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An Account Of NnturdnS'- knnir on
'rctt. from :uruish sources.

An Account Of saturday. knnir on
'rctr. from surni.h Sources.
NEW Yums, July % - Dispatch to
the Herald from Canea, island Of
Crete, toyt:
a thorough personal investigation
madc on the spot from the evidence OF
Oye witutssus Of events that occurred
here on Saturday last reduces the story
T. tho following fart;
On Saturday morning Turkish
hcngazlgte rushed with drawn kniir
Into o cafe usually irqurutud by Chtir.
tlaup, situated at the kgl'kap1u cato
Of the town. Those who were slipping
their c Gee or mnstic dropped troir
pipes anu fled through window lead.
ing from the balcony ard thslf shouts
anu cries raised "a pauic throughout the
place.
The Turkish soldiers and gcniarmes
nj oncO stood at thoit arms 10 preserve
order, One Albiuinl gUndarmc greatly
distinguished himself by his cO1lness
and hangitoid. Ho seized tho black
buugaziUto aud raid tnat he would
shoot him down, unless ne Put away
his knife and kept quiet, at tue same
tins placing the man under arrest.
There were, however, curling tue panic,
n few shots fifed, no one knows exactly
how many or by whom. only one Oi
these took effect. ltwhe bail that hit
old Mutiem, Turk who dItd OF biz
wounds on Saturday night rnla poor
olu man was the only victim Of IA
events OF sa.utd,y, No one olse being
killed OF even wounded. II Il iruu that
there were several tumofu about hUus,s
Of Christians being marked out Tor spt-
ciai Vengeance, but OF this there n all.
s0lutcly no evidence obtainablu uJyoud
the wild go'sip In the cafes hours ~.
tor the occurrences took place.
The situation ut present throughout
toe town ie that OF perfect quiet. Groups
are sitting IA tho httls whitowaahtd
oafes. smoking plIcl anu cigarettes,
| while bfonzod Turkish soldiers patrol
the streets, ready 10 give their ptotuc.
ton 10 Christian aud MUslem alike.
The undcr-gOvoTnof Of Crete, Hassau
Pasna, was among the nfst 20 appear
on the Hceub on Saturday and by his
| calm aitituIB restored confidence and
| prevented brhwl-'Of u wus nothing
wouo than thut--ifom assuming great.
ct proportions. Governor G1rgt Pasha
II "a Christian anu commands tho i'm.
| plicit Respect Of all olassgs Of popu.
/ ithli0n. IL seems 10 DO pretty we'll
settled that the Gfork government ~
aiiing aud au1stlng tue Crotans Egd
l. keeping many Greek Islands In D
state OF chaos.
The whole affair OF Saturday would
never have occurred, had II not been
Tor tho unaucountablc aud, uudor tue
eitoumtiauco', Grim nal inditofolion
| Of the Chfituan police officer who, with.
cut the elightrst FOUNDATION, spread
tue wild report that native mu.ul.
mans had been provided with ammu'
nition that morning. Aitof scattering
false nowH broadcast throughout the
town thu Incident above toigteI took
place. The Christian Policeman ran
OIL, but was subsequ atty arrested, and
/ GtOTgi Pasha, tho governor, very
wisely seat hun away from the Island
In An Austrian steamer. The foreign
men OF war IN Canea Toadstoad nTc her
mRJesty's nrst.class tuTret ship Hood,
the French ihiTd.olass unafmofed
cruiser Cosmao, thu Italian second
olsa, unatmotod cruiser Vtsuyio, the
Austrian nrsi-olass protected cruiser
KaiTeTin Maria Theresa ana tue Rus.
sian aTmored gunboat Or zlatohy.