The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-01
GAMBIA CORD0NED.
Famine Threatens Great Loss of
Life in the Crete City.
NEED FOR IMMEDIATE ADT10N.

1t Is Said the Demand of ,he Powers VIII
be Made at Once, and That Greece Will
be Allowed Four Days in Which to
! Withdraw from Crete.
| London, March lit is stated here
that there Is good authority for be-
| heving that the result of the confer
ences between ashe representatives of
the great powers at Constantinopls
and Athens will be the presentation of
collective notes to Turkey and Greece
today. Greece will be allowed four
days to recall her land and sea forces
from Crete. 1t is reported from Canea
that several insurgent leaders have sent
to Vice Admiral Canevario, of the Ital-
ian fleet, a signed declaration that the
Cretans will accept no solution of the
pending question but political union
with Greece.
Fighting continues between the in
surgents and Mussulmans near Reti-
mo and elsewhere. The Christians be-
seged the Turkish garrisons in the
block house at Malata for several days.
Yesterday body of Turkish regulars
and irregulars left Canea with a con-
voy to revictual the block house. The
insurgents attacked the column and
killed several of the escort, where
upon the Turkish battleship Fuaad
opened fire upon the insurgents with
shells, and continued the firing until
stopped by order of the foreign ad-
mirals. The convoy was finally COM
PEELED to retire.
Athens rOrrRanOndanf
Daily Chronicle declares that no COM
munication has been received from
Russia. 1t is quite certain that the
Greek army will not be withdrawn.
Macedonian forces will be raised with
in a few weeks with view to pos
slble contingencies, and II the Turks
attempt to invade Thessaly the Bull
garian government Is determined to
advance its troops instantly to the
AEGEAN sea. 1t is rumored that the Sc
cret committee has decided to com
mence operations in Macedonia at once.
The consuls at Gambia have signed a
telegram imploring the powers not to
delay decision. The town is so
crowded with Moslems that famine
threatens great loss of life. Hundreds
of sheep and cattle are already dying
from want of fodder The insurgents
have completely cordoned Cardia.
The greatest anxiety exists also as
to the situation at Selinos, where the
armstice agreed upon by the powers
has expired Tho insurgents are in
worse mood than ever, and thoroughly
determined.
Fighting between the besleged garrl-
son and the Cretans continues. The
villages of Trikaaria and Nerokouro,
in the same district, have been, it is
reported, burned by Bashi Bazouks.
Fighting continues also outside Can
dia. The Christians have repulsed the
Turks The new military governor,
TeWfk Pasha, arrived yesterday.
A number of Cretan deputies, headed
by the bishop of Retimo, have pre-
sentod King George with Il memorial.
This states in effect, that autonomy,
instead of pacifylng the island, will
only pave the way for another revolu,
tion later on and still further endanger
the peace Of Europe, and that, there
fore the Cretans are resolved to con-
tinue the struggle until political union
with Greece, their long cherished hope,
is realized.
teers have evaded the blockade estab-
lished by the powers and landed safely
on the southeast coast of Crete.
The public feeling at Athens is that
nothing can prevent the powers from
coming to blows over Crete. The ru-
NOR was circulated yesterday that the
English flag alone had been hoisted
over the fortress of Izzcding. Every
body Immediately jumped at the con-
clusion that England was trying to
steal a march on the other powers by
seZing Suda Hasbor.
1t seems certain to The Times cor
respondent that one of the great pow
ers is now urging the sultan to take
the offensive Immediately possibly
with the intention of stepping in to
protect Greece in case the Turks
should overrun Thessaly, but more
probably with the Interior design of
selling Constantinople.