The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-10

dor. Later, Lord Salisbury sent tele-
graphic messages to the foreign capitals
and to Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Sey-
mour, commander-in-chief of the British
Mediterranean squadron.
The latest dispatch from Athens say
that the fever of excitement is abating
and the city is becoming quieter. The
Greek government have reason to believe
that the moderate tone of Greece's note
to the powers will be approved by the gov
ernments at Paris and London and oblge
the powers to pause. Germany and Rus
sia in the opinion of the Greek govern
ment, will not act alone and a halt On
the part of the powers is believed to be
assured.
Another dispatch from\Athens says that
every available steamship in Greek wat
ers has been chartered for the purpose of
conveying war material to Thessaly. The
reserves, who have been summoned to
arms by the government, are arriving by
thousands, amid the cheers of the popu-
lace ,and are being hurried to the front
A dispatch from Gambia Crete, under
yesterdays OATS, says: "A large number
of Moslem women and children are con-
fined in the hospital here suffering from
mutilation inflicted upon them by Chris
tians. News from the interior shows that
massacres of Moslems by Christians are
of hourly occurrence. Out of 167 Moslems
in the village of Cykia, only one person,
child, escaped slaughter
M. Skouzes, Greek minister of foreign
affairs, has sent a telegram in response
to numerous offers of Englishmen to take
up arms in the Greek cause, saying that
only Greeks are admitted to the Greek
army. The list of British authors who
have signed an address expressing SYM
pathy with Greece includes Grant Allen.
Justin Mccarthy. Hall Game, William
Watson, Anthony Hope apd Israel Fang
will.
AS the House of Commons was on the
point of adjourning this evening, Sir Will
lam Harcourt, the leader of the liberal
party, arose, and while disavowing any
intention to embarrass the government in
the negotiations necessarily arising in
Greece's reply, said that he desired an
assurance that the British forces should
not be employed against Greece before
parliament was given a chance to express
its judgment on the matter Opposition
cheers).
Arthur j. Balfour, the government lead
er, in reply to Sir William said that the
course demanded by the opposition was
extremely inexpedient and absolutely con-
trary to precedent. The government, he
added, could not he guided by the prac-
tice of France, to which Sir William had
referred. He recalled the bombardment
of Alexandria in 1882 and the blockade of
Greece In 1886, when Sir William was a
member of the government. He could not
believe that any stronger action and he
hoped that nothing as strong was now
likely, but in neither case to which he re-
ferred had advice been given to parliament
beforehand. The government was most
anXiously DESTROYS of an am
icable settlement. 1t was in ev-
cry way conscious of it's RESPONSE
bility, and was acting in the firm belief
that it was pursuing a policy that would
hiring lfhprtV n no
peace of Europe. 1t was not prepared to
imperil either by a pledge which might
hamper its action at a critical moment
(unionist cheers).
The Chronicle will tomorrow publish
a dispatch from Athens, saying that the
kernel of the situation is that Russia is
pursuing Greece with terrible vindictive-
ness that it is impossible to explain. 1t
is stated, however, that Russia realizes
that millions of Greek Christians in the
east yield religious allegiance only to the
Greek patriarch at Constantinople, which
is a serious bar to Russias plans. M.
Muravieff, the Russian foreign minister,
is anxious to remove this bar, by humil-
iating Greece and destroying her influence
with the patriarch
Rome, March 9.-The cabinet met in
council this forenoon, the premier, Mar
quis du Ridini presiding, to discuss the
reply of Greece to the collective note of
the powers, and as the result of the dis
cussion a communication was wired to
each of the great powers saying that, ac-
cording to the opinion of Italy, the powers
are still out of accord as to the method
of coercion which should be directed
against Greece, and that nothing can be
done until the question is settled The
dispatch further says that the foreign ad-
L. to, -, oafr, ion,
from Admiral Canevaro, commanding the
Italian squadron, and by reason of senior
ity, directing the united fleet, who reports
that the mere blockading of the Piraeus
would be ineffective The united fleet,
he says, must extend its operations from
the Piraeus to Volo, In Thessaly.
The communication of the government
to the powers adds that Italy will not
entertain a proposal to occupy Crete
alone, but If there shall be any occupa-
ton of the island 1t must be a mixed oc-
cupation.
Vienna, March 9.-The Political Corre-
spondence processes to have reliable infor-
nation that Greece has only 5000 troops
in Thessaly, while the whole army effec-
tive there is only 1900 men and the mob
ilzation of the available force will realize
barely $1,000 unframed troops.
The Greek reply to the identical note of
the six 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 il is
evasive, Greece apparently being DESTROYS
of lodging the very points upon which
the identical note was based.
Paris March Elm the Chamber Of Dep
uties to-day NJ. Millerand, socialist, again
interpellated the government regarding
the Cretan question and the action to be
taken by France in view Of the refusal OF
Greece to heed the ultimatum of the pow
ers.
Prime Minister Incline asd M. Hanotaux,
minister of foreign affairs, asked that con-
sideration of the subject be deferred until
Thursday, and this was agreed 10 w the
chamber by a vote of 342 10 205.