The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-23
rlsSACRE OF THE MoSLEMS.
,su ADvICEs PUT THE NUM-
nrp KILLED AT $4,000.

hAANN
,,o Greek Charge D'"if"irs at Lon
~ Denies That Greek Troops
ua,t In the Attack on Canea.
gr.,ch Admiral Reports An
h RapidIy Increasing on the
.1-cerman Minister of For
.Gnirs Says Crete Will BE
"A same Sort of Autonomy.
don Feb. q, Il p. ma dispatch
Lou r,',,tral News from Constantinople
i" .,,ot official reports from Crete say
say .,,o totaI number of Moslems, men,
INA. Wv and children, who have been killed
SOln.,' ,be nresent troubles in that island
QUIZ ~ ana and that twenty-five Moslem
bU'o '.1l. have been pillaged and burned,
na crock charge d'affaires here
ont statement that no
g. g'e5 creek troops took part in the
.sock made upon Canea yesterday. the
c..ot troops. in obedience to orders, he
ob.tained and win continue to alb
"a, from all hostilities toward foreigners
4 Crete ,.,,o,,5a,t of the Chror
at teegraphs that Greece WIZ rodns ir,s'@i, s.t.e
4 l,S,91atton He adds that IT would be
Hvossibie TO exaggerate the intensity OF
NJ national feeling. Greece cannot aIlo
.r not draw back. If she did there
8 MA h. neither crown nor govern
srt in tWenty-four hours. The corre-
q --,naant admits that the opposition III the
set parliament is partly ansWeraple
< sr he warlike demonstrations.
The Daily Mail has dlspatcn Ir9ll - ~ "
!, stating that the German legation
8 5sra is guarded by marines.
81 "Tbe eorrpspondent reViVes the story or
8 n massacre of Mohammedans at Sltia
1nite the denials given to II; Peas2lits
81 vb6 have arrived at Heraklion declare
Sot III we're killed through treachery
conea. Feb. % Ii p. m.--The British,
81 psian and Russian consuls, who recent
81 wont to selino to inquire into the sit
y r,top there returned to-day, bringing
s WITH them 40 Nussulmans, who feared 10
& remain in the town.
The eonsuls state that they were unable
# negotiate with the combatants, who
we're resolved to fight to the end. Both
S. sides. Moslems and Christians, refused to
W b hampered with prisoners, and there
fore massacred all their enemies who fell
into their hands.
Two thousand civilians and $50 Turkish
troops with their guns, are still holding
sno against the Christians, but their po-
aton is critical.
When attempting to approach Canea,
Unsuls were fired upon by the Christians,
ispite the fact that they were bearing
white flag. The Christians had been
aiyised Of their arrival. and this made
their firing on them all the more inexcus-
able, as they could not plead that they
thought their carrying of the white flag
mas trick on the part of the Moslems.
They returned to SelinO, and tic Iris
rans there fired on their boats. Nobody
reported to have been injured.
Greek troops have saved the lives OF
number Of MussulmanS, who were cap
lured by the insurgents at AiSamo Kas-
Sixty Turkish soldiers, who esca ped
ron Voukoulis, which place is now in
y. hands OF the Christians, nave arrived
The Insurgents at Halepa have again
l0sled the Greek flag, but nave not Ip-
M lEed their fire on the Turkish posts
ECch are about 1850 yards distant from
II no town.
+ was learned tonight that fifteen
W Nhrslans were slightly wounded during
hs oomoariment yesterday. Three nuns
II @ convent adjacent to the insurgent po-
SI9h' We're injured.
The Greek warship Hydra landed sur.
XVI. and obtained permission to embark
lle wounded
IS stated to-day that the forts fired or
Y. Insurgents concurrently with the for.
asn Warsnps.
athens Feb. %, Il p. m.-The indigna.
WI caused by the bombardment yester
F OIL The insurgent position near Canea
i4e foreign warships has increased
1 lle acton OF the powers is denounc
,u every hdnd as gross outrage anC
r@@AJoa disregard of the rights OF
a very largely attended indigna
ueellhg was held to-day, at which
OAs protests We're made against tht
tiSighce OF the powers who, il wa!
rT VI were putting their might agains
ishl The speakers VehementlN
rTiv r ChSt lhe country was now NOR,
.o9S tts1Fed than ever to spend 1t.
H,i pg, dud treasure for Crete
~ ~ Mi4lslcr DelyanniS addressed thj
ns ne declared that the cabine
H. lln III perfect accord with the nation
m1G 'vrHment knew it's duty fully ant
a1ie perform ii in the face of every oh
r ,Ig audience was carried away by tn,
,.,,e,, words of the speakers, who wer
bere ti'9 interrupted by cries for war
HJN T. ne denying the fact that In,
EGaI Hellenic people are in a tempe
nai1s+ "oud make war welcome eVel
isr,,i. overwhelming odds. They ar
sSor r''I,sa a. to uphold Greek rights an,
lristi,@nnlu ana VIII persist in helping tn
Tit,,lJIaaH ~ Crete, Notwithstanding tn
brl y. lhe powers In supporting tn
IN, rtU reported that Col. Smol
NJ iesiLs.l,sler Of war has resigned.
n or1Hfooules, foreign minister, visite,
aooitsu ministers to-day, and protest
asSihst the bombardment and the con
n ''s is c3uragement of the Turks.
ileJ stated that several Christians wer
n fors f wounded by the shells fired /.
hyoe VgssH Warships, and that gree
One b"1S uone TO property.
"e hundred Turkish prisoners. includ
ol VssteM oIlcers, are in the camp o
rmv Gs'osi the commander of the Gree
49, W. occupation.
|refapSN Greek, at the head of 90
or Ii mas invested the town of gars /,
as sl,1' 'lds cut the water supply, an
|r9nisi","'o the place to surrender
Eeht 5,, rI1l'tuon to those who do so.
Dr Her3tiio,IIgl turkish troops will leav
ransoort" "noh ana Canea o-morrow. Tn
bg' 6bl conveying them will be ronvov
Cnt irtfrf9 ana Italian cruisers TO prc
rlek yr,rl rltl'nce with them bv IN
'" "dfsnps. ny vi
onl 'a Feo. 22-The Gaulois saws tbat a.
.'a nave agreed to entrust 20 Ttai
|rair, ao o'lty Ily to pacify and administer m
hbg.s '"e island Of Crete, pending N
r ths t1 Oh constitutional autonom
A dsbatob .,.
marin. was received at the minlstr
ammsrIy,. Today from Admiral Pottie
anea ',s I., The French warships o
at ,r,.',1 ,,'1 ot Crete, in which no sa,
land ar5 a-'5Iuy is rapidly increasing in n
freed ANA ,nA' the foreign admirars a,
We gog'.' ,,1 aave so informed their resne,