The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-27
That is the Answer of ChTlS-
tians to the Powers.
AND THE POWERS PAUSE
ENGLAND AND GERMANY 10TH
TO GO FURTHER.
THE CRESCENT CAUSE WANING
Insurg nts Follow Up Yesterday s
Great Victory, and Peturn the Fire
of the Fleet Greece indignant
at the Bombardmeni,
at the Bombardmeni,

at the Bombardmeni,
Athens, March 26.-The bOmbardment
of MalaXa has produced painful impress
sion here. The newspapers are filed with
indignant protests.
The Cretan delegation in Athens have
published a pamphlet, protesting against
autonomy and declaring that they prefer
the Ottoman yoke, just as they did after
the failure of the insurrection in 1866.
The pamphlet closes with the declaration:
The Cretans will die, if necessary, for
the sake Of the cause of union with
Greece"
NJ Skouses, the Greek Minister of
Foreign Affairs, sent the following COM
municatian to the Powers on March
21: Il have the honor to acknowledge
your note of the 18th instant, wherein
you inform me that Crete will be placed
in Il state of blockade from to-day. A
notice of that fact has been given to the
shipping interests which 1T concerns.
Nevertheless. as owing to the blockade.
it will henceforth be impossible to import
cereals into Crete, whereas the popula-
ton of the Island has always obtained it's
provisions from the outside, it Is my du-
ty, having regard for ties which bind the
Greek nation TO the Cretan population,
to bring these considerations to your no.
tice, foreseeing as / do, consequences
which may arise and which may not cor
respond with the sentiments of humanity
which animate the governments of the
Powers.
Constantinople, March 26.-The Am
bassadors of the Powers have held n
meeting to consider a despatch from the
foreign admirals in Cretan waters, stat
ing that it is daily becoming more eyi-
dent that a continuance of Turkish au-
thority in Crete is impossible, and recon-
mending that European Governor Gen
elal be appointed, and that the Turkish
troops be Withdrawn.
RUSSIAN RIFLEMEN LANDED.
Canea, Island of Crete, March ga
company OF 120 Russian rifemen from
Odessa, landed here this morning.
AN AUSTRIAN CONTINGENT.
Vienna, March 26.-An infantry regi-
ment, CTS men strong, sailed yesterday
for the island OfRCrete, being the Aus
trian contingent for the occupation of the
principal ports of that island by forces
of the foreign Powers.
CONSTANTINE DID NOT GO.
Athens, March 26.-The crown Prince.
Constantine, who was to have been for
mally gazetted to-day as commander-in-
chief of the Greek army in Thessaly, and
who was to have left Athens to-day in
order to take command of the Greek
forces, postponed his departure. at the
last moment, for few days.
CHRISTIANS SWEEP THE DECK.
Canea, Island of Crete, March 26.-
The fighting between the Christians
and the Turks continued until midnight.
During the evening, the insurgents
burned the Mussulmans' dwellings and
property of Perivola, and this morning
they burned and abandoned the fort at
Keratidi.
The insurgents are estimated to have
lost 200 men in the fighting around
Malaxa.
EUROPE'S PEACE IN DANGER.
st Petersburg, March 26.-The men,
bcrs of the diplomatic corps here now
greatly apprehend serious complications
i'll Macedonia, which will jeopardize the
peace of Europe.
Although recognizing that the chief
danger lies in that direction, the proposal
of Great Britain to establish a neutral
zone on the Greek frontier is regarded
as inetficaciOus and impracticable. 1t is
urged here that it would be preferable to
accelerate the pacifcati ton of Crete by
immediate blockading of the coast of
Greece and thus nip in the bud the de-
Velopment of complications in Macedonia.
ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS.
Canea, Island Of Crete, March o.
The Christians tried to build earthwOrks
on the hills above Malaxa, but they were
bombarded by the foreign warships.
In addition to continuing the work of
burning the property of Mussusmans at
Perivolia, the Christians have attacked
the village of Barabos, and have begun
to lombard the fortress of Butounaria,
which protects the springs supplying Ca
nea with water.
THEY FIRE AT THE FLEET.
Canea, March 26.-Fighting has been
going ON all day long around Tskalaria,
Nerokeuru and Daxan. The Greeks in
the blockhouse at Malaxa are said to
have fired on the Turkish fleet in Suda
Bay. Rami Pasha, the Turkish admiral
landed this afternoon with quantity of
of war.
GERMANY, ALSO, WITHD5AWS
C0nstantinople, March 26.-It is assert
ed here tonight on what is regarded as
reliable authority that in consequence of
the refusal of Lord Salisbury to ioin in
a blockade of Greek ports, Germany has
given notice to the Powers of her inten-
ton to withdraw from the concert. Tt
is understood that Turkey sent her
squadron through the Dardenellee on the
advice of Germany.