Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-18
THE TROUBLE IN CRETE.
Turkish Governors Deny Tho Slc!its
About Their Soldiers.
Europe Pays Too auch Attention TO
the Complaints OF the
christians.

NV YoniS, Aus. is.--A dlspa,oh to
the Herald from Refine, Crete, sayi:
There nro three cities Of importance
herp-CAnoa, Camilla and letlmo.
Your correspondent has seen tho mill.
taFy governors Of all three and asked
Thorn what they had to say In reply
TO the accusation OF the Chrisllans that
tho Turkish soldiers are unreliable aud
given To illafing.
ABDUL ah PAiha, In Canea, indlg-
nantly denies that furkiah sllJlefH 20
much ~ thought OF pilisgiug. He
would not henf OF even the Feasibility
OF such a lhirg.
Hassnn Pnsnu, governor u Canndn,
saiu: "rne statement rs 10 pillnging by
fOlIierF 10 gronily untIue-is totally
without foundation.
Col. Huani, governor OF Rotimo,sai
that tho Turkish soldiers nra guiltiess
OF any OF the UticnseH OF pilaging al.
trltuloa 10 them without proof. the
onargrB OF pillngc, ho said, are inyen.
tons.
Ono Of the consulP, not OF this place,
who has had great experience,
fnyf; "rhe whole trouble IL that
Europe N paying far too much a,icn-
ton 70 tho Ctetans. Tue CTegana by
nature love- dramatic hliuutlOut. He
iOvru 10 cherish the idea that Turkey b.
about 90 attack him ANA that no IL In
perpetual danger. Ho dolights IN
making "a great show OF barTicauing
houses aud having many guns hang
Ing about. lilo Tevels IA sitting la a
cafe nnd orAting upon tho fearful risk
he ~ Iunning, anu the magnificent de-
fenAn he mado when tho Turke were
seeking - murder every Christian.
Ha watches to 600 n a correspondent
calls upon the Turkish deputy aud II
30 no IL furious"
According ~ many penons large
responsibility lies with the consult,
who are nccuaod Of oveigealous actions
aud OF orCJuTAging bpth sides to per.
aist In their present attitude. In tho
opinl0u OF these persons the B1lutiOn OF
tue CTetan question lies In the with
dfawal OF ali tho oonsuln. They pre-.
Ole, that the effect would DO inttautan.
eoul,
Onv opinion was found strongly pro.
nouureu Ia Canoa, Gambia anu here.
! IL 10 shat the present condition 10 in-
| tolerablo and that 80 long a. 10 lasts,
danger Will be constant. All arc dis
trcoslngiy ANTIQUE that a rely u tho
Porto 10 tho dumanuB OF tho Christ.
ians should arrive. Delay they
know means tho sllTung up
OF tho fresh iouis, pr0pagntlng
bad blood hud making tedious ques-
tion still mere uiiileuli. The Incur
eonts, accatding 10 the governor Of
| this city, have gone on towards Can.
dln, with what purpose he cannot say.
| One thing lac docs know ~ that the
rpply Of tho Porte should arrive At
| once, Colonel Huani hiss refused 10
| LET peopln leave here. Ho was Asbvd
| why, His reply wat; ~ am guile
prepared 10 lot tuem 20 unarmoo, but
MOI otherwise. Thty probably want TO
fellfo into the mountains ana hgni."
| Mr.. Beek,oId Smith, who hna come
| out ntan agent lot tue Engllah and
A mericrni who subscribed tho Cretnn
| mind, mas tassod here on his way TO
| Cauula. Ho alya he has seven hun.
dred u ouuus ~ begin on anu more 10
| come. Money IL necied with an NJ.
pency TINT few who have not seen tue
misery eau realize. Many people ure
| fneudiug much money In sending
| riilrs ammunition 10 the people
here. What the people want Is breed,
not Tiilef.
~ WAS EXAGGERATED.
NEW YoWs, Aug. lS.-A dispatch
In tho Heralu from CRnuai Crete, sfyt'
The ulofy Of an engagement ~ Can
dan recently 10 not couiltmed, but tho
usual gr,si Congregations have taken
nlnco. Eur Instance, It Ia reported that
tho Turks lost eight cannon, wheteas
tney hau noue wltb them. The Bfit-
,sh war ship Hood leaves mere on sun
| dsv noxt Tor Mallp, aud VIII DO tempo
TeriIy relieved by tho CollingwooI,
cantaIn Marrich. The Rnsa'an gum
MINT XapofoJulz has arrived here 10
relieve tie Gsesiaa1ehy'