The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-05
HAVE NO CONFIDENCE
In the Promises Of Concert Of ActIaa Aade
by the Great European Powers.
CRETAHs WILL WAGE A DECISIVE WAR.
Liberal Sentiment I'm England Fass
v"rs Great Britain Taking steps
to Prevent the Turkish Govern.
ment from Landing More Trooga
To Aid I'm supprcssing RebelIiora.
Especial London Cable Letter,

u
London, July 4.-The discomfort in the
government ranks with Mr.. Balfour'a
Staaership has grown apace since the
management of the debate ON the rnxf
great ministerial measure, the land ratifSK
PHI; displayed so little tact and so little
to think that he Is wcaried Of the game
OF politics or or the cares OF leadershiD.
III inc Iii oppression has become general that
ne WIN son reitve his party by resigning
and going TO the upper house. .
The statement made In the House OF
commons Yesterday by the parliamentary
feet that the Turkish govcrnment hnd
agreed to Immediately apply the measure
which the powers. demanded for the pur-
pose OF restoring tranquility In the island
OF Crete, Is not accepted inside or outside
OF parliament as In any wise assuring q
TNri, settlement nj, Of 1,, the troubles between the
In tho island have been such as to render
futile mere diplomacy. The concert of the
powers does not impress the Christian in.
surgents who. no doubt. have In mind the
much-heralded concert In the case Of
Armenia, which was laughed to scorn by
IN 1he sultan, sultan. The Cretan Christians hayo
had experience OF their worthlessness
through many years of Turkish misrule.
ana they mean to bring about. IL possible,
a decisive conflict that will overthrow the
Turkish regime. - '1,-i
y conferences OF the Christian leaders.
held yesterday at Kampes, resulted in q
Sfeorgi Pasha, the new Christian Cover
nor, unless tho reforms promised are solid
" guaranteed by the powers. II the Gov.
ernor convenes the assembly only about q
dozen deputies are likely to respond.
Ihe debate on the Cretan situation in
the House OF Commons last night showed
thAt the dominant sentiment among the
unionists and the Unanimous feeling Of
the Liberals were In favor of a strong
ienrtb iih d poi9y ,sS eyen should 4 60 10 the
son, the parliamentary secretary of the
foreign office. stated, however. that the
sfegsrnmeni sf Is1rnma w9nld not mneril the peace
that IL would go only as far as the other
powers we're were willing to go.
The Speaker to-day voices the Liberal
policy IN an article urging the government
70 use tts fleet to prevent Turkish troops
from landing In Crete, and to insist upon
me naturalization OF the Island under Eu-
ropean control. 80
The deceased wife'p sister bill, though
read second time in the Lords. is by no
means nnnsr no,to out Of danger Once before the
reading by a "fiuke." the Bishops failing
to rally AGAINST It; On the third reading
nearly me whole Episcopal bench appear.
:, The court which is to try jameson and
MS Sorraiders will be composed OF the
Justice Hawkins. There are rt,nnore of
an application to postpone the trial for
the presence OF witnesses from South At
of the fighting in Mashonaland. The gov
ernment. that is, Mr.. Chamberlain, appear
genuinely anxious not to delay the pro-
oscdines, and further to get as soon "a
possible to the Inquiry by the commission
on the chartered company. The reply
sent by MIR. Chamberlain TO the demand
OF the Transvaal government for the trial
or Messrs. Rhodes and Belt and DR. Har-
ris Is understood to be that the Engiish
government will deal with the question
under the light Of what the commission
may report. AS tho commission cannot
report before the summer of next year.
fret.
st. Petersburg. July 4-The Emperor
and Empress made their entry into ST
petersburg to-day The buildings alenp
NeWski Prospect were gaily decorated
with iiaGs. flowers, etc.. but the crowd in
the streets was not large, and there was
very little suggestion OF holiday Their
ma1esties arrived at II o'clock and were
welcomed by the Grand Dukes, delegates
from the Zemstves. the city corporation,
the provincial nobility, ETC., who presented,
them with bouquets and bread, the latter
upon splendid silver salvers The Mayer,
also presented a resolution passed by tho
corporation founding n children's hospital.
ana remitting the arrears of 1900 rate
payers In commemoration of the corona
ton OF the Emperor at Moscow. The I'M
perial couple drove to the Kasau Cathe-
dral, between two lines OF troops From
the cathedral they proceeded without
guard to the fortress and thence to the
railway station. where they took train
for the Imperial residence at Tsarskea
Selo.