The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-05-04

Renewed BUBSIah NesScI dL IITdeub
Ready to Embark the Royal Family in
Case of Emergency-Turkey's Terms of
EPeace-Attitude of Allied Powers.
Athens, April 29.-The king summon
ed NJ. Delyannis, the premier, this
morning and called upon him to ten
der his resignation. His majesty sub
~sequently entrusted the opposition
leaders with the ask of forming a new
cabinet.
Following is the official list Of the
new cabinet ministers, as corrected
this evening: Premier and minister of
marine, NJ. Ralli; minister of war, NJ.
Tsamavos; minister of finance, NJ,
SimOpoulO; minister Of education, NJ.
Carapanos; minister of the interior, NJ.
Leotaoki.
Demtrius Rail-, the new premier and
the minister Of marine, was the leader
Of the opposition. He has been minis
ter Of justice and minister of interior
and is we'll known throughout the
country as an able lawyer and orator.
He is so years old and studied at the
universities Of Athens and Paris.
Anargyros Simopoulo, the new min
lister Of finance, is a deputy from Par
nessis and, like the other members Of
the cabinet, has been a prominent
member of the opposition. Several
times he has been minister of Justice.
Constantine CarapanOs is a deputy
from Arta and one Of the most distin-
guished ~financiers of Greece. This is
the second time he has been appointed
to this department of the cabinet.
George Leotaoki is a deputy from
Corfu and was minister Of the interior
under Prime Minister Tricoupia.
NJ. TsamaVos has long been associ-
ated with M. Ralli in his campaign
against royalty.
Admira Canaris and NJ. Deligeorgis.
as we'll as M. SotirOpoulo, having de-
clined portfolios, the new ministry will
take on a composite character and rely
for it's support upon a coalition of fol-
lowers Of M. Ralli and the t~ricoupists.
M. Delyannis made the following
statement this afternoons:
Yesterday King George summoned
me to the palace and declared that ex-
ceptiOnal circumstances compelled him
to replace the cabinet and to form a
new ministry from the ranks of the
opposition. He begged me to second
his efforts. I refused to tender my
resignation, not because of my love of
power, but in order that such a step
might not be misinterpreted. I urged
the king to use the privilege of the
crown, declaring that I was ready to
sign the royal decree provided the lat
ter cast 10 blame upon us. I added
that there was no reason to fear that
such a measure would be considered
by Europe as a censure upon the gov
ernment's policy. Judgment would be
formed as to thai after the new cabi-
net had been tried.
ct cannot 6jvu1pa tho no1icv which T
considered necessary. 1 can only say
that the country would have emerged
from its trial without loss of territory
n could have obtained a. rectificatiOn
Of the northern frontier by abandoning
Crete, according to the demands of the
powers. The latter measure would
have facilitated the task, in as much
as the principle of Ottoman integrity
would not have been impaired, while
the peace of Europe would have been
assured because of the rectifcation of
the frontier line a~djudged in the treaty
of Berlin"
During the negotiations for the re-
construction of the ministry from the
opposition, M. Ralli opposed the pro-
posal to make M. Sotiropoulo premier
and said: Setting aside all false mod
esty, I must be recognized. I am the
premier designated by events" The
opposition leaders acquiesced in this
view, but M. DeligeOrgis refused to
join the ministry unless the premier
were chosen outside the regular con-
stituted parties in the boule. To this
M. Ralli replied thai he could not and
would not attempt to form a ministry
without the support of the other Oppo-
SitiOn sections in the assembly and he
tried to induce M. Deligeorgis to join.
The public tension is much relieved
by the change of ministers and it is
now believed that all serious danger
- 1.-o-l o~- g
Owing to the absence Of M. Leotaoki,
the new cabinet will not take the oath
until tomorrow. NM Triantafyllako
n Eftaxias are mentioned for the
ministry of education and the ministry
of justice, respectively, in the place
of NJ. CarapanOs and M. Deligeorgis,
who declined. M. Delyannis appear
to be assured of a majority in the leg
islative assembly, but it is probable
that he will support the cabinet.
Athens, April 29.-The Greeks have
captured the magazine at Philipania,
with a large quantity OF ammunition
and 10000 shells. There have been a
numbe of minor skirmishes today
along the line.
Berlin, April 29.-The Frankfort lei
tung publishes a dispatch from Con-
stantinople saying that owing to the
Greek foreign minister having made
the request to the Russian minister at
Athens, the ambassadors Of Great
Britain, France and Russia at Con-
stantinople have asked the Turkish
government to grant Greece an ar
mistice.
Athens, April 29.-The correspondent
of he Associated Press says that &C
cOrding to a dispatch from Pharaslos,
General Smolenski's brigade has been
engaged since 1 o'clock this afternoon
in a fierce conflict with a Turkish army
corps beyond Velestino, in the direc-
ton of Aiviale. A battalion Of Eyzones
and a battery Of artillery have been
sent to reinforce the Greeks whose po-
sition appears to be favorable.
London, April pa dispatch to The
Daily Mail from Rom says that the
powers will oppose by force, if neces-
sary, the blockade or bombardment of
Salonica, in view of the damage that
would be lone to foreign
1t is believed in Rome that the new
Greek ministry will treat for peace, in
the hope of preserving the territorial
integr : of Greece.