The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-19
STOPPED BY RUSSIA
NO MORE FIGHTING BETWEEN
GREEK AND TURKISH ARMIES.
Abdul Hamid's War-Like Spirit and
Desire to Enter Athens Curbed
by His Master, the Czar.
NOTICE SERVED ON TURKEY
THAT If SHE DID NOT AT ONCE
AGREE TO AN ARMISTICE
BuIgaria's Troops Would Be MObiI-
ixed and Permitted to Take the
Field Against the Sultan.
THAT If SHE DID NOT AT ONCE
AGREE TO AN ARMIsTICE
POWERS WILL FIX TERMS
AND THEY ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE
SO SEVERE AS THE PORTE'S.

Nearly 1000 Greeks Killed and
Wounded in the Battle of DOmOkos
Situation in Epirus.
LONDON, May 19.-Abdul Hamid's mas
ter has spoken, and Turkey has ceased
making war on Greece. The Sultan, who
felt so elated over recent successes of his
army in Thessaly, that, figuratively speak
ing, he was strutting in front of the powers
like two-year-old turkey gobbler in
barnyard, singing: 81 amt so sick as l
seem to be-" has suddenly collapsed and
retired to the recesses of his gilded palace.
Yesterday morning when the Ottoman ruler
was still dreaming of territorial aggrandize-
ment and gloating over millions of pounds
of indemnity wrung from the already pow
erty-stricken Hellenes, he was almost par
alyzed by the sudden appearance of the
Russian bear, with warlike gleam in its
eyes and it's paws and claws menacing his
intimated that if an armistice was not
agreed to at once the Bulgarians. who have
been held in check with difficulty, would
be unleashed. The threat was sufficient,
and the Sultan, whose ambition was to
march his army through the streets of
Athens, Immediately chained his dogs of
war; This is why Edhem Pasha did not
follow up his victory at 'Domokos Monday.
At least it is the surface reason.
RUSSIA SHOWS HER HAND.
Yesterday the following dispatch was re-
ceived from Constantinople, giving the first
intimation that Russia had finally played
her hand: 'There was a sudden and unex-
pected change in the political situation
shortly before noon to-day. Russia quietly
showed her hand, and thereby forced Ger
many and Turkey out of the game to all
intents and purposes. Last night and
early this morning Turkey, supported by
Germany, was practically defying Russia,
France. Austria, Great Britain and
Italy, insisting on the annexation
of Thessaly in addition to huge
indemnity, and seemingly was
determined to march OH Athens. The min
listers received official advices from Sofia
to-day announcing that orders had been
issued for the partial mobilization
of the Bulgarian army, possibly at
the instigation of Russia. There was
a hurried consultation of the min
fiance, but in the end pacific councils
seemed have prevailed for at 1875 a. IN.
orders were telegraphed to Edhem Pasha,
the Turkish commander in chief in Thes-
sally, to cease hostilities. The peace nego-
tiations will now be undertaken in real
earnest, and the Greeks will most likely be
spared any further humiliation"
The above was followed by later dis
patch saying: 1T transpires that the Czar
made a direct appeal to the Sultan to order
his. troops to cease hostilities and arrange
an armistice, and this, coupled with the
fact that most serious results would have
ensued if Turkey had persisted in her de-
fiant attitude, brought about the present
state of affairs. Tewfik Pasha, the Turk
ish minister of foreign affairs, called on
the Doyen of the diplomatic corps Baron
Won Calice this afternoon to convey to
the foreign ministers the Sultan's decision
to arrange an armistice. 1t is now believed
that the terms of peace will be negotiated
directly between Turkey and Greece"
EUROPEAN PRESS IN HARMONY.
The harmony of the European press on
the subject of the conditions of peace is
remarkable. The semi-official papers, the
Times the Novoe Vremya, the Temps, the
North German Gazette and the Fremden-
blatt are as one in the vigorous terms in
which they denounce Turkeys pretensions.
Now that the last obstacle to a speedy
armistice is removed by Germany, which
temporarily blocked the negotiations, hav-
ing instructed her ambassador at Constan
tinople Baron Won Saurma-Jeltsch, to join
the other ambassadors in pressing on the
istice. it can be taken for granted that
with the innumerable forms of coercion
ready to the hands of the powers, the Sui
tln will yield to the inevitable within a
day or two, especially as the capture of
the Greek positions at Domokos will go
far to satisfy the Turkish war party. The
order telegraphed to Edhem Pasha to cease
hostilities probably indicates that the Turk
ish government has yielded to the demands
of the powers. 1t is further stated that the
Porte is now disposed TO enter into nego-
tiations to bring about permanent peace
with Greece on terms less onerous than
those which have been heretofore de-
manded. There is no confirmation here Of
the report of disturbances at Athens.