The herald., 1897-05-24
He WOULD GLAD TO RECEDE
BUT FAILS TO SEE JUST HOW
TO DO IT
The Greek Government Finds the Vol
unteer Troops Very Dangerous
Allies-Crete Evacuated
Associated Press Special Wire.

of the Times at ConStantinople Gays:
The powers have Instructed their am
bassadors to act as their representatives
in mediating between Turkey and
Greece A collective note will be handed
to the porte forthwith.
Palace circles now realize that great
maladdresse has been displayed on the
Turkish side. The question is how to
retreat from the present situation with
out humiliation, and change of minis
try is being discussed as the best way
to save appearances
A dispa tch to the Times from Rome
says that the carte blanche which the
cabinet has obtained from the chamber
means ultimate abandonment of Ery-
threa.
According to a dispatch to the Daily
Graphic from Corfu it is reported that
Colonel Manos attempted suicide While
in Jail. He has been sent, handcuffed,
with his entire staff, to Athens for trial
by court martial.
The Athens correspondent of the
Times says: Owing to the disQuietude
caused by the presence in the city OF
large bodies, OF volunteers, the govern
ment has hastily recalled the force of
gendarmes sent to Arta and will take
measures to deport theee dangerous al
lies to their various countries at the
earliest possible date.
Most of the volunteers making up the
Berthel column are anarchists, and the
government has dealt wisely in refusing
to allow them to come here, although
they insisted on the privilege. The
government sent them from Arta to
Seavarda and there disarmed them
with orders to leave for Italy in Greek
vessels Thereupon they began to in
dulse in all sorts of excuses, and got
into conflict with the inhabitants, with
the result that one Italian was killed and
six were seriously wounded. Finally,
after a great deal of trouble, they were
sent to Bringize under the escort OF
two Greek men-of-war.
The forces Of the Ethnike Hetaira have
distinguished themselves more since
than during the war, and bands of ir-
regulars and deserters are pillaging and
devastating the Phthiolis district, where
the condition of the villages is most la
mentable.
DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS
ATHENS, May est is reported here
semi officially that Edhem Pasha has
informed the Greek officers who, in con-
junction with the Turkish officers, are
arranging the neutral zone, that he ls
empowered to negotiate the terms of
peace with Greece direct.
TROOPS SENT HOME
LARISSA, May 23.-Edhem Pasha, the
Turkish commander, has disbanded and
sent to their homes most of the Alban-
ians in his army.
GREEKS EVACUATE
CANEA, Crete, May 23.-Col. Staikos,
with the last detachment of the Greek
expeditionary force. embarked for
Greece this morning.
MORE TIME NEEDED
PARIS, May 23-Prince Ferdinand of
Bulgaria had a long conference today
with NJ. HanotauX, the minister for for
eign affairs. 1t is understood that the
armistice will be pro-
longed if at it's expiration the peace ne
gotiations should not be finished.
ITALIAN EXCESSES
LONDON, May 2S.-The correspond
ent of the Daily Telegraph in Epirus
gives a terrible picture of the eXcesses
of the Italians while travelling from Arta
to Zaverda.
He says: They stole brandy and drank
1t like water. Armed only with revolvers
and bayonets, by the time they reached
Zaverda they were rioting fiercely among
themselves The villagers, thoroughly
alarmed, gathered in readiness to fight
the Italians, and the situation became
serious. A Greek tried to pacify Gar
ibaldian, who was about to dash his
brains out with a stone, whereupon an
Italian fired and wounded the Garibal-
dian.
Instantly the cry wae raised. ga Greek
has been killed." and villagers began to
fire their rifles. The firing became gen.
eral but the Italians displayed a flag of
truce and the embarkation was effected,
though with great difficulty. Several
officers told me they did not expect to
reach land alive, as their ruffianly SOL
diers would surely kill them.
A dispatch TO the Daily Telegraph
from Constantinople says that serious
outbreaks against the Armenians have
occurred in a village near Van and at
1nebole, a seaport of Asia Minor. The
Russian consul at Inebole has tele-
Eraphed to the government to send a
warship.
The correspondent of the Standard al
Constantinople says: The peace ne
gotiations continue. 1t is asserted the
amount Of indemnity will be reduced to
$,000, 900 lire, 1000, 900 to be paid in cash
10 Turkey and 5000 900 to be accepted
by Russia as part payment of the in
dcmnity owed her by Turkey.
1t is said here that after the suspension
of hostilities the Greeks, under pretense
Of washing their linen, crossed the bridge
over the Arta and We're attacked by the
Turkish commanders, who drove them
back after heavy fighting for ten hours.
The Athens correspondent of the
Standard says: The government and
people are now only anxious for the dis
arming of the irregulars, and they con-
ndently rely upon Gen. Smolenski to do
this as soon as the conditions of peace
have been agreed upon. The Greek
army is paralyzed, and news comes from
Salonica of the dispatch Of large Turk
jsh reinforcements to Thessaly. AT Lar
rissa. Trikkala and KarditZa the Turks
seized corn valued at a million drach
mas.
Great Indignation is displayed at the
story that Clement Harris was killed