Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-04-02
ALL over THE WORLD.
WAR in CRETE.

and two torpcdo-dcstroycrs, which has
been lying at Galliopolis for the past
few days, awaiting orders, has been
ordered to proceed to Smyrna and
Salonica. The sultan has issued an
trade summoning into active service
forty.four battalions of the reserves OF
the Second army corps and the whole
OF the contingent of 1897.
CoNrANTINorLE, March 26.---Thc
British admiral has been notified not
to send any British warships to partic-
ipatc in the proposed blockade OF the
Greek ports but in order to avoid the
appearance of open rupture, to &C.
auiesce in tho blockade.
CANEA, March .6.-The insurgcnt
forces besicging the Mussulman fort
at Malaxa opened fire on the fort with
artillery and after an all.day battle
succeeded in blowing up the block
house and setting fire toit. The fleets
fred ninety shells upon the insurgents,
who, however, were not deferred III
their purpose and finally captured the
fort.
CoSsrANriNorLE, March 2s.--The
Greek patriarch issues an official re-
port that there were 700 persons killed,
including number of Greeks, in the
recent massacre at Tol1at. The porte,
fearing an outbreak here, has arrested
eighty Armenian suspects. It'll stated
that the sultan is soliciting an explain
alton through the Turkish ambassa-
dor at st. Petersburg, of the concen'
tration of Russian troops upon the
Turkish frontier.
ST.. PETERSBURG, March 27.-The
diplomatic corps greatly apprchends
serious complications in Macedonia
which will jeopardize the peace of
Europe. The proposals of Great Brit
ain to establish neutral zoue on the
Greek frontier is impracticablc. 1t is
urged it is preferable to Immediately
blockade Greece and thus nip the devel-
opment of complications i'll Macedonia.
ATHENS, March a7.-A royal decree
appointing Crown Prince Constantine
to the command of the army on the
Thessalian frontier has been
published.
ATHENS, March 2S.--Thc govern
ment has handed to the representa-
tives here Of the several powers note
protesting against the blockade of
Crete. The note declares that in view
of the bonds uniting the Greeks and
Christians of Crete, Che blockade,
which is dcpriving the island of pro-
visioning itself, is contrary to the
sentiments of humanity inspiring
the powers.
LONDON, March ga dispatch from
Athens says: 1t is stated on the best
of authority that wan may be expected
to break out at any moment, most
proba bly, near Arta and less probably
near I.arissa.- 1t is believed in
diplomatic circles that the presence OF
Crown Prince Constantine will have d
restraining influence on the troops.
LONDON, March 3o.-Thc special cor
respondent of the Times at Salonica
says that everything there indicates
that the situation is becoming more
and moro critical. Fifty thousand
men arc now cncampcd around Elias
soma, aud there are 800 Krupp guns
between Elassona and Aria.
ATHENS, March 3O.-All the best
judges of popular feeling here agree
that the determination of the Greek
people to accept no solution of the
Cretan difficulty but the annexation OF
Crete is increasing steadily. The cry
is for no surrender.
CASEA, March 30.-During the at
tack on Fort Isscndcn, near Apokc-
vona, the Italian warships in Suda bay
fired upon the Christians and in aid of
the Turkish garrison.
CoNsTANTlNopLE, March 3l.-lf re-
ports from the Turkish headquarters
at Elassona are correct, fighting has
already occurred on the Turkish side
Of the frontier in Macedonia. 1t is re-
ported the Greek leader, Alexis Taxi,
crossed the frontier into Macedonia
with twenty-five followers. Near Gre
vena they engaged the advance post of
the Turkish troops commanded by
Germans. The Turks lost twelve killed
and twenty wounded, including a Ger
man officer. The Greek loss is un-
known. The latter su bsequcntly re-
turned to the Greek territory. The
situation is critical.
CASEA, April 1.-The insurgents at
Spina Langa have accomplished
most daring feat in sinking u Turkish
bark. Carrying explosives with them,
the Cretans 'swam ito the vessel and
put it to the bottom, escaping un-
scathed back to the shore.
BERLIN, April IA dispatch to the
Ber.incr Tageblatt from Constan"
tinoplc says that five of the powers,
not including. Germany, delivered
note to the sultan requesting the
immediate withdrawal Of the Turkish
troops from the Thessalian frontier.
Tho Mississippi Floods.
VICKsBURG, Miss, March :9.-Thc
rise in the river now seems the most
serious danger to the lcvees, being
without a precedent at this stage of
the water The situation is daily
more grave and Il crisis seems near at
hand. The people everywhere are dis
playing the most devoted courage and
endurance.
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