Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-08
CANDIDA QUIET AGAIN
Several British Warships
Reach the City.
BLUE JACKETS LANDED
British and German consn'atss Destroy
Ell During the Riot:ns. british
Vice Consul Burned in His
House FIRES Distinguished.
ISy T'e;egrapl.}

GAMBIA. island of Crete. Sept. T.
The British battleship Camperdown.
having on board Sir A. Billotti. th+
British consul at Canea. has arrived
reached this port reinforcements of
blue jackets have been landed. and an
early reservation of quiet is expected.
The fires have been extinguish.d
During the ri"tinE. the British and
German consulates Were. burned.
The custom house. barracks and
court house We're saved.
Quie, is being RAPIDLY restored
CAUSE OF THE RIOT.
LONDON. Sep. Sir A. Billn,:o. fhs.
Gambia on board the British battlcshir
Camperdown. cables to the foreign of
flee saving that the roting a. Card Il
was caused in the following manner:
\ British soldier on guard at the tax
office was suddenly stabbed in tn
back. and he dropped his rifle. which
exploded. killing a MussuIn,:,n. III
{ firing then became general. and a
party of twenty British blue jackets.
from the British torpedo gunbuar
Hazard. WAS almost annihllted be-
fore the sailors could reach their ship
In addition a detachment OF fort five.
British soldiers We're driven from ,h,.i,.
quarters near the telegraph station and
many Of them We're wounded
The total casualties SO far as known
are twenty killed and fofty Wounded
The fat" of the Christians in uthe,
towns is uncrrtain
The British vice consul. Mr.. Calocher-
erin". was burned to death in his
house
lsOMBARDME.NT RENEWED
ATHENS. Sert. II, IS reported that
n the bombardment was renewed at can
dia today. and that the port has been
seriously damaged. The foreign war
ships have landed sailors tu reinforce
~ Tptity -1,
been landed tn assist in Iuenching the
flames.
According to kilograms from Gambia
il. is estimated that twenty-five Brit
ish We're killed and forty-iivc wounded!
yesterday.
Several Christian families have soug II
K refuge on The warships. Many corpscs
are lying in the streets Of Gambia. In
one .;ase {, whole family was lied. The
italian consulate is also reported burn
cd.
y Russian warship left the riraeu<
hurre'lly f"r Crete today. carrying tn
Russian consul NJ. Truijnnsky
EARLY REPORTS CONFIRMED.
LONDON Sept S.--Thc r1rrespond-
cnt IF the Times at Gambia telegraph
ing Wednesday. fully confirms tie ar
licr reports Of most serious events
there. He says:
The worst is feared as To the fatr
- 81 iisiI'i''' VI ny '-'ii t''i''i7' ~ =
reported that only go have been saved.
out of over 1000. The situation l. eN-
tr-me!y difficult The Turkish troops
refused to aid the British, who. being
exceedingly few in the town. We're soon
uVcrpowerrd. The forty wnunGrh we.c
N attended to by the walships.
r--a---a', --n1T1l1:,Tr7Tnru1nS ar" pilliSi''s
Gambia. Icdhem Pasila, the governor,
declares that the mob is uncomfortable.
but the general opinion is against him.
'13einfnrcementS are expected from
Canea and the Christian insurgents are
missing around the Gordon. A. this
dispatch goes achievements are arrlv-
ing on the Italian flagship Francc-cu
Morosini."
The Times correspondent. telegraph
ing later says:
Refugees are now coming on b,ard
the t'ampcrdoWn, many or Them wound-
ed They toll Il tale or great massacre.