The sun., 1897-03-02
GREECE STILL DEFIANT.
PREMIER DELYANNIs DEN0UyC ES
THE ACTION OF THE POWERS.
The Tido or War Unchecked In crcte-Insur-
gents Capture Fort and Take a. 700 Pris-
oncr-sclino Bombaraed and Likely to
Fsii-MussuIsnans Appeal TO tho Consui..

insisting upon the withdrawal OF the Greek
army OF occupation from Creto and the
recall OF the Greek war vessels from
Cretan waters. does not namo any date upon
which this action must be accomplished, but
leaves the time to be fixed at the conv encnce OF
Greece when she shall have completed tho
necessary arrangements
After recess that called forth the protest Of
the Opposition. the Boule the single Parlia-
mcntary chamber OF Greece, met TO day.
Nearly all OF the members were present, and the
gallery was filled with visitors, eager to listen TO
further authoritative statements OF the Govern
ment's attitude to Crete and the powers.
Prime Minister Dclyannis announced that he
had received positive information that tho fight
ing at Akrotiri. which had Induced the bom.
bardment Of the Christians position by tho for
cign warships, was provoked by the Turks, the
Christians not having left the neutral zone.
VI. Leyides. Minister Of Marine, read the Joint
note from the Admirals Of the foreign fleets for
bidding tho Greek ships OF troops to attack the
Turks This caused much excitement among
the members OF the Chamber, and Deputy Seals
sprang from his seat and declared that the reply
to the note ought to have u declaration OF war.
NJ. Delyannis denounced the bombardmcnt Of
the Christians as savage, impious and un-
just. He said that the blockade of Crete by
' Po"e' ""' "''A p'''""io ioih .ho VIZ"
point o' ih'erhauoh" law "reoce' nc adued.
had instructed her representatives abroad
to protest against the bombardmcnt to the
governments OF the countries to which they
were accredited. Ifu further said he was con
vinced that the admirals had acted without in.
structions. In conclusion NJ Delyannis said:
We arc a small nation and cannot prevent
such acts nut we protest against them with the
iorce OF great nation we KNOW that ail great
peoples are with us.
Inc frnhe hihister was chcered repeatedly as
he TOOK his seat.
uespatch received mere to-day says that the
insurgents nave captured the town OF Kan
danios' Out gives no details OF the engagement.
CANEA, March l'-hepor's have been received
toua! OF skirnishes IN many parts OF the Island
several houses have been burned. Some OF tho
hres were started by Christians; Others by
Mosiems.
Inc beys requested Te"hk Pasha, the new
Military Governor of the island, to invoke the
aid OF the sultan to save the Mussulmans in the
towns that are bcsieged by the Insurgents iie
replied that the sultan was powcrless to act and
that appeals for help must be made to the powers.
despatch from seiino' the interior town
Which Is IN state oi SIEGE says that tue ihsur-
gents nave captured Fort sta'aros' which COM
mands the village OF kahdanos or Cadano' where
the Sonsuis were hred on recently oy the ohris-
Th. o,rri.on =, ,h. tor, nnmhor,n, a 700 n,o,
inc garrison Oh tho tor'' numbering o''oomeh'
oon,.rrod ,,,,h IN. pr,,,sh Consul wi,h a y,.w ,o
s.,,,r,n., ,h,,r r.I.as.
Th. ne,,. ,ro,, sc,,no ,s vary ,r.r. 7, o,,.
inc news iroii' ociino " ''r' grave ~ evr
no,ycrs tho nIace will have IN cani,uIntc aeon
TIT f.c, haa ,.,.od IN. s,r.o,.s, .x,,,.n,.n,
amono IN. NosIcm. here who fcar TIM, tho
cnp,ur, ~ IN, town nv the Christians win ho
topox,d Inv n massacre
The Insurgents have mountod four guns nm
commanding po.itions and since Yesterday have
bccn delivcrine, a hot fire I'M tho town nnd fort
A depu,ation NJ leading Moslems visited tho
Con.uls here to-day. and declared that as tho
powers had practically cleared the island Of
Turkish forces. and refused 10 permit the sultan
Ia send r,inforc.men,s IN those REMAINING Il
a.volvea unnp tho noyyers tn pro,cc, tho b~.
siegcd MussuImans.
Tbe, laid IN. u,,,ost g, rosa uno, IN. i,,,ni,ont
,,ril threatening IN, Moslems at Sclino and
said that their only hone was IN IN, ,o,yers
The British Consul proceeded. immediately