Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-28
THE RULER OF THE HELLExBD n
DANGER OF ASSASSINATION.
SPECIAL LEGALArIYE SESSION
CONFERENCE OF OPPOSITION LEAps
ERs WITH THE KING.
CABINET SAID 70 HAYE RESIGURR
The Feeling mt Athens Against thG
Present Dynasty Extreme-Intees
vendon Of Powers to stop was
Believed at Hand.

'his AFTERNOON publishes a dispafch
from Athens, dated ai0 p. NJ. ard say.
ing the people there are frightfu,ly in.
censed ut the retreat OF the troops. Tha
dispatch further states that tho bitter4
ness against King George and his GOV.
| ernment Is intensified by the news that
tho Greek army in Epirus has been or.
dered to suspend operations. pending rs.
consideration Of the situation by the
ministers.
Continuing, the dispatch says: 'In-
deed. 1t looks probable that Tomorrow
| will see the end OF the whole business.
There is reason to believe tho governs
ment Is contemplating the withdrawal Of
the Greek troops from Crete. and an
appeal TO the Powers to settle the
trouble. This change upon the part OF
the government is due to Edhem Pasha's
having intimated his intention of march.
ing upon Athens"
TURKISH DISCIPLINE.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE TURKISH
ARMY IN THESsALY, LARISSA, April
Z-The correspondent OF the Associated
Press, with the Turkish army here.
never saw such perfect discipline as when
the victorious Turks occupied Larissa.
| The peace was not disturbed in a single
| quarter of the town. AS an instance OF
the strlctness OF the orders against pill
lage. the correspondent has just seen a
Turkish solder who took shirt from an
abandoned. half-closed store seized by
patrol and arrested. Several cafes are
1 already doing business.
| Practically the whole Greek popula.
| tion fled from the town. One of the few
persons who remained informed the corr
respondent that there was continuous
exodus throughout Saturday. Only a
number of volunteers remained. and
these, the moment the regular troops
had gone. began pillasing the stores. and
also liberated the criminals from the jail.
The released prisoners Joined In the loot
| ing, and the volunteers afterward be.
gan TO shoot the Mussulmans. who
throughout the preceding week had been
maltreated by the Greeks whenever thsy
appeared on the streets. It Is stated here
that before the Greeks fed, Prince Con-
stantine, the Greek commander-in-chief,
begged them TO remain and face tho
enemy, but that they refused. and a regu-
lar .''sauve qui peut" ensued. The Greek
soldiers actually jeered at the Crown
| Prince. as they refused to face the enemy
again
ANGER AGAINST THE LEAGUE.
| The Greek soldiers are furious at the
| Ethnike Hetarla, the Greek National
League Tney seized all the members
Of that organization they could find. say
| ing: 1T is you who have brought all
| this misfortune on 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 cigarettes. He
remarked TO the correspondent: I'VE
| were always told that the Turks were
barbarians. but L should like to see
more OF this sort of barbarity among
| our own people"
A Greek paper published here, OF which
| the correspondent procured copy. is
! full OF the most gross Misrepresentation.
At the moment the Turks were entering
| the plain OF Thessaly, IL announced that
the Turks were in full retreat and that
the Greeks would die 10 the last man
| before they would allow a single Turk
20 enter Greece. The Turks have sealed
up all the banks. business-houses, and,
other places containing money or other
valuables, and have placed armed guards
over them.
CONFERENCE OF LEADERS.
ATHENS, April '27.-An extraordinary
session of the Boue. or legislative as
| sembly was called for this evening In
| the absence OF a quorum. however, the
| meeting was postponed until 10 o'clock To-
morrow morning. majority OF the
deputies have signed manifesto ex-
horting the people TO be calm Neverthe-
less. there were gatherings In various
parts of the city. and especially on tho
square in front OF the Palace, where ~.
Rail- and the other leaders OF the Oppo-
| sition were comforting with the King.
After the conference a representative OF
| the Associated Press had an interview
with NJ. Stoulodis, one Of the Opposition
| leaders. He said the leaders OF the OPP
| position had impressed the King with the
| fact that 1t was his first duty to or
ganize the Greek forces. To this the
King had assented. The leaders also
| pointed out that the new ministry must
| be the product OF vote taken In the
| legislative assembly.
The newspaper organ Of NJ Rail- says
that the meeting OF the legislative as
| sembly resulted In a conference OF the
| leaders of the Opposltion-Sotircpoul
| Rail-, Mopoulo, Stoulodis. and Carapa-
nos-with the King and mis- ministers.
| These leaders pointed out the necessity
| OF preserving order. and as a necessary
| measure to meet the danger, urged tho
| immediate assembly OF the legislative as
| semby TO decide upon q probable solution.
| The King and his ministers consented to
this.
RUSSIA PLEASED.
ST PETERSBURG. April 27.--In polIti.
cal circles here pleasure Is experfenceN
| at the defeat OF the Greeks, as Il "a
| gerous complications In the Balkans.
which might have jeopardized the peace
Of Europe.
CRISIS IN ATHENS.
LONDON, April IA dispatch has
| been received here from Athens. stating
| that affairs there are fast approaching
| a crisis. The recent defeats Of the Greek
army have aroused public feeling to such
| n pitch that King George may be assasD1-
| mated or deposed. There IL also danger
that the mob may take possession Of the
CITY,
The resignation Of the Greek Minissee
! OF marine Is reported In another dispatch.
IN FAVOR OF A REPUBLIC.
| ATHENS. April 2y.-Popular feeliug
| points 10 a revolution In favor Of q Pos'.
public. The citizens are greatly excited
| at the revelations made by former Nin>
| .sfer Rali as to the conduct OF the cam.
| paign. To-day large meetings have boen
| he'll In Constitution Square and other
places. ard fiery harangues delivered bV
well-known orators in denunciation o{
srhose who would betray Greece" Tho
| fall Of tho Ministry Is regarded a. Ger,
tain.