New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-24
CroRGEMAY GOVERN CRETE
-,,r POWERS SAID TO HAVE ACCEPTED
49, ppoposAL OF THE SULTAN.

e,zr-r NAY NOMINATE HIS son
ThN ,ovuss,oNER FOR THE Is1-AND-A
v,r1oy ry ADMIRAL CANEvARo.
March 2S-"The Morning Leader"
Lo''- ~,orrow give prominence to private tele-
VIII ,rom Paris declaring that the Powers
sra" ...snted a proposal made by the Sultan
rs" v,nc George Of Greece shall occupy and
fn'' fn.,s.or the Government Of Crete, Turkey re-
s1 ,sr imperial rights in the island. The
Sai the telegram adds. provides that King
pra sbsu nominate a High Commissioner for
the island w.
p-.or % the above effect IS not new. Its
..ua,it,on from Paris is accepted with much re-
- os "The Morning Leader Is not first
class authority.
"rbe Chronicle" will tomorrow make an an
,orncement similar TO the telegram puohsheo
~, ..Tbe Morning Leader" hut under reserve
Nevertheless Il expresses some belief IN the gen
.rst correspondence of the report with the iac's'
,,,s stated that the King of Greece will nominate
his son. Prince George. as Hish Commissioner.
II Is understood that the matter was discussed
AZ the Cabinet meeting to-day
W. Athens correspondent Of THE Chronicle"
..,seraphs that NJ. Onou. the Russian Minister at
-. audience given to him yesterday by King
troro the Car and the Dowaser Empress of Rus
.,o The letter Of the Car contained 10000
-,,lss for the benefit Of the Cretan refugees in
.,ha,s NJ. Onou has just returned from ST.
Petersburg
7, the House Of Commons to-day G. n Cur
.on Under Foreign Secretary. in reply 10 a ques
t,on BY Sir Charles Dixie. Radical member for the
Forest of Dean Division of Gloucestershire said
that the Government had not received any pro-
nosals from Greece looking to a compromise with
the Powers beyond what was contained in
Greece's supplementary note which had already
been made known to the House II seemed.
however that the Greek Minister at Paris had
made verbal communications 10 NJ. Hanotaux
the French Minister of Foreign Affairs. but none
such had been made to the Government Of Great
Britain
In reply 10 a question by John G. s. Mcneil,
Anti-Parnellite member for South Donegal. Mr..
Curzon said that Turkey was not taking any
part in the blockade of Cretan ports. and that
Turkish merchant vessels in entering the ports
of Crete, would be subject to the same restric-
tions as were imposed on vessels Of other ma
tions.
Carea. March 23-Three hundred French
troops. the first of the reinforcements ordered
10 Crete for service. landed at Suda to-day
Later they marched 10 this city. Three nun
dred other French troops VIII go to Slta' AT the
eastern end Of the island
Admiral Canevaro. the Italian officer VINO. ny
reason OF seniority, is in command OF the com
hined fleets Of the Powers. has issued procia-
nation enjoining the insurgents ana @Teeh tx
troops not 10 attack the Turkish forts at hls-
saro Suda MalaXa. Retimo. Gambia ana Hlera-
petra these forts being necessary Tor the NAM
fenarce of order at the ports where the foreign
troops will be disembarked. The proclamation
closes with a warning that measures VIII pe
taken to insure respect for IT, ~,
It is doubted whether the insurgents VIII pay
any heed TO the proclamation.
(,onstantinOplC March 23.-The Turkish news
papers in their comments on the blockade or
Crete remark upon the pacific attitude OF the
Powers toward Turkey. Their attitude, tne!
saw is conformable with the rights and pohtlca!
interests of the Porte and furnishes fresh PROOF
of the striking success that has been gained py
the Sultan. II also testfes to the friendship or
the Powers for the Porte and their solcltude Tor
the peace OF the world.
Athens March CIT is denied here that col
lision has occurred between the Turks ana
Greeks at Plaza, on the frontier Of Epirus.