Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-26
AVERY DISORDERLY RETREAT
Greeks Leave Behind Large Quantities
of Barley, Maize, Sardines, and a
Great Deal of Brandy.
WARNED OF THE TURKISH APPROACH
Edhem Pasha is Interviewed by Lon
don Correspondent While Seated
in Tent Captured from
the Greeks.

London, April ga dispatch from the
headquarters of the Turkish army near
Tyrnavos, Thessaly, published today says;
81 have just received from Edham Pasha,
confirmation of the disorderly retreat OF
the Greeks" Seated in captured creek
tent he said in French. ut ia finished.
No one, however, understands why the
Greeks abandoned position strong and
we'll fortified" Edham Pasha believes
the Turks would speedily have crushed
the Greeks, but it is said the Greek COM
mander WAS warned Of hetarrival of the
Turks by priest belonging to Greek
village who heard the Albanian soldiers
singing. The Greeks fled southwark, de-
stroying bridges, and leaving vast guam
titles of stores, barley, maize and sar-
dimes and above all brandy. The Turk
ish officer jokingly remarked to me,
"Greek officers must live on handy" At
Tyrnavos the shops were found empty
and the population had disappeared.
Edhem Pasha is maintaining strict order
and has posted sentinels at doors of all
churches, and all prisoners are treated
hnmanely.
DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS.
f8rlSs-1l0 DeEllu COIIob obpoAuoho -
Figaro, telegraphs that 1t is semi officially
announced there, that Greece will neither
solicit nor accept the Intervention OF the
powers, and that she is preparing to nego-
tiate direct with Turkey.
WILL ATTACK voLo.
London.-A dispatch from Solonica
says that Edhem Pasha, the Turkish oom-
mander in Thessaly, will probably attack
the Port of Volo, which is crowded with
panic stricken refugees from Tyrnavos
and Larissa.
SERIOUS TIME FOR GREECE.
Rome.-An Opinion says semi-o ficially
this morning: The hour is q grave one
for Greece. Her abandonment of Larissa
is more than adequate. 1t is a demon
stration of impotency, and it's conse-
quences are incalculable, unless she has
the courage to negotiate and withdraw
her troops from Crete.
A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK.
Athens, April 25 (midnight).-Th spir-
its of the Athenians are rallying from the
shock experienced on receipt of the news
of retreat of the Greek army from Lar
issa to Pharsalos, and talk Of persevering
with the war is more general. Newspaper
comments as rule are more hopeful, and
people are beginning to recognize that
the situation is not as critical as at first
supposed. detachment of 250 Carl
baldians have left this city for Epirus, but
Ricotti Garibaldi remains here to organ
ize the Italian volunteers constantly ar
rivlng. Col. Manos, commander of the
Greek troops operating against the Turks
in Epirus, is leaving Arta and will resume
his march upon Janina. Dispatches from
Arta dated Saturday evening announced
that detachment of Greek troops we're
leaving there for Fillipiada.
CABINET CRISIS.
Athens.-Excitemen here is increasing
and in many quarters cabinet crisis is
expected.
TO MAKE A FINAL STAND.
London.-The Greek government has
decided, according to dispatch from
Athens, that if the Greeks are defeated at
Pharsalos, the army is to retire to Their
mopylse and there make q final stand.
VIEW OF PREMIER DEIYANN1s.
London.-The Times today publishes
dispatch from Athens, dated Saturday
night, giving an interview with the Greek
premier, M. Delyannis. The latter is
quoted as saying that neither the king
nor the government had received any in
formation that day from the Greek army
in Thessaly, beyond the announcements
that the Greek forces had been success.
fully concentrated at Pharsalos, to which
place they retreated in good order, saw
ing all their artillery except the siege
guns, which they had been forced to
abandon. General Smolenskis' column,
concerning which the greatest anxiety Is
felt, has reached Pharsalos safely, and the
premier added, that 10000 Greek troops
are now concentrated at Pharsalos. M.
Delyannis said that there is much need.
less alarm regarding the safety Of Volo,
adding that there was no reason to fear
the Turks would attempt to occupy ii.
YoRE1aN ooNsuLs IN DANaEH.
Constantinople, April 25.--News sent
from Janina, Epirus, by foreign consuls,
shows that the situation there is precar.
ious. The consuls have barricaded their
residences, and troops have been des-
patched from Monastiri to guard against
mutinous Albanians
BON BARDMENr OF sAL0N1cA.
Rome. The Messagero today publishes
dispatch from Salonica, saying that a
I bombardment Of that place today BY the
Greek feet is believed to be probable.
GEN MAcR1s HAS RESIGNED.
London.-The DAILY Graphic today
publishes dispatch from Larissa dated
on Thursday saying that Gen Macris,
virtual commander Ia chief Of the Greek
forcas, has resigned, and has been
succeeded by Gen. Mavromichaelis.
West OttumwA Flooded.
Ottumwa, Ia, April 26.-At $3.50 the
water broke under the Milwaukee rail-
road track, and is rapidly covering an
other residence portion OF west Ottumwa
Over 100 more houses have been flooded
II is now at a standstill and is still flow
Ing over the main streets 10 south Ot
tumwa. Il is flooding but few houses
there.
PROPOSALS FOR MILITARY SUP
PLIES AT ROAD STATIONS, ETC.
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