The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-13

order owing to opposition on the part of
the vice consuls representing the powers.
The Mohammedan population at Selino has
been besieged for several days 1t is said
that twenty persons. including a girl, have
been killed and another girl kidnapped. The
kianu have been liberated according to re-
ports received at Canea. 1t is also an
nounced that Christians fred upon the arsenal
at Suda on Thursday last. but retired when
the troops replied with artillery.
The consuls at Retimo report that despite
the setting at liberty Of the Mohammedans
in the surrounding villages. the Moslems of
Retimo continue to pillage the shops of the
Christians, and threaten to. BURN their houses.
Several Of the buildings owned by the Chris
tians already have been blown up by the use
of dynamite In the sections surrounding
Retimo the Christians are reduced to despair.
The British vice consul at Heraklion has
been ordered to send all ofqthe subjects of
Great Britain on board the men Of war an
less the Mohammedans actively resist the
movement. The situation at Heraklion is un-
changed.
TWO companies of troops which were sent
for the purpose of reinst4ting the refugees at
BukoEes have been beHeged by Christians
during the last ten days. and all means of
communication cut off. Should they surren-
der and be maSsacred, 1t Is feared that the
army would break loose from all restraint
Over 200 refugees are reported as being shut
up IN the Chrysopege monastery near Suda.
Their only hope for liberation lies in inter-
vention by the conSuls, but nothing has been
done in the matter as yet
dispatch to the Times from Athens says
that in spite Of obstinate official silence, it
is known that something Is happening on the
Turkish frontier neceSsitating the movement
Of troops in that direction. The Turkish au-
thorities are aware of the difficulty, and are
taking serious military precautions against
Greece, owing to the critical state of feeling.
Macedonia has organized large bodies of AL
banian Ghegs ready to invade TheSsaly and
engage in guerilla warfare as a set-off to the
Observation-Disclosures movement. Whatever
truth there is in this report, it is certain that
there was an unusual commotion in military
circles in Athens yesterday Friday).
The Paris correspondent Of the Times says
that 1T is the universal opinion in France
that the king of Greece has been assured of
the support Of Russia so far as his designs
for union Of Crete with Greece are con-
cerned. Another dispatch to the Times from
Paris announces that the second-class cruiser
Bugeaud and a French torpedo boat will
leave Toulon Tuesday for Canea.
A dispatch to the Times from Berlin says
that the general situation inspires the great.
est apprehension. The Berlin Post contains
what is believed to be an inspired statement
that war between Turkey and Greece appears
inevitable in view of the recent events.
The Post says that it seems to be hopeless
to expect the powers TO do more than to pre-
vent the conflict from extending to the neigh
fuence, that paper continues, that object
must be the first task of German policy. The
report that German diplomacy was support
ing Greece, the Post prCnounces as mere
invention, and says that Germany cannot
support Greece if she in-ends with selfish
aims to attack the island OF Crete while it is
denuded of troops. On The contrary, the
Post asserts. it must rather De regarded that
Turkey would be justified in sending troops
across the Ihessalan frontier.
The Berlin correspondent of the Times says
that there is no doubt but that the fore
going sta ements CT the Berlin Post repre-
sent Germany's official views and, if any
thing, under-s;ate, rather than oVer-state,
the feeling prevailing in Berlin on the sub
ject CT the Greek policy. The correspond
ent CT the Times in Berlin find no traces
Of any opinion in Germany favoring the pol
icy recently adop,ed by Greece.