The herald., 1897-03-22


could long support the armies they have
mobilized They win favor provoking
q struggle to seeing their troops starve.
The foreign warships have already ar
rived at Crete and the sultan should be
Induced the correspondent says, TO
make voluntary recall of his troops.
) Greece might then be willing to recall
Col. Vassos.
1T is reported from Jerusalem that
the Greeks and Arabs in Palestine are
greatly excited by recent events. Thous-
ands are receiving communion at the
Mosque of the Holy Sepulchre and pre-
pairing to take the field against the
Turks in the event of war.
A dispatch to the Times from Canea
saws Chief Manoeuli, at Rodia, repre-
sents the insurgents mistook the Aus
. trian warship Zebnica for a Turkish
vessel and thus were misled into nos
tile action. The Christians are very
angry at the proposed landing of the
British troops, for they assume they
will side with the Mohammedans.
VAIN PROTESTS.
LONDON. March 2z-The Athens cor
respondent of the Chronicle says all tha
Greek newspapers protest against the
hloclxade. There is no confirmation OF
the rumor that the Greek troops nave
crossed the frontier into the Epirus slde'
The Turks occupy strong positions there
except on the coast. which is open to sea
attack. The heavy levies enforced by
threats of violence on Greek villages
IN F,nirus cause great discontent.
foIa from Ca
nea says the Moslem Beys object to au-
tonomy because they fear they Will be
compelled to leave the island without
COMPENSATION fer their large land inter-
ests which are heavily mortgaged to
Christians. Moslems own two-thirds
of the LANDS in Crete. but the whole
country is practically in the control OF
insurgents.
Nobogy. continues the report, believes
that 1 s.s oe of autonomy such as the
powers propose is workable. 1t would
only serve TO accentuate existing feuds.
The Italian officers returned last night
(sunday) from the camp of Col. vassos,
and report he has declared his intention
to resist any attempt to force the with
drswal of the Greek troops. He said he
would himself tear UP every copy of the
autonomy proposition that came his
way, and gave them the impression he
intended to assume the offensive.
While shots were being exchanged on
Saturday at Akrotori between the Turk
ism troops and insurgents, the Turkish
frlgate in Sudn hay shelled the insurgent
position in full view of the European
fleet. The result of the Smelling is not
known.
Some insurgents at Akrotori begged
for food from the ships, but the admirals
declined to give anything except medical
aid.
Unless the gale abates it will be diff
cult 10 land the foreign troops.
The Athens correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle denies that King George has
promised not to bring about an uprising
in Macedonia, and asserts that the sui
tan himself suggested tn . amicable ne
gotiations with King George, asking the
czar to act as mediator. Count Mura-
vieff replied instantly: Russia would
never countenance such perfidious pro-
posal''
1t was then that Russia urged Turkey
to take hostile measures.
A FAIR OFFER
ATHENS, March 22.-It is rumored
here that the Greek government has Of
fered to purchase the island of Crete,
and that a gentleman known to be
closely connected with the palace party
al Constantinople visited Col Vassos a
week ago, in the guise of a tourist,
charged with secret instructions on the
subject.
The Greek officers have arrived here
from the camp of Col. Vassos They re-
port him supplied with all necessaries.
Another Greek officer writes, accusing
the Turks of trying to dynamite the
church at Salonica when the Greek off,
GERS and Cretan soldiers were attend
ing mass for the dead. A Greek vessel
which has returned from Crete reports
that it landed half of its cargo, although
a French warship fired blank shot as
a warning.
France is understood to support the
proposal to make Prince George gov
ernor of Crete.
STRANGE FRATERNITY.
LARISSA, March PA party of
Englishmen and Americans, who sue
ceeded in getting to Elassona, report the
Turkish forces there are at least $4,000,
with 160 field guns and another 100 at
Verla. They saw many German officers
among the Turkish troops. and heard it
reported that Prussian officers are ex-
pected shortly. At the top of the Me-
louna pass the Greek and Turkish out
posts were fraternizing
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 22.-Is-
mael, the sub-governor of Crete, has
wired to the Vildiz Kiosk that the Mo-
hammedans who were rescued at Can
diamo accuse the foreign marines of pill
laying their houses.
A secret society has been discovered
among the sultan's Albanian body
guard. The porte has asked the author
tiles of the mosques and synagogues at
Salonica to allow the troops TO be quar-
tered there.
THE GALLOWS READY