The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-28
RUSSIA MAY KICK UP A ROW.
ARMENIA TO BE OCCUPIED If HOS
TILITIEs BREAK OUT.

Paris Looks Upon the Situation ms
Extremely Grave-The Czar Deter
mined Upon Speedy and Decisive
Coercion of Greece-hing George
Alleged to Have Decided to Abdi-
cate the ThrOne-Brittsh Torpedo
Boat Seizes a Greek FiIibuster.
Berlin, Feb. 27-The news agency dis
patches from st. Petersburg, published in
the London and continental newspapers
yesterday, purporting to describe Russia 3
attitude on the Cretan question, and as
serting that the Russian government had
ordered Greece to recall her troops from
Crete within three days, is now known to
be authentic, though its publication has
been beated. A similar proposal, issued
by the st. Petersburg government, reach
ed the foreign offices of Germany and the
other powers early in the week, and it is
now said, upon unquestionable authority,
that it met with remonstrances from Eng
land, France and Italy, but was assented
| to by Germany and Austria. This pro-
| posal by Russia now represents the trans
| ition phase of Russian diplomacy, and the
| real Importance of the communication lies
| in the fact that Russia is determined upon
! a policy of speedy and decisive coercion
! of Greece by force of arms, and that the
northern empire is ready to apply such
measures with or without the co-opera-
| ton of other powers. The actual state
| of the case is that Russia agreed to delay
action for three days, only, upon the
! strength of representations from the Brit
/ ish and French governments that time
| ought to be accorded to the Greek gov
| ernment in which to consider its position
The impetus initiative taken by Rus
| sia has certainly accelerated the nego-
tiations among the powers which are nov
| turning mainly toward procedure OF CO.
| ercion. Oficial advices which have been
received here from Athens have caused
the conviction that the fleets of the pow
| ers must make their appearance in the
| Piraeus before the King of the Helenes
will yield to the will of the concerted gov
| ernments, and that his submission Will
| certainly be accompanied by the reslg-
nation of the Greek cabinet and probably
by the abdication of the Greek monarch.
A semi official article in the Pesther-
| I1ovd CONVEYS the idea that the Austro-
! Hungarian government, though now fol-
| lowing the lead of Russia and Germany,
is very much averse to Russia's style or
| initiative as affirming her right to be re-
| garded as the paramount power in fhe
| Balkans. In official circles in Berlin,
! however, Russas haste in the matter is
attributed to the movements which have
| been made by Servia and Bulgaria toward
an offensive alliance against Turkey. King
| Alexander of Servia will start from Bel
grade for Sofia tomorrow to confer
with Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria upon
the situation and according to a dispatch
published III the Frankfort Gazette, the
governments of Bulgaria and Servia nave
demanded from the porte an explanation
OF the massing of Turkish troops upon
the frontier of those states
London, Feb. 27., II p. m.-The Observer
will tomorrow publish a dispatch from
Paris, saying that alarming rumors are in
circulation there. If these rumors are
true they show that the situation is ex-
tremely grave. Two of the rumors re-
ceive credit One of them concerns Rus
sia's attitude toward the policy of Greece,
an attitude which apparently, nothing Will
mitigate The other is to the effect that
the dragoman attached TO the Russian
embassy at Constantinople, has aotified
the porte that Russia may occupy Arme-
MIA il hostilities break out.
The Sunday Sun has a dispatch from
Athens, saying that 100 Moslems were
killed in a battle that occurred yesterday,
near Retimo. The dispatches add that the
Moslems retreated, leaving the Christians
masters of the field
Canea. Feb 27.-The Greek steamer The
sus has been seized by British torpedo
boat belonging to the united feet while
attempting to land provisions and muni-
tions of war for the Greek troops at Pla-
tania Three members of the Greek Cham
, ber of Deputies, NM. Papakianas, Espa-
mis- and Razelo, were on board the cap
tured vessel
A sharp fight took place yesterday be-
tween Moslens and Christians, near Reti-
mo. The Moslems were repulsed, with
small loss
l Greek army of occupation has promised
to use his influence with the insurgents at
d. Selimo to obtain the release of the Mos
lens, who are besieged there. The re-
: suit is awaited with anxiety, as the con-
: tinued confinement of the Mosems is
causing dread of reprsals.
London, Feb. 27.-The members OF the
ministry were hastily summoned to cab.
met council at the foreign Office at noon
to-day The council sat for two hours
and was presided over by Lord Salisbury
II is believed the subject considered was
= the situation I'm Crete.
Paris, Feb 27.-The Figaro asserts thai
King George Of Greece intends to abdi
cate his throne in favor Of his eldest son
the Crown Prince Constantine.
S Athens, Feb. 27.--In view Of the fact thai
|, the chamber has not been in session fol
, some days past the leaders of the opposi
q ton met to-day and signed a protest
which was presented to the king. The pro
4 test declares that the crown is entitled e
: act alone in such case as the present, ant
A II It does not act the opposition cannot b.
: answerable for the situation.
a AN AMERICAN SEIZED AT MANILA
e The Spanish Troops Capture Hin