The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-06
FIGHTING NEaR PHARSAL0S.
advantage Greatly With The Greeks in a General
Engagement Contested With Great FierCeDesS.

| numbering $4,000 men. 1t Is expected
| here that general engagement be-
| tween the opposing forces is commence
| ing.
| Crown Prince Constantine telegraphs
/ that two Turkish regiments are march
| ing on Karditza, and that the Greek
| commander there has asked for REIN
! forcements.
Crown Prince Constantine comman-
| der-in-chief of the Greek army, says,
| in an interview: "They reproach ME
| for having given orders to leave our
| positions. You are at liberty to de-
| clare that no such order was ever
penned by me. / know our soldiers
| too well and was always in favor of
going ahead. I felt. and still hold. the
same opinion, that we would stand our
ground. The truth is, all my orders to
the commanders of forces might he
summed up in two words, Push for
| ward
However, those in command. upon
| their own responsibility and for rea-
| sons 1 cannot discuss ordered the re-
| treat from Matt and Dersls. When
| once I was confronted with the fact
| that a retreat had been ordered and
| actually was proceeding, took it upon
| me to leave LariSSa and bring back
my army to Pharsala. where we should
| occupy a practically impregnable po-
sition. When time has passed over
these events and people can judge cool
w. / believe my action will be conSid-
cred as the wisest that could have been
taken under the circumstances"
The government of Greece is nego-
tiating with the admirals in command
OF the fleets of the foreign powers in
Cretan waters for permission to send
Greek warship to the island of Crete
to bring off Col. NaSSoS and the other
Greek officers who have been recalled.
Constantinople, May. 5.-The French
Russian and British embassies have
replied to the Porte insisting that the
Greeks in the service of the embassies,
legations and consulates throughout
the Turkish empire be permitted TO
remain The Porte, therefore. will eX
tend the period Of expulsion another
fortnight, and it is thought possible
that peace between Turkey and Greece
will have been arranged before that
that time expires.
ATHENS. May 5.-The Greek fleet
has captured, at the entrance of the
gulf of Salonica, schooner in which
Sir Ellis Ashmead- Bartlett, the Anglo
American member of parliament re-
Gently visited the Turks. The vessel
will be taken to the Piraeu, for ex-
animation
LONDON, May 6.-The Vienna cor
respondent OF the Daily Telegraph
saws: 'I have been informed toby
wednesday, in official quarters that
Russia has actually begun to take
action through the ambassadors in the
direction of mediation, acting with the
powers which have agreed to her pro-
posal. But the difficulty is that Greece
will ont accept the Russian terms.
Hohenlohe stays.
BERLIN, May Sit is semi-oficially de-
MED that the imperial chancellor. Prince
I1ohenlohe has resigned. The prince was
received in audience this morning by the
emperor.
Miners Law Defeated.
LONDON, May 5.-In the house of. commons
| today the miners eight-hour bill. introduced
| by William Allen. Liberal member for New
castle -Undcr-Lyme, was rejected by vote
of 227 to 1885,