The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-10
Engage in Battle With the Sultan'S Troops
in the Vicinity Of Grobina,
And at Latest Accounts Were Holding
Their Own.
War Preparations Throughout the
Turkish Empire Continue to be
Steadily Pressed-The Blockade of
Piraeous as Far Off as Ever.

ELASSONIA (Macedonia), April o.
Noon-Bands of Greek brigands have
entered Turkey at Krania in the vi
entity of Grobina Turkish troops
have been engaged with them and the
fighting has been proceeding since !
o'clock this morning
| At the Turkish headquarters the news
is looked upon as of the gravest de-
| scriptiOn in view of the excitement
| here. Edhem Pasha has sent orders
to have everything in readiness for an
alliance of the Turkish army in
| force.
4 p. ma dispatch received at the
Turkish headquarters here from Gro
vina says the fighting between the
Greeks and Turks continues. The
Turks, following out the instructions OF
Edhem Pasha, have surrounded the
Greek irregulars, and a greater part OF
the Turkish division stationed at Gro
vena is now advancing.
1t is impossible to distinguish wheth-
er the invaders are supported by any
substantial portion Of the Greek regu-
lar army, but the correspondent of the
Associated Press is informed that the
moment the Turkish officers ascertain
the presence of uniforms of Greek reg
ulars in the ranks Of the aggressors
Edhem Pasha will order the advance Of
the entire Turkish army.
The situation here is most serious.
| LONDON, April "a dispatch to the
! Daily News" from Elassona, dated
800 p. M, to-day, says: The invading
Greeks number 1000, and are holding
their own. kilograms are proceeding
necessarily between Grevena and Con-
stantinople.
| ELASSONA, April 9-The correspon-
dent of the Associated Press was en-
abled this morning to make a close in
vestigation of the Turkish line of de-
Tense. 1t revealed that everything is in
excellent shape. The transport service
is excellent. Four thousand pack horses
are employed and enormous masses of
war stores, pontoons, cannon, tents, mu-
nitions, ammunition and in fact. every
thing needed for a large army, has been
gathered here
| MAY FORCE AN OUTBREAK
LARISSA, April 9.-It is rumored
| here that three bands Of insurgents,
each numbering about 600 men, have
appeared at different points in Mace
donia- 1t is believed that these bands
may force an outbreak Of hostilities.
| The Greek trading steamer Thessalia,
after landing passengers at Valo on
Wednesday, was sent urgently to the
Island of Skiathos with an important
/ dispatch to meet the eastern Greek
| squadron.
FIGHTING IN CRETE CONTINUES.
| CANEA, April 9.-Ihe Mussulmans
and others who had sought refuge in
| the fortress of kissamo arrived here
to-day on board an Austrian transport
| The garrison of the place, however re-
manned there under continuous fusillades
from the insurgents, who killed two SOL
diers to-day. Later in the day Rus
sian gunboat bombarded the insurgents
and compelled them to retire to the
hight in the vicinity of Kissamo.
| LONDON, April 9-The correspon-
dent of the Times" at Grevena saws
that at O'Clock this friday morning
l,ooO Greek bandits crossed the frontier
between Metsoro and Diskata, where
/ they encountered the Turkish troops.
The fighting lasted through the day.
with some loss of life and a number of
! minor casualties.
ATHENS, April TO- 80 a. ma pri-
vate dispatch just received here from
Kalamabak says that a band of ir-
regulars, who were compelled to return
TO Greek territory, heard a sharp fusil-
lade between the Greeks and Turkish
outposts. The dispatches merely report
that three Greek bands invaded the
| turkish territory. But the sensation
OF the incident is increasing here, and
there is no telling what the effect will
/ be in the present inf1ammable condi-
ton of the public mind.
WAR PREPARATIONS IN TURKEY
| CONSTANTINOPLE, April 9-war
preparations throughout the Turkish
Empire continue to be steadily
pressed, although there is not much
change in the Eastern situation.
A very pessimistic feeling is prevail
| ing here al the failure of the Powers
attempt to coerce Greece.
The blockade of Piraeus seems as
FAR OF as ever, and the war party is
bringing pressure to bear upon the
Government, with the result that the
Porte has dispatched circulars to it's
representatives abroad setting forth
that the Turks are growing impatient
at the prolongation of the crisis which
| is pressing heavily upon the already
embarrassed exchequer of Turkey.
The belief prevails here that the Pow
ers are losing their hold over the
course of events and that their So
called concert is failure.
A new danger has arisen through the
circulation in Constantinople and the
provinces of pamphlet announcing
alleged Christian atrocities on Mussul-
mans in Crete and elsewhere.
This is so inf1aming the Turks against
the Greeks that the Grecian Minister
has drawn the attention of the Porte
to the matter. The Government has
taken the steps necessary to prevent
outbreaks upon the part of the popu-
| lace.
PEACE NOT LOOKED FOR
| LARISSA, April 9.-In spite of the
official intelligence received here yes-
| terday saying that the Powers have
arranged to settle the Cretan question
by a plebiscite of the island. there is no
cessation Of war preparations.
Troops are being forwarded daily
| to the frontier and posts are being
strengthened. The transportation ar
arrangements are admirable. The troops