The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-04-17
MA JADoNIA INVADED.
The Gree KS and Turks at War and
the cretans Defy the Powers


LoNDoN, Eng, April "a dis
patch to The Daily News from Canea
states that the Austrian warship
Crown p incess Stefani arrived yes
terday at Kissamo, which is bong
besieged oy the insurgents. As the
warship approached she hoisted
flag OF truce. Later she sent boat
with two soldiers to carry mails for
the Turkish fort Tho insurgents,
unheedng the flag, fred on the boats.
The warship replied with quick
firing and six-inch guns, speedily
quieting tho insurgents.
To-day the Grown Princess Stsfani
sent a ma nber OF boats to town to
embark Moslems who had expressed
strong desire to leave. The in
surgente fred on the boats, where
upon all the warships in the bay took
part in bombarding the Chrintiaus.
They fred eighty shells. Tho
rebels found the gunnery practice
so good that they ceased the fusil
ladies' on the boats until after they
had taken the refugees ca board.
The boats embarked twenty-seven
women, children and old men,
After they started for the Austrian
gunboat Sebenico, which was to
take the refugees tn Canca, the
insurgents again fired upon them.
The Sebenicn, after landing the
refugees at Canea, started back for
Kissamo to get other Moslems whose
capture is daily threatened,
LONDON, Eug, April 9.-The
Evening News publishes large dis
patch from Elassona, headquarters
OF Edhem Pasha, commander-in-
chief of the Turkish forces in
Macedonia, giving the details of a
battle between Greeks and Turks.
1t is not known whether the Greeks
are the same body described in an
earlier dispatch as having crossed
the frontier and were attacked by
Turks, but as the fighting is re.
ported ia both instances in the
vicinity of Grevena it is likely that
the Greel s, whom the first dispatch
said vera brigands, were really
irregular troops who have advanced
into Tur sish territory despite the
orders OF Crown Prince Constantine.
If this be the case it will render the
situation, already perilous, far more
so aud may result in open host
ilities bel ween the two armies on
the frontier without the formality
Of an actual declaration of war.
At 3 o'clock this morning q
thousand Greeks, under cover OF
the darkness, crossed the frontier
about twenty miles southwest OF
Grevena. The Greeks were dis
covered 10y the Turkish outpost:
! of the second line, who fred upon
them and then fell back upon theil
own main body. Orders were i'm
mediately given for the Turks tC
attack.
At 5 o'clock the Greeks were sur
, rounded in the forest. The natur
=, OF the ground made it impossible
for the Turks to deliver an effectiv
fire, the Greeks being protected b.
, the trees. The latter replied brisk
to the Turks FIRE and succeeded il
checking their advance. At tn
O time the dispatch was sent the fight
=, ing was proceeding vigorously.
The Greeks were holding thei
own. Artillery was being hurrie
to the scene. 1t is thought that
this be brought into action, th
y Greeks will be speedily disIodged.
a 1t is impossible to ascertain
a whether there are any regular troop
y. among the Greeks, but the band
| 80 large that it suggests that prot
7. ability. II this be so, fighting alon
! the whole frontier is inevitable.
i Edhem Pasha will advance in
= mediately if he learns that regular
ara LinCy mart in tha II iuht OrHal