The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-27
WILL NOT YIELD.
Persists in Holding Thessaly and
More Fighting is Looked For.

more Z 1EnG1uS IS Looked For.
London. May 27.-The Constantinople
correspondent of The Standard says:
The Grand Vizier on Saturday present.
ed a report to the sultan urging that the
whole of Islam was fully determined to
retain Thessaly. adding:
Your majesty proved victorious in
Armenian and other matters when you
firmly refused to be dictated to by Eu-
rope. Therefore. you should be equally
firm on this occasion. But if my views
are not palatabIe TO your majesty, beg
of you to accept my resignation"
1t now appears that the armistice was
originally for three days only, and Moth
ing but the energy of the powers secured
an extension for a fortnight. The story
is current that wounded Turkish SOL
der al Yildiz hospital, on being invited
by the sultan to prefer a dying request,
implored him not to yield up Thessaly.
The sultan grew pale and his eyes filled
with tears.
Seyfullah Bey, chief of staff to the sui
tan, and the Won Moltke of the campaign
has been summoned to Constantinople to
give the military company the benefit of
his advice.
The Athens correspondent of The
Standard reports an interview with NJ.
Ralli, in the course of which the premier
said he was very grateful to England
for her frmness, as this might effect the
saving of the corn crop, valued at $780,
600 pounds If the Turkish troops with
drew within a fortnight, he said the crop
might be harvested, but if the withdraw
al were delayed for a month, the whole
would be sacrificed. entailing a loss to
Greece of quite 100000 pounds since, if
the crop We're lost, the government would
be obliged to feed the peasants and to
incur other expenses.
With reference to the loan nego tiations
NJ. Rail- said the proposal was merely to
renew the treasury bonds authorized by
the former minister, for war purposes.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Vienna says that the Turkish govern
ment has modified $4,000 additional
troops which are now in readiness to ad-
vance into Thessaly, and that the gov
eminent is making active preparations
for a Turkish administration of the prov
ince.
The Athens correspondent of The Times
says:
1t is believed that complications have
arisen, owing to the advocacy by some
of the powers, including Russia, of a
Turkish occupation of Thessaly until the
indemnity is paid and to England's firm
resistance to such a project. The Greek
government is preparing for a probable
renewal of the war.
A dispatch to The Times from Larissa
says the impression is general among the
Turkish troops that there will be more
fighting.
A brigade of Redifs has started for
Phourka, armed with Mausers, and a
dispatch to The Standard from Athens
says that the municipal authorities have
conferred the freedom of the city upon
General Riccotto GaribaIdi and Amilicare
Cipriani. the Italian Socialist leader, in
recognition of their eminent services in
the field"
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from
Vienna says the foreign office discredits
the report that Great Britain has threat
ened to quit the European concert and
pronounces it a Greek invention to in
fuence Turkey to evacuate Thessaly. -