The San Francisco call., 1897-03-10
RUSSIA BOUND
: TO HUMH LATE
BRAVE GREECE
Fixed Policy Of Coercion the
Powers Are Compelled
to Follow.
WILL BLOCKADE THE PIRAEUS.
WILL BLOCKADE THE PIRAEUS.
Meanwhile the Horrors Of Fanatic Warfare
Continue on Stricken Crete An Italian
Cruiser Shells Christian
insurgents.

Greek reply to the identical note of the
six great powers has been received at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where it has
been most carefully considered. 1t is not
considered at all satisfactory, as it is
evasiye, Greece apparently being desirous
of lodging the very points upon which
the Identical note was based.
ROME. ITALY, March 9.-The Italian
Cabinet met this forenoon and discussed
the reply of Greece. The result was
communication wired to each of the great
powers saying that in Italy's opinion the
powers were still out of accord as TO the
method of coercion which should be di-
rected against Greece, and that nothing
should be done until the question be
settled.
1t is stated that the Cabinet, although
hoping that peaceful solution OF the
question would be arrived at, decided not
10 abstain from taking part in the CO.
ercion of Greece if the other powers were
unanimous on This point.
CANEA, CRETE, March 9-M Baraklis,
the Greek Wee Consul; the staff of the
Consulate and number OF Greek news
paper reporters EN- mbarked upon vessel
this afternoon to return to Greece, Ad-
miral Canevaro insisting that his order
that they leave the island lust be obeyed.
Major Bor, the British officer who was
recently appointed to the command of
the International gendarmerle, has refused
to disband the forces at the bidding OF ths
international command. He declares that
he Will not abandon his post until or
dered by the Sultan 10 do so.
The fight at Akroti ceased to-day, the
insurgents abandoned carrying the POSI-
ton, owing TO their fears that they would
again be bonn barded by the foreign war
ships.
The stories of massacres OF Mussulmans
at SiJia cannot be confirmed; though it
has been emphatically denied several
times, it was repeated again to-day, with
the addition that the Consuls at II erak-
lion had been convinced by witnesses that
400 Moslems were killed in the village in
the vicinity of Sltia. 1t was first stated
that 1000 Mussulmans had been massacred
in Sitia.
The contem plated disbanding of the in
ternational gendarmerie causes uneasiness
here, as it will leave the city at the mercy
of the paid Mussulman gendarmes. Ac-
cording to a Turkish report six Mosems
were killed and eight wounded in the
fighting at Akrotiri.
Advices from Hararpitra says that Mus
sulmahs in possession of that town were
summoned 10 surrender by The Christian
insurgents who were surrounding the
town and that the Mussulmans refused to
do so. The insurgents then fired a volley
into the fort, which was held by the Mos
lens, when an Italian cruiser lying off the
town fired upon the insurgents, compel
ling them to retire. A Turkish transport
with Turkish civil officers and soldiers on
board arrived here from Kastell to-day,
but was refused pilot TO bring her into
the harbor, owing to the fact of her hav-
smallpox on board.
Advices received from Retimo, on the
north coast some thirty miles southeast OF
here, show that the pillaging of the houses
and shops of the Christians there is still
going on. The Vice-Consuls stationed at
Retlmo have sked the Consuls here that
protection be afforded the Christians.
In Canea it is said there has been rob-
berry of houses owned by Christians who
are absent from the city. This pillaging
is not the work of the Mosem inha bitants,
but is done by the Turkish soldiers. Pro-
tests have been made to he acting Gov
ernor, but no satisfaction was obtained. he
saying that the robberies cannot be helped
as the Turkish soldiers have to pillage to
live.
Tewhk Pasha, the Military Governor,
has sent to Heraklion for mother battalion
of troops, which will make the condition
of affairs worse than ever.
CANEA. CRETE, March 9.-The situa-
tion al Akrotirl is similar to the condition
of affairs which prevailed there two weeks
ago, but the warships are very unwilling
to fire upon the Christians. Each side
accuses the other of beginning the COM
bat. The truth seems TO be that the in
surgents began TO advance upon the town
ami the Turks began to fire upon them.
The result of the mission of Sir Alfred
Bolitti, the British Consul here, in beh alf
of the beseiged Moslems at Candamos, is
as yet unknown. although yesterday it
was stated that it had failed. When he
arrived at Selino he communicated with
the insurgent chiefs, who at first refused
TO meet him, but upon learning that it
was proposed by the powers to grant
autonomy to the island, they eventually
invited him to conference.
1t is understood that $40 men from the
British warships Rodney and Scout, and
the ships of other nations are escorting
Sir Alfred, who started for Candamos yes
terday morning.
ATHENS, GREECE, March 9.-Nea
Ephemeris, the ministerial organ, says
that orders have been sent to Admiral
Sachtouri, the commander of the Greek
warships at Canea, TO retain his position
ana not to notice any directions that may
De gwen to him by the foreign admirals.
even II force is threatened to mpel
obedience to their directions.
IL Is also stated that Prince George, on
board the schoolship Kanaris. went to
Platania and instructed Colonel Vassos,
the commander of the Greek army of oc-
cupation, to avoid conflict with the