The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-04-01
THE eaEco-TuRNsH TROUBLE.
British Proposal to Withdraw Orig
InaIed IN Athens.

London, March 2S.-The Daily Graphic
understands that the British proposal to
| Greece and Turkey to withdraw their
armies from the frontier actually origin
| ates at Athens. The Turks now occupy
| all the passes in the mountains and the
| best strategic positions. According to
| the Daily Graphic the Greeks proposed
a simultaneous withdrawal in order to
| be able to capture those positions by a
rush attack after making feint of COM
| pliance
| dispatch to the Times from Athens
| says that when 1t became known Sun
| day afternoon that the Crown Prince
| Constantine would leave the city in the
| evening for the Greek camp at Larrissa
| to take command of the Greek armies in
| the field a large crowd gathered on Con-
! stitution square, adjoining the palace.
The populace' shouted. For union and
| war, and cheered continually for the
| crown prince and the army.
! The Daily Mail correspondent says Ad-
miral Canivaro, commanding the Interna-
| tional fleet In Cretan waters, has wired
| to the italian government to send imme-
diately large land force, which is i'm
peratiVely necessary to cope with the
| Cretan insurgents.
Admiral Canivaro 1t is said, asserts
| that the conditions in the interior of the
| island are so terrible that even the lep-
| ers are out of the lazare house. the in
habitants are panic stricken and the dead
| A dispatch to the Times from Canea
| says that one of the correspondents of
| that newspaper who was there during
| the fighting at Malaxa was captured by
| the Cretans and held as a spy. He prob
| ably would have been shot but for the
| opportune arrival of an American journ-
| alist and the lnsurgent leader, Manos,
| an old Oxford man, who Is at the head of
| the band of young Cretans, whom he
personally equipped Manos was the
| first to enter the block house when the
| Turks evacuated, and he prevailed on the
| insurgents to spare the lives of 43 Tur-
| kish prisoners.
| 1t is reported that the bombardment by
| the International fleet on Friday wrought
serious havoc among the Christians.
| There Is some danger of a Mohamme-
| dan uprising in the island on account of
| the scarcity of food.
| A dispatch to the Times from Vienna
| says that owing to the keen anxiety felt
| at st. Petersburg as to what may occur
| in the near future at Constantinople. or
| In the vicinity, the czar has ordered the
concentration of 100000 troops in the four
provinces of south Russia. The Russian
volunteer fleet is now available to trans
port troops whenever required.
| The Powers Mt Work.
Athens, March 2S. = The Crown Prince
| Constantine has arrived at Volo. During
the passage of the Canal Egripos, Prince
| George went on board and bade his broth
er touching adieu. The ministers of the
| powers held a conference today, and, it is
stated, drew up the terms of a collective
note to the Greek government, requesting
that the Greek troops be recalled from
| the frontier. 1t is understood that a sim
liar note will be presented to the porte,
and that If either power refuses, its prin-
| cipal ports will be blockaded A meeting
of the Cretan delegates will be held short
| ly at Athens to draft reply to the adj
mirals proclamation of autonomy.
| Project American Missionaries.
| Constantinople, March 2S. - Owing to
| fears of further disturbance by the villa
yet of Sivass United States Minister Ter
rill has asked the porte to resume the mil
| itary guards at the residences of the
| American missionaries. There is feeling
of uneasiness here because of the rumor
| that the Armenians who participated in
the attack on the Imperial Ottoman bank
have returned to the city The fact that
the authorities have materially increased
| the military precautions against out
| breaks indicates that they share in the
| feeling of apprehension.
Italians Fire mt Christians.
| Canea, March 29.-During the attack on
Fort Izziden, near Apokevena yesterday,
the Italian warships in Suda bay fired up
on the Christians and in aid of the Turk
| ish garrison.