, 1897-04-30
NEW CABINET FORMED.
NJ. RALLI, LEADER OF THE OPPOSE
TON. SELECTED AS
PREMIER.
Public Feeling In Athen Has Been
Greatly Quieted by the Change in
Ministers-The New Cabinet VIII
Attempt to Extricate Greece From
Her Dilemma-War News.


Athens, April %, 4 p. m.-The KIM
summoned NJ. Delyannis, the premier
this morning, and called upon him t,
tender his resignation. His majest.
subsequently intrusted the opposition
leaders with the task of forming a new
cabinet.
M. Delyannis in an interview today
said that the fact that there was NJ
quorum in the legislative assembly yes
terday was due to the absence Of oppo
sition deputies and he expressed the hop,
hat enough deputies would be presen'
today to enable the house to proceed t.
business. Continuing, he said:
I'VE shall submit to the decision o
the house. We cannot leave the posts
the nation has assigned to US. 1 do no
admit we have failed in our duty in AM
way during this momentous time
through which we are passing.
We have not resigned and we will.
not resign unless the chamber declares
that it %withdraws its confidence from
us. Nothing except a vote OF lack o.
confidence upon the part Of the cham.
Der, or an expression OF want of conf.
dence upon the part of the crown. will
induce US to %relinquish the government
Of the country"
The fighting between the Turks and
Greeks at Velestino. at the junction Of
the railroad connecting this port with
Larissa and Pharsalso was only a series
Of skirmishes which resulted favorably
to the Greeks. Velestina is about ten
miles west Of Volo.
The telegraph operator Pharsalos has
learned from the operator at L.arissa
that order prevails there and that The
women and children are returning to
the town.
The Greeks have occupied the heights
OF Pentepigadia. north Of Arta, and
about half way between that place and
Jan!na. in Epirus, and entrenched them
there.
1t is announced that the first division
Of the Turkish army at Elassona has en-
tered Cree, territory from the picfnitr
OF Damasi and has captured the town
of Zarkos, an important Greek base OF
operations, about eighteen miles west
OF Larissa and about half way between
that place and Trikhala. Large guam
titles Of ammunition fell into the hands
of the Turks.
Volo is almost completely evacuated
by the Greeks. The women and chill
dren have been taken away en- masse
by sea. The foreign consulates have
hoisted their flags. British and French
ironclads are at anchor in the harbor.
A.dvices received at Salonica from La
rissa say thai during the stampede OF
soldiery and populace from the city on
the approach Of the Turks, there was
a serious between Italian vol
unteers and Greek soldiers, during which
many of the latter were wounded and
several children were killed.
One report states that 600 women and
children died during the terrible retreat
from Tyrnavos to Larissa.
AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
1t was officially announced this even
ing that the new cabinet. as selected,
would be as follows:
President OF Council of Ministers-M.
Ralli.
Minister for Warn. SimopoulO.
Minister Of Finance-M. Carapanos.
Minister Of Education-M. Teotoki.
Minister OF the lnterior-M. Stoy.
After tomorrow's vote Of confidence,
NJ. Ralli and Simopoulo will go to the
Greek headquarters at Pharsalos.