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be justified in attacking Thessaly. with

| Deputy Romans and DR.. .PapSake which
has sent numerous emissaries to Crete,
honeycombed the island with seditious
pamphlets. The majority of the Cretan
| population remains passive, notwith-
| standing the activity of the Greek
agents provocatures. This latest Greek
coup was not entirely unexpected in
| diplomatic circles here, since repeated
suspicious inquiries have been ad-
| dressed to the commander of the Greek
| fleet to the commanders of the ships of
| other nations in Cretan waters as to
what action would be taken in Cretan
| eventualities.
| The semi official "Fremdenblatt" to-
day says: Greece must be restrained
from going any. further. Austria has
| already acted and the other powers
| will not be backward. They will not
| assist Greece nor hinder Turkey in
| sending troops and responding with
hostilities to the aggressive action of
| Greece
SITUATION GROWING GRAVER.
! LONDON, Feb. PA dispatch to the
''Times" from Canea announces that
four boats belonging to the torpedo flo
tilla and the transport commanded by
/ L llCC dSOISc VI NIIctCe nave arrived IN
the harbor of Canea
| 1t is also reported that the Italian Of
| ficer attached to the new Italian gen.
darmie, who went to Kissamo for the
purpose of Investigating the alleged
| atrocities there, has returned to Canea
and fully confirmed the dispatches Of
several days ago In these reports it
was announced that the Mohammedan
| inhabitants had been besieged in their
houses at Kissamo. Firing in the
streets finally followed, and twenty
three persons were killed, the bodies re-
naming unburied for several days This
Italian officer says in his report:
Firing by the Christians in the
| streets caused a stampede of the Mo-
hammedans. The Moslem natives made
little defense. Only a few Christians
were wounded. did not see any corpses.
Most Of the bodies had been removed or
buried, but their names have been re-
covered, and the evidences as to the
number of the killed and wounded has
not been exaggerated"
| According to reports received at
| Canea, Turkish warship arrived at
kissamo on Wednesday, and was i'm
mediately fired by the Christians The
Mohammedan population is now shut UP
in Kissamo fortress, where six Christ
ians have also taken refuge
! Reports from every quarter in Crete
indicate increasing gravity in the situa-
ton. The Mohammedans of Sitia ap-
parently have been hard pressed by the
Christians. They sent an urgent re-
quest to the Governor at Heraklidn ask
ing him to send troops Immediately The
Governor ordered 800 Bashi Bazouks
to embark, but rescinded the order, ow-
ing to the opposition on the part of the
Powers.
The MohammedanS at Selino have
been beseiged for several days 1t is
SAID twenty persons, including a girl,
have been killed, and another girl kid
mapped. 1t is also announced that
Christians fired upon the arsenal at
Suda on Thursday, but retired when the
troops replied with artillery.
The Consuls at Retimo report that de-
spite the setting at liberty of the Mo-
hammedans in the surrounding villages.
the Moslems at Retimo continue to pill
lage the shops of the Christians. and
threaten to burn their houses Several
buildings owned by Christians have been
blown up by dynamite. In the sections
surrounding Retimo the Christians are
reduced to despair
The British Vice-Consul at Herak-
lion has been ordered to send all the
subjects of Great Britain on the men
of-war unless the Mohammedans active
ly resist the movement
The situation at Heraklion is un-
changed.
The companies of troops which wero
sent for the purpose of reinstating the
refugees at Bukolies have been be-
sieged by the Christians during the last
ten days, and all means of communica-
ton cut off. Should they surrender and
be maSsacred, it is feared the army
would break loose from all restraint
Over 200 refugees are reported as be-
ing shut up in the Chrysophege monas-
terry, near Suda. Their only hope of
liberation lies in the intervention by the
Consuls, but nothing has been done in
the matter yet
A dispatch to the Times from
Athens says that in spite of obstinate
official silence, it is known something
is happening on the Turkish frontier
necessitating the movement of troops
in that section. The Turkish authori-
ties are aware of the difficulty, and are
taking serious precautions against
Greece. owing to the critical state of
feeling.
Macedonia has organized large bodies
of Albanian Ghegs ready TO invade
Thessaly and engage in guerrilla war
fare as a set off to the Grecian Mace
donna ont Whafa,a,- l.
there is in this, it is certain there was
in Athens on Friday.
A dispatch to the Times" from
Vienna says that the powers have made
presentations to the Grecian Govern
ment. which are not likely to be mis-
understood at Athens, and which will
not only check Greece and prevent that
country from taking the law into its
own hands, but which will also pacifv
the Sultan and prevent Turkish mill
tary action along the Grecian frontier. |
The Paris correspondent of the
"Times" says it is the opinion in
France that the King of Greece has
been assured of the support of Russia. |
so far as his designs for a union of !
Crete with Greese are concerned. An
other dispatch from Paris announces |
that the second class cruiser Bugeaud
and a French torpedo boat will leave
Toulon Tuesday for Canea.
A dispatch to the Times" from Ber-
lin says the general situation inspires |
the greatest apprehension. The Berlin |
Post" contains what is believed to be |
an inspired statement that war between |
Turkey and Greece appears inevitable, |
in view of the recent events. The |
Post" says 1t seems to be hopeless to |
expect the powers to do more than pre- |