The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-25
GROWN PRINCE CoNsTANlE>D
AT THE HEAD OF FoUh
THOUSAND TROOPS.
RUSSIA URGING CRETE ON 70 VAR
Il is Reported That the Gar VIII heho'r
Turkey Aid if Necessary-Dis'rlo"-
tim of the Foreign Troops IN the
Island of Crete.

IonJon. March 2O.-The Daily Mail
Athens correspondent says that crown
Prince Constantine. at the head OF top'
troops. has started for the frontier. ne
scene at his departure was one Of the
widest enthusiasm. The balconies ana
windows along the line of March were
crowded by ladies waving the Greek nag
The streets were almost impossible ow-
ing To the denscness of the throng
Cheers went up from every throat lis
the troops passed along.
The Athens correspondent OF the
Chronicle says that King George, fore
seeing the result of the crown prince on
the frontier, withholds from him the de-
sired permission to start until the last
moment.
The Times correspondent in Athens
confirms the news that the regiment OF
the Crown Prince Constantine has start
ed for the frontier, but claims that the
crown prince himself will remain at the
capital for the present.
The Chronicles Athens correspondent
says that he has received an important
communication to the effect that Russia
is thrusting the sultan towards Il declara
tion of war. Russia. according to TIT
correspondent, offers to render Turke.
aid if necessary. The government of thu
ear expects that the first battle would b
Il dismal defeat for the Greeks. cnablin!
Russia to call off Turkey and propos
terms which Greece would be only to-
glad to accept.
The Athens correspondent Of TIT
Times, voicing the popular Indignation Il
the powers blockade of Crete next Sun
day. thinks 1t highly probable that ;
blockade of Greece would be the sigma
of war. In that event neither the kins
nor the government would be able to con
troll the troops on the frontier.
A dispatch to the Times from Canci
says that three Greek steamers have sue
ceeded in landing cargoCs of ammunition
and supplies at Shakio.
Three thousand six hundred European
troops are expected. At Canca there vii
be POO British, 200 French. 800 Italians
oOO Austrlans. 3OO RUSSIANS. 400 British
at Spinangalona, 400 French. at Khass
mo, 800 Austrians: at Hierapctra. 30(
Austrians. and at Sudamo. 300 Germans
At the invitation of the admrals. the
insurgent leaders at Akroti went on board
the Italian flagship yesterday friday
Admiral CaernervO urged them to surren.
der their arms. The insurgents refused
to receive any suggestions. hut the union
of Crete with Greece. The admirals
urged them to reconsider their decision
but as their reply was the same it is
feared by the admirals that trouble will
follow.
In Vienna the belief exists that Ger
many and Austria have declined to Join
in military operations by the powers on
the Island of Crete on the ground that
such action would involve the powers be-
yond the limits originally contemplated.
The ConstantinOple correspondent of
the Times says that the sultan has sum.
moned Edam Pasha from the frontier in
order to give him more explicit instruc.
tons. The Turkish squadron ordered ia
tiallipolis to await further orders, con.
sists of, in addition to torpedo boats. three
armored frigatcs, one ronclad and one
river gunboat.