The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-11
Greece Agrees to All Con-
ditiOnS of Powers.
Further Fighting Has Been
huSFarPrevented by Rain.
Refugees From Frontier Towns in
Destitute Condition.

Athens, May l1.-Terms OF peace have,
II is said in semi-oflcial circles. been
agreed upon. The details are not yet
known.
The conditions insisted upon by Ger
many, the chief Of which is that Greece
shall give her formal consent 70 the
principle OF autonomy for Crete, will be
accepted by the Greek government.
The note OF the powers has not yet
been presented. but IL has been drawn
and is to the following effect:
Upon a formal declaration by Greece
that she viii recall her troops and agree
to such an autonomous regime for
Crete as the powers I'm their wisdom
shall deem best. and accept unreservedly
the counsels Of the powers. they will In
tervene In the interests Of peace The
note will probably be presented today
after the German minister has received
final instructions.
1t is understood that Greece I'm her re-
ply will assent to all of these conditions.
NJ. Rail-. the premier, and NJ. Skoulou-
dis. the minister for foreign affairs, had
long interview yesterday afternoon
with Mr. Egerton. the British represen-
tatlve. which has caused considerable
comment. 1t is believed 10 be con-
nected with the expected Intervention
OF the powers.
A dispatch from Domokos says that
the heavy rains there prevent fighting.
The recall OF the forces from Crete
,,~fth
the public The Delyannis organs at
tack the government bitterly for APP
pealing 10 Europe, but most OF the pa
pers accept this as inevitable and vio-
iently attack the Ethnike Hetairia ask
ing 1t 10 render an account OF it's action.
The Greek army now occupies all the
passes from Lake Xynias, south OF Do
mokos, TO Oura. on the east. the latter
point being occupied by General Smo-
lensh's brigade. Sklrmishes have oc-
Cured at Plaka.
The Greek army has been compelled
20 abandon Salagora and Fort Imaret,
the Turks having occupied the heights
commanding the latter.
ON learning that the crown prince had
appointed his dismissed chief OF staff,
Colonel Sapoundzaki and his aide de
camp. Captain Hadjipetro, 10 the com
mand OF an artillery regiment. the gov
crnment has recalled both officers TO
Athens. and ordered them TO return i'm
mediately.
The real and only cause OF the Greek
retreat 10 Pharsalos was the blunder
of.one who mistook the retreat of the
enemy for forward movement, de-
signed TO outnank the Greeks, and
therefore ordered hasty retreat.
Crown Prince Constantine left La
rissa because he believed the exag-
Cerated reports Of danger to his forces.
1t is fact, however, that on the eve
ming of the retreat. Edhem Pasha, de-
spairing OF breaking the Greek lines, had
ordered his army 10 retire 10 Elassona.
while the sultan had dispatched a spe-
cial commissioner to the Greek govern
ment with overtures of peace.
The state of the Turkish army at that
moment was simply pitiful. and terror
re'gned at the yildz kiosk
Almost the whole population OF Thes-
sally. numbering $4,000, has fled to the
mountains i'm the west. Refugees from
Volo. Pharsaos and the villages around
Mount Pelion have been transported to
the islands Of Skiathos. Skopelos and
Euboea. Forty-five thousand refugees
from villages along the coast are clam
Cring for food at Almyros.