The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-17

cnNsTANTINoPLE, May i6.-The
ror,e has replied officially TO the note
=, the powers and declines to agree to
an armlstiee until the following condi-
lions are accepted:
The annexation Of ThessNiy, an In
s.mnIty OF 100000 pounds Turkish,
"a the abolition OF the capltulations.
The porte proposes that pIenipotentia-
,,.s OF the powers should meet at Phar-
salos TO discuss the terms OF peace and
5,clares that II these conditions are de-
.ppsd the Turkish army will continue
to advance.
The demand for the annexation OF
Tb.ssaly is based upon the fact that
tho province was originally eeded to
Greece on the advice OF the powers,
With the object OF ending brigandHge
and Greek incurslons into Ottoman ter
a,ory. the porte believing at hat time
that he eeSsations would attain these
objects, but he recent incursion OF Greek
bands and the events Immediately pre-
e.dinE the war have proved to the con-
r1ry. This is the substance OF the reply.
TroabIs Ahead.
The ambassadors met to-day TO con-
sdsr the porte's answer. which is re-
sarded as raising an extremely grave
I,,ue. 1t S believed that representa-
,,ors will be made to the sultan person
ally to induce a modification Of these
terms. but 1t is foreseen that this will
ss very dihicult, owing to the attitude
G, the powerful old Turk war party.
4, the porte hould prove obdurnte n
European conference Is not improbable.
although at present Russia is opposed
20 this.
Ills regarded as quite certain that the
powers Will not consent TO a Tetroces-
sion Of Thessaly. Even Germany is be-
lleved to be rcsolutC on this point. be-
cause It would Involve a violation OF
the Berlin traety and imperil the peace
Of the balkans.
Altogether the reply Of the porte has
caused the greatest surprise. 1t appears
,ha, during the discussion OF the note
from the powers by the council OF the
ral,an's ministers. news reached the
council that 5000 Greeks had landed at
PaIona and were marching to Janinn
with the intention Of cooperating with
other forces from Arta This created
a bad impression among the ministers
Forced By the War Party
The porte's reply to the powers Is
based upon a mazbath preh presented
by the ministers to the sultan, repre-
GentIng that Greece was responsible for
compelling Turkey to declare war: that
for the last fifteen years Greece has
ignored her engagements under the
Berlin treaty by omlttinE to pay indem-
nifty. by selzlng and conhscating va
koups, or religious domains, md, final
ly. by invading Turkish soil; and that,
therefore, the council were OF opinion
that Greece had no just claim upon him
FOR leniency.
Then follow the proposals upon which
The council would base n peace. The
grand vlzier in submitting the mazbata,
assured the sultan that the nation was
prepared to shed It's last drop Of blood
In support OF such conditions OF settle
menL
The war party threaten TO dethronc
The sultan II he shows any weakness, but
shrewd observers believe that this Is
only a farce to enable him to pose be-
fore Europe as the unwilling victim of
his tanatIcal subjects.
In spite OF the great success OF Edhsm
Pasha, the palace spies have expressed
their doubts OF his fdeilty and the sui
tan has sent a special a!de-de-camp to
watch him.
a dispatch to the London Daily Mall
from ConStantInople says the por,e's re-
ply demands, in its concluding para
graph. an extradItlon treaty with
Greece, ard that the ports OF yolo and
PrevcSa be kept open for vessels car
ryinE food supplies to the Turkish
uO0pd.