The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-24

Constantinoplc, Feb. 23.-Ttis announced
here that the Crctan difficulties have
been settled upon the basis of autonomy
for the island, the porte naming the gov
ernor OF Crete under the assent and an
prevail of the powers. In view of the
possibility that Greece will oppose such
an lr:nsticc large quantities of muni-
tionS OF war are hcing hurried to the
Greek frontier and the Turkish troops
there are being rapidly reinforced
Paris, Feb. 23-rhe Gaulois asserts
that the powers have called upon Greece
TO cvacuate Crete within twenty four
hours, and that Greece has consented to
DO SD provided autonomy of the island
is ouaranteed
Canca, Feb. 23-Thc foreign consuls
have persuaded the Moslcm and Chris.
tan combatants in the Selinos dis trict
to agree to weeks armistice
London. Feb. 23.-In the house of com
mons today Right Hon. George y. Cur
zon, parliamentary secretary to the for.
eign office, snid in reply to an inquiry
upon the subject that the signal for the
bombardment of the insurgents position
ut Cnnea was given by Admiral Cane
vnro, of the Italian navy, as commander
OF the united lleets, by reason of SEN
iority
a. j. Bafour, first lord of the treasury,
replying to the request made yesterday
BY Sir William Ilarcourt that the
Instructions given IL the British admiral
at Cauea he laid before the house, said
that he was compelled to decline to com
ply with the demand, rs it would he i'm.
polite To 10 So
james +. Hogan, anti parncliite mem.
Der for id-ripperary,usk if it was the
Intention of the government to hold an
imperial conference while the colonial
premirrs were visiting London upon the
occasion of the queens jubilee in June
Joseph Chamberlain, secretary OF state
for the colonies, said that il was not in
tended to hold an imperial conference
but if the colonial premicrs came TO Lon.
don III accordance with their acceptaton
of the invitation, which had been ex-
tended to them, the government would
discuss any matters of common interest
which the colonial visitors might bring
up
Vienna Feb. -. A According to dis
patches received here from Athens this
morning, the representative of the pow.
crS made IL dennni upon the government
of Greece To day fOr the withdrawal of
the Greek troops from the island of Crete
1t was the intention of Emperor Francis
Joseph To have started for Cape Martin
IVA 81 St'tSpll III TtCTttllOn Yesterday, Dti l.
in view of the still unsettled state of
affairs in Crete the emperor has deferred
his departure until next Sunday
The NremdcnhatJ SAYS that the pow
crs are on the verge of an agreement as
to the method to he pursued to restrain
Greece from further hostile action in
Crete and to settle :hc future atlministra-
ton of the affairs of the island.
Lord Salisbury's proposals favorng
the granting OF autonomy to Crete. under
the administration of Il prince of Greece.
thu paper says, have virtually been adop-
ted by the powers.
Athens, Feb. 23.-A dispatch to the
Asty from Canea saws that the foreign
warships are now vigorously blockading
the coast of Crete. The British torpedo
boats are especially active, rapidly steam
ing along the coast and keeping sharp
lookout to prevent the landing of troops,
provisions or munitions of war Many
vessels have been stopped by the blockad.
ing fleet and not allowed to proceed until
they satisfactorily proved that they were
engaged in legitimate business. So
strict is the blockade that the carrying
of letters to the Pireaus from the force of
Col. Nassos the commander of the Greek
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