The herald., 1897-03-11
FORCE NAY Be EMPLOYED
To Remove the Stubborn Greeks
From Crete
NO GREAT HASTE IS SHOWN
Each Power Waits for Some Other
to Act
Some Fighting Is Reported, and Even With
NO GREAT HASTE IS SHOWN
Some Fighting Is Reported, and Even With
out Blockade cretsn Pood Sup-
piles Grow Very Scanty
Associated Press Special Wire


CANEA, March 10.-When the sun rose
this morning it was seen there were
strange vessels at anchor here. They
were British and Italian transports
loaded with troops. evidently part of the
foreign force. which, as the admirals
recommended. will occupy all the prin-
cipal seaport towns-of the island. The
Turks assert that the troops will be
used to drive the Greek forces out Of
Crete, but this belief has not been shared
by the foreign population generally
Owing to the receipt of advices that a
band of armed volunteers from Greece
were on the way to Crete with the inten-
tion of reinforcing the Cretan insurgents
the foreign admirals agreed to dispatch
a cruiser to prevent their landing. Mus
sulmans beseiged at Candamo have ar
rived here on the Italian warship.
The Mussulmans who were brought
here today from Canddamo on board the
Italian warship were delivered with the
greatest difficulty and danger Can
diamo is situated In valley surrounded
by forts occupied by 10000 insurgents.
the European forces sent to the rescue
of the Mussulmans was commanded by
British and French officers. The in
surgents searched the Mussulmans and
took their arms from them before they
were allowed to depart. In all 523 men.
1047 women and children and 452 Tur-
l1ish soldiers were taken to the coast
and embarked on board the foreign YES
sells
NOT BRITISH VESSELS.
LONDON, March ia dispatch to
the Times from Canea says: ut turns
out that the British and Italian trans
ports which made their appearance sud-
denly at the port of Canea yesterday
morning are not, as was then believed,
British, but were only vessels bringing
food supplies and refugees. 1t is re-
ported the Turks plundered abandoneQ
Christian houses at Selino. Retimo and
Gambia.
There is no confirmation of the report
that the two Italian volunteers have
been killed at Hierapetra by shells from
an italian cruiser during the recent
lfighting. 1t is rumored that the troops
of Col. vassos in the interior are suf-
fering from hunger and have been re-
duced to diet of biscuits and oranges.
The Times, commenting this morning
on the news from Canea, says that ex-
Commodore Reineck appears to have
assumed the responsibility Of suppress
ing the joint remonstrance of Europe
which he had undertaken to make
known to the insurgent chiefs and adds
that there are hardly words strong
enough to characterize this treacherous
action.
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent
at Canea says that early on Wednesday
morning the water supply of the Tur-
kish fortress at Izzodin Suda bay. was
cut of by the insurgents In spite OF the
firing of the Turkish warships.
The Turkish garrison then attacked
the insurgents and the fighting contin-
ued all day.
A SIGNIFICANT PRAYER.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, March 1O.-A SEN
sation has been caused here by prayer
used by the Bulgarian metropolitan In
| the presence of the king of Servia and
Prince Ferdinand Of Bulgaria during
the formers visit to- this city.
The metropolitan. in offering prayers
for the czar, spoke of him as "the pro-
| tector of Bulgaria and Servia and the
Spayonic nations" thus acknowledging
at high solemnity the czar's protector
ship over those people. The incident Is
| regarded as highly significant. in view
of the eastern crisis.
WAR UNAVOIDABLE
NEW YORK, March 10-A special to
the Herald from Athens says: The gen.
eral feeling here is that war with Tur-
| key is unavoidable. 1t is believed that
| the armed bands that have been sent
| out by the national league to defend
points in Epirus and Macedonia will
give the signal for the struggle and
the Greek army will then proceed to an
| invasion of Turkish territory.
The Greek vice consul in Canea, NJ
Baraklys, having been forcibly conveyed
on board the Alphios, on the order of the
italian commandant, Almaretta, the
Greek government protested to the min
listers of the great powers against the
action of the soldiers.
TURKS RELIEVED.
NEW YORK, March 10.-A special to
| the Herald from Canea says: The
Turks in Candiamo have been relieved
by a detachment from the foreign war
ships The insurgents attacked Fort
Hierapetra on the refusal of the Turkish
garrison to surrender. Thereupon the
| foreign warships bombarded the insur-
gent position and the latter were forced
to withdraw.
The italian commandant here has CT
dered the correspondents of Greek pa
| pers to leave Canea, and they will in
case of refusal be forcibly transported
hence to Cerigo on board torpedo boat.
| A similar notice of expulsion has been
served upon all Greeks remaining in
Canea.
IN NO HURRY.
| NEW YORK, March 10.-A special to
| the Herald from Conetantinople says:
The evasive answer of Greece to the
note of the powers has been made known
here. Seeing that the powers have not
yet changed their views respecting the
measures to be taken in case Of re-
tnsal. the diplomatic circle here = Of