The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-30
FALL OF LARISSA.
Turks Found All the Guns of the
Greeks Intact.
Greek Officers Resign-Osman Pasha
Has 10000 Troops.

Athens, April 30. "A correspondent of
the Associated Press who was at Larissa
with the Turks on Wednesday says that
on the arrival of the Turkish troops there
they found all the guns Of the fortress in
tact and obtained possession of immense
quantities of ammunition Of all kinds.
The abandonment Of such a strong posi-
tion is incomprehensible. The news OF
the occupation of Nolo by the Turkish
forces is momentarily expected here
Greek Officers Resign.
The headquarters staff of the Greek
army at pharsalos has been completely
changed General Maceris and Colonels
Sponutzakis, Mastropas and AntoDiades
have resigned and started for Athens.
osman Pasha Has Rsinfo 'cements
Constantinopls. April 30. The report
that Osman Pasha is on his way TO
Janitna Epirus with 80, 600 additional
Turkish troops, is confirmed
WIZ Uphold Peace.
St Petersburg, April go Count Mura-
caff the Russian minister, for foreign
affairs. and Count Goluchewaske, Aus
tran minister for foreign affairs, have
dispatched identical notes To the Russian
and Austrian representatives nc Belgrade,
Servia; Sofia, Bulgaria. bucharest, Rou
mania. and Cettlnjo Montenegro, ex-
pressing satisfaction MT the correct attl-
uude which the governments Of those
countries maintain during the present
crisis, adding that this attitude harmonizes
more with the wishes of tnc two SOW
ereigns the Car and Emperor Francis
Joseph as they arc firmly determined TO
uphold universal peace.
Recruits for the Greeks.
Alexandria, Egypt April 30.-Four
hundred Greek volunteers sailed today
for Athens and thousand more will
leave for the Greek capital tomorrow by
special steamer.
Greeks Repulse Turks.
Athens, April 30.-Noon. The action
between the Turks and Greeks which be-
gan yesterday at Velestino about 10 miles
west of Volo was continued today; Gen
eral Smolenski's brigade is lighting
bravely and has repulsed repeated
charges of the Turkish cavalry.
Have Occupied the Heights.
Constantinople, April 9O.-A dispatch
received hore from the Turkish military
| commander, at Janina announces, that
Mustapha Pasha's brigade Yesterday occu-
/ pied tho heights commanding Nicheste
| and Kervauserai, beyond Pentepigidia
| and that the Greek troops in that vicinity
thereupon retired.
Orders to Italian Admiral.
Paris, April 30.-LaPatrie publishes u
| dispatch from Rome saying that Admiral
| Canevaro. the Italian commander in
| Cretan waters has been ordered To con-
| slider Colonel Vassos, who commands the
| Greek army OF occupation in Crete ms u
| belligerent and TO no longer oppose Greek
attacks on the Turkish troops there.
Condition at Larissa.
| Athens. April 20. "A jew who has just
| arrived at LarisSa, from NolO says that
| place is deserted and that the garrison
| also has left. The troops have gone to
! pharsalos. All is quiet here, most OF the
! Jews remained In Larissa 1.-TWO bat
talions of Turkish Infantry arc guarding
the railroad station at LariSsa, where were
found the remains of hospital stores that
/ had been left by the Greeks at the last
| moment. The inhabitants of Larissa say
tho Greeks seized all the horses and cnr-
! RIGGS. Even the local newspaper men fed
ON foot. Many amusing scenes were wit
| messed in Igarssa this morning. The cor
! respondent met an ugly Turkish soldier
| sunburned and dustry, soemnly paradinp
| the streets under fine lady's parasol
which ho had picked up on the road.
| looting Is strictly forbidden. The Iur-
| kish authorities in this matter are even
too severe.
Turks Occupy Nolo.
London, April 30.-The Evening News
publishes n dispatch from ConstantinoplC
dated today, saying that the Turkey