Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-15
'TELEGRAPHlC.
CRETAN SITUATION.
7hs Powers Agree Upon Plan Of
Action Against Greece.
INF MILITARY PREPARATIONS.
, Bid for French support-Bri'isl
Consul at Athens Recaiied-The
Macedonian Question.

ROME, March l4-It is officially an
roupced here this afternoon that the
,1ult OF the pour pariors OF the
covers yesterday Saturday Ia
definite agreement not to reply to the
Greek note, but to issue orders to the
,oreign admiIals to establish an I'M
nediete blockade OF Cretan ports.
This agreement 10 somewhat In the
ra,ure of q concession to Russia and
France. Russia, during the middle OF
Isst week, proposed, with France
serouding the proposition, another
Joint note to Greece, insisting on the
v,ithdrswal of the troops, Instead OF
an immediate resort by the powers TO
force.
carry out the threat maue IN the luen'
tlcai note will be the blockading o.
tie Cretad ports and the landing oil
forces sufficient to insure the main
tainance OF order, leaving iuIther
action as to the fate of Cfete to later
negotiotione. This was the view oil
Russia at the outset.
The Daily Chronicle announces
that IOTIDHl uhihhtuh hep $500
liyered to Greece announc ng thai ne
hlnckade of Crete and OF certain Greek
ports, not yet named, will begin ON
" duesday.
Some of the powers have decided
that unless Greece yields, or II she
declares war on Turkey, measures still
more severe will be employed, even 10
tue point OF utterly destroying Greece
as O nation.
MILITARY PREPARATIONS.
ATHENS, March 49, p. m.--Ev.
etytuibg romans in statu quo, pending
The action OF the powers, bus the min-
!stsr OF war is Fastening In every
possible way this military preparations,
precisely as II war was already de-
clared.
Great uneasiness is caused by the
strained situation on the frontier.
Grayer ndvjces are being received
from Larisss. A dispatch states that
5000 troops have been concentrated
near Elassona, The Turks have formed
two Irregular battalions to guard the
Thessalian passes, Though which in-
surgent bands could enter Macedonia.
The Turkish forces al Epirus were
reinforced yesterday.
Among the Greek troops on the
frontier there ID an incrsasing desire
to try conclupions with the Turks.
A declaration of war 10 awaited with
impat!euce in military circles at La.
Iiesa.
CRETAN INSURGENTS ACTIVE.
CASEA, Island of Crete, March II.
-PiIlaging began yesterday at Gambia,
tNl. and haQ a
tinued TO-DAY. The bishop OF Mica.
phore remains here, though alone, In
the hone OF being able TO save the
Metropolitan church from pillage.
The landing OF European troops IL
exnected Immediately.
The Insurgents maintain ceaseless
cannenade at 5pinalopns. They are
In excellent spirits and health, and
the morale of the troops OF Col. Vassoe
shows no signs OF falling of.
The foreign admiras have not yet
been informed as to the decision ofthe
powers on their proposals OF week
ago.
The admirals have been Instructed
to confer with the consuls as 10 the
best means of prOclhlming the fact
that Turkey has granted Crete COM
plete autonomy. The hope Is enter
lained that such measure Will help
10 paciiy the island.
GREECE AND FRANCE.
LONDON, March 14.-That Greece
seems to reallzs the unwiliingness oil
the powers to give way Is outlined in
rumored proposals and suggestions
reaching London today from Athens.
1t is stated that member OF the
Greek government declared this morn.
ing that Greece would accept for
Crete regime similar to that in Bos-
MIA, which would leave inviolale the
principle Of instrumentation, which
would leave inviolate the in
tegrity OF the Ottoman empire,