The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-28
A GREEK REPUBLIC
Now Loudly Talked Of by Discon-
tented Athenians.
THE PEOPLE TERRIBLY Y INCENsED

Over the Retreat of the Greek Troops.
The Conquerlng Turks at Larissa
Act With the Greatest Forbearance.
No PiilaginG INDUCED In.
London, April 2s.-A dispatch from
Athens says: Popular feeling points
to revolution in favor OF republic
The citizens are greatly excited at the
revelations made by former Minister
Ralli as to the conduct of the cam
paign. Yesterday large meetings were
held in Constitution Square and other
places of public resort, and fiery har-
angues were delivered by well known
orators in denunciation of those who
would betray Greece" The fall of the
ministry is regarded as certain.
Yesterday afternoon 500 men formed
themselves into a volunteer body,
forced their way into the gunsmiths'
shops, armed themselves with rifles
and revolvers and paraded the street
in front of M. Ralli's residence Sew
eral deputies addressed them, exhort-
ing them to remain calm and to await
the progress of events. Finally they
proceeded to the royal palace, where,
after making a demonstration, they
dispersed without further disorder
but this incident has made q great
sensation.
The people are frightfully incensed
at the retreat Of the troops. The bit.
terness against King George and his
government 10 intensified by the news
that the Greek army In Epirus has
been ordered to suspend operations,
pending reconsideration of the situa.
tion by the ministers. There is reason
to believe the government Is contem-
plating the withdrawal of the Greek
troops from Crete and an appeal to the
powers to settle the troubles. This
change upon the part of the govern
ment is due to Edhem Pasha having
intimated his intention of marching
upon Athens.
The newspaper organ Of NJ. Rail-
says that meeting of the legislative
assembly is the result of conference
of the leaders of the Opposition, Sotlro-
poulo Roll. Mopoulo. Stouloudis and
Carapanos with the king and his min
listers. These leaders pointed out the
necessity of preserving order, and as
a necessary measure to meet the dam
ger urged the immediate assembly OF
the legislative assembly to decide upon
a possible solution. The king and his
ministers consented to this.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press with the Turkish army at Lar
rlssa teegraphs that he never saw such
perfect discipline as when the victor
ious Turks occupied Larissa. The peace
was not disturbed in a single quarter
of the town. AS an instance of the
strctness of the orders against pillage,
the correspondent has just seen a
Turkish soldier who took a shirt from
an abandoned, half closed store seized
by patrol and arrested.
Practically the whole Greek popula-
ton fled from the town. One of the
few persons who remained informed
the correspondent that there was
continual exodus throughout Saturday.
Only number of volunteers remained,
who. the moment the regular troops
had gone. began pllaging the stores.
and also liberated the criminals from
the Jail. The released prisoners Joined
in the looting and the volunteers af-
terwards began to shoot the Mussul-
mans. who throughout the preceding
week have been maltreated by tho
Greeks whenever they appeared on the
streets.
It is stated here that before the
Greeks fed Prince Constantin, the |
Greek commanderin- chief begged |
them to remain and face the enemy, |
but they refused. and regular sauve
Out peut ensued The Greek soldiers
actually teered at the crown prince as
they refused to face the enemy again.
The Greek soldiers are furious at the
Ethnike Hetairia, the Greek national
league. They seized all the members
Of that organization they could find
saying: at is you who have brought
all this misfortune upon u.s."
The Greek prisoners are well treated
by the Turks, and a Greek officer who
was seen by the correspondent had
been supplied with coffee and cigar
cites. He remarked to the correspond
mt: I'VE were always told the Turks
we're barbarous. but I should like to
see more of this barbarty among our
,wn people,"
A Greek newspaper. published at
Larissa. of which the correspondent
procured copy, is full of the most
,ross misrepresentation. At the mo-
nent the Turks were entering the
,lain of Thessaly it announced that
he Turks were in full retreat, and de-
Jared the Greeks would die to the last
nan before they would allow q single
'urk 10 enter Greece.
,,-J., ~
'anks business houses and other
laces containing money or other val
ables. and have placed armed guards
yer them,
Everything now points to the con-
fusion Of the campaign by the inter-
entiOn of the 9Owers. There is 10
oniirmation of the report that the
ireek ministry has fallen. It ts prob
BILE that a coalition cabinet will be
Ormed 1t is stated that preparations
re being made on King Georges prop
rty at Smidstrup, Denmark, with a
lew Of having the castle ready for its
wner in ease of his ahdication or
eposition-
Everything sent from Athens by the
pecial correspondents emphasize the
icreasing gravity of the situation
1ere -snd the rapid development Of
evolutionary feeling. This condition
things appears to have resulted
rgely from the cessation Of hostiI.
les in Epirus. While there Is no doubt
lat the Turks are occupied in estab.
shirg their lines of communication, Il
equally evident that the Greek dis.
ster in E,pirus is much more serious ,
ian was at first supposed It now {
oks like a hopeless task to renew the
lvance upon Janina, as Turkey Is In
position to send overwhelming ra.
French Steamer Probably Lost.