The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-22
AEGEAN SEA STORM TOSSED
AND THE ADMIRALS FOUND DIFFI-
Guilty IN PATROLLING THE COAST.
Trouble Brewing on All the Islands
of the Archipelago-COlone VassOs
Still DefyinE the Powers.


The Athens correspondent of the Times
says a strong gale is blowing across the
Aegean sea, which makes the blockade ex-
ceedingly difficult. 1t is reported that the
admirals purposely refrained from interfer-
ing with the vessels which recently landed
provisions in Crete. one having discharged
its cargo at Akrotiri almost under the eyes
of the admirals. The necessity of removing
the Turkish troops from the island be-
comes more and more imperative. Abso-
lutely nothing else. continues the corre-
spondent will convince the Cretans of Eu-
ropes sincerity. 1t may be regarded as
certain that they will even prevent the de-
parture of the Greek army force until the
Turks have gone. There is no time to be
lost 1t is impossible that Greece and Tur-
key could long support the armies they
have mobolized Either may prefer
provoking struggle to seeing
its troops starve. The foreign war
ships have already arrived at Crete, and
the Sultan should be induced, the corre-
spondent says, to make voluntary recall
of his troops. Greece might then be will
ing to recall Colonel Vassos.
| 1t is reported from Jerusalem that the
| Greeks and Arabs in Palestine are greatly
excited by recent events. Thousands are
receiving communion the Mosque of the
Holy Sepulchre and preparing TO take the
| field against the Turks in the event of war.
a dispatch to the Times from Canea says
| Chief Manoui at Rodia, represents that the
| insurgents mistook the Austrian war ship
| Sebenco for a Turkish vessel, and thus
were mised into a hostile action. The
| Christians are very angry at the proposed
| landing of British troops, for they assume
| that these will side with the Moham-
| medans.
| 1t is rumored at Athens that the Greek
government has offered to purchase the
| Island Of Crete, and that a gentleman
| known to be closely connected with the pail
| ace party at Constantinople visited Colonel
| Vassos a week ago in the guise of tourist,
charged with secret instructions on the SUBJ
| ject. Two Greek officers have arrived at
| Athens from the camp of Colonel Nassos.
| They report that he is amply provided with
| all necessaries. Another Greek officer writes
accusing the Turks of trying to dynamite
the church at Platania when the Greek off,
| GERS and Cretan chiefs We're attending mass
| for the dead.
| A Greek vessel which has returned to
| Athens from Crete reports that it landed
| half its cargo, although a French war ship
| fired blank shot a warning. France is
understood to support the proposal to make
1tOISt SONeIHOT VI CItle
| GREEKS ALL ARMING.
| A dispatch from Constantinople to the
| Daily Mail says the Greeks in all the ISL
| ands of the archipelago are arming, drill
| !Tg and preparing to revolt as soon us war
| is declared.
The correspondent of the Daily Mail at
Berlin says the Berlin Post publishes tele-
| gram to the effect that two Greek lieuten-
ans have been arrested in the Turis'sh
| camp at Elassona and condemned to be
| shot as spies.
ismail, the sub-Governor % Crete has
wired to the Yidiz Kiosk at Constantinople
| that the Mohammedans who We're rescued
| at Candamo accuse the foreign marines of
| pillaging their houses. A secret society has
been discovered among the Sultans AL
| banian bodyguard. The Porte has asked
| the authorities of the mosques and syna-
| gogues at Salonica to allow the troops to
| be Graltered there.
| Pillaging still continues at Crete. Three
| Turkish soldiers who were caught in the
act of pillage Saturday at HaIepa fired on
| the gendarmes, who returned the fire, kill
| ing one of them. Some doubt is ex-
| pressed by the officials at Canea as to
| whether Colonel Vassos, commander of the
Greek forces in Crete. will be able to hold
|
sions. 1t is also denied by the officials that
| there is friction between the admirals and
| the consuls.
| The Athens correspondent of the Chron-
icle says that all the Greek newspapers
protest against the blockade. and the ques-
| ton is raised as to whether Turkish vessels
| will be allowed to enter Cretan ports.
| There is no confirmation of the rumor that
| the Greek troops have crossed the frontier
| on the EpiruS side. The Turkish troops
| there occupy strong positions, except on
| the coast, which is open to a sea attack.
| The heavy leves enforced by threats of
| violence to Greek villages in Epirus cause
| great discomfort.
The Daily Chronicles correspondent at
| Canea says the Moslem beys object to au-
tonomy because they fear they will be
compelled to leave the island without COM
pensation for their large landed interests,
| which are heavily mortgaged to Christians
| Moslems two-thirds of the lands in
Crete, but the whole country is now prac-
| tically in the control of the insurgents.
| Nobody, continues the correspondent, be-
lieyes that scheme of autonomy such
as the powers propose is really workable.
1t would at once serve to accentuate exist
ing feuds.
Ine same correspondent says the Italian
officers returned last night Sunday from
the camp OF Colonel Vassos, in the center
OF the island. and they report that he had
declared his intention to resist any attempt
to force withdrawal of Greek troops. He
said he would himself tear up every copy
of autonomy proposition that came his way
and he gave them the impression that ne
intended to assume the offensive. While
shots were being exchanged Saturday AT
Akrotiri between the Turks and insurgents
n Turkish frigate in Suda bay
shelled the insurgents position
in full view of the European
fleet. The result OF the shelling Is not
known Some insurgents at Akrotiri begged
food from the ships, but the admiras de-
clined TO give anything except medical aid
Unless the gale abates il Will he difficult
TO land the foreign troops.
The Athens correspondent OF the Daily
Chronicle denies that King George has
promised not TO bring about an uprising
in Macedonia. and asserts that the Sultan