The herald., 1897-04-08
Fill the Air in Cities of
Greece
NO EFFECT IS PRODUCED
BY DELIVERY OF THE IDENTI-
CAL NOTES
Turkey Notifies the Powers of Her
Willingness to Withdraw
Troops From Crete
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
ATHENS, April THE cabinet min
> listers assembled last evening and Were
engaged until a late hour discussns
the identical notes the representatives
of the powers handed yesterday TO NJ.
Skouzes, the Greek minister of foreign
affairs. 1t is believed that NJ. Skouzes
] will deliver the reply of Greece to the
representatives of the power today
Meanwhile it is rumored here that Rus
sia made a separate proposal to the af-
feet that if Greece will withdraw her
troops from Crete, Russia will agree to
obtain the withdrawal of Turkish troops
from Crete, and Russia promises that
Prince George of Greece shall be sent to
organize the Cretan gendarmes. Greece,
according to the report, promptly re
jected the proposition.
The identical notes delivered yester-
day by the representatives of the powers
to NJ. Skouzes, have had very little eff
feet. The newspapers today declare
that they are really of no practical val
lie in rendering the issues more certain,
because Greece is aware that the agree
ment between the powers is quite facti-
tious. A complete calm characterized
the city today, although many placards
have been posted advocating war. This
evening military patrols paraded the
principal streets The evening news
papers censure the clamor for war
EXPECTING TROUBLE.
LONDON, April Mrs Ormiston
Chant the social reformer and six
nurses start for the island of Crete to-
morrow Lady Henry Somerset and d.
F. Keith are financing the mission
The English newspapers say that the
authorities are taking unusual precau~
tions at British ports to prevent the
clandestine export of war material De-
tectives are reported to be on the alert
at every fishing town since it was
learned that quantities of war material
has been shipped from this country to
the island of Crete and the Transvaal
during the past three months.
INSURGENTS REPULSED.
CANEA, April Brisk fighting took
place today outside of Canea. The in
surgents in considerable strength ad-
vanced from four points and attacked
the Turkish outposts. The latter main
tanned their position with the loss OF
two men killed and eleven wounded.
AT LARISSA.
LARISSA, April 7.-The war feeling
grows here steadily. All day the troops
have waited anxiously for news as to
the decision of the government. The
feeling among officers and men is one of
extreme tension.
GREEK SKILL SHOWN.
LONDON, April 1.-The Larissa cor
respondent of the Times will say: After
visiting the frontier posts l am con-
vinced that the Greeks are showing
plenty of strategical skill in disposing
of their army and overcoming difficult
ties on the frontier 1t is now clear thai
they are relying upon rapid movements
in the field, particularly artillery move
ments. They seem to disregard the
moral value of strongly intrenched po-
sitions, which the Ottomans lay great
stress on. If they are once passed, Thes-
sally will be at the mercy of the invad-
ing Turkish forces. All hangs for Greece
on the possibility that rising in Mace
donia will occupy the attention of the
Turks
The Hellenic missionaries have neg
lected no opportunity to arm the peas
antry.
A dispatch to the Times from Con-
stantinople says that it is understood
there that the porte has notified the
powers of its Willingness to withdraw
the Turkish garrisons from Crete i'm
mediately if the Greeks will withdraw
and the powers agree to pacify the
island.
A FIRE RAGING
CANEA. April IA fire has broken
out at Gambia near the cathedral and
a number of houses there are now in
flames. The British and Italian troops
are demolishing the ADJACENT buildings
in order to check the spread of the
confiagraton.
Rear Admiral B. II. Harris of the Brit
ish fleet, was shot at by a Mosem ir-
regular while crossing field near Suda.
The bullet plowed the grass at his feet.
There were conflicts in various parts
of the island yesterday. In every in
stance the insurgents were the aggres-
sors They captured several cannon al
Kissamo.
RUSSO FRENCH ENTENTE
LONDON, April THE Paris corre-
srondent of the Times says that the re-
ports that the czar will visit France and
that NJ Faure will visit St. Petersburg
are still kept up, despite definite official
details in both capitals. 1t is said that
the czar will spend a fortnight in Paris
incognito. staying at Versailles, Fontain-
bleau or Compiegne. The czarina insists
on this visit because ii was expressly
promised when their majesties were last
in Paris, although her present condition
of health is not such as to allow her to
30 herself.
NJ Faure's isit to st. Petersburg will
be made. il is said, about the end of Ju
ly, after the Other rulers, Emperor Fran
els Joseph and Emperor William, will
have left. He will be received with the
same ceremonial but his stay will be
longer and the court etiquette will be
somewhat less strictly observed while
he is there.