The Globe-republican., 1897-05-20
SULTAN rs MODEST.
WANTS ONLY $50 600. 900
AND THESSALY.
Ne AFnlstice Ualsas Proposed Terms
Are Agreed 1o-PoweRs Vim Newer Lee
the sultan Have Thessaly-0roek Army
Ordered to Ahotaln From Hoosllltiea.

CoNsrANrrSoPLE.M May 1.-THE porte
has replied officially to the note of tho
powers, and declines to agree to an
armistice until the following condi-
tons are accepted:
The annexation of Thessaly. IN in
demnity of $50, 000, 900 and the aboli-
ton of the capitulationS.
The porto proposes that plenipoten-
tiaries Of the powers should meet at
Pharsalos to discuss the terms Of
peace, and declares that If these con-
ditions are declined, the Turkish army
will continue to advance.
The demand for the annexation of
Thessaly is based upon the fact that
the province was originally coded to
Greece. on the advice Of the powers,
with the object of ending brigandage
and Greek incursions into Ottoman
territory. the porte believing at this
time that the cession would attain
these objects. but the recent incur
sions of Greek bands and the events
Immediately preceding the war have
proved to the contrary. This is the
substance of the reply.
The ambassadors met to-day to con-
slider the porte's answer, which is re-
garded as raising an extremely grave
issue. 1t is believed that repre-
sensations will be made to the sultan
personally to induce q modification of
these terms, but it is foreseen that this
will be very difficult, owing to the at
titude of the powerful old Turk war
party.
If the porte should prove obdurate a
European conference is not improba-
bic. although at present Russia is OPP
posed to this
1t is regarded as quite certain that
the powers will not consent to a retro
cession of Thessaly. Even Germany is
believed to be resolute on this point,
because it would involve q violation of
the Berlin treaty and imperil the peace
Of the Balkans.
Altogether the reply of the porte has
caused the greatest surprise. It ap-
pears that during the discussion of the
note from the powers by the council of
the sultan's ministers news reached
the council that 5000 Greeks had
landed At Pamela and were marching
to Jauina with the intention of CO.
operating with other forces from Aria.
This created bad impression among
the ministers.
LONDON. May 1.-THE Times CORE
spondent at Athens says:
To-day M. Ralli, the premier, Wis
tied the various legations and obtained
assurances that the powers would
undertake to prevent any offensive &C
ton on the part of the Turks. provid-
ing the Greek forces maintained
strictly defensive attitude. On this
understanding, he Immediately wired
to the commanders of the three Greek
divisions at Domokos, Sourpi and
Arta. irstructing them to abstain from
ali hostile action unless attacked by
the enemy.
1.-The losses at Griboro were the
heaviest since the beginning of the
war. Seven officers were killed. Re-
QUEENS were sung to-day in all the
churches, and the opposition papers
accuse the government of wantonly
sanctioning needless bloodshed.
LARRIssA, May 17.-Edhem Pasha's
plans for the capture of Domokos are
being rapidly perfected. Reinforce
ments are arriving and all the Greek
positions are carefully watched. The
bad condition of the roads and the
heavy rains delay tho operations for
which the Turkish officers are anx-
iusly waiting. but general advance
began at dawn.
A number of Greek deserters who
have been captured say that %, 900
Greeks are behind the Notifications
and intrenchments at Domokos, but
that the whole organization is rotten
and the medical and transport SER
vices have completely collapsed. They
say that for thirty-six hours the only
ration was q half loaf. and that the
forces are becoming demoralized and
are deserving by the wholesale.
CAUSE OF HOLOCAUST.