The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-04

crush the roof in. One NFmendous rock
got half way down. Tn Monks seeing
it coming and hearing the roar as it tum-
bletf down, FASTENED to their chapel to
pray. for they feared the craft of the en-
envy would prevail if this method of war
fare was kept up. As they prayed the
noise ceased, and looking up they saw
that the mighty mass of rock had stopped
half way down the precipcei t is Their
to-day, and can be seen by any tourist.
What holds it there is "a mystery. 1t
has no visible means of support. The
only probable solution is that the noun
fains contain iron in great quantities
and that magnetic forces stopped this en-
CINE Of destruction in its course. Megas-
pelion, thus apparently preserved by a
miracle, is the richest monastery in
Greece and all strangers are now enter
tanned there free Of cost by the hospita-
Bile Monks.
April 18th archbishop Germanos in
command OF his poorly armed rabble
captured Patras, driving the ranks out
OF the city which they burned as soon
as they realized they were defeated. BY
the first of May 1881 the spark thus lit
had spread, and the torch of war blazed
was Infatuated. His gifted young inter
prefer Demetrios Morouvos and son of
the most illustrious Greek families in
OOnstantinople were instantly murdered.
On Easter Sunday, as Archbishop Gre
gorios, the Grand Patriarch of Constan-
tinople, and the ranking Primato of the
Greek hierarchy came out Of church after
the celebration of the Easter services.
he was seized by the Sultan's emissaries
killed and his dead body hung up on
the walls Of the palace, two whole days
to be scoffed at and spit on by every
good Mussulman. The body was finally
dragged by the heels to the Bosphorus
and thrown in. Gregorios was at this time
ninety years old, was greatly respected
for his blameless life and consistent
piety. Not satisfied with this outrage the
Sultan unrestained by his ''Holy Allies
of Europe hung nine Greek bishops hun
dreds of priests and the streets of Con
xtantinople ran with the blood of the
Greek Christians. The Turks OF Asia
Minor followed the example Of the Sui
IAN and thousands of Greek families
were massacred. These are only few
OF the Turkish astrocities which marked
that era. They served to increase the
army of GermanOs and Hellenes every
where determined to win the fight or die
in the attempt. In 1927 the battle OF
Naravine ended the war, and Greece was
desolated, but freed forever from the
Turkish yoke, excepting Crete, which
by an accidental delay caused by the
confusion which followed the battle, was
left out in the final arrangements of the
powers. AT this juncture America came
to the rescue of a starving nation and
a ship from Boston loaded with clothes
and provisions landed just in time to save
The remnant Of the once proud and dom
inant Greek race from absolute want
and despair. This act on the par of the
Athens OF America deserves to rank in
her history with the famous tea part y
celebrated there over q century ago.
January 18th, 1927 Greece declared
her choice in favor of a republican form
OF government. Capod'I stria was elect
ed President of the Young Republic
Initiating the United States. he was in
augurated president of Greece. Spirifion
1rcoupis was appointed Secretary of
State, Petros Mavomichalis, Secretary
of War, Andreas Xaimis, Secretary of
interior, Conduriottid, Secretary of the
Treasury. But Europe would not coun-
tenance republic, and Ohio Bavaria
was the first OF the modern Kings of
Greece. He was deposed by the Greek
Parliament and succeeded by the present
popular and able King George, whose
Oldest SON, Constantine was born IN
Athens and is probably member Of the
Hetaria.
The Island of Crete has never accented
the suzerainty Of Turkey. Geogra phi.
eally, ahe belongs to Greece Her Sha-
kiotes have never been defeated. For
centuries after q temporary repulse they
have retreafed to thir citadel of noun
Children Cry for