Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-03
RUMORS And TALK.
Alleged Vandalism by British Marines
In the Island Of Crete.
THE BALKAN CONFEDERA1iON.
soldiers aud Missionaries for War
Tho sulIau Trying TO Win Greet
BIitain's Favor.

LONDON, April 2.-.The Daily Cnron-
cle,a Canea correspondent will say TO.
morrow:
Here are come OF the deeds TO which
England is setting her hands today:
During the week an expedition OF
British mariner, accompanied by eau.
non, went to Tripete, In Sphakla, aud
examined houses 10 search of provls'
ions. They destroyed all they found,
lest the insurgents should get them. A
day or go later another expedition OF
British marines was sent 10 village
near Solino, with tho object of finding
-four and grain. Later two warships,
one British vessel, dispatched boats
fitted with cannon to the Columbia
river, with instructions to seize the
small mercantile craft. The peasaDts
refused to surrender them. The Euro
pean forcs threatened to destroy the
village, whereupon the boats were
given up.
A British detachment was sent to
Kasteili, where 1t proceeded TO destroy
the Cretan houses. Chains were
thrown around them and iaetened to
ships, which pulled TIL the houses
collapsed.
Another instance of British meas.
ures was where IA company OF Bsehi-
Bazouks attached the Greek lines at
VigIa. the Turkish ships supporting
the attack with cannon. After the
engagement was well under way, the
whole European feet, including the
British vessels, opened fire upon the
email forces Of Cretans, who were
compelled TO retreat. The Turks then
entered the village and began to burn
the houses, the church and the monas.
terry.
A BALKAN CONFEDERATION.
The Times Vienna correspondent
says:
The official journal of Progress,
published at sofia, throws light on
the possible formation OF Balkan
confederation. 1t says O convention
between Bulgaria, Bervia and Greece,
and perhaps Roumanis, SCENE to be
demanded by existing circumstances
ana well understoou Interests. Con.
federation of the Christian ststes In
the Balkans, under the auspices Of
Russia, 10 the main object which the
Statesmen OF the Balkans must have In
view.
Tue Times will print tomorrow the
following dispatches from Its Athens
correspondents:
W,uely varying rumors have been
current Of late with regard to the Joint
action OF Greece amt Bulgaria Ia the
event Of war. Tho attitude OF Bull
iaria Is being watched with close at.
tention. The impression seems to
prevail In certain quarters that Bull.
garia might be disposed to share
Greece's projected enterprise with
reference to Macedonia. The truth 10,
Bulgaria does not intend to depart
from her present cautious policy. For
the time at least she will maintain an
txpectant attitude. II the Greeks in.
wade Macedonia and reach point
where Bulcaria's interests become in.
volved, che will then take action,
possibly by first appealing to Mace.
donin as q faithful vassal, and not az
an enemy Of Turkey. Should Turkey
be defeated by Greece, then both Bul
garla ana Servia would probably ad.
vance, uespite the restraining efforts
OF the powers. Such n movement
might not be ostensihly directed
against Turkey, although the latter
may well ask to be saved from friend.
like these. Tho results OF tn,
recent conferences between Primes
Ferdinand and King Alexander al
Sona are already becoming appnr
Ont In a impeachment between tht
two governments, and may soon leaC
to q definite combination, in which
Montenegro would be included. buct
an alliance is already openly sdvo'
Gated by the ministerial Journal. Hope!
that have been entertained at Amen,
regarding the cooperation VI Bul
gsris are therefore aban doned. Their
Is reason TO believe that the rsje ctior
of the proposal made by Bulgaria Il
Greece during the winter is now bit
terly regretted by the king and NJ