The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-27
70 PROLONG ARMISTICE.
The Turkish Ministry in No Hurry
to Resume Hostilities.
TEE HERETR0CEssIoN OF THEssALY.
The Turks Refuse Even to Discuss
That Matter, Assuming That the
Province Must Be Coded to Turkey.
Rail- EKilss an italian Leader.

Province Must Be Coded to Turkey.
Rail- EKiles an Italian Leader.
London, May 27.-The correspondent
Of The Standard at Constantinople
says: The council Of ministers has de-
cided to probing the armistice. 1t will
refuse even to discuss the retrocesslon
of Thessaly, but will leave the other
points for consideration to the powers.
So far as the note to the European ar
bitrators is concerned, there can be no
doubt that, whether the sultan is only
bluffing or is the victim of popular
pressure. a peace such as Europe ex-
poets cannot be arranged without risk
of the gravest complications.
The grand vizier on Saturday pre-
sented a report to the sultan urging
that the whole of Islam was fully de-
termined to retain Thessaly, and add
ing: Your majesty proved victorious
in Armenian and other matters when
you firmly refused to be dictated to
by Europe. Therefore you should be
eduahy iiiu OH tiiS ocCdSlOH. but IL
my views are unpalatable to your ma
jesty l beg of you to accept my resig-
nation"
1t now appears that the armistice
was for three days only, and nothing
but the energy of the powers secured
an extension for a fortnight. The story
Is current that wounded Turkish SOL
der at the Yildlz hospital, on being in
vited by the sultan to proffer dying
request. imPlored him not to yield up
Thessaly. The sultan grew pale and
his eyes filled with tears.
Seyfulah Bey. chief of staff to the
sultan and the Won Moltke of the cam
paign, has been summoned to Constan-
tinople.
The Athens correspondent of The
Standard reports an interview with NJ
Rail-, in the course of which the pre-
mier said he was very grateful to Eng
land for her firmness, as this might
result in saving the corn crop in Theg-
sally, valued at c1O00,O 900. If the
Turkish troops should withdraw with
in fortnight, he said the crop might
be harvested, but If the withdra wal
were delayed for a month the whole
would be sacrificed, enlaiing a loss to
Greece OF quite E2OOO, 900, since if the
crop were lost, the government would
be Obliged to feed the peasants and
to incur other expenses.
With reference to the alleged loan
negotiations, M. Ralli said the proposal
was merely TO renew the treasury
bonds authorized by the former min
istry for war purposes.
The Athens correspondent of The
Times says: 1t is believed that COM
plications have arisen owing to the
advocacy by some Of the powers, in
cludlng Russia. of a Turkish occupa-
tion Of Thessaly until the indemnity is
paid, and to EnGland's firm resistance
to such project, The Greek govern
ment is preparing for possible re-
neWal of the war.
A Gispat tch from Larissa says the i'm
preston is general among the Turkish
troops that there will be more fight
Ing. 4 brigade of redif has started
for phourlis, armed with MauSers, and
a dispatch ta The Standard from
Athous says that the municipal au-
thOrities have conferred the freedom
of the city upon General Riccottf Carl
haIdi and Amilcare Ciprun the
Italian socialist leader, in recog-
ton Of their eminent service in the
field"
Another Athens dispatch says An
exciting scene took place at he min
istry Of marine yesterday. S.gnor Dt
Felice, the. Italian socialist leader.
rudely accostcd aud insutted NJ. Rail-. |
the Greek premier. The latter i'm
mediately summoned the police and
hud III IelcG put On board the Italian
ironclad Sardegna, lying off the Pi-
raeus with request that he be not
allowed to again set foot on Greek !
sOll.
Rail- had courtepusIy asked Dl |
FeliC4 fer his assistance in inducing the |
Italians to return to Italy Dl FeliCC, in |
the most insulting manner, declined to |
be dictated to. and accused The Greeks |
of stealing the clothing Of the Italians, |
When NJ. Ralli summoned The police |
Dl Feice went on the balcony and |
shouted for the Garlballians to come
TO his assistance. but his appeal was
ignored. At first he declined to ac-
company the prefoct of police, and con-
tiRued his vollGys of abuse until the
prefegt Summoned the gcndarmes
when Di FeIice offered to go quietly.
AS soon as he was on board the iron
clad Di Feltce was liberated Mt the re-
quest of the Italian minister, the Duke
of AVatna, on his solemn promise to
luIt Greece without provoking further
Incidents.