The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-08

ATHENS, March I,--The SITUATION OF
naairs here US this dispatch Is sent Cll
i, MI. remains grave, although there
are few signs. here and there. since
Yesterday, that pacific solution OF the
Crstan crisis is yet possible. This Is
NOR, particularly so in the case OF
Greece. 1t IS believed that the govern
r,.rt Is sincere In not desiring TO start
nny courlaEratlon which may spread
Gtr and wide. The garvity OF the stu
ation rs recognized on all sides. and all
,bnse Interested seem willing 10 arrive
al peaceful settlement Of the diticuI-
ties u possible,
Greece Is displaying undlminished
hrunesS in the determination to carry
nut at all costs the programme which
she has mapped out for herself IN re-
gard TO Crete. while at the. same time
supporting the pacific intentions ot her
n i stated that Prince ATaurocor-
datD the Greek minister at COnstanu-
pnpt, has addressed n note TO the
Turkish government, proposing TO re-
call the Greek troops from the frontiers
~ Macedonia and Albania II the Turk
ish troops near the Greek frontier are
simultaneously withdrawn. The porte
however. has not shown any haste to
accede to this proposal.
Al the time this note was sent TO the
Turkish government. strong orders
were issued TO the commanders OF the
Greek troops in Thessaly TO do every
thing possible to avoid anything calcu-
lated 10 provoke a conflict, while the
hope was expressed 10 the Turkish ofti-
ciaIs nj ConstantlnOple that the porte
would issue similar Instructions 10 the
commanders oft he Turkish troops.
Dispatches since received here from
Thessaly indicate that the wishes Of
King George viii be carried out. II
was stated in these messages that al
though the Greek troops are animated
with undated enthusiasm, nothing VIII
be done to needlesSly irritRte the Turks.
An incident showing this 30 be the
case has occurred near Meluu. \
Greek officer OF engineers was engaged
IN supervising the work OF repairing q
road close to the frontier and was pre-
vented By some Turkish othriais from
proceeding with the task. The Greeks
gave nor took any action in the matter.
although It is claimed they were well
within their rights in proceeding with
the repairs.
ON the Other Hand.
On the other hand u dispatch receiv-
ed here from Canea at $50 this morning
states tina. Colonel vassos. who is in
command OF the Greek army OF occupa-
ton. as it Is termed at Athens, has re-
ccived at his camp, near PlatanIu, In
s,ructions from King George TO be pre-
pared 10 resist coercion TO the end.
This spirit, which pervades all the or
ders sent to the Greek commanders IN
Crete, is further shown in Canee diS-
patch received at 3 O'Clock this morn
Ing. referring to the incident which oc'
Cured at Sclino yesterday. Before de-
Gliding TO land the mixed detachment
~ marlnes. the admirals puur-parlied
for n long time with the Greek commO-
,lore. Col. Vassos. md the Greek vice
consul Evasive answers only were re"
turned to the Rdmirnls the Greek COM
modnrc protesting against the obstacles
which Europe placed In the way Of his
action, and Colonel Nassos asserting
that he had no authority over the lnSur-
gents who were investing SelinO.
These replies. coupled with the Insist
cncr NJ the Greek vice consul that he
would only consent to go to Selinn on
board Greek warshlp and In the name
~ King George of Greece. compelled
them to decide 10 themselves deliver
the Imprisoned Moslems. even II they
had to use force against the insurgents
or the Greeks in order to do 80. There
gorc detachment Of marines was land
ID at SeiinO from the foreign warshlp5
and 1t set ont forthwith for Candamo,
& dlstauCe OF seven mileS.
The Greek vice CONSUL VI. Baraclis,
thoreupon Informed the admiral that
tho Creek government declined all re-
sponaIbIllty FOR what might take place.
III Is gnid that there are 5000 MOslems
.h"sIcged az CandamO, where the earth
works nG the Turks have been partly
DESTROYED by the fire of the Insurgents,
many men being killed on both sides.
Additional adyices from Crete this
morning say that the insurgents have
formed Gordon around Canen and that
Yesterday evening the insurgents al
tackled the Turkish positions at MnlANa
and kpratidi where the attempted &"
destroy the block house With the use or
dynamite The fighting, however. was
NJ dogultory nature and this morning
hpstilitcs were reported to bc at n
standHll.
II is announced that 900 men OF the
Greek reserves Will embark tomorrow
morning at Corfu for HaruvasGra and
Artp.
Greeks StII Firm.
OILS p. m.)-The answer OF Greece TO
the Identical notes or the powers was
discussed at meeting or the cabinet
and approved by King George to-day
II Is reported that the reply Ia n refusal
In recall the Greek fleet and trnops from
crete. on the ground that the recall
would he signal FOR pilllEe, Incondlar-
Inn and murder The complete text
VIII not be known until II Is presented
10 the ambassadors of the powers to-
morrow,
In diplomatic circles It X said that
tho Greek answer may lead TO ncgotia-
lions based upon n proposal for cooper
alton, which has been presented by
France
q. NIT iR stated that In view n
tho contemplated negative reply ~
Grceco 10 the powers, King George has
snni orders 10 Colonel NHssos, com.
maudinR the Greek forces IN Crete, to
hold all the positions now occupied by
him The king In still here, and tn"
date Of the departure Of III" crown
prince for the frontier has not been lN.
ud. Every effort II being made to cun-
crutrHic the Greek troops on the Turk.
iah frontier before the threatened
blockade NJ the Greek coast can b" ef-
r"rtcd
In umClnl circles the hope IL not now
entertained that thr powerE wlll accent
iEn 'rruah proposal,
49, March S-ThoBgi the exact
character Of the Greek reply To the
powers is not yet made known, II Is un-
dcfBt0Ud that In addition 10 the ground
OF refusal 10 cDTnuly bgCnuge Of the fear