The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-06
MASSACRE IN CANEA.
Turkish Soldiers Join Musselmans In
Siaughtering Christians.
King of. Greece Responsible
For Outbreak.
vss Report Says 1900 Have Been Slain and
Villages Burned.

Vienna. Feb. 6.-An unconfirmed re-
mort has been received here Of the mas
sacre of 1900 Christians in the villages on
ahe island of Crete.
London, Feb. ga dispatch to The
Times from Athens announces that the
King OF Greece is responsible for the sud-
den change OF policy regarding Crete.
President of the Council TIL. Delyannis
yesterday (Friday) announced that, in
zsmuch as the powers had undertaken
10 care for the reforms In the Turkish
empire, Greece would maintain policy
OF "watchful non-intervention." To
zhis declaration Of policy, the king Of
fered decided objections. taking stand
IN opposition TO Prime Minister Delyan-
mis-, with result that II was soon an
nounced that gunboats would be sent
20 Crete.
A dispatch to The Daily News from
Athens says: The situation at Canea
has reached n crisis of blood and fire.
.rhe Turkish troops have Joined hands
with the native Mussulmans cutthroats.
The consul has sent kilograms to the
effect that the situation Is hopeless. At
Retimo, 5000 Mussulmans assembled in
front of the government house and
threatened to slaughter the entire Chris
xian population unless all of the armed
Christians outside of the town would
consent to disperse. The attempts to
exclude the Mussulmans from the
strategic portions of the town were
abandoned upon the advice OF the
sbishop. and the Christians finally con-
scented to retire. This concession on the
part Of the Christians, however, does not
prevent the Mussulmans from continu-
ing to besiege Christian villages.
The Rome correspondent of The Daily
News announces that Italian volunteers
have started for Greece, for the purpose
nj Joining in the insurrection on the ISL
and Of Crete. The government has or
6ered the admiral commanding the Ital-
IAN squadron at Smyrna to send re-en.
forcements to Canea. 1t Is also an
nounced that the Italian cruiser Etna
has already transferred 700 refugees
from the island Of Crete to Grecian ports.
These refugees announce that they have
witnessed the most horrible scenes dur
ing the recent maEsacres in the vicinity
0f Canea.
Athens, Feb. s.-Three- -fourths of the
Christian quarters in the city of Canea
have been burned to the ground. accord
ang to late advices received from the
island OF Crete. The Christians. while
trying to escape to the warships, were
attacked by the Mussulman population.
and many were killed and injured. The
total number Of victims, az a result OF
the recent fighting. is estimated at 800.
1t is reported that a large number Of
women and children have already been
landed on the island OF Milo by an
Italian cruiser. The men, In most in
stances, remained at Crete. They bar
rtcaded their houses and made other
preparations for the approaching strug-
gle.
Advices received from Crete are to the
efect that the trouble at Canea origi-
mated In the unfounded report that the
Nussulmans had killed % Christian sem
tinels at Akrostri. When this report was
received. the vail ordered the troops to
proceed To the defense Of the Christian
villages. The troops were attacked, and
II Is reported that 20 persons were killed.
Several villages were destroyed by fire.
Canea itself is In a state Of complete re-
yolA The Mussulmans, II Is claimed, in
stituted the attacks upon the Christians
and commenced the, discharge of fire.
arms. A considerable number OF per-
sons perished In the conflict. Finally.
1t was observed, the soldiers themselves
Fred from the ramparts on the heads of
the Christians. The Mussulmans set fire
10 the quarters occupe1d by the Chris
tians. and the flames were visible from
the warships OF the powers anchored in
the harbor. The flames appeared to be
spreading In the direction of the palace
Uf the archbishop and the Greek schools
The commanders of the Italian and
French gunboats attempted to stop the
fighting and landed small detachments
NJ soldiers for the purpose Of protecting
the telegraph Offices. The Christians at
Halepa sought the refuge at the offices
OF the foreign consuls. and on board the
Eunboats.
African Missionary Dead.