Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-12
pELEGRAPHIC.
TURKS And GREEKS.
Pears Of an Oriental War Expressed
in European Capitals.
wARsnIPs GATHERING OFF oaNRA.
King George said 10 Havs Received
Permission 10 Occupy ,he
Islands.

ATHENS, Feb. liza fresh flotilla OF
four torpedo.bonts is held In readiness
TO sail for Crete, and feiniorcements
Of troops are being hurriediy dispatched
to the frontier. The departure OF
Prince George with the first torpedo
hotilia has aroused the greatest enthu.
tiasm in the provinces as well 10 in tue
city. Patriotic demonstrations are TAX.
ing place In all paris OF Greece. The
chamber has voted half million
drschms to tue Cretsn refugees.
IN THE BAY OFF cANEA.
CANEA, Feb. IL The warships arr:
The Br,tieh first, Glass battlsship Hsr-
fleur, lO,500 tons OF four Cotton guns,
zen AZ quick fire and eight smaller
runs, with crew OF 618 men; the
Britirh ffst. clnss battl.ship Revenge,
l4.lOO tons OF tour 67.ion guns, six
6 inch quick. ire gune auu thIrty-eight
smaller guns and 1870 men; the British
thlrJ-ciass cruiser Scott, Also tone, OF
four 6-inch and eleven smaller guns
and 147 men; the French aecord.
class cruiser Suchet, 3,4SO tons,
OF four u 2.inch quick.iire guus,
four 8 5.iuch gunt, nnu twenty.
two smaller guns and 2i6 men; the
Fren CHI third. class cruiser Mattign,es,
1910 tone, of five 40 inch QUICK fire
guns, thirteen smaller guns, and loO
men; the French thifd-ciass cruiser
Forbip, l,6i3 tons, Of four 5,5.inch
auick-fire and twelve smaller guns,
anu 1870 men; the Russian turret ship
Emperor Nioho las l., flret-eiass, s, 4s0
tone. OF two i2-iuch h2.tOn gune, four
9.lnch guns, eight 6-inch guns AMI
twenty-lour smaller guns, and oO4 men;
the Russian armored cruiser Grosjast.
cby, ], 492 tone, OF one 9.inch gun, one
six.inch gun una eight smaller guns,
aud $50 men.
1t Will thus be seen the British have
28,230 tons OF warships in Cretsn
watere, with l, 4S8 men. The French
have &, 5SS tons o"u 8l6 men, and the
Russians have 1882 tons with 100
men. The Frrncn and Russians com
bined have l6, 620 ions OF fighting veg
sells here anu 1896 men TO handle
them, leaving Great Britain the Rd-
vantage OF 9,7l0 tons and LAT men.
ARMS AND AMMUNITION.
LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch to the
Times from Athens says that the cen-
trail Cretan Committee 10 preparing to
support the Cretans with arms, ammu.
nitio and suppiies on great scale.
The frst inetailmept, IL 10 added, sailed
on "Wednesday with 800 armed Gre.
tsns. The came dispatch state, that
the departure OF the Crock torpedo f,.
lila for the island of Crete was due to
the announcement that Turkish
torped o.bosts had left the Dardanelles
anu that Turkish troops had en-
barBed at Ssionica for Crete. The dis.
patch concludes with che remark: SIT
lie possible that direct collision will
occur between the Greek and Turkish
forces"
The Pail Mall Gszstte this afternoon
Gays there Is reason 10 believe that
Great Brl,aiD regards the dispatch OF
the Greek flotilla to Crete as very
serious matter and ns likely to involve
the era veet consequences, adding: IN
tntimation OF the intentions OF Greece
was conveyed to any OF the powers,
aud the preparations to carry them
into effect were carefully kept secret.
ltmsy be confidently expected that
the marquis of Salisbury Will adopt a
very firm attitude anu that immediate
ana vigorous steps will be taken to
HeutraNzs the effect OF Greece's
action.n
The parliamentary secretary for the
foreign office, MIR. George N. Cuiz'o,
answering q question in the House OF
Commons CONCERNING the troubles In
Crete, said thst the British consular
reports showed that there was 700
Chrlstisns on the heights OF Helepa
anu an unknown number to the west.
ward. dc added that the general
tenor OF the reports indicates tust tue
Christians OF that district were rather
the sssaiiants than the attacked.
He had no Information to snow thai
the Turkish authorities had armed Of
encouraged Museuimans. A Mussu.-
man mob, Mr.. Cutzon also said, had
forcibly seized the rifles In the arsenal