Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-18
THE EASTERN WAR.
1t Was Hoped 1t Might BE POST
poned Until After To-day.

Copyright 1897. by the Associated Press)
LONDON, April 17.-Easter being the
great festival of the Greek Church. 1t
was hoped that actual hosti.ities, since
the reported failure of the raid Of the
insurgents in Macedonia, would be post
poned until next week. especially as the
concert of the Powers, having failed in
everything else succeeded beyond all
hope in holding back Turkey from plung-
ing into war, while proving to Greece
that Turkey is still able TO mobilize an
enormous and efficient army. Whether
this is a good omen for European civili
cation or not, it has certainly had the
effect Of making Greece hesitate; but
trade is at a standstill in both countries,
and the people are already suffering.
Greece is spending about 10000 daily
in the support OF her army and Turkey
is probably spending three times that
amount. Ii is impossible for this state
of things 10 continue mucS longer. and
news received to-day from NeZeros OF
fighting, apparently between the regular
troops of Greece and Turkey. appears
TO indicate that a crisis has finally been
reached.
A dispatch from Sebastopol says that
four large steamers there have been con-
verted into armed cruisers. and that they
will be sent to join the feet in the Oar
danelles.
Large quantities of French shells and
cartridges arrive by every steamer reach
ing the Bosphorus from Marseiles.
Among the Greek volunteers arriving
from all parts of the world. eight yester-
day arrived at Kallabaka. from New
York, Rochester and Chicago. They
Joined a force OF irregulars.
n Greece
Crete are trying. through their priests.
TO induce the Pope 10 intervene between
Turkey and Greece, seeing that the
Powers have failed in their endeavor 10
prevent war But it is said his Holiness
is not inclined to interfere
The Princess of Wales, from Copen-
hagen. is making arrangements to have
nurses sent from London TO the frontier
of Greece.
BRITISH IRON INDUSTRY.
A column article in the Times points to
the perils in prospect for the British
iron and steel industries. The article
which is based on the Duke OF Devoa-
shire's address at the annual meeting or
a steel company at Barrow-in- Furness'
dllates on the fact that for the first time
in the history OF her iron trade Great
britain has felt scarcity of ores, and
of American pig-iron in 1896 was only
obviated by importing a million tons OF
hematite ore from Spain and other coun-
tries"
NJ. Leroy Beaulieu, the French Financial
Minister. writing TO the Journal des De-
hats. says he considers Japans adoption
of the gold standard to be the most com
plete reputation of the bimetallic theory
that a appreciated monetary standard
gives a country an advantage in interna-
tional trade lie adds: "A country adopt
ing silver would shut itsef out from the
movement OF general civilization"
The Spanish Government has decided
10 avail Itself OF the authority granted
az the last session of the Cortes TO OBJ
tain advances of s20,o0o,0c0 at per cent
from the Bank of Spain for the Cuban
war expenses. guaranteed by the Cuban
Z per cent. bends of 1885, and sS0.OoOCOJ
from the Hispano-colonial and other
Madrid and Barcelona banks for the ex-
penses OF the war in the Philippine
Islands. guaranteed by lien On the Gus
toms OF the Philippine Islands. Both adj
vances are also guaranteed ty the Spanish
Treasury.