Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-02-27
PEACE FOR ONE WEEK
ARsHSTICE ARRANGED AT ONE
TOWN OF CRETE.
Fighting Is Certain at Candamos
and Spanico Should Il Greek
Vessel Appear.

London, Feb %. - The parliamentary
secretary for he foreign office, George n.
| Curzon read dispatches in the house of
commons today from the British consul a t
Canea confirming the announcement made
| that an armistice of one week had been
arranged between the MuSSulmanS and
Christians at Selinos. island Of Crete at
the instance of British. Italian and Rus
san cOnSulS. CurZon added that the con-
SUI mad done his best to calm the Chris
tlans, lntimaJing to them that the Solu-
| ton of the Cretan troubles depended on
| the great powers.
Though it appears he made a great i'm
preston. the dispatch from the consul
| further stated the armistice would not suf
| flee to save the 1000 Mussulmans at Can
damOS, and the 10000 at SpanicO and Sc
limos from certain death should a Greek
war vessel appear there From an inter
view which the consul had with the in
surgent chiefs the government gathered
that the Christian outbreak at Selinos
was due entirely to the belief that the
Christians had been massacred at Canea
and to the encouragement received from
the presence of Greek warships and sol
diers. Both the Christians and Mussul-
mans declared that order would be re
stored if 800 foreign troops We're landed.
Locking to Autonomy.
Rome Feb. 23.-Austria and Russia have
submitted to the powers a proposal look
ing to the autonomy of Crete, which it is
suggested should be made subject to a
unanimous resolution to be communicated
to Turkey and Greece.
Firing at Suda.
Canea, Feb. 23-Desultory firing is GO
ing on between insurgents stationed along
the heights of Suda and Turkish outposts.
Turkish men-of-war threw few shells in
the direction of the insurgents. No dam
age was done.
Terms Are Dangerous.
Rome, Feb. 23.-During the armistice at
Selinos, island of Crete, arranged by the
British, Italian and Russian consuls, be
tween Muss1lmans and Christians, the
latter have consented that the inhabitants
Of the town be allowed to depart, provid-
ed they are followed by the Turkish |
troops with arms and baggage But a fur
tller provision that the Greek troops shall |
rot intervene between Christians and
renders evacuation extremely |
dangerous and suggests that the Chris
tians propose to attack the Mussumans
when the latter make their exit
Ask Greece to Withdraw.
Vienna, Feb. pa dispatch to the Neuic
Erie Presse from Athens says the powers
have requested Greece to withdraw her
forces from Crete within "A hours.
Safe Conduct Refused.
Canea, Feb. 23-The foreign admiralS
asked for safe conduct for the purpose
u eli'tDlllS them 10 WISH the camp OF lnc
insurgents and verify the results of the
bombardins. The Greek commodore re-
fused to comply with this request. on the
ground that he was unable to guarantee
heir safety.
Tar>ish Troops Killed.
Berlin, Feb. Pa dispatch from Con-
stantinople says the Turkish government
the ambassadors that two COM
'anies of Turkish troops were cut up by
he insurgents at Vouklues. Only one
'filcer and 60 men escaped.
Advices ia Athens.
Athens, Feb 23.-The Greek camp on
he island of Crete has provisions enough
o last for several days. The vice consuls
It Retimo have sent courier to Canea
stating that the prolonging of the sit
lation will prove of great consequence.
The Turks are anxious to have order re-
tored and declare they are willing to ac- {
ept the union Of Crete with Greece. This
tatement has caused a sensation.