Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-24
WILL TREAT DIRECT
Turkey and Greece to Fix Up Their
Differences Themselves,
EDHEM PASHk TELLS THE GREEK OFFICERS
Gays He is Empowered to Do Business
with Them,
WANTS A cRrFK pl lFNlpOTENTIARY NAMED
ANTS GREEK pLENIporENTlARY NAMED
Armistice to Be Prolonged Till Peace is
Finally Determined,
ANOTHER COLLECTIVE NOTE TO THE PORTE
Powers Instruct Their Ambassadors
to Act ns Their Representatives.
i'm Negotiating the Terms
of Peace.

ATHENS NAV Pat Is reported mere
eeml- officially that Edhem Pasha, commander
of the Turkish army In Thessaly, mas III
formed the Greek officers, who, In con)uhctloh
with the Turkish officers, are arranging 'he
neutral zone, that he is empowered 10 ne-
gotiate the terms of peace with greece ul'eo|.
Iater-It is again semi officially asserted
that Edhem Pagha, the Turkish commahuer-
in-chief has repeated his statement tha'
peace may be negotiated with him, ana Is
now pressing for the appointment oil ureeh
plenipotentlary to conduct the settlement Vi
terms. L
NJ Delgorgis. a former foreign minister
has been elected president of the Cretau
central committee. General Smolen2ki mas
sent telegrams to the Athenian newspapers
denviua that he ordered retreat except
An accordance with the commands OF crown
Prince Constantine. and adding: Il earn
estly beg YOU not to publish inaccurate state
upnts calculated to create dissensions in the
nrmy." He also denies that any guns feii
into the hands of the enemy during the re-
treats from Reyeni and Velestlno.
The Berthet column Qtalian) insisted Oh
comin, here several of the volunteers retus-
ing to return to Italy on the ground tnal .I,,
shev are liable to arrest as deserters. lhe
goyern,nent has decided that the column
mus return to Italian territory ana VIII
undertake to beard and lodge only those
liable to arrest
PROLONG THE ARMIsTICE.
PARIS. May 23.-Prince Ferdinand OF l3u,-
paria. had a long conference To-Day Win NJ.
Hanotaux, minister OF foreign analls. 10 ~ -
understood that the Greco-Turkish armistce
will be prolonged II, at its expiration 'he
mace negotiations should not be hnished.
TOND0N. May 23.-The Athens CORE
enondent of the Times says; OWING 10 .ue M
dIsmietude caused by the presence IN the
citv Of large bodies of volunteers the gov
n,,ort has hastily recalled the force oil
gepdarmes sent to Arta and Will take meas
irps to deport these dangerous allies 10 ltieil i
various countries at the earliest poSio'e
date. ,., nm th,
partba. column are anarchists and the gov
ernment has done wisely in refusing 10 az
low them to come here, although they III
sisted on the privilege The government ssn
them from Arta to Lavarda, ana thIte uls q,
arnnd them, with orders to leave for Italy II
Geek vessels Thereupon they began u
indulge in all sorts of excesses and got 1nt'
conflict with the inhabitants, with the resu. ,so,
mat one Italian was killed and SIX wer'
seriously wounded. Finally, after a grea
deal of trouble, they were sent TO brlnuis
under the escort of two Greek men-of-war'
rhe correspondent OF the Times at Con
stantlnople says: ut, ~
The nave instructor 'heii
hassadors to act as their representatives II
mediating between Turkey and Greece.
coIIectiye note will be handed to the port
forthwith Palace circles now realize ina
great maladresse has been displayed on IN
Turkish side.
INDEMNITY REDUCED.
LONDON May 24-The correspondent o
the Standard at Constantnople says:
The peace negotiations continue. 1t Is as
serted that the amount of indemnity Will b
reduced to 100000 lires, 2,OOO,o0 to b
paid in cash to Turkey and 900 TO b
accented by Russia as part payment OF tn
Indemnity owed her by Turkey II Is sal
that after the suspension of hostilities, tn
Greeks under pretense of washing thel
linen, crossed the bridge over the Arta an
were attached by the Turkish commanders
who drove them back after heavy hghtin
for ten hours.
The Athens correspondent of the Standar
says:
The govern ment and people are now onl
anxious for the disarming OF the irregular
ana they confidently rely upon Genera
Smolenski to do this soon as the cor
ditions OF peace have been agreed upoI
The Greek army is paraly2ed and news come
from Salonica of the dispatch Of large Turi
ism reinforcements TO Thessaly.
At Larissa Trikkala and Karditza tn
Turks seed corn valued AZ 100000
drachmas.
Great Indignation Is displayed at the stor
that Clement Harris was killed with th
butt of rifle because he was unable
walk.