Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-01
"A GREEK VICTORY.
The Turks Rspulsed at Yel'Stlno
With Heavy Loss.
iNnRe REGIMENT proIMArED.
Lord Sal sbsry Proposes a Cont rerc
The sultan tIaims SOvercig.
nily over gypt Now.

ATHENS, May Dispatches from
Pharsais, the hes quarters OF thu
Greek army in Thessaly, give fur.
Their particulars Of tue recent fighting
between Turks and Gtoeks MT VeIea.
tho, ten miles west OF Volo, the
junction Of the railroad connecting
volo with Larissa aud Pharssia.
The Turkish attacking force consisted
OF 1000 infantry, 600 cavalry anu 10
gnns. The charge OF the Turkish
cavalry were firmly withetoJd by
Evzones posted on Karaniaet hill.
The entire Turkish regiment was
d cimsted. Four Turkish equations
which attempted TO charge were re.
celved with combined rifle and
shrapuel fire which moved down
several hundred.
Greek irregnlars co.Operated with
the regulars. Fifty Greeke were killeu
and major and Ave subaiternt
wounded.
A detachment OF Turkish cavalry
from Larissa approached the railway
between Pnarseia anu Domoko, which
Ptareals In the Greek real. The
Greek artillery opened fro upon the
enemy At long range anu after heavy
cRpnoDadinR forced the Turks to retire,
the Greek cavalry purtulng them.
The Turkish COMMANDER apparently
wished to surprise the Greeks at Phar-
sslR, and sent two army corps against
them, one from Trikala, ana the other
rom Llrissa.
TOUCHING ON THE EoYPTIAN CUES
TON.
PARIS, May Ia dispatch from
Soma, Bulgsria. IL the GauiOis alleges
that NJ. Rail-, the Greek premier. has
| s.mi.ofli oiaIly intimated that Greece
| gratefully will acce pi tue mediation OF
| the pow ers, and thar Turkey has slgni.
hed that sue viii be satisfied win
war indemnify, guaranteed by ths
temporary tutrendcr OF the Greek
fleet. The Gsuiois addt:
N"The sultan, CONSCIOUS OF his
strength in consequence OF the sue
cesses Of the Turkish forces In
| Thessaly, Ia resolved to claim the
sovereignty over Egypt or obtain a
more egsctive recognition thereof"
| DISCUSSING THE oosFERENcE.
| LONDON, May Lit Ia ssmi-ofiioialiy
| ephounced that tbs Mglqule oi
Bsilspury. has proposed 10 his .'cwefs
that u conferences be- hello at Paris 10
discuss measures with q view TO end.
ing the war between Turkey Anu
| Greece.
The powers are discussing the propo.
sition, but the acceptance 10 regarded
as doubtful.
! COLONEL vAssos MAY BE RECALLED.
ATHENS, May lit Is reported n ere
that Colonel Vassos Ia about to be re-
called from the Island Of Crete.
GREEK MINISTERS LEAVE FOR
| PHARSALA.
| LONDON, May IA dispatch to
the Evening News from Athens says
M. rheotUkis took the Oath as minis
tor of the interior yesterday evening
and left the Greek capital with the
minister Of war, Colonel Tsamados,
Tor PharsaIa, headquarters OF the
Greek army, where IL is reported the
Greek troops have successfully re.
pulsed heavy attack OF the Turks.
RUMoR THAT THE KING HAS FLED.
NEW York, May IA dispatch to
the herald from 5alonica says: An
EnglIsnman who arrived here last
night from Volo where he had been
four days says that the scene Of panic
anu confusion are indescrioacle. Law
and order have disappeared aud all
sem blance OF order ia gone. The town
is strewn with baggage and people are
clamoring and waiting for ships which
DO not come. Rifles are being promis.
cuOusly served and cartridges are
thrown In heaps In the streets and the
people fill their pockets with them.
The Epglisbmsu saw the Greek
troops alIght al Velestino. Fugitivss
rushing IL without money nor provls.
IONS intermingled with the suiuisrs
who HAD throw u their arms away SO as
net TO impede their flight. He also
saw the captain of an American ship
who lett Athens on the 2Sth. he said
the people were terribly bitter against
the royal family AID would kill any of
Its members IL they could get at them.
They accused Prince Constantine OF
having betrayed the army and being
In coliusion with the Russians.
The latest no heard was that the
king had taken refuge on q Russian
warship. The streets were iull OF
armed people shops, having been plum.
uered.
THE PRINCESS OF WALES ACTIVE.
NEW York, May LA dispatch
10 the journal from London says:
there IL a persistent rum0r In Lon
don that n serious DISAGREEMENT has
arisen between the Princess OF Wales
anu the rest OF the court over the situ.
alton in Greece. Tne princess arrived
in England after n visit to her iather,
the KING OF Denmark, who il
the father, as che 10 the els.
ter, OF tue king OF Greece.
Ever since the Creiain question wss
nrst raised tue prlDcess hiss been a
strong partisan OF Greece. She took
pains to maze her preference public
ana in the Daily Chronicle started o
fund In aid Of Greece, by subscribing
u 1t eagerly anu cheerfuily TO use her
expression.
On her return from Copenhagen
she has used every Influence 10 inuucs
the government 10 tage ner brotheT's
part against the Turkish oppressor ami
her action In the matter IL calculated
10 lead to serious embarrassment
Oi course II would bs humilisting 10
tho Danish royal family, II King
George was TO lose the throne and
there are enough membeta OF that