New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-20


rHs NsURREcIoS Us csg FAMINE IN RoUAANIA-
THE cHoLfRA-}N t4LANTIc CABLE MUNDER-
THE RUMoRp JcCItsg OF MILO BY THE UNITED
STATES w4NuEdNa AMERICANS - TERRIBLE
STORM.
From Our Special COrorird,o-
CC.alAs uSOTE, September -, 1896.
The war in Crete goes .4 The new Turkish Commis
Sioner Mustapha Pash assumed I'll power, both civil
and military AID the Coy Of the island whose govt
prevented him from aetnA against the rebels, has re-
turned TO ConstantnoDe hastapha fasha went tnete 70
pacy the island but on bS arrival ne learned tDSt Tue
war had commenced The insurgents had beaten portion
of the Egyptian troops and Lad surrounded announcer &C.
tatehment which on the point Of sulrenderhe Ae
acted with unexpected energy iHse ioIo W. 80
once to relieve the Egyptians and DIVE on the rebels
If the Turkish reports are 70 be b'eVea his eAPeoH
was complete success. severe battle was IoHSht e-
Eulting in the fight of the Greeks 10 the mountains
Having thus gained good footing, the Pasha Issued
peace proelamat!on Offering full amnesty aud all Just
reforms on condition that the rebels would lay down
their arms WfkiR nee days. Tins proclamation olu as
much good such procamations generally DO Inc war
goes on. The Turks have now $1,000 regular troops IN
the field the flower of the Egyptian and Turkish armies
The friends of the insurgents DO not estimate tHe eDei
forces at more than 80 Its PLAIN enough thst 'ae
cannot fight successful pitched battles Win the lurEs Dut
they can hold ont long time in the mountains Indeed
there are mountain tribes in Crete which have never to
tins day. been gubdued by the Turks II viii entail ter
rble sienng upon the island If the revolt continues for
srataDsis in This policv The European Powers have
- h - ;Tient;or of INTERFERING in their be-
half They viii be forced TO do something TO prevent out
breaks in other parts Of tho empire What VIII they
d0l / am not a prophet; bat ! believe that The hnal
result of this outbreak win be the practical Independence
Of the island Ii viii remain part ofthe Turkish Empire;
bat have Christian Governor Christian senate ana
laws Of IFS own, 81 least as far as Samos now has. .
The political changes made in tho Danubian Prncpali-
ties by Prince COuza destroyed the relations formerly
existing between the andhoiders and the peasants lie
result has been great dearth Of provisions IN MOdavla
for two years past The political troubles oil nc paS year
have made bad matters @o,se. MOI only Moiaa'ia Dul
Wallachia nov threatened with absolute innlne is
Autumn when food is generally plenty Dnt a!Teaay
the peasants dying Of famine The crop upon |lch
they chiefly depend IS corn Tbs has proved compete
failure A gentlemen who has Just passed through VIC
nnty saws that he many villages where the children
gld old persons bed already died from starvation.
Meanwhile this Prince Of starving people is on the
EOint Of coming 70 ConsantinOpe 70 receive grand
ovation, az expense Of perhaps million uoais nom
e bankrupt government OF the Sultan The papers also
sanounce an extraordinary tax on produce q 10 per cent
for this year Ouv" for the whole Of the Turkish Empire
ow pleasantly these items strike one when put togeiher
Consantinopls has thus far been perfectly free nom
cholera this year but il has ragged IN many parts OF the
Empire and is still very at certain points On the
babube it was severe in July and August and some
places were almost depopulated 1t is now raging
"a S,sTemsps Nesopotania and the Persian frontier.
The last neys gau OrOOmah reported 200 deaths day IN
population of about 30 V s3d the disease was Spreading
owaId Turkey a1d Rassis. -, A.sS-"t r In,v
IN Aosnl M s ana Disrbekir j We seySI2 II 9u!
ut II passed away to break again ont with Increased orce
be first part of the present month"; when there were more
ban so deaths day in Diarbekir
cannot learn That one OF the American MISSION
antilles in these far off cities have yet suffered fomhe
sease although they doing all in their power 10 stay
t. Isyages among the poor people around them. .ou,
the truth but great nuisance when II tells the contrary
u has great horror Of long words understand and al.
ways abbreviates them. This is well enough for those
whe live in cities Of two letters like Pc but 10 gives too
nuch scope 10 the imagination OF the operators when
Auempts 70 reduce Constantnople to three letters read
In the American papers that Crete IS IN lnsuTTeeon aDd
COnstantno III state Of siege. Tho word sent was
Dot Constahnople but CaHea which is the Chief city Of
Crete.
The papers Of Europe and the gosps Of Consiantnope
much exercised Just now about the movements OF the
United States the East As though we had not terri
tory enough in America, without sezng Turkey II was
certain few weeks ago that trying 70 buy Crete
Now we have bought Milo for $40 10000 and every one
says We have made very bad bargain The United States
Oae Of the best Islands in the Archipelago for nothing,
IL IL TO ask for IT, SO cannot be wrong IN assuring
Jou that il has not thrown away ten millions Milo.
believe that our (oyernment has very great doubt as
90 the proprety of taking island ont here for naval
station even as gift but Russia and Greece would hail
advent here with unmixed Joy. Russia undoubtedly
tntnguing bying about such arrangement and we
take island in the Archipelago will be because Russia
has persuaded our Government to take tins step
WANDERING AMERICANS.
Three Americans arrived not long ago in Smyrna, by
sailing vessel from the United States One pofessed 10
We the correspondent Of The he York Herald the others
VI HarPers They propose 10 20 overland TO the Pacific,
VIA fefsla and China. AZ Smyrna they bought two old
heIses ier the three and started inland-Whout any
servant without any Interpreter without any travelling
dImaD, and without any money but American gold.
Tle second night out, they eamped by the side Of
Iurhs hay-sack and built fire there. He requested
them 20 move on put as they did not know word Of
TuIksh the conversation became cotnplcated One of
hem shook bis sword AZ the Turk who took II away from
him, and finally drove them on One OF them lost heart
at this adventure, aud away from his companjou lie
found his way back 10 Smyrna but they came hack after
him and persuaded him 70 try 1t again. SO thew made
start and that Is the last information have of them
presume from the plans that they have adopted our old
Sieod Don Quixotts their model, end taken aExee.
t0T for Their motto They will be very fortunate if ,her
10 B0i end lodgings before long Turkish prison
We are just in The midst Of terrible equinocal
IL commenced with uninterrupted thunderstorm of Is
bcnY duration and Of ffghtful severity The ruin has
SoNe down az Oes sometimes in India but as il has NOT
hIe Tor the last n year, Some Of the villages the Bos
ph0Fus ebek for example, have suffered very much from
tEe food Houses have been carried Away streets de-
sitoyed feds flooded and tenaces swepawap The storm
ns nov ebhtd ba The clouds over the Black See ore still
Very threatening