The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-25
CRETAN SITUATION is CALM.
THE WAR CLOUD NOT ENLARGED
BY NEW DEVELOPMENTS.


Two British Vessels Prevented FROM
Entering a Crctnn Port for Car
goes OF OiI-TwO Greek VESSELS
Also Prevented From Running the
BIocbade-The Powers Reported
to Have Agreed to Neutral Zone.
Turks Prevented From Sending
Provisions to the Fort at MalnNn.
Canea, March 4-The foreign admirals
have forbidden the entrance of two Brit
ish merchant vessels which started for
Crete before the blockade was proclaim
ed, for the purpose of taking on cargoes
of oil. The captains of the two ships
have protested against the action of the
admirals. The proclamation announcing
the blockade of the ports of Crete de-
clares that any Greek vessel coming
within the limits of the blockade will be
fired on.
An Austrian ironclad to-day prevented
a Greek steamer and a sailing vessel from
running the blockade.
Another attempt was made by the
Turks to-day to convey supply OF pro
visions to the fort at Malaza but the essay
resulted in failure, the Turks being driven
off by the Christians who surrounded Ma
laxa and pursued to the environs of Suda,
where the fire from the Turkish Warship
compelled the Cretans to retreat. An
other effort to supply the fort with pro-
visions viii be made tonight.
\ strong force of Cretans, il is said,
are preparing for an attack upon Kissa-
mo, and the admirals commanding the for
eiSn warships have issued a warning sim
liar to that contained in Admiral Cane
varo's proclamation.
The towns people of Canea have been
greatly encouraged by the proclamation
issued yesterday by Admiral Canevaro,
the Italian officer who commands the
combined fleets Of the powers, enjoining
the Cretans and Greek troops not to at
tack certain forts.
Constantinople, March PA Turkish
squadron, consisting of three armored
frigates of 5000 tons and ten guns each,
one ironclad corvette of 1900 tons and
five guns, one river gunboat one cruiser,
three torpedo boats and two torpedo de-
stroyers, which has been lying at Gallipoli
for the past few days awaiting orders,
has been ordered to proceed to Symrha
and Salonica. The sultan issued an trade
this morning summoning into active ser
vice forty-four batallions of reserves OF
the second army corps and the whole OF
the contingent of 1897.
London, March 2l-The officials of the
foreign office deny the statement made
by the Chronicle that the powers have
accepted a proposal made by the sultan
that King George of Greece shall occupy
and administer the government of Crete
and-aaPpoint a,ulssggie-eSmmissiOner for the
island, together with the intimation by
that paper that the king would nominate
his second son, Prince George as high
commissioner, and that the cabinet would
discuss the matter to-day.
The Daily News will say tomorrow that
the powers have accepted the proposal for
the establishment of a neutral zone along
the Greeco-Turkish frontier, and will re-
quire the Greek and Turkish troops to
withdraw from the territory included in
the zone.
The Daily News viii tomorrow publish
dispatch from Athens denying the state
ment that the Greek government is in
favor of making the island Of Crete a
princedom under Prince George Of Greece.
Athens, March 24-Considerable anxiety
is felt here for the safety of the Greek
steamer Hera, which started for Crete
on March 10, with a cargo of proyisi lns
for the Greek troops in the island, and
has not yet returned On board the steam
er were the president of the Chamber of
Deputies ana a NUMBER Oh OtIleI pioliH-
nent persons.
Athens, March 2i.-The Emphemeris,
which is regarded as rejecting the views
of King George in an article upon the
Cretan difficulty. emphaucally reaffirms
the position of the king. The article con
cludes as follows: THE king will never
join himself with the powers in pressing
the Cretans to accept autonomy and ne
suzerainty of the sultan, nor will he ever
consent to such a solution of the difficult
ty. The Cretans reject autonomy, which
their king rejects also, and will accept
only one solution. namely that upon
which the will of the nation and the will
of Cretans shall agree. Every pressure
exerted by the powers in Crete will have
its counter-stroke on the frontier and be-
yond."
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