The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-13

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vance Upoa the Greek Frontier-1odsy
the Anniversary of the Turkish Massacre
of Greeks of Surprised at
Turkeys Formidable Array on the From.
neutrality-suspicious. for Queen Victoria's
Jubilee.
Copyright by the Associated Press.)
London, April of an actual
declaration Of war etwee Greece and
Turkey, the could not posi-
bly, be graver han ii is. Tomorrow is
the seventy-ffth anniversary OF a day
the Greeks have only too great cause
to remember with horror-the massacre
by the Turks of 40, 900 Of the inhabitants
of the island OF Scio, during the war of
Independence. The memory of his, in
connection with the little the powers
have done by their vaunted concert, is
not likely to put the Greeks in the hu-
NOR to withdraw now, even though
King George n his ministers are sur
prised at the immense army Turkey
has Unexpectedly put upon the from
tier, We'll armed and organized, in spite
of her supposed want of resources, and
may foresee the futility of lighting Tur-
key If the powers are determined, as
they threaten, that neither combatant
shall get advantage therefrom. Wheth.
er once the real fighting commences.
the powers will be able to execute their
threat is a question of the future. The
danger of the situation is the fact thai
Turkey is undoubtedly anxious TO give
the Greeks a lesson and has only thus
far been prevented from 50 doing by
| the influence of the powers.
The orders which Edham Pasha. the
Turkish commander-in-chief, received
from Constantinople when the invasion
became known were to speedily ascer-
tain whether any soldiers of the regu-
lar army were among the insurgents
who crossed the frontier. kilograms
conflict upon this point; but it may be
supposed that Edham Pasha will not
| stop to inquire too carefully If there
are, as suspected, Greek officers among
them. The country around krania and
! Grevena is very fertile, we'll wooded
and watered and crossed by narrow
roads or bride paths, where it is i'm
| possible to move large bodies Of troops,
| but extremely favorable to guerilla
warfare. The Turks AVE an entire
division of infantry, cavalry and artil-
lery at Grevena, under the command
CT Haiku Pasha. Their positions are
much stronger than those of the Greeks
opposite and it is believed it will tax
Prince COnstantin to the utmost 10
prevent some portion Of his troops from
flying to the help Of their compatri-
OTIS.
Interest in Crete itself will now lapse
and should war break out the Greek
fleet will Immediately proceed to at
tack the Turkish islands. The war.
ships of the European fleets already
L +l1a.~ iii bn div 90, FfaA 70 rny-a H1r
Greeks from taking action.
An ominOuS rumOr, received in Lon
don today, is that the Duke Of YOrl
who is a captain in the royal navy, /:
to join the British channel squadron
after leaving Lord Wolseley. the com.
mander-in-chief of the British forces
at Gibraltar. The channel squadron
was intended to form the mainstay o
the jubilee review; but in the event o
war it will be impossible for the war
ships composing it TO take part in tn
celebration.
Lord Charles Beresford propose t
rearm with modern heavy guns the oh
solete warships which are now in tn,
reserve. This could be done at a cos
of a little over 81, 600, 600 or the cost o
two ironclads, and it would make al
exceedingly s~erviceable additional fleet
If this is not done, it is claimed thes
vessels ought to be soid and new one
bulIt LOIu liz < - hIN
agitation is meeting Wit universal APP
prevail.
1t has beer decided to celebrate tn
queens diamond jubilee by the stimuli
taneous lighting Of bonfires on tn
hills around the coast at 10 O'Clock ol
the day OF the sixtieth anniversary o
her accession to the throne, June q
1887.
The Americans of this city hav
formed a committee to promote a jubi
lee fund to endow a hospital or for
similar charitable purpose. William
Waldorf Aston, Bret Harte, BroughtQr
the artist: James. the novelist; Lad
William Beresford. Mrs. Bradley-Mar
tin. Mrs. John w. Mackay. Mr.. Samue
Colgate and numerous other promi
nent people are members OF the com
mittee.
w. Maskall. who was skipper OF tn
Queen Nab when in America, will hav
charge Of the Defender when she come
to England.
Richard Cookers horses Santa Anti
and Americas have both sustaine
= slight injuries during exercise.