The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-31
Details Of Serious Street Fighting With tho
Christians at Canea, Crete.
CHRISTIANS ON EVE OF AN INsURREc1loR
They Propose 10 Overthrow the Rule
of Turkcy-The Disturbances Re.
open the Whole Eastern Question
in Acute Form and the Pr spect of
aPncifc Settlement is Dim,
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London, May 30.-The British Consul
at Canea Crete, the scene OF serious
fighting between Christians and Turks,
has teleg:aphed details of the trouble
to the Foreign Office, confirming the
worst accounts of the fighting in the
streets. Though peace has been tenn
porarily restored, the people of the
town and in the country round about
are preparing for further trouble.
The official Turkish communications
confirming that there has been no rising;
that proba bly, nothing has happened be-
yond the street affray. and that all the
excitement has subsided, do not tally
with the measures being taken by the
Porte for the hurried dispatch of rein
forcement to Crete from Salonca and
Smyrna. 1t can be said that though the
Christian inhabitants of the island are
not now in full revolt against their
Turkish rulers they are on the eve of
insuri ection as great as that of 1878
when the Porte was forced to concede
through Mukhtar Pasha, the then Gov
ernor, quasi autonomy. which was
afterwards found to be unworkab BILE
Since 1910, when the island was resto, ed
TO the Turks, there has been insurrec-
ton after insurrection, all of which
proved futile. Now the Christians mean
TO gain If possible complete autonomy
union with Greece, or have some Eu-
ropean power establish a protecto, ate
over them. At any rate they propose to
overthrow the rule of Turkey The dis
turbances reopen the whole Eastern
question in acute form, and the prospect
of a pacific settlement is ve!y dim.
The French press claim that British
intrigues are melting the Cretons to in.
Surrection and furnishing them with!
the money and arms to carry 1t on with
Unwilling as Prime Minister Salisbury
may be to accede to the holding of
Congress that would be likely to include
Egypt in it's decisions, the trend of
events tends TO make conference in
eNitabie. Great Britain would object to
me cession of Crete 10 Greece. as the
latter country Is under Franco Russian
influence, and would prefer the granting
OF autonomy and the naturalization of
the island unde. European grant
The King OF the Belgians is expected in
London early in June. when something
may be arranged about the plans for
the new Congo State railway. A num-
ready been sent to London from Brus-
sells, and over and above the loan of
4U.uU0OO0 francs. which the Belgian
chamber has agreed u guarantee, a fur
ther loan OF 100000 francs Will be
suaanieed after the line has been COM
menced ID is practically settled that
tAe new railway, which Will penetrat in
10 the interior. is intended to be worked
largely in conjunction with English en-
terpr3se for the development of Central
Africa.
The advanced Radical section in .he
iouse OF Commons, which formally con-
s.l.u'ea itseii an independent party be-
Iore tne WhHSuntide recess has not
II must be admitted. made much head
way either in the House or in the coun-
t!E in the interval. The new party ad-
mits that they cannot do much to ad-
vance Their views in the House of Com
mons as present ana are coniin:ng their
efforts manly TO the Constituencies
where their reception is generally luke
warm Time seems already 20 have jus-
Titled the hostile criticisms of Si, Charles
O:!ke, at the formation of ;lh,. party
when he advised the Radicals no; 10
frame amy detinitve programme until
the people at large had some more ex-
perlence OF the legislative blunders of
The government.
The refusal OF the British and E,gyp-
tan governments to admit the compe-
tence Of the Egyptian mixed tribunal
10 decide as 10 the legality of the ad-
vance OF money from the Egyptian treas
ury TO meet the expenses of the Soudan
expedition mas not deferred the tribunal
from delivering It's judgment AS was
expected, the Judgment IS against allow
ing the commission of the public deb, 10
be drawn upon. The commission is COM
posed of n Frenchman. who Is It's pres
ident; a Dutchman. who was formerly
employed to conduct French suits in
the courts of Alexandra: two Eeyp-
tians and Portuguese ex-advoca.e who
was nominated by French influence,
nhe court Is held TO be impartial. but the
Judgment affirming that no grant can
De made for tae purpose specified with
out vne Unanimous consent of the six
powers represented therein has an ann
PIE bearing in connection with the pro-
test against the expedition made by
france and Russia. and their ttitude on
Nle Egyptian question generally. The
Brst!sh and Egyptian governments can
appear 10 higher court al Cairo. bu.
Rs th!s court. consisting of two French,
one English, one Italian and one Ans.
,r!an judge. Is notorious for its political
pas, an appeal Is not proba BILE apart
from the fact that such step would be
tantamount to admit.tIng the authority
or the mixed tribunal. A reliable est
mate OF the total expenditures thus far
including the Indian rednforcements for
Suakim, is 100000 pounds. with the
future cost, these expenses will be
troublesome figure .n the next British
budget. ''s'i
An article wrNeton by Seymour Fort,