The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 14, 1897, Page 1

—w = | VOLUME LXXXIL—NO. SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 14, 1897—THIRTY PAGES. CENTS. GRECIANS PREPARE R WAR Arms and Ammunition Are Landed for Cretan Tasurgents. CONFLICT WITH TURKEY UNAVOIDABLE. King George Evidently Expects the Support of Certain Powers. (F MANY NATIONS RTADY 10 ACT. ARMIES It R mains With Russia as to the Att:tud: of Eurcpe in the Coming Imbroglio CANEA, flot Greece, is repo Crere, Feb. 13.—The Greek | Ja, commanded by Prince George of | d to have landed a large , emmunition and pro- | the Cretan Tie insurgents in large numbers | anea, awaiting | tions. { insur- the arrival o It is reported here a Greek warship elled a Turkish warship which | ting to leave Candia to return arms and m CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey, Feb. 13.— the powers that | k Greece in Thessaly in ing to restrain tile action on the part of Greece in | Crete. | - ARMIES IN REaDINESS. me will be event of the pow More Than One European Power Is Pre- partng for War. waxy, Feb. 13.—The pol- of Germany in regard to Crete, ac- fing to direct authority from the For- | Office, is strict adherence to the | ourse sgreed upon by the concert of pow- lished in respect to Tur- | key, and it is furtner announced upon the same authority that Germany particularly stands by the side of Austria, and will pport Au the present | ers recently e s official declaration, made concur- the declaration of Baron Banffy, j ngarian Premier, in the Hungarian ber of Deputies to-day, that there | ~o foundation for the report that the | an army was being wi the ¥ mo- | i became known here late | 2y have the effect to par- v allay the existing alarms, but only 1 the advices received from | ters point out that war is in- | evitable. Both Greece and Turkey are hurryine ara trqops to the frontiers of Thessalia th the utmost dispatch, and everything 1 salonian borders ike aspect. German military officers who have served in the Turkish army agree that Turkey could over- whelm Greece on lsnd in a very short time. Some idea of the military activity | of Turkey may be gathered from the fact | that twenty-two Macedonia battalions | have received orders to march to Thes- salonia, and the Albanian Argonauts have | been ordered out and eight battalions of Redifs irom Asia Minor have oeen sum- moned for duty in Thessalia. It is esti- matea that within a fortnight Turkey will have together an army sufficiently strong for a successful invasion of Greece if the powers do not in the meantime interfere, which itis perfectly plain Greece expects them to do. It is probable that | article on the subject says: | from Od, THE BLOCKADING FLEET OFF CHARLESTON. This picture represents the cruiser Columbia getting under way to give chase to a blockade-runner in obedience to a battle-ships Indiana and Maine at anchor are shown in the background. | as the fieet torpedo-boat has got past the fort and signalizes her safety by sending up a rocket. signal hoisted at the yardarm of Admiral Bunce's flagship, the New York. The The Columbia has flashed an electric light over the waters, striking the shore near Fort Moultrie. The big cruiser is too late, however, military demonstration in Thessalia, but it is not at all likely that she will be per- mitted to go any further. One tning, however, is perfectly clear, and that > thal any invasion of Greece by Turkey, wherher it shall be followed by the deleat of tbe Greeks or the repuise of the in- | vaders, will be the signal for a rising in Macedonia and a general Balkan war. Most of the Berlin newspapers are mildly sympathetic with Greece and Crete. The Barlin Post, however, takes a contrary view of the situation, and in an “Surely the powers will refuse to allow a rich island and the key to the Fgean Sea to be ac- quired’ by an unworthy state like Greece. it would bé better to make Crete tributary, | but independent like Samoa.” According to adv.ces received here from Russia the military authories' in the Cau- | casus and Odessa districts bave received orders from St. Petersburg to mobilize their force and are now ready toe a an estimated force of men. Including the Sebastopol and ) laieff detachments this would make a body of 37,000 men ready for instant ser- vice in the field. In addition to these preparations transport ships with steam up are ready to embark and get under way within a few hours. If an ex- pedition from Odessa should be decided upon it would Jand at Scutari. Premier Banffy, in denying in the Hun- garian Chamber to-day that the Austro- Hungarian army was being mobolized, neglected to mention the fact which is weil-known here tnat the officials manag- ing the Austro-Hungarian Southern Rail- way have given instructions by telegraph to all stations to have everything in readi- ness at twenty-four hours’ notice to assist in mobilizing and dispatching troops and munitions of war. BUDA-PESTH, HuxeAry, Feb. 13.—In the Chamber of Deputies ilo-day Baron Banffy, the Hungarian Premier, declared fult | | about the Austro-Hungarian army being | 1n its character of self-appointed protector mobilized is without foundation. The | of the Cretan Christians being determined trouble in Crete, he seid, was due partly | to prevent at-all cost the landing in Crete 0 Bgitalion by Greek committees and [of Turkish troovs to.re-enforce those ai- partly to delay in carrying out reforms in sdministration of thejaffairs of the isiand which had been conceded by the Sultan. | Greece, the Premier further said, had acted |in the matter agsinst the advice of the powers who had agreed absolutely upon | the necessity of maintaining peace and | the status quo in the East. —_— CHRISTIANS AND MOSLEMS. It Is Now Certain They Can Never Live Harmony. LONDON, Exc.. Feb. 13.—Tt has been made very apparent during the past week The New Ironsides, A formidable Ironclad thet was used as the flagship of the Admiral commanding toe blockading fleet off Charleston during the war. | that the Christians and Mussulmans in | the island of Crete will never be able to | live together 1n harmony, and that some- thing will shortly have to be done by the powers to prevent the periodical recur- rence of the massacres and incendiarism | which mark the outbreaks on the island. | It bas looked for two days as though an armed conflict between Turkey and the powers will allow Turkey to make a | that the rumor which is in circulation | Greece was inevitable, the latter country i i |G ready there. The Greeks generally look upon Crete as being by right. part of the Grecian domains, and they are wildly en- thusiastic over the pending dispute, | which promises to demand the interven- tion of the powers with the result of the | Itimate annexation of the island by | ece. It was reporied from Constantinople vesterday that the Turkish Government took a very gloomy view of the situation and that, in fact, it has notified the pow- | ers that it would not send any re-enforce- | ments to Crete. Lhe exact rea son for this decision 15 no | known, but it is pretty certain that had | extra troops been sent to the island their landing would have been opposed by the Greek torpedo flotilla, which is under the | gommand of Prince George, the second son of the King of Greece, Lord Salis- bury was informed to this effect yester- day by the Greek Charge d’Affaires. Considerable reliance 15 placed on the scheme of M. Hanotaux, the French Foreign Minister, for the settlement of the trouble. As stated in the United Associated Presses dispatches yesterday this scheme provides for the blockade of | Crete by the powers and the occupation of the principal centers. This would pre- vent the Christians from obtaining ar; ammunition and re-enforcements, which is well known are constantly arriving from the mainland. If it be true, as is sail, that the scheme inciudes the ulti- mate occupation of the island by Greece, under the governorship of Prince George, with the Cretans still paying their annual tribute to the Porte, it is thought that the question can be settled on these lines or in a way very similar. The outcome is exciting the keenest in- terest and popular sympathy is with the Christians, though thereis no doubt that N Fort dbhnson == 3 Zanzh ° Eu Man of Oharleston Harlour During the Blockade 1361-+ 2 A ] Scale of Mc Tes 1 the present troubles they were the ag- gressors. ———— FRANCE GROWS INTERESTED. Can Never Lose Sight of the Alsace-Lor- raine Sore. PARIS, Fraxce, Feb. 13.—In an article on ‘the situaion in Crete the Gaulois says that the King of Greece when in Paris November last gave the Government to understand that his further resistance to | the aspirations of Greece was impossible and he was compelled therefore to seek closer relations with Austria and Great Britain, the disposition of Russia being uniriendly. The paper also asserts that a report which has been received here that the German Emperor made announcement that he would adhere to the volicy of A Blockade Runner. The above is a good specimen of the fleet crait that were turned out of British shipyards during the war and carried cargoes into Charleston and other Southern ports, France and Russia in the Bast has caused a sensation in diplomatic circles. The Gaulois concludes by warning Germany that the q ion of Alsace-Lorraine will not be lost sight of by Krance. e THE GEEEK NAVY. 1t Is Capabdle of Making a Good Showing Agains: Turkey, Though inferior in numbers of vessels, guns and men to that of Turkey, the Greek navy is capable of making a good showing if it comes to a clash on the coasts of Crete. Her navy comprises two port defense Ironclad vessels—the Basileus Georgius, 1774 tons, carrying two 10-ton Krupp guns, with four light and two machine guns, and having a speed of twelve knots, and the Basilissu Olga, 2060 tons, has four 54- ton and two 3%-ton Krupp guns and a speed of ten knots; three steel craisers, the Hyda, the Spotsai and the Psura, 4835 tons eack, built in France at the forges and chuntiers of M. Canet. These vessels | bave a speed of eighteen knots and sre protected by an over-all steel belt of 11.8 inches at the water line with another of 9 inches above. They were equipped at he time of building each with three 10.6- inch and four 5.9-inch Canet gzuns, besides | seven 6-pounder quick-firing guns and { eighteen other smaller and machire guns. | The Greek Government decided in the early part of last year to putin a supple- | mentary armament, and cave tha order to | M. Canet. The guns were finished and | delivered a short time ago. | The superiority of the Canet system | over the Krupp and Armstrong has been so | thoronghly demonstrated that both France | and Russia have adopted it. There are also seventeen torpedo-boats of iate patterns, varying from 85 to 115 feet in length, and twelve of smaller size, She has besides these four unarmored vessels, two corvettes of 1300 and 1800 tons and two cruisers of 1000 tons each, be- sides twelve gunboats. Every marine in the Greek navy is kept up toa good standard of condition, and the morale of the officers and men is most excellent, There are 185 officers and cadets, among whom is Prince George, ranking as captam; 247 employes, 587 petty officers, 2146 engine-room men and sailors. The term of service in the Greek navy is two years, and there is a large re- serve of trained men to draw from in case of need, to say nothing of her merchant sailors, whoare to be found on evéry ship that sails the Mediterranean. RECEIVER OUSIED. Compelled to Leave His Post at the Point of a Rerolrer. HOT SPRINGS, 8. Dax., Feb. 13.—The litigation over the possession of the prop- erty of the Dakota Hot Springs Company, which includes the f£vsns Hotel and baths at this place, reached a climax to- day. Colonel Swan had been appointed re- ceiver by the Federal Courtand H. J. Curtis by the District Court on the application of four distinct sets of creditors. To-day Colonel Swan was compelled by Deputy Bherifts to leave the building at the point of a revolver and the Curtis faction is in control. No meals have been served to the guests to-day and the restaurants around town are doing a thriving busi- ness. Colonel Swan pointsout that the morteage given on the property expressly stipulates that he should be in control of the property in case foreciosure proceed- ings were instituted. MANEUVERS OF MODERN - WARSHIPS First Attempt to Guard the Charleston Harbor Not a Success. SILENTLY THE GUNBOAT ENTERS PORT. With No Ditficulty the Speedy Vesuvius Runs the Blockade. SEARCHLIGHTS THAT FAILED TO PENETRATE THE F(0G. Subsequent Attempis of the Dynamits Cruiser, How ver, Ch-ckei by Buace's Fieet. CHARLESTON, 8. C., ¥eb. 18 —They say down at Admiral Bunce’s fleet to-day that it was neither a fair nor official test, but the fact still remains that the Vesu vius ran the blockade into the harbor last night with an ease that startled the squad- ron. 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