The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-09
ooNsULs AND THE CRETANs.
Further ParIeyinG with the Insur-
gents Looked Upon ns Useless.

gents Looked Upon uS Useless.
Canea, April S.-The admirals of the
foreign fleets and the consuls held meet
ing to-day at Suda. The question dis
cussed was whether the consuls should
renew parleying with the insurgent lead
ers. II was decided not to do so.
The consuls pointed out that further
parley with the insurgents was useless
because they were unable to give them
definite Information relative to the with
drawa of the Turkish troops or furnish
the insurgent leaders with details regard
ing the autonomous form of government,
which the powers proposed to confer on
Crete.
Turkish gendarmes entered the house Of
the Greek consul at Halepa, and seized
several rifles and ammunition, which had
been left there by the villagers. 1t Is
alleged that the governor of the island
sent the gendarmes to search for them.
Athens. April s.--The royal yacht
Sphakteria has sailed for Volo with the
chief of the Red Cross society.
squadron of iron-clads has left Skin
thos for Oreo and Eurboea.
Rome April S,-The Italian Senate to-
day approved a reply to the speech from
the throne, expressing the hopes that the
government would succeed In maintaining
its present accord with the other powers
and would insure peace by rendering JUS
tice to the peoples of Greece and Crete.
London Apri1 s.-The Earl of Kimberley.
leader of the liberal party In the House of
Lords, speaking at a liberal banquet this
evening In London, urged the withdrawal
of the Turkish troops as the first step In
the pacifcation of Crete.
A dispatch TO the Times from Constan-
hnople says that the porte this afternoon
communicated to the ambassadors the con-
tents of three circulars, dispatched to the
Ottoman representatives abroad.
The first dated April g. notified the pow
ers that the porto Is willing to withdraw
the Turkish garrison from Crete imme-
diately II the Greeks previously withdraw
and the powers guarantee to pacify the
island. II demands also that Greece
should evacuate Crete forthwith.
The second is dated April 9Th and pro-
tests In anticipation against the appoint
ment by the powers of a European COVER
nor of the island
The third, dated April 7, protests against
the injustice of dlsarming the Cretan Mo-
hammedans, while the Christians are per-
mitted to retain their arms
The Athens correspondent of the Times
Will say tomorrow: THE opinion of
as to the recent declaration of the powers.
IL is that the European concert, after
conspicuous failure as 10 Crete is grad
ually tending to dissolution and will be OBJ
hged to content Itself with a mere admo-
| nition."
The Times will print tomorrow the fol-
| lowing dispatch from its Canea correspon-
| dent: sst4hes Gretans are now massing
| around Kissamo. They have mounted
| four guns and intend to attack the fort,
which Is held by $50 Turks. Yesterday
they wrote to the captain OF the Austrian
warship. anchored In the bay, declaring
that as the action of the International
fleet had hitherto been hostile to them,
they would repel forcibly any attempt of
the warships to interfere with their de-
signs at Kissamo 1t Is expected, there
fore, that the Cretans will direct their
guns upon the warships II the latter open
fire.
"The Austrian admiral will proceed to
Kissamo tomorrow. 1t has been decided
to remove the few Mohammedan families
still there and to blow up the two block
houses in the Vicinity of the fort in order
TO prevent the Cretans from occupying
them"
A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from
Arta, says It is reported there that Turks
are concentrating large body of troops
between Philippines and Joannina and
have seized all the flour mills and grain
stores. All the irregulars are marching
northward In three bands.
The correspondent Of the Daily News
learns that the powers will begin the
blockade of Greece simultaneously with a
new proclamation TO the Cretans. Every
thing indicates that Greece Is firmly de-
termlned to resist. The Greek govern
ment is now negotiating with the well
known Polish sportsman and aide-de-
camp of King Humbert. Col. Jaraczewski.
to go to Athens to command the Italian
volunteers.