Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-11
'rELEGRAPHIC.
EASTERN SITUATION.
NEGOTIATIONS for Peace Upon Certain
Conditions.
GREECE RIPE FOR REVOLUTION.
qhessaly Lost on Account Of ,he Cow.
ardIce aud Blunder Of Con.
slaniine.

ATHENS, May 10.-The conditions
insisted on by Germany, the chief OF
which is that Greece shall give her
formal coneens to the principle OF
autonomy from Crote, will be accepted
by the Greek government. The note
OF the powers has not yet been Issued,
bat II has been drawn and 10 to the
following effect: Upon formal decla-
ration by Greece that she will recall
hor troops and agree to such an au.
tonomous regime for Crete as the
powers in their wisdom shall deem
best, and accept unreservedly the
counse'B Of the powers, they WIZ In
tefvene in the inter, sls OF peace.
The note will probably be- presented
tomorrow, after the German minister
has received final Instructions. Ii lie
understood that Greece Ia her reply
will assent to oil OF these conditions.
$3.50 p. MN. Rail-, premier, and
M. Bkoulodis, minister OF foreign
affairs, had n long interview this alter
noon with Egerlon, the British roprs-
sentative, which has caused consider
able comment. 1t 10 believed to be
connected with the expected interven-
ton OF the powers.
THE sULTAN's SYMPATHY.
LONDON, May 1O.-According to
the Exchange telegram, private dis
patches received in London from Gen.
BtantinOple declare that the sultan has
expressed deep sympathy for KiEg
George and the Greek cabinet, whose
hanos, in his opinion, were forced by
revolutionary egents at Athens anu
Alexandria.
The sultan, according to these ad-
vices, declines TO claim a war indem.
nifty, and proposes = Turko.Greek
treaty upon the simultaneous evacua-
ton OF ThessaIy and Crete.
Finally, IL is said, the sultan desires
to deal direct with Greece ana not
through the powers.
TURKS PREPARING TO ADVANCE.
LONDON, May 10.--Apart from the
peace negotiatione, the principal fea-
ture OF the Eastern eituation Ia that
Turkey 10 pressing teinforcements for.
ward and preparing for rapid ad-
vance. Unless the powers succeed IN
quickly arranging a settlement the
1Etehh nTe uhoIy 70 nullcE laEtuof ulb-
nslors. The exact disposition OF the
Greek army is uncertain, but roughly
speaking, the fret line Of defense ex.
tends from Almyros to Loucon, tho
second follows the old frontier, anu
the third il down at Thermopylne.
Fighting 10 probable within the next
few days unless the powers Intervene.
TheGrtek fleet 10 at Lamia and the
transport AMI other services are still
deficient.
The Daily Mail's correspondent at
Berlin says 1t Ia reported there that
the king OF Greece has summoned NJ.
Delyannis, In view OF u possible cabinet
crisis.
Mr.. Stevene, the special correspond
ent OF the Daily Mail with the Greek
lorces In Theesnly, declared that the
province has been lost through rank
cowsrdice.
The correspondent of the Daily Mail
ut Patras says: Everything is ripe for
serious political crisis or for revO-
luton. The army is Disguised and the
armed peasantry are universally dis.
oOntentsd. The Greek National 30.
cety could not have better oppor-
tunity.
C0NsTANTINE's FATAL BLUNDER.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Athens cor.
respondent of the Daily Chronicle
say,; The real and only cause OF the
Greek retreat to PhersslR was the
biunder OF one who mistook the retreat
OF the enemy for forward movement
designed to oulfank the Greeks, and
therefore ordered a hasty retreat.
Grown Prince Constantine LETT Larisss
because he believed the exaggerated
reports OF danger to his troops.
1t 10 q fact, however, that on the
evening Of the retreat Edhem Pasha,
Departing OF breaking the Greek lines,
hau ordered his army to retire to Elias.
soma, while the sultan had dispatched
special commissioner to the Greek