaoki M. Ralli University of Athens Paris

Greeks Suffer First Great Reverse in Epirus

A Daily Mail dispatch from Patras reports a sharp Greek setback in Epirus after an ill advised 10 000 strong detachment moved from Philippiada to Pentepigidia. Turkish reinforcements of 3000 entered Janina and overwhelmed the Greeks in close combat causing a chaotic retreat.

London Daily Mail Patras Epirus Janina Philliplada Pentepigidia

Greek opposition urges calm as Athens faces disorder

In Athens on April 29 public excitement rises with foreigners hoisting national flags. Opposition deputies call for the chamber to address citizens, maintain order, and safeguard peace. Special trains aid provincial deputies for an extraordinary session. France requests a warship to Piraeus. Hermes street merchants form a private guard. dynastic crisis prospects fade.

Athens Legislative Assembly M. E. Abbourier Piraeus Hermes Street

Favor a Republic in Athens as Revolt Grows

In Athens on April 28 a popular shift toward a republican government dominates the scene. Massive meetings at Constitution Square stir anger toward rulers while a volunteer force of about 600 arms itself and parades before Ralli’s residence and the royal palace. Deputies urge calm as leaders confer with the king amid mounting tensions.

Athens Rallias Constitution Square Greece M. Ralli Royal Palace

Reco Mining Declares 50000 Dividend and Expands Works

The Reco Mining and Milling Company announces a quarterly or annual dividend of 50000 dollars marking the fourth payout this year, with prior payouts totaling 187500 dollars since 1896. The firm, located since 1892, reports 6000 feet of tunnel development, 30 workers, and plans to finish a concentrator and tramway by September 1, followed by mining the original discovery vein averaging 12 feet in width.

Reco Mining and Milling Company Reco

Methow Mines Bonded to Eastern Syndicate

An eastern syndicate bonds the Hopeful Montana and Concord mineral claims in the Methow district for 75000 dollars with 7500 paid up front. The Montana shows a 75 foot tunnel and gold rich surface ore, while Concord has a 60 foot tunnel with ore in face running 21 percent copper and gold. Hopeful is a minor prospect with an 18 foot shaft. an expert will assess the properties.

Methow Eastern Hopeful Montana and Concord Montana Concord

Montezuma Mine Developments Near Kaslo Creek

Work at the Montezuma mine on the south fork of Kaslo creek nine miles from Kaslo shows 500 feet of development. No. 2 level extends into the mountain to test the pre chute, a whuze is sunk 35 feet in ore, and a 500 foot long tunnel will start about next month tapping the vein 360 feet deep. A 100 ton concentrator and tramway, 1.125 miles long, will begin around June 15. Concentrates are claimed to be four and a half to one, with 75 ounces of silver and 6 percent lead per ton.

Montezuma Kaslo Creek Kaslo

Silver Mines Sold Near New Denver B C

Several large cash deals have been made on twelve mile properties near New Denver British Columbia including the Bachelor and Get There By Groups sold to a London capitalist for 12000 and 12500 dollars respectively the Palmita on Carpenter creek sold to a Toronto man for 20000 dollars the Heather and Heather Fraction to Vancouver parties for 10000 dollars and the Hyderbad on Ten Mile to a Vancouver company for 18000 dollars. Purchasers plan immediate development. The Bachelor Group had been bonded to the Bremen Syndicate Scotland but was abandoned after heavy expenditure.

New Denver B. C Twelve Mile London Palmita Carpenter Creek Toronto Heather Vancouver Hyderbad Ten Mile Scotland

Strike Report From the Daddy Mine at Murray Idaho

Reports detail a 15 inch ore strike in the Coplen level of the Daddy mine near Murray Idaho. The Mead vein shows eight inches of rich sulphides and a body of free milling quartz, with hundreds of feet of tunnels and a 10 stamp mill in use.

Murray Idaho North Fork

Le Rot Mine Pays 375000 in Dividends Since 1895

Le Rot mine has paid 375000 in dividends since October 1895. Thirteen dividends have been declared, the first on the date named and the last April 29. Two dividends were 50000 each, the rest 25000. A 50000 payment in April was delayed by mudslides and railroad troubles.

le Rot

North Fork mining activity and road petition in B C

The North Fork of Salmon river lies midway between Nelson and Waneta in British Columbia. About 10 claims were worked last winter with good returns for the effort. Eight claims now show shipping ore. A petition with around 400 names seeks a BC parliament appropriation for a wagon road up the North Fork.

North Fork Salmon River Nelson Waneta B. C British Columbia

Pierce City Placers Promising Gold Output In Idaho District

Kendrick Idaho reports steady small scale gold yields from Pierce district placer and quartz properties. Values range from 50 to 500 dollars per claim, with prospectors outfitting daily and traveling through Kendrick to other sections, signaling growing interest and potential supply contributions in coming years.

Pierce City Placers Kendrick Idaho Pierce District

Sovereign mine bonds for 36000 on Lookout Mountain

Rossland reports the Sovereign mine on Lookout mountain has been bonded for 36000. A crosscut tunnel reaches 120 feet tapping the ledge with four feet of solid sulphide ore. No. 1 shaft reaches 36 feet showing three feet of silicious ore and clean sulphide on the wall. No. 2 shaft also shows two ore types.

Sovereign Rossland Lookout Mountain

Pierre's Lake and Touloo Mountain Mine Road Project

Scotia mine on Touloo mountain receives hoist blower and 250 feet of tunnel track for early ore shipments. Mine owners in Pierre's Lake and Touloo camps join to build and maintain a rail side road from the mines to the railway, extending to Marcus and Bossburg in the Colville reservation.

Pierre’s Lake Touloo Mountain Scotia Pierre's Lake Touloo Colville Marcus Bossburg

Mining excitement over rich quartz near Chela Falls

A mining boom unfolds in Douglas county as farmers rush to locate rich quartz claims opposite Chela Falls. Locators intend to prosecute their holdings and seek titles under the new excitement.

Chela Falls Douglas ‘County

Alaska-Treadwell March Bullion and Ore Figures

The Alaska Treadwell reports March figures showing 18 642 tons milled and 401 tons sulphurets treated. Bullion shipments totaled $15 775 with gross expenses for the period at $24 054.

Alaska-Treadwell

Postal Congress Delegates Named for International Meeting

Postmaster General Gary has appointed delegates to represent the United States at the international postal congress in Washington next month. The appointees are General George Batchellor of New York, Edward Rosewater of Omaha, General James N. Tyner of Washington, D. C., and General A. D. Hazen of Pennsylvania.

Postal Congress Washington Gary United States International Postal Congress George 8. Batchellor New York Edward Rosewater Omaha James N. Tyner Washington, D. C A. D. Hazen Pennsylvania

World news in brief from the telegraph

New York shipped 1 500 000 in gold to Europe. O W Day of East Sound Washington commits suicide with a Winchester. Nicholas Schofield of Vancouver Washington dies. Brooklyn fire claims four lives. A mother and two children killed by fall in the street. Henderson sur geons in Dubuque Iowa advise leg amputation. Denver Times linotype operator Eugene Taylor sets 101 800 ems in eight hours. Rio Verde valley Mexico hailstorm devastates crops and causes deaths. California gold yield 17 181 562. silver 422 436.

New York Europe O. W. Day East Sound Wash Nicholas Schofield Vancouver Brooklyn Henderson Dubuque Iowa Eugene Taylor Denver Times Baker Seattle Rio Verde Mexico California United States Frea Higgins Black Jack Grant County N. M Clifton Arizona Sid Moore Weber San Francisco Stockton Dr. J. ©. McCall Frank Boley Union Pacific Oregon Tacoma Standard Oil Company Presbyterian Synod London John W. Watson Ian MacLaren Algerman Kanawha Valley West Virginia William P. Nichols Bank of Commerce of New Orleans Charles W. Spalding Globe Savings Bank of Chicago Japan Honolulu Yokohama Portland Opposit Spokane Army Post Gin Pan Tennessee Nashville Senator Jones Nevada Spain Cuba Cartersville Duke of Leeds Earl of Aberdeen Canada Bradstreet McKinley Morrow Ninth Howard C. Hackett New York World San Salvador Sunnyside Tex Kingston Jamaica Leeward Islands Guadaloupe Santa Clara Barrios Athens Greece Ually

Hindoo Orator Provokes Riot at Women’s Congress in San Francisco

A Hindoo claiming Brahmacharin Babhabhishu provoked a near riot at the Women’s Congress in San Francisco by denouncing the women of the west as savages and protesting Mrs. Gardner’s heredity paper. He faced jeers as his silk robes were pulled, and he was escorted out through a coal hole after the tumult.

San Francisco Brahmacharin Babhabhishshu Women's Congress West Brahmacharin India

Triple Tragedy at Red Banks Avid Lover Kills Three

Fresno April 29. At Red Banks a farm settlement a mother Mrs John Qualls and her daughter Lulu lie dying while their former laborer James Brooks, spurned lover, dies after arson and ambush. Brooks demanded marriage, shot the mother and daughter, then killed himself by fire after setting the house and nearby barn ablaze.

Fresno Cal Red Banks John Qualls Lulu James Brooks Brooks Qualls

Explosion wrecks caboose near Bossburg injuring several

A dynamite blast two miles south of Bossburg on the Spokane & Northern line at 7 am wounded multiple men, with foreman A G Rogers and Tom Thomson among the injured. The cause is unknown though a spark from the locomotive is suspected as the powder ignited.

Spokane Bossburg Spokane & Northern A. G. Rogers Foreman Tom Thomson Bob Phillips Jim Rush Nick Smith J. Miller A. G. Brown Caboose Seven Devils Bossbury

Emperor William Threats Circulate Over German Fleet

A circular issued by Emperor William to major towns compares 1866 fleet strength with the present and warns that without rapid shipbuilding Germany may be forced to reconstruct its flotilla at great cost. Opposition papers harshly criticize the move.

Berlin William Germany

Forest Reserve Order Filed in Seattle

Copies of ex President Cleveland s famous forest reserve order were filed for record yesterday in the local United States land office. They are operative from this date and pertain to the Washington and Minnesota reserves. A warning accompanies the proclamation against violations.

Seattle Wash Cleveland United States Land Office Washington

Lewis Assumes Democratic Leadership in Congress

Proceedings show James Hamilton Lewis of Washington seizing the wing of the Democrats and populists opposing Republicans on tariff policy. He offered a resolution and delivered a strong speech that drew national attention though defeated. Senate routine and Morgan Cuban resolution were on the docket with Chandler proposing up to 50 million dollars in debt certificates. Executive session focused on Anglo American arbitration treaty.

James Hamilton Lewis Washington Minnesota Bailey Lewis House Senate

Banking houses assign in Manitou and Aspen

The banking house of J B Wheeler Co Manitou and Aspen Colorado went into the hands of assignees May 42 under Wheeler telegraph orders from New York M A Leddy of Manitou named assignee for Aspen The Manitou bank owed about 49000 to depositors while assets and liabilities were near 99636 and 49900 respectively The Aspen bank assets about 100000 liabilities about 50000

Colorado” Springs Col J. B. Wheeler Co Manitou Aspen Wheeler New York M. A. Leddy Manitou Bank Aspen Bank

Bank official faces 46 counts in Montana grand jury

In Helena on May 4 the U S grand jury released a final report after a 12 day session. It indicted Benton D Hatcher cashier of Northwestern National bank Great Falls for misappropriation including $200 000 to buy Conrad Brothers stock. Other indictments included Ben Murry for arson on Flathead reservation and William S Armistead for stealing four buffalo overcoats from Fort Assinaboine soldiers.

Helena Mont United States Grand Jury Edgerton Hill Beattie First National Bank of Benton D. Hatcher Northwestern National Bank of Great Falls Conrad Brothers Ben Murry Flathead Reservation William 8. Armistead Fort Assinaboine

Filibusters Against Honduras Watch Sparks San Francisco Action

The United States government takes notice that a filibustering expedition may depart from San Francisco for Honduras. The port collector is warned to stop vessels with arms or war munitions, while Carlos Ezeta in Oakland is said to recruit volunteers with substantial financial backing for the venture.

San Francisco United States Honduras Secretary of the Treasury Carlos Ezeta Oakland Cal Ez‘ta

Sugar Company Asstons Incorporates in Mexico City

A sugar company with 1,000,000 capital is formed in Mexico City on May 3. Most shares go to English contractors who manage drainage for the Mexico valley and Vera Cruz port works. The firm will build a railway from a point on the National Tehuantepec road to Vera Cruz state, with the government granting subsidy of over 80 acres of public land per kilometer.

Sugar Company Asstons Mexico City Valley of Mexico Vera Cruz Teyeuantepec

Great Pittsburg Fire Destroys Key Blocks Early May

A massive blaze in Pittsburg on May 3 leveled Jenkins wholesale grocery, Horne dry goods and more. The fire began in the Jenkins building cellar, swept three blocks, injured several firefighters, and left losses exceeding 3 million with one firefighter missing.

Pittsburg Thomas C. Jenkins Pennsylvania Avenue Liberty Street Liberty Fifth Street Sixth Street Jenkin Horne du Quesne Methodist Book Concern Jenkins

Bribery Charges Reported in Montana Legislature

Helena April report from a minority investigating committee claims the capital building commission was manipulated by members and that corrupt contracts were made with Architect Mann. The grand jury backs Whiteside's findings but says indictments cannot be brought due to State Architect oath.

Helena Mont Sentative Whiteside Capitol Building Commission Whiteside Paulson

DeLore to Succeed Blackburn as U S Senator

Frankfort Ky April 21 Deboe elected United States senator in the joint assembly with all Republican votes and some gold Democrats. The ballot shows Deboe 71 Blackburn 44 Martin 12 Stone 1. Spectators crowded the chamber in a great demonstration.

Frankfort Deboe United States Joint Assembly Blackburn Martin Stone

Defalcations in Indiana Grow To Sixty Thousand Dollars

Huntington Ind May 3 The alleged defalcations of Thomas L Lucas and his son Fred L Lucas have reached 35000 with new victims every hour The pair were part of T L Lucas Son real estate abstract and loan firm Both have left town The firm is said to have secured loans totaling 9700 on property worth 5000 with 2009 more on fictitious additions Fred Lucas allegedly secured an 8000 loan on a fictitious Wa bash county farm.

Huntington Ind Thomas L. Lucas Fred L. Lucas T. L. Lucas & Son Fred Lucas Wabash County

Protection From Sheep Send Proclamation by Governor Adams

Governor Adams issues a Colorado proclamation forbidding import of sheep from Washington Oregon Montana Idaho Wyoming California Utah Texas Arizona New Mexico Oklahoma and old Mexico. Sheep may enter only with a certificate from the state veterinarian or inspectors proving inspection and freedom from sheep scab or any infectious or contagious disease.

Denver Adams Colorado Washington Oregon Montana Idaho Wyoming California Utah Texas Arizona New Mexico Oklahoma Old Mexico

Dismissal of a Postal Clerk in Washington

Inquiry at the post office department confirms F. O. Seaton from Washington civil service substitute list was dismissed for violating postal laws by letting two friends ride in his car while on duty between Spokane and Portland.

Washington Post Office Department F. O. Seaton State of Washington Seaton Civil Service Spokane Portland

New Hampshire Banking Co Suspends Operations

Nashua bank led by Solomon Spalding suspends. The institution, a guarantee bank with a 125000 guarantee fund, reported 40000 surplus and interest, with 4935 due depositors as of April 1. It is connected to Charles W. Spalding of the Chicago Globe Savings Bank.

Spalding Bank Faith Nashua N. H New Hampshire Solomon Spalding Charles W. Spalding Broken Globe Savings Bank of Chicago

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