The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-09
MASSINC AT KISSAMO.
Insurgents Intend to Attack Fort Held
by a Hundred and Fifty Turks.
r.
They Will Repel Forcibly
Any Interference.
"
Australia Admiral Will Remove MosIem Families
Austrian Admiral VIII Remove Moslem Families
and Blow Up BIockhouses

London, April 9.--The Times prints the
following dispatch from its Canea cor
respondent:
The Cresans are now massing around
kissamo. They have mounted four guns
and intend to attack the fort which is
held by $50 Turks. They wrote to the
captain Of the Austrian warship an
chored In the bay declaring that as the
action OF the international fleet had
hitherto been hostile to them they would
repel forcibly any attempt of the war
ships to interfere with their designs at
Kissamo. 1t is expected therefore that
the Cretans will direct their guns upon
the warships If the latter open fire.
The Austrian admiral will proceed to
Kissamo today. 1t has been decided to
remove the few Mohammedan families
still there and to blow up the two block
houses in the vicinity of the fort in order
~ prevent the Cretans from occupying
(llEhem.
The Rome correspondent of The Daily
News learns that the powers will begin
the blockade of Greece simultaneously
with a new proclamation to the Cretans.
L .,verything indicates that Greece Is
lrmly determined TO resist. The Greek
~ vernment Is negotiating with the we'll
known Polish sportsman and ex-aide de
camp OF King Humbert, Colonel
JaracZeweski. to go TO Athens to COM
mand the Italian volunteers, 300 Of whom
are already in Greece. Several hundred
more are about to start for Larissa.
Prince Odescalchi is assisting the expe-
dition.
A dispatch TO The Times from Con-
stantinople says that the porte has COM
municated to the ambassadors the con-
tents OF three circulars dispatched to the
Ottoman representatives abroad. The
first, dated April s, notifies the powers
that the porte is willing to withdraw the
Turkish garrison from Crete immedi-
ately II the Greeks previously withdraw
and the powers guarantee to pacify the
island. II demands also that Greece
should evacuate Crete forthwith. The
second is dated April 8. and protests in
anticipation against the appointment by
the powers OF an European governor OF
the island. The third, dated April 7, pro-
tests against the injustice of disarming
the Cretan Mohammedans while the
Christians are permitted to retain their
arms.
A dispatch TO The Daily Telegraph
from Arta says II is reported there that
of troops between Philippiades and
Joannina and have seized all the flour
mills and grain stores.
All the irregulars have left Arta and
are marching northward in three bands
Canea without Water.
Canea, April 9.-The admiraIs of the
foreign fleets and the consuls held a
meeting yesterday at Suda. The ques-
tion discussed was whether the consuls
should renew parleying with the insur-
gent leaders. 1t was decided not to do
so.
The consuls pointed out that further
parley with the insurgents was useless,
because they were unable to give them
definite information relative to the with
drawal of the Turkish troops or furnish
the insurgent leaders with details re-
garding the autonomous form of gov
ernment which the powers proposed TO
confer on Crete.
The Mussulmans OF Sitia are suffering
from want of water, the wells of the
town not sufficing to supply their
needs, and the insurgents drive the
Mussulmans back whenever the latter
make attempts to obtain water outside
of the town, in spite of the protection af-
bay.
The barracks occupied by the italian
marines doing duty on shore at Gambia
have been burned to the ground The
cause of the fire is not known.
A detachment of 600 additional Russian
troops and an additional attachment of
200 British troops have arrived here
The Turkish gendarmes have entered
the house of the Greek consul at Halepa
and seized several rifles and ammunition
which had been left there by the villa
gers. 1t Us alleged that the sub-governor
Of the island sent the gendarmes to
search the house.
Fresh Armenian Outrage. Expect.a.
London, April s.-The Daily Chron-
icle publishes an extract from a letter
written by an occasional correspondent
In Asia Minor declaring that 1000 persons
have perished by Moslem massacre in
Tokat, and that fresh outrages are ex-
pected. All along the Syrian coast have
been placed guards OF Turkish soldiers
to prevent the Armenians from escaping
Those at Zeitoun are ready to RISE and
war seems inevitable.
spinnera Will Not Accept Reduction, /
Boston, April 9.-The mule spinners
OI t0lS COuhGy CoHicttcu Will the. xNa-
tional Mule Spinners' association will |
not accept any reduction In the present |
scale of wages now demanded by their |
organization. This position was taken |
by vote of the association at yesterdays |
session OF the convention, which is being |
held here. The local branches reported |
that they had $135,000 in their treasur- |
les. The local branches having members |
on the eyec,,fiya ro,incil were inst rrcfed
10 elect alternates.
BrookliDe Printers Arrested. |
' Boston, April "a j. and A. f. Mac !
Kintosh. aged 25 and 32 years, respec-
lively. two prominent citizens Of Brook |
lire, have been arrested on a warrant |
sworn out by Bray wilkins of this city, |
charging them with the embezzlement |
of property, books, etc, valued at |
1882. 1t Is alleged that the arrested |
men having assigned their printing
business to wilkins subseo,,anttv COL