The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-22
COLONEL YASSOS' POSITION CRITICAL.
Neither Greece nor Turkey Can Long Sustain
the Armies They Have Mobilzed.
Cretans Will Oppose the Greeks Withdrawing
Until the Turks Have Been
Ordered Home.

at Constantinople visited Col. Vassos
a week ago in the guise of a tourist.
charged with secret instructions on the
subject.
Two Greek officers have arrived here
from the camp of Col. Vassos. They
report that he is amply provided with
all neceSsaries
Another Greek officer writes accusing
the Turks of trying to dynamite the
church at Platania when the Greek
ohlcerS and Cretan chiefs were attend
ing mass for the dead. A Greek vessel.
which has returned here from Crete,
reports that it landed it's cargo. al
though french WarShip fired a blank
shot as warning. France is under
stood to support the proposal to make
Prince George governor of Crete.
CANEA, March 21.-The situation in
Crete today may be described as one
Of expectancy. This morning the fact
that the blockade had formally begun
was generally communicated from Ca
nea to all points in the island in tele-
graphic circuit. Pillaging still contin-
ues. Three Turkish soldiers who were
caught in the act Of pillage Saturday
nlght hred on the gendarmes, who re-
turned the fire, killing one of them,
Some doubt is now expressed by the
ofhcialS here as to whether Col Vassos
commander of the Greek forces in
crete, will be able to hold out long,
owing to the scarcity of provisions. 1t
is also denied by the officials that there
is friction between the admirals ami
cOnsuls.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 21-Re-
ports have been received here Of a
very serious disorder at Tokal, in the
Sivas district Of Asia Minor. 1t is said
that many Armenians and Turks have
been killed. AS yet there are no details
as to the exact cause of the outbreak
The city of Tokal is on the YeshiI-
Irmak river, and has a population of
about $4,000 The government has es.
tabhShed extensive works there for re-
timing the copper produced by the mines
OF Arghana-Maden, near Darbekir II
is in the heart of the old province of
Armenia.
The action of the Servian government
in calling the reserves and part of the
militia to the colors, ostensibly to par
ticipate- in maneuvers near the Turkish z
frontier, has caused much anxiety IN
Turkish official circles The Porte has
instructed the railroad companies to
keep sufficient rolling stock in readiness
to convey troops Immediately, if neces-
sary, to the Servian fronuer Fifteen
DattallonS VIII be concentrated at Sa-
lonica. Quarters are being prepared for
the troops in the mosques and other
public buildings of the city.
ATHENS, March 21-Some Of the
Greek sharpshooters at Pramanda
opened fire on the Turks today, and It
was only by the most urgent efforts
of the Greek officers that a conflict was
averted. The Greek military prepara-
tiCns on the frontier continue with
ceaseless activity. At Korpsaina the
officials seized 600 sacks Of flour des-
tined for the Turkish troops at San
gora
LONDON, March pa dispatch
from ConStantinople to the Daily Mail
says the Greeks in all the islands Of
the Archipelago are arming, drilling
and preparing to revolt as soon as
war is declared.
The correspondent of the Daily Mail
at Berlin says the Berlin Post pub
fishes a telegram to the effect that
two Greek leutenants have been ar
rested in the Turkish camp at Elias
soma and condemned to be shot as
spies
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 22.-Is-
mail, the sub-governOr Of Crete has
wired to the Yildiz Kiosk that the Mo-
hammedans who were rescued at Cad
amo accuses the foreigners of pilaging
their society A secret society has been
discovered among the sultan's Alban-
ian bodyguard. The Porte has asked
the authorities of the mosque and
synagogues at Salonica to allow the
troops to be quartered there.
LARISSA, March PA party Of
Englishmen and Americans who sue
ceeded in getting to Elassona reports
that the Turkish forces there are at
last $4,000. with 16O field guns, and an
other hundred at Veria. They say
many German officers among the Turk
ish troops, and heard it reported that
Prussian officers are expected shortly
The Turks are not well supplied with
horses. AT the top of the Melouna
Pass, the Greek and Turkish outposts
were fraterniZing.