The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16

ships with troops to that island came up
In the House of Lords to-day. When Lord
Salisbury declared that reforms for the is
land of Crete had been arranged and were
already being put into effect when Greece
intervened. The powers, the premier said
were unanimous in regarding the action
of Greece as ill-adVised, to say the least
and had lost no time in expressing this
opinion in language of the most earnest
anu unmistakable character to the Greek
government. The government of Great Bri-
tain, Lord Salisbury declared remained
in complete accord with the other powers
and there was no ground for thinking that
they would depart from the policy which
they had hitherto pursued.
The Standard will tomorrow print a
dispatch from it's Athens correspondent
saying that the powers have decided to
supervise the execution of a new charter
for Crete, the chief feature of which is
the autonomy of the island under the
joint rule OF the powers.
The standards correspondent further
says that he has been assured by a Greek
official of high position that Emperor
William of Germany used his influence
very largely to effect this solution of the
matter, which is hailed with delight, and
the crisis is considered to be over.
The Daily Chronicle will tomorrow pub
lish a dispatch from Brussels, saying it
is reported there that the Greek govern
ment has purchased one hundred thousand
rifles at Liege.
The Times will publish tomorrow a dis
patch from Canea giving details of the
landing from the foreign warships of the
force which occupied Canea. The debarl1-
alton of the men took place in the after
noon, under the direction of the Italian
admiral, who is the senior commander.
The weather was brilliant and the men
in their different uniforms made a pie
turesque scene. The quays were crowded
with curious spectators, but no demon
stration of hostility was made. The Mo
hammedan population are evidently pleas
ed with the action of the powers in oc-
cupying the city.
Mushavir Ismael Bey, to whom was del
egated by Georgi Berovitch Pasha, the
Christian governor of Crete, the powers
of government, has addressed note to
the commanders of the foreign fleets,
gladly accepting the occupation of Crete
and expressing hope that Heraklien, Ret
imo kisamo, Selino and other cities and
towns in the island will also be occupied
by the powers. Other prominent residents
begged that the occupation be extended
over the entire island.
No information, the dispatch says, can
be obtained regarding the movements of
the Greek force which effected a landing
at Platanias. Fighting is reported to have
taken place in the vicinity of Heraklion
during the afternoon and three Mohamme-
dan villages were burned.
Vienna Feb. 15.-It is stated here upon
semi-official authority that the admiral in
command of the French squadron, as sem
ior flag officer in Cretan waters, will take
command of the united fleets of the powers
and every movement of a warship will be
made under his direction. 1t is further
stated that all arrangements for definite
action on the part of the combined fleets
of the powers have been completed.
The Fremdenblatt a semi-oficial organ,
says that the powers have agreed upon
the occupation of the Cretan towns of
Canea, Retimo and Gambia by their war
ships and other forces, and have also
agreed to insist upon the withdrawal of
the Greek torpedo fiotilla from Cretan wa
teTs. The government of Greece, the paper
adds, has been notified of the decision Of
the powers.
Paris, Feb. d5.-The Eclair asserts that
a force of Greek troops has been landed
in Crete. No confirmation of the statement
is obtainable and it is not generally cred
ited
In the Chamber of Deputies to-day, NJ.
Hanotaux, minister of foreign affairs, e.
plying to an inquiry by NJ. Jaures, regard
ing the situation in Crete said that the
status of affairs in that island was such
as to render a public explanation impossi-
Bile.
NJ Jaures expressed his dissatisfaction
with the reply of the foreign minister to
his request for information and demanded
that the Cretan affair be discussed at
once by the chamber. Thereupon NJ. Me-
line the premier, declared that such ac-
ton was impossible, as the discussion de-
manded would necessitate the divulging
of secrets which were not Frances alone,
and he demanded that the consideration
of the matter be adjourned, and this
course was adopted by vote of 382 to ~.