Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-23
CRETAN SITUATION.
European WarshipS BOmbaFd An IT,
Sursent Camp.
GREAT EXcIrEnENr IN ATHENS.
The People Shou, for Wnr - King
George Decides 10 sal for Tho
Scene Of Troubl,.

ATHENS, Feb. GA great indigna.
lion meeting was held here in order to
protest against the bomosrdment yes
,erday by the warships Of the powers
OF the iDturgent camp near Canea.
, Shouts were raised for war, anu the
speakers vehemently declared the
country was now fully determined to
saorlfice blood and treasure in aid OF
Crete.
Premier Del Ysnnis addressed q
crowd of people on the terrace In
front of the ministry OF finanos and
declared thst the cabinet was in per.
feet accord with the nation, which
might be assured that the government
would do Its duty.
II Ia reported that the minister OF
war has resigned.
The minister OF foreign affairs has
called at the embassies and hsB lodged
n protest against the b0mbhrdment OF
the insurgent camps by the foreign
warshipe.
CHRISTIANS WOUNDED.
CANEA, Island OF Crete, Feb. a.
Fifteen Christians, including three
nuns of the Elias convent, were
wounded by the bombardment by the
fleet. Five thousand insurgents ar
rived within half an hour alter the
firing commenced.
Advices from Gambia are to the
effect that the water supply has been
diverted and that the government has
twice valnly asked the foreign admirals
10 land marines.
The British, Italian and Russian
consuls proposed an armistice OF one
week at Selin0s. This proposition was
accepted by both Mussulmans and
Christians.
The English, Italian and Russian
consuls have returned from Selinos,
accompanied by 179 Mussuiman iugl-
tives. They were unable to hold con-
fereuces with the chief OF the bell
ligerents, who are conducting war
OF determination. Both sides have
mutually massacred prisoners.
BERLIN, Feb. 22.-The Lokal An
zeiger IL authority for the statement
that the king OF Greece has sent q
telegram to Christian IN, king OF
Denmark, to the effect tuat he has
ueoided to sail Tor Crete to take COM
mand OF the Greek forces there.
LONDON, Feb. GA dispatch TO
the Daily Telegraph from Athens
ia}s the Greek warehips havs been
ordered to Start for Crete Immediately
under the command oil Prince George.
PARIS, Feb. 22,-It IL stated that the
powers have accepted a proposition to
give autonomy TO Crete. Even II this
Is true, 1t would naturally ut once be
followed by the dispatch OF an ulti-
matum to Greece. This probably &C.
counts for bouree rumors regarding an
ultimatum.
ENGLAND's PROTEST.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-Ths parliament.
airy secretary OF the foreign Office, Mr..
George N. CuI2op, in answer 10 a
question in the House of Commons
today, said that the presence OF Greek
troops In the leland of Crete, so lar
appeared TO have added TO the disorder.
Tue powers, he continued, did not lu-
tend to delegate to the Greek forces the
duty OF keeping order in the interior OF
the island.
Mr.. CuIzon further denied that the
wnrehips had attacked the Greeks. He
Insisted, however, that the foreign fleet
had no choice but to prevent by force
the continued advance of the insuI-
gents on Canea. This statement YVES
greeted with opposition cries Of
'Shame" and ministerial cheers.
Mr.. LAbouchere moved adjournment
in order to call attention to tho firing
on Greek troops by British warships.
and all the members OF the opposition
present rose In support Of the motion,
including all the whole OF the frol {
opposition bench. ..-i
Mr.. Lsbouchete said the question
was not party one, but national one,
and added: "rhe liberals will do
their utmost to prevent further action
on behalf of that miserable cur, that
foul blot upon civilization, the sultan
OF Turkey"
Sir William o. Harcourt, the liberal