Evening star., 1897-05-12
GREEKS GET A PRIZE
Their Gunboats Capture a Turkish
Steamer Near Tenedos.
FIGHTING EXPECTED At PHkRSALOS
Declaration of an Armistice is
AnxiousIy Awaited.
THE SITUATION Is STRAINED

ATHENS. May 12.-Advices received here
today from the island of Skiathos. OF the
east coast Of the volo peninsula, say that
the Greek gunboat Penus and the Greek
torpedo boat No. II captured yesterday or
the island Of Tenedos, on the west coast OF
Asia Minor Turkish steamer, having on
board one hundred Turkish soldiers, ak
Officers, three hundred Martini rifles. sew
eral thousand cartridges, six rapid-fre
guns. various military stores and $4,000 I'm
cash. The money was found upon a Tur-
kish major, who was one of tie officers
captured The Greek warship took the
prize to the island of Skiathos
Fighting Expected at Pharsalos,
PHARSALOS. May 12.-Important fight
ing is expected here between ;ae Turks
and Greeks, unless armistice is imme-
diateiy agreed upon at Constantinople.
Edhem Pasha, the Turkish commander
in-chief. has established his headquarters
on hill opposite Pharsalos.
Ihe Greek irregulars arc raiding parts
OF Thessaly, and irregular Greek bands
have attempted to cut the Turkish line of
communication with Elassona.
Gendarmes for Larissa.
CoNSTANT1NOPLE, May ia decree
issued today by the council of minIsters
orders battalion Of gendarmes TO be dis
patched TO Larissa, and also appoints the
former Ottoman consuls at VoIo, Larissa
and Trikhaia to be kaimakams or admin
istrators of those districts. with powers to
organize Turkish administration I'm these
parts of Greece
The sultan Will personally defray the
cost OF the war medals which are to he
pre- scented to the Turkish troops who have
taken part in the campaign against the
Greeks.
Armistice Proposed.
CoNSTANTlNoPLE, May 12.-The am
bassadors of the powers held another meet
ing this morning. after which they present-
ed at the palace and to the Turkish goy-
ernment a collective note proposing an
armistice, pending the negotiations for
peace between Turkey and Greece which
arc now in progress.
Agree ON Mediation.
PARIS. May 12.-According to dispatch
received here from Ccnstantinopie all the
ambassadors of the powers there have
agreed upon the question of mediation be-
tween Turkey and Greece. and only a few
details as to its form remain TO be settled.
Greeks Flee From Epirus.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 1.-THE Turk
ish military commander at Janina tele-
graphs that all the Greek forces in Epirus
have fed to Arta, abandoning 1900 rifles,
800 cases of ammunition and a mountain
gun. Seventy-nine Greeks were killed in
the recent fighting.
The fourth batch Of wounded Turkish
soldiers has arrived here.
CoNSTANTINoPLE, May n.-Delayed
in transmission.)-The ambassadors met
this morning for an exchange of views on
the subject of mediation. In the mean
while the Turks are advancing in Greece.
Edhem Pasha's original orders being to
march upon Athens.
Uneasiness Over the Situation.
Uneasness prevails here on the subject
Of peace negotiations. 1t is feared that
the reported conditions will render an
agreement difficult and cause further COM
plications. 1t is expected Russia may pro-
pose concessions to the Macedonians.
The director of the Deutsche Bank Of
Berlin is expected here shortly with pro-
posals to reorganize the Turkish finances,
conclude a loan and secure railway con-
cessions.
Greeks to Leave Crete.
CCNSTANTINOPLE, May 12.-rhe ad-
mirals in command of the foreign fleets in
Cretan waters have been notified of the
mediation of the powers between Turkey
and Greece, and have been instructed to
permit the departure of the Greek troops
from the Island of Crete.
Bonapartist for Crete.
VIENNA, May 12.-The Neue Erie Presse
says that ex-Empress Eugenie is urging
the appointment of a Bonapartist prince
for the rulership Of the Island of Crete
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the powers.