Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-01

Greek SQuadrOn-NeWs DOctOreu
by the Turks.
New York. April 3o.-A COPYRIGHT
dispatch TO the Journal dated Athens,
says the popular feeling that the peo-
pie have been betrayed by their leaders
in the stampede from Matt is for the
time Quoted. An incident showing
the temper Of the Greek people happen
ed during the demonstration gotten up
by Gennadus. who made a speech in
which he called the king a traitor and
demanded that the royal family be
driven from The country.
Then at the head Of a rabbla he
marched to the palace which was un-
guarded. Alone he ordered and de-
mauded 20 see the king.
His majesty does not receive TO-
day." said the doOrkeeper.
Il am very sorry replied Gennadlus.
Coming out he informed the raoo-e
tina. his majesty did not receive MN.
He then entered q carriage ana grove
away in triumph, followed by crowd.
Greeks bust into tears when the
Thessalian rout is mentioned. Inc
crown princes successor. Gen. Smolen-
Ski. was elected in the following way at
Pharsala. He had one competitor,
Gen. NavromichaliS. his personal enc
my. who. pistol in hand, kept his di-
vision from stampeClng shooting down
five of his men, Mavrom'chalas was
about 20 be elected when be arose ana
said. Gentlemen. my comrade. Gen.
Smo.enSki. Is better versed In military
science than /, and l retire IN his Ia
vCr.'
The people are anxious 20 try issues
AGAIN under these two leaders ana an
other great battle is probable.
Fv-Prewier DelyanniS recently sald
I'm an interview making an attack on
the kim. Ell was never in favor OF
war / permitted it 70 save the King $
crown.
Practically every man in Athens IS
7rming 20 go and fight the Turks. Every
train into the city is loaded with other
trro0s. Yesterday crowds broke mo
rho GUN shops and took the pracucaDie
we9D0ns. 10 was unanimous through
ont An classes. To-day Greece is armed
% fght for her life.
t. is absurd 90 say that the Greeks
undertook this contest because tne! oe-
lieved they would take ConsJanuhop'e
i'm a fortnight No nation ever nae
t~ler. sense Of the ODDS. ne concert
Of Europe had informed them or posi-
HE consequences; there had oeen
general movement TO impress Greece
with her danger. but the Greeks SAID
.WfU. we must fight anyhow. mere
will he a great deal happen before lhese
ucoD1e of the mountains care 10 pause
4 dfsparch from SalOnica says. FROM
Vienna TO Nish, in Servla, ana 20 'AS
Turkish frontier all the news Was Va
Greek defeat. and everywhere there was
great rejoicing. because the Greek Is
da-ested I'm Southeastern Europe. mere
fore Austria-Hungary and Seryla an
presented q broad grin az the constant
news of Greek reverses.
Rur when Salonica was reached all
This was changed. There were two
sides IN the story. While &c is true that
tho Turks gained q great victory at
NIerouna and at Larissa, yet the Greeks
had been vanCuishing the Turks az oJn-
or uoints and destroying towns along
tbo coast near this place So great was
Turkish discomfort with the way the
war is carried on that they started
Osman Pasha. Turkeys sole marshal
IN i0fuse new courage into the army
Tho hero of Pleyua is very Ole. IL -
like asking Bismarck 20 take the field
or sending Victoria around England
sump-speakiag no a general election.
But he is il0lizei by every Turk. Salon
len is quiet among it's own toul smells.
bur an say. "The quiet is only to-day.
The Greek fleet of ten war vessels IS
only twenty miles distant and has al
ready bombarjei two towns. Ii Is
likely any moment TO give sixteen
hours notice 10 The people TO quit the
town before a bombardmeUt.
Austrian and Italian warships he IN
The harb1r ready TO take care OF their
fellow countrymeu and all strangers
needing protection. In all houses OF the
better class men have their wives and
children I'm readiness for flight. curios
boxed up and valuables of all sorts put
in portable packages.
Cablecrams from the field Of battle
sre an alike-all Turkish. practically
dictated by a stan officer a. the COM
mander-iu-chi5f AT dispatches thus
dictated must 90 Via COnstantinople
and are subjected TO s.riCt censorship.