The herald., 1897-04-10

calculably inagnified, because English
bullets are helping on the slaughter of
Christians"
MACEDONIA INVADED.
LARISSA, April 9.--It is rumored here
that three bands of insurgents. each
numbering about 600 men. have ap-
peared at different points in Macedonia.
1t is believed that these bands may
force an outbreak of hostilities.
The Greek trading steamer Thessalia,
after landing passengers at Vaio on
Wednesday, was sent urgently to the
island OF Skiathos with an important
dispatch to meet the eastern Greek
squadron.
INSURGENTS REFUSED.
CANEA. April 9.--The Mussulmans
and others who had sought refuge in
the fortress of Kissamo. arrived here
today on board an Austrian transport.
The garrison of the place, however, re-
mained there until a continuous fusil-
Iade from the insurgents killed two SOL
diers. Later in the day Russian gun
boat bomharded the insurgents and
compelled them to retire to the heights
in the vicinity of Kissamo.
STRAINED RELATIONS
LONDON, April 9.-The Daily News
will print tomorrow from its correspond
ent at Larissa the following: The rela-
tions between the British authorities
and the Greek consulate here are becom-
ing somewhat strained. The consulate
is accused of espionage of the Greek
military operations in the locality. Many
persons of doubtful character have been
arrested at various times ae Turkish
spies. There are no direct proofs against
the consulate. but there is conviction
that everything relating to the Greek
army is perfectly known across the
frontier. Nevertheless the Turkish con-
sui up to today has been allowed to send
regularly long cipher kilograms to the
Turkish headquarters at Elassona. He
applied yesterday to the Greek prefect
for a passport to cross the frontier to
Elassona. The prefect sent him the pass
port, but he intimated at the same time
to the consul that it would be safer to
avoid such journeys, lest he might come
TO grief at the hands of some Greek
sentinel on the outposts, who was not
versed in diplomatic complaisances. The
fact that the consul has not yet started
seems to show that he comprehends the
full significapce of this suggestion.
The Daily Chronicles Athens corre-
spondent, teleghaphing at midnight,
says: The following is all that is known
here of the frontier affair near Krania
and Grevena:
The commander of the frontier post at
Tsoufiini telegraphed to the commander
of the Eighth battalion a Evsones. near
Trikkala, that the Turks, after a band
of insurgents had crossed the frontier,
attacked the Greek positions, namely
those at Prilantza. Fralonica and Tomb
of Bimbashi. The commander added
that firing was still in progress. As,
however he asked for only one company
of reinforcements, he evidently did not
consider the affair a grave one.
THE BLOCKADE QUESTION
ATHENS, April 9-The conviction
still prevails here that the blockade of
Greece will not be enforced, although
some diplomats believe it will soon be an
accomplished fact.
The Ministerial Proia Indignantly de-
niles today the charges that the govern
ment ie prepared to barter Crete for the
territory assigned to Greece by the Ber-
lin conference. 1t is urged that the
powers cannot lawfully prevent Greece
from advancing to the frontier granted
her by the decision of united Europe, ,-and
of which she was deprived by the con-
tumacious refusal of Turkey to confirm.