The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-11
CHRISTIANS SAVED TURKS
AWFUL MASSACRE AVERTED BIZ An
ENGLISH CONSUL Ar CANEA.

Would Have Massacred the Population in
Few Hours-Lord Salisbury Says That
England's Duty in the Present Crisis
Must Not be Based on Sentiment.
London, March 1.-THE Daily News
publishes a dispatch from Canea say
ing that the Mussulsmans who had
been besieged at Kandamos and who
have arrived at Canea were conveyed
there on board the italian transport
Trinacria and that another vessel is
expected to arrive shortly with moro
refugees. The force which relieved the
beleaguered inhabitants Of Kandamos
consisted Of 1920 soldiers. The dis
patch says that the arrival of the Trim
icaria with her load of refugees has
One of the chief beys say it is impossi-
BILE to express the gratitude felt by the
Moslems towards England.
The News correspondent relates the
story of the rescue of the beleaguered
residents of Kandamos upon the au-
thority of the officers of the Trinicaria,
the Turkish governor at Kandamos and
others His account says the utmost
thanks is due to Sir A. Biliotti, the
British consul at Canea, who managed
the entire affair personally. Without
him, the correspondent says, the besieg-
ed people could never have escaped. In
the first instance he went alone to Kan
damos after comforting with the Gre
tan leaders, who expressed doubt Of
their ability to control their followers.
The place was surrounded by 1000
Cretans. who kept up a continuous fu-
silade, which sometimes was replied to
by light fire. Consul Biolotti entered
the town and remained until nightfall,
when, having become convinced Of the
absolute necessity of employing a force
of Europeans to effect the release Of the
beleaguered ones.he returned to Selino,
from which place he started on his re-
turn to Kadamos before dawn with
force of 250 British, 100 French, 100
Austrians, $50 Russians and IS Italians.
with four guns. This force was COM
manded by the captain Of the British
warship Rodney. Upon arriving at Ka-
damos the troops remained upon the
outskirts, while the consul entered the
town to arrange for the sortie. Some
delay occurred owing to lack Of beasts
of burden.
The Cretans had ceased their firing
and consented that the Moslem soldiers
should retain their arms, but when the
latter emerged and a start was made
for Selino scene of the widest con-
fusion and one of great danger took
place. The horde of Cretan insurgents
surrounded the refugees and, wherever
a gap occurred in the escort, would
dash in and tear their weapons from
the Bashi Bazouks and snatch the bun
dies which many of the women and
children carried
1t was with the utmost difficulty that
the Moslems were prevented from fir
ing upon the insurgents and thus bring
ing about a horrible slaughter. During
the confusion one girl was kidnapped
by the Cretans. The insurgents fol-
lowed the refugees, pressing in upon
their column, as far as Spaniako, where
there is a gorge, which was blocked by,
the escort after the refugees had pass
ed. This prevented the Cretans from
advancing further.
The governor Of Kandamos says that
when the people in the town were re-
lieved by the Europeans there was only
seven boxes of rifle cartridges left and
that the gun ammunition was COM
p1etely exhausted Thirteen persons
had been killed and twenty-nine
wounded since March 6. There was
neither bread nor rice in the town, but
there was plentiful supply Of meat
Had there been sufficient amount of
bread and ammunition the governor
declares the inhabitants Of the town
and the garrison would have been able
to resist the insurgents for a year. At
ter the rescued Mosems boarded tho
Trinacria the arms which they held
were removed to the Rodney.
London, March 10.-The entire staff
of employees at the Devonport dock
yards numbering 5000, have been or
dered to work overtime for the purpose
of Fastening the completion Of the fit
ting out of the vessels upon which they
are engaged. The order is believed to
have been issued in view Of the crisis
which has arisen over the Cretan ques-
tion.
London, March 10.-At the dinner Of
the Associated Chambers of Commerce,
which was held this evening. Lord SAL.
isbury delivered an address, in which
he referred briefly to the crisis which
has been reached in the affairs Of
Greece over the Cretan question. His
lordship said it must be remembered
that the British government could not
be guided in their policy by personal
sympathies or religious proclivities and
sentiments.
They were the trustees of a great ma
tions interests and obligations, which
they were bound to maintain above
everything else. If they manfully did
their duty under the circumstances it
would promote, as no other course OF
conduct could do, freedom and justice,
and above all European peace, upon
which all commerce, industry and well
being must depend.
The premier's remarks were received
with loud cheering. The speech
throughout was devoid of any express
sion of party feeling.
Athens, March 10.-The Greek gov
ernment has instructed its representa-
tives abroad to protest against the ex-
pulsion of Greek subjects from Canea
as an arbitrary violation on the part of