The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-28
LESS PEACEFUL.
Turkey Sending Seven Thousand More
Troops Into Thessaly.
Porte Preparing Petition to Be Signed
by Inhabitants of Thessaly Praying to
Be Placed Under Turks Rule-In-
vaders Driven Back by Greeks.

LONDON, May 26.-The aspect of east
ern affairs is less peaceful. Turkey is
sending z, 600 more troops 80 Thessaly,
and it is said that the sultan has prom
ised his ministers not to relax his hold
upon that province.
The note of the powers certainly
does not yield on single point and
states even that the peace conference
must be held at Constantinople and
not at Pharsalos, but the sincerity of
both Germany and Russia is doubted,
and any sign of dissension among the
powers makes more obstinacy on the
part of the sultan.
1t is reported from Vienna that EN-
peror Nicholas has advised King
George for his own safety, to appoint
military governor with eXceptional
powers and to concentrate 5000 picked
troops at Athens.
A dispatch to the Daily News from
Constan tinople says the porte has pre-
pared a Petition in Greek and in
Turkish, to be signed by the inhabi-
tants of Thessaly, praying to be
The Athens correspondent of the
Standard says the powers have assured
Greece that the porte will not be al
lowed to evade the conditions of the
armistice.
A dispatch to the Standard from
Berlin says the powers, including
Turkey, have assented to the appoint
ment of Prince Francis Joseph of
Battenberg as governor general of
: Crete.
The correspondent of The Times at
Athens says:
1.-The torrent of recrimination, de-
nunciation and bitter invectives which
was checked by the fear of the imme-
date Turkish advance to Athens has
broken out afresh, now that this
danger has been removed by
the armistice. The authors of
the war policy, equally with
those who are held responsible for the
disasters. are being dragged before
the official culprits are concerned, it is
believed that the government will ap-
point commission of inquiry to pun
ish the guilty. A thorough investiga-
ton into the ambulance and commits
sariat departments will probably en-
tail scandalous disclosures
''The Ethnike Hetairie is bitterly
denounced, and the government is
urged to seize its funds, to confscate
it's stores and arms and to compel it to
render an account. The government
is not likely to accede to this sugges-
ton, because many persons prom.
inent in political life are closely con-
nected with the organization, and the
hetaria, conscious of its strength, has
! decided to remain silent and to pre-
serve its mysterious and invisible
character. Possibly smitten with
conjunction, however, the society
has donated go, 900 drachmas for the
relief OF the Thessalian refugees. This
is apparently the best justified item of
all its expenditures.
ATHENS, May ga dispatch from
LAMA Tuesday says that 800 Chegs in
truded upon the neutral zone, but were
driven back by the Greek gendemaria.
The Crown Prince Constantine has
strongly protested against this intru-
sion as violation of the armistice.
VIENNA, May 26.-The Nue. Freie
Presse publishes dispatch from Con.
stantinople Tuesday saying that Ger
many has finally approved the condi.
tions of peace, and that the identical
note of the powers on the subject was
presented to the Turkish government
Tuesday.
Germany's action is regarded as be-
ing highly prejudicial to the prospect
of a speedy conclusion Of peace, a:
it leads Turkey to believe the power.
are disunited and encourages opposi
ton