The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-06

will have been prepared for any even
tuality that may occur.
Anarchy in Canea.
Canea, March 5.-The insurrection
has disorganized everything through
out the island. No attempt is made to
administer justicein the courts. Neither
civil nor criminal tribunals are sitting.
In the cases before the civil courts
many of the plaintiffs or defendants
have abandoned their prosecutions or
defences and are in the field battling
against the Moslems. Many of the
court officials have fled from the va
rious towns and come to this city for
protection, while other officials have
left the island.
Colonel Vassos, commander of the
Greek army of occupation, will shortly
proceed to organize a system of admin
istration for the island in spite of the
fact that the powers have demanded
that he and his forces shall evacuate
Crete by Monday next. He is proceed
ing as though such q demand had never
been made, and 1t is his intention to
appoint projects and judges for all the
districts.
Rome, March 5-Prime Minister Di
Rudini issued an electoral manifesto
this evening, in view of the dissolution
of the chamber of deputies yesterday.
In it the prime minister says that he
will maintain the financial equilibrium
without imposing any new taxes. Re
ferring to the situation in Freythica,
he says that Italy holds Kassala for
the sake of others. She herself would
be glad to be rid of it's military occu
patton. The Red Sea colony of the
Italians will be limited to Massowah
and Assab without renouncing the
rights that were conquered by the ma
tional blood He states that Italy's
eastern policy will be to maintain peace
by an agreement with the other pow
ers.
Constantinople. March 5.--Evidence
was given to-day of the feeling that
has been created in Albania by Greece's
defiance of the powers. A strong force
of Albanians, who were all prepared
for active hostilities, surrounded at Ell
Bassan two battalions of Turkish re-
frontier The reserves were disarmed
by their captors, who appropriated to
themselves the captured rifles and war
material carried by the reserves.
Athens, March 5.-Advices received
here this afternoon show that the Chris
tians who are investing Heraklion
number fifteen thousand men. The in
surgents have stopped all communica-
ton with the town by land, and it is
certain that unless the foreign warships
actively intervene in behalf of the Mos
lens will shortly be compelled to sur
render The small detachments of
sailors and marines landed from the
various warships still occupy the town,
but without the aid of the fleets they
could make but a feeble defence against
the overwhelming numbers of the in
surgents.
The greatest activity is being display
ed in Athens in making preparations to
give battle to the Turks should they
cross the Greek frontier. The ministry
of war presents most animated scene.
officers in uniform throng the corridors
and orderlies are constantly being dis
patched in every direction with orders
to different commanders. The tele-
graph wires are constantly busy with
dispatches to officers in distant places
The most energetic measures are being
taken for the mobilization of the forces.
There is a similar scene of activity at
the ministry of marine, where every
thing possible is being done to place
the fleet in readiness for any contin-
gency.
There is no sign anywhere of the
king and government receding from the
position they have taken and it is ON
inous that in face of the threat of COM
bined Europe. the warship preparations
are being carried on with feverish ac-
tivity. The most intense enthusiasm is
everywhere displayed and the people
display no fear of the result of an ap-
peal to arms.
London, March 6.-The house of COM
mons remained in session until after
midnight. After 10 o'clock Mr.. Balfour,
the government leader, in the house.
arose to answer a question asked by
John Morley. who desired information
as to the identical note presented to
the governments of Turkey and Greece.
Mr.. BaIfour said the government had
received a despatch from Constantine
pie saying that the note had been pre-
sented to the porte.
MI Morley was not satisfied with this
indefinite reply, and he pressed Mr..
Balfour to read the text of the note.
Mr.. Balfour refused to do this, say
ing that he did not have the text He
added. however. that it was doubtless
the same as had been agreed upon by
the powers. He reiterated that the
powers were determined that the Turk
ish forces should not have uncontrolled
dominion in any part of Crete.