The record-union., 1897-02-18
Decide to Leave in Their Hands the
Pacifcation Of Crete.
The Sultan Aware That Greece is Not
Acting DefiantIy Without a Power
full Friend Behind Her, and Also
Sees i'm the Abandonment of Crete
Possible Loophole of Escape
Changes in the Map of the Turkish
Empire.


CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. IL
| Copyrighted, 1897, by the Associated
Press.)-The Council of Ministers, as a
result of an l-day session yesterday,
has decided to leave the pacification of
Crete to the Powers.
The council also decided to send Kar-
athedori Pasha to Crete as an Imperial
High Commissioner to adopt military
measures on the Greek frontier as pre-
Viously intimated, to appoint Marshal
! Edham PaSha, who directed the opera
tions against the insurgents of Zertoun
in 1896, to command the Turkish troops
at Elassona and to call out the first re-
serves of the Third Army Corps, now at
| Salonika.
! These measures, however, are for
purely defensive purposes in order to
enable the Turkish Government to be
prepared for all eventuaIities
The Sultan has informed the Embas-
sadors of the Powers that in view of the
aggressive attitude of Greece he has
| been obliged to adopt the measures re
quired by the station. The Sultan took
occasion to express his satisfaction at
the landing of detachments of marines
at Canea
| In spite of the peaceful outlook, it is
known that the debarkation of Greek
/ forces at Crete caused a great sensation
at Yidiz Kiosk, and it required the use
of much tact on the part Of the Embas-
sadors to prevail upon the Porte TO
accept the situation.
! Anti-Turkish manifestations are re-
ported to have occurred at Arta and
! Prevessa, Thessaly, shots having been
fired and a Turkish frontier guard
wounded. 1t is hoped no further trou-
! bic viii occur, although Greek troops
are gathering near the frontier.
| Placards have been found posted in
the mosques demanding the death of the
Sultan.
| The Turkish squadron, consisting of
! four warships and ten torpedo boats,
has been ordered to start for Crete
within five days. It will be joined there
! by all the vessels in the Turkish archi-
/ pelago and the Gulf of Alexandretta.
A second Turkish squadron of five
warships and ten torpedo boats has
also been ordered to prepare for active
/ service
The Minister of Marine has asked for
a credit of $500, 900 to meet naval ex-
! penSes.
! The Sultan seems to be we'll aware
! that Greece would not have acted as
detiantly as she has done without hav-
! ing at least one powerful friend be-
hind her. and 1t is this feature of the
complications which is having the most
calming effect upon the Turks, who
also see in the abandonment of Crete
| to Greece a possible loophole of escape
! from further and much more important
changes in the map of the Turkish en-
| pire.
| To the Sultan ii seemed to be the old
story of an i'll wind which blows no.
| body good, and he is credited with hop
ing that his obedience to the wishes OF
| the powerful friend or friends of
| Greece in the matter Of Crete may be
| placed to his credit, when the long-dis-
| cussed and much postponed reforms
| of the Turkish empire come to the
/ front again. The action of Greece may
! have been nothing more than coinci-
dence, it is remarked, but it is out of
| such condolences that Oriental diplo-
macy is framed
| There was an incident at the Peoples
| Theater in the Stamboul quarter yes
iterday evening which is regarded by
many people as being an attempt to
/ provoke another outbreak on the part
of the Mussulmans. Two Albanian SOL
! dierS of the Yildiz Palace Guard, the
/ most trusted troops of the Sultan, were
| among the audience. Suddenly these
two soldiers discharged their revolvers
in the air, causing a terrible panic. \
rough and tumble fight followed, dur
ing which a bystander was wounded.
| The two guards9nen We're arrested and
taken to the nearest police depot, later
! being handed over TO the military au-
| thorities of the Yildiz Kiosk
| 1t has been announced in the news
papers here that the Turkish Minister at
Athens. Assim Bey, has been appointed
member of the Council of State: that
he is to be recalled immedsa tely. and
| that the Greek Minister here, Prince
Maurocordate, is to be given MS pass
! ports, but as this dispatch is sent the
report has not been confirmed and the
| Sultan may have been induced by the
| ambassadors TO delay the matter in
! definitely.
| In order to avoid the dangers incident
| tinople, the Sultan to-day went and
returned by sea from the palace top
capen during the ceremony of kissing
| the Prophets mantle, which is the feat
ure of the rites Of the great annual Mo-
hammedan fast of Ramadan. Fifty
thousand naval reserves. including the
men on furlough. were called out.
| EINFORCEMENTS FOR GREEKS.
ATHENS. Feb. 11.-The battery of
| field artillery commanded by Prince
Nicholas of Greece started to-day for
Krissa, twenty miles from the Gulf of
| Salonika-
The naval and military reserves are
still being enrolled. The Greek iron
clad Spezia, which arrived here from
Toulon yesterday, viii be prepared for
active service with all possible haste.
! Reinforcements are being sent to he
Greek troops on the Island OF Crete.
Stores. provisions and munitions of war
accompany them. The Greek Govern
ment maintains that ii is acting in the
interest of the peace of Europe.