The herald., 1897-02-21
PATIENCE WAS EXHAUSTED
By Powers Delay to Make
Cretan Reforms
THE ISLAND NOW ANNEXED
And the Greciau King Will Never
Abandon 1t
The Provinces Crete Vofa Without E4v~
THE ISLAND NOW ANNEXED
The Provinces OF Crete Note without 81,
ception in Favor of A nexation to
dreece-Fighting Reporters
Associated Press Special wire

AsSOCldleu TTeSS SpeCldl W\To
ATHENS, Feb. 20.-TheNAsty publish.
es statement made by the king to the
effect that he had sent an envoy to one
of the powers and made every effort to
call the attention of Europe to the sit
uaticC in Crete, but with the exception
of the mixed gendarmes and the So
called reforms, nothing has resulted.
Continuing, the king said: my patience
became exhausted and 1 decided to an
mex the island of Crete which body and
soul is Greek. This decision perhaps
provoked the powers to additional CO.
ercive measures against me, but tho
whole of Hellensm is with me. have
ordered my army not to abandon the
island under any circumstances. Crete
will be administratively organized a.
soon as possible"
DESPERATE FIGHTING.
LONDON, Feb.20.-The British consul
at Canea, island Of Crete, reports that
the fighting between the Turkish gar
rison and Fort Voukolis, consisting Of
200 soldiers and 100 Cretan Mussulmans
and the Greeks was desperate. The
garrison drove the Greeks back three or
four miles but the Turks were finally
forced to retire before the greatly SUI
perior numbers of the Greeks and only
eighteen of the Mussulmans succeeded
in cutting their way to the Turkish OUT
post at Allikiana.
FRENCH RULE.
PARIS, Feb. 20-The students con-
tinued this evening their demonstrat tons
in favor of Crete but without any serious
incident. Two thousand people met at
Montmartre and adopted resolutions fa-
voring Cretan independence. Speeches
were made by several members Of the
chamber Of deputies. The French poll
icy of inertia was condemned.
WANTS TO ARBITRATE.
BERLIN, Feb. 20.-The North Ger
says that Germany is prepared to nego-
tiate on the Marquis of Salisbury's prb-
posals in regard to the future organiA-
alton of Crete, provided that Greece il
| forced to retire and that Greek annexa-
| ton of Crete is put out of considera-
| ton.
GREEKS IN COMMAND.
CANEA. Feb 20.-The Mussulmans at
Retimo are greatly excited over the re-
port of massacres at Sitia. 1t Is report
ed that Gen. Sorted has attacked the
insurgent position and that desperate
fighting Is proceeding. Col. Vassos,
commanding the Greek military forces
in Crete, has proclaimed at Retimo and
Heraklion the formal occupation Of
Crete by Greece. The Greeks have oc-
oupied two Turkish towers at Fort Agia,
spiked their guns and retired to Canea.
With the exception of three towns the
Greeks are now masters of all Crete.
ALL FOR UNION.
CANEA, Island of Crete, Feb. 20.-Au
the provinces of Crete have voted for q
union of the island with Greece. The
result has been communicated to all
consuls.
RUSSIA IRRITATED.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.-A dispatch to
the Herald from St Petersburg says:
1.-THE Greeks obstinacy causes irritation
| here. The Movie Vremya expresses the
general feeling and the policy of the gov
ernment in saying that the powers have
no idea of altering the policy they have
taken. If need be the Greek batallions
will be disarmed by them and Greece
placed in painful position by being
blockaded. The Moraiva Georzoloslki
says politics Is not sentimental and good
sense orders the Greeks to retire and
that the French must not have all this
feeling against King Milan on account
of his Turkish policy.
ENTHUSIASTIC RECRUITS.
CORFU, Feb. 20-Reinforcements Of
Greek troops have left here for Arta,
Greece, amidst enthusiastic cheering for
the union Of Crete and Greece.