Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-02-26
ALL OVER THE WORLD
WAR IN CRETE.


proposal of Germany to blockade
Piraeus. the port Of Athens, has beer
vetoed by Great Britain. There l.
little prospect of its being adopted
This, with other information, tends to
strengthen tho belief that the great
powers are not seriously opposing
Greece.
ATHENS, Feb. e0.-The Greek steam
err Pan Hellenic, conveying munitions
of war to the insurgents II
Crete. has been stopped and turned
back by British cruiser. The action
of the British vessel has created the
fiercest Indignation here.
CANEA, Feb. 2O.-The Austrian vice
consul at Heraklion confirms the re
port of tho massa ere of 1000 Moslem
by the Cretan Christians at Sitia, OF
the eastern extremity of the island.
SALoN1cA, Turkey, Feb. 90.-Th'
authorities have been ordered to arm
and dispatch the reserve of the Third
army corps to the Greek frontier.
ATHENS, Feb. 2o.---ln the chamber
the premier. NJ. Delyannis, introduced
a bill abolishing the consulates o.
Greece in the island Of Crete. Tht
army reserves of 1890 and 1892 have
been called out for active service.
CoNsTANT1NopLE, Feb. 2l.-The re
port that Lord Salisbury, the British
prime minister, had sent d circular
note to the powers favoring the grant
ing OF autonomy to Crete, with a
prince of Greece to administer the af-
fairs OF the island, is confirmed.
ATHENS, Feb. 22e.-King George, il
an interview with diplomat, ex
planned the attitude of himself anc
the government on the Cretan ques
ton. His majesty declared that hi
had decided to annex Crete to the
Greek dominions, and had ordered the
army of occupation not to abandon
the island. The king requested the
diplomat to communicate this decision
to his colleagues in Athens.
CANEA, Feb. 22.-Col. FassOs, com
handing the Greek military forces in
Crete. las proclaimed at Retino ant
Heraklion the formal occupation o!
Crete BY Greece. The Greeks have Oc
cupied two Turkish towers ut Fort
Agia, spiked their guns and returned
to Canca. With the exception of three
towns. the Greeks are now masters OF
all Crete.
CASEA, Feb. 2::.--The powers have
again taken action against the Grecan
policy. Yesterday morning the Cretan
insurgents began n CALLING fire upon
the Turkish forts. The latter re-
turned the compliment and the fight"
ing became fast and furious. The rep.
resentatives of the powers whose YES.
sells lay in the harbor warned the in
surgents that unless they ceased firing
the guns of the combined fleets would
be turned upon them. The insurgents
only increased their activity. Soon
thereafter shot came from an Aus.
trian gunboat. The firing from the
boats Of the other powers followed
shortly. The effect was whitening
and the insurgents took flight. Later
the admira.s issued warning to Colo
mel Vassos, who leads the Grecian in.
vadcrs, that if he should attempt to
advance to the interior of the island
the powers will attack his troops.
BERLIN, Feb. o3.-Thc Lokal Anzei-
ger is authority tor the statement that
the king OF Greece has sent telegram
to Christian IN. king of Denmark, to
the effect that he had decided to sail
for Crete to take command IF the
Greek forces there.
LONDON, Feb. GA dispatch to the
Chronicle says 1T is believed it has
been decided to call out three more
classes of the reserves. 1t is impossi-
bic for the king of Greece to draw
back. If he should do so,sthere would
be neither crown nor government
w thin twenty four hours:
PARIS, Feb. 90. A dispatch from
Athens says that Greece has declared
that if the bombardment of insurgents
positions in the island Of Crete is
repeated, she will break Off diplomatic
relations with the powers. 1t is also
stated that the Turkish minister at
Athens threatens that Turkey will
break off her relations unless the
Greek troops arc withdrawn from
Crete.
VIENNA, Feb. 24.--A dispatch to the
Ncuc Frcie Prcssc from Athens says
that the great powers Lave requested
Greece to withdraw her troops from
the island of Crete within twenty-fou,
hours.
CANEA, Feb. oj.-Thc govern or S
palace, with all the archives. has been
burned The fire is believed to have
started from an accident. The burn
ing of the palace destroys the last
vcstige of the machinery of the Turk
ssh government. Whatever may bt
the future Of the government a process
akin to the sponging Of a slate ant
starting afresh must be resorted to.
LONDON. Feb. 2J.-Discontent is rap
idly growing among the masses in re
spect to the policy of the government
toward Crete. The liberals are furiou
and their newspapers are maxim!
violent appeals to the passions Of tn
people. The Daily Chronicle strongl
urges the masses to agitate at al
.engths against the government, an
Jerome X. Jcrome's paper. To-day
says that the Marquis Of Salisbury j
40 Englishman.
FROM THRONE OF GREECE.