The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-03-31
Foreign.

A DISPATCH sent out from Athens says
Kting George will never join himself with
the powers in pressing the Cretans to &C
cept autonomy and the suzerainty OF the
sultan, nor will he ever consent to such a
solution of the difficulty. The Cretans re-
ject autonomy which their king rejects also,
and will accept only one solution-namely,
that upon which the will OF the nation and
the will Of the Cretans shall .agree. Every
pressure exerted by the powers in Crete
will have its counter-stroke on the frontier
and beyond.
telegrapbed last Saturday from Canea, say
ing the Greek troops and insurgents are be-
coming absolutely desperate. The insur-
gents were utterly sstounded by the fleets
bombarding Malaxa on Thursday. The
Smelling began at the moment when, the
Turkish garrison having yielded, the block
house was full of rebels and AZ prisoners.
The first shell destroyed one wall of the
block house and killed three men. The
victo1s speedily vacated the place, taking
with them their prisoners who are now at
Alikianu. The insurgents again attacked
the Aptera block house near Izzedin to-day,
but they were driven back by the Italian,
Russian and British warships.
The speech from the throne, at the OPEN
ing of the Austrian Rcichsrath last Monday
expressed the hope that the cooperation Of
the powers will lead to a satisfactory sou-
Greece's incOnsiderate action has led my
government, in close contact ana with fun
confidence in the powers, to adopt measures
aiming to maintain the status quo. II then
Greece in the present phase can in no way
count upon the approval Of the powers, ON
the other hand Turkey must take into
account that she would assume great res
possibility If binding herself to her most
vital interests she maintains situation
concealing the germ of constant anxiety.
THREE hundred international troops have
been dispatched TO the village of Outsonna-
ria, where are located the springs which
furnish the city of Canea with its water
supply They will guard the springs to pre-
vent their capture by the insurgents, who,
were they to capture the position OF the
water supply, would practically have Canea
at their mercy Since the capture of Malaxa
by the insurgents they have massed them
selves on the heights above the town of
Suda and commenced an attack upon the
Izzeden fort. To-day the italian warships
in Suda bay, supporting the Turkish garrison
fred upon the Christians
THE government OF Greece has sent to the
representatives at Athens note protesting
against the blockade OF Crete. The note
declares that in view of the bonds uniting
the Greeks and the Christians OF Crete the
blockade which Is depriving the Island OF
the means of provisioning itself, is contrary
to the sentiments OF humanity inspiring the
powers The president Of the Boule, in be-
half OF that body, has sent to Mr.. Gladstone
a message OF gratitude for the stand he has
taken in behalf OF IGreece and the Cretan
Christians. The message says in part: "All
our glorious life has been full OF combats
for justice and liberty. Now that the Hell
lenic nation has risen to fight in favor OF
Crete, which is believed with blood, you
come to uphold anew the rights of an OPP
pressed race"