The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-12

Athens, March liking George an
| thorI%es The Southern Associated Press
10 state that he does not expect, nor has
III "' any tiinc since the present troubles
"tosc expected, either advice or aid from
ms relatives upon Or near--the thrones of
Europe, but relies entirely upon the ms
o'ce Oh Hreece's cause. the king admit
ven thoU he had expected the most from
tne Prince of Wales. whose wife * the
KING sister, and advised him to inilu.
ence the recall OF Sir Billotti. the Rritish
consul at Canca: but, His Majesty added
Bilotti was Il titled parsonage and wns
enabled To spread official lies concernin,.
the troubles i'll the island of Crete, which
found really believers
King George further said that thc ,n,r.
vellous mobilization of the Greek ilect had
provokef the jealousy of the powers.
The Greek government has deuosited
the sum of money necessary to pay the
coupons on the debt
TIE SITUATION IMPROVING
AtEcns, March 1.-THE situation hero
Is improving. The city is uuietinc and
apart from occasional outbursts of en-
1husiilsm on the part of the populncr.
there Is very little of an exciting nature
to engage public attention,
RECEIVED WITH ENTHUSIASM.
Amilcar Cipriani, the Italian Socialist
hgitator, arrived here to day accompanicd
py sixteen volunteers. for the purpose of
cntcring the Greek military service. The
party was met by II mob, which included
Il number of students, and were cheered
almost necessarily as they marched
through the streets.
no FOREIGN LEGION.
The government denies the report that
the military authorities are FORMING :,
foreign legion. The authorities wish t.
tc he understood that they do not desire
any disordcrlv element or any filibustcrs
or adventurers in the military service. n
sufficient number of Greeks to fight the
n"ttieS OF Greece being available
MANY SAD CASES.
witnesses of the arrivals of-Crctnn re-
fugces ut the Piraeus, where 5000 of
them are CHARTERED, describe their state
us being extremely pitiable. They are
utterly destitute and most of them are
'maciated from hunger and illness Most
Oh them are women ana children and
many OF them were brought in omen.
dccked sloops, exposed to the weather i'm
an absolutely nude state. Many of the
women were driven raving mad throuuh
their suilerings and from fright. and soy
eral children were born at sea or upon the
landing stages. where the miserable crcn
lures diSembarkcd.
THE KING QUOTES \ PRECEDENT.
Vienna March 1.-THE Neue Erie
l'resSe publishes II report of nm interview
hnd by its correspondent in Athens with
hIng George of Greece The king is
quoted as saying:
Greece has done in Crete ns Austria
did in the case of Bosnia, when the Bos.
man Christians took refuge in Austria. =
GREEK TROOPS TO REMAIN.
The King also said that the Greek
troops would remain in Crete and protect
Greeks and Turks alike His Majesty
complained of the conduct of Sir A
l5ilotti, the British consul ut Canea, in as.
sistlng the Turks Though Bilotti was n
British consul he said, he WAS n Levnntine
and more Turkish than even the Sultan
himself.
PLANS STILL INCOMPLETE.
London. March 1.-THE plans of the
powers for blockuding the coast of Greece
are still incomplete and the methods to
he pursued unknown. Lord Salisbury
declines TO discuss them until it, shall In
shown that the negotiations, which have
been resumed with Greece, have failed
and action is taken upon the ultimatum
OF the powers VI. lIanotauA, foreign
minister OF France, and the MARQUIS de
Rndini, prime minister of Italy, concur
III the view taken 10y Lord Salisbury and
decline to express any opinion upon the
subject. Italy already has fifteen war
ships in the l.evant and is on the eve of
sending ten more. The Italian iron.cl
Said Egna. the largest warship in Italv's
navy, has arrived AT Spezza, where the
Italian flying squadron is assembling.
NO CONFLICT IN SIGHT.
Athens March ll.-An easier feeling
now exists in the city and the war fever is
slowly subsiding Reserves continue to
arrive from the interior and the enthusi.
asm still prevails, but at the same time
the belief that actual warfare has been
averted is becoming popular The gov
ernment has informed France and Great
britain that Greece is willing to place the
Greeks troops in Crete Under the drcc.
tion of the powers and also to abandon
her proposal for a Cretan plebiscte and
leave the Cretan chamber 'of deputies to
pronounce III favor of autonomy or union
with Greece as that body may elect.
THEY USE THE BEST.
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