Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-08
TROUBLE in CRETE.
Looked Upon as a Clever Move of The
TurkiSh Sultan.
nut COMPLICATIONS MAY ARISE
Which Will Quickly Fore, the Hands
Of tbs Powers TO Deal
viii Turkey.

AruENs, Feb. S.-Tho announce.
rsnt that Prince George, second sun
ot the King OF Greece, will command
the torpedo feet, which iB now in
readiness to start for Crete to Join the
Greek squadron has added strength to
the rumors that Greece will Insist upon
n union with Crete. 1t is well known
fact that the Christians, who are now
I'm possession Of the whole island with
the exception Of Herakiion and
Rstimo, are only awaiting signal
from Greece to proclaim union with
that country.
Ths present uprising In Crete is
looked upon by many Statesmen In
his country as u move on the part oi
'ths sultan of Turkey to draw the al.
iention OF England, France ana Rua-
Ella away from Constantinople.
Greece, whose quarrel with Turkey
has been growing more serious day by
uay, has not hesitated tn take anvan-
taps of the excesses OF the Turkish
anidle,s on the isiand and is sending
all of her naval force there. Should
lanqe there will be presented c0mpll.
cations which will quickly force the
HANGS of the powers In dealing with
the Turkish situation.
These fresh and unanticipated diff
culties the sultan is no doubt aware
will put a strain upon the harmony
between the powers which has only
existed for a short time.
slrhl nj
be only too glad to destroy the unity Of
purpose among the powers at the ex'
pense OF controversy with Greece.
CANEA, Island of Crete, Feb. L.
Throughout Sunday the town of Canes
itself was comparatively quiet. nut the
fire started as result OF last week 3
conflict between Mussulmans and
Christians has broken out atresh, anu
several villages in the suburbs are In
flames. Outside tho walls OF Canea
there mas been a continuous fusillsde
since Saturday,, the soldiers siding with
the Musulmans. All Of the Christians
have left tue town. Fifteen hundred
Christians have gone aboard the Brit
lsh vessels, while 200 subjects OF
Francs went aboard the French crui.
ser. The palace OF the Christian gov.
ernor OF tho island, GeOrgi Berovitcn,
prince of Samoa, is biockaded by Mus
suiinans. Bor0vitch has distributed
arms with the view OF dispensing the
besiegsrs.
At Hatlopa 700 armed Christians
are facing an armed body OF Mussui.
name.
The situation at Retimo is serious.
The insurgents hold the vice cOnsuls,
the bishops anu other notable Prison
ers as hostaRer. The Turks have
already piIlaged several Villages, and
IL lie feared tnRt the insurreotion will
involve the whole of Crete. The Greek
fqusuron has arrived here.
LONDON, Fob. 8.--A dispatch to the
Times from Athens says that the
GEecian IronciRus Spsc!ia and PsaIs,
now being repaired at youlon, have
been ordered to geI ready Tor an ex-
petition to Crete.
The government submitted mea.
sure In the Legislative chamber appro.
pristing G4,O00 for the relief OF the
Cretan refugees at Milo and elsewh here.
A dispatch to the STANDARD from
Athens announces that an English.
man was killed and an Austrian sub
iect wounded during the Cretar
troubles.
TouLoN, France, Feb. 7.-The
French cruiser Tfouue has started !oi
the island of Crete.