The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-09
CRETANS PREPARING
To Fire on Europe.

LONDON, April S.-The Times will
print tomorrow the following dispatch
from the Canea correspondent: The
Cretans are now massing around KS
samo. They have mounted four guns
and intend to attack the fort, which is
held by $50 Turks YESTERDAY they
wrote to the captain of the Austrian
warship anchored in the bay, declar-
ing that, as the action Of the interna-
tional fleet had hitherto been hostile
to them, they would repel forcibly any
attempt Of the warships to interfere
with their designs at Kissamo. 1t is
expected, therefore. that the Cretans
will direct their guns upon the war
ships if the latter open fire.
The Rome correspondent Of the Daily
News learns that the powers will begin
the blockade of Greece simultaneously
with a new proclamation of the Gre
tans. Everything indicates that Greece
is determined to resist.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 8.-An
extraordinary council Of ministers of
the empire was held at the palace to-
day. 1t is understood that, as a result
infOrce the troops at Salonicd with
thirty-two battalions of Redifs from
Anatolia, making a total Of $4,000.
PARIS, April S.-A dispatch from
ConstantinOple to the Temps says the
proposal to leave the choice of a gov
ernor Of the island of Crete to the pro-
posed Cretan assembly has been accept
ed by four of the powers; but, 1T is
added, Germany and Austria still op-
pose the proposition.
CAPE TOWN, April s.-A dispatch
from Vryburg says that in an encoun-
ter with the Bechuanaland insurgents
on Tuesday, near Kuruman, the Cape
volunteers lost five men killed and had
six men wounded A later dispatch
from Vryburg says that the volunteers
have captured and burned the insur~
gents stronghold at tfanssape Lieut..
Harris was among the killed.
Canea, April S.-The Mussulmens of
Sttia are suffering from want of water,
the wells of the town not sufficing to
supply their needs, and the insurgents
driving them back whenever they at
tempt to obtain water outside of the
town, In spite of the protection afford
ed by the foreign warship in Sitia Bay.
The foreign admi"ais have sent q
warship Kissamo, with instructions
to assist the Turks in eva2ua ring that
place, the latter having declared 1t
to be impossible to resist the insur-
gents. The fire which broke out yes
terday near the cathedral in Gambia
destroyed the residence of the bishop
The Greek quarter was saved by the
Italian marines. who demolished a
number of buildings i'll order to check
the progress of the cOn1agrati0n
Rome, April S.-Considerable uproar
attended the Interpolation of the gov
ernment by Signor Imbriani, the Social
leader, in the Gambler of deputies to-
day, who referred to the "odious policy
of leading free Italy to commit incon-
ceivable acts of violence against Greece
and to trample upon the laws of ma
uons." Continuing, Signor Imbriani
asserted that Italy was playing the role
Of vassal to the Dreibund, and he
eulogized the conduct of Greece. In
so doing, the Socialist deputy vigor-
ously attacked the acts of Italy and
the concert Of the powers for which he
was frequently called to order by the
president of the chamber and was loud
ly cheered by his followers