The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-08
4 DECLARATION OF WAR
1T WILL FOLLOW THE BLOCKADE
OF GREECE, SAYS KING
GEORGE.
FORMALLY notified THE powers
To That ERect-Every Available
Horse and Mule in the Larissa
District Is Reauisitioned
by the Crown.

London, April 1.-The Times will print
tomorrow dispatch from it's Vienna cor
respondent, who says:
"a council of the admirals was held
today (Thursday) to determine whether
and when the gulf of Athens is to be
bockaded. All the powers have now
consented to that proposition, though
nothing has been decided with respect
to the blockade of other Greek ports.
1T is no secret that King George has
formally stated to the powers that dec
laration of war against Turkey will i'm
medlately follow an extension of the
blockade of the Greek coast. This fact
can not be left out of consideration. 1t
is believed in some quarters if the gulf
of Athens is blockaded, popular senti-
ment will compel the king to declare
of the cabinet were opposed. This has
been n cause of delay in securing unani-
nous agreement for the blockade among
the powers.
"Rumor circulates the betrothal of
Francis Joseph Of Battenberg to Mon
tenegrian princess, and that he is can
didate for the governorship of Crete.
'"The fact must be taken into consider
alton that most of the powers are begin
ming to show unmstakable signs of a
feeling that little is to be gained by push
ing European intervention beyond certain
limits, and that Il great deal is to be
gained by leaving Turkey and Greece to
settle by direct negotiations what the
powers might leave unsettled. In this
way the situation would be much simpli
fed and the powers relieved of an ever
increasing responsibility already weighing
heavily on most of them"
The Times correspondent at Larissa
says:
"The first step of the Crown Prince
Constantine in his new command has
been to hold q strategecial conference
divisions of the army, with bases at La
rssa and Trikhala. Some of the leading
spirits of the Ethnet Harrika have beer
here, among them the well known Alex
andria banker, M. Goushius, who is be
lieved to be largely responsible for tinanc
ing the mobilization.
every available horse and mule in this
district has been requisitioned for the
crown. The peasants willingly give then
up"
The Times Athens correspondent says
"A number of Italian volunteers have
arrived here from Crete, having safely
run the blockade. They say there is NJ
bread in the island except in the CAM
of Col. Vassos, which is provisioned fol
Three ollNts, anu 10
flesh are the principal articles of foot
of the inhabitants. The insurgents are
not organized, but consist of bands O.
armed peasants, who leave their homes
for o. day or two during active operations
and then return to them.
'No commerce exists. The real heat
of the Greek army of occupation in thu
island, according to the statement of thu
Italian volunteers, is now Limbericii. wh'
DIRECTS oll the movements of the inSur
gents.
Gan English friend of mine who wal
present at the battle of Malaxa and wa
captured by the Cretans, says that theei
exasperation against the Europeans is IN
tense He was guarded with Turkish
prisoners by Greek soldier, but in spit
of his guard he was twice fired on by TIT
Cretans. My friend adds that the at
tack of Malaxa and other outposts wa
intended by the insurgents as a counte
demonstration against the proclamation
of outonOmy,"