The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-05

but the others were without weapons.
The unarmed Moslems were driving
donkeys. A story Is circulated that the
admirals were going to allow the in
surgents to remove inland and the MOS
lens intended to pillage their houses
after they had gone.
The insurgent fighting force at Akro-
tiri numbers only seven hundred men.
When the Moslems were within two
hundred yards of the insurgents lines
parley was held by the leaders. What
passed between them Is not known.
Suddenly along both lines there were
almost concurrent volleys. AT first the
insurgents had the advantage ana
drove the Moslems down the hills. They
latterly rallied and, making fierce
charge, drove the Christians from their
forward posts, where a Turkish nag,
which is still waving, was planted. A
moderate estimate placed the killed
and wounded at fifty on each side.
A heavy rain stopped the firing be-
tween the Christians and Moslems, and
the latter returned to Canea. Orders
had in the meantime been given that
they be disarmed when they arrived at
the city gate. The first few when they
reached the gate had their arms taken
from them After a short rest these
men returned along the Suda road and
warned their approaching comrades,
who hid their arms. Consequently only
few were obtained. Seven hundred
rifles that were distributed by the gov
ernor remain in town.
Athens, April 4.-The guilds and other
public bodies here and at the Piraeus
have arranged to hold a big demonstra-
tion on Tuesday next, the Greek inde-
pendence day. They have offered to
turn over to the government the funds,
amounting to nearly one million
drachmas They have invited the other
towns of Greece to make a similar dis
play of patriotism and to give all the
financial aid possible to the authorities
in order to enable the latter to continue
their preparations to maintain the
rights Of Greece.
st. Petersburg, April 4.-The semi-of-
f1cial Journal de st. Petersburg says
that the aggressive attitude that Greece
continues to maintain with such de-
plorable obstinacy forces the powers,
much against their wish, to have re-
course to blockade Of the Gulf of Ath-
ems. The paper denounces the reten-
tion of Colonel Vassos in Crete, and
says 1t refuses to believe 1t possible
that Greece will indulge in such an ex-
traordinary act of folly as a declaration
of war would be.
continuing, the Journal says: I'm the
event of such thing happening, Greece
would undoubtedly be the aggressor.
She would also be answerable for and
would certainly have to endure the
most serious consequences. She could
count on nobody's support"
Lowell, Mass, April 4.-This after
noon the Greeks Of this city celebrated
the seventy-sixth anniversary Of the
standard Of liberty by Archbishop Ger
manol, which act led to the war Of in
dependence and the release of the Greek
nation from subsection to the Turks.
Throughout Greece this day is celebrat-
ed with bonfires and cannonading.
London, April 5-The Times publish
es dispatch from Canea saying that
only fifteen Mislems were killed and
several wounded in Saturdays fight
ing. The loss of the insurgents Is plac-
ed at six killed and eleven wounded.