Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-07
The EASTERN SITUATION.
Conflicting Reports Coming, Same as
Usual.
The Sultan is Probably Disposed
to Give Up All Claim to Thes-
sally - Macedonian Peas ants in
Abandoned Greek Villages.
Slashing Attacks by the English
Press on the Transvaal Iniquity

Copyright. 1884, Associted Press)
London, June 6.-Conficting news is
published about the progress of the
peace negotiations at Constantinople
On one side the Sultan is said to have
adopted a most unyielding attitude, and
on the other hand he is declared to be
showing a conciliatory disposition and
that the settlement of the questions
in dispute is only matter of a few
DAYS. The Associated Press, however
learns that the ambassadors at Con-
stantinople are hopeful that the nego-
tiations will be concluded in about a
week. in the sense of Turkeys accept
ance of the peace conditions proposed
by the powers. There is now little
doubt the Sultan has decided to agree
to the
EVACUATION OF THESSALY,
and the Turkish public is being pre-
pared for this step. The police at Con-
stantinople have been ordered to con-
fiscate the leaflets which are being cir
culated, demanding the annexation OF
the conquered territory as duty de-
volving upon the Sultan. The war
songs are also being suppressed in or
der to stiae the fanaticism Of the lower
classes.
It is considered probable that the
conclusion of peace between Turkey
and Greece will be followed by COM
plete change of the Turkish cabinet, as
the palace clique will endeavor to sad
die the ministry with all the response
bility for the peace conditions. More
over. a strong feeling exists among the
Mussulmans against the ministry, es-
pecially against the navy department,
owing TO
THE DEPLORABLE CONDITION
of the Turkish navy and the inactivity
of the Ottoman fleet.
The news from Thessaly is that the
Turkish army, which at first pillaged
and committed other excuses in the
Greek villages, is now under stringent
discipline. The object of this change
of policy by the Turkish authorities,
according to the Athens newspapers,
is merely to gain the signatures of the
inhabitants in favor of Turkish rule.
In the meanwhile 10000 Macedonian
peasants who had crossed the noun
tains into Thessaly have occupied the
abandoned Greek villages, and are
awaiting to gather the corn if it ripens
before the peace negotiations are con-
Guided. In fact, the seizure OF the
Thessalian harvest
SEEMS TO BE A REASON
for the Sultan endeavoring to protract
the peace negotiations
Numbers Of Greek Thessalians are
hiding in the mountains of Kallkis and
Erochori. and on the island Of Ska
thos. being afraid to return to their
homes. fearing massacre and prefer
ring death by starvation, exposure and
disease
The impeachment Of the leading
spirits of the Ethnike Hetairia, or Ma
tional League, of Greece, is mOoted
at Athens. where it is said that ex-
Mayor Melas intends to resign the
leadership of the society. His excuse
for the soeiety's conduct is that it was
understood Great Britain would assist
Greece in her struggle against Turkey.
THE TRANSVAAL RAID.
The Parliamentary committee which
has been inquiring into the Transvaal
raid. is assailed by storm of denuncia-
ton owing to its decision not to press
the production Of the missing cable
messages exchanged between DR.. Ruth
erford Harris and Mr.. Cecil Rhodes
and certain parties in England. The
newspapers Of all shades of opinion
view this decision with the greatest
distrust. and insist that the reputation
of Great Britain is involved in a thor
ough probing of the matter.
The Daily News published a regular
indictment against the committee, and
asks why the latter has not insisted
upon the production of the cable mes
sages or of the colonial office copies of
these messages. why the committee
has not insisted upon the production
OF the confidential communications be-
tween the colonial Office and Sir Her
cules Robinson Uord Rosmead), the
then governor of Cape Colony. why