The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
TURKEYS GRIP ON THESSALY.
THE SULTAN ADVISED TO REFUSE
TO GIVE 1T UP.

The Grand Vizier Ready to Resign
IL the sultan Yields to European
DictatiOn-The Ottoman Council of
Ministers VIII Refuse to Even Dis
cuss the RetrOcessiOn of the Pro-
yince-The Porte MObiIizes 5000
Additional Troops For Service in
ThesSaIy.
London, May IA dispatch to the
Daiv Mail from Vienna says that the
Turkish government has modified 5000
additional troops, who are now in readi-
ness to advance into Thessaly, and that
the government is making active prepara-
tions for a Turkish administration of the
province.
The correspondent of the Standard at
Constantinople says: "The council of min
listers has decided to prolong the armis-
rice. 1t will refuse even to discuss the
retrocession of Thessaly, but will leave
the other points for considera-
tion to the powers. So far as the note
10 the European arbitrators is concerned
there can be no doubt that whether the
sultan is only blufing or is the victim of
popular pressure a peace such as Europe
expects cannot be arranged without risk
of the gravest complications.
'The grand vizier on Saturday presented
a report to the sultan urging that the
whole of Islam was fully determined to
retain Thessaiy and adding: Your mai
esty proved victorious in Armenian and
other matters when you firmly refused to
be dictated to by Europe. Therefore, you
should be equally firm on this occasion.
But if my views are unpalatable to your
majesty 1 beg of you to accept my resig
nation
1T now appears that the armistce was
originally for three days only, and nothing
but the energy of the powers secured an
extension for a fortnight. The story is cur
rent that a wounded Turkish soldier at the
Yildiz hospital, on heing invited by the
sultan to proffer dying request, implor-
ed him not to yield up Thessaly. The sui
tan grew pale and his eyes filed with
tears. #
"Stefulah Bey, chief of staff to the sui
tan and the Won MoItke of the campaign.
has been summoned to Constantinople to
give the military commission the benefit
of his advice"
The Athens correspondent of the STAN
dard reports an interview with M. Ra1li,
in the course of which the premier said
ne was very grateful to England for her
firmness, as this might result in saving
the crop of corn in Thessaly, valued at
100000. If the Turkish troops should
withdraw within a fortnight, he said, the
crop might be harvested, but if the with
drawal was delayed for a month, the
whole would be sacrificed, entailing a loss
to Greece of quite e, 100000, since, If the
crop We're lost, the government would be
obliged to feed the peasants and to incur
other expenses.
With reference to the alleged loan nego-
tiations, NJ. Ralli said the proposal was
merely to renew the treasury bonds au-
thorized by the former minister for war
purposes.
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from
Vienna says the foreign office discredits
the report that Great Britain has threat
ened TO quit the European concert and
pronounces it a Greek invention to influ-
ence Turkey to evaeuate Thessaly.
The Athens correspondent of the Times
says: 1T is believed that complications
have arisen, owing to the advocacy by
some of the powers, including Russia, of
a Turkish occupation of Thessaly until
the indemnity is paid, and to England's
firm resistance to such a project The
Greek government is preparing for a pos
sible renewal of the war"
\ dispatch to the Times from Larissa
says the impression is general among the
Turkish troops that there will be more
hghting. A brigade of redifs has started
Tor Phourka, armed with Mausers.
dispatch to the Standard from Athens
says that the municipal authorities have
conferred the freedom Of the city upon
Gen. Riccotti Garibaldi and Amileare Clip
flani' the Italian socialist leader in recog-
milton Of their eminent services in the
field.