Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-08
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Greek Situation.

y
The Greek Situation.
ATHENS, May 7th.-The soldiers at the
garrison here received with cheers the or
ders TO march to the frontier. Tewfik Bev.
the Turkish Minister, when he departed
hence to-day, took with him all members
OF the staff of the Turkish Legation. and
caused all his and their personal effects TO
be removed. The Secretaries of other for
eign Legations will remain in an unofficial
capacity, for a time at least The Russian
Ministers did not leave when the other
Ministers departed, not having been in
structed to do SO. The Peleponesian army
has been ordered to Ihessaly. The move
ments of the Turkish army threaten to
make Thessaly the scene OF the first war
like operations. The indications now point
TO Turkish advance by way of Larissa.
The Greek reserves at Voto and Valestino
have been pushed to the front The regi-
ment designated as the Kings escort is
ready to start for the front The Govern
ment has announced its intention of de-
Tending Greek territory against any and all
advances by foreign soldiers.
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
ATHENS, May 7th.-Two battalions ofthe
Athens garrison have already started for
the frontier. The soldiers went out with
great enthusiasm. They will embark at
Laurium in order to avoid blockaders sta
tationed to cover the other water routes.
The populace is enthusiastic over the pros
pect OF war with Turkey Soldiers are
parading the streets singing patriotic songs.
They are everywhere cheered. and are at
present the most popular persons in the
city. A large number of soldiers remain
here. The foreign squadron has returned
to Suda Bay. The Greek fleet left Salamis,
and, ii is believed, has gone to Poros. 1t is
not believed here that the Russians will
take any share with the other Powers in
the ulterior work of coercion against
Greece.
THIRD DISPATCH.I
ATHENS, May 7th.-The Government has
sent gunboat to Constantinople to take
away from the Turkish capital the Greek,
Minister. Greek troops are being hurried
to the front with all possible speed.
FOURTH DISPATCHI
ATHENS, May 7th.-All foreign Ministers
have embarked on the vessels of their re-
spective nations to depart from Greece.
The Powers have given orders to their
fleets TO blockade Greek ports.
Mormon PROSECUTING in Switzerland.
LONDON, May THIN consequence of
the recent receipt of numerous letters from
Swiss women converted to Mormonism.
and sent to Utah by Mormon missionaries
in Switzerland, telling of their hard lot in
America, attacks upon the Mormon agents
have grown frequent. Several of them are
reported to have been severely beaten YES
terday, and narrowly escaped with their
lives. 1t is believed that the revelations of
the victims already in Utah will have the
effect to put stop to further proselvting
in Switzerland, and drive everv Mormon
agent ont of the country. Some of them
have already fed.
English View of the Labor Riots.
New YORK. May 7th.-A London cable
to the Herald says: The interest over a
whole kingdom in the Chicago riots is
really obscuring for the moment that in the
Irish question. This is deepened by the
memory of the Mayfair and some proyin-
cial riots two months ago. The English
press is full of news and editorials regard
ing ii, and in the latter can be detected no
little satisfaction over the fact that Ameri-
ca was receiving an exemplary dose of
European disorganizing forces and doc
trines. Said one English paper; "Ameri-
ca is now reaping the consequences of her
folly in trying to make American citizens
out of the Europeans scum" Another
predicted that the event might reorganize
the united American or ow-Nothing
feeling. One Tory paper sarcastically SAYS:
" There is no Gladstone there to yield to
the outrage and to make terms with
anarchy Some papers predict that this
event viii be death-blow to anarchism
and socialism in America. and many give
credit to the belief that the true labor in
terest of Chicago and all Americans is
strong against the rioters.
Cholera in Italy.
ROME, May 7th.-DuriDg the past twenty
four hours twelve new cases of cholera and
four deaths have been reported at Venice.
i've cases and two deaths at Vicenza, and
s8xteen cases and six deaths at Bari.
acknowledgements Sailors.
HALIFAX. May 7th.--Last October the
steamer Brooklyn was wrecked on Antigua
Island. while on voyage from Liverpool
o Quebec The wrecking steamer Earl
Dufferin left here November 4th for tihe
wreck, but, after securing cargo, was her
elf wrecked inf the same place November
18th. The owners here understood by
heir adyices that the crew wanted to re-