The herald., 1897-03-08

communique of Friday, sets forth In
addition to the resolve of the porte to
maintain the integrity of the empire.
that while reserving the right to dis
cuss the precise definition of autonomy
for Crete, its desire to maintain peace
and its stipulation of the powers for the
withdrawal OF the Greek troops from the
island.
ADMIRALS' SUGGESTIONS.
CANEA, March s. l a. m.-The ad-
mirals have forwarded to their respec-
tive governments their suggestions for
the coercion of Greece. The commander
of Russian cruiser, which has just ar
rived from Selino, reports the foreign
vessels fired guns there to intimidate
the insurgents. The military governor
of Canea has informed the dragoman OF
the Greek consulate that orders nave
been received to fire on the Greek caviss
IL he leaves the consulate.
The Greeks In the town are menaced
by the Mussulmans, and the commander
of the foreign marines decline to guar
antee the safety of the newspaper cor
respondents who venture outside of
Canea.
The insurgents failed to force an en-
trance in Malaxa by the use of dynamite
at Porelock last evening. but they made
four and wounding several.
The garrison is urgently appealing for
reinforcements. Skirmishing has been
going on since noon on the plains outside
of Canea.
A PROMISING SCHEME.
LONDON, March S.-There is no
doubt, says the Athens correspondent
of the Times, that if Prince George of
Greece were placed at the head of an
autonomous Cretan government with
the title of prince the whole Greek ma
ton and the Cretans would willingly
accept the proposal of the powers and
the Greek troops would be withdrawn
Such a scheme, therefore. says the corre-
spondent ought not to be rejected
without the gravest risk. The Cretans
are suspicious of the promises of Euro
peans and firmly believe that there is
no other course open than union with
Greece or Turkish rule; but, doubt
less, if a choice was offered to them their
preference would be of autonomy under
the Greek prince.
FOREIGNERS LEAVING.
LONDON, March S.-A Times dis
patch from Athens at midnight says
some of the members of foreign lega-
tions and other foreign residents have
already left the city, and it is reported
that several of the legations have ad-
vised all foreigners to leave Greece.
This has caused painful feeling on
the part of the Greek public, who re-
gard 1t as an unjustified step as the
foreigners have been treated with all
respect and have at no time been in any
danger whatever. Moreover a majority
of the foreign residents are known to
favor the Greek cause.
Certainly the aspect of the city is very
warlike but considering the excited
state of the public mind the people are
behaving with moderation and exhibit
ing marked self control
The trains are bringing in thousands
of reserves from the provinces and
these are parading the streets with
their accoutrements. A squa dron OF
cavalry and batteries of artillery ira
verse the principal streets and will en-
bark for Thessaly which gave vividness
to the scene. Great crowds joined the
soldiers in hurrahing for war and pro-
claiming loyalty to Greece, to King
George and TO the government.
The remainder of the reserves will be
held back until the last moment. The
troops already on the frontier are
deemed sufficient for the present, and
more than this, it is believed that the
presence of foreign men-of-war near
the Piraeus indicates that the blockade
will commence tomorrow, thus severing
morrow. The press of Athens has Joined
in dispatch to Admiral Canevaro,
commanding the allied fleets at Canea,
expressing surprise that the lives of
foreign correspondents should be en-
dangered by the threats of violence on
the part of the Mussulmans and urging
the admiral to take active steps wher-
ever necessary to guard the lives of in
offensive journalists engaged in the
honorable performance of their duty I'M
der the protection of the flags of the
six great powers.
A dispatch to the Times from Canea
says that yesterday Sunday the Brit
ish warship Barfieur cleared for action
owing to proposed reinforcement of the
Greek 1ieet in Cretan waters.
WIRES KEPT HOT.
LONDON, March Skiing George of
Greece has sent Sir Charles Dixie
telegram conveying his heartfelt thanks
and sympathy to Sir Charles and the
other members of the house of COM
mons who signed the telegram sent the
King from the house last week, assuring
him and the Greek nation of the desire
Of themselves and of the Englishmen
and 1rishmen whom they represented
for the success of the Greek cause in the
Cretan imbroglio.
There was a lively interchange of tel
egrams between the European chance!-
lories yesterday over the rejection by
Greece of the proposals of the powers
and as to the measures to be adopted.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learns that the admirals of the
foreign fleet suggested that the blockade
should include the Greek ports as we'll
as the Cretan
a CHANGE OF FRONT.
So far as Germany is concerned, there
are some signs of change of attitude
The National Zeitung and the Berlin
Post contain statements, apparently in
spired, to the effect that it will be i'm
possible for Germany to hold out in her
intention If the other powers give way
so far as to negotiate further with
Greece or to insist that Turkey also
shall withdraw her troops from Crete.
The British minister at Athens has
wired home his belief that a peaceful
settlement will now be arranged.
RUMORED BATTLES.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March There
is no confirmation of the report that 3d.
600 Turkish troops crossed the Thes-
salian frontier and were repulsed by an
equal number of Greeks.
AMERICAN RESERVES.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. March IA spe-
cial to the Commercial-Appea from
Birmingham, Ala, says: The call for
the reserves of Greeks in America issued
by the government of King George has
aroused the ardor of the Greeks n
southern cities.
Today a dozen Greeks members of tha