The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-11
lslScED FOR BETTER
s,,,tioa In Crete Is Still
Very Serious
|,,,,r sARsHlPs, SENT TO ISLAND
rtrc-Isnglnnd Is Now
sds eth Being mt the Bot
o.. - Of the Revolt in Crete

r.hr,ary 1o.--According to re-
Ane'', .,...a from the island Of Crete dur
H Diit twenty-fOur hours tn. r s,s' rsyo.
~ changed for the better Ihe reso.
." .orcadlng and the Christians are
' ss.s cases lighting under the n's o.
Fms- ,.rdsr, Of the foreign men Of
lr ,r,pe off Canea persuaded the
.,ser Of the Greek squadron 10 sa-
n. Turkish flag. The Greek COM
wa, also given to understand that
Nv s,nbardment of canea or the landing
,rops would, under no circumstance
permitted st.. .,,,,,s,ers are now
~ ..,,ect accord on the subject OF the
..,.r pollcy and royal decree has been
49, ~ the effect that all available
w., - ~.rships shall be placed Into COM
..,,r and most of them sent 10 crete
n ,hs least possible delay
y. Wv Conservative element in the iegis-
y. chamber are opposed to the policy
Nv the island In defiance of the
- They argue that greece shoulu
F,.,,n, N annex the island until she
aw ad NJ the support OF some one OF
ssas, movers. They claim further
\, 'Europe is not prepared to DO any
=, ,hat might serve TO impei the TURK
arahlem toward solution at TINS time'
Sosslble they assert. that the war
..,mon,s of other nations Will cooper
establishing II not maintaining
and that King George may be
"a with notice that he must not over
.,o Enropean guarantee OF TURKISH
,s,rs nm the island of Crete.
AZ ~ o,her hand. the radical element
w. that Crete should be annexed 10
~ without delay and In spite OF all
s.s,,ou Al any rate, they assert an as
s',rs stand may force the whole Turkish
,...,oo under cover OF which Greece can
.,n possession of Crete. During the up
s,,ons debate yesterday afternoon the
iii element urged the government TO
r. Arm stand on the matter OF union
NJ Crete at all costs. So warm did the
.sasslon over these questions become that
Ironsl encounters between the various
antics were only prevented by the inter-
(xlon OF friends.
he reports to the effect that the troubles
the island Of Crete are caused by Greek
ilsiors and that the Christians are az
r,sors are Indignantly denied in gov
nnental circles,
4 strange feature about the Cretan que3-
b is the dividing line between the COM
,,nts is creed only and not race. SUBJ
hntlaly the whole population is Greek by
Ne; but while the Greeks by religion num-
!, aJO,0 900 they live side by side with
bout 10000 Mussumans. The latter are
mos, all descendants " renegade Greeks
ktng the Christians ardently and hated
cordially by the Christians.
STATEMENT OF DISTURBANCES.
loadon February ia dispatch to tn
)aiy Nall from Rome says that the Italian
prs!gu Office here has received telegram
the effect that the Greek squadron ha
nnded arms aud ammunition near Retimo
this report Ia verified. the Italian cham
will be again conyoled and the genera
rlons will DO postponed. Orders wer
y yesterday "Wednesday Tor the i'm
a'e concentration OF all the activ
1t Naples. A division of the flee
nil for Crete today Thursday unde
Command Of Admiral Canevairo.
CHpatch to the Times from Cane
Nv tuesday says that owing to the diff
~ obtaining Christian recruits tn
aa,aa government has undertaken {
~ iw bosnians and Dalmadans to fori
.@pany OF genda'mes. Another dis
w 10 the Times from Canea SAYS IL
s@to mat several sailors have deserte
wreck warshlns TO join the insurn n,
nsame and kastalia to the westwar
uaea, The Mohammedan inhabitani
- pesieged for several days In the
a, hlsame and Kastalia. On Fet
IA .ne nrihg commenced In Re street
Menly,thrce persons were killed.
lpossible TO confirm The r,lnors I
wei murders and atrocities.
~sp'.'h 10 the Zines from Canef
ny meahesiay says that tho situatio
."'nai'nn suddenly changed for IN
~.e we Mohammedans killing the Chris
a.u ana pilaging their houses. The au
n s seem unable 10 exercise any cor
VT 'ne mob, The Mohalnmedans.
4 r .l' are preventing the departure
Tau iVrelgn refugees by way of III
"a Is STATED that the Christians hay
"A ". tae troops and that much slari
w. .uaIlslon Prevails. The Christian
~ esa.llshed a Gordon around the tow
s.", Where conflicts occurred yesterdn,
Nv nphar'medans being killed. a serio,
rs " auairs prevails at Retino inc MC
bs"neuahs refusing to allow Tho christia
sss.es to depart. IL is announced IN,
.h'istian refugees have heon da,oinS
rans TS 10, the safety Of the Mussu
stats ~ Mohammedans have ostablishs
h, c,.s vi Nege In the Amaraic distric
kuxb,n .Ii wee consul boarded the Gree
shs.sI ,'pnioS' when the mob ON shol
sp5ps !. 70 allow him 10 return. He W,
Pluih consul. F'0'eo'''n vi VI
f,,rnr,,, Pulet, rain helping 10 res,o
hsra y. is rnrnored, however. III,
.,dr, y. Irees volunteers VIII attempt
lye rile ,onisht near St, Theodore's Islam
~'' northwest OF Canea.
w., uHARGED To ENGLAND.
4. n. .Ork' February lO.--A dispatch
q, = hs'ald nom st, Petersburg saw, y,
~ tue. .ae press has taken sudden tur
Espbls. ''ns Turkey for the crets
E,.sus ' and certain papers ara mr.
al sure that England is at the bottc
v Ersis t0w ,r n,i,edomosti says. "out
a:uslssS 'n'rlgues comes the Cret.
~.
essan d Ioos srenya thinks II is not n
n, but 10 Inns 70 constantinople or Al
he 81 pe, -oneon for the cause. "
article ses .spwers Viedomosti In fra
Y cfsisn risIp, Nhgland's artful hand
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