Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-05

Ccnl'nued dom ~ Plgr
ANARCHY IN CRErE.

in the island of Crete seems sud
denly to have been precipitated
and since Sunday anarchy has
reigned at Ganea. The Turkish
soldiers, breaking all restraints,
poured through the streets, shoot
ing aud massacring and pillaging
Christians.
The Consuls aveall telegraphed
for war ships. The British fleet
at Malta sailed today for Crete,
Her majesty's ship Hood, anchor
ed at Phallarum, starts thither to-
night, The Greek ironolads will
probably start tomorrow
The cavasses of the Greek and
Russian oonsulates at Canea have
been killed, Turkhan Pasha is
utterly powerless to restrain the
soldiers, as he is on bad terms
with the military governor, lsse
din, who is suspected of being at
I o bottom of tie whole trouble,
The immediate cause of the out
break, however, Is ineXplicable, as
the Christians there have never
given proyocation, The situation
at Retimo is equally serious
Heraklion is quiet, but sharp
fighting is reported between the
Tu ks and the Christians in the
yi>iniy of Vamos,
Fresh disturbance arose since
the foregoing adyioes, Several of
the powers have sent warships to
the scene. All of the foreign
Consuls at Canea boarded the
British war ship Hood on her
arrival, The foreign consulates
in the town are crowded with re-
fugees. The cannonading has
been heard in the direction of
Kalyves, whittier n force was dis
patched to relieve the garrison and
which encountered the insurgents,
On the 2Sth conflicts between
the troops and the people on the
streets of Canea had ceased, but
the fighting continued in the coun-
try adjoining that port,
The funeral of the Christians
massacred at Canea was conduct
ed under the protection of the
British war ship Hood. The re-
latives Of the victims did not dare
to follow their dead to the graves,
Three thousand armed Cretans
have arrived in the town to pro-
tect the Christians there.
mIsCELL NEOUs
Prominent members Of the
Kruger party in the Transyaal
are charged with accepting brides
to advance the mining interests
| in the legislature. The Govern
ment has suspended Judge do
Kortea and has asked the Rand to
appoint court Of inquiry. The
Transyaal Government is trying
10 suppress the scandal and the
feeling is very bitter. The police
watch the house, Of DR.. Leyds, the
Secretary Of State, and detectives
follow him whenever he leaves
his house.
Mark Twain visited the Reform
prisoners in Pretoria and fopnd
them in good spirits.
A dispatch TO the Times from
Buluwayo, dated May oath, says:
Captain Halstead reports that The
rebels made determined attack
upon Hope Fountain fort for two
hours, but without loss 70 our
side. Cecil Rhodes is expected to
arrive here about June 9th.
An impostor calling himself
Bishop Mignop Of HonolulH j.
under arrest at Victoria,
In sermon recently delivered
! by Mgr. Laheche, Bishop Of
Three Rivers, Canada, he severely
denounced Wilfred Laurier, the
Liberal leader, for his action on
the Manitoba remedial bill, saying
that any Catholic voting for
| Laurier, or any one. holding his
views, would commit q wrong, Mr.
Laurier has announced that be
/ will accept the Bishops challepge
and run for the House Of Com
mons in Three Riverside Bishops
cathedral city, at the approaching
general election.
Cholera is prevalent in the cities
of Egypt.
The Peru rebellion is growing,
TIE CUHHE WAH.
IT il believed that the decision
of the United States Supreme
Court in the Horsa case "slrepg-
thens the hands Of the GayeFH-