The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-24

-hhisi't itiItli at tonStdntinOplc un
der date OF yesterday stating that Os
man Pasha, the old hero of the Turkish
defense at Plevna, left Constantinopl,
last night to assume command OF tn,
Turkish army in the field. The cable
gram Is regarded as significant Of som,
change In plans on the part OF tn,
Turks.
Athens, April as a. m.-After tn,
bombardment of Katrina on the gulf oI
Salonica by the Greek squadron hao
put to Hight two battalions Of Turks
and the inhabitants of that place, the
Greek fleet landed a detachment and
found the Turks had left behind i'm.
mense stores of provisions destined foi
the armies OF Edhem Pasha. These
valuable stores had been left unprotect.
ed In the belief by the Turks that thu
blockade of Greece by the fleets of the
powers would prevent the Greek fleet
from attacking the Turkish towns In
the gulf of Salonica which is near the
railroad to Salonica and which has been
used as a point To land stores for the
| Turkish army and forward them 10 the
| front.
The capture of these towns, not Il
mention the loss of stores, places a
serious difficulty in the path of Edhem
| Pasha, and IL is stated here that as
soon as the Turkish commander-in-
chief heard the news of the capture OF
| Platamona and Katrina he dispatched
10000 men toward the coast of Macedo-
mia. fearing "A flank attack from the
| gulf of Salonica. The Greek fleet In re-
| turning from the capture of Katrina
| bombarded the post of Litehorn.
A dispatch from Larissa says yester-
day. after the Greeks fortified May
reychori. to which place they retreated
after evacuating Nezeros. they re-occu-
! pied Ratzina and Hegania, which had
been abandoned by the Greeks and the
Turks had failed tn occupy,
London. April 3-The Athens corre-
/ spondent OF the Daily Chronicle says
! Crown Prince Constantine has wired ia
/ King George as follows: The Turks are
quiet to-day owing TO our success yester-
TURKISH battery AT i1seria' The turks
nave retircd from Nezeros snd kapsani.
\ rue ac'loh OF our meet AZ hatetiha was
eNceneht' u WIS III the hfst hne OF hfe
yesterday.
The correspondent OF the Chronicle
says; "rhe Turks are greatly dismayed
oy the destruction OF their stores al Kat
erina and al Ldtochaion. Commodore
Saehtouris destroyed stores from the eas
at the foot OF Mount Olympus. Nothing re
MAINS therefore. Tor Edhem Pasha
carry away but hunger. The coast road
being barred the only remaining road fron
Salonica Is the Ferrit road. eight da's
from Elassonn. The reports OF injury
the railway line by the blowing up VI
bridges and tunnel are confirmed. IL
nancially everything is going well. aud
the value OF paper money has risen"
II Is reported here tAthensl that tie
Turkish troops will De withdrawn fran
Crete. Private ndvices from Voio say that
all the villagers between Ksterina and
Neria have risen. Among the WOUNDED
who have arrived here are several wlo
state that number OF the Greeks would
Greek retreat, Were shut up in a small
church by the Turks who set fire to he
building and burned them TO death"
London. April e3-Tbe Greek cban,e
d'affaires here has received a disna,.h
dated Athens. to-day. giving the ex,ct
situation on the Thpssaljan front or
from the Greek standpoint. IL is as
follows: In Thessaly, in the directb
of Reveni and Boughasi. our forces
have penetrated into the Turkish terri
tory and advanced towards Damasl All
attacks of the enemy have been ,e
pulsed in the direction of Gritzovili.
Our army has occupied a strong posi-
tion at Matt. where there has been
attacks have been repulsed. The Greeks
had TO retire from Nezeros. falling ba k
on the bank of the Deri, a strong posi-