Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-03-26
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
WAR IN CRETE.

question, decided to recall the Greel
warships Alpheois and Peneus from
Crete and send them to Volo, Thessaly
and it was also decided to push for
ward the reinforcement of the Greel
troops on the Turkish frontier will
all possible expedition.
ATHENS, March 21.-The Turks are
engaged in constructing Notifications
This work is in direct violation of the
provisions of the treaty of Berlin
The government has made protests tt
the powers against this action on tho
part of Turkey.
ATHENS, March 2::.-In his reply tt
the protest of the Greek government
against the sinking of the Greek vessc
by an Austrian boat, the Austrian rep
resentative said it was provoked by an
insurgent attack on agunboat. Greece
then consented to await the result OF
the inquiry into the affair.
CANEA, March 90 The blockade Of
Crete by the powers began yesterday
The blockade applies only to vessels
under the Greek flag.
WASHINGTON, March :3.-Sccrctary
Sherman has been notified that Il
pacific blockade of Crete has been
begun. The notification was made in
concert by the representatives OF the
six powers signatory to the Berlin
trcaty-Grcat Britain. France, Italy,
Germany, Austria Hungary and
Russia.
CoxsTANrINopLE. March 23.----.Thc
opinion prevails that the blockade OF
Crete is useless, as the Greek COM
mandcr on the island is we'll provis-
toned.
LONDON, March 23.-Whlle the Gre
tan insurgents were engaged in tight
ing native moslenls at $ uda, in the
presence of 'thc European fleet, the
Turkish vessels in the harbor opened
$. neavy fire on the insurgents The
sultan has proclaimed the autonomy
of Crete under the suzcrainty of the
Porte.
CONsrANTlNorLE, March o3.-The
Turks ut Tokar attacked the Arme-
mans and fifteen were killed. 1t is
feared this presagcs a renewal OF
Armenian massacres.
ATHENS, March 23.-Somc of the
Greek sharpshootcrs ut Pramanda
opened fire on the Turks, and it was
only by the most urgent efforts of the
Greek officers that a conflict was
averted. The Greek military prepar.
ations on the, frontier continue with
ceaselcss activity. At kopraina the
officials seized 1000 sacks of -four DIES
tined for the Turkish, troops at Sam
CORA.
ATHENS, March 24.---War prepare
tions in Greece continue night and
day. and there are no ind ications of u
backdown. Money does not appear to
be lacking for Greek equipment.
Large supplies of arms and ammunition
are Forthcoming, from what source is
not clear.
LONDON, March :4.--Thc Daily Mail
publishes y dispatch from Hrala,
Roumania. which says that the Russian
volunteer feet has been ordered to
concentrate itself in the ports of the
Black sea nearest Constan tinople, and
to hold itself in readiness to sail. The
Russian army corps which has been
stationed in the province Of Bcssarabia
is now moving toward Odessa.
CoNsrArlNoPIE, March :j.---Thc
steps taken by the sultan topunish the
Turkish officials responsible for the
massacre of 100 Armcnians at Tokat
are not SD tisfactory to the powers and
the sultan has bceu warned that I'M
less satisfactory action is taken at
once the attitude of the powers
toward Turkey and Greece may change.
lie is also warned that if fresh out
breaks occur public opinion in France,
Great Britain and Italy will compel
those governments to take summary
action against the Turks.
CoNsTANTINOpLE, March 2G.----The
Turkish squadron, consisting Of three
armored frigates of 5000 tons and ten
guns each, one ironclad corvette of
1000 tons and five guns, one river gun
boat, one cruiser, three torpedo boats
and two torpedo-destroycrs, which has
been lying at Galliopolis for the past
few days, awaiting orders, has been
ordered to proceed to Smyrna and
Salonica. The sultan has issued an
trade summoning into active service
iorty-four battalions of the reserves OF
the Second army corps and the whole
of the contingent of 1897.
CoSrASrISorLE, March :6.--The
British admiral has been notified not
to send any British warships to..partic-
ipate in the proposed blockade of the
Greek ports but in order to avoid the
appearance of open rupture, to ac-
quiesce in the blockade.
CANEA, March 26.--Thc insurgcnt
forces bcsieging the Mussulman fort
at MalaXa opened fire on the fort with
artillery and after an all,day battle
succeeded in blowing up the block
house and setting fire toit. The fleets
fired ninety shells upon the insurgents,
who. however, were not deferred in
their purpose and finally captured tho
fort.
Arbuckle Beaten.
TOLEDO, Ohio, March a3.-Judgc
Morris has handed down his decis ion
in the petition of Arbucklc Bros, of
New York, and Thomas J. Kuhn of
Cleveland: for n receiver for the Wool