The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-18
GREECE IN A GIANTS GRIP.
rur POWERS THwART HER PLANS
IN CRETE.

.,.o princinaI Cities of the Island
rider the Protection of the Ailleh
,,,.cts-Any Attack by the Greeks
,td therefore BE FOIIy-Pence |
ordcred RESTORED i'm Every Fart OF
~. Island-TurI<ey MobiIizing Her
soldiers and ships.
A+bens Feb. 1.-THE belief prevails
.ore that a diplomatic conference VIII
sbort,v be held in Berlin, for the purpose
~ ssttling the question of union OF
Srete with Greece. 1t is expected thass
me matter will be decided in favor on
craare and that Prince George Will pe
S0sen prince of the island.
DSnti-Turkish disturbances have oc-
oarred i'm Thessaly Shots have been eA-
Sanged at Arta, on the Turkish frontler,
was struck by bullet. - c,u.oi.
troops in Crete, has e9t recelTeu to avo5d dil
sny encounter with the foreign torces
an the island, but to execute the orueIs
of the king Which are that ne Snali ; ocGu-
nv The island and restore order therein.
The Macedonian and Cretan committees
Il have arrived at an agreement 70 con-
4 centrate their efforts in Crete 20 the S emu
of securing a union OF the lslaho WIFI
8 VT II is believed here that, detachments of
& marines were landed from the foreign war
II ghinS at heEdkllOn ItNlAhO
terday it being the purpose OF Admlrad
Of the traffic men of the Leading roa9s 0l
a Canevaro to prevent attacks by the creek
q forces upon these places. Inc PROVINCES
Il disturbed and affairs are returning l1oIe HOT
q nearly to their normal condltlon. Col;
VI Vassos commanding the Greek corps OF
occupation, it is said, made no opposltloh
a 10 the landing of the marines.
4 Prince Nicholas of Greece, in command
81 of a battery of field artillery started to-
Mo lfF1Vl
n crowds of people gathered to witness the
q departure Of the troops, and gave the sol
diers and their commanders an ovation
as thew started on their journey.
81 Later advices from Crete confirm the
rlmors that detachments of marines have
been landed from the foreign warships at
s. 4eraklion. Retimo and Sitia. The officer
In command of the French marines, who
d compose the force of occupation at Ret-
g imo has issued a proclamation to the in
q habitants of that place
4 Canea. Feb 17.--Vice Admiral Canevaro
8 Of the Italian navy, commanding the
8 united foreign naval forces here, has
q formally notified the commander of the
81 Greek squadron Prince George of Greece
& Of the occupation of the town by marines
Il of the foreign WarShipS, with the consent
s of the Turkish government. To this no
8 tice the Italian admiral added warning
g that the Greeks must not make an at
tack upon the town, which IS under the
a protection of the flag of the great powers.
since the occupation of the town by the
81 foreign marines, order has been restored
81 in the suburbs and everything around
q Carca is now quiet. Foreign warshlps
are stationed here, at Betimo and at 81
tia.
AS the result of a conference of the com
manders of the foreign squadrons held on
81 board the Italian flagship to-day, Admiral
II CaneYaro sent note TO the Greek con-
SUI informing him that any attack on the
part OF Greece upon Canea, Retimo, Sitia
or Heraklion, would be repulsed by the
Narships of the powers. The consul was
also wraend that al further hostile action
on the part Of the Christian insurgents
and Greek troops in other parts of the
sand, must cease at once.
Vice Admiral Canevaro has written a
note 10 the Greek consul at that place, in
forming him that it is the purpose of the
"A powers, by their occupancy of various
aIles Of the island, to promote a bloodless
settlement of the Cretan difficulty, and
hat therefore any attack upon the towns
occupied, whether made by Turks or
Cnrlsuans, Will be repelled by the united
forces io OF the powers; He also urges the
insurgents ana Greeks TO abstain from
island.
Coastanunople Feb. 17.-At a special
meeting of the council of ministers held
al the Y!ldiz palace Monday. it was de-
cided to leave the pacihcation of the ISL
%Stll0 OF crete IN the hands of the powers.
ne council also adopted military meas
ona5t Tgs 70 De taken on the Greek frontier,
ePpontlng Edhem Pasha, who directed
me turkish military operations at Zei-
oun IN 1895 10 command of the troops
1,it a. itttldasona, and decided to call out the
OF Ihe third army corps, stationed
W AZ odlOnlca. The measures are purely
ueleIslVe, and were taken with a view of
nfoyn,ss any emergency. The sultan has
.HIoImed the foreign diDlOmats thai he
greatly pleased at the landing of for
0Tn FL marines and blue jackets at Canea.
elarin, ~ tLAisu hisu soVernment persists in he.
tbaridn btrIin7 mat T. is not to be inferred that
l5.iaCr4 ~ OF VIII be any rupture of the re-
ibo ~ peI IWeen turkey and Greece, from
Iee,.t t'.t thdt Turkey is determined to
to tbe 'Iy FnreJtl settlement of trouble in Crete
tn European powers.
the maj of709{,ernment has issued orders for
S tbe IidoptIl5atlon id9. of the Turkish fleet with
S "rr, IedSl delay possible
ne sultan this forenoon maid his animal
rurnosD Aohstantinople proper, for the
lts54iDDSoe on performing the ceremony of
Nv a6.1r.ne we prophets mantle. His majes-
folico .yl5 oT panied by strong guard of
Yiidi7 na ata military, proceeded from the
|mantiaF FGGs'Ge G &c 70 the mosque, in which the
heturnoi kept, by the water route and
to ana oE the same route. His progress
by inroe.r1eollh ON tle mosque was witnessed
Tba Tbtna''lense crowds of people,
so,r ministry of marine has asked the
ID def5rrdl..sn nt for credit of $500 900 Turkish
lnq an we expenses incurred in prepar-
/ q1sjr55r'ln 'lnonhzing the Turkish fleet. Two
trst u5E arc now being prepared The
nd t 4lch VIII comprise four warships
Iavs IT, u lolpedo boats, will sail within five
Ial 1HIer command of Vice Admiral
RVica me- second will be commanded by
bf f,cA cAnntal Hassan, and will consist
Fif,, Wdfships and ten torpedo boats.
y fum1Go, ,l,In44usand naval reserves have been
4 4edif+ su Tor service in addition TO the
kao6i,9s' ne third army corps, now at
have w. and the redifs OF Trebizond
b. p,ao been ordered to Join their col
h lo1,,N.ls altogether 76 800 men, who will
'1eAlrated near the Greek frontier
M T0r1.-
frint' t9n Feb. 1.-THE Daily News will
avn morrow a dispatch from Athens,
1ho ~ IS reported there that a part OF
fo V,uS or occupation, commanded by
Il 1ueoio o5os Today attacked the town Of
tr.cf '3Iu. The Turkish garrison. after a
br.e distance yielded and the Greek
Tha Bo possession.
por,u uSily News will say tomorrow n is
N.Y. ln the lobby, among the unlon-
Iat t"ipers Of the House OF Commons.
rionsiis is not likely that the powers will
om Ky 4ttempt to dislodge the Greeks
sonao island of Crete, but that their
oules, WI, after a decent Interval he
lneyatu III, with a view 10 the ultimate
nei,rloh OF the island to the Greek
e5rpa , IL is whispered that King
nMas made aware beforehand that
sisted .aken by Greece would not be
' uesperately.