The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 10, 1897, Page 1

VOLUME LXXXL—NO. 161. GREECE READY TO CLOSE THE ONE-SIDED WAR Accepts the Mediation of the Powers and Will Leave Crete. NOW IT REMAINS TO SATISFY THE SULTAN. Termination of the Pitiable Scenes of Terror"; at Volo by the Final Occupation of | the City by the Turkish Forces. RANCE, May 9.—A semi-official | been issued to the press confirm- report that Greece had written to a view to powers. ac- ens wi of the one except f the note, prom- offices to bring Baron von Ples- ister, ac- t of the note, add- g inatr ions from his The Porte’s note states that ice, not de- | g the iplomats, n, nowledged the receip end. M owledged the receiy e aesirel Germ merely for peace. The S be conciliatory, adhering to his ise to grant autonomy to Crete. 10 1 not expected the demand will for a war indemnity, ht strategic modif Nezeros. ¢ 9.—In an inter- ens correspon- Premter Ra rmed if the Greck troops were ym Crete the powers would The Government the diplomats iov- ediation. advice of free p. e troops to the atch to the Daily Mail from Vo ing the visit of the French and nsuls to Edbem Pasha st Veles- e purpose of arranging the sar- | r of the town, says the panic in Volo a fear of the Turks attacking | The British was besiegea and aimost de- | ¢ a maddened crowd seeking | English newspaper repre- serving with the | the consulate. When second batile at Velestino retired Almyros, the People ace lasted 'wo week: protect | afez. The Mail’s correspondent mentions the finding in en abandoned house of an old man dying from hunger. Continuing, the | dispatch says: “The tension at midnight | was unendurable. The military authori- | ties had fled and the civil authorities were | dying from fear, The British and French Consuls and correspondents resolved to 2o to Velestino and arrange for an informal capitulation of Volo. They returned at 8 o’clock in morning with Nedjib Bey and a troop of cavalry under a flag of | truce and the British and French flag “The entry into Volo was a triumphal The inhabitants flanked the road in black masses. Many of them hod donned | They closed behind the little pro- cession until it grew to the size of a regi- ment, then of an army. All the shops were shut, but the people were not | alarmed. They behaved as though it was | Upon reaching the town hall ' tors entered. - Nedjib Bey, ad- | Mayor, read a proclamation | em Pasha, announcing that Voln was under the Turkish flag. one. “The proclamation declared there would | be no violence, outrage or pillage for peacesble residents, but severe punish- ment would be inflicted upon plunderers and bandits. Later the proclamation was | read irom the balcony the town hall, | the crowd outside showing great reli when it heard the declarations. The Tur ish commander-in-chief and the Sultan wers enthusiastically cheered. “The Greek warship Psara remained in port. She was asked to leave in accord- | ance with a previous promise that the Greek vessel should be withdrawn. Her | commander repliea with an insulting re- | fusal, though promising not to fire unless there were disorders, Thereupon the ves- sel was ordered to leave immediately. Later the Turkish ocupying force, very dusty, but orderly and with bands play- ing, entered the city.” Another correspondent describes the cene outside the town hall as extremely touching. There was a seaof white up- VIEW OF THE cast of the city 1ises toa helght of 1800 feet. commanding the several fords and crossing places. and beautiful churches for which this little city is famous. plain boyond. CITY OF ARTA AND ITS SURROUNDINGS. Arta is located on the northern slope of a long ridge which runs off to the southeast between the river Arta and the road to Limera and the eastern extremity of the Gulf of Arta. Skirting this ridge as it descends from the mountains to the north the river forms a nearly inverted g, with the limbs extending to the southeast, in the upper concave of which the city lies with its northeastern and northwestern sides resting on the water. To the northwest and north are the southern spurs of the Xero-Vuni Mountains, which run north parallel to the river up tv Janina. On the east are the spurs of the Rhadovizdi Mountains, one peak of which ten miles north- The heights for some distance to the north on both sides of the river are crowned with batteries facing each other and The point of view is from southwest of the city on the Turkish side, its way through the plain planted with olive groves and gardens to the gulf nine miles below. To the right is the noted stone bridge of Arta, with its one large arch, which spans the river when low, and the others making a kind of an approach when it is in full bank, which is the case at this season of the year, when the melting snows on the mountains about Mitsovo and Zvgos Pass feed it abundantly. From the city a single road leads around the base of the hiil and crossing the bridge forks off toward Salagura on the south, Prevesa-Louros on the southwest and west and Janina on the north. batteries of Imaret, the villa-es of Ulacherna and Gemenitza with other Turkish batteries and camp. In the middle distance is the western part of the city, the other Leing hidden by the hill. Well up on the slope is the famous Church of the Madonna Pagoritza (or Consolation), the oldest and most magnificent of the many grand Nesr it is the Church of St. Theodora, which contains the tomb of that saint. are the batteries which form the left of the Greek line of fortifications and which command all the approaches to the city from the Turkish side with the bridge and the In the foreground is the river winding To the left and north are the Turkish barracks and On the ridge to the right turned faces of [people awaiting with the deepest anxiety the words which should decide their fate. The voice of the Mayor’s translator was inaudible. The people eagerly cried: *‘Speak louder. We cannot hear.” When the voice of the reader was raised and the meaning of the proclamation was caught a murmur of intense relief ran through the crowd, immediately followed | by frantic shouts of ‘“‘Long live the Sal- | tan!” and “Hurrah for the Turks!” ATHENS, Greece, May 9.—Colonel Vassos, who, with other officers, was re- called from Crete, has arrived. He says affairs on the island are now being admin- | istered in the name of the King of Greece and its union with Greece already exists as a fact, the sanction of Europe only be- ing lacking, Vassos adas: *The foreign admirals in Cretan waters were recently obliged to advance the international troops beyond the zome previously occu- pied. They had to ask for my authority to do so. Therefore the powers may do what they like, but their unfon remains an inevitable necessity.” Tt o GREECE NOT SUPPLIANT. Ready to Sacrifice Crete to Save the Country From Further Calamitles. 1897, by the New York Sun.] ExG., May 9.—Despite the [Coprighted. ) 1, " W/ RIZA PASHA, One of the Most Brilliant of Edhem Pasha’s Lieutenants in the Pres:nt Campaign, s'ight conflict in the reports, it is clear enough that Greece has by no means ap- proached the powers'in an attitude of supplication. Most reliable statements prove the Government verbally notified the diplomats of its desire tor peace, but felt it impossible to appeal to them to in- tervene as the army remained intact. The | diplomats replied that if Greece would withdraw her troops from Crete, the powers would offer t¢ mediate betwean he: and Turkey, The Government there- upon, judging it prudent to sacrifice Crete in order to save the country iurther cal- amities, acceded; but felt its position strong enough to stipulate certain con- ditions as already stated. Here is where the delay occurs. While it is declared in one direction that Greece's stipulations are of such a mild character the powers are aimost certain to acquiesce in them, it is stated on tbe other hand that Germany is stickling for conditions | that Greece cannot possibly accept, they being calculated to shake the very founda- tion of the State. This is interpreted to be a demand that the dynasty be de- throned. The Athens correspondentof the Chroni- cle, probably referring to this, says he is in & position to say that if the concert is instigated by one inimical power with a wish to impose conditions touching the in- tegrity of the kingdom and national honor, the situation, tnough bad, is not des- perate, and the national forces are not ex- hausted. Itisexpected in all quarters the powers will definitely reply to-morrow. Prime Minister Ralli believes the im- mediate effect of the note will be a fort- night’s armistice, but Turkey’s unwilling- ness to agree to this has aiready been noted. The Turkish soldiery are eager for more fighting, and they are supported by the war party in Constantinople, which is daily gaining strength. Even the re- cent peace advocates are being carried along with the current. However, the ablest Turks, equally with the diplomats, are keenly alive to internal dangers to the Ottoman empire from the victorious army. Anyhow it seems impossible the powers will allow hostilities to be continued until peace is definitely settled. If they do, probably tne bloodiest work of the war is yet to come. The royal family is working actively to obtain a re-establishment of peace. Itis selieved the Czar, at the instance of Queen Olga, will use his influence at Con- -tantinop.e to secure an armistice, and alsn for the evacuation of Thessaly by the Lurkish troops. Crown Princess Sophie uas approached her brother, Emperor William, to securs the samo ends, foese i INDICATE AN ATTACK. Significant Movements of the Main Turkish Army in the Vicinity of Dhomoko. LONDON, Exc., May 9.—An Athens dis- paich to the Daily News says the main Ottoman army is at Vryssa and Tebatma, miaway between Pharsala and Dhomoko. Its movements indicate an impending at- tack upon the posts at Dhomoko. The dispatch remarks upon the splendid posi- tion the Greeks occupy, and says their right might be successfully assailed by mountain artillery, but it is difficult to see how their left could possibly be car- ried. General Bmolenski, the hero of Velestino, is expected to speedily join the main Greek army with his brigade. The Times to-morrow will say edi- torially: *“The powers cannot call on Tur- key to withhold ber victorious hand until assured unmistakably that Greece will submil to the terms which they may de- cide fair.. It is all nonsense to talk of the humiliation this will involve for Greece und for driving Ler to desperation. “Nothing the majority of the powers assent to is likely to be of a character to drive any reasonable nation to despera- tion. They will see that Greece gets fair terms and more, but they are nct likely to tie their hands by bargaining as to what the terms will be. If she wants in- tervention she can have it, but cannot have intervention and the privilege of making her own bargain, too.” The correspondent of the Times in Athens telegraphs the change in public sentiment is so great that no opposition whatevem has been provoked by the de- cision of the Government to lblndonl Crete. CANEA, Crere, May 9.—An exodus of Christian volunteers is beginning. The Cretans do not appear to notice the recall of Vassos and sbow no signs of desiring to treat for peace. They continue to at- tack Turkish outpost: —————— RGHMEYN TO BE REPRIMANDED. His Indiscretion on the Parade Grounds Censured—The Coptain Will Pursue 0'Brien. ATLANTA, Ga., May 9.—Much surprise has been created here by the announce- ment on positive authority that the ver- dictof the Romeyn court-martial is not an acquitial for Captain Henry Romeyn. The findings, which are now before Gen- eral Merritt, head of the Devartment of the East, recommend that Romeyn be reprimanded. There was not a dissenting vote on the verdict, but some aiscussion as to how it should be couched. Undoubi- edly the severity of the sentence was miti- gated by the fact that Romeyn 1s to retire in thirty days on account of age, and so the court-martial wished to let him off as lightly as possible in view of his record of thirty-four years of faitbful servic . The court censures Romeyn for indis- cretion in knocking down Lieutenant 0'Brien on the parade ground. The court telt, however, that chere was a sufficient volume of gossip at the barracks re:ard- ing the conduct of Mrs. O’ Brien to warrant him in making the comments he did. From the same source comes the news that the charges preferred against Lieu- tenants Bamford and O'Brien by Romeyn will ve iznored for the present, the de- partment being convinced that Romeyn was influenced by feelings of a purely per- sonal nature in lodging the complaints, and that if they were in good faith and for the good of the service they should have been filed at the time of the occur- rence of the provoking actions. Romeyn states that if the department carries out this policy he will prosecute his charges to the greatest possible extent as soon as his prospective retirement re- Jeases him from the necessity of employ- ing regimental methods. He will then appeal direct to the adjutant-peneral at Washington to order a hearing of charges. 1t is said that the report ot the court- martial passes some severe str.clures .n the prevalence of gossip as a novel and unnecessary element in military life. — e T0 PROTECT SEAL HERDS. This Country and Great Britain Will Send Expert Comm.ssioners to the Bering Sea. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 9. — Ex- Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Ham- lin, advisory agent of the United States in the negotiations with Great Britain for an agreement to protect the sea! her.is in the Bering Sea, has arrived from San Francisco. His trip to the Pacific Coast was to consult Professor David Starr Jordan regarding another investization this year into the condition of the herd:. Professor Jordan has accepted the posi- tion of expert commissioner, and will start for Bering Sea without delay. He will have the same assistant who accom- panied him last season. It was learned to-day that the British Government had informed the State De- partment that it would send anotter ex- pert commission to Bering Bea during the present season. The commission will con- sist of Professor Thompson and Mr. Mc- Gowan. who visited the seal islands last y Professor Thompson, according to the notification from Great Britain, is now on the way from Japan to Vancouver. The appointment of the British commis- sion was requested by this Government, but it was not expected that Salisbury would grant it. BURNED T0 THE WATER'S EDGE |Ship Francis From This City Now Lies on the Bar. Captain and Crew Make a Gal- lant Fight to Save thg Vesssl. Heroiec Efforts to Check the Flames Fall and a Run Is Made to the Beach. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., May 9.—The full-rigged ship Francis, 111 days from San Francisco for New York, lies on the bar, near Little Egg Harbor Inlet, almost burned to the water’s edge. Yesterday the Francis was seen passing up the coast, evidently in distress. At 9 o'clock last night the captain of the Little Egg Harbor life-station, ten miles north, saw blue lights flashing from a vessel five miles off shore and heading for the beach. He ordered out a lifeboat and | waited for the ship to ground. Half an hour after the Francis stranded on the bar, the life-saving crew Ilaunched a boat and found the Francis’ crew heroically working to subdue a dangerous fire raging in the hold. ‘When the hatches were opened to allow the fighters to get nearer the fire the flames shot skyward in an immense sheer, enveloping the mizzen rigging and driv- ing the men from the ship. From the windward they finally returned to the conflct and for half an hour keptthe pumps actively working, and with hatchets and picks removed the inflam- mable material, andaunted by the terrific heat of the afterdeck, which was being consumed. Though the heat and blind- ing smoke several times drove the m:en from the vessel, they never ceased in their lubors until 2 o’clock this morning, when nature refused to longer prolong the un- equal battle and they were forced to abandon the ship. At that time a tug- boat of the Merritt wrecking service took a hand and made several efforts to bring hose to bear on the burning ship. All night the flames continued the bavoc, but about sunrise subsided. The Francis 1s now lying in about twelye feet of water with a strong list to starboard. Hir mizzen rigging is entirely gone. The quarter-deck, companionway and cabin were entirely destroyed. The Francis is in command of Captain A. L. Smith and 8 crew of twenty-five. The captain stated that the fire was dis- covered Friday night. Detailing the crew into equal watches he set the pumps work- ing. Finding the fire gained he battened down the hatches in the hope the strong southerly breeze would carry him into New York harbor in time to save the ship. ‘When opposite Absecon light he saw the ship would not last that long. so he de- termined to beach her. The Francis car- ried a general cargo. consisting vrincipally of wine. On her voyage to San Francisco last winter Captain 8mith’s wife di H believes the origin of the fire was spon- taneous combustion. Big Donation for ¢ harity. PARISB, Fraxce, May 9.—About $190,000 has been anonymously donated to the managing committee of the charity bazaar. This, with the proceeds of sales before the fire, will equal last year's receipts, ena- bling the committee to continue tbe char- ity distributions as heretofore. It is be- lieved the mysterious donor is the Bar- oness Hirsch. LR Capital Punishment Abolished. MANAGUA, Nrc#racua, Ma; President has signed the decr | ing capital punishment. THIRTEEN RISH IN STEERAGE Fatal Fire Aboard the Steamship Leona at Sea. PASSENGERS OVERCOME IN THEIR BUNKS. Thrilling Battle for Life Made While Off Delaware Capes. OFFICERS AND MEN BRAVELY GO TO THE RESCUE. The Vessel Saved With Great Diffl« culty, but Had to Be Run Back to Port. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 9.—The Mal- lory Line steamship Leona, which sailed from here Saturday afterroon, returned late to-night, after a fire at sea in which thirteen people aboard were burned to death. Officers of the vessel refused to disclose the news until midnight to-night, and even then the police had to demand veri- fication in order to notify the Coroner. When the steamer sailed Saturday she had forty passengers aboard, twenty-two of whom were in the steerage, mostly Ger- mans. They were quartered forward on the steerage deck in bunks. They retired Saturday night and when Captain Wilder made an inspection at midnight every- thing was shipshape and the passengers sleeping. At 1 Oclock this morning, while the Leona was off Delaware Capes, the for- ward watch was startied by the smell of smoke, which was traced to the steerage deck. Tue sailors attempted to wyesti- gate, but were forced back by overpower- ing fumes. The steerage was charged with smoke, and the glimpse the sailors got of the steerage showed unfortunates trying to get out of their bunks, while others were huddled on the floor un- conseious. Captain Wilder gave orders to man the fire pumps and calling for a couple of vol- unteers he and two officers dashed into the steerage, despite the fact that all was smoke and flames there. They draggzed out as many of the passengers as they could end then returned for a breath of air. They started in again, but sezing it would be suicidal to attempt another ven- ture, returned. The captain then gave or ders for the hold to be charged with steam to overcome the fire. Officers and men worked hard to save the steerage passen- gers and all had their hair, whiskers and eyebrows burned. For three hours the officers and mea battled with the flames. The cabin passengers were awakened by the noise on deck and turned out in their night clothes. It was known by tnis rime that thirteen persons were ‘missing, two stewards being among them. The rest were immigrants, recently landed, on the way to Galveston. As soon as the captain had the fire under control he turned the ship about and started for the nearest port. It was found impossible to steer the ves- sel from the pilot-house, as the entire vessel was hot, and the was too in- tense in the pilot-nouse for a man to stay there. The captain was obliged to use a hand steering gear. The vessel was man- aged by a wheel in the stern. 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