Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-26
TELEGRAPRIC.
THE EASTERN GAME
Probable Effect of the Withdrawal OIL
Great Britain.
FRANCE MAY TAKE SIMILAR ACTION
The Victory Of Cretnn Insurgents Fire
Greeks With Enthusiastically
Grown Prince On for The Front

CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 25.-Ac.
cording to tho reports in diplomatic
circles here the withdrawal OF Great
Britain from the blockade is the one
subject discussed today In court and
other circles.
The sultan's advisers are making
the best OF the eituation by pointing 10
the fact that Great Britain does not
constitute the whole OF Europe, and
that SO long as the sultan has the sup.
port OF Russia, France, Germany and
Austria, he has nothing to fear from
Great Britain. 1t is whispered tina,
France will. in all probability, follow
the example of Great Britain. France,
IL Is expected, 10 ready 10 take the step
without disturbi ny to any appreciable
degree her accord with kuesla, and IL
is added that in any case the French
government wouIu not risk taking
part in the blockade OF Greece, which
would be an act OF war, without fret
consulting the Chamber OF Deputies,
whose approval OF the coercion policy
is regarded here as being lar from GER
tain.
1t Ia stated that Great Britain has
intimateu to the powers that II Greece
is blockaded, steps should also be taken
10 blockade the principal Turkish
ports.
The latest move of Great Britain In
the eastern game has undoubtedly
called halt for the present in the
cOercive measuree, and may, it ie said,
hnn hatr ha . Al nj
In the meantime, in view OF the
imminent danger OF clash on the
frontiers OF Greece which may bring
about u declaration Of war between
Greece and Turkey, Great Britain has
definitely proposed to the powers that
eteps be taken to induce both Turkey
anu Greece to withdraw their forces
half n mile from the actual frontier,
thus leaving a mile OF neutral grounu
between the opposing armies.
Greece, 1t lie explained, had previous
ly made similar proposal to the
Turkish government, but the Porte
consulted with the ambassadors Of
Rnssia and Germany, seemingly the
foremost friends OF Turkey at the
present juncture, with the result that
the Representatives OF these powers
advised the Turkish government to
decline the offer.
The Turkish tquRdrtn, II is reported,
has been Ordered to cruise into the
Egesn sea.
BLoCKHoUsE AT MALAXA DESTROYED.
CANEA, March 25.-At s O'Clock this
evening the insurgents succeeded in
blowing up the b.ockhouse at Maiaxa
with dynamite. The whole structure
IL now In flames, and the Turkish war.
ships are bombaruing the insurgents.
ATHENS, March 25.-The news OF
the dynamitiDg OF the Malaxs block.
house at 3 O'Clock tonight, as the cul.
minatiop of day of fierce fighting
and prolonged siege, has made
tremendous sensation here. 1t 10
regarded as an event OF iaT-reachiRg
I'm portauce, both in its effect upon
the Insurgents themselves and upon
the Greek ministry and at this stage OF
the crisis. tits generally believed In
official circles, as we'll as by the people
at large, that the Christians In Crete
are not in the least deferred by the
blockade and not In the least beguiled
by the appeals of the admiral or the
implied arguments OF the autonomy
proclamatlona.
Advices from Capea as to the details
OF the days fighting show that the
Insurgents displayed the most deeper
ate valor and left the Turkish garrison
OF the blockhOuse no choice but flight.
Evacuation by the Moslems was fol-
lowed Immediately by occupation lby
the insurgents, who were close upon
.hs heels Of the flying foe. 10 hold
tho bleckhouse In the lace of n raiU OF
shells from the Turkish wnrships 10
Huda bay was impossible. The com.
mander OF the insurgents resolved
that, as they could not keep II, either
should the Mosiems, and blew the
whole structure into fragments with
successive heavy charges OF dynamite.
AT 8 O'Clock tonight me lopg.fought.
Tor biockhouse ID y mass OF burning