The herald., 1897-05-03

1t is reported that as result Of tn
queens letter to the czar Russia wi
intervene in favor of Greece.
AFFAIRS AT vOLo
LONDON, May 2.-The Times cor
respondent at volo will say tomorrow
Communication with Volo will renal
uncut. Locomotives have pushed out
short distance toward Larissa and the,
report the line is apparently little dam
aged. The authorities are distributin,
rifles and bayonets to civilians indis
criminately, thus increasing the panic
The British warship Dryad has arrive,
and reports that she sighted the mali
body of the fleet off the island Of Skiatho
A dispatch to the Times from Phar
salos says that $4,000 troops and 60 gun
are concentrated there but the Greek
are inactive and their position is weak
A dispatch from Pentepigadia to th
Times, dated Thursday, says that tn,
Greeks are arming the population o
the district and had occupied Turkish
territory. Many villagers have escaped
through the Turkish lines and Joined
the Greeks.
1t Is semi officially stated that Lord
Salisbury,s proposal to the powers for a
conference at Paris to discuss measures
with view of ending the war between
Turkey and Greece has already been
under consideration for several days at
the various foreign offices and may now
be considered definitely abandoned.
The Times will publish tomorrow a
dispatch from Larissa, dated Wednes-
day, which says: The Christians who are
returning all say that during the battle
at Milouna. Crown Prince Constantine
was at Karadoc at the foot of the pass.
The Greek army is described as behav
ing on that occasion like a disorderly
mob. All discipline was flung to the
winds and the soldiers even fired on their
own officers.
1t is impossible to believe the army
at Pharsalos can Withstand the Turks
in a pitched battle. That the war is
now practically over is plainly apparent.
Captain Rabbek of King Georges per-
sonal staff wired here from Athens yes
terday that the right wing of the Greek
army had repulsed the Turks. but that
the left wing had retreated behind the
old frontier line to avoid being circum-
vented. Capt Rabbek adds: The Greek
army in Epirus. after defeat at Pente-
pigadia had retired to Art.. All hope
of continuing the war is now virtually
abandoned. The fleet has returned to
Volo for the protection OF the inhabi-
tants.
The Athens correspondent of the Daily
Mail will say tomorrow: Both the fleets
remain idle. The populace continues in
dignant at the filing of the railway car
riages with Crown Prince Constantine's
baggage in the flight from La:issa, de-
spite the protest of the railway officials
The people say they have been cheated
and betrayed. They are also angry at the
neglect of the government to call out
the exempted reserves who are for the
most part relatives of ministers, depu-
ties and aristocrats. A band of 1000 ir-
regulars is about to start for the front. |
Their standard bearer a '19-year- old
girl, Helen Constantindis, dressed in the
same uniform as the men.
The correspondent of tn, Daily Mail
at Copenh agen learns from an absolute
source that Count Muravieff, the Rus
sion foreign minister. was formerly
protege of the Russian dowager empress
and a firm supportec of her policy. But
while the dowager empress was engaged
in family councils at Copenhagen re- !
Gently Count Muravieff improved the |
opportunity to make himself master of |
the situation at st. Petersburg to inaug- |
mrate policy of his own, which was alb
solutely against all the principles of the /
dowager empress and of the Greek party |
at Copenhagen. In her absence from st. |
Petersburg Count Muravieff acquired !
the leading influence over the czar and |
persuaded him to change his views. The |
dowager empress on learning of the
treachery of her favorite, hastened back |
to ST. Petersburg with the object of do
ing battle with Muravieff and of having
a voice in the draft of the czar's speech
to Emperor Francis Joseph.
A GREEK ADVANCE
ARTA, May AFTER remaining in
active for two days. the Greek troops
yesterday Friday) re-iryaded Epirus.
The Sixth regiment advanced and occu-
pied Philipadia for the third time with
out fighting. The Turks are still at Pen
tepigadia and Imaret has been fortified,
the military bridge over the river Arta
having been destroyeG. The streets of
Arta present a strange scene, with the
continuous exodus of citizens and the
steady incoming of the peasantry, who
camp out in the streets around fires,
with thousands of cattle and sheep.
TALK OF MEDIATION
ATHENS, May 2.-Reports are cur
rent here today that the powers are
about to mediate between Greece and
Turkey. The Italian and Austrian min
listers have had long interviews with NJ.
Rail- and NJ. Zoulodi S.
A dispatch from Lamia, dated Satur-
day, says. Since yesterday the whole
body of Greek troops near Pharsalos ana
Domokis, has been drawn up in order of
battle, but at this hour (noon) there has
been no fighting. The inhabitants of
Pharsalos have abandoned the town in
fear of a Turkish attack and an exodus
has begun from Domokis in the direc-
ton of Lamia, the refugees pitching
their tents in Rle open country.
THE TURKISH INDEMNITY
LONDON, May 2.-The Berlin corre-
epondent Of the Daily Mail learns that
the powers will not consent to the levy
1ng OF indemnity upon Greece and that
both Austria and Germany are trying
to induce the porte to modify it's de-
mands.
THE CRETAN BLOCKADE
CANEA, Crete, May 2.-Ismael Pasha
governor of this island, has protested
against the decision OF the admirals al
lowing food. to be supplied TO nhabitants
in the interior. He demands cessation