St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-03
SPAIN IN THE SWIM.
The Bankrupt Nation With a
Boy King Wants the
Worlds Fair.
Grandees Are Preparing to
Head Off Both New York
and Chicago.
Singularly Enough, the Pro-
posed Spanish Fair Is in
Honor Of Columbus.
Christians in Crete Have an
Exceedingly Hard Row
to Hoe.

lu6 GteIL IldN6 DIS
sumed such proper tons as to indicate
the United States will have to begin at
once If 1t is hoped to attract any large
numbers of European visitors and ex-
hibitorS TO America. The movement in
Spain is being conducted with the
sanction if not at the instance of the
government. Tie cabinet secretly
appointed commission to take
charge of the preparations, and
now large sum of money
will be asked from the Spanish
eOrtes to aid in defraying the expenses
of the occasion. 1t is the intention of
the Spanish government to give an in
ternational character to the centennial
celebration. England, France, POrtu-
gal and Italy have been asked to take
part in it. Among other propositions is
one to hold an international exposition
at Madrid, to be opened on Aug. 3, 1892,
that day of the month on which Column
bus set out on his first voyage, and it is
proposed to close it on the following
12th of October, the latter day being
the one on which
COLUMBUS FIRST TOUCHED LAND
at the island of San Salvador. The
preparations are, however, giving rise
TO some discussion as to whether Spain
can claim any special share in the mer-
its of Columbus discovery. The fact is
that the Spanish court long treated
Columbus with contempt as a ragged
adVenturer. bent upon making his for
tune out of the credulity of others.
When finally the kindness of Queen
Isabella gained him an opportunity to
prove his genius, he conferred lasting
glory upon Spain, in return for which
he was superseded in the midst of his
discoveries, put in chains and dis
graced. The use of three ships,
not much bigger than ordinary
river craft, is all that Columbus
owed to the Spanish sovereign. The
only person in Spain aside from the
queen who really aided Columbus in his
time of need was the Abbot Marechena
of the Rabida monastery, where the
future diScoverer stopped for shelter.
when poor and wretched he entered
Spain after long period of ill success
in Portugal. The abbot became so in
tereSted in his guests visions that he
introduced him at court. A feature of
the proposed celebration is the restora-
ton of the monastery of Rabida. and in
connection with the restoration the
worthy Abbot Marechena is not to be
forgotten. as large statue of him is to
be placed in conspicuous position over
the front door of the monastery. One
reason why the Spaniards are
so SOON IN THE FIELD
is fear least they should be fOreStalled
for instance by Italy. of which country
Columbus was a native. Bristol, Eug.,
is also putting forward claims for ceIl-
tennial celebration in connection with
the discovery of America, the event to
take place in 1897. John and Sebastian
Cabot, the latter native of the place,
just 1872 years ago sighted the desOlate
shore of Labrador, ran down the coast
to what is now New England, and
planted the flag of England on that soil.
In ancient Bristol manuscript runs this
record: I'm the year 1887, the oath
of June, st. Johns day. was
toll men in ship called the
Mathew" The Cabots discovered the
continent a year before Columbus
reached the Orinoco, hence, Bristol may
claim some place in the celebration of
American discoveries. The news from
Crete continues to be very serious. 1t
is the old story of Turkish methods.
The Turks have never known any
other way of settling difficulties be-
tween MahOmetanS and Christians than
that of sending Turkish officer with a
body of soldiers to
PUT DOWN THE REVOLT"
with the utmost severity. This does
not mean what it would in Western
Europe, court martials and military
executions. There are executions, no
doubt. but there seems to be no previous
judicial inquiry even of summary ma
ture. The Turkish plan is to send
troops of an inferior kind. in some cases
-, G9V-u
serves" which form the worst class of
Turkish troops. The troops fraterniZe
with their co-religiOnists, and then both
together undertake the cOngenial task
of trampling on the infidel. Resistance
is impracticabie, for the willy Chakir
PaSha, the new governor of Crete, by
his fair promises induced the inhab-
itants to surrender all their principal
posts of defense. Accordingly the bru-
tally and sayagery of the soldiers have
free play. The MahOmetan inhabitants,
having the soldiers on their side, brut-
ally beat their Christian neighbors at
every opportunity. When the Chris
tians complain to the Turkish judges,
they are reminded that an un-
believing dog has no rights and is not
capable of being witness. The prisons
are crowded to overlooking and the
people are reduced to desperation. The
few insurgents who still retain arms,
notwithstanding Chakir's deceptive
promises, are daily receiving fresh re-
cruits, owing to the continuation of
OUTRAGES BY TURKISH TROOPS,
and fresh fighting may soon be expect
ed. Such condition of affairs is not
abnormal in Turkey. The abnormal
thing is that the powers, among them
taft hoxy Sraor how
in the past refused to nave Crete Separ-
ated from the Ottoman Empire, are
commonly supposed to have lately adj
vised the sultan to ''restore- order" in
Crete to avoid international diff
day day. that Emperor William had
contemplated as kind of bridal gift to
his sister, Princess Sophie, on the occa-
sion of her recent marriage to the crown
prince of Greece, to insist on the Imme-
date session of Crete to the kingdom of
Greece, and the withdrawal of the Turk
ish troops, but Prince Bismarck feared
that such slip would interrupt Ger
many's good understanding with Tur-
key. That this is the princes view is
confirmed by the National Zeitung's
declaration that Turkey occupies solid
position in the European concert. M.
CllHOr0 LlOyu, WHO tOT Ten years has
originated many difficulties for the
British government, who met with
trouble, it be did not cause trouble, in
Ireland and in Egypt, has been
sent as consul to Erzeroum
and Dearbiker, where he will
not be without further Opportuni-
ties. There is plenty of trouble which
may be stirred up in his new sphere of
authority. The Salisbury convention of
1878 is still in existence. There is the
unfulflled stipulation of the Berlin
treaty with regard to Armenia. There
are debated questions about the road
from the Black sea into Persia, which
traverses almost the whole length of
Clifford Lloyd's new Jurisdiction. The
district Swarms with Armenians, Turks
and large sprinkling of Russians aud
Persians, and the predictions are this
evening that Lloyd will before long do
something which will make it necessary
for the government to transfer him to
some region where there is less risk Of
political complications