The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-09
War Feeling in Colstantin0p|e IS Said
10 be YeIg Strong.
WANT TO TAKE ATHENS
The War Party mt tie 5Siilttil's; Capt..
tnl ,yilI.be Satisfied with KotAitaK
short OF Grente's IIumiliatisni
The Abdicntion or tho Greek Hoy.
al Family Said TO be Assured / l3SSs
Especial Gable Letter to rhe vlrginiaa., /.

Especial Cable Letter to The ylrginian. ..s
London, May s., 1s97.gsSSs
The war nonopoizes attention, and
there are few other topics Of interesEss
The news from Thessalay has added
fresh chapters to the story Of the Greek
debacle. The powers are now anxious
that hostilities should end Turkey
however, does not seem disposed to ar
rest her army in the midst Of It's Stri4ss
umphs. The war party ut the YilSlizs
kiosk i5 very strong, and wishes EcoIles
plete humiliation Of Greece. Tt 81 Isl!
urging the Sultan not to stop his troops
Until Edhem Pasha is quartered In Atll4s
ems. aseE IL "a SS##SS
The Turkish government has concIud.s
ed loan with the lighthouse adminisS3
tratton for &c 500. 900 (S2 500, ,GOO) at 9 per;
cent. Part OF this money will4be deyOt.ss
cd to war purposes. ssS SsssESS
AN AIlMIsTrCE ExiPECTE,n sE
The impression now prevails tina { an
arnistice Will soon be arranged 4. King$
George has asked the powers, throughs
the Car, to mediate, and 1t is expect:
ed the Greek government will follows Inns
mediately with an official request for
mediation. Greece will have to yield in
regard TO the evacuation of Crete.
Germany strongly insists on this point
considering the Intervention to be; utter
~ useless while Greek troops remainsinf
crete. France, Great Britain, and Italy
are disposed to be more lenient, but
Germany will carry the point. The me-
gotiations will be extremely difficult on
account Of the question OF indemnltY.5
greece. as matter Of course. should;
pay Turkeys war expenses, but lit ssi Isl
doubtful If Greece will be able to pay sas
cent, The Sultan wishes to keep ETheg-E
sally in pawn until the money Is paid +
or Europe guarantees the payment OF
the indemnity EEsSSSfis
ABDICATION OF GEORGE.
From another quarter it is declared
that at st. Petersburg they alreadyrec-a
kon upon the probability Of the royal;
family leaving Athens and that Queen:
Olga is to go to her mother the Grendas
Duchesse Josephovana, Of Russia.
The rejection OF the arbitration treaty;
byb the United States Senate COMMITTEES
has been received with much disap-s
pointment here and many hard things
are being said about American polittrf
clans. ii &Ss Isl tt f#5$Sss 81:
The disastrous fire on Tuesday last at5
the Paris Charity Baza ar gave Empes
ror William of Germany another oppor-ff
tunity to offer the olive branch 4<tos
trance, in the shape of warm express
slons OF sympathy, which he folloWedSupl
by sending handsome floral wrea tn, sfns
behalf OF himself and of the Enlpress,Y
TO be placed In the Cathedral Of Notre5
Dame upon the occasion offthe requiem
mass to-day for the repose OF the souls
of the victims. s3 g3S3s 3s:Haai6 ssst.,}gRyi }gRyi
VERY MUCH aALIVB, SsssS$SSs
The canard circulated In the United
states that Samuel j. Clemens S(s'hfarlI$
Twain) was dead, had not the slightest
foundation. Mr.. Clemens Is In London,
and IN better healthannd spirits than for
long time past. He Is still working
hard on his new book s5s5ss