The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-29
No Special Session of the Legislature
Held Yesterday Because n Quo
rum Failed to Attend.
GREEKS ROUTED In EPIRUS
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF THE FLIGHT
OF HELLENES FROM MITA.
Wild, Desperate Scramble 10 Escape
the Turks-Hundreds OF People
Killed During the Panic.

LONDON April 2S.--Matters at Athens
are likely to remain unchanged until the
ministerial crisis Is settled. when overtures
from the powers to intervene are expected.
The Sultan is said TO be willing to listen
to terms. The downfall of the Delyannis
Cabinet is taken for granted, though it has
not actually occurred. NJ. Ralli, who is
likely to succeed Delyannis. as equally keen
for war.
Little or nothing seems TO be known ar
Athens or is reported here as TO the move
ments Of the Greek fleet. The only news
OF actual fighting In progress this after
noon comes from Velestino. which COM
mands the road to Volo. Possibly this I'm
dicates an intention OF the Turks to march
southwark. 1t is said that Edhem Pasha
has sent a white flag 10 Volo
with the assurance that the Turkish troops
will infiict no damage on the city or citi-
zens. There seems little doubt, therefore.
that he intends to occupy Volo. The Greek
forces now extend in a fourteen-mile line
from Phersala to velestino. Phersala COM
mands the mountain pass and the road
leading TO Athens by way of Larissa
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from volo
says that the English lads ns the foreign
legion died bravely in the attempt TO hold
the railway station at Larissa against the
Moslem infantry.
There was an Intellectual attempt to-day
"wednesday. says the Athens corre-
spondent OF the Daily Mail. to pillage the
shops of the gunsmiths. The headquarters
Of the Greek army are being removed 10
Dom Okos a long way south of Phersala-
Edhem Pasha has issued a proclamation in
viting the Greeks TO return to Larfssa. The
Daily Mails correspondent says that King
George on receiving a distinguished caller
to-day said to him: II am ready to accept
all my country's wishes. What desire is
that not a drop OF blood shall be shed on
my account"
A dispatch to the Times from Athens
says that NJ. Levidis. the Greek minister
Of marine, has declined TO withdraw his
resignation until the government has re-
placed Commodore Sachtouris. basing his
refusal on the fact that Sachtouris gave
as a reason for the fleets inaction the
roughness Of the weather.
A dispatch to the Times from Vienna says
that the Austrian foreign under secretary
has informed a deputation of Viennese
merchants that there is little ground to ap-
prehend a bombardment of Salonica by the
Greek feet.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Con-
stantinople says there is no official con-
Ol lidl tue
cavalry have occupied Volo and Trikkala:
but the main body of the Greek army has
fallen behind the old frontier line of the
Othrys mountains and the Greek squadron
is confined in the Gulf OF Arata by tho
Turkish forts.
special dispatch from volo. the port
OF Thessaly, announces that the Turkish
advance forces have attacked the Greeks
at Velestino, about eight miles west OF
Volo, on the railroad connecting the latter
place with Larissa and Phersala- The
Turks, however, the dispatch says, were
repulsed with heavy loss and driven back
as far as Teherlis General Smolenski on
hearing of the attack upon Velestino. made
a sortie from Phersala in order TO support
the Greek force at Velestino.
A dispatch received from Salonica says
that in engagement at Losfakia the
Greeks were compelled to retreat, with a
loss of four hundred killed and many
wounded. The report of the bombardment
of Karaburun is denied in this dispatch. 1t
is explained that the Greek fleet maneu-
vered in the vicinity of Karaburun, but
did not fire upon that place.
The Turkish troops at Larissa captured
sixty artillery caissons. in addition TO a
large quantity of ammunition.
The report that the King of Greece was
compelled TO sign decree recalling Prince
Constantine from the front is unfounded
The crown prince will remain at the head
Of the army.