The Portland daily press., 1897-03-22

lice rolls as being wanted for evad1ng
service. The men called to the ranks
may not want patriotism and courage
but wretched payment, miserable food,
and need of their..work at home have put
a.strain on their patriotism.
3 AS to the treasury 10 WAS announced
ready for war with only 750, 900 pounds
of sterling In the chest and no credit in
Europe. The troops on the frontier are
mostly barefooted and badly clad.
Advices of the Vienna correspondence
Politique generally unbiased and fairly
accurate describes the condition of the
Turkish troops on the frontier as bad,
but assertt that the equipment Of the
troops IS far az war material is .con-
cerned, Is excellent. These considerations
must weigh with the Greek government
In rendering 1t adverse to risking war.
These dispatches last week announced
Ssrvo-Bulgarian alliance. I since then
1t has transpired that the Athens cabi-
net had merely hoped for effective and
immediate aid against Turkey from
| these Balkan states.
- AZ AAVV AAOWA Vu0y AG0 E0huOI 6H0lubo
Greece than with her. The personal
equation has como In again and to the
disadvantage of Greece. In the spring
last year, King Alexander Of SsIvia Wis
itsd Athens, In connection with his pro.
posed marriage to the only daughter of
King George The then premier of Servia,
NJ. Novakaivtch. Pan-Hellenist, project
ed this matrimonial alliance. King
George had no liking for 1t and King
Alexander returned to Belgrade, where
new ministry under NJ. Similich was
formed. Aiming at Servio- Bulgarian
entente which has now been concluded.
Princess Marie of Greece has been be-
trothed to the Grand Duke of Russia
and the King of Servia has become the
willing instrument In settling arrange
ments with Bulgaria. No encourage
ment to Hellenism 10 the main point In
the Balkan -Slavonic alliance.
Canea, March 21.-Aocording to pro-
clRmation issued by the foreign admirals
the blockade Of Crete began at O'Clock
this morning. 1t appears that an object
of the blockading squadron is to prevent
the landing of supplies of food, clothing.
etc., dsatined for starving Christians in
the interior while the Mussulmans who
have focked to the coast towns are
allowed to land whatever they want. The
few Christians living here find it diff
Quilt to understand the motive OF the
powers to exert their energies to crush
the Christian population of the island
while the Moslems are given free hand
to do about az they please. About the
only hope Of the Christians Is in the
Greek blockade runners who will not
foreign warships around the island.
There was an exchange of shots yesterday
between the insur9ent and Moslem vol
unteers in Suda Bay. Turkish warships
in the bay bombarded the insurgents.
The result is not known. A number OF
the foreign warships were In the bay but
took no part In the firin g.
Constantinople, March 21-While the bat
tleship Osman was passing out Of the Gold
en- Horn yesterday in company with num-
ber of other Turkish war vessels
she collided with the old bridge leading
from the Unknnapi quarter of Constan-
tiopla to Galata. A large crowd haa as
sembled on the bridge to wit ness the de-
parture of the warship. When the Os-
man struck the structure there was a
panic, the crowd thinking the bridge
~ Tn, %hn
for solid ground many persons were In
jured. Vessels which sailed yesterday
complete the squadron waiting orders of
Fallipoli at the entrace of the Sea of
Marmora. The squadron including tor
pedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers
numbers 10 vessels.
Blockade.
Washington, March h21.-Representative YES
in Washington of the six powers sigma
tory to the Berlin treaty-Great Britain,
France, Italy, Germany. Austri- H ungary,
Russia-have In concert notified this
government of the blockade OF Crete,
the respective notes Of Sir Julian
Paunoefote, M. Patenotre, Baron de
Fava, Baron Won Thielln,nn, M. Hengel-
miller Won Hengervar, M. de Kotzebue,
having been delivered Secretary Sherman
today. They we've almost identical and
consist of mere formal announcement
| that the blockade of Cretan ports to
ships under the Greek flag commenced
at this morning. Merchant vessels of
| neutral powers, including those of the
United States, and treaty powers. while
subject to overhauling by the blookad-
ing ships OF the concerting feets will
not be disturbed in ordinary commercial
occupations II they carry no merchandise
| intended for use Of the Greeks or insur-
gents on the island. It is a question
whether th is government will give its
| assent to this form OF blockade, which
involves a grave departure from inter
| national law and would establish pre-
cedent abolishing RIGHTS the United