The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-11
And No Apparent steps Taken by the
Foreign Fleets to Blockade the
Port of Piraeus.
INSURGENTS STILL WARRlNG
MOsLEMS AT CANDaMO AND SELINO
RESCUED WITH DIFFICULTY.
Finally Taken Aboard Ships and Car
ried to Caneu-Nuch Excitement
Over False Rumor.

LONDON. March I.-There was a scare
in Greece and Crete yesterday over false
rumor that the powers were landing troops
at Canea for the purpose Of driving out
the Greek soldiers. AT sunrise two trans
ports were seen in the harbor and the
report Immediately spread that they were
loaded with British and Italian soldiers. 1t
developed. however, that the vessels were
loaded with refugees and provisions. Ow
ing the receipt of advices say ying that ii
band of armed volunteers from Greece were
on their way to Crete with the intention of
reinforcing the Cretan insurgents, the for
eign admirals agreed to dispatch a cruiser
to prevent their landing.
The Mussulmans who were besieged at
Candamo have arrived at Canea on board
an Italian ship. They rescued
with the greatest difficulty and danger.
Candamo is situated in a valley surrounded
by forts occupied by ten thousand insur-
gents. The European force sent TO the
rescue of the Mussulmans there besieged
was commanded by British and French Off
GERS. The insurgents searched the Mussul-
mans and took their arms from them be-
fore they were allowed to depart. In all
523 men, 1917 women and children and 452
Turkish soldiers were taken to the coast
The Times publishes a dispatch from
Canea which states that during an inter-
view with one of the officials of Candamo,
he said the insurgents threw 200 shells into
the town and fort. The ammunition and
bread supplies We're exhausted but flesh
food was plentiful. The garrison lost
thirteen killed and twenty-five wounded.
The British consul, Sir Alfred Biliotti,
came first alone and then sent for a res
cue party, which arrived on Tuesday and
stayed six hours below the town. The in
surgents entered and pillaged the town be-
fore all the Mohammedans had gone. AT
Selino,. during the embarkation, the insur-
gents, who had followed assumed menac-
ing attitude and set fire TO the town. The
marines were ordered TO fire a volley into
the air and an Italian vessel fired shell
i'm order 10 drive the insurgents back from
the shore.
Captain Palmer, of ii. NJ. s. Rodney, re-
ports that the insurgents acted fairly at
Candamo, but that an armed raoble fol-
lowed the refugees to the coast and tried 10
rush into Selino. Although the party had
been twelve hours on the march, 1t was
obliged to form a Gordon across the neck
of the peninsula during the embarkation.
When they were fired on they replied. The
will be assisted by the Tyne and a Turkish
steamer that has returned to fetch them.
The foreign admirals had conference with
the insurgents at Akrotiri yesterday. 1t
was learned that ex-Commodore Reinack,
of the Greek army, had never impaired to
the conference the proclamation of the ad-
mrals forbidding them to attack the towns,
although he had accepted a commission to
do
1t is reported that the Turks plunGered
abandoned Christian houses at Selino, Re
timo and Gambia.
There Is no confirmation of the report
that two Italian volunteers have been
killed at Hierepetra by shells from an
Italian cruiser during the recent fighting.
1t is rumored that the troops of Colonel
Vassos. in the interior of Crete. are suffer-
ing from hunger and have been reduced to
a diet of biscuits and oranges.
The Times, commenting this morning on
the news from Canea, says that ex-Commo-
dore Reineck appears to have assumed the
responsibility of suppressing the joint re-
monstrance of Europe which he had under
| chiefs, and adds that there hardly
| treacherous action.
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent at
| Canea says that early on Wednesday
morning the water supply of the Turkish
fortress at Izzedin, Suda bay, was cut off
by the insurgents, In spite of the firing of
the Turkish ships The Turkish gar
rison then attacked the insurgents, and the
firing continued all day.