The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-02-19
THE POWERS
Give the Grecian Government Forty
Eight Hours in Which to Withdraw
Her Forces From Crete-ShOuid She Fail
to Do So the Piraeus Will Be Block
AIDED and Hostilities Begun Against
Greece-Fort Aghia Captured.

to do SO the R1raeus Will Be Block
AIDED and Hostilities Begun Against
Greece-Fort Aghia Captured.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Daily Mail
says Wednesday that the powers have
sent collective note to Greece, stat
ing that unless the Grecian forces are
Withdrawn from Crete within As hours
the Piraeus will be blockaded and hos
tilities begun against Greace.
The Constantinople correspondent
of the Daily News telegraphs that the
ministry of marine has ordered six
vessels for sea service.
A dispatch from Athens to the Even
ing News says that Greek troops have
landed at the bay OF Kolymhari. Col
Vassos, the commander of the Greek
forces in Crete, has issued the follow
ing proclamation:
''Cretans: You are suffering from the
present state of anarchy and are ex-
posed to the excuses of a fanatical
populace which have awakened the ma
tional sentiment and have deeply
stirred the Hellenic people This Ia
mentable situation of the people of the
common destinies with ourselves, could
not any longer be allowed to exist.
The king of the Hellenes has resolved
to end this state of things by pro-
claiming a Greek occupation of the
island.
''In making this proclamation I
promise in the name of King George to
protect the lives, honor and property
of the inha bitants without distinction
of religion or nationality, and to re-
spect the religious convictions of the
inhabitants while bringing to them
peace and law"
ATHENS, Feb. 1.-THE first definite
news OF Greek victory in Crete was
received Tuesday evening, and the
widest enthusiasm followed the in
telligence.
The Greeks, it is said, attacked and
captured fort Aghia, taking 400 Mus
sulmans prisoners. Among the num-
Der are one hundred Turkish troops,
the remainder of the prisoners
being Moslems who sought
refuge in the fort. The news details
of the engagement are lacking. One
report says that no fighting occurred,
the garrison surrendering upon the
demand of the Greek commander AS
no mention of any losses is made in
any of the dispatches, it is surmised
that this report is true.
Notwithstanding the reports that
the powers would take concerted &C
ton to prevent Greece from taking fur
Their hostile action in Crete, warlike
preparations are being made with
all possible dispatch. In addition
to the Corps of Occupation"
mum bers 800 men of all arms. One
other regiment embarked upon a trans
port and sailed for Crete Tuesday
night Another regiment will safl
thence Wednesday. The government
is preparing for every possible contin.
gency, and has summoned two classes
of the naval reserve for active service.
The people are in frenzy of excite
ment and demand that the Cretan
question be settled now for all time.
1t is popularity thought that when the
powers find the annexation of the is
land which Greece has in view an &C
complished fact, they will readily ac-
quiesce in this spoilation of the Turk.
ROME, Feb. 17.-The bold action in
Greece attempting to solve the Cretan
question with the sword has excited
popular admiration everywhere in
Italy, and great philio-Crete agita.
ton is being carried on through.
out the country. The sympathies
of the people are entirely with
| the Cretan Christians in their
| struggle to throw off the
yoke of Moslem rule and this sympathy
is taking practical form. Enthusiastic
mass meetings have been held in sew
eral cities at which the speakers have
traced the whole history of Turkish
misrule in Crete and have dwelt upon
the promises of the porte, broken time
and time again, to inaugurate reforms
in the island.
At these meetings subscription
lists were opened for the benefit of the
struggling islanders, and goodly mum.
bers have been realized. Many young
men whose enthusiasm has been
aroused by the heroism of the Cretan
Christians and the bold defiance OF
| Turkey by the Greeks, have volun-
teered to serve with the Christians, and
mum bers of them have already started
| for Crete.