Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-27
STORMY OUTLOOK
THEssALY A BoHE OF CONTENTION.


ince, the Powers 10 the Contr.ry Not
vifhstanding - Indicakieis Of . ASly
War Fevsr-Greece Preparing for -
worst-Havana Editor with . Chip o.
His Shoulder-Case OF DE-. R1is.
London, May 27@The correspondent
Of The Standard at Constantinople says:
THE council Of ministers has decided
to prolong the armistice. 1t win refuse
even to discuss the retrocession Of Thes-
sally, but will leave the other points for
consideration to the powers. So tar as
the note to the European arbitrator IL
concerned there can be NO doubt that
whether the sultan is only bluffin9 or
is the victim Of popular pressure a peace
such as Europe expects cannot be ar
ranged without risk of the gravest COM
plications. The gand vizier on Saturday
presented a report to the sultan urging
that the whole OF Islam was fully de-
termined to retain Thessaly, adding:
Your majesty proved victorious in Ar
menian and other matters when you
firmly refused to be dictated to by Eu-
rope. Therefore you should be equally
firm on this occasion. But II my views
are unpalatable to your majesty, I beg
OF you to accept my resignation
Dying REQUEST Of . M0alem Soldier.
1T now appears that the armistice
was originally for three days only, ana
nothing but the energy Of the powers
secured an extension for a fortnight. The
story Is current that a wounded Turk
ish soldier at the Yildiz hospital, on be-
ing invited by the sultan to proffer a dy-
ing request, implored him not to YIELD
up Thessaly. The sultan grew pale, and
his eyes filled with tears. Seyfullah Bey,
chief of the stan to the sultan and the
Won Moltke Of the campaign, has been
summoned to Constantinople to give the
Military commission the benefit Of his
+Advice."
Greco Preparing for More War.
The Athens correspondent Of The
Times says: 1T is believed that COMPILE
cations have arisen owing to the advo-
cacy by some Of the powers, including
Russia. OF Turkish occupation of Thes-
sally until the indemnity Is paid and to
Engiands firm resistance to such a prof.
ect. The Greek government is prepar-
ing Tor probable renewal of the war"
A dispatch to The Times from Larissa
says the impression is general among the
Turkish troops that there will be more
fighting. A brigade of redifi has started
for Phourlsa, armed with Mausers.
That Wheat In Good - Lost.
The Athens correspondent Of The
Standard reports an interview with N.
Rail-. in the course of which the premier
said he was very grateful to England
for her firmness. as this might result
in saving the corn crop in Thessaly,
valued at R1.00O.OOO. If the Turkish
troops should withdraw within a fort
night. he said, the crop might be har-
vested; but il the withdrawal we're de-
layed for month the whole would be
sacrificed, entailing a loss to Greece OF
quite s2.oo0,00o. since. If theArop were
lost. the government would be OBLIGED
to feed the peasants and to incur other
expenses.
Italian Socialist "Fired" from Athens.
Athens. May 27.-An exciting scene
TOOK place at the ministry Of marine
yesterday. Signor di Felice, the italian
socialist leader. rudely accosted and in
suited M. Rail-, the Greek premier The
latter Immediately summoned the police
and had Di Felice put on board an Ital-
ian ironclad lying of the Piraeus with
a request that he be not allowed to
again set foot on Greek soil. When
Signor di Felice was being conducted
under arrest to the Piraeus to be placed
on board the italian warship Sardegna,
a number of the Garibaldians attempted
to rescue him, and a free fight ensued,
In which a soldier and a civilian were
severely wounded.
AS soon as he was on board the iron
clad Df Felice was liberated at the re-
quest OF the Italian minister the Duke
OF Avarna, on his solemn promise to quit
Greece without provoking further Incl
dents.
"DONT MONKEY WITH THE LION"