San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-30
A WAR O THE PE()PA
Is The Present Greek
Struggle.
AND NOT ONE OF KINGS OR
PARLIAMENT - GREEK
REINFORCEMENT.
Sent To The FrOntier-Prince Con-
Stantine'S Successor Is An Able
General And Will Lead His
Army 0n---General News
Of The War.

New York, April 3O.-A copyrighted
dispatch to the Journal, dated Athens
says:
Il was with the Greek army in its
campaign toward Yanini, the principal
town of Epirus, the southern province
of Turkey, when heard the first rum
ors of the hard fighting in Thessaly.
The journey from Arta overland to
Thessaly requires a longer time than
it does to go by way of Athens, and
so l have been fortunate enough to ar
rive in the capital in time to witness
another popular outburst of the Athen-
ians.
Crowds are in the streets, in the
squares, before the kings palace and
in every place of public congregation.
practically every man in Athens is
arming to fight the Turks. Every
train into the city is loaded with
troops Yesterday crowds broke into
the gunshops and took the practicable
weapons and today Greece is armed
to fight for her life.
To-day L went to a shop and found
no one there but a boy seated on a
box.
where is the proprietor said l.
He has gone to the war; said the
boy.
This man had taken no time to ar
range his affairs in careful detail. The
shelves were stripped and the counters
were bare.
The proprietor had left all his per-
sonal property.
In my hotel, which is usually very
English and impressive, they are shy
on walters, pOrters and call boys.
These have gone to the war. There
is a battalion now preparing that uses
as uniforms the stable clothes of a
squadron of cavalry already gone. In
fact this is not a kings war, not
parliament's war, but peoples war.
1T is absurd to say that the Greeks
undertake this contest because they
believe they would take Constantinople
in a fortnight. No nation ever had
truer sense of the odds. The concert
of Europe had carefully informed them
of possible consequences; there had
been a general movement to impress
Greece with her danger but the Greeks
said: Well, we must fight anyhow
There will be a great deal happen
before these people of the mountains
care to pause"
New York, April 30.-A special to the
Herald from Corfu says:
Eighty Garibaldians and three Brit
ish volunteers arrived and proceeded
to Athens.
Several hundred reservists, amid
scenes of great enthusiasm, have sailed
for Missolonga, via Patrasa, to rein
force Col. Manos, in Epirus.
NJ. Theotoky, deputy, left for Athens.
It is reported that the Greek warships
are still bombarding Prevesa, and
fighting is going on at Pentepigidia.
About 600 Greek volunteers, most
Epirotes, are drilling here. They will
proceed in two or three days to Epirus
under command of Col. Schos, dep
uty.
New York, April 3O.-A copyrighted
dispatch to the Journal dated Athens
yesterday, says the popular feeling
that the people have been betrayed by
their leaders in the now famous STAN
pede from Matt is for the time quiet
ed. An incident showing the temper of
the Greek people happened during the |
demonstration gotten up by Grenna-
dius, who made a speech in which he |
called the king a traitor and demanded |
that the royal family be driven from |
the country. |
Then at the head of a numerous rab- |
BILE, he marched to the palace which |
was entirely unguarded. Alone he en-
tered on violence bent and demanded |
to see the king.
His majesty does not receive to-
day." said the door keeper.
Il am sorry" replied Grennadius.
Coming out he informed the rabble
that his majesty did not receive him
He then entered a carriage and drove
away in triumph followed by a crowd.
Greeks burst into tears when the
Thessalian route is mentioned. The
crown princes successor Gen. Smolen-
ski, was elected in the following way at
Pharsalos:
He had one competitor, Gen. Mavro-
his personal enemy, who