Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-03-06
FINAL ULTIMATL!M TO GREECE.
Must Abandon Crete Within Six
Days at Most.

Athens, March 2.-'Fhe identical note pre-
sented yesterday by the representatives of the
powers to the Greek government says that the
powers entirely agreed upon a course of
action to put an end to a situation which it
not in their power 10 prevent, but which
if continued would gravely compromise the
peace of Europe.
1t proceeds to announce that the annexation
of Crete is impossible and that they decline
to accept such proposition. The conferees
propose, instead absolute effective auton-
ony assuring Crete separate government un-
der the suzerainty of the sultan. These condi-
tions, however, not being reaiZable except by
the withdrawal of the Greek troops from the
island and the Greek ships from Cretan waters
from points where the powers in occu-
patton, the powers confidently rely upon the
wisdom of the Greek government to cease
their present movement for the welfare of
peace for Europe.
Therefore, Greece is solemnly warned that
unless the aforesaid within six days
the powers will not hesitate to take any CO.
erciEe steps necessary to enforce it and the
decision is irreVocable.
MussUlmans Uprising.
Canea, March AFTER consultation today
between the consuls and admrals it was decil-
ed to send officers to Sencs and Heira phre
in order to facilitate the relief of the besaeat:
Mussulmans. Seiga and Candimo will be
placed under the protection of the powers
The gend' armes are composed of Albians and
Bosnians. Their pay is 10 months in arrears
Yesterday they refused to so duty and to-
day they imprisoned their officers in the gov
ernors palace upon a report gaining currency
that the officers had received their pay and
intended to leave the island. The officers tried
to escape and the mutineers fired upon them
Colonel Suleman Bey has died frcm his
wounds. The mutineers then barricaded them
selves in the barracks.
The German and Italian marines fired vol
leys at the windows and the British We're about
to fire when flag was raised. The British and
Austrian officers thereupon held a short parley
with the mutneers, eventually resulting in the
surrender of the latter. Suleimans s murderers
have been sent board II. NJ. S. i3arieut
The patrol from the foreign Warships have been
reinforced.
Canea MussuiEns.ns incense.i.
Canea, March 2.-Insurgents effected juno
ton with Greek regulars before hombar1inG
the blockhouse at Stayaros Sunday. Mussul-
mans of Canea SO incensed at the danger
of co-religionists that the lives of Europeans
are in danger, and foreign consuates threat
ened
Startling Report From C:,nesa.
Paris March "A dispatch to Eclair from
Canea says it is reported there 200o Mus
sulnans inferred in the fortress Selino.
All have been massacred and great apprehen-
sion is felt regarding the fate of l000 Nlussul-
mans besieged near Gambia.
SeIinGs Under Protection.
Canea, March 2.-The adnlirals have notified
the Greek commander that Selinos mas been
placed under the protection of the powers who
viii oppose any Greek action against it.
Collective Nste to Turkey.
Constantinople, March 2.-The representatives
of the powers this afternoon presented d col
lective note TO the Turkish government