The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-06
NOBODY KILLED
And Only Eight Wounded at the Bom-
bardment of lzzedin.
British Warships Capture Three Small
sireek Sailing Vessels-Christians Can
Not Sell Sheep or Produce in Canea
European Troops Wanted.

LONDON, April 2.-The Times Friday
prints a dispatch from its Vienna cor
respondent, who says:
"a council of the admirals was held
to-day Thursday to determine wheth-
er and when the Gulf of Athens is to
be blockaded. All the powers have
now consented to that proposition,
though nothing has been decided with
respect to the blockade of other Greek
ports.
SIT is no secret that King George has
formally stated to the powers that
declaration of war against Turkey
will Immediately follow on extension
of the blockade to the Greek coast.
This fact can not be left out of con.
sideration. 1t is believed in some quar-
tiers that If the Gulf OF Athens is
blockaded popular excitement will COM
pei the king to declare war, even if his
own judgment and that OF the cabinet
were opposed. This has been a lead
ing cause of the delay in securing a
unanimous agreement between the
powers. There is no doubt that in the
event of a Turco-Greek war the inter-
vention Of the powers would be sus-
pended.
CANEA, April "A person who has
just returned from visiting the in
surgents at the camp of Col Wassos,
the commander of the Greek troops,
states that the bonn bardment at Izzedin
did little damage. Nobody was killed
and only eight men were wounded.
There were only 900 insurgents engaged
in the fight. The informant SAYS that il
conversation with insurgents he was
told that they would always be will
ing to communicate with the European
troops under a white flag, provided no
Turks were present. They admitted
that it was impossible for them to fight
against combined Europe, but de-
clared that they were acting under or
battling with the Turks
The admirals commanding the for
eign fleets in Cretan waters have re-
fused to allow the Christians at Akroti
to sell sheep or produce in Canea which
is but short distance from Akroti I'M
less they surrender their arms.
ATHENS, April 2.-Some of the Brit
ish war ships employed in blockade
duty in the waters of Crete have cap
tured three small Greek sailing YES
sells. Much indignation is expressed
here over the affair. as it is pretty
clearly established that at the time
the vessels were captured they were
outside the limits of the blockade.
LONDON, April 1T is credibly stat
ed here that the admirals commanding
the fleets at Canea and other Cretan
ports have applied to their respective
governments to each send 80 cavalry
and half battery of artillery, which
they declare are required to be used
for garrison purposes. 1t is stated
that the admirals have announced that
: these forces will be used solely to de-
fend the various forts.
ATHENS, April 2.-Although there
has been nothing definite to show that
it is the intention of the powers to
blockade the coast of Greece, it is felt
that such a blockade will be shortly
esta blished. It's imminence is causing
an increase of activity. The min
istry of marine is especially busy.
All the officers of the feet hav-
ing orders to hold themselves in
readiness to sail for the coasts OF
Epirus and Thessaly. The energetic
preparations that are being made con-
tinue to evidence the staunch patriot
ism of the citizens. Owing to the lack
of government transports merchants
are lending large number of handy
coasting steamers to the authorities.
BERLIN, April "A dispatch from
: Constan tinople to the Frankfort Zeit.
ung declares that proposal to pur-
chase the island of Crete, made to Tur-
key and Greece, has been declined by
the porte, which would not undertake
separate negotiations so long as Tur'
key remained in accord with the Eu-
ropean concert